The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-12
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We feel sorry for some men Of this county
who, In the last two or three elections We have
had, have voted with the democratic party. -
These men like that party juss about As much rs
VIZ do; they werc Union men during the war,
and claim 50 to be still they dislike rebels aud
the rebel cause bu, SO, ihey act politically with
thrm. We have lately convrrscd with several
gentlemen Of this class, aud were surprised 10
hear them express sentiments OF such decided
dis.PprobaIiog vi democratic principles aud pol
i,irians. The sccre, OF their pardoxcil action Is
this hsy don't he "5qro suffrage, aud because
Of this they vote with the Democratic party
leaving, for awhile, the question Of whether ne
gro suffrage Is right or wrong will gentlemen OF
this class please inform Us how the democratic
party OI Maryland is going ~ IcIard IL The
whole people Of the State, united rs one man,
can neither give one negro the ballot, nor Gu
nay kc,p array from him. Disguise the fact rs
its friends may, the democratic party, us - ma.
iional one, is dead. 1t may herr aud there OK.
hibii "a sort OF spasmodic vitality, and may con-
troll the political affairs Of State OF two, but rs
regards the nation at large, II can effect abso-
Tact, ~ the National Union Party OF baltimore
"Coun,y. The great majority OF the people
Oppose democracy they hold it responsible tor
the great rebellion just clOscd-for the valuable
lives that hav teen lost in battlc-fOr the suffer-
ing OF many u widow aud orphan, whose pro-
,ecIors ven, forth at their couuirys call, but
WHO never returned NOT lived To witness the tn.
umph VI their cause--ior the vast debt that
weighs Us down all these things are laid
at the door of democracy, aud held TO be natural
results of lis policy. The large and popnlous
states OF the North oppose democracy aud ii is
noi likely thg, II will ever again be- successful
Ia one OF them. And NOV, in all these large
State, the demand lie being made that Cohgrcss
iakc measures 10 cniTanchise the blacks OF the
eounlry, aud in obedience 10 this demand, 1t will
probably be done AT the next session Of that body
Politicians u Nary Land may be perfectly easy
abuni this matter. We may elect Judge Carmi-
chael or Senator Cresweii rs our Governor have
a Legislature composed OF either Union men
or democrats our county officers NAV be OF ei.
thar one tia other political parties OF the day
We may send either radicals OF rebels to the
Honse OF Representatives, and whatever ouI ac-
ton may BE-, the general, inevitable result won
lie affected particle. The question Of whether
We shall have negro suffrage needn' trouble Us.
The people the Union people OF the country
have decrecl that il shall be 80, aud have elected
useto he humping our brains out against the
wall, OF 10 make ourselves hoaFse by shouting in
opposition TO the principal Of manhood suffrage.
It's dcCrecd for u.s. aud We must submit; To it,
whether We like 1t or not Tie only a qucs-
zion oiiima. Congress will meet in few weeks
now, and probably It's very frs, action will lie
the passage Of the wiison-Sumner bill. which
eoniers the right Of suffrage upon every loyal
blach man. Aud SUPPOSE this Is no, done. what
thrnf Some of the leading men in the Republic
can party profess 10 think such q measure un-
constitutional, and II this view Of the matter is
held by the majority in Congress, measures will
at once he taken 10 irrevOcably engrAfi the prin.
ciplc OF universal suffrage into The Constitution
Of the country. Il Is slower method, but a
better one That IL will be successful. when il
comes before the Legislatures ofihe several States,
there is no more doubt than that the sun shines
To-day Maryland will vote against il, so will
Kentucky and Delaware, and here the opposition
90 the measure will probably end. The democ-
racy have boosted Justify over their late success
In Connecticut and California, hut II turns out
that the Legislatures Of both these States are re-
papliCan and will promptly endorse constilu-
ilonAl amendment Such an amendment would
receive the sanction Of almost every Rla,e Legis-
laiure North and would only require the ascent
az one or two Southern States to become the Law
az the land. Can IL receive the sanction Of such
sia,es2 let us sec Tennessee is completely re-
organized, anA il intensely radical Her people
have already admitted their negroes TO the rights
81 the ballot. and will promptly vote to engraft
the principle upon the organic Law OF tina land
Registration has been completed 10 all the lately
sece,le,l.Siates aud elections Will be held in q
shOsi time for State Legislatures and other Off
GERS. Under the net Of Congress by which these
STAIRS hsya been reorganized, every black man
can vote, and il will be easy matter TO foreicll
the political complexion Of coming State officers
In the South. From a statement just made by
she SoGiLcfn Commanders, Il sceins that the col
oCsd voters have the following majoriiics In the
States named Ia Alabama. 1881 Florida,
partial return Less Louisiana, ~, ll2; Mis-
sissippi, u, ass. South Carolina, ~, sl5; Texas
estimated, IO,O0O. In addition TO this, 81 the
whites registered In The States named. quite as
many will vote the radical ~ the rebel ticket,
and the character Of their future legislation can
Ia sasily foreseen. ~ the other Sonthern States
che white voters have q, 600 majority In Arkansas
,sss ia Georgia nearly 1000 In North Caro-.
lima aud llss,5 10 Virginia, but all these States
will vote radical, hecnnse, In all Of ihsm. there
"a large aud influential onion party, aud were
there sni - negro registered in Virginia and North
Carolina Il "a not doubted that they would even
then h. carried by the radicals but will this
negro vote turn out, and will u BE- cast righ, whea
u does come out Ths elaniion In Tennessee SET
sled chat The colo,ed voters tanned out almost
10 a man, and voted solidly for The Iinlon can.
didaies. Aiabaala has just held an election, 10
hscidr whether her Rlais Constitution shall BE-
tim Nearly all the votes cast are 10 favor Of
sneh fonVeniion aud every man elected 10 u u
an advanced il'puliiran. Can Il BE- doubted
that "" aill seoH have asgTo outrage all Over
fbs land We at Maryland cnn do nothing TO
oIT.Ar Il. !, Is already calculated tina, our i.rg-
islaiass will rej'c, such an anendmeutio The Con
siin'ion i'hs United STATES. hu, for all the good
that such action will do. u might as well he len
alone. negro suffrage Il coming Ne will soon
have II IN our sIa,e aud e,esy other, aud I, seems
strange that men will vote with a party whoss
phn'iplss ihrs drsIi.e merely bssauss that IsTiy
opposes y MEASURE which mus, inevitably be-
eoa'r iaH. The Union nen IL Maryland did
ao, lacsnss ss@ advocates 81 universal suffrage
from eholrr s''ey SIRE driven 10 !, by urcsssty.
"At the closr of ihs uas 49, had large maIor-
~ - tn fepisics.l sois q 10. STATE. aud w0uli
hisr teen snussn' =" hi urll rnnarh alone
Om tate had i'ui iairi. liberated H. slaves. aud