The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-13
Thn Prnsidnni,s Policy.

I The author of the platform OF principles euun'
ria,ei by IA, Philadelphia Randall DooliiiIe Con.
vcniion was lion. Henry J. Raymond, member
81 Congress from New York and editor Of the
T,afs Of that city. Mr. Raymond was elected
10 Congross rs u Union man. but chose 10 follow
the FORTUNES " President johnson, aud became a
sgpvufi,r Of Ny Police \ bate number OF
the racs contained letter written by Mr.. RAJ.
moul 10 hi. lns,iiuenis, declining 10 te a can.
didaie lor e-el,elion GU the ground that his
- pact action does hot command the approval u
- "a .argc body among these who originally sup
ported h.ti, aai hat "iaIt from such approval
90 seat in Congs,ss ceas,. 10 have for him any
attraction lie respectfully Acknowledges
that Tie Presidents policy Is an "cvideni
and signal failure, ana tina; his own iieniif.
cation with it WAS an error u Judgment. lie
wishes Il, however, to bc understood that he
always has bern and shall remain member Of
" the Union PARTY of the Democratic party he
says:
q With the Democratic Party, as IL has been
organized aud diftr;,d since the rebellion broke
out have nothing in common. aud should
regard its re-esiahlish,d asccndency In the gov
erumcnt OF the country, State or national. as q
pshlic calamity. riierc are no pcris pending
over the country which demand resort 10 so des-
pcraic Iemcdy, or which cAn be ayerted by IL
/ aud | haze implicit faith that the people, while
checking the sNeesses u rash aud extreme men
in the Union party will still commit TO its hands
/ the restoration OF tbs Union which It's courage
aud devotion have sAs,i.'
I The sca,invnls Of Mr.. Raymond no doubt re.
fec, those OF Thuriow Weed, IL not OF Mr. Sew.
AID, and Of the whole body Of so-called d" Con-
...vrvaiiyc Republicans tina; followed Pre.iden,
/ johnson uio tie Philadelphia Convention. We
presume they are all rs sick OF that policy a. Mr.
I Raymond, aud, Ike him, will he apt 10 manifest
i, oH election day. Coming, MS these avow-
ais Of Mr. Ray uond Do, just in the white heat
Of the campaign, they vii! pTeeipi,Aie all hesitA.
ting, floating aud wav,,ing seniiment into the
swcliu sanassss " the Union party. Il really
seems now rs II lhs majorities against the Presi.
I dent policy ui ,hi be set down as At fabulous
/ figures They will 40 doubt he unpreceden,ly
/ immense in many Of the States, and overwhclm.
/ in In al OF IhelD.
While Ne are citing Mr. Raymond, we will
/ give an able and disnif,d article from his pen
on the satjeci 81 ihe Constitutional amendment
Ia the address VI the PhiladelphiA Convention be
declared IN that document that the ten million.
Of the South would he - unworthy citizens .
aud degenerate sons TO adopt the amend.
Incni-he now advises its adoption NJ the OILY
means Of maintaining the peace Of the country
There j. not the slightest difference Of opinion
so fT a. We are awarc IN the Union Party, and
very little anJ where else to tho wisdom oil
rauiJiug the constitutional amendment proposed
/ by CongTcss. II received every Union vote 10 the
I House, aud Is sustained by every Onion Jour.
nal throughout the country. The only point
/ upon which dlherrnces do prevail u rs 10 the
policy OF making IL adoption condition prece.
dent 70 Die admission o' representatives from
/ SoutheFn States.
! The objects sought tn be attained by this
amendment nrc important and desirable. The
first which clothes With the equal civil rigihs be.
longing 10 citizenship NIL the native bora inhabi.
tanis Of the United States commends iiselfto eve.
rs mans sens ofjnsiice and or hc public policy
Il was the worst feature Of slavery that u kept
large class OF persons outside the protection Of
the law aud now that slavery mas been swept
away. there u no shadow ofexcuse for perpetual.
ing this worst Of all Us wrongs. We trust the
! Southern States will make speedy provision for
extending the fli protection Of the law over their
enfranchised slaves. IN common with all their
people bat, aside from thtn thero are many fea-
sons Of Justice and proprieiy Why the National
Constitution should make this guarantees univer.
sal aud perpetual.
The second CLAUSE Of the amendmenti Il design.
ed to remedy an inequality which nov exists 10
the enjoyment OF political power Il was decided
BY the fratncrs ofthe Constitution that yopulaaoa
and not rofers shold constitute the basis Of rep.
resentaiinn, and this ceases 10 be the wisest rule
only when large masses Of the popnIatou areex.
cluded from suffrage In some sections Of the eoun.
try and not IN nthers. Then Il becomes m ele-
ment Of inequality aud injustice. A voter 10
the one section has double the political power Of
a voter IN The other. This Inequality EXISTS 10
day between the Northern aud Southern States,
aud u onght 70 be corrected This would BE-
true, n the question had never had anything
Whatever 10 do with the rebeliou--or N the 10.
equality were In favor Of the North instead Of ths
South. Every man eau see that u IL unjust, and
the Southern States ought 10 see u ~ well a. the
Northero. Aud no section Is 10 b benefited
In the long run by any inequality OF injustice,
the South ~ well e. the North ought 20 raiIfy
this amendment. ltinvolves, 10 is tue, . tempo
rary surrender Of portion Of the polilioAl power
now enjoyed under the Constitution; but that
surrender would be more than compensated By
removing an injustice which 70 long a. q exists,
must be Che frultfnl source Of sectional disoon.
tent and national discord. faf ial 4a
The third CLAUSE Of the amendment dsclaFes esr-
tain classes Of persons who took a responsible
in gh. ra1.elltan tnaltalhla A ann.