The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-19
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The Republican State Convention which as
sembled in baltimore city on Thursday Of last
week adopted the following
R'soir. That The Republican. 81 Maryland IN con.
vsnilon a''rmble recommcnd 10 he Republican party
ofihc rnon. General Ulysses Grant a. their eandi
date iar President ofihe United states.
Long ago we indicated our preference for our
talented country man, Hon. Schuyler Collar, for
the Presidential office aud We still think that
with him as our nominee tue banner OF the Re-
publican party will be carried 70 great victory
But the Indications are unm's,akeablc that pub.
lie sentiment is settling on Grant, and his nomi.
nation, rom present Appearances, seems almos,
certain. Ills bold and decided stand agains,
| the mad schemes Of the Prcsidcn,-his able and
manly defence VI Sheridan aud Sickes aud the
other victims OF rebel hate--his full. free and
complete endorsement, Of the Congressional plan
| OF recons,rueiiOn-his earnest defence Of the
I',cIIes right TO be heard on the great questions
Of settling the nations difilculies--his past ser.
vices-his present patriotic at,iiude--all tend TO
recommend him 10 the American people as the
man for the times. The Republican party Of the
country sadly needs leader. The ables, one IL
ever had fell victim 10 the assassin's bullet,
and since then we seem 10 haze been following
blind guides, and following them almost To our
ruin. Disaster has come upon US where We
should have had victory strongholds have been
~resed from US, only because OF local differences
and petty rivalries. which have cngendered apa-
thy and Indifference. This is the case in Penn
sylvania, where the Republicans have LCcn CON.
PEELED to acknowledge themselves defeated with
10, 900 less votes against them than when they
elected Gov Geary by 1. 200 majority IL Is the
case in Ohio, where fully $4,000 Republican
votes were no, polled. We want u leader-one
who will possess the confidence Of the entir. peo.
ple-one who can concentrate the energies Of the
whole part on a settled purpose and for spec
flied aim-onc whose character will raise him
above the suspicion of bargain aud sale which,
unfortunately. clings to so many OF our promi-
neni men. Popular opinion-for the peepis are
righi--demands leader Of this class. aud II may
be that Gen. Grant Is the coming man. u IL
morally certain that he Is now more popular than
ever before. lie has won u brilliant reputation
In the icld-he haas achieved grea, iriumphs Tor
Sou,hron 10 acknowledge defeat NJ the hands of
the 'mud.sill he crushed the power OF the
rebellion, and made iis leaders rxiles in strange
lands. suPplian's fo' the governments mercy. or
osiracis''l citizens IN the land Of their birth he
has added another aud brighter star To Amcri-
can fame by establishing our reputation AS one
81 The dghiing nations of the rarih--and all
this 'nl' i'd him To tie people hut his great.
csi aer' ,mrni. the oEt which rnsrd him 90 the
highe.i linnncl, 10 the hvr aud reverence Cf his
fellow .riiiErns was his bold, manly action In
"braidins III, lion In his d,n aud plainly
showing ihr White ilous- traitor that liz was not
10 ls used ~ nn instrument ." crush out Union.
ism. Il be- j. nnmin tied a. the Union candidate,
vicic', . crrliin; Zee will stand true TO primer.
pie, ''and h.h' IL un that line whlr cveI ihrrv
Is irai'"r ~ nu surm, Ia romhai