The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-18
Tho War is not Over.


A little more than one year ago, . grateful
people knelt At their affairs and thanked 0Od that
the war for National existence and universal
freedom had ended in tho triumphant vindica-
zion Of the former and the permanent establish
msnt OF the latter. Little did We then imagine
that the magnAnimi,y displayed towards our ial.
len foes would DO construed by them into a sur
render Of principles for which we sacrificed three
hundred thousand ives and untold millions Of
our hard earnings. But, encouraged BY the
Wholesale System Of pArdoning which President
johnson soon inauguraied, and also BY the sick.
~ sentimeniAlism on the subjeci OF ''Coneilia-
lion" that certain prominen, Northern men, like
Seward and BeecheE, proclaimed the rebels have
been embOldsned TO demand with as much AFRO.
sanSe Ne ever, that they shall be OF once, uneon.
ditionally, admitted into the councils Of the IA
ton, aud that their treason shall be regarded as
honorable, whatever may be thought Of wha,
We call loyalty. And now, since the people have
poured out an Offering OF blood such as liberty
never before had upon her altar, 10 the end tha,
the people might be free and safe throughout the
length and breadth OF our country, the heart Of
the nation Is again already sinking aud sicken-
ing ct the appearance Of that same reign OF vio-
lsnee and terror which so cursed the Southern
States before. Tho sad, unweleome fact 10 again
forced upon the attention Of the nation that lie
own Truly loyal people caEnO, safely dwell or 20
into oil parts Of their own country. II Is be-
coming more manifest every day that the higher
the evidence Of the citizens loyalty, the greater
the sacrifice made for that country the less secure
these citizens are now In attempting TO abide or
even 20 into vast portions Of that country which
their own efforts have just delivered. The frsi
towers which God planted upon the graves Of
our fallen heroes have scarcely withered ere the
barbarism which slavery fos,ersd, and which yet
fingers and rankles Ia traitorous hearts, shoots
down their comrades in arms as they 60 thither
70 sirew them with new embems OF affection and
remembrance. A convention Of pcaceable citi-
ssns Of Louisiana, favorable 10 adopting State
Constitution in conformity 10 the altered condi-
lion Of Affairs since the abolition Of slavery, 10
beset BY mob, the building In which they AS
semble for deliberaion surrounded, and every
cOnven,ionist who makes his appearance at the
windows is shot down like dog So rampant
and defiant has the spirit OF rebellion become Ia
New Orleans and various other portions Of the
South that martial law has been declared and
the bayonet again resoried 10 for the protection
Of Union men and the enforcement Of the laws
National songs are discarded for sectional dog.
gerels intended TO perpeiua,e the memories Of such
traitors as Davis, Lee aud jackson. The flag,
that ever sacred emblem Of our nationality, has
been repeatedly torn down and trailed 10 the
dust. Ministers Of the gospel 10 the freedmen.
and teachers lahorng In the scarcely less sacred
calling Of teaching them TO read, are daily insult.
ed and often ouirageously maltreaied BY in;uri-
Aied mobs. A large rebel meeting was held ia
Memphis the other day, 10 send delegates 10 the
Philadelphia Convention. Il was addressed By
the rebel General Chalmers, who declared tina,
JeH Davis was the greatest and best man Of the
age This declaration was eheered immensely
BY the crowd. He further said that ne South
ought net 70 assisf in paying he National uar DIT.
Judge Dunlap, another rebel speaker, Eisiedrsd.
cal @erehanis pointed out saying tAs. The country
people srouid sidrrs them airay. Another Judge
10 the South, recently, with his own hands kill.
ed a negro who had just been released from arres,
for some trihing oGen1e. Not day passes but
some reasonable demonstration or horrible out
rage on the persons Of loyal men takes place.
The civil Ofaces are in the hands Of pardoned
rebels, who afford no redress to loyal men,
Were IL not for the presence Of United States SOL
diers, an awful reign Of terror would be inau.
gaEAtsd and no Onion man-whi,e or black
could live In any OF the rebel States.
Another link In the chain Of evidence tending
10 convict Copperheads OF the charge that they
are not willing to accep; the situation, may
be found in the das,ardly attempt made By the
Dfn'0eraey, OF York PenuA., n few days ago TO
assassinate Gov. Curtin and Gen. Geary, the
Union candidate for Governor Of that State
These distinguished gentlemen had addressed
large meeting Of the citizens Of York, and were
10 the cars, just starting for Harrisburg, when an
assault was made upon the cars with pistols,
stones, sticks, &c. Several persons were severely
injured, one. being killed, by pistol sho, Cred
By one Of the special policemen detailed BY the
Democratic authorities Of York.
Such are some Of the pernieious results Of John
sons administration, which has proven as imbe-
cils 90 that Of Buchanan. The Present IL omin-
ious Of Future dark aud bloody as the Past,