The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-25

= az 1t seemsthat we have seriously offended
" very clever young gentleman " Of our &C.
quaintance, and said "young gentleman, !" prob
ably after mature deliberaton and consultation
with his friends and advisers, concluded to write
piece for the papers, The case stands this
way Two weeks ago, in speaking of the regis
tering business now going on in our county, we
said that The Register for our own District has
selected as his Clerk q very clever Young gentle
man, but one who has been known and ack nowl-
edged as Secessionist and opponent of the gov
ernment." The Clerk aforesaid is Caleb S. Tay-
Tor, Esq., and Caleb it is who writes the article
for the Journal
We are not at all surprised, Caleb, that you
deny being Secessionist and opponent of the
Government. 1t would be very hard to find,
even in South Carolina man who was an origi-
nal Setessionist all were compelled By force Of
circumstances, to take part against the Govern
ment, and We suppose this view of the case is the
one held by you. But, Caleb, we have just
emerged from great war one in which the
existence of our Government was seriously threat
ened, when for its maintenance against the pow
ers of treason our country demanded the undivi-
ded support OF all its votaries. During all these
dark days-th long period of doubt and des-
pondency, did you, Caleb, perform one act, OF
say one word, in defence Of your Government
You are a good Union man, you know, Caleb,
but did you prove it by works during the rebell-
ion2 Was you among those who stood living wall
between our National Capitol an6 its besiegers
When the enemy entered your State, did you aid
in driving them from our borders And even
. when that enemy penetrated to the neighborhood
ofyour own home, when they were almost at your
door, did you join that band that watched their
tropolis, did you hide a,Ody in some hicket ua-
til danger acas past We don't want to press these
questions any further, Caleb for you are a
g clever young gentleman TO tell the truth
about it, we like you, personally, very much,
and are very willing to let "by-gones be by
Cones" We doubt not you regret noa0 that the
South ever seeded we believe you will make a
more loyal citizen in The future than you have
in the past, and if there should be war between
our nation and a foreign power, we would not be
much surprised to hear of you wishing our arms
TO be successful.
Did it ever strike you, Caleb, that there was
great difference between supporting an admins
tration in time of war and in time of peace p
Yoa know very we'll that ''our Southern breth-
rem gave as a reason for their seeding from
elected President, and that it was against his
Administration their acts were chiefly direct
ed. A majority Of the American people had
/ made him the head of the nation-bad intrasted
to him the grave task of keeping inviolate the
Government formed by our fathers, and in full
filling his obligations he found himself opposed
by the armed hosts of treason. Lines were strict
ly drawn. To be loyal citizens W scds necessary
TO support Mr.. Liacola's administration, because
there was no middle ground to occupy. The
war was against Mr.. Lincolns administration,
as representing the Government, and we hold that
those who, during the rebellion, opposed the adj
ministration opposed the Government. 1t is We
nv different under the administration of Mr..
Johnson. We may differ on questions of policy,
without our differences working any disastrous
results to the Government, and we cannot well
see why Caleb can insinuate anything against our
loyalty because we do not pull off our caps and
hurrah for Andy"
But Caleb accuses US of disloyalty-of being
rodin nhnl md n hat
unfortrnate Baltimore County American Extra
OF 1861, is brought before the public. When
that Extra was issued, we were journey man
printer, in the employ Of Mr.. Longnecker. Of our
connection with it We do not propose to speak,
because il is nobody business. If Caleb or his
friends choose to consider us disloyal we are con-
tent they shall think so, rely ing upon ''our re-
cord' for our answer to all such charges. We
will say, however, that that Extra was issued in
an hour of great excitement-when Union men
did not consider themselves safe from personal at
tack or private injury-and that it was repented
of as soon, almost, as issued. Caleb says the
Baltimore County Horse Guards condemned the
Extra as reasonable and insurrectionary Why,
then, did they gather in front of the American
Office and cheer so enthusiastically upon its APP
pearance? According to your own showings
they were applauding treason and insurrection.
You and your friends have made the most of that
Extra; you have urged it upon every possible oc-
casion for five years, in endeavoring to convict
Mr.. Longnecker of disloyal utterances, and find
ing you cannot injure that gentleman's reputa-
ton for loyalty, it seems you propose to use it
against another. Proceed, gentlemen, in your
selfmposed labor it may amuse you, but we
are sure it won't hurt US. We know that you
coun: all disunonsts who do not support ''my
policy" we are aware that all who support Con-
gress, though they may have given their strength,
almost their lives upon country battlefelds,
but your showing doesn't make it so, and is only
another instance of the effrontery and impudence
of copperheads.
We leave you now, Caleb hoping you are sat-
isfed We do not wish to renew this subject or
even recur to it again. If we do we may feel
compelled "for' ''to prone that a livery clever
young gentleman was "a secessionist and oppo-
nent of the Government" Goodbye, Caleb !;
call and see us.
rs As an instance of the bitter hatred which
still fills the hearts of the reconstructed rebels
against loyal men, we would cite the general
tone of the Southern press, when an occsaion Of
fers for them to spit forth their venom. The Mo-
bile Tribune TINS sneaks of the late Gallant and