The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-12

Occasionally we SEE Ia the proceedings Of DO
htical meetings, resolutions denouncinr negro
suffrage, ard pledging the efforts Of those COM
posing iheae meetings against Il. No doubt the
gentlemen who adopt these resolutions whether
they be Union men or eOPpCrheads) mean well,
bat really !, seems to Us like wasting ammuni-
ton on dead daeksn or, more properly, like
sighting shadow, a something tina, never had
an existence, nor never will. We do not believe
there arr ten native Mary lznders In the State who
ever seriously contemplated conlerring the right
Of voting upon the negro. Aud we do not envy
the man his principles who could advocate such
dOeirine. Il IL one agains, which every feeling
Of the white man revolis. Give tho negro his
ffesdOmi le, IL be understood that hereafter sla-
very Il to be found nowhere In all our borders.
bat Aerr stop. Social and political equality be-
tween the white and black races is something ae.
tualy i'aPossbie and the sooner this Is correctly
understood the better. Because rebellion was
tostered thereby, and because, in the abstract
visw Ofthe question, slavery was wrong, We abOl.
ishedii, bu,we can tell the Northern advocates Of
universal suffrage tina. this scheme can Asrer he
consammaied upon Maryland soil. The idea mas
b advanced that the negro Is capable Of self
government, but We Of the South, Of a rcceut
slave State, know better. We know iha, tbs
negro is ~ capable Of the exercise Of any create,
privileges than our laws have already given him
nor do We look forward to a time when be wa
Be prepared for the exercise Of the elective fran
chise. The negro Il the ~hiie man inferior, 50
eiAlly and politically aud so will remain through
all coming time.
In locking ever the columns Of the RsgAf Hay.
. BOston publication, We sec a notice Of the for
nation Of = "Universsl Suffrage League, to
advocate the right and expedieney OF eOnferrine
the privilege Of voting upon tie blAeks-nOt OF
New EnglAnd, bat Of the Southern States. Nov
Maryland, although never ideatised with TIE
rebellion, IL a Southern State is people very
lately held slaves. but, by their own act. aud Of
their ovn free will, they released them fr0u
bOadAge and iba, i as far IS they propose to 20
In that dirsciioa.
The UniOn party in Maryland ,hroushOa, all
the years Of the rebellion, has stood 6rmly up TO
the work Of sustaining the Government, our
people have eheerfally made all neeSied saerisees
and gave the blood o. her sons to aphOld the
Onion bat nov. when the war Is over and re-
hehioa eonqusrsd, they wish to settle their State
asAirs iE their owu way. They van, 10 di>tA-
ton from Congress Or from UHivcFsal SaGrAgs
LeagHss IN New Esglssd as to who shall vess
10 car STATE or who shall rot saa hen the ides
Of universal Suffrage IS advanced. the loyal peo-
pie Of Maryland Al onee Waa; TO be known a. il.
bitter opponsnts TIE negro race has aow all
the rights It caa exPee, 10 fact, the d" Civil
Rights Bill givessee negro sany more priviss
gss than Is Paia;able to Marylanaers, aad 'aaoih-
g hair mar break the camel baek
For ourselves. ~e claim 70 be pretty srougly
Cuion-for the Goverumeni against all oppo-
nents-ePposed to rebels And their synpAihi1srs
un&sr al eircuu.staacss-buiv We wAzt Il iis;inet-
y understood that We are the enemies. TOW and
fossrer o. al schemes having for their otj-e'
The piAcing o. HegrOss aPoa al eqsali;y with ,bs
white race- We view onrs a. q uhiis EAn :
govsrnasni. and 10 sesF il 50 shall be oar Goa
sian; ain. when parties are divided upoa this
issae, u eoniiageuey, ho~sEsF, which We DO not
expect 70 - VERY son. vet viii b foand with
that party Advocating the coaiiaaed supremacy
q the white nas, 20 matter What that party
mar b<