The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-11
Montgomery Blair and tho Consor-
vativc Party.

We presume that no one will question the fact
that Montgomery Blair is the /" head and front
Of the " new party in Maryland. lie /, was
tons and It's leaders, and is their candidate Tor
the United States Senate II the question was
asked very many Of this " new party IL they
were Democrats, they wodld Indignantly dchy
the charge, and say they spurncd any alliance
with the party that so sircnuously opposed the
Government In its hour of need. Yet Mon,gom-
cry Blair j. Democrat, lee procliims It op,nly.
and expresses at public meetings his sorrow for
the Z" misfortune which caused lin Ia disagree
with the Democracy for four years Mr.. Blair
addressed Democratic meeting at Reading. Ia.
a few days ago. having first given BIZ ascent To-
the following resolution. which Will show go
true Union mrn the destination which ihr.c gen.
tl,lncu with the aid Of GOV. Swami anil VT.
Purncll, propose To lead them
R,,oirei That the Democratic party are nov,
rs ever. the only true Union party Of the land
that We poin, with pride to the uusclii,h and un-
firing efforts madc by all | cmocf.,. Hai Con
scrvatiycs, in aud out OF Congr,', tu preserve
the Union before the war coum,mccd. hy cuuri.-
iaiipn aud compromise. the only mc,ushy which
il was formed and without which 90 will never
be more than \ name that the refusal of the IT,
publican party To yield their partisan prcyudrgs
for the sake OF peace AMI Cnion wa' the immcii-
ate cause Of the war. aud pu.,cIiiy viii hold
them responsible
Mr. Blairs' speech was Of the sensational char
ac,cr, showing the desperate means that are he
ing resorlei To to Brighten the people iuio coop
Grafton with Rebels and Northern roprcrhcads.
he complimcnic,l the Democracy as having been
e honest men. who loved the Union and their
Government. and asserted that NO man who
speaks the truth will arraign the democratic par
~ with being wanting in patriotism and fidelity
10 the Government His whole speech was a
TRADE Of abuse agans, the Union party and rr,is-
cs Of the Democracy and "N,r qce0 i'ttr.
Andrew johnson.
This speech seems. however. To- have opened
the ewes OF some OF the Union men Of the State
and To cause the Journals in the iu'cr., 81 the
" Conservative party ,o look about them. and
TO inquire whittier they are drifting. The lialii-
more Commercial has been one Of the most ardent
supporters Of Montgomery BAr, uew party move
and very enthusiastic in il, praise. 80 il doe. M,
seem TO like the look o; things. % ha. a wofI
TO say about the dough.iicri i.mAnciraronis,
a. follows
% We had thought u possible that there was
something wrong in the dispatch received night
before las, from Philadelphia concerning the r..
ported ut,cranccs OF Hon. Montgomery B.4f ~
the Democratic gathering II Recalling. Pa but
We observe that more elaborate reports confirm
the statement;
We find that at the place referred Co., Mr.. Blair
took occasion 10 honor ~, U-ancrtic gl0y J,r
ne part q icisf e. M iffs mar ani this too. in
the presence and os,ensihlc political fellowship .:
Mr. Pcndleton, OF Ohio. the very embodiment at
one time OF oyg'o'iiion 10 tie war. rcs,lcs this
Mr.. Blair, on the occasion referred 30. undertook
10 foreshadow programme so revolving 90 every
friend of peace. programme pruyiline for an
other coalition hetwixi the Northern and the
Southern Democracy, the whole 10 end in another
90 civil war, that We beg leave at oncc TO enter
our protest against any such dsmai-au We
mas add-disloyal view Of the case one which
we are sure will by no means suit the views Of
the Inionsis Of the State and nation. aud i.
bound TO shake their faith in the political consis-
tency and sagaciiy ofany one who INDUCES 10.
We want NO coalition ,gd, no concession g..
the old unTcpeniant buchanan Democracy aud
we take the earliest opportunity to soy ourselves
right IN this thing with our readers the true TN
louists ol Tue Sthic Anu lNFthtt. We protest
against any such political association such a. it
appears that Mr. Blair is getting ready TO force up
on those who in good faith have been aud are
the supporters OF the presilnts policy in this
State. The Buchanan Democracy, the very inen
thus Landed by Mr.. Blair. were largely csponsiblc
for the commencement OF the war.
And after il was in full blast. through their
criminal completely, they. as represented by Reed
and lngersoll and Woodward of Pennsylvania.
Nallandigham and Pendl,ion Of Ohio. lloraiio
Seymour and the Woods Of New York, Il ~ aai-
~ gsHus, did all they could 20 cmharrass the
Government; condueiin well defined and marked
con,ras, TO the action Of the " War Democracy. '
who periodically went Tor tie Union. II may
do for Mr. Blair now 10 hurry into - political al.
lance with the guilty faction We have indicated /:
but we sure that if he expects any Of the orig
inal and true Unionisis Of Maryland to second
him, he reckons in vain.
Let II be noted that when Mr. Blair ventures
10 forcshadow thcterrible complications in which
he makes the " Northern and Southern Democra-
ey so conspicuous part, be is only scconding
the extremists In Congressman like Mr. Bout.
well Of Massachusetts, who seek 90 a lafn the nn.
ton with similar horrible calculations We once
more protest against all such attempts 10 alarm
the people for the stability of popular govern
Inent 10 shake their faith in il and Tor ono.