The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-01

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gress preferred that peace and tranquility should
be restored-that there should be no more war
aud that the responsibility OF the mode In which
those State Governments had bcen reoTganizcd
should res, with the man who attempted TO rcor-
ganiSe them, and who now hurls bis nnathcmas
~ the heads Of ihosc men who, ~ the reprcsen-
ialyCs Of the people, dared 10 do no inore than
lac did by imposing terms aud conditions upon
these states prior 10 their being fully restored TO
the right Of representation. The enemies OF the
Union party charge upon you aud upon tne that
by acting against NJ. johnson aud his policy
we are IN favor Of putting the negro upon an
equality with the white man and OF granting TO
him the same political rights guaranteed under
the law TO the white man. This, my friends, i
the old dodge rcsoried TO by the Democratic par
" 10 its palIniest days, when they denounced the
old whig party as band OF Abolitionisis, aud
when they denounced tie Union party Of Mary
land afotetime a. " I.incolns hirelings, when
they had no other arguments 10 eontrovert the
position which We assumed, and when they de-
sired 10 raise iurore oc excitement In the mind5
Of the vulgar and illlerale to induce them TO
vote for their Democratic principles. tApplauscl
80 lar as you are concerned. ] am satisfied that
you are equally opposed 10 negro suffrage a. ]
know you are opposed 10 Rebel suffrage. APP
plause. And 80 inT as negro equality Is con.
ccrned, shall state here what have stated
elsewhere. that never saw decent white man
who had any fear Of ever being placed upon an
equality with the hes, negro. God Ia his proyi-
denee has made both races rs distinct as he hns
made white n different cOlOt from black. No
matter what civil rights you may confer upon
the negro, II can never place him upon an equal
iiy With me. ani sure II eau never place lin
upon an oqalily with you, aud II these Rebels,
who are 80 feafiul Of being beaten IN the race o!
life by those ignorant beings conceive tie Mig
ger to We on an equality with them u is their own
fault, aud they have nobody io blame bu, them.
selves. Applause. have done nothing and
do not expect TO do ANYTHING TO place negro
upon an equalii, with any decent white mnn
and there Is no decent white man, h. ho rich vr
POOR, that ever eau be- placed upon level With
the negro, Il he has scli-rCspcci and proper e.
innate OF the dignity aud character that ought
10 belong 10 every gentleman 30 inr Ne tue
Civil Rights bill Is concerned, " eonieTs no righ,
upon the negro not heretofore granted 10 him
in this State, with the exception Of the iigh, 10
testify The Civil Rights bill has been IN opera.
ton in this State since lis adoption ~ go nc, Of
Congress, and have yet failed to see, ia my yx-
perienoe, where il has made one white man BLACK
or one black man white Laughter aud applause, /
or where IL has placed the huinbles' white man
upon any equality with the negro. To he sure
Il gives the negro the satre tight 10 cue or ~ be
sued 10 make aud enforce a contract and 10 ies.
tify IN court OF Justice, a. Il does 10 tue white
gro Is placed upon an equality with the white
man because he lives and br,Aihcs sud ha, hi-
being IN The same world ~ myself, as by telling
the that by giving him tia same rights " person
and 81 property he Is placed UPON an equality with
W. socially nO nau is my equal. even as a
white man unless choose to make him So
This whole matter Of social equality Is regulated
By q mans own peculiar iasics The Ptiladel.
phi Convention, Of which Andrew johnson is The
godfather and every unwashed Rebel Of the south
aud iuclean Comprehend VI the North were spon.
sots. Ia its seventh resolution has gone far in
favor vi the rights % the emaucipa'ed negroes
~ tue iu0s, radical men ~ Congress.
That resolution states ihA, tue enancipaicd
slaves IA all the States Of the Union should fe.
ccivc. 10 common with al their inhabitants.
equal protection IN person and property. Now,
Tue Civil Rights bill never pretended TO do any
more than 70 grant equal protection in person
aud property, and II does not do for this hybrid
party in Maryland, now, after this resolution has
been ratified by their delegates, 10 charge upon
the Union party Of Maryland that they and they
alone are IN favor of equal protection tor tue
emancipatCd slaves. This resolution was un-
doubiedly cooked up lor the purpose Of making
the loyal North believe that MT. johnson and his
party are in favor OF protecting these poor help.
less beings, but whether they were honest in this
resolution OF not, Il is still one Of the principles
Of their platform aud one from which they dare
not recede, aud which is rs good political text
book for the Radical party 10 Maryland. rs We
are called .a-days, rs the platform Of the
veTiest Radical OF the North. | have no doubt
that when Andrew Johnson declared as he did
10 1855, that lie was in favor OF granting the
right Of suffrage ~ the negro Of Tennessee tina,
lac was honest Ia the expression Of that opinion.
aud that when he insistcd on Gov. Sharkcy. Of
Mississippi, giving this right 10 tue negroes II
that State as a condition precedent that he was I
that time in favor OF these peculiar logmas.--.
Mr.. Johnson. therefore, aud his party in the
North state 10 those people that they are In favor
Of negro suffrage aud guaranteeing tue rights u
the negroes, whilst his party, standing upOn the
same platform, denouncc me aud the Guion par.
~ ofMaryland o. negro suffrage men, when NC
are upon the record ~ opposed To negto suffrage
or negro equality, and they are upon the record
As In favor OF II. As far negro suffrage y con.
ccrncd the men who charge that | am or hare
been IN favor OF negro suffrage charge what they
know to be false. On the night when ] received
the news Of my nomination told NV constitu.
cnts tliRt was opposed 10 negro suffrage When
went Hs your representative 10 Washington. %
tho first opportunity had 10 vote ms own and
the sentiments VI my constituents on that sul :
jeci, not Onl, voted against universal negro
suffrage IA any manner, shape or form aud
appeal To the speech now upon the record Of my
country, made against tue passage OF the District
ofColumbia bill, as cmbodying my present views
upon that subject, aud 10 show YOU that these
calumnialors and libclers fall far short of their
mark when they charge me with being la favor
Of negro suffrage either In or out Of Congress. -
Again, on the vote for the admission 81 Colora-
do, voted in favor Of the admission 81 that
State aud against the striking cat OF the clause
which prevents negroes from voting Aud II
every opportunity, 10 every convention that |
have attended, from the time ! was nominated
Al aaas
mittee, when the breach was made between the
friends OF the rrcsiden, aud ,ho5c who believed
ia the reconstruction policy OF Congress, on each
occasion voted for and supported resolutions
against negro suffrage. would not refer 10 this
question al this time were Il not that conceive !,
10 nv duty here, aud for the last time, 10 answer
such charges. aud 10 show the people ct nv de.
trici that the men who thus deal with me are not
only unfair, but utter What they know a. ie
base ialsehOods. Ny fellow.cilizens. tbs eonie.,
Ia Maryland j. To- be the most important sei 90.
tered into by the people Of this State u T. "a
decide, not 0nls whether the ruins Of this Goy.
eminent are tO be handed over 10 traiiors, hut
whether the political power Of this State IS 10 b,
placed In the hands Of men wbo ART disfranchised
by your Constitution, and many Of whom ARE
to-day only projected frOul criminal prosecution
By reason Of a Presidential pardon which they
have 10 their pockets. Through the ueaehcrv
and treason Of Thomas Swaun, man whom tle
Union party bad every reason 20 belie,e would
stand firmly by their rights, aud who, ON every
Occasiop, made blatant prOtssiatiOns Of bis 6dcli.
~ 10 HE cath Of Office but, through some strange
iniatuation which appears 10 have taken I,osses.
si0n Of bis mind, he has done all In his power 10
betFay the Union party into The hands Of IL
most bitter aud vindictive foes. lam not discour.
aged 1T the prospect before ns. Although tho
Governor has appointed msn - Registers ~ W.
iers who pay no more regard 70 their consliiu-
iional obligations than be did 10 bis oonstitu-
iional oath when be appointed macy u them,
and they are engaged TO-DAY In registering a.
qualified voters IBsn Who are VIGOROUSLY Dis.
franchised By the Constitution, aud men Who