Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-25
A FEW WORDS TO THE PRESIDENTS
SUPPORTERS IN MARYLAND.

SUPPORTERS IN MARYLAND. |
The time has come when all interested in |
the great issues comprised in the Presidents |
policy, as against the procrastinating schemes
of leading radicals, will have to choose where
they are to stand; whether as supporters of
the President, or as his assailants and op-
posers in the plans for bringing our national
troubles to an end. In the whole history Of
political struggles in the past, it was never-it
appears to us--less difficult for the earnest
friend of his country to determine where he
should stand, since on the side of the Presi-
dent we find only simple and direct purpose
to restore the Union with as little of delay and
further wrangling as possible, whilst on the
other, we find careful provision made for
keeping irritating matters disturbing society
to the latest moment, in order that these may
serve as materials for rallying party forces and
perpetuating party rule. We believe in the
mission of the great Union party as comprised
in the President and the people; and not in
that portion of it, that fraction of it made up
of a few extreme politicians: and represented
in Congressional caucuses. And when the
Reconstruction Committee, after caucus
session of so many months, submit their ut
terly impracticable plan for final settlement
"a plan which on its face means further mis-
chievous procrastination, we feel no more
bound to accept so lame and impotent and
pernicous a conclusion, than if any other
fifteen devotees of party elsewhere had incu-
bated any other scheme for keeping them
selves in power and place
That the radical leaders in Congress will
make the greatest efforts to carry the country
along with them, all friends of the President
must expect. And that nothing will be left
undone in Maryland to make her wheel into
line after Sumner and Stevens, is also but
matter Of course. We see this already in the
running start made here by the 'Ininorty''
committee, in hurrying their report before
the public, and in what has been done since
to bring in Congressional orators to vindicate
the radical policy wherever and whenever they
could obtain audiences. Having already made
Maryland one of the chief battle grounds for
the impending struggle, making it an initi0-
tire point to bear upon the national capifaI.
1T is little to the purpose that these speakers
command but small gatherings: they do not
cease their active movements, and they have
given proof that they will leave no effort
wanting to carry the State and the country at
large.
And now with all these things evident, and
with the proof day by day accommodating, that
the friends of the President here must 90 to
work if they would hope to accomplish any
thing decisive in counteracting the effects of
action so mlschlevous, are they answering at
all, public expectation elsewhere, in doing
their duty? Aware that no political organIza-
eaton, or party, however fortunate in its &C.
credited character of devotion to sound prin-
clple, can escape misrepresentation and defeat
unless it is as active as its opponents, are the
great body of Unionists in the State who must
refuse to go with those who go with Sumner
ff9sTteuG nIsr eprdooueUu ssn,s ..reeus no,., -
+hav consent without struggle to fall into
line behind the radicals led by the Washington
Chronicle, and giving up the fight, leave the
Federal Executive so long the champion of
true Unionism, and of the Constitution, to 90
down before his assailants?
If they do not really design this, they are
leaving good grounds for having it Inferred
for with the exception of the fact that two or
three public meetings have been held in the
State, to defend to that extent the President
and his policy, those from whom sometime
more was to have been expected have coldly |
stood off, have shown disposition to let |
things go by default; have, in short, done |
nothing commensurate with the needs of the |
occasion. We say all this is in extremely I'M |
favorable contrast to what has been alre adv |
done by the radicals here; and must occasion |
extreme surprise amongst the Presidents SUP |
porters everywhere, who have expected from |
Maryland something better
We know there are those who expect the |
press to do everything; gentlemen, comfort
ably bestowed, who are very ready to profit |
by any political advantages, which, without anv
special efforts on their part, can be readily had |
but such must learn that if no motive arisinn |
from love Of country can stimulate them to |
needful exertion, if they are willing 70 ac.
knowledge by their carelessness, their supine-
ness, that 1t is all one whether the nationality
Is TO continue divided and half ruined. or other
Wise' 1t may be possible that even such can be
made to feel that their want of action is under
stood and remembered, and at the proper timn
Will be duly considered by the people.
There is another view of the case Il ,,. h
be possible that the supporters of the Pres,
dent here, fancy that a short political cam.
palgn, one in which great efforts NAV he ,on-
centrated in brief month or two lust pr;on = /
the coming election, will answer eli nnrnasos
and save what these gentlemen seem 10 droaI
greatly-some extra labor This NAV ba WI,
dom in the premises, but We do not Tins r;a 49,.
the matter. Following such policy ,I,so,.,
enough, following Il as these geptJemn, n.y.
now dong and they are likely to be wb;nn aG
before they begin to fight, - ""'Pped
,n hGweT9 E We, we shall no. urge these atters
have olroaa, 'no s's' :. spirit is really here we
READ saiG ." i enough; if it is not, we have
,o,,t ~, too much. Whilst it is very eyi.
-. ,.4t We have already lost some signal adj
..ntages from want of action at the proper
time, it may be that our side is satisfied with
all that has taken place, and can justify them:
selves to those who have been expecting some
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