The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-24
Communicated.
The sword and the nlpllot.

The family contains the neucleas Of civil Govern.
msni With u originated all the principles that have
tsen potent In the management Of pube aaairs-that
have shalc the Policy of Satesthat have given rise
amphanty Won iEnohly lost by the men since
the creation.
The raiel Of a family. in time. by natural increase
and The addition Of other families ecomes the ruler
many families aud tribes. These trhss, In q series Of
ysAs attain the proportions Of nation and united
In COMPACT for the general welfare Of the whole The
end u all government 10 the mutual protection Of all is
members-tts citizens aud the regulation u its Affairs
in such way As conduces 10 the highest interest Of the
entire community.
GcSeFpment thus hsinE social compact or a mutual
agreement among all the governed according 90 Gle
mon laws and common consent" she Is under the i'm.
piled obi CATION 10 guarantee TO every citizen the
mon advantage arising BY virtue " his connection
with. 4 allegiance IT, the government with which he
LINKS his fortune she u bound to protect him against
direct nAtrea'men' by any individual or class aud
likewise against the imposition that the % The
muniiy 10y force Of peculiar circum. may feel dis
posed ta Prsctic- towards him she !. hound that
he dt.eisrsrs all III. dates 10 her and she y under
sacred an obligation To throw the .hel Of her parental
protection him when suffering njusticr a. she l.
To raise he's ensign la the defence ol The entire cum
muhity Slen attacked by u forcr Of AM character
The kngli.h constitution In all 81 IT. stage. of evs
ormcnt islr cSronrnt Of the idea q the Social
Compact The Magma Charia, granted by King John
the Petition Of Rights obtAins under Charlie. the 1T
the Aeeees eogPv. that graf protector Of civil liner
" that broad shield lcneaih whose wngs the &Tongs
and outraged hnd ample protection from unia.t iris
onmrnt-te Bill % Rights that great vindcasT that
furtlr
ell aud ,l-ilc,i the naughty monarch To- Ios I-,Gore
he '"trr. gut. Of the Ir"ls and seek Fstasy ia exile
That s'.at ra'l stroke ." the diri", ,sh II ki@gs
Nhe'' the ~ Of every cro~nsd head Ia EaTote eure
uith ansui.h--at which every scrps-Ved arm wAs an
nsTsei aud ~eakrnc for mi.chi.f-at which yvery roy
al Artstocrate heart thrvhd reluctant
arr but suggestive vindction. of the suls ROVER Of
the PssIle-of dsmocracy hs r sai,rs ,.seJIs
as the product IL the political eaag rBce Of the social
compact the development o. the human mns-af N.
love Of hhsr,y and 9TH growth u ages.
The Constitution of the Cnite State. resting it, .riH
The tiaie
stitution-ts JoTAatoH In the representative Of her
citizens IN convention assembled and It's adoption upon
social compact l. The highest POINT Of rcpaLieanisE
the fullest Development Of democracy attained by
any considerable number Of men In systsmatieai and
Under our Constitution the people in their sovereign
capacity have heeonTo Of the purse aud th- sword by
ther representatives. In Congress- tina, bring 81 the
departments " the Government and an agency Of the
State By virtue oi that imposes duties UPON The mem
ers Of the c1mmnnity-th e'isens-this being %
The idea Of social compact already set forth in the
rs, so.ds o. the Preamble 10 the consiituton" We
Tue teope and IN the subsepuent adoption of the Con
sttntiou thus framed by he Psepis themseives Then
we have double proof Of the Peoples understanding Of
which they live, and the State u put under double
pledge 70 50 execute g. The State, then having certain
Institutions Is hound 10 grant certain ,syrg.. 10 ,h
subject ~ SAy of reeiuroeity. Among those duties a.
SCI forth 20 former article Is that reurnE the estllrn
70 tarlsh the requisite means % drfayinE the exfen
.ss o. u. sevesnmen'. aAonRE her pride aud support.
tnf her dignity.
Another and higher duty that the citizen /. called
nI"n "a discharge the stateone b. the slsl Of whIr
all others duinde into utter inssninranr-- onr In
whose voluntary participation thu modest quatle. of
the human hsartthc highest aitribatss az the soul
are called into volition u military service. placnr
himself hetveen his county and danEer-.hi~linS ~
State from the menace Of vie and sIoen, hsnds H.
solaef forgetting his srsonal ease and comfort dlsre
sarang All .sin'h meannes, disearling every motive 10
soaring FAR above all PETTY gFovsling earhl, eonsIv
a.l,ns practically .vows his patFielism and onsrs To
can render his isiiowsf what cnm,-nsasIon n A.,
ample reward for thisf " '
When n. country vas weak and needed s,a-whsn
the Eost sanEane doubtful whether ue should h.
abac 70 sucored In throwing OF the yoke Great Britain
-shsn foreign foe infested ssas-iuFksd around
villages and thrsatensd 70 dsrksn our land wth ana,hv
and dssposism When the Immortal PATRIOTS N ~vsnt
six had sounds. the tsesln Of var aud warned ali 10 Il,
10 the u land from Tie hIrelInr and .a,e
I'VE called upon OH nasn within the allegiance Of Qua
s,lovsd land % help save rs from imp-ndng ruin =
hen sr pihcsd The musket aud cartridge In the hands
of the caiefed man lie shared our tolls our mi
our h.rshPs, heSd us Sight the enemy and chase the
loe Win raioFous I'll be faced danger aud death
Thus uhie the storm u ruin was bowling around our
puny arms with uonisd fury. appealed 20 ths hark
Thsn Il va. that NJ MarsIasd losriss a.! ssa,,.,
" W The tacr sac ne 10 80 frame her organic Law o.
br.'"s on VIZ c.lorcd man the elective franchise.
Iar 81 thr hfih Article u her rlantian Of RIzts
rcais foll"ws Elections ought 10 H. fr-s and fr
qasn,, and 'rs'y s.ss inc, every rha, maui having
pF"i-tty ln. common inisgcst with, aud Ia attach
fr.Es
Tbs .rcend Article Of the Constitution taaspss i'm
MAJ r-ads fsws IHJvss sos si.,v. n rss,. a.
aFe having fFeeed % any acres o. land In ~. eoan
" ~ which they offer Ia VOTE and residing theTsIn and
ah gse 1sa hattng prOsrty IN shs STATE above the val
ns % To- Ahsat current oasy and Ia vnR rr-l.
dss In the county In which they easf 10 vote one uhos
ysAF next prscrding The election shall have te az
sunrass In The elsclen " the delegates Cor such
Then - The Consultation of i7I6 every calsrsd man
having sao woth u property he'd the right a. the elsc
Wv ,faneh,ss - 1-' sisa; -is -.,,y -..;. ga
sas not 80 oItunaie, vas denied ~ Aud this vas ths
case until ls0e about whch tle our political .tnason
as not ~ emient danger, and that arrogant aaacTai
Ming caten, Issued his dVins mandate Cor the I~rIt
aaIlon 81 human slavery, when the ballet vas taken
Fuln the coiofcd and heslowed arm an ,nAifs en
saeFrd fvteFrncu toE dusty rucofds and
70 say CONCERNING this Weru the sahie sons Of Afgr
The sTaas o. dsfFanehlsed whites IN The days af The Wv
olutian Wien the pfond British lion cFouri,r,i lnra
hsY not help hninhle the pEvudest monarch on earth
ud not fonf o. them enjoy priyilerr high ard gl
tons rseFoFaiive-that many whites Of our day could
nc. enley had th.y lived thsnthe privilege ofhslpinE
lev ahout The sgsaiay heFes Il The Constitution ass
had not voted :
y We. % a. these things seula no. our cssks burn
~ contempt, uhen universal suffrage nnds an advocate
Insy nsked hsir oun 70 save iheF eanniry's us -
.r.atsF love hath no than thls. ahoald be Who
sl.las ne s.erd Ne. hanals thr baiots win he moi
he acid niisr a ne ballet loHT s he ballot les
Ipient fsr Hued than ths esriridgef Can : nFsaifal
rsnnsTy pssnt thc hreasts 81 her enens % te steel
q be- ss 81 hsS ssn se,.stien and preservation and
cngr.isfaI naten whsn viii thy pssiadss allow the
% lesk beyond ne nlmsy nsten that sahle cheek and
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