Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-24

for some time 10 serve excellenilyi the
purposes of its authors. n Tennessee
welook IL val for 4 redress, pvdn moro
vainly since for every white man pro-
scribed 4 black man, the ignorant dupe
and tool of Radicalism, has been en-
franchised. This decorating misfortune,
however, does not prevent our congratu'
Ting a sister State Of the border upon
having thwarted the purposes and plans
of tyranny, and cast OF the filthy gar
ment OF Radicalish, leaving il us did
Joseph his cioakin the hands of Poti-
phars wife to mock her. In Maryland
the revolutionary scheme has proven Il
signal failure, in that the official exist
ence of those who have for the past four
wears controlled the destinies of that
Commonwealth has been brought to
most untimely close.
So striking was the parable of events
in Maryland and Tennessee during the
war that their divergence since is almost
astonishing. Like Tennessee, Mary.
land had foisted upon her people IN
1864 a new constitution, amending and
multiplying the former organic laws OF the
State, so as to throw the offices, the trea'
sure, and the management OF affairs
into the hands of the Radicals by the
disfranchisemen of the large, though
dormant conservative element. This
new Constitution was submitted to
popular vote when it was well known
popular vote could not be obtained ln
whole counties not poll was opened
and in others the ballot box was taken
possession of by military mobs, and
while peaceable citizens were held OH at
the point of the bayonet, was stuffed and
perverted to the purposes of the des-
potic minority. Notwithstanding these
interruptions and illegal interferences,
the people of Maryland did not,
however, relinquish their liber-
ties without manly struggle. The
vote upon the adoption of the Radical
Constitution stood 3O,l74 for, to 29,799
against, or only majority of 375 in its
favor Since then, like Tennessee,
Maryland has been at the mercy OF
faction begotten by the war, the popular
will ignored and the hands of fully one
half the voters Of the State efectually
tied. Here, however, the parallel ends,
and the divergence in the history OF
Tennessee and. her sister State of the
border commences. On Wednesday last
by popular vote-that which the Radi-
Gals by their Vaccinations had soughtin
vain to muzzle - Maryland adopted
another Constitution, amendatory ofthat
adopted Tor to all the intents and pur-
poses Of Radicalism adopted) in 1864, by
majority that will fall but little, if any,
under 10000. Thus the citizens of our
sister commonwealth have been re-
instated in their liberties and entrusted
with the control of government under
whose organic laws their rights and in
terests are guaranteed protection.
Nor do we fail to discover in the result
of this election, in which strictly party
issues were involved, an indication of
that growth of Conservatism throughout
the country, the fruits of which have
already been realized in California, Ken
lucky, Montana, and we may even add
Maine and Vermont The convention
by which the new Constitution Of Mary
land was framed was called together last
spring by vote of 34,534 to "a, l38-a
majority favoring the call of 1928.
Compare this with the 10000 majority
upon the adoption of the Constitution,
and the indications of a growing con-
servative sentiment within the State are
strikingly apparent. Maryland may
properly be added to California, Ken
lucky and Montana, and with them in
spire the hope that New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and other Northern States
will swell the list in October and Novem-
Der.