The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-31

Now, and Then.
Il would doubtless afford some % our Demo
cratic contemporaries sOSns surprise. u no, 10.
siracsloo, were they TO turn to their es OF about
one year ago. Then they were hurlIng at the
Presen, bead Of the nation all the abuse their
well Practieed brains had the power to producr.
The ISLANDERS Of the campaign had mainly been
dirscled against President Lincoln, but they saw
he was invaluerable to even their iercrsi assaults
Twice had the loyal men Of the nation triumph
Anlly chosen him rs their ruler. aud the Islander
81 one Who held 80 high place In the peoples
affections oaly rccOiled on those who we're wicked
enough 10 invent Il. Therr must be some one,
however, upon whom their abose could be Law
ished unsparingly. They had deuouuecd the
Unioa party INCREASINGLY, they had slandvrsd is
chief without any cessAiion--but this va not
enough. The vice-Presidsnt elect, Andrew
Johason, had once bern Of their number but was
driven from then BY the trasOn tina, every where
infested the Democratic party. Because be had
enough Of honesty Of purpose to speak boldly
aad fsarlessly Of TREASON he vas an object Of ha-
tired and dread to the Democratic leaders.
From bis Inauguration - viee-Ircsident to the
time % NJ. Lincolns death. they ceased no, 10
POUR upon him ISLANDERS and abuse such as no
other public maa has ever cndurvd We regret
that We have no, Access to al our exchanges Of
about . year ago We could easily Gil . page
with specimens Of abuse tina, we're about as III
considered as their Prrsent fulsOms aai,ery -
The following extract from the New York World
q March 7ih, 1855. Vas eOpisd arprovisgly BY
almost every DemoerAtic Journal in the eoautry
What . Beautiful specimen II 10:
The drunken and beastly Caiieuia. tie mos,
proElgAts Of the Roman Emperors. raised his
horse 20 the dignity Of consul an offce that IN
former times had beea sled By the creates, war.
ricss aud Statesmen Of the Republic, the Seipios
and Gates. aud By the mighty Julius hims<h- -
The eOnsulship vas scarreiy nore dIsgr.cvd ~
tia, seandalous transaction than 10 our Vice
Presidency By the late election Of Aairsw JOhn-
soa. That cfice had b<xn adorned 10 better
days By the talents aud accomplish meats Of
Adams and JeeersoG. Ciinion and Gerry. Cal
hogn and Van Burn and non 70 Sc /, 6lied
By this insOlent, drunken. brute, 10 comparison
With vhou even CAlisglas horse vas rsspecta-
be. fer the poor animal did cot Absse bis owu
nature and 10 think tina; ouiy one frail life
s;ants beiNeen this issolent eiouuish draukard
aad The Presidsney. nay God blrss snd spare
Abraham Liaeoln.'
As ne have jusi sid, this elegAnt compliment
70 - our aobie, wise aud patriotic chief NAeis-
trAss," vas copied extensively By Democratic
newspapers. A few eoa,ensed themselves With
merely REPEATING. b; nAsy Of them nadseOu-
meats 90 the yie~Presidesi which threw The
metropolitan elaekgaard ensirsly isto the shade
That Andsev JohasOs Dad h<sn aruak CO the
day Of bis isasguraiion Vas charged. rvpeAied
aad re-iiers'ed Ia every possible STYLE Of state
meat. Tkers vas &c pailia,ios for this-ao eE-
'eaaAtion-no regar1iag il As . zissorisns We
uere told TIA, i vas BIT The exhibition Of his
ovn satsra. propensity. The aew vies-Prrs-
dsai vas held Up 10 the world As an insOisni
eiovaisa drsakArd. sad because Of his utter 10.
s,sess for Ais Posiisa, Il vas I'D ;S.; ihs S-n.
ale should 10, allou ALA to pr--iis over il.
Bet Via; ueaaerful changes IA s<siines, the
ersais q eoe shof; rear uorks Abr.haa Liz
cola vas strieksn doua By The hana o. a. assas-
sin. and e az rsslsss siosrHa'A trsis 70 so-Ssr-
ssu@ ruA rioss csi.sris Agrse --ss r.sperssEI,
hee.as Prrsi5e.;. Tbs eisvaiion gave the
leaders o. the expiring prnoeratis party . fAia,
giIn7er of b0ps NJ Johnsoa had oaes De-
noaaesa Massachusetts Aa3 Soaih Carolina in
the sane hreaih, and IL was thoaxh, tia, BY iu-
dseso1s @AsAgsnsaihs Night BE broayht hack to
the De1oeatie fold. Inu~aiAssly the noss ster-
bag qualities Aai prosoaua craftsmanship 10 oar
nsv ruler began 10 nasiks;s thsnas-lres 10 The
eyes Of copPsrbeAds. Thee Who prayed tha,
" God nigh; eless Asa spare AsrahAm Lincoln -
IN order that oar eoaniry might rot Be disxraeed
hy rsisr wOrse thaa cAiigalas horse. sOoo BE-
gan 10 bless the '' P-osiienee thar bad removed
NJ. Liaeoia from ne. Cors-spondents o. Dea-
oeraiie newspapers We'd Nth each other 10 prAis-
Tag the 3" eoartzy, the d" DOble dignity" the
=" PLATA si9piieify " Aad The =. snspOiied moral.
iy " Of the ssw Pr~sidenf 10 Grmaess, deei-
son, eaergy Aad bones;y, be wAs 81 least equal
70 Aadrsv Jackson in all other respects be Gas
is6nissly better ihan all former ruIers Of the re-
pablo. To VIA; eIteni this silly LAadAson oil
yet BE carried, ue kaOw a0t bot ve fsrl assar-
I'd thai the Presiden, saa cad IL whenever be 6ads
IL b1rdensoue. Let him once give srteranee 20
Tie ssniinenu that eiesated hin 10 bis prss-n,
positioa-1ss hin dsnoaaee traitors aud Insist on
their puuishnsst-les hin agAia threaten the
Suppression Of dislOyal newspapers, and lhose
uho are nov Ioades; 10 their praises will hunt
upa nsaner horse thAa that Of The Roman EN-
peror uiih uhon Ihey wiii compare the Prrsi-
deaf 10 terms which will Be AAtt<ring to the
horse, 81 least.