The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-07-22
Democracy and the President.

Some people make great difference between
Andrew johnson as military Coy. of Tenn. and
Andrew Johnson as President of the U. s.. A
certain, well known. class ofgnewspapers used to
regale their readers with articles on g The Ten
nessee tyrant, u5' The despotIc usurper," &c.
Afterwards such terms as g The boorish Tailor,
tsThe North Carolina mud SILL !" "The drunken
yice-Presdent :" &C., were freely INDUCED in by
the same refined teachers of the public. But CIR
eumstances have effected some change since then
1.-THE boorish tailor has become President ofthe
u. S., position not without some dignity and
power. He has considerable patronage to bestow.
The party that labored SO valiantly and vulgarly
against him during the late Presidential cam
paign, find themselves without a platform or a
popular man to put on it if they had one. Aud
so they have made n complete change of front.
They have suddenly discovered that @ The boor-
ish tailor" used to be Democrat. And the
other day some wandering poll made the
joyful announcement that Andrew Johnson g is
still Democrat" Straightway the so-called
Democratic Conventions take up the key note
and adopt resolutions approving his policy and
pledging him their support. With most refreshing
impudence their party organs begin 10 talk about
Z" our Democratic President" and 10 tell their
readers that Mr. johnson is all right on the lead
ing principles of the Democratic party. That he
is a strong State rights man. That he is :; emf
nently conservative That the hand of Justice
will fall lightly on four erring brethren, under
his direction, and that after all he deserves the
commentator Of the great Democratic party.
All this is very well. But the dodge is too
transparent to avail themrmnch. The result of
the war knocked the bottom out of their pet
platform and their leading men have been buried
beneath its ruins. They find that the sentiment
of the great American people is opposed to their
ideas of patriotism and loyalty. They see the
necessity of lacking about TO catch the popular
breeze. And so in their dire extremity they ig-
more their ill-bred language toward Mr. Johnson,
and suddenly become his warmest admirers, in
the hope that they may thus lay foundation
for regaining the political power which they lost
by their weak loyalty. They hope thus to induce
the President to 7ylerize the Union party, and
spurning the principles and friends that elected
him, 10 come back into the open arms of the
slave-ridden Democracy and become their suc-
cessful leader. .94asHsie'fs
Now we agree with them that President John
SON is, and always was "a Democrat. We are
glad that such is the cases. A Democrat, says
Webster, is " one who believes ina government
by the people" And if the country las ever
had a ruler since the days of Jefferson who
thoroughly and honestly believed in the rights
Of man, and his ability for tsclf-gevernment,
Andrew johnson is that ruler eHeis a model
Democrat. Himself one of the q the people,p
his Utmost soul is penetrated with sentiments Of
Justice benignity and love towards all mankind.
But his Democracy, unlike that Of the mon
who are now so persistently trying TO worm
themselves into his favor, didn't lead him into
open or factions hostility to. the government
1t didn't believe in secession. 1t didn't believe
in slave aristocracy. 1t didn't cry out "Ty-
ranny p when the government found il necessa-
ry to suspend the habeds corpus and confine ram
pant traitors. Ii didn't shout t'aboition p
when the slaves were emancipated and enlisted
in the army. 1t didn't adopt the platform that
the war was ''failnre" His theory of State
Rights didn't include the right to make war up
on the general government.
So when we consider the difference between
Andrew Johnson's Democracy and the miserable
abortion which goes by that name among MS,
does it not seem the height ofimpudcnce for these
men to talk about "our Democratic President"
and adopt meaningless resolutions in support Of
his administration. 1t is not easy for the Loop
L: .4I,o IL !, i.
And until these sudden converts to the Presi-
dents policy bring forth fruits meet for repent
ance, it is best 10 receive their speeches and
lutions "wth grain Of sal" as the ancients ex-
press it. F.isr, .se