Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-09-06
Mn. r.,.o. 20 I : 80 r.

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Mn. Eslgoa e u
- .seIt must now be fully conceded by
the Radicals, if they have any honesty whatever,
| that they intend to carry on this campaign by
blackguardism, mob force and vioiehce.' =
+ Gov. Swami having appointed conservative
men for Registers, they. have been whipped ont
upon the Registry law, and the acts Of their own
Registers of last year are such fragrant outrages
upon the rights of citizens, and such gross viola
lions of The spirit and intent of the law, that the
more moderate of Radicals are ashamed to hear
anything Of their doings, ,,tLf
We believe that Mr.. Currldcn, former editor
of the Lsrald and Torch, assigns as Q, reason for
giving up the position Of editor of that leading
radical sheet the fact that he could not use. bill
lingsgate, aud blackgpardism 70 . sufirssnt e$-
tent to serve the party; therefore he gave up to
| the Mn. Pete I, who can serve them (backed UP
by the Odd Fellow, edited by Red-Leg Kansas, }
to 7. This is no rebel lie it comes from the
radical party, They know their own trcachery
so well that they become careless sometimes and
leave the ears of the ass stick out from under the
lions skin. The idea that moral man was
compelled to give up editing paper because be
could not blackguard and lie ,l....... +, 49,.
Radicals have you a conscience? Ifyou have,
just think for q moment that your leading sheet
in this county has been converted from a res pee
table paper into an engine of lies and billings
gate o. Tsmporoi o, Morea Quosqus Tan
dem abuture patentia nostra! Petre I, Negli5us.-
We will latinize the Negley the best We know
how, and if the Hon. does not like it, we wish
to know the proper rendition for future use.
There is one thing then very plain If the
Herald and Torch could not be made to serve the
Devil under its former editor 1t certainly can be
under its present one. r...,., . ID. ......
But what must we say of the Odd Fellow p
We are at loss to do it even partial justice. So
lost TO all shame-so given over to lying-that
we verify believe had Red-Lcg- lIang- Dog- Kan
sas Mentzcr been where Tom Pepper was when
he was 50 Indignantly kicked overheard, Tom
woud still have kept the dcvl company, and
Mcntzer would have been expatrateG in his
place. In his last issue he tells one of the largest
lies that it could be possible to conceive Of He
says there were 500 people at townsville on last
| Saturday evening the 25th of August lie puts
it down in figures, and we believe that he is the
first man we ever heard Of who could make Jig
ures lie. lie that can make figures lie must be
liar on n grand mathematical scale.
But then, there is still one reiecminr quality
in the lies of the Odd Fellow. lie wishes to de-
ccive, but leaves room for a doubt always; and,
after oil, we find that those large crowds which
flock to hear Watkins repeat his "Scarce can
expect one of my age" are not all radicals. lie
says for instance, thatat one place SD persons
were in attendance, and after speaking a call
was IN ,de for names to join the Union League
when co names were enrolled. Then we must
conclude that IL majority were johnson men, or
else women and children, or perhaps negroes
If negroes, they certainly got some names of
that caste to make up the 60 Of the League
But he is serving his mtster--his party-and
perhaps loves his slavery better than his soul
and we will say that Rcd Leg is Joined to his
idol--let him alonr.
An extract from speech of Thad Stevens is
published in the last issue of the Odd Fellow -
All good. moral and upright men should read
il. AMI when they have done so, remember that
Thal Stevens made the speech and Mentzcr pub
lished il.
If ever the devil wished to be we'll served, all
he would have to do would be to seek Thad, and
inform him that he (the deYil) was o RADICAL
and that bis speech in the Odd Fellow was
good one. Then Thad would SAY, "Thou, o
Satan will serve all the days of my life!
ofall the blasphemy that ever was uttered BY
man. there can be none to exceed that of Thad
Stevens which he uttered in the garbled extract
of his speech published by the Odd Fellow. 1t
is food for radical minds, however, as they can
do nothing but blackguard. Daniel Webster
pronounced curse upon their heads when be
said the country would be ruined when placed
in the hands of such men as Stevens, Wade,
Pete and the Kansas Red Leg .-r .....
The day, however, of radical mob law and
abuse OF the registry law, i. nearly over in this
State and we hope this county will give good
account OF herself in November.
The Odd Follow says that they will give old
Frank, Union war horse No. i, thuuderer in
November. We will do better We will give
him thunder, more thunder, most thunder
Furthermore We will give him negro, more ne.
gro, most negro, and turn him over with negro
on the brain, to whine over his defeat and loss
of his $4,000 which he robbed or helped to rob,
the poor soldier Of. ~
Old Frank is horse, but no will be horse
without rider after November. The Registry
law will not save him.
We will close, but promise to give more at
some future time.
REGISTERED VOTER.
SHARPssuRa, Sept. 2lst. %. 81. are.. i.