The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-03-24

to remain SteadaSt In thetr support OF freSluent
Johnson to trust him implicitly, for that he was
true and honest, devoted to the good of his
country, opposed to treason and traitors, and
that we need have no fear of his being swerved
from these principles and courses ofaction by the
hypocritical plaudits and fulsome praises of his
new found friends, the Democratic party Presi-
dent johnson has seen and had enough Of it. 1t
has been the boast of this party that for sixty
years they adminiSt red the government, and
what has been the result of that administration
A gigantic war of over four years DURATION
When disunion party sprung up in the South
five years ago, where was the Democratic party
found James Buchanan, a Democrat, was Pres
ident of the United States, but did he venture
one step to prevent the storm then gathering
from breaking over our heads He said that the
South had no right TO secede, but that he had no
power to prevent secession i; that they were all
wrong, but he could not help it that secession
was unconstitutional to be sure but then 1t was
unconstitutional to put it down. His Cabinet
was composed of Democrats and while pretend
ing to act for the whole country, the men COM.
posing it were in the interest of the Disunionists,
and laboring directly for their benefit. While
Floyd appropriated public money to buy arms
for the South, Touscey, the then Secretary of
the navy, scattered our navy all over the world,
SO that its usefulness was negatiyed. When the
first gun of the war was fred at Fort Sumpter
by Edward Rufin, Democratic Congressman,
the Democratic party laid down in its grave,
and was buried out of sight, and all that was
vital of it joined the great Union party which
took for its standard the Flag of our Country,
and bore it in triumph through our ever memoir
able war. But as soon as the burden of war had
been actually assumed, the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party, seeing they had no hope in the
Union organization raised up the Coprerhead
party. The history of this party for the last four
years is we'll known While the Union party
will be handed down by history to future gene
rations, as the party that stood by the country
in its hour of tral-that furnished the men and
means by which the government was sustained
and treason punished-the Copperhead party
will be known as the one that fostered rebellion,
that discouraged the cause of the Union, that
gave treason confidence and support 1t will
be known as the party that nominated for the
position of Governor of State man who had
actually advised and organized forcible resist
ance to the Government in loyal State-a par
ty that endeavored to place in the Vice-Presi-
Dental office, man who thanked his God that
while member Of Congress he had never aided
by his vote in expanding one dollar to carry on
the war, and the convention that nominated that
man, resolved that the war was a failure and de-
manded cessation of hostilities and peace on
any terms. For this alone the Democratic party
deserves to be held in eternal infamy. While
the enemies of our country were firing their dead
ly bullets into the breasts of our kindred-there
on the shore of Lake Michigan, Democratic
convention, pretending to be loyal, raised the
white flag and encouraged that enemy. Now
that the war is over they would want us to forget
this, but there is that piece of history written in
glaring characters, which will not be blotted
out. They may turn their backs upon it for a
little while but, like Banquos ghost, it will rise
before them wherever they go, and will not
:" down at their bidding"
With this history before us, can we rely upon
that party party that declared that we never
could put down the rebellion, when within
twelve months from the date of that prophecy,
every armed rebel had surrendered at discretion,
and were begging such terms of our Govt as a
conquerer might properly grant to the vanguish-
ed when by our brave soldiers and our brave
people, every one of the prophecies SO confidently
made by that party during the war have beeen
,falsifed The American people cannot trust it
again, nor can President President Johnson
Within few days ago he has given assurances
of this, in more instances than one. Monroe, a
bitter rebel and Democrat, was elected Mayor
of New Orleans, but President Johnson, true to
his pledges that none but loyal men should gov
ern has directed the military authorities of that
city to prevent the Mayor elect from acting in
that capacity. And few days ago, after the
copperhead party of Pennsylvania had nomina-
ted their State ticket-naming an out-an-out
Secessiouist as their candidate for Governor, a
committee appointed by the Convention proceed
ed to Washington to lay the loyal resolutions
adopted before him. OF the result of their mis-
sion, a despatch gives the following:
The committee were admitted to an audience
with the President, and were proceeding, after
the most approved fashion to assure him that
the Democracy of Pennsylvania had designed no
empty compliment that they had watched his
recent action with no ordinary qualification !;
and that they should stand by him and his Ad-
minstrarion so long as he so nobly adhered to
the sacred Constitution. Before the peroration
was reached the President broke in upon them
with the suggestion that " the wisest thing they
could do was to go home and change their tick
ct" He believed that they had made fatal
mistake in nominating such man, especially at
this particular time, with much other remarks of
similarly encouraging character. The last seen
of the Pennsylvania Committeeman they were
making for the Baltimore depot, in fearfully
demoralized frame of mind.
And even this is not all, nor the only evidence
that the President does not intend utilization
with the Democratic party. One reason why
that party SO loudly applauds Mr.. Johnson is be-
cause he has announced himself in favor of the
Southern States being represented in Congress.
That our readers may see President Johnson s
opinion in reference to this, we extract the fol-
lowing from the Baltimore american of Monday !:
NEW PHASE OF THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Mr.. Stewart, Senator from Nevada, an earnest
supporter of the Presidents policy, took the
country by surprise on Friday last, by submit
ting a series of resolutions embodying certain
conditions upon compliance with which the rep
resentatiges Of States lately in rebellion will be
admitted into the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives. The principle involved in the resoln-
tons were embodied by senator Wilson in the
remarks with which he greeted their submission
TO the Senate, namely g unirersal liberty, univer
" sal justice unieersal suffrage md universal am
g nesty.' The preamble sets forth that, 4" it is
evident there is no probability whatever that
q Senators and Representatives in Congress from
I" the States whose people were lately in insur-
% rection will be allowed to occupy the seats to
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