The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-01

later crush them and their principles still Con-
gress preferred that peace aud tranquility should
be Feslored-that there should be no more war
aud that the responsibility OF The mode In which
those State Governments had been Teorganizcd
should rest with the ulan who attempted 10 rcor-
gani1e them and who now hurls his nnathemas
~ the heads Of those men who, a. the represen-
,a,iyes OF the people, dared 10 do no Inoro than
lac did by imposing terms aud conditions upon
these states prior TO their being fully restored TO
the right OF representation. The enemies Of the
Union party charge upon you and upon ine that,
by acting against Mr. johnson and his policy,
we are 10 favor Of putting the negro upon an
equality with the white man aud OF granting to
him the same political rights guaranteed under
the law TO the white man. This my friends, l.
tie old dodge rcsorled 10 by tho Democratic par
~ Ia its palmiest days, when they denounced the
old Whlg party as a band Of Abolitionisis aud
when they denounced the Union party og Mary
land aforetimc as " "Lncolns hirelings, when
they had no other arguments 20 controycri the
position which we assumed, and when they de-
sired 10 raise furorc oC excitement In the minds
Of the vulgar aud illiterate ~ induce ihcm 10
vote for their Democratic principles. tApplauscl
so FAR as you are concerned. am satisfied that
you are equally opposed 10 negro suffrage ~ !
know you are opposed 90 Rebel suffrage. APP
plause. And 80 iar as negro equality is con.
ccrned, shall state here what ! have stated
elsewhere that never saw decent White man
who had any fear OF ever beug placed upon an
equality with the best negro God Ia his proyi-
denee has made both races rs distinct as he has
made white a different color from black. No
matter what civil rights you may confer upon
the negro II eau never place him upon m equal
iiy with me. am sure II can never place him
upon an cqality with you, aud il these Rebels,
who are 50 fratiul Of being beaten ia the race ol
life by those iguOrant beings, conceive the nig-
ger TO be on an equality with them !, is their own
fault, and they have nobody io blame bu, iltcm-
selves. Applause. have done nothing aud
do not expect 10 do ANYTHING To place negro
upon an equality with any decent white man
and there Is no 'lccen, white man, h. ho rich or
poor that ever eau be placed upon a i.ycl With
tie negro, II he has scli-Tcspcct and proper
innate Of the dignity aud character thai ought
10 belong To every gentleman. so fnr as thr
Civil Rights bill is concerned, !, coniers no righ,
upon the negro not heretofore granted 10 him
in this State, with the exception Of ,hc right to
testify The Civil Rights bill has been IN opera
ton in this State since its adoption 90 net vf
Congress, and have yet failed To ste, ia my cx-
perience, where IL has made one white maH black
OF one black msu white daughter aud applause
or where IL has placed the humhles' white man
upon any equality with the negro. To be sure
Il gives the negro the satne right TO cue or 10 he
sued, 10 make aud enforce contract. and 10 iss-
tify IN a court OF Justice a. IT does 10 the white
man Bu, YOU nay as well tell mu that the nc.
gro is placed upon AN equality with ibe whit,
man because be lives and br,atbts aud has hi-
bcing Ia The same world az mysglf, as by telling
the that by giving him tia same rights of person
and cf property he is placed upon equality with
u. Socially nU man is my equal, even as a
white man, unless choose 10 make hiul 50 -
This whole matter Of social equality is regulated
by man own peculiar tastes. The Philadel.
phi Convention Of which Andrew johnson 10 the
godfather aud every uuwHshed Rebel of the South
aud uuelean CopIcrlca1 VI tilc North were sl,on.
sofs. ia its seventh resolution has gone far in
favor oi the rights Of the emaneipaied negrocs
the lnost radical men IN Congress.
That resolution states ihat tue etnancipated
s.a.ts ia Al! tic State .; ;aC T,sio,. s.Saa -.
e,iv,, IN common with all their inhabitants,
equal protection in person aud property. Now
the Civil Rights bill never pretended 10 do any
more than 90 grant equal protection in person
aud property, and II does not 10 for this hybrid
party in Maryland, now, after this resolution has
been ratified by their delegates, 10 charge upOu
ll,e Union party of Maryland that they and they
alone are 10 favor Of equal protection Tor the
elnaneipaied slaves. This resolution was un.
doubtedly cooked up for the purpose Of making
the loyal North believe that MT. johnson and hi.
party in favor OF protecting these poor, help.
less beings, bu, whether they were honest in this
resolution OF not, Il j. still One of the principles
OF their platform aud one from which ihev dare
boob FOR the Radical party in Maryland. as wc
are called nov -a-days, rs the platform Of thS
v.riesl Radical OF tue North. | have no donbi
that wheu Andrew Johnson declared, as he did
IN 1865, that lie was ia favor Of granting til,
right VI suffrage ~ the negro Of Tcnnessee, iha
lac was honest Ia the expression Of that opinion
aud that when he insisted on Gov. Sharkev, o
Mississippi, giving this right 10 tue negroes oi
tina, State as condition precedent, that he ri
that time in favor OF these peculiar doguas.--
Mr.. Johnsoa, therefore. and his party IN ia,
North state 10 those people that they are in iaroi
OF negro suffrage aud guaranteeing the rights ui
the nearocs, whilst his party standing upon ihi
same platform, denouncc me and the Union par
~ ofMaryland o. negro suffrage men, when W
are upon the record as opposed To negto suffrag,
or negro equality, aud they are upon the Fecor'
as in favor OF Il. As far as negro sullragcis con
cerned, the men who charge that avn or hnr'
been Ia favor OF negro suffrage charge what thel
know 10 be false. On the night when rcceived
the news Of INV nomination told my Constiiu
ents that was opposed 10 negro suffrage whel
| went Rs your representative 10 Washington. a
the frat opportunity had 10 vote my own an,
the sentiments ot my constituents ON that sni'
leci, | not onls voted against universal negr,
suffrage Ia any manner, shape or form aud
appeal 10 tue speech now upon the record Of M,
county, made against the passage OF the Disiric
| ofColumhia bill as cmbodying nv present view
upon that subject aud 10 show you that 'hes
calnmnialors and libcllers fall far short Of ibei
mark when they charge ne with being la iavo
of ncgro suffrage either In or out o! Congress. -
| Again, on the vote for the admission az Colora
| do, ! voted in favor Vt the admission ~ tina
State aud against the striking ont OF the claus.
which prevents negroes from voting. Aud a
every opportunity IN every convention that
have attended, from the tins was nominatet
I up 10 the present imc In the Executive Com
I lraaatt
friends Of the rTcsidCn, aud ,hose who becvcs
ia the reconstruction policy Of Congress on eacl
occasion voted for and supported resolution
against negro suffrage. would not refer 10 thi
question at this time were II not thatl conceive
20 NV duty here, aud for the last time, TO answc
such charges. aud 10 show the people ot NV die
/ tEict that the men who thus deal with me are Iso
only untair, but utter whs; ,hsy kuow to 4.
base ialsehOods. Ny fcliow.Ciiizens tbs coute-
/ ia Maryland u Ia be the most important se' "a
1 tered into by the people Of this State. u T. q
decide, not 0nly whether the refine Of this Goy
ernment are To bc handed over to traitors. bu
whether the political power Of ,hI. State Is 70 y
placed In the hands Of mcu who are disranchise
/ by your Constitution, and msny Of whom ~
to-day only protected fgum criminal ,,rosecatio
! by reason Of Presidential pardon which the
/ have In their pockets. Through the ,rrseher
I and treason Of Thomas Swami. man whom IL
Union party bad every reason 20 belieye woni
stand nrmly ny their rights, aud who, on ever
occasion, made blatant protestations ot bis hdcl
~ 10 hs oath Of office, but. through some sllang
inlatuation which appears 10 have taken lossei
sion Of bis mind, he has done ell In bis power
betray the Union party into the hands Of i
most bitter aud vindictive foes. am not discoul
aged nj the prospect before ~. Although th
Governor has appointed msu - Registers Of W
tsrs who paw no more regard 10 their coussitu
tional obligations than be did 10 bis oonstitu
tionAl oath when be appointed many VI thcu
aud they are engaged to-day 10 registering Q
qualified voters men who are notoriouty Al
frAnchised by the Constitution, aud men VII