The Democratic advocate., 1866-02-01

knew no interest but their own. These
men had taken advantage Of the eonfu-
sion brought about by the war 70 carry
out their schemes. With them he
found he could no longer act, and when,
some months since, he went to address
a democratic meeting in New York, a
party different from that with which he
had co-operated during the war, great
hue and cry was raised that he had gone
over to the democratic party. 1t was
said that the restoration of the South
would restore that party to power, and
this seemed to be controlling reason
with their opponents for keeping the
South out. Whether that was the rea.
son the democracy were for restoration
was immaterial. Restoration ought to-
take place, and he went with those who
went for it.
The representatives from Baltimore,
Messrs. Phelps and Thomas, we're also
compelled to vote with the democratic
party for the reason that they could
not vote with their own party az mar
shaled and disciplined by Thad Stevens,
they had to do this in order to- keep
down the black element which Stevens
and his friends were endeayoring to-
force upon the country in their own in
terest But how was our Governor be-
having, whom we elected in opposition
TO the Thad. Stevens party in Maryland
He regretted to say that he was striving
to fasten upon Maryland the proserip-
ton ofwhite men inaugurated here by
the late Henry Winter Davis, in order
to introduce black suffrage, for which
he was an avowed advocate. 1t is true
that he does not 60 for universoI black
suffrage, meaning, probably, not to let
the women and children vote, but he oan
have no public reason for excluding
white suffrage here now but in the in-
terest Of black There is no other ques-
tion now. 1t is simply white and black.
Negro suffrage is the absorbing polit-
ical question Of the future, and which
must involve in its results the preser-
vation or the the overthrog Of our sys-
TEN Of constitutional government. Up
on this question the sentiments Oh
President johnson were in accord with
those of the people Of Maryland, and he
desired earnestly that the citizens of
Maryland and Of all the States of the
South should at once, without restric-
ton, be restored T. their fair share in
the control of the country towards
which they now harbor no HOSTILE feel
ing or purpose.
All those whom Governor Swami
proscribes are against black suffrage
II fhu was earnestly against il why should
ho work TO exclude those who agree with
him from the polIsy Mr. Blair regretted
that the Governor had deserted the
principles upon which he was elected
to power. The Governor had proiessed
to be with him for restoration, and still
proiesscd 10 support the Presidents
views But SO did nearly all the l16
members of the House Of Representa-
tiyes who voted for negro suffrage
in Congress last week, but neither the
President nor the people were misledb
such professions The Union men oil
Maryland who bad sustainedMr. Swami,
and elected him over the Davis party
here. would not follow him and desert
their principles and be drawn into Thad
Stevens party, because the democrats
now rallied to the support Of the Presi-
dent
In regard to negro suffrage, Nh. Blair
said il was Il scheme for the establish
ment Of dcspotism on this continent
Napoleon's throne was built on universal
suffrage, and the plan was TO degrade
suffrage here by giving it to negroes,
the children of the tropics, the creatures
of impulse, to whom despotlsm was the
natural government. kiag James the
I'd, OF England, Mr.. Blair said, was the
father of the registry law, only the reg
isters under him we're called regulators,
and he pushed prescription much far
ther. For example, in the town OF
Tewksbury, Macauley says, the regula-
tors only allowed thirteen voters, but
this was found too large a number, for
majority Of those voted against the King.
And that would be the ease in Mary
land--the sober second shought Of the
people would bring about the change.
There was that innate honesty In the
American heart that led him to believe
that Justice would yet be done, and that
speedily. [Mr. Blair was frequently
interrupted with hearty applause in the
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Henry w. Archer, Esq, of Hartford,
moved that a committee OF one from each
county and the city of Baltimore be APP
pointed to report business for the action
of the convention, and that all papers be
handed over to said committee, which
motion prevailed, and the following COM
mittee appointed: Allegany, J. Philip
Roman; Montgomery, Jas. A.. Tansy;
Anne Arundel, Col. NicholsonS Carrs4l,
Jos. NJ. Parke; Baltimore county, Hon.
Samuel Brady; Baltimore city, George
NJ. Gill; Hartford, H. w. Archer; Cecil,
DR.. j. H. Mccullough; Queen Anne's,
Colonel Stephen Bradley; Talbot, Philip
+. Thomas; Caroline, Thomas II. Kemp;
Dorchester, d. NJ Henry; Somerset,
DR.. Geo. r. Dennis; Worcester, B. E.
Smith; Prince Georges, John B. Brooke;
St. Mary's, B. A. Jameson; Charles, DR..
Carrico; Calvert, F. Lewis Griffith;
Kent, Jos A. Wickes; Frederick, Hon.
Jacob Kunkel; Howard, Judge William
NJ. Merrick; Washington, q. 5. Clagett-
The convention then took recess
until seven o'clock, P. NJ.
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