The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-03
Change OF Tactics.


Il Il really wonderful how quickly the demo.
cratic party can change ils tactics on any given
subject. A little while ago, the whole negro
race was denounced By that party rs one but
slightly elevated above the brute creation. A
man with black skin was regarded as a kind
Of educated monkey, with no claim 10 recogni-
ton In any other sphere hut that ola newer Of
"wood and drawer Of water" as a laborer for
his master, TO whose every wish and command
he should render Promp, obedience. Ills rights
consisted Of the liberty TO plan, for himself some
out-of-the-wAy p'tch Of ground with garden veg
etables. 10 be worked and tended at odd hours
the prOccrds 10 be applied to the purchase Of
clothes with which his master was bound to fur
nlsh him. lie was supposed to possess no feel
ings In common with the rest Of mankind love
Of family, Of offspring, was presumed TO have no
feeling In his breast. His children might be
ruthessly torn from his side and sold, like cattle
10 traders, who would carry them further South,
and their commit them to a life Of drudgery and
toll and shame. His testimony in Court Of
lAw was no, considered rs worth anything, and
was only available where one Of his own unlor-
iunale race was concerned. Beaten, bruised
sold like cattle, denied every privilege curiailed
Of every right, his natural instincts and human
impulses suppressed, the fate Of the poor negro
slave, previous to the great rebellion, was indeed
. hard one.
That rebellion was inauguraied for the pur.
pose Of forging new chans for the limbs Of the
woolly-head, to render his bondage still more
complete aud hopeless. That this attempt failed
most miserably Is patent to ALL Instead Of re.
dueing the pegro TO a morc wre,ched state Of
existence the results Of the war rendered him
free, and by a solemn enactment Of the Congress
Of the United States, he was declared n cifiscn,
entitled to all the rights and privileges and ame-
nable to all the liabilities which citizenship mpOs.
e.. The Democratic party, the logical sequence Of
the slavery element Of the country, raised howl
Of indignation over this, publishing to the world
their determination, as party, TO never gran,
any political right 10 the negro-thai he was bu,
a q" souiiess animal, with NJ rights which a
white mau was bound TO respect" This feel.
ing. however, didn, las, long. Congress pro-
cceed TO inves, the negroes of the late rebelious
States with the power OF voting, and Il became
evident tina, time alone was required to establish
the negro's right TO suffrage all over the coun.
try. Democracy fought hard upon this issue
aud died hard when they were forced to sue.
cumb. Even las; winter the question Of allow.
ing the negroes TO testify in Courts came up in
our Democratic Legislature and was rejected
Again, 1t was introduced inio the democratic
convention now assembled at Annapolis, and
vas, Il the amount OF breath that has been spen,
oveI Il. McKaig has clustered and Stodder'
threatened, on the one side, while Farnands and
Brown have wheedlel and eoaxed on the other
until the convention has determined 10 endur,
" what they could not cure, and 10 grant "a
the negro the RICH, 10 testify in our halls Of jus
iice, q right already given TO him by Congress
Wonderful change that, amt IL? Last wiuieI
the whole party was engaged in swearing thai
Her0 would Mar,land cgalize the admission oil
such testimony. while their journals denounced
the few of,heir party who were so bold rs to ad.
v0caie II rs bat little better than those great
bug-a-boos, the aboli,onists .votr. every dem.
0cratic paper 10 the State is in favor Of Negro
testimony, and some % them have been flashing
cifuily because they showed hesitation in
adopting the measure.
It's no great matter for the rebel party "a
change their tactics upon any subject. They
frs, opposed 'he admission Of negro testimony
and afterward became its advocates They pro-
fsss nov 10 earnestly oppose negro suffrage, but
once let the race be invested with the ballot and
no eon,or'ionis, in circus RUG ever exhibited
such prohcienc, in changing his position as will
democracy 10 changing is party iiciics. Irknow.
well how 10 be " all things TO all men and W,
expect br'orr many ye'r-, to scs our prominent
rebel politicians IS sssdaousl! engaged ia count
ing the votes VI their d" dur colorrd friends a:
they are nov, abou, election times, in praising
the g rich Irish hrogae and sweet German
accent"