The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
Misrellaneons.
SPICY CORRESPONDENCE
Porney vs.. johnson.

The following correspondence will eX-
plain itself We submit that at present
writing our Great Accident has rather the
worst Of the encounter
10 ANpPEw JOHNSON. PRESIDENT or TIr rSi-
IT'D STATES.
WAsHINToN. II. g.. July 2. ls66.
MY DEAR SIR Understanding that YOU
are anxious o. disclose certain private let
tcys of mine. written 10 you before and
since you became President by the assassi-
nation q AEREiiAg LINCOLN, and also that
You are troubled with some delicate doubts
as To- the exact propriety Of publishing
them. hereby invite You 10 print them IN
one Or all OF your four organs at the nation
al Capitol. OF though more convenient
medium, the club or committee represent.
ing the " Bread.and- Butter. Brigade. -
These letters were written without the
slightest suspicion thai you were about 10
beiray the party that had placed YOU where
YOU are. There is = charming consistency
between the conscientious promptiugs that
constrained sou 10 separate from thai great
party aud the spirit which now mpels YOU
10 reveal TO the world your private relations
with those who still adhere To- thai organl-
zaiion : aud although the practice is some.
what novel. i; will serve TO shed rich light
upon the pages " the historian when he
comes 10 describe your grateful and viriu.
Gus administration. The following letter
long threatened by your organs. Is al last
given - the world. aud | reprint 1t Us well
Tor the pur osc MISUNDERSTANDING It as Tor
the purpose OF making some comments up
on II
\Ew IoRg. January -. ls6G.
My DEAR Mn PRESIDENT have been in
this city for two days. and now write under
an impulse which cannot restrain. because
] feel 4 10 be tor your own good and that
OF the country. ldake Il Tor granted You
ale resolved not to DC unmlndlul of Your
own fame aud that Won will not allow your
friends. who heartily sustain YOUR policy.
To- feel that they are without your aid and en-
couragemeni Whether you are candi.
date Tor President or noi-and ifyou are not.
shall greatly be surprised. with the won.
dcriGl favor that has crowned your rcsioTa-
ton policy-you should no; allow the great
office 20 10 Indifferent men. or those clear.
~ IN the interests Of your foes. need not
repeat 10 YOU that am now. a. ever. tor
twenty years shown in my writings, and
since your great act OF patriotism IL ls6O
especially, your open and avowed friend
Where am to-day nv two newspapers
both daily show 10 the world. Hence, in
what | now say. speak no idle words. but
mean all say. The collectors office az
New York city is . post that you should
dispose of outside OF all the politicians
not, mean, TO deiy them. but TO select
your own man. who should be free only to
help you and serve the Government-one
they could neither attack nor use Such a
man Is Of this city. lie was
elected a. Congress in Us u
Democrat, but, Tx, you. refused to follow
the party into treason. lie served short
time with great distinction. and resigned
on account Of III health. lie was mem
Der Of the Committee of Ways and Means.
and won great applause. lie is a very able
man, educated 10 finance. intensely nation.
al, honest aud independent. and could fur.
nish millions ofsecuriiy. lie has, an organ
izing mind would make you party or tight
your battles single.handed. lie is an IN.
drew johnson Democrat. in short write
IN the knowledge that be would accept.
and that his appointment would be hailed
with Joy by this whole community.
YouRs, truly J. w. FoRNEY.
To The president, &c., &c.
When this letter was written there was
scarcely Union Republican in the United
States who did not believe that your res.
toration policy included impartial suffrage
to the colored' race. iull guarantees before
the return OF the rebels. and such change
in the basis Of representation rs would
prevent the muIderers Of American liberty
from resuming their former power The
only real difference between You aud the
radicals was whether the rebellion destroy
cd tho State organizations or not. / write
with the files of tho Washington Chronicle
before ne and find that two days after
the above letter was written Mr.. TRUMauLL's
two bills for" the enlargement OF the pow.
ers OF the Freedmen's bureau" aud tho 9th.
or. for the protection Of civil rights
were introduced into the Senate in the full
expectation that they would receive your
sanction. II was only when the Copper.
head aud traitor organs here and elsewhere
began TO speak as il by your authority
against the Union majorities in Congress.
that the suspicion OF the treason, subse'
quently indicated In your veto OF the Freed.
mems bureau bill, aud your disgusting 22d
81 FEBRUARY speech, began 10 pervade and
finally 10 possess the loyal mind OF the coun-
try. So Fixed was the belief Of the Repub.
lican party that you could under no circum-
stances cooperate with your slanderers aud
theirs, aud 80 willing we're they 10 overlook
your suspicious indifference previous 10 the
coming elections In Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, that ct the period when
wrote the above letter hundreds OF thou
sands eheorfully recognized you as their
political leader, and supposed you intend.
ed 10 stand firmly by the substantial priu.
cinloa If THAR oFua haitian Nv own e0n.