St. Mary's gazette., 1865-09-28
81. MAhi u~etlE
LEoNAoDTnwE, MD.
THURSDAY mcRNiS, sFPT., q 1es.
fAe Democratic P r. ard tn 9alsD re
G4 t..

"s;grs of the times" great events may be
.ntieirs.ed in the approaching Congress.
Tho late speeches Of Mesrrs. Stevens and
eumner, and the recent sini-of cial decss-
.a,.c n Of Mr.. Sew.r'r organ. trnl strong
y % confirm ns in th;s or;nion. Iniocd.
W. regard va. as already declared e'~eea
the radical Republicans and Presidens
Joha,on. The radical lsadsrs etand fully
committed to the queAions Of cons.cstion.
negro suffrage snd tn. rest and residne Of
the elements Of uatraism. vhils. his Excel.
lcccy has exhibited becoming detcrm ma
ton tbs. . w;ee7 and nore ecncilia.ory pol
icy shall prevail. Who VIII prove the VIC
tcr in TIE eon.res being wa.sd is matter
Of paramount iupo..snc" 10 the country.
The question before us i. Of .he rr'st"f'
magnitude and r r-tance. and il invotv'f
no lees an issue thnn--whcth,r N" white
or black rsee ehsyl hereafter civc laws 70
the American Continent. With such an
Issue before ue.-what becomes orr 'u.y?
shall " refuse 70 Farpor. thc policy Of
Mr. johnson. because nc shall not .hl'v
erdo,,e our tacory Of democracy? or shall
we endeavor to unite every element cf Con-
eerva.isrn, tha. New England fanatiris,n
may be met and dcfeate'? With II corr
eession Of Mr.. Thsddcus S.,vcns before
cs. thss the balance Of power rcsts with
the States lssely in rebellion. and the fur
ther concession. that the fate Of the Re-
publican party depend. upon the exclusion
from suffrage Of the whites ofthose States.
shall democrats quibble a'out nonentities
sad abssracsionsf When the eimple cues
ton involved i. whether New England
Puritanism. aided BY the negroes Of the
eoush. shall rule the country. o. whether
there shaN be an unity Of Northern and
Southern cop.ervatism 70 avert such an
evil, who caa hesitate - 70 thc true line
O! duty7
With the ir.ue thus plainly
presented 70 our mind. we beg leave 70
diffe, with our respected co'enporary-the
baltimore Gnx, .c-in the late controver-
sy it has held with Col. Bowie. As tn
duly sppoinscd and recognised head Of the
sDenocrasic party Of THE ssate-so the in.
seress Of which p.rty he has firmly .dhr.
ed. through the dsrkcst period Of its po-
iit;cal ex;stsnce-we think. il IL becomes
the Baltimore G"a''s to impugni his mo-
tives or question his integrity. Again, h.
has been fully ruftained in the course he
has purrued by the opinions Of MIN Of the
mos. eminent legal ability. anil BY the
ssssrnn aad rar. .rorrsd organs Of his par
" throughout the State. The truest and
puress democratic. North and South. have
accepted his exposition Of the present dem
oc.asic policy. and the "vantage ground'
position. which the Gaz NE claims to hold.
finds no organised supporters in any Sec
icn Ct the country.
Again, what means tie Go.et,. when
Il charges that democratic Of this State
gained nought but their own "humilia-
sion." in their noble efforts to defeat the
New Constitution7' Is it that euccess is
che measure Of honor With the G"s-r.?
and would its editor lie etill and collect his
subscriptions. whilst its surpcrters IN this
State were disfrsnchised and plundered? ?
Would it charge that the democracy ofthis
section Of the State are periuved and
"humiliated" people. because they have
failed to endorse the heretofore rnrublish.
Cd tenets Of qudsi supporter?
The iutimation Of the Gnzs''r. that it
w,s dnnsrrou, to attempt in Baltimore ci-
ty. what could be done with impunity
elsewhere in the State. may be true, but
il does not follow that motives Of this sort
have had any influence upon the orinions
Of Col. Bowie. Whether the Colonel was
fully justified in his late letter is another
matter. He may have done injustice to
che nso'irs and pnp.sof the G"a'h;
but, with it's own vindicaticn. this con:ro-
vezsy should have ended. Certain It il,
tha. there can be neither iritui.y nor 6is-
honor :: 10 eounselling persons to register
who coald legally and conscientiously do
90, nor can it be criminal to endorse the
reconstruction policy Of presiden. johnson.
whilst he continues to occupy his present
position.
Reference is made by the G":. H. TO the
position occupied BY the democratic press
Of certain sections Of this State on past
occasion. We presume. We are included
il this reference and We accept our share
Of the alimaGytrsaLs ct tII tttnlclsly.
We sa;l then, that we thought the G"2'nt
had failed to do its duty. and the charge
IL now reiterated. We think Col. Bowie
Very Justly states. that it could, or sh"ui'.
have controlled six hundred voters, if it