The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-03
The conatitutional Convention.

council. Their debates, during the session,
have iakea wide range, and embraced every
conceivable subject, bu, have always ended with
abuse Of +" Yankees" aud Massachusetts, Pu.
"ritAnism." Il was supposed, a, irsi, that this
Convention was chosen for the purpose Of wri-
ting out new Constitution for Maryland, one
that would be acceptable to al least the demo-
cratic party Of the State, but, poorly as We re-
gard the constituents Of the gentlemen Of the
convention, a. party, We do not think that the
great body Of them eounlenance or support the
peculiar ideas aud opinions expressed In this con-
vention.
The other day, somebody In the Convention
proposed the appointment Of State HIsioriog-
npher, which led TO spicy debate. Mr.. MeKaig
wanted the history Of Maryla oldsn period
preserved, but though, Ito late history no, worth
preserving. NJ. wsshered took the sane posi-.
ton, eon,ending that Il should be the particular
duty Of this State IisiOriograPher 10 prove that
religion was tolerated 10 Maryland before Il was
In Rhode Island. lie took occasion, also 10 de-
nounce Senator Charles Sumner a. double
distilled liar" Mr.. Brown, Of Baltimore, ven
tured TO oppose the measure, believing that the
State Historical Society was eOmpetsn, to pre-
serve all ofMArylands records worth preserving.
This brought forth the ssverest denunciations
upon the heads OF the members Of the Historical
Society. II was denounced by Mr. barnes as
being composed Of men not In sympathy with
"us," and By Mr.. Carter as being New Eng
Gland Puri,Ans." Mr.. Sloddert thought there
were many disgraeefal facts In the history Of
1.-The State during the past Eve years, and all
that could now be written Of the State was
"TniHmy fHh." Mr.. MeKaig denounced Il as
Yankee Society" Mr.. Barry thought there
was one redesminR feature in the Society, 90 the
descendants Of the las, President Of the Society
had drawn their swords in the cause Of the
South, one Of them having returned with but
one arm" The late Sebastian =. S,reeter,
corresponding secretary Of the Society was
then bitterly Denounced by Mr.. we,hered and
others, the srs, gentlemen naming him as the
man who wrote . lying history OF Maryland. q"
And 90 this convention passes along-ai one
time abusing Congress, at another delivering
learned dissertations tending 10 show tina, :" ne
"groes have no souls" again declaring that
"publie schools are public humbugs.' aad then
venting their foulest abuse upon one who was Of
our best citizens, but whose remains now sleep
beneath the sod
There are but few Maryland soldiers oft late
war but who will remember Sebastian ,. Street.
er lie was appointed by Gov Bradford As Ma
ryland's ageu, to look after the interests Of her
sons 10 Grants army, and unweariedly and
faithfully did he and his agents perform their du-
~. Wherever there was a Maryland soldier
needing care and attention, these agents were
there. minssering to his wants and relieving his
necessities, and acting as . means Of communal
cation between the soldiers ia the field and their
loved ones in distant homes While engaged
10 this work, Mr.. Siree,er contracted . disease
from which be died, and he vas placed ct rec,
in Greenmoun, Cemetery, sincerely incurred BY
thousands who knew the loss the Union cause
had sustained in his decease. One would sup
pose tina, here, a, least, h. would be a, res,-,ha,
party malice and raneor would pursue him no
further than the confines Of the grase-,hAi
neither malice nor l-will nor political spirit or
bitterness would penetrate TO that beautiful
CITY Of the Dead, aud drag his character into
4 political convention, there 20 be the butt for
the saeers asd viiuPera,ion Of men who we're
and are to-day traitors to the cause for which
Mr.. S,reeter gave his life.
But this is the spiTi, Of coPperbeadism. Even
death Is no shield against their malignant shafts
Lincoln, the mar,yred President, IL still the
theme for their abuse. For awhile after the
bloody tragedy tina, robbed the nation Of lie
head, copperheadism was silent, apparently awed
by the great crime that had been committed by
lis followers and In is interest, and some Of It's
cohorts, 10 the first gush Of indignant feeling
which the nation sent up over the grea, outrage,
ventared to wag their lying tongues In faint
praises Of the murdered chief Bot scarcely is he
cold in his grave, before they reeommence their
work Of SANDER, and the bold, good work and
deeds performed by Lincoln Is still the theme Of
s,umpsPeeches and denuncia,ions by our Con.
s,iiution thinkers and their party friends.
We the Unionis,s Of Maryland, are PROSTATE
a, the feet Of these men. They make our laws,
they execute them, and we must submit with the
best grace we can, submitting to their viiupera-
ton and SANDER, enduring their misrale This
has brought Il about. We are the victims of
misplaced confidence We trusted men. and
they betrayed us. We might have wiihs,ood
the influence OF the renegade ofthe White House,
but Swami, with his great patronage and Official
power patronage and power with which the
Union nen Of the State had confidently entrusted
him, proved too much for Us, and the rebel
party Of the State conquered rs. We mus,
hide our time" There never was a nigh, but
that the day followed II, and although weare now
Prusiraie, as party, at the fee, Of eoppsrhead-
Ism, Jet brighter day In our political fortunes
will soon dawn upon Us.
Iruth crushed 70 earth viii rise again
Tbs eternal years o. Cod are hers
whi. Error, Wounded, wrihes In pain,
And dies amid her worshippers.d
Oan Is the csuss Of truth and jas,ice and
right, and eanno, die. Error may triumph for
awhile, hut an hour will come when Il mus, In
turn give way. Our deliverencs will come ere
long. IN the iullnsss Of Time johnson mus, no
the way Of all CO psrhsads and traitors and
Swami will leave the Executive mansion. In
vested, BY loyal Congrsss, with new power,
mighty lever for good. many months win no,
iranspire before ws will again be 10 condition 10
meet eoPperhsadism at the polls, and TO
eenqasf. In the sasaasiae, let the Convention
At Annapolis do he worst; We can, alter awhile,
a. easily undo their work. They may triumph
nov, but their success win be shOr,-livsd.
Jng-Ths surratt trial is drawing 10 a close.
The arguments Of counsel before the jury is
nov pEeessding, and will occupy SOms days
ysl The defence tried hard 70 prove an ahbi /,
snssing that HurFass was Ia Elmira, New
Yea Ae night u Ne murder. The pro.ecu.
ton has proved, however, eoneiusively. that
me aeensed vas IN Washington on that night.
and although an assempt was made 70 impeaeh
The testimony Of those who swors they saw him
there. yet the asismpi failed most ml.srshly.
One Of The witnesses relied on 10 prove IA,