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

SEPTEMBER a2d. 1886
lNe''rs. Editors The deep, personal interest
and enthusiastic earnestness manifested by the
loyal people OF the County ia tue great issues de-
pending upon their votes ihi. Fall Is favorable
omen OF success. Never since the trying DAYS O.
6l, when Treason first raised its horrid front.
were they - active aud determined ~ now -
Even here Ia our manufacturing villages. whcr,
the propreturs either ayowed Rebels or apos-
tate Union men, the men whom they employ dis
play u freedom Of thought. a determination OF
purpose. that u most commcndahlc AID sufpris-
ing. The time has passed when the aiisiocraiic
manufacturers eau lsnd their employees up 10 the
polls and vote them like 50 many unihinkiug
cattle. Men are learning "a think aud act iog
themselves. They no longer swallow the pOliii-
cal faith Of their employers they swallow ihrir
bread and meat They inform themselves on
the popular questions Of the day. They are 40
longer so readily deceived by the shameless false
hoods and Misrepresentation Of our opponents
nor by the meaningless cries OF " Niger.
Radical, &c. They understand full well iha,
Johnson's policy is not only hostile To their ideas
OF loyalty. because II would hand over ihc State
and nation 10 their worst enemies. but equally
hostile 90 their interests ~ free lahoting men
because that policy would restore power and po-
siiion TO the idle, arrogant, worthless ars,ocracy
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 campai .ns
Of the good, old Union party. They can neiiher
hc bribed coaxed nor inveigled into this new,
Coppcr-Johnson-R party, which is helm >
forced upon the loyal people by such political
mOuniehanks and apostaies, as Swami, kidgeiy.
Webster aud their officiating satellites aud Of
fce-holding nnderstrappers. 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 triumphan,y through
the war. and which Is now, as heretofore,
equally opposed 10 negro and Rctcl suf-
frAee. They will give an account ~ themselves
at the Polls that will asionish our opponents
We had good old-fashioned Union meeting
down at WeibeFedsville on Thursday evening
Goth, instant. a neat stand was erected ia iron,
Of the ~. T.. Church, aud handsomely decorated
with the +" Stars aud Stripe" The wide street
In front and the yards aud dwellings opposite,
were filed Siih the ciiizens OF the village and
surrounding country. la spite 81 the threatening
aspect Of the weather. old and Young. male and
female turned out aud greeted the speakers with
rounds ~ applause. rs they showed up the
:" Bread and Butter party IN iis true light and
explained the real position Of the Union men -
Quite q number Of returned soldiers werr present,
and b assured, they ARE hear, and hand with
their comrades everywhere, and that they will
vote rs they fought
Jas. ". ~. Mercer, ESQ, the "Old warhorsc -
Of the Firs, district was called TO the chair aud
opened the meeting with n few stirring rsmarks.
lie referred, in affecting language, 10 his son.
who was starved TO death At Andersonyille and
hls body thrown In the dirt, like some carrion
carcass, by men who are now prominent in the
new Johnson party. Spirited speeches were also
made by y. u. krnnnTd aud W. ~ Marine,
Esqs., Of the city, and John 7. Ensor. Esq.. aud
Capt. l.. ". lIavsrsiiek, 81 Towsontown.
The rain which fell nj intervals didn't seem
10 dampcn the arder Of the crowd or diminish
their number, aud the large meeting adjourned
about 10 oclock with troans for Johnson and
Swami and lond cheers for Congress.