The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-04
Miscellaneous.
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
ADDRESS on THE STATE EXEC
uTIvE COMMITTEE.


40 ne Unconditional Un.an Voters Of As State
Of Maryland;
Tn announcing the call II your state Central
II Committee for "A State Convention aud Con.
grcssluBal District Conventions. 10 make nufni.
nations preparatory 10 tho election ia Sovem-
Der next thost Executive COMMITTEES desire 10
say few words ,o impress upon you the i'm.
portancc Of the canvass upon which We are
about 90 enter
Thu country has lust emerged from war for
the suppress ION of wicked rebellion. which
aimed az the national life. aud which, II success.
tai. must have resulted IN the destruction 81
the Govcrnuen, aud the cofIplctc disintegra.
ts"n "i the Union. That war was successful
one. but - success was purchased by the sac
Tihcn 81 th" lives oi half million % our loyal
citizens. ia, destruction 81 an immense amount
oi properly, and the accumulation Ola national
dcbt Of three Thousand millions Of dollars, With
10. iuyvitab!, burdens.
The prize We cnntcndcd Tor. rational unity
81 '.'c !, worth all the cost but II that prize
% not made sure, then indeed have wc spont
tho h.ood aud treasure Of the nation Ia vain. 90
Iha, precious sacrll - will have been ,cos,oi
aud alter d signal victory 10y our gallant army
We must iuse the fruits "f victory. while we
cannot escape the cost.
Fellow citizens. il IL for you and for the 10y
al men Of the other ststos % tho Union 60 do.
tcrminc ~ the cnsuinsc collections whether that
great victory IN the cause 81 the nation il TO he
barren one. or whether it, results are e. be
made aurc and permanent Those elections
will determine whether the National Govern.
ment shall be ia the hands Of is iricnds or IL
cnciuics--Oi tho-c who have stood by IL ia the
hour vf IL peril, orofa combination of lie dead.
~ enemies with those who, ia that hour. hal
not an arm Ia raise in its defence.
In whose hands will IL be most secure
Recent developments have made 50 plain thai
even thc blind may see il. that systematic
plan has been organised to recstabiish the old
combination between the Southern leaders and
% certain party az the North. by which tho
country had been 30 long governed prcyiou. 10
the election IL Mr.. Lincoln. and under whose
auspices II wa led 10 the very brink Of rebel.
lion, and the agents 81 tina, rebellion armed
from the arScnals of the government and
when the people drove thu. combination from
power. ia Southern leaders became the active
instrument oi rebellion. while their friend NJ
the North. protesting loyalty. used their IN
iiucner to paralyse the arin the Government.
The Issue Is now to be- made. whether this
combination shall be fc-tnrcd IN power with
increased facilities for getting up another re
holllnn after u few years rest. or whether the
great party which has carried the country sue
ccssiI! through the wur shall confirm. g. GOV.
eru % until u" Union aud it, institutions are
sufficiently consolidated and strengthened n
be -srIr. irolI the machinations OF traitors.
We cannot doubt the f"sul; of an is-u" 20
ipair the lnyhl men of tho country will not
timely y.cla what ia- cost much. But
ARE most earnestly DESTROYS that the Union men
%! Maryland -houli not mi-iako IA" zeal ques-
'.ons Involved. ar bo led nstray by side ssues,
upon matt - not before ~ f-r decision.
Wh"u he Convention 81 the 9TH 81 June as
s"ubio'i. the scheme I" hand you over into the
hands ui the combination was not >" dIri net
IS d' .el' led Those who called that Conveu.
'ion law IN" inevitable drift Their ass"ciai"s
u th" la'" Central Comm. tt.. and were COM
l..ii"d % tAa" action ." .sv.. tb- zion parry Il
'h~~tsie II 800 t.tthvll % t'io." whom il had en-
trusted w.tt power. Many - ppf fellow ciii-
s'u- th lush, "a. acton premature and were
unwilling q, b",f"y" thai .heir trI-ted agcntA
should so ,bG-c tn" coniiicn ace Fcpo-"d them.
J.! ere Is now u. room Tor luis'aA" "r douht.-
III. iIfG.i au'l HE Committee. who -till claim
,i" yong representative, have openly invited
their ',l.ow.-s who send delegates - the Con-
s.u;.,H u Philadelphia. u hich s t. be- com poe.
... 90 - -. '''.- fv.. ii.". a- Set I,ro,,.--
80 o." 2. peutlacc, aid wh'-o IA" grand scheme
80 combination j. - To-. 1'.umrst'd snt pu:
in active "rgl'iisatou.
"" r,."i', t41t 'ae-. -..ti-nr.l nave op"ni y
taken th",g i.-.. q. .i''' j. r'w ~ r'"in for
dcct p'.un.
"" urge v.r therefore. fellow e.l.s~n-. :, ~.
ganisc f'r q eaif.-' I.l htvc : Eilv aud
fct'.r n'i ivcr---v 90 deal with. and every
thing 'hai you bold ,.etr - ~ stake. You gave
81 your -ic'..-, rca.u,r o. securc III. late yic,o
~ ~ er'ns--sou viii no; now. through supin-
Nee u ~ha'y ou have won a: such cost.
Roman y. Prot .. Chsir'nin.
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