The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-06-09
President Johnson's Views on Negro

Efoaioout Jonuoon'o views on NEGRO
Suffrage.
The majority Of the State Executive Commit
tee a. the meeting on The isl Of May adopted the
following resolutions
Resolved, As a consequence Of these principles,
that cordially endorse the restoration policy Of
President johnson az gsc, patriotic, consfiinion-
al, and In Aarnsonsy trih ne ioyal seafiHleaa and
pnrpose u hhs people IN az suppression of he re-
bsliioN, srik Ne platform upon rheA Ne ras elected
srA ne declared policy q nle iafs Prcsidem Lin
cpiH, and the action Of Congress In lis pledges
given during the war.
Ii seems from this that they adOP, " the Presi-
dents policy " withoatany qualification or ex-
cepsion whatever. Below we give me Pres
idents own contradictory Il by which Il seems
as though they Ough, to be bound;
ExKcrrIvE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, u. g., August IS, 1893.
GorsrRor William 4. SAarkey, Jactson, Me-.
I am gvatiied 10 SEC that you have organized
| your Convention. | hope that without delay
| yoar Convention will amend your State COnsiitu-
tion, abolishing slavery, aud denying 10 all fn-
ture legislatures the power TO lesslAie that there
il property In man. Also that they will adopt
the amendment 10 the Constitutional Of the Uni-
ted States abolishing slavery. Gyea could erisHi
ie oiorle frfnchiss 70 az persoas - color rAo can
Rad As Consolidation u a. 4. \. aai rriie fAeir
aaiafs. aad 70 al psrs0ss rio oWH real estate rai-
uni q ao less than $3.50, aRi pay sarss hrtaa,
YOU would completely disarm the adversary, aud
I 90 az erampif tAs ofAsr Naifs rouii foiioK TAis
gou can n irtiA per'sca sysy, aud thus place the
Southern States on the same basis with frcc
States. fsops end irHst yoEr CbHreafiaa triH b
itis, aud, a. a consequence. the Radicals, who
are wild upon negro franchise. will be complete
" foiled In their attempts 10 keep the SOUTHERN
states from renewing their relations 20 the Union
. IA lot a.
tivcs. ASpREw JoHNsox.
President o. the United S,atcs
This il isll aud exPliei; enough. The Prcsi-
dent CONES cut clearly aud emphAiiCally in favor
Of qualified negro suffrage. I, Is well known to
all that he has repeatedly urgci the Union men
Of Tennessee to adop, Il.
Two months latter Ia the sane year Prvsidsn,
Johnson. in his conversation with Gecrgc =.
StcAFns On the - 0fOc,Ober, iS;S, also said
Ny position herv Is diderrui ftom what IL
" would ec L ! VAS in Tennessee. Therr !
shogld Try 70 introiucr negro suffrage graaa-
" ais drsi those who had served in the army
be- ihosc who could Rad and write and perhaps
~ property qualification foF others-say $500
or Sgs0
4 The corrccincss " this scrsion Of tbs c0ayer-
saioa Was endorsed By President johnson IL the
f1ilo~iug snpaatie manner 4" - sass,i1allls
''S,srros--I ssrs NIX sarss rsri,ii si,ersauss.
Nos VIA, DO the majority 0, the EHsVuuvc
Csm@i,see say uPoa tbs qees;iea II iaeis
,sacsiins @ the l., ., Mas they adopted the ~
/ ls~iag pslAEa6,c and resolution. a. eNpTyssins
shsir views
Hiernss. l. IS tbs oYlnioa u the kxseliivr
C1un4isieS 81 the STATE Oectral Commiiiec that
the iniro4sctica u uesru sgrkse AZ tais iguc ~.
10 the state ~ Maryland woala te >~vcltine ~
our g<oqle especially oar mechanical Aad VIVA
u GAS. By The ingsolgSton % the negro % az
sigA.s seeaAi, ciril Aa4 political taas briagiug
hias iato rscoguized S0Ug etitsoa siih the white
racr, Invading i5s workshops q TIE uechan.c -
Neil 5ieer zsen1es u .ados aud in44sgEy b. an
zsEzisEzl ss1 forcs.i ana gki1atioa q toe two
races Az1
Hisrszs. Tacse have the sseans aay hss from
ihe rvsa.is walsh s1ca Ass stsa o. re.saee rxccpi
- AooF q as azsGs. w0z!G = eszFslle& 10
szouit siicogi remedy 70 the cezFasatios thls
soa<ai % e i1Fossi thsrsior
r 4 resolved Tat ~ earnestly recosalsad -
the peuple q TIC Sta.e o vote .or 10 cau1iGAfe
"a ~ sPproaehiag iall siec,ious ~ 30 saall. ~
- sag slrrs-asfilcst, aGv0eAts as-s sTrsge al
asgrs esasafg ztlila a. iistifs = ~ 80 = H.
-gtaa3 - srNe--i-t raA fs1ss ria d.
Here e ee1a-fui specimen % eoasis.eacy.-
ia Gee rsso at0a thsy t9oP' ,se Pres.3sat 9
Foicy. aezro s1ds4-e aai al s1i l=c.z-e
;lAi ii So re Poii1. C ta- sAs-y ah1 s.=e'ei
lia. as3 q DE anca'ld Li-c1.a. aaa tssn u
tie aeEt-flee declare that ,ley 81, aot vo,e a5r
Ar oa- No zivgelies rsgr9 sgE-a-s. CT svcn
frasssai-es wi-h ozs wa0 Advocates &c. Press
Seat goAzsea d-r,ar-s that The elective frazch5se
ca be sraasfsri 70 asgru>s sr.t asrsrs sgay they
dseiArs that !, vii bring upoa ~ asaaubervd
esis. WA; E=rierf harmoay there Is b-tEe.a
thea aai shsir ekisftaia TIE Prssi3snt IA.
have felt peea.iariy F,elsed SHEA be saw tie
e.s-ss Aaogi f-t'er-. ration IL Psssideuis ct
iss snl '4sis rasoi.iig-s. -sksz tezs;aer shoE
50 e uas iaaf taeg .airodsesi ;As sssssioa
q nsyFo ssfraze q, ti'ae ra-4 f. Is not -vsa
asita's4 "a t.is STATE TIE Haaa they prsisui .
E.is~ ~ ioags ,s,vrfils. - cousaitts,! % tie
praripis ard aruee. uithogt Eone rsso.aasa o.
iais kiz4 tae psesunpt.oa Eoai4 Re ,lAi hey
advocated = o. the Prs-ilen; Ets kosessr. .
Seriously .asis' Spa q, ihsy Eolid. we slp;o-s.
Slzzs-zsgsis iusi a. siaoa az. Eos po,sa,
Fsssf4i i.airouage =. Tier sens - be magic
IL II. that car soalsasE q other, make tlseS
w1ire a.f uttfs hfsr< --Esfff.f,ars 4r.s~,@rr