The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-06
Tho New PARTY and its Candidate

supplement, OF fourteen columns.
The New Party and its Candidates.
The " Conservative party OF our County
held Convention In our town on THURSDAY OF
last week and nominated candidates for the
Legislature, and adopted platform Of prinei.
pies. Among the delegates to the Convention
were many who. all through the war. opposed the
Administration in It's efforts to pat down the re-
beilion aud Who sympaihizcd with the peoplc Of
the seeded States IN their treason. Among the
aambeT was Leonard g. Qainn Esq who. as a
member Of the rebel Legislature Of iSsl. voted
for the " immediate recognition Of tue Southern
Con'ederacy.' These are the men who now
pirate Of their loyalty" and dsnouncc ,hose
who require that treason should be punished
The first resolution Of their platform cordi.
ally endorses the President. and pledges
their party 10 ignore all anieceden, party
pred .lectiors and organizations, that ,hev NAV
unite upon the platform proposed By the Ran
dail-Doolitile Convention. \ glance 4, the an.
ieeedenis ofihe delegates 10 the Convention
anu OF the genilemen nominated a. candidates.
shows how admirably the new party has succeed.
ed in carrying out this ;irsi plank in their plat.
form. Truly, all e an,eeeten, predictions and
90 organizations sre ignored " and the CON.
einanaiion Is complete in all iis details.
The second resolution gives the party 10.
ca hAbiiAton aud name i,s bsptisnal cor.
nomen - the " National Union party Of BALI.
more county. o. course, this name will he
adopted al over the nation, for have no, the
conservatives Of Baltimore county said i,7 l;i,
10 be sure, hish-souniiaS ,i,lefoF a local party.
bat ,ha; does u, matter. Tie raioa par, o,
the zane probably refers to the Heterogeneous
mass united with Il.
The third resolution contains 80 much o. truth
iha, we republish il entire, as follows
Rssoirsi Tha, the issue between the Pr.siden,
aud the Radical majority Of Coagress involve the
dearest aud mos; cherished constitutional rights
Of the people and in our deliberate igdymen,
the stability Of the Government and the iniecei.
y Of the Union Is now on trial il that issue and
tue dangers which threaten are far greater than
ans through which the country has passed.
In the issue between the Prseden, and the
majority - 4" involved the most cherished Con-
siiiutonAl rights OF the people" and the
dangers which threaten are far greater han
ANY through which the country has passed -
We all agree TO this, but there is We, difference
between the conservative and Union parties The
conservatives profess 10 see greater danger for
The country than the one through which /, has
passed. We always thought that war vas the
creates; evil that could befall a country. We
though, the sad realities OF the last few years could
not be surpassed; We thought no greater evil could
oefal our government than is own disrup,ion.
the breaking up Of this glorious Union, bu, the
- conservatives q" see grea,er-wha, i, is we
know not, unless II is the continuance in power
OF the great party that preserved the nation.
The fourth plank praises Mr.. johnson for
his veto Of the Freedman Burea Bill, calls /, A
" manly and heroic defence Of " the peoples
rights, commanding itself to " our cordial ap-
prevail"
The afth resolution siigmaiises the Civil Rights
Bill as a " gross assumption Of power," aud calls
upon the Supreme Cour, TO vineicAie the rights
Of the States in the premises" or course. the
supreme Cour, will attend to this matter At
once.
The ue1i resolution denouuees the cous,i,u.
iiOnal amendment proposed by Congress aud in
s'ruc, their candidates to reject it, ia case Of their
election. Take care, gentlemen /; you might
just there, come in contact with Ny Policy"
for the signs Of the times indicate thai President
Jshnson, yielding TO the advice Of many Of bis
supporters, including Congressman Raymond. Of
tue New York T,mes, is about TO make this.
amendment part Of bis reconstruction policy,
as The Safest castles, and best way for the South.
cru States 10 regain their representation in Con.
sTess. But, our convention says, ait was un.
eonstituiionally proposed, eleven States with
eo-equal Constitutional rights, having been de.
nied the rights Of representation" How de-
MED These eleven States, Of their own free will
aud accord, Withdrew their representative
from Congress; they Sc, up a governmeu, for
themselves and waged war agains, the Uuiou.
and now the work done by the remaining States
10 declared unconstitutional Then, Of course.
the soldiers Of the Union placed In the field by
Congress without these eleven States being rep
resented } were but outlaws, acting without au.
shority oflaw the debt contracted by the gov
eminent In poiiing doEn the rebellion IL n null
liiy, because u vas contracted by an uncons,iiu-
tional Congress Aadrew JohHson 10 a Hsuspsy u.
hs Presidsniioi Office, bsessss hess sisrsa Ssafei
Aad no pOies IN his election A grave question is
here raised but all these things must be 30, because
our conservatives have 80 declared, and certainly
they know. But the object Of the amendmen, l.
to " force negro suffrage upon the eountry."-
How viii the authors Of this resolution be
kIad enough TO explain how the adoption Of this
amendmsnt would force negro suffrage upon the
eountry Thars IL no, one word abou, " negro
suffrage Ia Il there Il no proper view Of Il In
which II can be construed 10 favor negroes vo-
ting, and .hoss Who adopted these resolutions
know Il.
The seventh resolution calls for the " essential
nodihcasiou - Of al legislation (which dis
eliminates between citizens ola common eoun-
cry IN ihslr civil and political rights" This
nlmply means that All laws regulating suffrage
shall BE- repealed, and that the rebel soldier, be
who sirovs 70 break up The Union, be who com
pltssd evsrt treason 70 he govssnmsnl b who