The Baltimore County union., 1866-08-11
UnoOnditionai Union County Con-

gOOu anu VINO 0lSfegarded every eHOrt 10 caJOle
them, by false issues to the support of traitors
treason.
The Convention temporarily organized by call
ing Hon. Joseph Merryman to the chair, and
appointing Col. John G. Holland, Secretary.
The following gentlemen were appointed as g
Committee on Credentials, and also to report
permanent officers for the convention, viz:
lst District, James W. NJ. Mercer; I'd, Nlcho.
las n Haight; Sd, Capt. Jas. NJ. Armacost 4th,
Martin Barr 5th, John Hale 9th, DR.. Reuben
L. Jones; 7th, Thomas Cooper; 9Th, Capt. R.
S. Smith 9th, Uriah Carter; 10th James N.
Henderson llth, Rufus King; 18th, Nicholas
NJ. Brian 18th, Edward Whittemore.
The Committee retired, and in few minutes
returned and reported the following gentlemen
as entitled to seats in the Convention
First District-Col. John c. Holland, James
w. M. Mercer, Jno. M. Holland, Geo. A. Foard
John X. Smith.
Second Observation-Disclosures N. Haight, Henry
Frantz, D. Harrison Stnchcomb, Jabez Ham
ilton, William P. Jean.
Third District.-Thos. Sanderson, Jacob Cor
bet, Jasper N. Slack, Lieut.. Lewis P. Coale,
Capt. James M. Armacost.
Fourth District.-Edward L. Larsh, Wash
Gore, Martin Barr.
Fifth District.-John Hale, Abijah Cole, Geo.
Algire. John w. Fowble, Benjamin B. Bush.
SirtA District.-Dr. R. E. Jones, William NJ.
Hill, Valentine Cross, VIM. Fisher, Charles
Burke.
Seventh District. james Mcbride, William
Kirkwood, Thomas Cooper, John Burns, Will
liam Bull.
Eiqhh District.-Aquila Chilcoate, Robert S.
Smith, Samuel M. Price, Charles L. Jessop,
Powell Griscom.
Ninth Distgict.-John T. Ensor, Uriah Carter,
Joseph Merryman, James fl. Smith, William
H. Carroll.
Washington Stonebraker, William Galloway, j..
Augustus Hamilton, Jas. N. Henderson.
Eleventh District-Jesse Garrett, George L..
Edwards, Edward J. Bell, Aquila Amos, Rufus
King.
TteelftA District.-D. X. Lusby, Capt. John
Ames Felix A. P. Van Ruth, William Council
man, Nicholas M. Brian
Thirteenth District.-Edward Whittemore,
Francis G. F. Waltemeyer, Wm Ewing, John
w. Lewis, Jesse i. lowering.
The Committee also recommended the tempo
rary as the permanent organization of the Con-
vention On motion their report and recommends
ton were unanimously adopted,
On motion Committee of five was appointed
TO report resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting. The Chairman appointed the follow
ing gentlemen :-Messrs. John T. Ensor, David
X. Lusby, Powell Griscom, Capt. I. G. F. Wal
temeyer, Capt. W. Slonebraker,
While the Committee was absent, Hon. Will
liam L. W. Seabrook, Commissioner of the Land
Office who happened accidentally to be present in
the hall, was called upon and addressed the Con-
vention, making capital speech, and showing
up the Johnson party in its true colors. When
he had concluded, the Committee on resolutions
reported the following, which were unanimously
adopted
T ReSoloed That the Union men of Baltimore
County are in favor OF maintaining the great
principle. that those who saved the government
from destruction are entitled to control it, and
that the Constitution and Registry Law of the
State which expressly prohibits both negro and
\ rebel suffrage should be upheld and maintained
ResolUed, That we still adhere to the princi
pie avowed by President Johnson that treason
is crime and should be punished" and tina
= those who gave their influence and their mean!
to destroy the government, should take bach
seat in the work of restoration
+ ResolCed, That we regard all legislation OIL
the part of Congress, relative to the suffrage il
the States, as unwise and unconstitutional, anC
we are gratified to find that the majority OF Con
gress defeated all attempts TO accomplish this
and have left this question to the States them
l selves, where it property belongs.
y ResoIUed, That we are in favor Of the amend
ment to the Constitution proposed by Congress
making the voting population the basis Of Repre-
sentation, excluding leading rebels from Stat
off ifu n
the debt incurred in the suppression of the rebel
lion, and denying every obligation or claim in
cured by any State in behalf of the rebellion.
ResolOed, That we are firmly opposed to any
policy, that gives those who engaged in the re
beIlion, the power to gain by political ntrgu
and combination, that which they lost on th
battlefield, through the invincible yalor and pa
triotism of our soldiers.
Resolved That we deprecate and oppose th
effort now being made in this State and else
where, chiefly by government offiee-holders ant
political aspirants, to drag the Union party int
the embrace of the copperheads and late rebels
and that we confidently appeal to the true Unior
men of the county to stand firmly by the prin
ciples which carried the nation safely through
the war.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomi
nation and election of seven delegates to repre-
sent the County in the State Convention which
assemblies in Baltimore on Wednesday next tc
nominate a candidate for Comptroller. Ter
gentlemen were placed in nomination; and or
the first ballot the following were declared elect
ed, viz:
Delegates-Capt r. S. Smith, John H Long
necker, Capt +. G. F. Waltemeyer, Jasper N
Slack, Capt. Washington Stonebraker, D. X
Lusby, Joshua H. Parker. AueTnates.
J. B. Pearce, DR.. R. f. Jones, John Burns, Johi
II. Ensor, Powell Griscom, N. N. Haight, Georg
A. Foard.
On motion it was resolved that the Convention
proceed to re-organize the Executive Commtte
of the county by appointing others in the place
of those members who have left the party Th
delegations from the different districts then mad
the following alterations
Second ict.-Henry Frantz and Nichola
N. Haight, in place of John X. Harvey and w
r. Sothower.
Flfth District Daniel Beckley, in place of r
G. Tracey.
E;ohH District. James H. Miller and Rober
S. Smith. in place of Peter F. Cockey and s
Howard Cole
Ninth District Joseph Merryman, in plac
c. Fl. NicoIai.
Tenth District j. A. Hamilton, in place o
John G. Patterson.
ElevenM District Geo l.. Edwards, in plac
Oft. F. Forsythe.
Twelflh District. .--Wm. Button, in place o
Charles Whittemore.
On motion of John T. Ensor it was resolves
that the Executive Committee of the county b
requested to call Mass Meeting at Towsontowl
on the 18th of September, and that the Chairman
of this meeting appoint committee of five t
procure speakers and make the necessary arrange
ments for the meeting. The Chair appointe
the following gentlemen as the Committee =
John T. Ensor Col. John G. Holland, Capt. W
Stonebraker, D. J. Tritle, Geo. l.. Edwards.
On motion the delegates to the State Conven