The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-21
Sickness Of that "Big Eagle. .

few weeko since we purchased "big eagle,
which we used in printing handful requesting
the people TO assemble and organize johnson
Clubs. The Fenian 4" editor of the Union be-
rated US because we used it for that purpose :
SO also did Mr.. Ensor in his speech at the County
Convention, on the 4th of June they seemed to
think tue eagle got into bad company. He car
red in lis beak Johnson and his liberal poll
cy, which was as good motto as any eagle
might desire to carry.
lew days since our friends OF the Union
next door," borrowed the aforesaid big
eagle, for the purpose of printing handful
calling primary meetings, on the 4th Of August
They made him carry in his beak-" LOYAL Men
Must Rule.' When the bird came home we no.
ticed that there was something wrong On re-
ferring to their handful the cause was at once
apparent. ! had been poisoned by carrying
those words in its mouth. The word stLoual0
as defined by the sect who follow after the teach
ings ofthat paper, had done the work We set
about at once, and with proper restoratives, de-
odorlzers and severe labor, we have succeeded in
restoring this g rapacous bird of the genus Fall
co to its former health and vigor and as its
habits are those of preying upon small ami
mails, for sustenance, we very much opine to
the belief that before the coming fall campaign
closes, 1t Will have swallowed in its capacious
gizzard the entire radical element.
The above is taken from the MARYLAND Journal
of Saturday last. We are very sorry, indeed,
that our friend Ruby g eagle is of that kind that
can be poisoned by having the word loyal !"
in his mouth. In printing the handblls referred
TO we but made the rapacious bird of the ge-
nus Falco " proclaim sentiment of President
Johnson-one that he has used upon a great
many occasions and one, he says, which he still
maintains. We do not believe, however, that
the bird was any the worse because it told the
people that . Loyal Men Must Rule :" loyalty
is what the great American eagle demands of all
who love the country of which it is the emblem.
The eagle, doubtless was satisfied with the mot.
to, 6ut the trouble Nth the editor Of the jour
nal. He has not yet been sufficiently recon-
strucied " as to consent that has eagle shall be
prosttaed TO such base purposes as asserting that
" loyal men shall rule"
There is another aspect in which the subject
presents itself TO our mind requiring notice. We
refer TO the mean, contemplate spirit exhibited
by the Journal in laying before the public pure
ly business matter between that office and ours.
We have frequently found occasion to borrow
from the Journal Office some cut or line of type
that suited us better than anything we had, and
Mr.. Ruby has IS often found ii convenient to Dor
row from US. Before he purchased this eagle,
ours, smaller one was at his service when
ever he wanted it, and he has availed himself Of
it, We never thought, even, of telling through
our paper that our friend was compelled 10 bor-
ron, but be- it seems, takes pride in informing
his readers that We were under obligations to
him for the cut We used in printing the call for
the meeting ON the 4th of August. We are sur
prised at this Mr.. Ruby has exhibited spirit
to which we thought he was stranger. We
shall borrow his eagle no more We do not wish
to put him to the severe labor = necessary to
remove the stigma of loyalty from its beak, nor
to poison it by insinuating that loyal men should
rule our land u.~e. 0-f