Maryland free press., 1866-05-17

ried in the county, and that some captain
at Chicamaugua wore that mean man
should not shake hands with him.
The General was followed by Hon. IIo-
race Maynard, of Tennessee. This gentle
man argued in favor of the Registry law,
and protested that Treason should be
made odious." He said that Antonio
Probst and leading Rebels ought to be
hung Mr.. Maynard was exhibited by his
friends as specimen of Rebel oppression
in East Tennessee. lie did look lean, ca
daverous, lank and sleepy. Ills picture
would have suited the tastes of Wepdcll
Philips, Stevens and Sumner when they
were getting up specimens of Union priso-
ners starved by Rebels.
Mr.. Maynard was followed by Hon. Mr..
Creswell, U. S. Senator from this State.
Mr.. c., being the most important of all the
speakers, undertook the task Of demolish-
ing Andy johnson. In order to secure the
impartial Judgment of the "masscs before
him." he assured them he had no personal
ill will to Andy. He then went on and
carved the President up into infinitely small
pieces and threw them to the dogs. So,
farewell, poor Andy johnson you had
better never been born than fallen into the
hands of this great champion of Negro
Equality, Freedmens Bureau and impartial
suffrage.
1t is sufficient to say that when Mr. c.,
was done, Andy johnson had not a single
sober friend left. Those ON the outside OF
the masses who were hurrahing for John
son, were drunk of course.
1t is strange, but true as strange, that
every one of the speakers declared their
hostility to Negro suffrage, and yet erery
one If them roted for 1t. The number OF
"FreedmcG" and Americans of African
descent" present, was large and respecta-
Bile. Their disappointment may be better
imagined than described, when they heard
their champions call them "Niggcrs," and
avow with vehement earnestness that they
did not intend they should vote.
But Sambo knows a thing or two; "white
mans very unsartain," and Sambo knows
white man can betray white man, just as
easily as he can pocket the sweat, labor and
earnings for years of the negro, grow ricl
on his toll, and then turn round and, "or
principle" deprive his neighbor white mar
of his'propcrty.
THE EvENING-FRANK THOMAS.
AT night Frank Thomas spoke in the
Court Hall, ut seems the county Commits.
sioners did find the key to the Court
Hall.D
Old Frank was evidently nettled at his
friends dodyiag the issue. He did not like
their handling the negro issue with glove.
on, and gave them, and his audience, tc
understand that in right fair and distinct
terms. lie marched up boldly and with /;
great flourish of trumpets to the question,
but went no further-he did not 90 in
Some sturdy loyal man in the crowd, very
soon gave the old sinner to know that they
wanted no negro suffrage here.
The Governor then Illuminated his audi,
ence with glimpse of Craftsmanship which
was dazzling in the extreme. lie told
them that he was in favor of negroes voting
in the Southern States lately in Rebellion.
(Every body knew that he voted for it in
the District of Columbia which was not in
Rebcllion.) lie argued that by forcing
negro suffrage on the Southern States, all
the negroes in Maryland would leave and
60 there, and thus we could rid ourselves
of a population, which not five minutes be-
fore he declared demanded our sympathy
claimed our protection, and were emi-
tied to equal cirH rights 'cih the phites."
In one breath he pleaded their condition
to favorable consideration, and declared
that the laws passed for their protection
were such as were demanded by "mcc,
sheer common .justicc," and in the next he
proposed to make them exiles, to drive
them away and quarter them among the
very people, whom, in another breath, he
told his audience were their enemies, and
against whose prosecutions of the negro, it
was the duty of Congress to legislate.
The Governor with great pride referred
to his participation in the revolution and
Rebellion" of the glorious nineteen" and
declared he had countcnanced and coun-
selcd that high-handed defiance of law and
order for two purposes; first, that the ma
jIoyity should rule; and second, in order to
prcrcnt the lawless and unwarantable seces-
sion of the Southern States, which the old
man is doating and silly enough to think
he can make people believe he then at the
dict,nca nf thirty ynors f,rasow would no