The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
Convention of Loyal southerners.
RELIANCE on CONGRESS AND THE GREAT
UNION PARTY.

\ meeting of the Southern loyalis;s nov ia
Washington was held July 18th. ls05. q,
wAicl the following ca,l wa. unanimously adop;
u aud signed. Other signatures will be added
dat.u- the wecA. making the call A more com.
g.'c oae. when 3; viii bc issued ia official form,
10 Is rscsen; .Lapy, there Nil. he found many o.
tbs mos. promincn; public meu Of tie south
.aN!ess journalist; merchants aud officers. Tn,
.a.. 'os the Cogteaiion q as follows
r re-, K,pl' laisHi,'.g - %, S.A'5
The great issue ia upon us. TIE majority in
ton-i,.s and i's supporters trGly declare that
'1f r'ch'. ~ TIE citizen. enumerated % the con.
suil'.oH AID established 10y supreme law. mus,
Be- lNa.iu,y IMMEDIATE. kelc.s aud Rebel sym.
fAtl.zes- asserted STA; the l.his Of the citizen
uas' belong 20 The state alone. aud under such
p, -l.Aioa - iAe reflective states choose yolun.
;ar..g 20 prescribe. We have seen this ioc,riu,
o. state sov,r,.-uty carried ogt 10 i's prae,ica
res-.t- Uan. li! authority Ia Congress was de-
7.e'. tie Cnior temporarily destroy 3D. the cons,i
;l'..atl ri.ats 90 ;ae O. users ~ iae South near.
IS Aua.hi.t'rj and ;t- iaia lrsol4isd tv civil
var TIE tine ta. .aas Waea iAe structure %,
southern STATE. 1.sesuGtuas aust b.. laid on
Constitutional lt.n.irls cs Che gyspoti.m grow
70 lalcf q at-o,ia-s 'sa-efsi.p o. permitted 20
fem-ia. We Know ~ $50 otatf 40 than tia,
Con-ress, uidr- b.. Constitutional powers. shall
laW exercise - authority 20 establish the pfinci.
Die whereby protection i made co-ex'ensive with
r''iErushir. w maintain thai no STATE either
hv fs orgAui. Law OF legislation. can make trans.
-fes..Du ID TIE rights - the clfizeu legitimate
We demand aal 80. toG g. cunc4r 10 demand.
.u. rlte,;,o. .ss-s ciUtru - 'Ar great Re-
t-' .e ca 'Ar basis ~ equality teiose the iAw.
49,. '--i g TIA; no >A'e Government should
be- -rf oZe.lr'! o.. .e-ituaie under The Con.iiiu-
tea .i 90 la ~ it do. I.f Hs IL organic Jaw
i1tke in4nsf, a. protection fa.i and complete. -
T lie- eco dcc'-iue ~ state Sovereignty. with
-~t~.s Ir 'he ipfe-fuana ega'r0iing southern
legislatures. ana einli'i-s,l by disappointment
q their schemes 10 DESTROY the Z niou. there
sal. hr 30 safety ~, 'he iota. eleinemtn, OF the
>luia u-r reii4ace for protection is now on
tca-.-ss. sii The great Union party ,ha; has
stool. AMI l. Standing b. the nationality, hy the
Constitutional fi-h'- ar the ciiizen. and bv the
hsaehcen' principles o. free Government, For
:te purpose ~ bringing the loyal rnioui-is OF
toe south into conignciive action with the friends
= Republican government OF ihe North. We in
ylie 1u 20 end delegates IA goodly numbers
'r.ia ~. Southern states inclgdin, Missouri
heuiL-sy. Wee, bif- MA. NaFyla and Della
-agl 20 meet ~ Independence Hall in the city
@; Fhi.ade.phi o. iae ffsi Monday OF Sepiein.
Ter ueX'. j is proposed that We sAoud NEE, a;
fhA' tiiue o. recoml, ud measures Tor the es'ah-
.ishmeut q such government ia the South ~ ac.
cords with AID projects the rights % all citizens
We trust this call I'LL te responded 70 hy nu-
merous delegations q ,uch represent tie true
lofal'y o. the Sogth-iha; Kind % government,
2nlen gives iuU protection 10 all the rights OF
tie ciiizeas, sueh a. cur fathers intended. and
We claim az our hiTih-r.gki Either the lovers
~ constitutional liberty mus. rule the nation. or
rebels and ihriT spmpaihizers be permitted to
siisruls il Shall loyalty or disloyeiiy have the
keeping = the drs'nies ~ the nation? Let the
responses 20 this call which is now IN circulation
for signatures and j. now being nunIeiously sign
d. answer. Notice is given that gentlemen al n
distance caa have their names attached 10 il by
sending request by letter, directed 10 y "
Bingham Esq., Washington D. &.
W y. Stokes. Tennessee 4. J. Hamilton
TEXAS Lorenzo Sherwood Texas O.. W.
Washburn, Georgia ). " Mcclurg Missouri /:
2 ) Benjamin. Missouri durham wardwei!.
virginia John -. Troih, do; VIM. y. Berkeley.
10; J. W. iiunnicuit. do George Reese. Ala
hama NJ. J. Stafford. DO y. Il. Goodloe. North
Carolina; j. :. Fowler, Tennessee: g.. ".
Paschai, Texas Henry G.. Cole, Georgia John
-. kelso, Missouri C. w Anderson, do !.
G. Underwood, Virginia Lewis Mckenzie, Dc /;
J. ". Stewart, do Allen c. Harmon, do Alex
". Davis, do u. II. bingham, Alabama; By
ron Latin, North Carolina; J. II larcombe.
Alabama James Getty, Tennessee.