The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-12
THIRD EDITION
POLITICAL WORLD.
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SPLIT IN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN MARYLAND.
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An Important Letter from
Governor Swami.
HIS PLAN FOR RECON
STRUGGLING The SOUTH.
Meme but Loyal Representatives
Should be Recognized.
1tC.. Gro.. Etc, mrc.. auo.


Special TO The Evening Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, May - The following importan.
letter IRON Governor swami appears in to-day,
american, which has tn own a b,mbshel into the
Union party of Maryland
To the Editor Qf the Baltimore american Sir
In the Hagerstoton Herald and Torch OF the 9th
instant noticed IN the american Of tins morning.
find my name announced as one of those expected
TO be present with Hon. A. j. Oreswel,
Hon. Francis Thomas, Hon. j. l.. Thomas General
Garfield, Hon. Archibald Stir Ing, don Henry
StOckOudge ana William Daniel Esq, at mass
meeting to elect ten delegates for each district TO
meet in County Convention on Tuesday, May 30
for the purpose of choosing six delegates to repre-.
sent " ashngtOn county in the Union state Con-
ycntion, called to assemble IN baltimore, on We'd
nesday, the 9th OF June, in the ca Tor that meet
ing signed by Il. Mobey, President. 10 il with
extreme regret that witness some of the most use.
full and reliable Un,on men of Baltimore be onging
to the State Central Committee, characterized as
disunIOnlsts. 1t may be proper for me to say
that recognize the unconditional Union state Cen
tral Committee as the only organ authorized to cal
a convention of the Union party of this State and
am not aware by what authority, under iorm3 party
usage, this call OF convention appointed taEe
ace. The recognized chairman of the uucon-
ditional Union State Central Committee with
the acqmescence Of majority OF the Exc
cutive Committee of that body, having called
a general meeting of the Committee, to take
place on the 29th Of NAV, which Will result in call
for similar Convention of the people, we have
the Union party of the State of Maryland thus hope.
'essly divided. What are we to gain by thsY l deem
it due to M self to say, that shall advise my friend
to adhere TO the regular organization of the Union
party, and shall await the action of the re
cognized State Central Committee under the call
now pending, aud the Convention of the
, cope which should come together under tlat call
gave no authority for the use OF my name at the
HagerstOwn meeting and am sorry to say that diff
for very widely from many of the distng uished gem
tlemen announced to speak on chat occasion As
am daily placed in fa'se position in the meetings
which are oeIng held IN this State, and appealed to
in many quarters by persons desirous of knowing
my present political status, | will avail myself of
this occasion to say that the opinions ex-
pressed by me IN my annual message to
the Legislature in January last and which
received the endorsement OF the popular branch of
that body, have undergone no change. II NAV be
proper, however, that should be little more ex.
Ihcit. am for keeping the control of the Govern.
ment in the hands of loyal men exclusively. now
and at all times / am for the reconstruction OF tho
Union by mittinR the reyolted States TO represen.
tation IN Congress, provided they elect men of IN.
doubted loyalty prepared to take the oath required
W Ahdt uuuys Inc masses OF the Southern
people l am EpreDared to trust because beieye
they have been deceived by amb tious and design NJ
leaders. With Congress will rest the power TO pro.
tect itself and the country against disoval can ]
dates seeking admission into our national councils
am toI maintaining the integrity OF the uncOndi-
tional Union party which sustained the Govern.
ment in its efforts TO put downt this Rebellion
and am for adjusting our domestic differences
within our own lines. l am utterly opposed
to universal negro suffrage and the extreme
iadCasm Of certain men in Congress and in our
own State, who have been striving to shape the
platform Of the Union party in the interests of negro
suffrage. look upon negro suffrage and the recog.
milton Of the power in Congress to control suffrage
within the States as the virtual subordnaton Of the
white race to The ultimate control and domination Of
the negro in the State otlMaryand and IN VI Of tine
action OF certain extreme men IN Congress for three
months pas upon the bill to introduce universal negro
suffrage into the District of Columbia against the
unanimous voice of the people, the enlarged Freed
mems Bureau bill the Civil Rights bill, and finally
the Reconstruction scheme of the Committee of Fit
teenl lcOnsder the issue upon this subject Of negro
suffrage will be made in the fall elections and it will
be the most important question that has ever been
brought to the attention OF the people of the State Of
Maryland. deny that the admission of the re,
vOlted States by loyal representatives sub.
JNNt9 tHV ItCpAslIuCNou pun VI lue IRE
sident TO the charge that no guaran-
tees have been secured for the future. The
States asking admission have, by a constitutional
amendment, granted universal freedom 20 the negro,
and they have further guaranteed in another form,
a reputation OF the debts incurred by them in the
Rebellion. These guarantees I deem as securing
for the present all that can be reasonably
asked. In these views 1 believe / am
sustained by the almost united voice Of Presi-
dent Johnsons Cabinet, composing many promi
nent Republicans, who have been the trends OF
both Presidents Lincoln and johnson. look upOA
the war now being waged upon President Johnson
as ungenerous, unwise and uncalled for and / be.
lieVe that its longer continuance will greatly
ombaTrass the national prosperity by keeping alive
a state of uncertainty and distrust in the public
mind both North and South certain to event
uate in financial trouble, affecting the tide
of immigration now flowing in upon us
the domestic commerce between the States, and
exercising a most destructive and paralydng inau-
enoe generally upon all the great interests of the
country.