The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-20
The Registry Law.


lfcyer law solemnly enacted was ,ramplcd
upon aud rendered a nulliiy, Il is the Registry
law Of this State. II was adopted as yroiec.
fioa for our people. 1t was though, By our
Cnionisis wise measure OF precaution that, for
awhile a, least, only loyal men should have a
voice in the administration OF our State Govern
ment--thai those who had sided with the trail.
tors VI the Soulh, who had upheld their cause,
and aided them, directly OF indirectly. 10 over
throwing the Government, should not have q
chance TO further injurc " at the polls. Hence
the adoption Of the Registry Law. ncasurs
commended by all lOyalisis. Il placed Mary.
land in her proper position in the Union. II en-.
coaruged loyal inca they elected lOyalisise a,
ihti- rulers, and oEr State came out OF the lair
conflict with no tAun, Of treason upon her e.
cuicheon. hut we still had necd--pcrhaps grc4ic'
uevl-oi this measure " political safety. Ton
qucred in the field, their cherished hopes Of sep
arsie government destroyed, the rebels began
looking towards the ballot-hox as q means Of re.
gaining control OF our State they would &C,
complish in politics the very ends they had sirug
slyi Tor aud lost by the sword They demand
ed that the elective franchise be restored 10 them
and here a iaishless Governor came To their aid
Thomas SSann had tecn elected To the highest
position IN our Commonwealth under thu, Reg
is;ry Law wiihon, IL be would never have sal
in his present position. Loyal n,n trusted him
be had decided the law wise measure OF pre-
caution - be bal in his message 10 the last Leg
islsiure. declared tbs, the intention of both the
" Constitution aud the Regis law va. sispis
% protect ne S'1's against lrsgson, And 70 sInw
DisrRusT OF Tnoss WHO HAD BEES coSSrcrEr
wfrH IT - be had sad iha, il the act ilsol
- was radicnl and ultra. A'Hcb more - ras ~
d" ati,mpt 10 rsrais'ioni.e ne SAFE and break ~
"ms t'Hion = he had aided the passage Of oul
new Tree Constitution. and he was trusted by oui
LOYAL people, How they were deceived la,'
evruis have clearly demonstrated. Gov. Swami
b, his d" liberal construction 90 OF the Registry
law. and by the appointment o. unfi, men to car
p out that law. has rendered the law n nulliiy
has made its provisions a mere farce. ami has
cpened a way in which the same old rebel cle-
men, that nearly, in 1861. crrried our State into
tie vortex Of rebellion, may again become IL.
rulers
This Is clearly proven By the action of 1.-THE reg
listers in our own county. Here, men have bern
registered whose record is almost as reasonable
as tina, u JED. Davis himself: the plainesi pro-
visions Of the law have been violated men
whom the Registers last year rejected, have now
been enrolled as qua!i6ed voters descriers have
been put apou the list. in short, the whole law
has been turned into a farce, in order that Ny
Policy p might he upheld ia Maryland, and
Thomas Swan be eiee,ed to the United States
Seua'e. We intended to give instances Of this
disregard OF the law by the registers. but we for
bear, because it will probably he made the sub
jet Of judicial investigation before competent
tribunal. Oar County Convention appointed a
Committee to ooliec, evidence against both reg
is'ers and registered, as well as the judges Of
election, and from the spiri, eyinced by the APP
pointees we doubt not that day Of reckoning
will come for some of Mr. SWANS friends.