Maryland free press., 1866-05-24
Not so Noisy as it VAST!

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VII Verify, verify it is very still all abou,
here!, A change has come clear oyer the
spirit Of the nations bloody rdreaml There
is not so much murkiness-- much threat.
ening in the air as there was. T. There is
not SO much wool thrown on the Goals as 9
few years since. Al. ...,...t.. ..,.,
Lincoln was good man and went te
Heaven. That is to say! If we say he
went there, folks say we speak in sarcasm.
If say he went to the other place, down
there, they say we are prejudioed. But
he went somewhere. -...r....,. .....
Now listen! ..5. .... IT,.
There are not so many sneaking, beg.
ging, lying, thieving minions of tyranny
about as there were few years since te
spy around corners. to peek into windows
to tamper with servant girls-to open let.
ters and earn few dirty dollars for doing
the dirty work Of a cowardly administration
There are not SO many state prison birds
in Federal uniform as there was. There
are not so many people-robbing, ignorant
dunder-headed, platter Drained, conceited
and drunken provost marshals and depu.
ties to be seen as there were once. .'.
Soldiers do not 60 about shooting demo-
Gratis, mobbing democratic printing Offices,
insulting honest people. abusing strangers
and raising the dickens as they did not
long since. There is pot so much of cry
of "copperhead' as there was, nor are
people as rampant for blood now as they
were a year or two ago. .. .... ..-.
1t is very still |! We can hear the echo
of the foot falls of Booths mare as they
patter on the road to Maryland We can
almost hear the spirit of Lincoln as it raps
at St., Peters gate! We can quite dis
tinctly hear the fatfooted ghost of martyred
John Brown, as he tramps wandering Jew
like, over the horse pastures of the spirit
land looking for some chance to steal one
or more weird equincs | u . .l.'
1t is very still So still it is almost
painful! We.used to denounce the Presi-
dent. Not this man, but that other man |!
We said he was a tyrant.
We said he was not brave. .... .t. .
We said he was no statesman.
We said he was a good story teller.
We said he was man of Wax in the
hands of bad men: (. 81 b.
We said he was naturally honest, but
nodded to suit the wicked ideas of Others
We said he was the head of a disunion
party.
We said what we believed true, and
what time has proved most wondrous true
to the very letter of argument. For tell
ing the truth we were called traitor.
We were branded as rebel, but rebel
is no coward
We were, waylaid, insulted, mobbed,
shot at, arrested, denounced as an enemy
of our country.
We were pointed at as a traitor, simply
for defending the constitution and standing
by the people. ... -
We were told that to differ from a
President uas treason.
That the President, even if a story tel
Ter, was the government d d
That the President was accountable to
no one.
That it was treason, rank and bold, to
differ from the President.
That to war against President was to
war against our country.
We were told that cowardice was bra
very.
That ignorance was ability.
That the art of stealing was the art of
war.
That fool was better than wise man.
That thief was better than an honest
man.
That the generals who stole cotton, rob-
bed dcfenceless women of silver ware, and
orphans of their inheritanccs were better
men than Washington.
That patriotism consisted not in honor
able fighting, but in stealing, robbing,
swindling and murder.
We differed from the living whelps who
bad the swaddling of the Con and morality
party, and came near loosing life and
property score of times. .
II is very still no,o.
The bloody towards of then do not con-
verse SO freely as once! There is not so
much laughing up on the front seats ! The
game of blood, treason and plunder is over
with, and into the earth an intelligent law
loving, Constitution defending people are
grinding to powder the element that med
died with that which concerned them not
.-defed the law-insulted their brethren