The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-10


Pursuant TO previous public notice, Mass
Meeting ofthe loyal citizens of the County, was
held at the Court House, in this place. on Mon
day night last. Considering the short notice
given, the Union party Of the County was we'll
represented.
The assemblage was called to order by John
7. Ensor, ESQ., on whose motion the following
gentlemen were unanimously elected officers OF
the meeting, viz President, John H. Long,
necker; Tice- Presidents Samuel Robinson, Geo.
w. Aler, James B. Councilman, Jesse X. Ying-
ling, Jonathan Tracy, John lngham, James Nc
Bride, Henry l.. Bowen, T Marshall Wilson,
Thomas Frances, Philip Clark, Wm H. Bosley,
Edward lowering Secretaries Chas. A. Conner,
Beale Price, A. S. Cooper, Chas. Whittemore
and John NJ. Wheeler.
On Motion of John K. Harvey, Esq, a Com
mittee of seven was appointed to draft resolu-
tons expressive Of the sense of the meeting, to
which duty the Chair appointed the following
gentlemen John I. Ensor, Chairman; Charles
Fl. Whittemore, John X. Harvey, David X. Lus-
by, James Sheridan, Geo. Slothower and Thos.
F. Forsythe, who retired for the purpose of draft
ing resolutions.
REMARKS OF MR. FRAZIER.
The Chairman introduced Hon. John NJ. Fra.
zer, late ST. eaker of the House of Delegates, who
sad he had hoped that as the war was over there
would be the same harmony, the same peace,
that there was before the factiouists, North and
South, had precipitated this country into the
late bloody civil war. He still hoped there
would be peace and harmony, but If there was
TO be a contest he would frankly say. he was on
the side of the President. Applause.
Mr.. Frazier said that the Senate and House oil
Representatives had right to judge of the quail
ifications of particular persons who might apply
for admission to seats in Congress, but neither
House, nor both of them together, had any right
to exclude whole States Those States were now
in the Union, or else oceans OF blood had been
split in vain. There status in the Union had
been recognized by the highest act of proof that
could be shown or given that they were in the
Union they had helped to amend the Constitu-
ton, and this was the strongest proof of their
being in the Union. If they were not in the
Union for every purpose, the Constitutional
amendment providing for the abolition of slavery
was not adopted, for TO give that effect three
fourths of the States must ratify II, and there
were not three-fourths of the States that had not
been rebellion.
When any person, no matter what had been his
anteeedents, came out for the Union and for the
President, he would give him his hand and bid
him God-speed. Applause. He was in favor
ofgiving the negro all his just rights. He thank
ed God that slavery had been abolished as a re-
suit of the war he would do all in his power to
protect the negro, except by making him his
equal at the ballot-box, and that be would never
consent to do. Andrew johnson had always
been firm man his whole life had showed
| that he had been trne to those of his own race,
and he was for standing by him. He said he
thought representatives from the Southern States
should be admitted, and he believed that they
would be. They talked of admitting delegates
from Tennessee, and he believed that would be
followed by the admission of representatives
from other Southern States. Mr.. Frazier then
euloglzed Mr.. Johnson, and spoke of his career
from the humble log cabin to the Presidential
mansion, and of many noble acts of his lie, and
said the noblest of all was his refusal to accept
the vast power offered him ny Congress.
RESOLUTIONS.
After the conclusion of Mr. Frazier's remarks
the committee returned with the following reso-
lutions
Whereas, II has been one of the cardinal prin-
cipes 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 oil
Baltimore county, in meeting assembled, acting
upon these principles, again announce it as the
cornerstone of true Unionism, and again pledge
our faith to each other TO carry it out therefore
belt
Resolved That in Andrew johnson, President
of the United States still have the fullest con-
fdence and believe that in his veto upon the
Freedmen 8 Bureau, and his reconstruction poll
cy so far as gone, he expressed the feelings of a
large majority Of the loyal citizens of Marylan
RESOLVED, That notwithstanding the difference
of opinion between the President and Congress up-
on the subject of reconstruction, there exists, in
the judgment of this meeting, no inseperabe OBJ
lection TO a harmonious adjustment of that diff
Guilty, since each admit and declare that the Union
is not and never has been dissolved that the
States are now and ever have been in the Union
that representation is just and constitutional,
when men of undoubted loyalty are selected, and
that none other should have any Office or place
under the Government.
RESOLVED, That whilst we agree with the Presi-
dent and are prepared to stand by him, never
theless, for the sake of the unity and indivisi-
bility OF that great party whose patriotism has
triumphantly carried the country through the
war upon its life, inaugurated by traitors and
Rebels, we should counsel moderation and for
bearance, and consultation on the part of our po-
ltical friends, to the end that the fruits of our
victory and sacrifices may not perish and wither
an our grasp.
RESOLVED, that we are unconquerably opposed
to negro suffrage and will, to the utmost of our
ability, resist all attempts to force il upon our
people, whether such attempts be made covertly,
under color of other objects, or whether they be
openly avowed.
\ResolOed, That while the States lately in rebeld
on~should be regarded as States in the Union
and never having had the right to go ont of il,
the leaders of the rebellion in those States shou
not be admitted to seats in the Congress of the
United States.
Resolued, That while we express the fullest
confidence in the President we would consider
ii our duty as loyal citizens to express confidence
IN the loyal men Of Congress, believing that in a
very short time they and the President will work
tremendously together for the good OF the whole
country.
The resolutions were adopted.
REMARKS OF MR.. sLoTHowER.
Mr.. Geo. Slothower, member of the late House,
was called upon TO speak, and in response, said
that speaking was not his vocation, but he liked
II please the people, and here he would say that
he endorsed Andrew Johnson in all he had done
so far, but he thought all these meetings prema-
ture; that ifa little more time had been allowed,
Congress and the President would come into
harmonious measures; that all the signs of the
times showed this; that one party had gone a
little too far and now would be glad to get back
lie was in favor of none but loyal men being
placed in power, and he counselled unity and
harmony in the Union party, and he hoped that
we would have peace, harmony and prosperity.
REMARKS OF MR.. ENsoR
Mr.. Ensor was then called upon, and in re-
spouse, arose and said that he was ready to
speak openly tonight, as he did to public
meeting week after the memorable 10Th OF
April for the Union, and nothing but the Union.
Applause. He said he was in favor of none
but loyal men being placed in power. 1t had
been said that the President was going to sell out
the party; he did not believe it; he believed
that he would be true to the party that elected
him the committee, of which he had the honor
to be chairman, did not believe this and therefore