The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-06-28
Governor Swann's Speech.

aii hSiS " hlEHb III dcCOTuancc WIFI
that invitation. ! congratulate you upon
this great outpouring Of the conscrya-
tive masses OF the city of Baltimore
The appearance of this meeting is the
more gratifying to me because it has
been called specially to endorse the re-
construction policy of President John
son, and the humble part which have
taken in giving it my unqualified appro.
val. You were told that in taking this
step / would be left without ''corpo-
rails guard in this State Now,
should ike to know what radical major
general could muster larger force than
this corporal has drawn around him
IN this vast asscmblagc of his icllow-cit-
izcns. Ifthis is the definition Of 4 cor-
potafs g'ar,l ! should like to know,
my friends, what you understand by an
ormy. propose to speak tonight, not
only TO this vast assomblagc here pres
cnt, but for the people Of this whole
State and shall speak in such terms
that those who agree, as well as those
who differ with me in political scnti-
mcnt, may have no ground for misun-
Outstanding or Misrepresentation here
after.
Some time ago.it became my duty, in
order to prevent misunderstanding in
thc future, topublish in the American
a denial Of any authorized use of my
name by certain persons in Washington
county in determination with those who
had been invited to repudiato the action
of the Unconditional Union State Cen
trail Committee to divide aud break mp
the Union party in this State. also
announced my purpose icsustaln there
construction policy Of President john
son, as ! had done in January last, aud
my repugnancc TO any computation with
! erfscB,,sis 1pd raHicoh.
IN making this announcement ] de-
sired TO be understood as occupying a
conservative. m6i,iie position. between
those who were cndCavoring 70 drive us
/ into Hnjrcrsoi Hcgro u,Brdyc IN N" oRc
s,i, and tho airport NJ d'"Hi'nidi on
hr ofh,r.
Il cannot have escaped the notice Of
Union men 10 Maryland, that for some
time past the complications growing up
! IN the Union ranks were assuming u
most grave and serious aspect.
The result has been that an almost
! irrcconcilahlo breach has taken place
"a minority Of fouy gentlemen OF the
executive committee Of the Union state
7 Central Committee having undertaken
10 engineer party Tor themselves, and
/ b form a new organization.
/ Tli. pfr party, already IN the field,
have CONS forth % proPtR3ulis,s Of the
meet ultra doctrines, which ios -iN
mouths past, have kept this country IN
a.,licofp painful soliciiulc aud suspense.
+ They have f,atcrnisod almost cSc'n.
F si.,ly with negro suffrage radicals. aud
+ have endorsed the roconstrnctlon report
Of the committee # Gilocn ,n tho lead
. Of Mr.. Stevens, whrn Congress has Ig.
( nerci aud thrown aside ~ substantial
and leading features.
No party can preserve it. orgnniza.
ton without a recognized othciul head
/ wiihiu the State 10 rc9g!aic Sc move
men,s. and. whcn necessary, to call con-
ycu,ipns Of ihc people
The lnion State Central Committee
+ hos alwa,. been the organ 81 tbc party.
( There Is no power bot the people within
I the period Tor which It s. choscn "a
,upcrscdc Il. unlCs. by resort 10 rcyo-
lutiuuary mea,urc. The point made
by the founder, Of this Hsr p"r'y IS.
.umc,l that the chairm7u ol the com
mitteo was opposed % calling a meeting
or the general committee. However
hi. may be-. IL seems that the general
committee lras called, uu day cych ~
advance OF what thrsc gentlemen dcsir.
cd Tpuu what legitimate ground. then.
do these sccedvrs from the regular or
ganizalion stand before the people r.
+ Their call Of a convention was entitled
+ To no more weight than that Of any other
four rcnilcmeu. who. believing them.
sclsc, s,Foug enough 10 rule the State,
l,kcitintot their ho,ds 10 place thcmsclyr.
beyond the government Of their party
AMI invoke the people to aid them IN a
General break up II wc desire TO main.
( tain the organization of the party W.
must adhere to it, government and IL
usagcs
liz opposing this irregular and disor.
/ raniamg movement. | am denounced by
{ the whole pack Of extreme uecrosuli@gc
! radicals. from Que cnd Of the state to the
other. have been subjected TO the
most baroflccd Misrepresentation aud
the prosscst personal abuse. 10 which |
! should ouly degrade myself if attemp.
ted to reply For my support OF Mr..
Johnsons reconstruction policy
dor.cd by the Legislature in January
I lagt--I am denounced Us a traitor to the
marty that elected me, aud my friends
who do not come up 10 the full radical
standard are summarily read out Of the
party, as either copperheads or dlsunion-
/ hts. The gallant colonclof the Seventh
MARYLAND Regiment, who vacated his
seat in Congress to give his services to
/ his country, is disuuionisti the brave
| General Phelps, who At the head Of his
advancing column, fell wounded and
bleeding upon the field of tho Wilder
ness. under the llag which lac was de-
| Tending with his hlc's blood, Is disu.
nionist the intrepid l'owerman, who
has done more for his country than this
whole radical combination put together,
il disunionist that warworn veteran,
! General Horn, ono of Maryland brayest
sons. is disunionist the Ex-Governor
of your State who stood at the helm
during the most excited and trying per-
| 81 81 tho rchellinn and who never fall