The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-11-01
Vote One. Vote ALI.

NOW tihI tle NeW CONSTITUTION HIS beeu HuOp-
ted by so large Il ma orty, with such remarka-
BILE unanimity of sentiment by the people of
Maryland mot single county voting against III
it will be thought by many of our friends that
there is nothing further to ba done. But let it
he borne in mind that the most distinguished We
tories have been oten-times wrested from the
conquerors by sudden surprises (of this our own
late civil war will furnish illustrious examples
The battle cannot he considered rs fairly won
until the enemy he entirely routed, horse foot
and drAgoou nor Can any single combat, how
ever brilliant the success, result in n termination
OF the struggle. In like manner neither can a
nomination of candidates for Office, however GER
tain their sucress may appear, for there is many
q slip between the cup and the lip however
overwhelming the odds in their favor, be recag.
dea in any degree as tantanount TO their ee--
ton. The two other things are entirely distinct.
II is one thing to enter nag for race, but
qnie another thing to win it. 1t is necessary in
every point Of view to have a full turn out
Suppose tat each farmer or merchant, or me-
chanic chooses to absent himself from the polls,
relying upon the certainty Of the result, and upon
his neghbor going to do his voting MS it WERE
is il not easy to STE how all election might go by
default and the OF position, taough the weaker
party, the merest minorily--the mere handful,
las in this county for Instance, thus run in their
men Nor is such thing al all unlikely. Nor
does it matter whether there be no opposition in
the partit uar county, as the coming election is
not only local, special, but general, extending to
State officers, such as Governor, State Comp
troller, Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
&C. .-i --.
But we want the vote Of the State out for its
moral effect as well as to convince those outside
our State that our predictions and assertions in
reference to tie status of the people of Maryland
have been and are correct and tue. The Con-
servative party of Maryland insisted throughout
the entire war that they were largely in the AS
ceudant in this State if only allowed the right of
franchise Their voles, aready-on the last
Legislature, and in the %, OG0 majority for the
new Constitution more recenlly-have attested
the truth of this assertion. Now we want, if
possible, more COW incin2 proof still. We want
the people to turn Out in their might and carry
the old State for the Democratic Conservative
Party to the tune Of fifty thousand majority. -,.
III moral point of view, we want it TO DIM
oustrate not only the real strength OF our party,
but also its determination TO conquer at all haz-
ards this radical element in our State, that has
dared to utter threats against the sovereign peo-
pie of this State-even 10 the threatening of the
subrersion ofour State Government by Congress,
its audacious Committee COW sitting in solemn
conclave within its borders composed in part Of
one Of Mary land s renegade SONS 10 determine the
question whetner or no Maryland has Republi-
can 70, III of Government. Let us utter such
voice that no such sacrigions, impious, parrci-
dalact shalt ever be dared aga n. 1t is we'll that
our colored friends should know also who are,
and who ale likely to be the strong power in
this State and learn to conduct themselves ac-
cordingly. But we presume that the late cleo
tons in this State, Kentucky, California, Con-
neccut, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania, in fact,
throughout the country, must have pretty well
pulled the WI oil from off their eyes on this i'm
portant question. But if they went mores till,
we think they will soon see a meeoric shower oil
such brilliancy FROM New Yotk, old Massachu-
sets, and elsewhere, it will utterly astonish and
overwhelm them and their abolition frienos-as
were Pharaoh and his host ia the Red Sea.
But we want II tnll vote also tor its elect upon
the elections in the other Northern Stats yet to
come off, 20 cheer our Northern Democratic Con-
seryat,,e Brethren, Us also to animate the hearts
and nerve the spirit Of our Southern Brethren in
this their hour of deepest dependency and gloom
and no less to encourage and aria ate the
heart Of the pniriotic President at Washington,
who, amid all the threats of impeachment, has
been battling almost single-hapded and alone
against the countless serried hosts of Black Re-
publicans and Abolitonsts North and South
He may well eAclaim already in the language of
Julins Cesar Of old, "peni, vidi, Uici."
But we wantsit for another reason. Pennsyl-
vana has heretofore borne the proud title ofbeing
',he Keystone of the Democratic Arcn." Ken
lucky is now Justly entitled to the palm. Let US
gee to i now that old Mary land is made TO de-
serve that glorious distinction.
Vote one, vote all, then, Let no man depend
upon bis neighbor. Roll up in Maryland At the
coming election, at least so, 900 majority.--Md.i
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