The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-04
ooAs OF THE UNCONDITIONAL UNIoH
STATE CENTRAL, COMMITTEE,

80. 142 BALTIMORE ST.. July 81 1855.
To the Unconditional Union Voters Of Maryland
The Registers appointed by the Governor about 10
enter the discharge ofther duty They charged
to register all persons applying who are by law entitled,
carefly exclude from being registered all persons
ADORE disQuoliJiedr This last duty 10 positive
and not a negative one.
1t is the right and duty all citizens to aid the Reg
listers in this positive duty, by respectful challenge Of
all persons not known to have been loyal during the
war and by furnishing evidence to the Registers Of any
word act thing by which they may be enabled
g carefully to exclude all disqualified persons.
The Executive Committee, therefore, calls on all ward
and district organizations and all loyal citizens to
that proper are constantly on hand as cha
lenges the Offices Of registration that full objections
and evidence may be made against any one trying to be
registered who Is unqualified
In the first place no one can be registered anless
his application he takes the oath set ihc Cons tion
See to 1t that that OATH in all its integrity, is admin
sered to every applicant and that such inquiry made
of all challenged suspected persona that 1t shall APP
pear certainly whether they come within any Of the
clauses Of Acknowledgement in the Constitution.
The prominent Of these to be looked at will be
Has the person applying oppressed has desire for the
s o. the g ts s ne ,Sca . ac Sssss
thoroughly understand that he is 20 SUGAR that ne never
has oppressed such opnion Thousands in the state
MISTAKES and SR that shall be
ed Of that part Of the oath and that every person
who has reioced the Of the Rebels, and
who yet takes that oath, shall be noted down and
prosecuted for perjury. Most ofthem known. In
the dark days Of Rebel victory they bold to rejoice
You all know Lnem. pnaHenRe Lneln5 QucbbtpH tueu
prosecute them ifthey now deny II under oath
See to Hthat no one DhO wet South d'ring the s1dy
Is ALLOWED TO regstsr that 1 aen clothes South
ept By agcf truce, shall reg,ser that no one svho
has advised any one etse togh the Rebels or TO 90
South, hdUre0ster that one Oho has by any open
deed ord declared his adhesion TO the cause o the en-
enies oftbe United States" shall Tegister. Many who
have boasted that they the side Of the south
and against the Yankee Government, and the Lin.
coin" dag ready to swallow any oath. They are
known They shall be watched and stopped. We have
quoted the language the Constitution We ask moth
but right interpret aton and execution OF the law.
The Ballotbox purified by the Constitution, must be
kept pure Every violation ofthelaw we intend shall
be watched and prosecuted to the extent Of the law
The pure Of treason In most Of the counties,
and IL the law is violated they will be invoked
The peaceful and orderly attendance Of citizens ct the
Offices Of the Registers, and properly conducted chal.
lenge will be denied by no enc.
We ask nothing but the law but that the Uncondt-
tional Union men Of the State will maintain and enforce
by every power at their command and they will sec
that its transgression shall not go unpunished.
RoBBRT NJ. PRoUp, ChaiTusu.
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