The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-04-21
Mass Meeting at Westminster.

The Union men of Carroll County convened in
mass meeting at Westminster, or Saturday last,
to express their opinions upon the questions Of
the day. The meeting was very large and en-
braced the best men Of the county. The resolu-
lions deprecate all divisions in the Union ranks
as only diversions in favor Of Ccpperheads and
Rebels, and re-affirm adherence to the principles
embodied by the National Union Presidential
Convention at Baltimore, in 1864 insist that
the policy of the Government during the war
should still prevail, and that the control of the
Government, in all branches should be left in
the hands of those who defended it against the
curse and blight of treason promise their votes
to only those loyal to the Union and Constitu-
ton and who maintain the supremacy of the law;
return thanks to all in authority who are labor
ing to reconstruct the Government on principles
of justice, liberty and right, so as to make peace
permanent, real and honorable and not tri-
| umph to those who for five years defed the pow
err of the Government express desire that har-
mony may prevail in all Union circles, that the
welfare and happiness of the whole country may
be perpetuated to latest time. The closing reso-
| lutions we give in full:
| Resolved That whenever the Southern people, to
| whom terms of unexampled moderation and magnanmi
ty have been extended shall accept those terms in
responding spirit and by works shall manifest their
faith and shall show forth their sincerity in their pro
fessions loyalty by doing justice to all men, and by
electing loyal to Office, they should be readmitted
into the Union and be thus, and only thus estab
lished.
Resolced That the Presidents declaration that un
less you dsfranchise Rebels they will disfancse you
is as applicable and true in Maryland in Tennessee
and that nvew of the fact that the spirit of the rebel
lion has not been conquered and that Union here
and elsewhere only secure because of the want OF
power in traitors and COppeheads to prosecute and
press them we express our earnest conviction that the
Registry law should stand that the disoyal should
take back seat and because of the action of our repre-
sentatves in the Legis ature, thanks DUE and
are hereby rendered to them, in common with their fol
low Union Delegates from the State for their just and
honorable refusal to invest with power those who, by
in sympathy and heart have been enemies to the
Government that protected them, and friends of the
bastard Conederacy during four years OF merciless wal
| and desoation
Speeches were made by Hon. John L. Thomas,
Jr., representative in Congress from this district
COL Mckee, a member of Congress from KY.
Senator Nye, of Nevada, and Hon. Frank Thorn
as, Representative from the 4th district of this
State. We only wish that we had space to lay
the addresses of these gentlemen before our read
ers They were efforts worthy of the men and
of the noble cause for which they are battling
There was no trucking to power; no disposition
to hatter or fawn upon any one, from Presiden
Johnson down to the meanest Copperhead tha
ever shouted for treason the truth was told
fearlessly and unfinchingly.
We are glad to see old Carroll thus lead off
She has sounded the key note and we earnestly
hope it will be re-echoeG by every county in The
State. Let 'No Comprimise with Traitors" be
the wateh-word, and 'None bat Loyal Mer
should RULE the rallying cry, and we may look
for another glorious triumph at our coming cleo
| tion