The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-04
Whittier Bound ?

The late out.cropping Of the Johnsonites a,
their State Convention in Baltimore must satisfy
any honest man, who does not chance 10 be an
expectant Of United States 0fice. as to whittier
that faction is drifting. The resolutions adopted
Invested Of windy verbiage, amount simply to
this That the Presiden, mus, be supported in
everything be may do, aud the Registry Law
practically nulli6ed until such time as l, shall
be safe TO Aiiemp, its absolute repeal.
As to the tirs,, such declaration comes with
exceeding good grace from a eOnelAve whose
chief fngleman, Montgomery Blair, together with
many Of the members, has been dinning our ear,
With dolorous eut-crcs touching the " ons-msn.
power - as exercised. ia time Of was. By Mr..
Lincoln.
As TO the second, one knows not whether more
10 admire the etfrontery which could pu, forth,
or the more than Asinine stupidity which could
permit this statement Here 10 body OF men.
composed in good part Of ofice-hoIders and their
satellites, not one OF whom. from Swami, the
Great. up Cor down TO Frazier. the Little,
could be al actual or prospective incumbent Of .
State Office, WERE IL no, for this ideniical Regis.
try Law which they now eject TO decry
Have not these worthy gentlemen Judgment
enough TO sneak = good word for the bridge
which carried them safe over Have the FOR
gotten wbA, happened to the bewildered Erhio-
plan who persisted ia sitting on the limb which
be was busily engaged ia saving oG7 Don't
they remember who !, Vas that irapped 3"
with the limb Is Swami. shrewd business man
that be IS, such precious innocent as for mo-
ment To imagine that be can ever be seni to the
United States Senate after his recen,iy appointed
Registers shall have " executed - the Registry
Law, in compliance with the recommendation Of
bis pAriisans, ia fair hones; and liberal spit.
Il ?" For Blair--after bis shameless advocacy OF
modern Democracy and soluble Atase Of an Ad
miuisiration which had vigor aud worth
enough TO survive even bic participation
for him there might. possibly, be The ghos, o.
= chance for ,he Sepaiorshir. Blu, for Swami
what insanity Gao have seized him
Then, what happy family party. 70 be snre,
they made up for their delegates n, large to III,
- Bread and Butter" Convention in Philadel.
phiA Swami. Blair, Crisfed and Johnson
Gao these men meet without laughing or spit.
ting in each others fac,s7
Think oi the Convention 10 which they co.
Now that Fernando Wood. Judge Woodward,
Prndlsiuu aud vallandig ham, ate duly accrtdi,.
ed drlrg.trs from tue loyal States to that
" Union gatberiug-,o cay nothing Of the bat
talions Of ex-Rebe Generals and ofice-holders
from the rebel SlAles-bu, one thing Is lacking
TO render the affair graceful aud complete in oil
its proportions. Let our reconsirueiiag Esecu-
tive give JET Davis the liberty OF Virginia, Ma
ryland and Pennsylvania that he may represent
Mississippi. His second in command, Stephens,
Is TO speak for Georgia why leave Davis on,
Ia il seriously expected tina, this Philadelphia
Convention to which Swan & Co. invite the
Union men Of Maryland-cAn. IN any possible
contingency, he endorsed By the men who have
saved the Union from such individuals, North
and SO1fh, as are 10 figure In IL DOES any sane
man believe that nnrepeniant and defiant rebels
are TO be permitted to legislate for the country
they have done their utmost TO destroy--even II
A. Johnson does intend to bring II abouts
A longer forbearanee can scarcely be . virtue.
We read that be who stole the saw-,nili managed
10 get of unscathed but when he returned TO
steal the dam this was admitted To be carrying
the thing too far-and the adventurous wight
paid the penalty for bis tsmeriiy.