The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-07


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Whereas, it Should be- and no doubt really is,
the wish of every truly loyal man in the State Of
Maryland, and particularly in Baltimore county,
that the Union party proper, should be kept In
tact during the ensuing fall Campaign at least
Therefore be it.
Reso1Ued, That the members Of the Union Exc
cutive Committee of Baltimore, county, this day
assembled do most positively ,and emphatically
declare their adhesion to the present Registry
law Of Maryland, ard are opposed "a, any repea
or modification thereof.
Resolved That in order tea more perfect un-
Outstanding amongst the loyal element Of thu
county, we do hereby recommend that the UnioI
men of Baltimore county, assemble in primary
meetings, at the usual places of holding thei
meetings, in the different districts, on the 2lst
day of July, to elect five delegates to assemble il
Towsontown Oh, the 23dday of July, to elect del
egates to a State Convention; and to cypress an
opinion as to their future course of action anG
that at said primary meetings none but those
who have heretofore voted and acted with thu
Union party shall participate i"9-
These resolutions were rejected, and the ma
jority of the committee, WHOSE absence was thus
sought to be taken advantage OIL, have addressed
TO you the following CALI ss5a~s~ol
The undersigned, Majority of the members
of the UNION Executive Committee of Baltimore
county, hereby call upon and request the Union
men of the county to assemble in Primary Meet
ings at the usual places OF holding such meetings
in each district, on Saturday, August 4th, 1866
at three o clock, p. NJ. to elect Five Delegate;
to meet in County Convention at Towsontown
on Wednesday, August 9Th, at IL o'clock An
to elect delegates to State Convention in Balti
more city on the 18th day of August to nomi
nate candidate for Comptroller OF the State
&c; and also to elective delegates from each
district to Conventions to nominate candidates
for Congress for the Second aud Fifth Congress
sional Districts of Maryland.
George II. Whittemore, Robert H. Thompson
Jasper N. Slack, John Ditch, Edward L. LarSh
David S. Longnecker, Benjamin b.. Bush, Will
liam Foster, II. Clay MeAllster, John H. Long.
necker, James B. McComas, Jesse Garrett, David
X. Lusby, Edward Whittemore, Frank. G. F
Walteymeyer." ... .....~-~ .....l-
This is a call to the Union men ; the other to
the friends of President Johnson, and Gov.
Swami, which, as you are aware, includes
for the time being at least every rebel and rebel
sympathizer in the county.
Never since the organization of the Union par
ty has its Executive Committee invited any other
than its own members to participate in its prima-
ny, meetings, and the recent action of those OF
its Committee who have invited its opponents to
assemble in primary meetings, can be accounted
for in no other way than that they have left the
party and are endeavoring to join its opponents
to get its opponents join them in the formation
of new party. If this be their pleasure, they
have right to exercise it, but when they assume
and arrogate to themselves powers which they
have not, and assert that they rep resent the ma
joriy of the Union Executive Committee OF Balti-
more county, they are Enthusiastically contradict
ed by at least fifteen signatures of the members oil
that Committee. Under which cali will you as.
semble, the one made by. those representing the
minority of the Union Executive Committee, and
which invites every rebel and rebel sympathizer
to meet with you, or the one made by the major
ity of the Committee and which invites you to
meet with Union men ? i u
That their are some Union men friends of Pres
ident Johnson and Gov. Swami, it cannot be de-
MED but when they are invited to abandon
their party forsake their principles, and join in
party with rebels, it is not to be supposed that
they viii. yield their consent. The 9Th Of June
Conyentienlis bitterly denounced by the friends
of this new party. The platform of principles il
laid down, however, is a complete answer TO all
unfriendly charges, and cannot fail TO any fair
and impartial, mind to successfully refute the
most able and ingenious arguments that may be
urged-against it.. The undersigned having been
members of that Convention, and now by it lis
authority the members .of.the Union State Cen
trail Committee of Baltimore county, beg leave to
call your attention to the principles adopted by
that Convention which are as follows
g j Whereas, The recent action of the Executive
Committee of the State Central Committee hay-
ing rendered the immediate assemblage of State
Mass Convention of the Unconditional Union Par
ty of the State necessary to preserve their organ
lzation disruption, and their principles from
Misrepresentation, we, the representatives Of the
loyal people Of the Srate in Convention assem-
bled return our thanks to Messrs. Thomas, Proud,
Evans and Kimball, for the faithful manner in
which they have discharged the trust reposed in
them, and have cordially responded to their earn
est and prompt appeal to the people to join them
in their resistance of theconcerted attempt to dis
organize and defeat the Unconditional Union par
ty of the State in the approaching fall elections
therefore. -
Be ii resolged, That the Registered loyal voters
of Maryland will listen to no propositions to re-
peal or modify the Registry law, which was
enacted in Conformity with the provisions of the
Constitution, and must remain in full force un-
til such time as the registered voters of the State
shall decree that the organic law shall be chang
ed 80. .,t... 3. t-..t..q
Resolted,, That the loyal people Of the State are
Legitimate guardians and depositaries Of its
power, and that the disloyal "have no just
right to complain ofthe hardship5 ola law which
they have themselves deliberately provoked
ResoIued, THAT tits the opinion of this Conven-
ton, that if dsloya persons should be registered
it will be the duty of Judges of Election to adj
minister the oath prescribed by the Constitution
to all whose l1yaIty may be challenged, and in.
the language Of the constitution, to 'cafefutty er-
cL,tde from ooting all that are disqualified.
ResolDed, That we cordially endorse the recon
struction policy Of Congress, which excludes the
leaders of the rebellion from all offices of profit or
trust under the National Government, and places
the basis of representation on the only just and
honest principle, and that white man in Virginia
or South Carolina should have just as much APP
resentative power, and no more, than q white
mar. in Pennsylvania or Ohio, ,s9
Resolve9, That the question of negro suffrage
is not an issue in the State of, Maryland, but is
raised by the enemies the Union party for the
purpose of dividing and distracting it, and by
this means to ultimately enable Rebels to vote.
ResolVed, That we are pledged to the mante-
nance of'the present Constitution Of Maryland,
which expressly and emphaticallY prohibits both
Rebel suffrage and negro suffrage and we are
equally determined to uphold the Registry law,
which disfranchises Rebels and excludes negroes
from voting, and have no desire or Intention OF
resembling or abolishing either the Constitution
or the Registry law,
ResolUed, That we warn the Unionm Of Ma
ryland THAT no Union man, high or low, should
court the fayerof traitors, as they can never win
it--from the first they have held him as their en-
envy; and tolthe last they will be rhis-and that
they should eschew petty rivslries frivolous ieal,
ousies, and selFseeki1g eabals- shall they save
themselves from falling, one by one an implied
sacrifice in contemplate struggle .. 4. Il
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