The Baltimore County union., 1866-11-24

~ The Journal OF last week, In IN article
upon the election and the new Legislature, has
the following:
We desire that the laws which were made
20 dsfranchisc large majority ofoarcitxens for
opinions FAKE may 5s smendsd fhai Il may pro-
scribe no one sn thai aocoam ~ fhe future. This
10 Saying more for them Than MeV deserve yet char
ay 10 all isa great attribute which no man, how
ever much be may have bcen wronged, should
fail To practice 20 bis neigh0or."
Magnanamous editor Generous party of which
you ate the representative how extremely CRATE
fol ought we to tc for your unparalleled kind
ness and conlesCcnsion Just To think Of IL, we
are not 10 be- prescribed fnr opinions sake r.
Is that good time coming, when NO one " is 10
be excluded from the elective franchise we. even,
many hopc 10 claim its benefits Oh loyal cit
izen. you who during four years of war, sup
ported and maintained your government aud
contributed freely to is support, eau yon not re-
ioice that under the new dispcnsaiion yon arc
not to be dobarrcd Of your rights Of citizenship
And you, soldier of the Union, you who barred
YOUR breast io the storm Of battle You who lcft
the comforts Of home and endured the hardshlps
Of the field aud braved danger aud death that
the Republic might live. take courage and rejoice
for YOU shall not he prescribed " for opinions
sake, evcna the hands OF a rebel legislature
To be- sure this Is 4" NOR than yoWdss,rre" ~ our
friend OF the journal plainly tells you, but then
our masters will be- chariiable and although YOU
81 deserve 10 he " disfranchsed,' yet that
81 great attribute will bo Kindly exercised FOR
your good. What delirhtfnl prospee, Is opened
before the loyal people Of our good old State
Even '' radicals will be iolsnsf,d aud treated
more kindly &" than they deserve !" In view Of
the gracious promise here held forth, can we no,
81 clap our hands and he joyful e. aud give
praises Tor the charity extended towards US?
The .IoarHai has probably 10 this little article,
hard though !, is TO understand, forcshadowed
the future policy Of the party now in power
First, all restrictions upon the elective franchise
all safeguards tor It's protection, are TO bc rc-
moved ard all the hlaiau; rebels who stayed ~
home aud all the men who ltf, our State rs.
sumc'i the gray aud fol ghi io break down
the government. are to he AT onre brought into
1 full political fellowship with those who saved
the counir, from the hands Of irait0rs---nay moTc,
ere TO bc elevated 10 the positions Of our rulers
Grated from chari,rJls moiir,s. Il sscms rather
hard, though. that at this late day, Unionists
should be called upon 10 consider themselves un-
der obligations to the rebel element ofour State
that they should De- reminded that IL il only by
the exercise of that " grea; attribute " CkaTay.
hy their opponents. that they ARE continued in
the exercise of their political rights. The man
who now occupies the Presidential chair once
said tina, rch,l. should take a back sr7,, in the
a. work OF reconstruction. but this is changed
now Since his apus,acy TO the Union cause he
advocates aud llbors Tor the elevation of Copper
heads To oicc, and all his official influence sex
crtcd TO that end 30 that wherever the rebel el-
emcni prrdominaics. as ia the ease in our State
Union men must occupy tina, q" back seat.
More plainly day by day the indications of,he
radical changes io hc made in the policy ~ our
STATE exhibit Themselves Nearly all the copper
head newspapers are clamoring for u change in
th" Constitution. and the extension at the clc,'-
tive franchise TO aR regardless Of political ante
ccdculs. \ while ago, before the election. the
advocates Of this impartial suffrage were very
few Al admitted. or pretended Ia admit. that
the man who had borne arms ngains; the GOV.
eminent should Dc excluded from toe privilege
at ~" ballot. Bgt nov. talk 90 the Democrats
! Won meet and ne out of every ten will tell you
candid, That they favor the ,ufranchiscmtni OF
aN Although this is bitter dose for Unionis,s
10 swallow, vet We must gulp il down. because
/ the party in power have so decrerd il, mud We
must hot forget, either 10 render unto This power
nIr grateful thanks that under their amended
system OF state government, We. even poor rcdi-
cis. will moi bc Excluded from the privilege Of
voting, aud that ciIr,y will do more for US
90 than We d,serve. Again ola ! magnani-
nous editor, anl immaculate party, receive our
( grateful thanks In return for your grra, con-
desccnsiou we will cndratcr To- be good citizens.
enduring nic,kly what We caunot cure, aud
when your legislature DEGREES that Of our hard
earnings onc-IWslhh shall he given TO pay the
eN-slavehoders for his loved " niggers," We will
recognize is mandate as law, pay our portion
Of the harden. aud return thanks that your ru-
er. have no, dccreed that this thirty Ave millions
OF dollars shall not be collected from those atone
who We're H'is'akcn in ihtir opinions ne to sup
port ihr Cuiuu ia its battle with treason.