The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-17
Three Cheers for the Old keystone
State.

The Union State Convention Of Pennsylvania,
which assembled at Harrisburg, on the 18th in
slant, selected as their standard bearer in the
coming Gubernatorial contest, the hero Of two
wars, Gen. John w. Geary, of Cumberland
county. The Oopperhead candidate is Hester
Clymer, OF Books county. Concerning these nom
nations the Baltimore American makes the fol-
lowing remarks, every word of which we en-
dorse
The contest for free government is again open
ed in Pennsylvania. The old keystone State
which, during the rebellion, has given the world
such glorious assurance of her truth and iealty
to the Union, is once more called upon to define
her future, and we do not doubt that she VIII
Justify the confidence which friends of the Union
and freedom reposed in her. 1t will not do now
to stain the record of her honor. Her candidates
are in the field. One of them is "a Copperhead,
who sustained Buchanan, Mcclellan and Wood
ward, and opposed the soldiers coming nome 10
vote The other is a soldier, who mantully and
brayely led his courageous legions on from the
breaking out of the war till the last Rebel had
surrendered. The party calling itself, by mis-
name Democratic has nominated Mr.. Clymer,
of Berks county, as its candidate. The Union
party has nominated the vetern soldier OF
two wars, Major General John W. Geary as its
candidate, and placed him upon straight-out
Union platform. ..s..1,.r.
MIR. Clymer' record is as honorable as sympa-
thy for rebellion will permit it to be. He was
not responsible directly for the acts of President
Buchanan, but shared the ignominy of having
justified them. He was not in the Rebel Cabinet,
but gave aid and comfort to those who were.-
He did not meet our brave, patriot soldiers with
opposing bayonets, but he encouraged those who
did, Heapprecated the high privilege OF voting,
and used it against Curtin and Lincoln and
Johnson but refused 1t to the gallant sotdserS ana
sailors of Pennsylvania because they acere out Of
the State fighting their coaw,y's battles. he has
| been consistent and unwavering iii his support
of all measures tending to aid traitors and pre-
| vent the success of the Union. The convention
which nominated him was Convention of Cop
perheads, and we do neither them nor him in
Justice in saying that he is a worthy representa-
tive Of his party. The Philadelphia Age endors-
es him, and every paper in this State, which be-
came obnoxious for its reasonable sentiments
follows suit. He has the merit of never pretend
ing to Unionism, but was an outspoken opponent
of the Union and its friends from the beginning
| of the rebellion, and although he opposed the
present President with all his might, singnalarly
enough, plants himself upon an endorsement OF
his policy. u ..s stf3 f.f.r.f..s,...s
General Geary' S record is one of straightfor-
ward honesty Of purpose and honorable fame
In politics he has shown himself to be above par
ty, and in the field brave and gallant officer
He served with distinction as Colonel of a regi-
ment through the Mexican war. He was APP
pointed Governor of Kansas by President Blu
chanan and succeeded in restoring order out of
the chaotic and revolutionary elements of which
that Territory was composed but he refused to
be the instrument of the pro-Slavery party in
power to betray the people Of Kansas into a
Slave State, and made way for successor who,
in his turn, proved too good for the place. Men
who learned their political duty in that school,
against their party predictions, were not likely
to fail the country when those who had failed in
Kansas tried to destroy the. Union. General
Geary did not fail None were earlier than he
in taking up the line of march for the field of
battle. He was in the earliest fights in West
Virginia, and at the final surrender of Johnson
in North Carolina and his name is often mem
toned with honor in the reports of the war
He was seriously wounded at Cedar Mountain,
and bears useless arm as a remembrance of the
war. He has proven his devotion to the Union
since the war by publicly rebuking men who
have uttered reasonable sentiments in his pres
ence and making personal offence of it. His
abilities as an executive officer has been tested,
and he is known to be fit for the position OF
Governor. The soldiers of the country are hon
ored in his nomination, and those Of Pennsylva-
MIA who have noU the privilege of voting in spite
of Mr.. Clymer, will march up in solid column TO
crown the life of their loved commander with
this attestation of their esteem. nier.- .'W