Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-07
ENDORSING THE PRESIDENT,
PREsIDEgr sOIFNsON,s pOLE(,y


United States and Congress.
Quite large number of persons assembled at the
Court House on Monday night in pursuance ef the
On motion of John T. Ensor, Esq, the meeting was
called to order and John il, LiOngneeker Esq, ap-
pointed Chairman who on taking his seat thanked
the meeting for the honor conferred upon him, and
said he would have preferred that some ono else
position conferred upon him by the loyal men of the
county.
:. The following gentlemen were appointed Vice
Samuel Robinson. George W. Aler, James Coun-
Gilman. jesse R. finSSling, jonathan Tracey, John
L. Bowen, j. Marshall Wilson, Thomas Francis,
Philip Clark, Edward Levering
The following gentlemen were appointed Socreta-
Charles A. Conner, John N. Wheeler. Bealo Prico,
Chas Mhittewore and A. s. Cooper.
Mr.. EnSOr moved that committee of seven be ap-
pointed to prepare rcsoui uions expressing the opn-
ions md sentiments Of the meeting upon the subjects
winch @ The hSd meeting was GALE to discuss
loving as the Committee: John I. Ens9r, Charles
Whittemore, X. Harvey, D. <. Lusby, james
Sheridan, GeoTge Slothowcr and Thomas i. For
sytGe, VINO retired for the purpose Of drafting the
resolutions and during their absence
HON. JOHN II, rRAZIER
late Speaker Of the House of Delegates, was intro
duced by the Chairman, who said he had hopad that
rs the war was cVer there would he the sane har-
mnny, the peace, that there before the fac
uonsts, orth andSouth, had precipitated this c0nn
try into the late bloody civil war. lie still hoped
there would be peace and harmony, but il thero
to be contest he would frankly say he was on the
| side Of the President. IApplause.I
LIT. fr!zler Ta tlat Ine SENATE aud liouse OF ie-
tions Of particular persons who might apply for ad
mloP s on to seats IN Gongfe$ but neither ouse nor
Those States were now in ths Union, else oceans
Of blood had been split ia vain; Their status in the
| Union hal been recognized by the highest act or
proof that could be shown given that they
| tho Union; they had helped to amend the C0ns.iu-
ton and that this was the strongest proof 0i their
being IN the Union. II they were not in the Union
| for every Purpose; the Constitutional amendment
ed, for TO give that eject areef1uTtbs Of the States
must ratify it, and there not thrse-!GUrhs Of
the States that had not been in the rebellion.
when any person, no matter what mad been his
anocedents, ont for the Union and for the Pres
ideDt. he would give him bis hand and bid him God
| speed. [Applause.i lie was in favor of giving the
slavery had been abolished Il result Of the far; he
would do all n his power 10 protect the ncgro eZcrot
by making him his equal at the ballot box and fhnf
he would never c9ncent to do. Andrew johnson had
| aways been a firm man; his WHOLE life had SHOWN
that: he had been true TO those Of his race and
| he WAS for standing by him. He said he though
representatives from the Southern States should be
admitted, and ne believed that hcy would be. They
talked OF admitting delegates irom Tennessee. and
he believed that would be followed by the admission
ofre?resentatives from ether Southern States. Mr..
Frazier then euogized Mr.. Johnson, aud spoke ofhis
career from the humble log cabin to the Presidential
mansion, and many noble acts Of his life, aad said
the nOblcst Of all his refusal to accept the vast
powers offered him by Congress.
After the conclusion of Mr. Fragiers remarks the
committee returned with the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas. Il has been of the cardinal principles
OF the Union party Of our country since the breaking
out of the rebellion, that none but loyal men should
! rule. We the loyal men of Baltimore county, in
meeting assembled, acting upon these principles.
again announce IL as the cornerstone ofrue Union
Sm and again pledge our faith to each other to carry
| it out; therefore be it
| Resolceg, That in Andrew johnson, President of
the United States wrftH have the fullest coufdeuce
and believe that in his veto upon tho Freedmen's
Bureau bill, and his reconstructian policy 50 far as
gone, he expressed the feelings Of largo majority OF
| the Iowa! citizens of harvl2nu.
-Resolced That notwithstanding the difference of
| opinion between the President and Congress upon
the subject Of reconstruction, there exists, in the
judg ent of this meeting no inSeparable objection
to harmonious adjustment Of that difficulty, since
never has been dssolvedi that the States and
ever have been in the tni0n that representation is
| Just and Constltqton9l; when men of undoubted
toHgtg arc selected and that none other should have
| any office or place under the Government.
| ResolUed That whilst we agree with the President
the sake of the unity and inJvsibity Of that great
party whose patriotism has triumphany carried the
country through the upon It's life inauguraed ty
| traitors and Rebels, VIC should counsel moderation
and forbearance, and consultation the part of our
political friends to the end that the fruits of oui
victory ana sacrifices may not perish and wither il
Resolred, That We are unelnquerably opposed tC
negro suffrage, and will, to the utmost Of our ability
resist all attempts to forcei upon our people, whether
such attempts be made coyertl under color of other
Eesofped, That while the States lately in rebellion
should be regarded States in the Union and never
having had the right to go out Of it. the leaders OF
| to seats in the Congress of the United States
ResotDed, That while we express the fullest conf
dence in the President. would consider il our du
loyal citizens to express confidence in the loyal
men of Congress, believing that in very short time
they and the President will work tremendously to-
| gether for the good Of the whole country.
| The resolutions were adopted.
REMARKS OF MR.. SLOTEowER.
| Mr. Geo. Sothower, member of the late House. was
| called upon to speak, and in response, said that
I and WOuid SJy hat he pOE Cd
| Andrew Johnson in all he hat done SO far. but hl
thought all these meetings premature; that if little
more time had been allowed, Congress and the Presi-
dent would come into harmonious measures; that all
the signs of the times Shaved this; that one party
| get back lie was in favor of none hut loyal men
being placed in power, and he couqseiied unity and
harmony II the Union party, and ne hoped that We
| would have peace, harmony ana prosperity.
| REMARKS OF Mr.. ENSOR.
Mr.. Ensor was then called upon, and in response.
arose and Sad that ne was now as he was awoek after
| the 18th of APRIL for the Union, and nothing but
the Union. Applause. II said ne was il favor Of
| none but loyal men being placed in power. Ii had
been said that the President was going to sell out the
party he did not believe il he believed that he would
be true to the party that elected him: the committee
believe this, and therefore had reported resolutions
endorsing the President in his reconstruction policy
so far he had gone but if the President did intend
to sell out and desert his party and take to his
! and ooUnselS dlsloya! men, he opposed 10 him
Now, great deal has been said about the Freedmen's
bureau Dill, ao 10 many persons 1t was great busa-
boo. If he had had vote he thought thar he would
against the BILL because there was one in exist
| eDce Mr.. EnSur commented upon the provisions the
bill and said it was founded upon humanity beraIi-
ty and CHARITY the rPtGn should be humane, liberal
and charitable. The bill made distinction between
the black and the white man. for It provided tol
! refugees. aid they might be white men as well rs
black. NJ EnSor said that he had taken care to ex-
anime the provisions OF the treedWen's bareau bill
and though there might he objections it in his
mind now, yet At not bad as he thought it
was as there was one Freedmen's Bureau bill. there
| was no necessity for another, but there was ne
| cessity for Freedmcn'S Bureau hill, and carry
| ing cut this bill would not be near so expensive
| whether dsloyal men shoGId be admitted Il
| Congress. If Representatives from ,hS gouthcrl
| States were admitted, the dlsioyai men Of the
country would have the majority in the Senate, and
di9oyal men would rule the country. WIZ you
submit to this? The Representatives of the Southern
| States might combine with the Copperheads of the
North, an. there would be in the Senate majority
Of disloyal men; The men sent as Representative
| from the South had bgen disiOyai, and had commit
ted treason but what ha-l tho leaders suffered? They
! had gone 80 Richmond to the Southern Congress
| now they wished to go to Congress in Washington,
and loyal should be opposed to the admission oil
these rebels and traitors and he would stand to it to
night, and he would stand to it hereafter sink OF
swim. None should be admitted as Representatives
from the Southern States until they had been con-
verted. If dsloyal men to be admitted to Con-
gress and to rule the country by the ballot boy lncn
who had committed treason aud imbrued their hands
In the blood of our brave bows, he asked where was
| his country Every loyal heart would beat true to
tn tag ana none but loyal men should he admitted
| to political power and Union men should stand firm
as they had stood before and oppose their admission
I
| REMARKS OF MR.. DoUGHERTY,
Mr.. Dougherty said that he Wudt have preferred
to remain silent but ne had been called upon IN
general way, courtesy requiredshin to make few
remarks Mr.. Dougherty said that this glorious Union
hadbeen compared toa partnership and that persons
said the Union broken up, and that whenever
any Of the members Of the partnership got dissatis
fed they had right TO withdraw from the partner
| ship. Some OF the States acted upon this-ten OF
twelve OF them had gone out, had acted this prin
ciple-nOw they apply for admission to the firm. We
have remained in the old rm and are now in If; and
will not admit representatives from them except
| upon our own terms. lApplaUssf During the war
my bowels yearned Tor them; yea almost threw up
fof tn5m, Laughter and applause Mr. DOughe erty
said he had heard that persons in Virginia and in
some Of the other States were beating their sword.
into ploughShares and their knives ana spears into
| pruning hooks,
Mr. Dougherty said he thought the Southern States
had never been out of the Union. They did not get
out by hghtng, but as 2S they tried to get out
we whipped them back. Laughter and applause
Y hat nad the veto to do with the Union question
1t mad nothing to do with the question of the per
petuity OF the Union The Southern States had pro-
posed to out OF the Cnlon and they wished tc
be admitted through their representatives into Con
| gress but we thought they ought TO 20 through a
probationary state if they back now they came
back foreigners and ought not be trusted for five
! years, so their loyalty might be tested
After expressing hopes for peace Union and pros
| perity, Mr. Dougherty concluded his address and
| on motion the meeting adjourned
Mass Meeting at TOwsOntOwn 10 Sustain
the President.
| Reported for the Baltimore Daily Commercial
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