The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-19
9alto. On. Muio1t,
T0W@0MT0WMD MD.
SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 1866.

w A number of gentlemen, representing
themselves to be the Unconditional Union Exc
cutive Committee of Maryland, have lately held
meeting at the Post Office in Baltimore, and
taken upon themselves the duty of defining the
principles and future course of action Of the
Union party of our State. A number of resolu-
tons were adopted censuring Congress for not
admitting Southern disloyalists to seats in that
body-cordialy endorsing President Johnson'S
reconstruction policy-endo Gov Swami
as g being in full accord with the platform of
principles promulgated by the Committee. p
Messrs. John L. Thomas, Jr, VIM. Kimball, s.
NJ. Evans and Robert NJ. Proud, voted in oppose
ton to these resolutions. Hon. John L..
Thomas then offered resolution declaring " that
the Union party of Maryland, recognizing that
it is essentially necessary for the protection of
Union men of the State, that the present Regis
try Law should be maintained in its integrity,
and that we will resist and oppose either the re-
peal or any modification thereof," which was
voted down by Messrs. Purnell, Findley, w.
Price, L. H. Price, Frazier, Mules, Blumenberg,
and Thompson.
A resolution was then offered that a State
Conventiou>of the Union party be held, so that
the counties might have voice in the NATTER
but this, too, was voted down by the same gem
tlemen. No other cause being left to the minor
ity, they issued a call for State Convention, to
be held in Baltimore on Wednesday, the sixth
day Of June This call we PUBLISHED last week.
It is important that Baltimore county be repre-
scented in this Convention. We do not believe
that our loyal people are willing to be so uncer-
enormously dictated to, and their political
course marked out by men who are working for
place and power The idea ola half dozen men
assuming TO dictate to the great Union party of
Maryland, is preposterous in the extreme. But
we are glad to see that outside of the little city
circle of otice-holders and their friends this pre-
cious little scheme has no support, but, on the
contrary, is being denounced all over the State.
The Baltimore Amegicaa, Cumberland CiCIlidR,
annapolis Gazette, Cecil Why, hateliigenccr and
Herald, ofDorchester county, Examiner ldlley
Register and Banner, of Frederick county, Har-
ford american, Somerset NeW Era, Talbot Ga
zette, and the Torch Light and odd FelIO~, of
Washington county, have published the call is
sued by Mr.. Thomas and his associates, and
urge their readers to be represented in the Con-
vention, SO that Mr.. Purnell and his party may
be rebuked for their unwarrantable assumption
Of power.
The following extract taken from the Balti-
more .4mericaa of the 4th instant, meets our
views on the subject, and we commend it to the
attentive perusal Of every Union man in toe
county
g The issue is plain. There is but one ques-
lion to be decided. Shall loyal men rule the |
State Are we ready to submit to Kane and |
Lowe? Shall we be government by men fresh |
rom the batte-6elds where our brave boys fell |
Shall the victors give up to the conquered 1t
S vain for men 10 evade it or try to conceal it,
There are and can be but two parties in this |
State. Either the Rebels or the Union men will
,ule There is no middle ground--no so called
Z conservative plattorm-for any one to stand
in. The policy Of Cancellation has been tried in
,ther States, and what has been the result I'm |
nediately after the surrender of Lee, Gov. Pier
,ont in the kindness Of bis heart advised the re-
zeal fthe Registry lawn Virginia, and to day be