The Baltimore County union., 1867-08-17
Tha Conatitutional Eleotion.

The grave question Of whether the people Of
Maryland will accept the Constitution patched
up by The rebel conelavc now assembled at Annap-
oils, 10 lieu of the one they have nov, Is TO
be decided on the 25th Of September. We be-
lleve that " the white vote Of the State alone can
Be got out, the so-called =" new Constitution y
will be defeated. But We must do more than
this /; The ablsst lawyers Of our State have e.
pressed the opinion that to change fundamental
form Ofgovernmeni the consen, ofa majority Of all
citizens who choose to exercise the right Of sage
is required. We have several thousand colored
men In the State, eiiissHs, although not recog-
nized as roteSs. Il Is not at all probable that
the ballots Of these men will he received OF
counted by the eOppeFheads who will occupy the
Official places At this election, hut yet provision
should be made for this vote. The Union Con.
venion held In Baltimore some time ago suggest
ed the means Let q separate box he provided
at every voting place in the State, In which col.
ored men may deposit their ballots. Let these
votes be counted, and the number, joined with
the white vote, be returned TO Congress as for
and against the Constitution. We doubt not
but ,ha, the aggregate will be largely agains, the
new instrument, aud 10 this 10 30, We doubt not
but that Congress, who is bound TO So tina, eve.
~ State has OF Government Republican
In form, will promptly afford relief TO the Union-
lists Of the State This, l, seems TO Us, is clearly
our duty, and measures should At once be taken
to have the entire vote Of the State brought out
AZ true picture Of the political affairs " our
el.s. Gs.llnerfns from
paper. The parallel drawn between Maryland
and Tennessee is suggestive, and should clearly
indicate our duty In the presen, emergency:
rHE NExr PoLifIcAL BATTLEftELp.
The greatest which has been rc IN Ten
nessee Coz 90 many weeks past, eliminating In such
splendid triumph for the Union Republican party, has
ssIss n n. soInS sne, IN the ssa.e MARYLAND
That state. though nominay never out of The Cnton
has had far % contend against than the prosecuted
Tennessee had an earnest fearless and determincd loyal
Governor all the way through. Maryland, johnson.
usd hermophFodite tool of the Rehels traitor 10 hts
county and the party that elected him.
Tennessee had the protection q The Federal army,
apossacy of her Governor only on The side Of the rebel
lion and In thc interest of Andrew johnson Tennessee
had loyal Lssi,l.isre xhie snl..nsn''sd ~ hsr
franchlsed al her Rchcis and rcue her hun
dred thousand euAnciIaied slaves again TO bondagc
polics that ahsconded IN isei Joined the Rebel army
and have nov returned 20 their fOrIner positions
Tennessee had loyal militia organised by Governor
Brownlow In the interest ef freedom and for the rrocc
tion of the leoIic
Maryland a dlsloyai militia oiiccrrd by returned
Reheis and CoFferhcads In the interest of Governor
swans and Andrew Johnson's " policy"
such 10 tbs condition politically Of Maryland a. com
pared with that Of and the other States that
went into the rebellion and. IL this vas not enough
that the heroic and Gre tried Unonists Of that STATE
should drink st deeper of the dreEs In the cup of Rebel
wrath the Rebel Legislature Of last winter made appro
psatons Of upwards Of four millions Of dollars 10 ad
the Interests Of the GovenoTs party and that Of
hts hsl snds in the STATE, and eiossd .sir session
b. calling Constitutional Convention, the ultimate
object of which destroy the last yestige of
publcan form of which had been secured 10
ns by the Consultation OIL
That Convention. thus called has assembled and
compiished its allotted work The new Constitution
has the Rebel yrl ringing and running throughout
Its provisions, and 10 20 le suhmied 10 the people
Cor ratification.
This 10 the issue trforr the people Of Maryland
The Radicals going into the contest as minority
with the whole patronage of The State and General Gov
eFnment against theta yet with 50 great odds now,
they wise. prudent aud united. they can win
The Grand Army of the Republc, the Republican
soeaons the loyal leagues and every cooFed eitkrn
of lawful agr and residrncr. must form In line % battle
the front and deposit their against this
treason 10 liberty Bring out the coloFed vote by all
by IL. and only BY II. this Rebel Constitu.
ton he debated. the State saved and lie, liberty aud
property made CongVss will declare such 4
measure Republican IN form" aud afhx 10 the pro.
ceedings the seal % Its approval.