The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-26
Communicated.

MessrS. Editors The political indications
are of desperate struggle for the mastery
The intolerant vindctiye spirit of slavery is
not entirely crushed, but badly bru ised. The
advocates Of the peculiar institution" appeal
ed from the solemn verdict of the people in
the election of the lamented Lincoln, to the
sword +; the result is known to the. world. With
all their Wanting and boasting, the Rebels had
to succumb to the indomnitable courage and
perseverance of the loyal people of the United
States. year gone by, q fitting sequel to the
diabolical cause which plunged our happy ma
ton into a civil war of which history furnish
es no parallel-the Chief Magistrate of the ma
ton was stricken down by the hand of an as
sassin Vice President Johnson was elevated
to the Presidency according to the require
ments OF the Constitution. Rebels and their
sympathizers, affected real sorrow in common
with the loyal people at the foul and damning
deed committed in the murder of President
1lncoln-fearful of retribution for the crimes
committed against the majesty of the laws
President Johnsons antecedents augered any
thing but leniency to traitors-because he ut
tered the memorable sentence that Eetreason
must be made odious," &c. Even the political
friends of President johnson were apprehen-
sive that too great severity would be melted
out to Rebels, not that they did not deserve it.
but from motives of humanity, desiring rather
to see them saved than to punish vindictively
a fallen foe. Contrary to all expectations the
toward our erring brethren of the States in re-
volt. 1t may be safely stated that the loyal
people generally approved of the Presidents
policy in periodically endeavoring to bring
back the revolted States to their proper rela-
ton to the Government. The reconstruction
policy as it is commonly called was put in OBJ
GRAFTON by the President. Hopefully did the
nation regard the experiment-gratifed to
give our erring brethren an opening to escape
from the false position assumed towards o lem
lent Government-tru them to call conven-
tions of the people to remodel their State CON
stitutions eonformable to the altered state of
things produced by the war, viz: Electing Gov
ernors, Legislature, congressman, Senators,
&c. The result of our reconstructed brethrens
labor can be summed up in few words taking
the State of Georgia as an instance. Members
for Congress-Rebel; U. S. Senator elected to
represent the State in the u. S. Senate-A. H
Stephens, late Vice. President of the defunct
confederate government. Shades of jackson
what "fruits meet for repentance" "nsy policy"
has brought forth Furnishing traitors and
making treason odious. Ponder over it Union
loving men of Maryland, where are we drift
ing to? This is a question which deeply con-
Germs every citizen of this Republic. After all
our sacrifices in blood and treasure in main
tanning our glorious country intact-will we
now, when the victory is won on theensangun-
ed field, basely surrender all we ought to hold
near and dear, to those who sought our destruc-
ton z No, NENER NEVER.
II hail the arousng Of the Unconditional
Union Party with delight, in taking the alarm
at the insiduous wiles of those unfaithful men
who wormed themselves into our party to feed
on the spoils of Office and now are seeking to
ibetray us into the hands of our enemies.
uok40sfa Ao 4glasls e MORE ANON.