The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-01-25
THE PEOPLES MOVEMENT.

! iuc Spuhtaiitvuc Hkp'OhiShe - sefN
people of the State, looking to . com
bincd expression in opposition to the
Registry Law, has opened anew the
bitter flow Of Situpcration and vindic.
! tiveness which has been the character
site of the Press in the interest Of the
ruling faction. The miserable subtcr.
fuges and unblushing falsekoods tc
which they resort are Indications of the
known instability of an unrightcous
cause, which needs all the bolsterine
and trickery of its advocates to con.
tinuc much longer its sway Of dcspot-
I ism. As an example Of the ISLANDERS
which are heapcd upon our best citizens
by thoao who represent "wlateycr there
is of loyalty among our people, we
quote a few expressions from an article
IN the leading journal Of that class. II
IL upon the subject Of the repeal Of the
RegistryoI,aw, and contains more in
the same strain.
Speaking Of the members Of the
Legislature who signed the call for q
State Convention, it says: Their pres
encc az members Of the Legislature
bears witness to the latitudinarian con-
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struction put upon the State Registry
Law" Those who framed The infa-
nous enactment, under the Transparent
| plea Of erigncy, were careful That the
net was woven close enough 70 exclude
all but those of their own fin from Of.
fee. But by the lax administration of
their official functions. some of the
Registers but lily did their masters
bidding, and allowed few honest men
to slip through the meshcs, This
should be seen TO Mt once, aud those
only have the positions who viii right
ly perform their enrioJic duties.
If the law be repealed, says this
organ, its effect would beto restore the
privileges Of citizenship 10 men who
voluntarily forfeited their rights BY op.
position % the State and the nation
during the rebellion Daring TO say
aught against the act- Of those who
usurpcd authority in Maryland, aud
tyrannizcd over and misrcprescuted the
Legitimate majority, was considered a
voluntary forfeiture of rights. Oppo-
sition 10 centralizing National Id
authorization has been 50 often styled
treason to the nation, that the hack.
ncycd expression has grown as CON
temptibo ms the word rebel or roppcr.
head. SO long have they accustomed
themselves to the use of this slang
that their Tongues O. to it Ike SWINGS
feet in the mud.
! tsAiFHh W thtFt Iitu bh' ItEHt va
suffrage" ssys this oracle, "md you
win burden the property an1 energies
Of the State with an unbcarablc debt,
which will prevent immigration blight
commercial prosperity aud impose such
a weight Of taxes on real estate rs will
reduce the price of land below all for
mcr standards" This sounds grace
/ fiji coming from the party which during
7 it, maladministraiion has ompticd the
Golfers of the State, burlcned her with
an enormous State debt. aud enriched
is Iartiznns by the sweat and labor Of
! the masses 1t fears the right TO free
dom which ought to carry with il the
rights Of irecmen," would be denied,
and Sambo's vote not bc allowed to
Strengthen their ranks.
We have managed the affairs Of the
State for years. past without the assist
ancc Of these people" Yes by injus-
ticc they have dcspoilcd mcn of their
rights, aud rcaped great harvest of
public pluuder--they have managed
affairs, and the period Of their reign
will be the fairest page in our his
tory.
When these men call those who bear
the prcponderating burthen Of an al
most insupportablc taxation enemies Of
our good old State, VIC throw back the
lie into their teeth. But believing OPP
position to tyranny TO be Divine IN
junction, We are the uuhinching politi-
cal enemies of the whole Radical party,
from their chosen leader himself who
lords itat Annapolis, TO the most insig-
niGcant trickstcr who Graves the crumbs
which fall from his table.
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