Maryland free press., 1866-09-20
Our Nominee.

semplcu III W eStmiHSteF, on w euneSd8y OF
last week; Eoft " tiEfasf P. MAbEssY, Of
Frederick County. has received the nomi
nation Of the National Union party for
Congress in this district. The preferences
1T the people of this county lay in DIFF.
fa cnt direction as expressed BY their dele
gates 70 the Convention, They were ac7
tuated in urging. the claims Of their favor
life by principle and. will therefore bow to
the adverse decision of the other coun!
tias Of the district with grace. and accord
to their choice cordial and hearty sup
port. The Frederick CttT2eil in noticing
the nomination thus aliudes to the position
occupied during the war by Col, Maulsby
and Frank Thomas his Radical opponent. b
f Frank Thomas in acords breathed
death and domination to Rebels. He, as a
candidate Of the Ioyalists was in. favor Of
.piling upPyipmitss Of bleaching bones of
the Southern people on every mountain
side and in every valley throughout the
South! "Fre huadrcd Thousand skele
tons" of southern men he delighted to con-
template from his safe and secure position
at 81, 600 session in Congress! He has
"a stalwart frame and o robust constitution
and now, when danger is past, tells the
rowdies to call on him as the veteran of
the mountains" TO lead them to prevent
union men from voting. He was far better
able to endure the fatigues ofthc weary
march, and the privutions of o soldiers
life, than thousands of his age in the SER
vice; and hundreds of thousands of men of
more fragile constitutions and less. physical
vigor than himself, fought throughout the
war, for the union. At the close of the
war, blood thirsty as he pretended to be,
yet doing no military service, he votes
himself roUR THOUSAND DOLLARS EXTRA PAY
for his negro = craftsmanship, as aradieal
member Of Congress. That is his record
Of patriotism and gordy loyalty.
Col. Maulsby, the nominee of those who
desire an immediate restoration of the
union, ErsKED HIS LIFE throughout the war,
for the preservation Of the uuion, and no,r,
when peace has been declared. supports the
cause of constitutions. union, in opposition
to the disunion programme of men like
Thad. Stevens and Frank Thomas and
other stay at home loyalists; who made the
war, in which brave and earnest men were
risking their lives, source of pecuniary
profit and personal agrandizement.
Frank Thomas had no wife or child to
care for. No blood Of his coursed in the
veins of any legitimate sbild. lie had DO
relative whose subsistence was dependent
upon his life. His position was that of a
mere selfish politician, seeking his own am
bition; and, yet, he took good care not to
risk his precious life on the battle field,
while his malignant soul glosted at the
sight, ifhe was to be believed, of FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND SKELETONS of his
Southern countrymcn slain by OTHER AND
MORE VALIANT hands, while he got his pay,
and his EXTRA pay, as champion of NEGRO
SUFFRAGE in Congress. Maulsby. oh
how different is his record If there be any
merit in what is called loyalty. A man of
family-wifc and children, and grand chill
drea looking beseechingly up to him;
with all the tender ties Of family restrain
ing and keeping him from the dangers of
the deadly strife VOLUNTEERS and EIRKs
HIS LIFE on the battle field for the cause
which his opponent supports only by
vindy words. That is the record of the
two men. UNION men of this Congress-
ional district, ifyou are honest, true men,
we know how you will vote on election
day."