The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-10-27
Answer of Col. Webster to Mr.. Charles D.
Bouldin's Card

1t has not been my habit to trouble the
public with matters personal to myself
but "Card," signed "Charles ID. Boul.
din, Union Nominee for Sheriff. with a
postscript signed &c. d. b." which APP.
peared last week in two of our county
papers, making terrible onslaught on NE
and the Baltimore Custom House, is Sc
remarkable, not to say amusing, chat beg
leave to call the public's attention to Ger.
tain portions of it.
Mr.. Bouldin, among other things, says,
"tho division in the Union party, and the
nomination of another ticket in opposition
to the ticket nominated at the regular
Union Convention, has been brought
about by personal enmity entertained to.
wards me by Edwin Ii. Webster, Colec-
tor Of the Port of Baltimore"
This is the first intimation that | have
had that Mr.. Bouldin and myself were
not upon friendly terms. am totally un,
conscious of having entertained unkiud
feelings towards him, and if he has been
cherishing personal enmty to me, it has
certainly been without my provocaton or
consent. True, l had heard that since the
nomination of the johnson Union Ticket,
at Churchville, the old gentleman had
been indulging in "temper," and calling
people generally great many hard names
myself among them, saying, among
other things, that "Ned Webster had al
ways been rebel y but this never gave
me moments concern, or excited the
slightest "bile" against him. Nor does
this Gard" of his have any such effect
on the contrary, it rather excites my sym.
PATTY, that one of my friends and neigh.
bors should thus mike such an unbecom
ing exhibition of temper in public.
When Mr.. Bouldin intimates that the
large and respectable mass meeting that
assembled at Cburchville, and which
did not attend, was brought about by my
influence, he does me too much honor.
would be very proud to think that my
feeble influence could, in one short week
assemble such a gathering of the solid
Union men of Hartford. But do not try
to deceive yourself or other people on
this subject, Mr.. "Union Nominee for
Sheriff" 1t WIS the general indgna.
ton and disgust felt for the action of the
packed Bel Air Convention, and not my
influence, that br, ught together at Church.
vile those hundreds of Union men to re.
pudiate your ticket and your Convention,
and it is for the same reason-because the
managers of your packed Convention re-
fused to endorse the policy of President
johnson, and nominated gentlemen, the
opinions of the most of whom ale often
sive to them, that the great majority of
the Union men of Hartford, who do their
own thinking and their own voting, will
not support your ticket at the polls and
in this, | am free to say, they have my
hearty concurrence and cooperation
While | can truly say l have no unkind
feeling towards any gentleman of your
ticket, yet fealty to the Administration
which appointed me to responsible po-
sition, and duty to my country's best in.
terests, require | should take this course.
Mr.. Bouldin further says, "no Union
man has stood firmer and done more for
the political advancement of said Webster
than myself-not only myself, but my
whole family" Now, | wish to make
public acknowledgment of gratitude to
Mr. Bouldin mot his family, for doubt
if he has been authorized TO speak for
them for his great services in my behalf.
and to confess that he ''has done more
for my political advancement" than any
body else-in fact, that he is entitled to
all the credit, if any there be, for the little
reputation may enjoy, either IN Hartford
or elsewhere. And in proof that this ac-
acknowledgement of gratitude is genuine, |
wish to say, that in addition to the many
good turns have endeavoreu to do him,
as well as his family, ever since entered
public life, if he will promise to get over
his temper after his defeat for Sheriff, and
indulge in it no more, will use all my
influence with the Collector of the Port
Of Baltimore, to get him that office in the
Custom House for which he has made
application within the last two months,
and which application, ! know, he will
urge, as soon as the election is over.
EDWIN Ii. WEBSTER.
oct27-2t