The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-10


%- Now that the Copperhead party have
control of the State we will probably soon hear
their plans for future action promulgated. The
election of Copperhead Legislature doubtless
forshadows great changes in our organic law
Widely different in views as the two parties have
been, we must look for the abrogation by the
one of many laws thought necessary by the
other The calling of Convention to frame
New Constitution will probably be an early act
of the new Legislature. The Registry law must be
abolished, so that the returned rebel soldier may
have all the privileges enjoyed by his brother
rebel who staid at home. Both were excluded
from voting by the law, but Gov. Swanns Glib
eral construction of that law admitted the one
to the right of suffrage, and our Legislature will
see to the rights of the other. Another impor-
tant measure is the payment for slaves made free
during the rebellion. We urged during the can
vass that this was part of the rebel programme,
and t0e still urge 1t. We firmly believe that the
people of the State will be called upon to pay for
every slave liberated by the war, and before this
payment is made, thousands in our State will
regret, with US, that rebel Legislature ever con-
vened in our State Thirty-ive millions of dol
lars is no small sum for the people of our State
to pay, but they will have to do it. The rebels
of our lower counties, aided by few of the late
shareholders incur own section, demand it, as
the price for their so gracefully yielding to the su
prenacy ofthe National Government, and it must
be paid 1t will not matter if it takes one-tvelfh
the price of the poor mans house and lot it
must be given to enrich the slaveocracy of the
State. Another measure will probably be the
onsting from places of power and trust of many
whom the people have selected to fill them
This may not be fully known or realized, but
we firmly believe, and have reason to SO believe,
that it is part OF the rebel programme to declare
vacant the seats of many Of the officers of our
State, so that they may be filed by men of their
own thinking. In short, the success of the rebel
party portends a radical change in the whole
machinery of our State Government, and we be-
lieve those changes will bring numberless evils
upon our people. We earnestly hope that we
may be disappointed in our expectations that
our rulers may prove themselves truly DESTROYS
not burden us with taxes beyond our ability to
pay The people are still all-powerful, and must
control. Let those who were elected on Tues
day last, remember that as from the ranks they
rose so to the ranks they must return when their
brief trust is over. To the people they must &C
count let them beware of the peoples fat
REDUCTION OF TAxEs.-Itis stated that the Rev
enue Commissioners appointed to make investi-
cations into the subject of revenue and to report
thereon, viii recommend reduction or taking
off entirely the tax on manufactures and raw ar
ticles, as we'll as areduction of the income tax,
probably to three per cent. on incomes over a
thousand dollars, and cutting it off on all under
that amount. 1t is believed, too, that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury will indorse this recommen-
dation in his own report to Congress next De-
cember. This will be gratifying intelligence to
the whole country, for while we are able to bear
the present burdens, and have born them with
out murmur, there is no necessity to raise a
superabundant revenue. la fact to do So would
only lead to extravaganza, corruption and de-
moralization