New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-22

trust much exaggerated. Al all events we chlIe't
our friends in Baltimore TO keep rigdly within Tie
letter of the law The law will vindcaie itself in
due season; and a triumph By fraud or violence will
prove no triumph at all. Meantime, lot US under
stand clearly the matter in issue.
The Sunday Mercury impudcntly says:
The American people have called upon witness, Of
Witch our whole political The Administration Of
Mr. LnsOa was 9oooS for opa pId ~ s S1n 90
and all guilty Of were driven from me Po a.
, s , oG HsuTos9 which state nsyer seeded nor attempted
10 sccede dfraaehd f1r ds 'ason q q,oa,n1 's
be lust as lair aud legal pr President johnson he had Goa
gr Of usuPcrs 10 back him up 70 d,ranshs The entire lie
1t necessary that such yillanous calumnieso the
doah and the liyng-and the whole Copperhead press
now reeks with them-shoud be specifically, conclu-
syely met. Their authors are deliberate. willullars
They know that Questioning some OF the illegal out
RACES Of the Lincoln administration is not, aud never
was ground of dsiranchiscment; but completely nth
armed TREASON u.s. Here the section Of the present
Constitution of Maryland which the Copperheads are
trying 10 subyert
n, "a the United state or The Lawful au,horife. thereof or
who has been IN any manof IA the service Of TIC -oenrd
unfairly eil this STATE nnd gone .Ih me milan inc; s ss
rr Of adicrng 10 said States armies aud n5 person
who has given aid comfort or support 20
manner sIkerd 10 the enemies Of the Un states sihef by
contributing the of the United states OF uhsHV
letter or information or dsoyhly held conmunics
on With the cncmie Of he Vnied State 81 vlo ha' ldc
any person enter OF Who has by anY open decd o. Noid
dcc6ed his adhesol 20 the cause OF The cnnes Of Tue un
States his desrr for The triumph OF snd ,ner over he
srms Of the United States shall ever b. entitled 20 vote ~ any
election to be ed in mis- State Of to hed any ONO. OF honor
profit trust under the laws OF tbs Stale unless since ueh
unlawful sets he shall have NouIur entered INTO ~ military
thercou shall BE- ON ihc day OF eec9h actually ana tosH
ary In such service unless he shall be restored 20 MS M
rights citizenship by nct Of the General Ascmy passed
by vote % wothris Of oil The memss elected 10 .sch
House and shall be- the duty Of nl officers Of Registration
inc registered ali persons 80 ~ above di.qsnhed end the
Judges Election ai the first election held asser nh con
en person offering 10 vote The following oath OF affirmation
Il DO affirm that citizen q the United states
those in armed hostility to the United state. hat have
the arms Of the United States and that VIII bear true faith
and allegiance The United Stnc and support The torsiit
ordinance OF any state 10 the contrary notwithstanding
that win in oil respects demeau loyal eitD OF the
reservation evasion sud believe IL to be binding on me
And any person declining 70 take such Doth sh not De h
lowed TO vote but TIC taking Of such oau shall not be- deemed
conclusive evidence OF The tight Of such person 10 vote AMI
any person swearing alnng falsely sh. D. liable TO lm
tics perjury and shall bethe duty o the proper officers %
registration 10 allow nopeon b. registered nnt be sm
have taken the oath q atmnliou above - out ana u INN
G held under this Constitution state In thrr ad
returns that every person VINO Las Noe has taken aeA oa Z"
affirmation.
This article was adopted in Convention by vote of
SO to 81; and the Constitution itself adopted by % 10
-. And - members of the Conyention-a the pro-
Slavery men elected to t-uned in protest against
the Constitution alleging its overthrow of Slavery and
Acknowledgement Of Rebels and Rebclsympathizers as
their chief objections to it. They carried their resist
ance to the polls and were there beaen-the election
being held through two days (0ct. 18th, 18th, lcGi)
the vote standing: For the new Constitution, 3O,El;
against il, 29,799; Majority for it, $40.
They now appealed to the Governor not 10 pro-
claim the Constitution adopted because the majority
by which it was ratified was made up Of Union sol
diers voting in the feldi but Gov. Bradford Oyerned
this cayil. They then made case , and took the
question up to the Court Of Appeals and were there
beaten-Justice Bowie pronouncing the opinion OF
the Court adverse TO their demand The new Consti-
tuition thereupon became the established organic law
OF the State.
All that the loyal men Of Maryland ask or need is
that the Constitution be now respected and obeyed.
The Copperheads, on the other hand, are determined
to evade defy it, and thus carry the State by Rebel
and Rebel.sympathizing votes. Peacefully if We
CAM forciby If We must" is their motto. A Copper
uchu uisP"tNH VI D"euiuoy mbHt ndyEs
real fight for the control Of the coming elections
which can BE- reached hrGosh The Police % Seo
raised by the extreme Radicals for political but matters
gone far that tits very doubtful whether those who
have raised the devil lay hin again. Everything depends
upon the Governors action Monday. The Mayor and city
authorities handinhand with the boys In blue bit NE
Southern element Immensely 0utnuAaLeTs them
-" The Southern element" has not been ram
pant in Baltimore since Ben. Butler first wresled her
from the control of the Rebels after their of
a.. In A. in
high places has given it sudden citation; but II has
much yet to do and dare before il has Maryland once
more in It's clutches. Let the loyal wait and watch
A
When 1t was proposed in Congress in the Winter of
1916 to purchase -four and corn to send to the starving
poor of Ireland, Mr. Andrew johnson objected as he
now objects to aid the loyal men Of the South-on
Constitutional grounds. Mayor Hoffman, whom up
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