The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-29
Letter from the First District.

September 3d. 1866.
Messrs Editors The deep, personal interest
and enthusiastic earnestness manifested by the
loyal people of the County in the great issues de-
pending upon their votes this FALL is a favorable
omen Of success. Never since the trying days of
'6l, when Treason first raised its horrid front,
were they so active and determined as now
Even here in our manufacturing villages where
the proprietors are either avowed Rebels or apos-
tate Union men, the men whom they employ dis
play freedom of thought, determination of
purpose, that is most commendabe and surpris-
ing The time has passed when the aristocratic
manufacturers can lend their employees up to the
polls. and vote them like so many unthinking
cattle. Men are learning to think and act for
themselves. They no longer swallow the politi-
cal faith of their employers as they swallow their
bread and meat They inform themselves on
the popular questions of the day. They are no
longer so readily deceived by the shameless false
hoods and misrepresentation of our opponents,
nor by the meaningless cries of Niger"
"Radical, u &c. They understand full well that
Johnson's policy is not only hostile to their ideas
of loyalty, because it would hand over the State
and nation to their worst enemies, but equally
hostile to their interests as free, laboring men,
because that policy would restore power and po-
sition to the idle, arrogant, worthless arstocracy
of the late slave-holding States. They see that
the issue at stake in the coming election is no
less important than that of the past campaigns
of the good, old Union party. They can neither
be bribed, coaxed nor inveigled into this new
Copper-J Johnson Rebel party, which is being
forced upon the loyal people by such political
mounebanks and apostates, as Swami, Ridgely,
Webster and their officiating satellites and Of
fce-holding understrappers. No, sirs. The 10y
al, honest, thinking people of this district and
county, mean to stand by the old Union party
that carried the nation triumphantly through
the war, and which is now, as heretofore,
equally opposed to negro and Rebel suf-
frage. They will give an account Of themselves
at the Polls that will astonish our opponents.
We had a good old-fashoned Union meeting
down at Wetheredsville on Thursday evening
2Oth instant. neat stand was erected in front
of the NJ. E. Church, and handsomely decorated
with the Stars and Stripes" The wide street
in front and the yards and dwellings opposite
were filled with the citizens of the village and
surrounding country. In spite of the threatening
aspect of the weather, old and young, male and
female turned ont and greeted the speakers with
rounds of applause, as they showed up the
@Bread and Butter party in its true light and
explained the real position Of the Union men,
Quite number of returned soldiers were present,
and b. assured, they are heart and hand with
their comrades everywhere, and that they will
vote as they fought
Jas. W. NJ. Mercer, Esq, the "Old Warhorse"
Of the First district, was called to the chair and
opened the meeting with few stirring remarks
He referred, in affecting language, to his son,
who was starved to death at Andersonville and
bis body thrown in the dirt, like some carrion
carcass, by men who are how prominent in the
new johnson party. Spirited speeches were also
made by B. Fl. Kennard and w. NJ. Marine,
Esqs., of the city, and John T. Ensor, Esq, and
Capt: L. NJ. Haverstick, of Towsontown.
The rain which fell at intervals didn't seem
to dampen the arder of the crowd or diminish
their number, and the large meeting adjourned
about 10 o. clock with groans for Johnson and
Swami and loud cheers for CONGRESS &