, 1864-02-28
THE MARYLAND CONVENTION
The Radicals Completely Triumphant
-OverthroIy OF the KInfr.{yOf1xerV.
ntIve Fnctfon-DcleGntcs all Pledged
tor Lincoln
Correspondence OF the n. T. Trlbune.1

BALTIMORE, Feb. 20, 1874.
In my letter Of the9th instant, predicted
that Radicalism would carry the city and
State In the approaching primary elections,
and told you to stick i pin there.
Wen, the primary elections were held last
Saturday, the 18th Instant, aud 1t has turned
out just as I Frophesied. The Radical Aboli-
tiouists have carried two-thirds of the politi-
cal State Convention, which is to assemble In
this city on Monday, the 22d instant.
In Baltimore, the Reactionists, or rather
the new Abolitionists, who arc for abolition
provided 1t never takes place, those gentle
men whs jump into other peoples saddles
without reference to the ancient and rene1a-
ble right Of properly eren IN saddles, had
icals were ready for them, and the contest
has proved q death fight to their hopes, for
twenty wards-
1twas strateghc fight on the part OF our
They used 'all sorts Of strategy, and as mist
fying Is the essence Of st1ategy, they dealt in
that element very largely. bnt n1l to NO pur-
pose. They insitted, these ueo- Abolltfonists,
that it was not the abolition Of Slavery that
was the qnstion, because on this every body
question which was involved. President
hiec, Of the old City Convention, the Q. S.
Dist1tct-Atto.ney, came out ina card and
gave conntenanee to this fdea. They had
tickets headed Lincoln and Swann,''a a col
location that made the town burst with
tions Of fealty to Mr.. Lincoln aud Mr. NJ.
Blair. While everybody IVES for Lincoln for
President nobody was for H. Blair, except
their ucket-hollers, for nything. The gen
eral condemnation Of Mr.. N. Blair's inex-
perience in our political matters, and Of his
Eft1r 1hffer IN Nr Eu1fnn frs3st3np that fha
faith Of the Government was as much pledg-
cd to Federal compensation to Maryland
Shareholders Is to the redemption Of the 5-90s,
was expressed In language far more torcible
The war cry Of the Radicals WINS, Immc.
diate Emarcipaton-noS State compensation
no negro apprenticeship" aud It carried
Ill before II where Its friends were In earnest,
In some Of the Wards where the attempt was
made to appropriate the Popularity Of Air.
resolution Of preference for him for Presi-
dent, which was unanimously carried. The
principle Of earnest, real Abolition orcsrode
all Presidential considerations, and 1t Is the
attainment Of this purpose that animated the
people Of Mary land, and they will have it.
every loyal body Is for Mr.. Lincoln there IL
no question, hut the Abolition Of Slavery in
good inith, md the abrogation Of the black
code In toto, arc the drst and last purposes
OF the Maryland people
The City Convention, elected at last sotur-.
davis primary meetings, met last evening. 1t
organized By p1tting Mr: streeter II the
clair. an uncompromfstng Aboat1onlst, and
a gentleman who had won the confidence of
tic Radicals BY his persistent advocacy Of
Abolition. through good and evil report. lie
l. one Of he Commission for awarding COM
penfntion to loyal alaveholde1s, appointed by
The Secretary Of Ma1; ~ ~ saenaen, another
Things went on without rltile on the sur
fece until a mt mber, who had got into the
Convention by proxy, and who Ind earned
some notc1iety as an especial friend and ap-
pofntee OF Mr.. Bair, Sr., as delegate to tie