The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-04-14

@r Our neighbor of tho Journal reminds us
of play we once saw, in which Barney Will
liams sustained the principal character The
scene was laid at Donneybrook fair, and Barney
came upon the stage with huge bludgeon ii
his hand, representing an lrishman dying FOR
fight" His coat-tras trailed upon the ground,
and be ebowed his way Though the crowd col
iected at the fair, begging somebody to tread
upon bis coat-iail "only once" just TO give him
" a chance for scrmmage.' For some weeks
the journal has been trying to get up fight with
us. There has scarcely been an issue Of it since
we took charge of the editorial department Of
this paper but that contained some peevish or
ill-natured remarks concerning us. We have
thus far taken no notice of them, because we
very much dislike these newspaper controversies,
and particularly are we anxious to avoid them
with the Maryland Journal. For Dir. Ruby, as
man and a friend, we have the highest regard,
and know him well enough to believe that is left
to himself he would not think Of attacking any
one, or of misrepresentng their position. We
do not blame him for the course his paper is pur-
suing, only so far as he lacks independence
enough to refuse the use of his columns to a set
of men who delight in blackguardism, and who
could not exist were they not abusing somebody.
A few weeks ago we published article that
was going the rounds of the newspapers, repre-
senting that committee from the Pennsylvania
Copperhead Convention had waited on President
Johnson, and that he had advised them to go
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yet seen this statement contradicted, and the
Journal is certainly very wrong in supposing we
know or even believe it to be fabrication. We
know very well that Copperhead newspapers will
deny it as they do everything that does not suit
their peculiar ideas, but we assure the Journal
that we will require better proof of the falsty OF
the statement before we admit it.
| The Journal also finds fault with US because
we do not deny that jeff Davis was captured in
woman's clothes. We do not feel disposed to
deny what we have never uttered. Since the
! Union has been under the present management,
not one word has been said about the capture oil
Davis. We do not know, or care, how he was
dressed when he was caught 1t was asserted
that at the time of his capture Davis was arrayed
in some articles of clothing usually worn by Ia
| dies afterwards this statement was somewhat
modified, and the distinguished traitor array
| ed in dressing gown and shawl at that interest
ing period in his existence. Which of these
statements is true we know not; but we do hope
that however he was dressed, he has been allow
ed to change his apparel since his incarceration.
If he has not We pity his condition.
The Journal seems very anxious as 10 what we
shall publish, and has even been so very kind as
to indicate certain articles which, in its judg-
ment, we should lay before orr readers. With
all due respect to the opinion Of our friend, we
respectfully beg leave to say that it is none of his
business what we publish, or what we choose not
to publish. If he sees fit to make his paper the
receptacle for letters from Rebel Generals and
windy speeches, We are content that he shall dc
so but we choose to try and fill our columns
with matter more acceptable to our readers.