The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
The Philadelphia conrention.
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The Philadelphia Convention.
Two political conventions have bevn called 10
mee, in Philadelphia one on the liih Of Angus,
and the other on the % Of September The drs,
was originally called by Mr. Randall, ~ Wis
cousin, who held the position Of Frs; Assistant
Postmaster General. but who has since the res
igna,icu o. Governor ncnnison, received from
the President the appointment OF Postmaster
General. lie vas Joined BY Senator p0oii;ie. u
Wisconsin. CoWaa. Of Pennsylvania Mr.. Raw
mend OF New York, Montgomery Blair. Of Nd.
and several other renegaies from tie Union TAr.
~. TIE osiensbe object q this Convention Is
70 aAiioaAliEe the Cnioa party on the basis Of
the Presidents reconstruction policy il contra
Distraction to the Coagressiona! Plaza a. sci forth
in the proposed ameadrsen, 70 the Constitution
And the important eaActmcn;s which have passed
the present Congrsss. In plain terms it IS a
held sehene Of set Of 1en ike Cowan and
Dooiiiiie both q whom were AS; winter -
qses,ed by their State Legislatures 70 resign their
seats 10 the Senate and 20 home. 20 save them.
selves from political ruin By Ss,,ng up new
party. in which their right to lead would De
aaGispgied ~ course, movement Ike ihis
from q who in the as; Presidential election
Supported Lsncola Asd Johnson gave grsa, joy
70 the Southern rsbeis Ani Their ccpperhead a..
lies = the North. They ;hesgs, they saw 10 3,
the certain AaG eeapie;e overthrow o. the party
which carried he war 70 Successful termination
An4 sustained the Fedora. Caios. a; a. hazards
agA!ss; traitors. Ne, 70 iANe advantage a. this
s1fs-s -
3! Absorbing tee seE orisisA, Cs.oa nee il ;ae
Nofta W5o coni.n.e 10 adhere % ,ae p<ca.ia;
pc.icr OF Andrew johnson. would Be 20 b.trsy
= stupidity eouuca % coppsfheaes only ia very
cold weather. Accordingly TIE so-eA.lsd Demo
Gratis q both Houses 0f Coagress issued cireg-
las endorsing Randall Convention and srzns
the faithful! . send delegates. FinGlag ,hs.. a..
lies sosag into tie thing With strength ssaie!eE;
70 eoniro. IL. tie .41aesiied ihroughou; iae
soE;A osssa 70 iisczss ;hs proPs.s;y o. seaiisg
delegates also TGcir discussion resulted IN con-
vaeing themselves inA;. 40 their Northern rlend.
we're likely 10 use the Convention foE toe purpose
u reOrgaazing the Democratic party asd
iaroagh !; 10 ASS; he south il once more get.
nag eoaifol 81 tHe GoveFamea, there could be
10 hArs in seaeiag delegates aa4 taking par, IN
''SAiioeal Caioa Conveaii3n. which would
be managed By such nea as Ya.laz4!ghAm. Ben
Wood Asd George n. Pendleton PscuiEeai
rebels, therefore, TOOK bold q tie noyenen, and
are having delegates appointed fEom all the South
err STATES. The chosen Eeprssea tAiives, 80 fat,
are nen Ike Stspaens Of Georgia. NarmAGaAs
johnson. late General "a the rebel army AID
eK-Gembets Of tie Feoe. Cosgress ladeed the
highest Recommendation a aAa can have for any
position in the sogth : tia, be devoted all bis
energies sor foer long years 70 destroy the Gov
eramsnt. n be made himself prominent ia the
field OF upon the forum ia originating OF coaiin.
ning the war against the Naiion life. he is
above AL others. the proper person to choose as
delegate 70 Fspresea; the reconstructed senti. I
men; Of the reoe state. and to mingle in ira,er.
nal fellowship wish the leaders Of that part of,he
rebel army which was scattered over the North.
ern States and which Eas never called into action.
excep; in riotoGs demonstrations to resist the draft
Saeh will be the make up" Of the Convention
Of the 18th Of August. Originating with few I
Northern men who supported the war, bg, who.
after it Eaa over, proposed to surrender all the I
glory Of the victory and all the good that should
result from il, to the traitors /, has been appro-
Priaied and will be controlled By traitors in word |
and deed, and traitors 10 word aud thought
As q Conventon TO re0rganize and nAtion6iize |
the Union party Il Is Unnecessary that party Is !
ths only truly national party IN the country
all others are sectional welded TO the dis,ine. |
tive Southern ideas Of civilization" aud States
Rights. The friends Of the Onion are trying 10
destroy this political sse;iOnalism aud 10 make
the cardinal principles Of Onion and Freedom ae-
eepiAbIe and ehseFfally acknowledge az ns,ionAl
ideas 10 every State Of the Union--as II 10 In
Massachusetts,, 50 shall II be In South Carolina.
The other Convention TO which We have allu-
ded will be made up Of entirely dlfiersn, ma,sri-
al. Il Is 10 be composed exclusively Of Southern
Unionis,s-sueh Is BOiis aud Pierponi, ofvIrrin-
Ia, Maynard and Stokes Of Tennessee, Hill, Of
Georgia, and Hamilton, Of Texas. weare sorry
that we cannot name Andrew johnson along
with these steadfAst loyalists Of the South. his
record during the war would give him a promi-
neat position among his eompatriois. Why be
10 not With them and Of them now. II Is not our
purpose at present to explain.
., 10 needless to indicate which Of these Con-
vsaiions has the sympathy and bee, wishes Of the
great Union party Of the States that remained
faithful 10 the country and particularly Of the
loyal men Of Maryland. Both Conventions, al
though having widely different objects In view,
spring from The oss great, underlying, All-absor-
Ing question OF tho day, namely :-"shall trea-
son b made odious and loyalty honorable, or
shall The former Be called respectable aud the |
latter disgraesdr' This 10 the question Of the |
times. The rssul, Of the coppsrhsad Convention |
viii undoubtedly be TO encourage the rebels TO
organize iuio compac, party TO aid, at least by
moral and material means 10 handing over shs |
oevsrnmsni 70 Northern eOppsrheAds, which will |
be he afsi step towards rsinsiatIng some Of the
very msn Who inanguaisd the rebellion ana |
prosecuted q with % much lnhumanliy. thus
WIN treason b rewarded. and devotion % Unlon |
and country condemned AID panishsd-JsK. Da- |
vis sxalist into hsrO martyr, and Abraham
Llneoln sxscraisd - . syrnns ssd usurpss hy
do fulsy Of tbs pnsiop.