The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-04-14

~ Our neighhor Of tho Journal reminds Us
OF play we ones saw. Ia which Barney vii.
liams sustained the principal character. The
seene was laid a. Donney bro..s fair, aud barney
came upon the stage with buse bludy,on Ia
MS hand rrpresenting an freshman diving Gor
a hight" llis oUat-Irails uailtd avon the ground.
aud he e,bowed his Nay ,h,ough the crowd col.
irsted ~ ihs fair, OrRging pometody 10 TRIAD
upon bis eoat''Sil 'Oaly va,e, jus, 10 give him
/" chance for a scrimmagc" For some week.
the Journal has hcen irving To get up a iighl with
us. There has scarcriy been an issue u &, since
Ne took charge u the editorial department Of
this paper but that contained some Iccyish or
ili-naiurcd remarks concerning us. We have
thus far taken no notice Of them, because we
very much disikc these newspaper controversies,
and particularly arr We anxious 10 avoid them
with tie .haryiaHd Journal. For Mr. Ruby, as
tnan and friend We have the highest regard,
and know him well enough To believe that 1. lelt
TO himself be would not think % attacking any
one, or Of incorporating their position. We
do not blame him for the course bis paper is pur.
suing, oaly 50 Tar as he lacks independence
enough 10 refuse ihc use " his columns 10 a set
Of men who delight in black guardisn. aud who
could no, cXis; were they not abusing somebody
\ few weeks ago we Published an article that
was going the rounds of the newspapers. repre-
scnting that committee from the Pennsylvania
CoPpeFhcad Convention bad waited on President
Johnson, aud that be had sdviscd them 10 20
home and change their ticket We have never
Ne, seen this sta,emen, coutradicted. and the
Journal IS certainly very wrong 10 supposiug we
know or even believe 1t 10 be n fabrication. We
Know very well that Copi~rhead newspapers will
deny !, as they 30 everything tina, does not suit
their peculiar ideas, but We assure the Journal
that We will require better proof Of the falsily Of
the statement before We admit II.
The Josraii also finds fault with Us because
we do not deny that jeff. Davis was captured in
woman's clothes. We 10 not fcel disposed 10
deny whA, We have never uttered. Siuce the
I HisH has BEEN under tin present. management
not one word has bccn said about the capture OF
Davis. We DO not know. or care, how he was
dressed when he was caught Il was asserted
that a the time of his capiurv Davis was arraycd
90 some Nsiicle, Of clothing usually worn BY IA
modiael. AID ihe Distinguished traitor array.
81 10 dressing gown and shawl =, iha, interest
ias period iu bis existence. Which Of these
s'a', ATS is tue we know uo, bu, we 10 hope
ihH viewer ie Was dressed be has been allow
81 10 .hansc bis appatg. sinec his .ncarccratou
{ Il be has not We ply hi. condition.
The Journal seems very anxious rs 10 wha, we
shall publish. aad has even been 80 very Kind As
20 indicate certain Articles which. ia its judg-
meat. We should lay before orr reAdsrs With
all eae respect 10 the opinion VI our friend We
respectfully be- leave TO say the, 1t is none Of his
business What We publish. % what We choose no,
TO publish j. be sevs fl 10 make As paper the
receptacle fer letters from Rebel Generals and
windy speeches, We are eoaieni ihs, be shall DO
SO bu, VI choose 10 try and fiji our column.
wi'h matter more acceptable 10 cur Feaders