Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-29
THE RADICAL pRaGRAMMn AGAIN.


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THE RADICAL. PRGGRAMME AGAIN.
As will have been already noted, the con-
gressional extremists have made another eX-
pertinent in the direction of forcing negro
suffrage upon the people of the District, show
ing that it is with them a set policy, although
their partizans here in Observation-Disclosures
of their policy generally as against that Of the
President have the people believe that
negro suffrage is not Il part Of their general
programme 1t only proves still more con
clusively that it really is the ground work of
all they hope for in the way of permanent sue
cess; that what they have so often ayowed as
to the necessity of having this ''loyal' vote
to fall back upon is a positive conviction; and
beginning with the District Of Columbia, will
never be given up until they either accomplish
it, or until the moderate of all parties rally in
unison to rescue the nation from their mis-
chievous designs.
After the late financial peril, and with var
Gus other matters perfectly essential to the
nations welfare claiming their attention, one
would have supposed that these men would
not have had the assurance to anew waste
more time on a subject fraught with new
divisions and new irritations; but now we see
that the folly is chronic, that the negro and
what may be made out Of his condition is more
to them politically tn IN the welfare of thirty
odd millions of whites, and that the nation
will never be rid OF these disturbers of its
peace, these political incendiaries until it
arouses itself, and with verdict which can
not be eyaded or mistaken, consigns them to
the obscurity which will render them harm
less, and is their proper place.
But should not this movement, showing so
pertinacious q purpose. carry that degree of
warning to the paople of this State, especially.
such as should make them come rrp rs one
man to repudiate the policy of Sumner and
Wilson? Is it not plain that whatever the
radicals here may say or do that they have no
ALTERNATIVES with the congressional re-
constructonists-bu to go along with them as
sharers in their mischievous projects? Ac-
knowledging the necessity Of legislation on
subjects most vital to the trade and prosperity
of the nation, and knowing that an adjourn
ment should have been reached long ago, do
they heed the entreaties of even the New York
Tribune to do something 10 save the people
from financial disaster and possible ruin. and
if still reckless in crisis so grave, if still
determined at this late hour to waste invalu-
able time over projects to make the negro
available for their purposes, do they not need
rebuking, as politicians hardly ever needed it
before?
''Forewarned is forearmed," and if there
are any here in Maryland who have for mo-
ment been deceived by their sounding profess
sions of patriotism; If any have been led to
believe in their power and willingness to take
broad and liberal view Of affairs in dealing
with the nations destiny, all such should at
last see and know that their most careful and
profound combinations are considered almost
solely with reference TO the demands of party
and that they are willing, as shown by their
constant action, to sacrifice everything to the
question of political ascendency, and that We
need never expect to emerge from the troubles
of debt and taxation, from constant disputes
and divisions, until these factionists are driven
from the places of trust they show themselves
so willing to abuse.
These revelations Of a desperate purpose
have not come any too soon; and if We could
for moment have doubted the readiness OF
the people here to condemn these extremists.
these INSCRIPTIONS schemers, there is TO room
for doubt now Fooled or defeated again and
again in their determination to constitute the
negro their great ally, they are not abashed;
they do not give it up; and when they boast
that they are just as ready for new agitation
in regard TO the status of the negro. rs they
were twenty years ago, the American people
know what they have to cNpect-that they
must either Enthusiastically condemn them, or
be prepared to yield to their prepoaterous
demands.
And if Maryland suffers herself TO be duped
in regard to this thing, she of all others will
deserve the least sympathy. Her people see
every day at the National Capital-on her own
soil-what strides these men are making in
their determination to force social equality;
and as if that was not enough, this community
lawyer" as the arant courier of a set whose
demands stop at absolutely nothing in theil
purpose to carry out their projects In view
OF all this, 1t will be the peoples own fault
we say, If they are imposed upon at last
And although the radicals here NAV enter
their protest against negro suffrage, it is plair
who are their allies; and it is doing them nc
injustice to infer their real purposes, purpose:
in accord with those politically associated viii
them. The same men who force the '.recou
struction" programme. seek right on the heel
of it to force negro suffrage on the District
and it is idle to oppose them in part and sup
port them in part let them yaunt their pa
triotism as they may.
Remembering that the war was not begur
nor continued for anything like negro suffrage
but to save the Union: that it, along will
projects of disfranchsement and other evi
things were Gtte'fhoH9hts IN the interests o
party GSccndaacy, and it is the height Of pre-
sumption on the part of these men to attemp
to reflect upon the Unonism of the masse
who must inevitably differ with them. anC
condemn them. Unionism means anythin.
else whatever than the introduction of discorC
into the ranks of the country's defenders. b,
means of plans to keep the States separate
and make the negro-pOlHicaJly-the arJHel
Qftbe nations deStinies, and therefore utterl,
regardless of the fierce assumption made of
more sublimated patriotism, of being the Gus
todians of the nations welfare, these mel
must be made to give way to those who ar,
better calculated to save it from the evil
which threaten it.
The time is at hand when MARYLAND mus
do her part in the contests must show that she
appreciates the importance of the crisis. Tn,
President cannot be expected, single-banded
to contest the point with opponents so I'm
firing, so audacious, and he must he amnl,
sustained. And he cannot be sustained h,
any chance efforts, by mere individual en-
deavors, where concert of action is wanting
His opponents are organizing, and making
ready for systematic effort, and they must b
met by movements as determined and wei
organized as their own. The people here vii
never consent, in the face ofwhat has occurred
and is almost daily happening, to be made tn