Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-06-15
THE SENTINEL.
ROCKVILLE. MD.
Friday morning. .June 10, 1866.

RADICAL CONVENTION IN BALTMoRE.--The
Radical Abolition party Of Maryland held
meeting. at Baltimore, ON the 9Th instant, in
obedience to call Of the minority Of the State
Executive Committee, at which they passed
the resolutions published below. They falsely
and impudently call themselves the Uncon-
ditional Union pafty,'' when II is known that
they are doing everything in their power to
prevent the Union Of the States, by endorsing
the tyrannical and disorganizing schemes of
THAD. STEVENS, SUMMER & Co., in Congress-
and also 10 encourage disunion and strifein
Maryland, by sustaining the infamous Regis
try law. Indeed, the chief object Of the meet
ing seems TO be, to continue their power, BY
wickedly depriving majority Of their follow
citizens Of the right Of suffrage. But we hope
the sober second thought of the honest men Of
their own party will thwart them in their evil
designs. Indeed, is believed by many we'll
informed persons, that the judgment of the
Supreme Court, in the Missouri test oath
cescs, has, in effect, declared the-Registry law
Of Maryland unconstitutional.
It will be noticed that, in the 9Th resolution,
they say that Che question Of negro suffrage is
not at issue in the State of Maryland, when it
is known to be the principal object of the
leaders Of their party in the North, where their
political pulpits, their party papers, and their
stump orations are stuffed with it. In the 9th
resolution, they place Rebel suffrage and
negro suffrage together, meaning, by Rebels,
those citizens whom their Infamous tools
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pendent opinions. Take, for instance, SAMUEL
@. VEIns ESQ.,, Judge of the Orphans Court,
he is classed with negroes WILLIAM THOMPSON,
Esq, of the same Court, was deprived of his
suffrage, but restored 10 his right by the
Legislature; and DR.. JOHN w. ANDERSON, the
other Judge of the Court, was written down
in their book "Disloyal," by BAKER and
EARNEST; but, as they could find no witnesses
to confirm their pre-judgment, they had to
register him. And so, throughout the State,
the best citizens were DISTINGUISHED by the
most corrupt hirelings and now this bogus
Convention class them with negroes.
Mr. JOSEPH G.. WHITE, better known as
Gustavus, and still better, as Gus. White,
represented Rockville district ELISHA r.
GRrFTrrH, Cracklin district; and JOHN II.
ALLNUTT, Medey's district, in this county.
We would like to know by what authority they |
went there, to denounce men, far superior to
themselves, as fit to be classed with negroes.
Err. Griffith j. e. White and Frederick A.
Dawson were appointed State Central Com
mittee for Montgomery county, to carry out
the plans Of the party.
Be IL Resoived, That the registered loyal
voters Of Maryland will listen to no pro-
positions TO repeal or modify the Registry law,
which was enacted in conformity with the
provisions of the Constitution, and must re-
main in full force until such time as the
registered voters of the State shall decree that
the organic law shall be changed.
Resotped, That the loyal people Of the State
are !" the legitimate guardians and deposita-
ries of its power, and that the disloyal have
no just right to complain of the hardships of
a law which they have themselves deliberately
provoked"
Resolved, That it is the opini on of this Con-
yention, that If disloyal persons should be
registered it will be the duty of Judges of
Election to administer the oath prescribed by
the Constitution to all whose loyalty may be
challenged, and in the language OF the Con-
stitution, to g carefully exclude from voting
al that are disqualified.
Resolved, That we cordially ENDORSE the
reconstruction policy of Congress, which ex-
cludes the leaders OF the rebellion from al
offices Of profit or trust under the National
Government, and places the OASIS OF repre-
sentation on the only just and honest princi-
pie, and that white man In virginia OF south
Carolina should have just as much representa-
tive power, anc no more, tnan whlte man
in Pennsylvania or Ohio.
8ssolped, That the question OF negro suffrage
nos IN ISSUE IN ~ se 81 .hs an;nn nor,r
for the purpose Of dividing and distracting it,
and by this means to ultimately enable rebels
to vote.
. ~ az ssossns cpns,;tu,,ou Of Mar
land wh;ch expressv and automatically pro-
and we are equally determined TO uphold the
Registry law, which disfranchises Rebels and
excludes negroes rom voting, ana nave no
s;,har II M ranst;tnt;an or he Registry law
ResoFped. That we warn the Union men of
Maryland " that no Union man, high or low,
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