Maryland free press., 1867-04-25
. Our Baltimore Letter.


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Our Baltimore Letter.
THE NEw CoURT ELEcTIoN-CoNsERvA-
TIvEs AND DEhocRATs-A Fusion LIKE
LY-SUITs AGAINST GENERAL WooL-R1cII
TESTIMONY OF MARYLAND
"LoYALIsTs" s".-TnE LIEUTENANT governor,
sc.
BALrMorE, April 23, 1867
This (Tucsday) evening the Democrats
and such of the Conservatives who have
not bolted meet in convention to nominate
candidates for Judge and Clerk of the now
city court which was established by re-
cent act of the Legislature There has
been division in the two parties, brought
about by the Convention question, the
Conservatives going in a body against it
This handful of voters, after approving for
years of every action of our military mas
ters, found things little too strong with
the Radicals, and last fall veered around
and rendered valiant service in overthrow
ing the miserable minority then in power.
For this they have our grateful thanks
But when the people demanded new
constitution, the conservative" Conven-
ton met and and forthwith launched their
anathemas against the Legislature and
denounced the Democrats as deserters and
disunionists, and again confessed with their
Radical friends in an attempt to defeat
the public will. The sequel is well known.
Now that they find they cannet make
the Democrats do as they dictate, the Con-
servativc leaders begin to talk of coming
back, and more than kelly 10th parties
will endorse the same candidates for elec
ton on the 1st proximo.
On Thursday last a suit for false !fmpris-
onment was commenced in the United
States Court here against Gen Wool, when
in command of this military department.
The plaintiff is one of those vile creatures
named Rich who crawled into place during
the rebellion. This Rich, in company
with other miscreants to the number Of four
did not like the refusal of Wool to Danish
men from their families, to make war up
on helpless women, and to enrich the gang
of plunderers of which such as they were
fitting leaders. So they called a mass
meeting of "loyalists" to consider what
must be done, and the upshot was, a
handbill issued calling upon President
Lincoln 70 remove the obnoxious COM
ms nder. Wool thought this treason, and
Rich the immaculate and his confrcrcs
were made acquainted with Fort Della
ware
q Some of the testimony given in by one
of the parties is decidedly rich He was
made to sleep for one whole night on the
bare floor without even blanket to GOV er
him! Arrived at the fort, he was told he
must actually have no better food than
the soldiers stationed there! lie was Civ
en- some stuff called coffee and soup with
out meat! He was put into damp room
for one whole day! And thus, after suffer-
ing untold outrage for about forty mortal
hours these martyrs in their countrys
cause were released by order of Lincoln.
The upshot was General Wool was re-
moved and we were given in ste; Schcnck
and Fish the boot heel maker of the AL
bany Pcnitcntiary. When one reflects
how much others suffered during the war
how upon the naked earth, with no cover
ing but tho sky above, the poor weary
soldier lay; how he suffered and died for
a cause he deemed worthy of the sacrifices
i say when one reflects upon all this, it
makes the blood boil to hear such things
in the shape ofme now recounting their
ills. Decent people should never use the
names of these vampires, who have fatten
ed upon the life blood of the nation .cvvopt
with loathing aud contempt.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DR.. Cox has become
tired of endcavor for political pr"m"otio"
and issues his card apFTrh' apGf tha III e,,;caI [ mo-
sumption s';u o. :. ms s9s to be supposed he had
slv"sSSniHeTred his nest thick enough during his
term as medical purvcyor of this depart
ment during the war. But aspirants for
high Office generally pay for the fun, and
with futile attempts to be United States
Senator III place Of Crcswcll, and Governor
in place of Swami, perhaps he is about
run dry. He has done wisely, for in all hu-
man probability the people will dispense
with his political services as lar as any (u
turo office is concerned.
Governor Orr of South Carolina has
written to the Board of Southern Relief
Commissioners appointed by the Maryland
Legislature an account of the suffering in
that State. The recital is terrible. and
would command sympathy from hearts
little less than stone. The Governor says
one fourth of the people have not touched
meat for thirty days! One half of the
State will be relieved by July, when the
wheat IS harvested, but the other half
where wheat is not grown, can get moth ing
until the corn crop is ripenod. The Gov
crnor begs the committee not TO spend the
money raised and appropriated in Mary
land for meat, for they want bread at o nee
and the luxury of meat can be reserved