Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
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where are We Drifting.

| Sumner and Stevens are the leaders OF Cen-.
gross and to crafty their revengeful feelings the
whole nation must suffer. Sumner was caneu
| in the Senate chamber by Brooks of South Car
olina. an Stevens lJi his iroa-works burned
tv rebel invasion of Pennsylvania; and for thia.
the nation is dissolved, without tho most distant
prosncct of q reanion. Howlong will. the nation
stand this just to crafty the reyeagcful ieelinSs
Of two men? It cannot be long-it will noi %
long Human nature is the same the world
over. tarrg ~. l'N
Have these men read history in vain? 7Is a.
true that 'those whom the gods intend to destroy
they first make mal?'' 1t looks like ii. Tho
wlirlyind will come before long and God help
those who are ia its track. The Rldic us of our
State imagine they now hear the rushing ofthe,
leaves and are already cl'ling upon Congress and
the Negro for help. B 1t they will call IN YAM
They will iad that they, as well as Congress AMI
the Negro, will be driven like chat before the
wind before the righteous indignation fine peo-
nle whsn once aroused. When welook back,
the prorress of events for the last Ave or six years
seems almost like dream. During that period
how many Of our best citizens, without cadse or
provocation, to CRAFTY the malignity OF some
miserable wretch Of Il neighbor, were SAINT across
the lines? how many incarcerated in prisons, IN
duuceons7 how many hauled up before drunken
nrovost marshals, and made take the oath of al
leriance rolua!Tiiy, or be sent across the lines,
or imprisoned? how m my were driven from 'he
ballo.-box by ignorant AM corrapt7d Judges
backed up by the lowest, meanest wretcheS tn''
ever walked the earth? Every sort of torture
on1 insult that could be coined in the vllest
brain was inflicted upon the best citizens "A mo
community. AL now do these eastardiy
wretchcs thilk their dJings will be 1orsotieh
and forgiven? They have sowl the VIM anu
some day not fur distant, they have got 10 reap
the whirlwind. Then those very persons whom
they have so much abused, belied and outraged
will s'laugh at their calamity and mock When 'htlr
ear ccmcth." The murderer is hung, the thl{
is sent to the pcnitentiary and all crime is or
should be punished in some way for the good oil
society, and it would be morally wrong to let
these wrctches 20 unpunshei. The punishment
of some of thes, dirty scouadre.s has already
comInenced They cannot now look an honest
man in the face auj 10 lse Kim az every corner,
verifying the truth of the inspired penman, ';the
wicked f1eeeth when no man pursuelh." "a
Every man has right 10 his own political
opinions but he haS no right to force them upon
his neghborS at the point o. the bayonet, or the
threat of baatiles and dungeons. respect Rad
cal for the honest entertainment of his opinions
and no one has right to molest him in their
avowal, but he has no ri sht to try AMI forca
them upon others by any other weapons than
those Of reason AMI Argument. Som. of my best
friends arc to be found in that party, but mist
say they are few and far between. AS party
il is the most ignorant, bigoel and intolerant Of
an5 that ever cur,eithe nltioa. We have dem
ocratic papers in the State that speak of lenien.
cy, moderation &C., in reference to this mongrcl
thing, and let by cones BE- by-gones! Cowarlly
ours: what! lick the hand that smites thee? Do
not al! such elitors know that the more kindly
you treat the Ass the sooner the brute will kick.
The same with this ass ofa purity. Treat it kind
ly and it will kick all the time, deal it heavy
blows and spaniel like it will lick the very soles
of your feet. For Illustration the Free Press has
BEEN pounding the Herald anl Torch for mouths
and Fleet Pete the hea | AMI front of radicaism
in this county has not us much as raisela foot;
but once, spaniel like, gently laid his hand on
the editor heal anl sal 'thou hast brains."--
And so il will always be found best kicks and
cuffs for the mean dastard gentleness asd kind
ness for the brave ana ririDouS. ANON. -