The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-01
Political Landmarks.

On the 7th of June, "a, National Convention
of Union men was held in Baltimore, at which
the lamented Lincoln was nominated for President
and A. johnson for Vice-President. At that
time the war was raging, and that Convention
was assembled to sustain the Government and
support the war for the Union. The very first
of the series of resolutions passed by that able
body of Unionists was as follows
Resolved, That it is the highest duty of every
American citizen to maintain against all their
enemies the integrity of the Union and the para
mount authority of the Constitution and laws OF
the United States and that laying aside all
differences OF political opinion, we pledge our
selves, as Union men, animated by common
sentiment and aiming at a common object, to do
everything in our power to aid the Government
in quelling BIZ force of arms, the rebellion now
raging against lis authority, and in bringing to
punishment due to their crimes the rebels and trds-
tors arrayed against ii.
This resolution, with the others, was adopted
unanimously. Marylands representatives in that
Convention were Henry H. Goldsborough, Henry
W. Hoffman, J. A. ]. Creswell, A. G. Green,
VIM. j. Leonard, L. E. Straugn, j. j. Stewart
E. M. Allen, Archibald Stirling, Hugh L. Bond,
F. A. Schley, Isaac Nesbitt, John G. Holland
and VIM L. w. Seabrook. 1t is interesting
now to know how the men who represented the
Union men of Maryland at that time stand at
present, upon the questions which, unfortunately,
divide the Union party of the State and Nation.
Ofthe above named gentlemen, two, Messrs.
Nesbtt ana Straugn J are dead ; one, VIM. J..
Leonard, copper-Johnson candidate for the COM
trollership of Maryland, is of course, Johnson's
man - all the rest of them true to their princi-
Piles, true to their country, and earnest in sup
port of the resolutions of that Convention, are
now supporting Congress, and repudiate the
traitor who made loud promises of loyalty in or
der to secure the nomination for Vice-Presdent
from that Convention. And of the above named
gentlemen, only two Nesbitt and Leonard vo-
ted for the recreant Johnson eleven voted for
Dickinson, and one voted for Hamlin.
Thus, while all of Maryland's representatives
in that Convention, except one, support the meas
nres now proposed by the Union Congress to re-
store the Union upon a sure foundation, will our
Swami and johnson " men please tell US
whether they support the Union representatives
and resolutions of that Convention, or the repre-
sentatives to- and the resolutions of, the Chicago
Convention, which under the leadership Of VAL
landigham, denounced the Government and
pronounced the war failure?
Union men OF Maryland, with single excep-
ton, all your representatives to the great Union
National Convention which unanimously nomi-
mated Lincoln for President, are now sustaining
Congress in its Constitutional right to re-adjust
the revolted States in the Union, and repudiate
the one-man policy of A. johnson. All the cop
perhead, rebel and secession representatives to
the Convention at Chicago endorse and sustain
the one man policy Of the faithless A. Johnson.
Under which banner will you enrol yourselves ?