The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-12

been avoided, had not some PROMINENT men,
whom We had elevated 10 the high Offices Of the
state found the rebel policy norc Ia consouancr
with their views aud went over 10 IL. The reg.
''iry law OF the State was literally interpret
cd that almost every rebel was registered aud
voted, aud the result was iha, a rebel Lerisla-
,ure was elected. This body enlanchised every
traitor Ia Maryland, not only thOse who had
con,en'cd themselves with staying at home aud
abusing the government aud rendering our cne.
mies secret aid aud assistance. but even the
thousands who lett our State 10 tight against the
Union cause, aud the Thousands mort from other
rebel States who cmigraicd here, were AL admit
ted 10 the hallot-boa. TheH the Union Inen Of
Maryland became the advocates OF negro suffrage.
They saw great outrage contaminated, aud
they were 'Owerless 10 remedy Il unlrss the votes
Of the loyal black mcn OF the State could bc gath.
cred To their aid We have not tried any yio.
lent measures To bring about negro suffrage -
We see u h coming we cannot hasten II IL We
would hut we can arrange for this large addi.
ton To our vote when II comes ious. We would
see the negro educated and enlightened a. 10 his
future duties aud privileges; we would have
him vote inlelligenily when he comes to tue hal
lot-box, aud Is Il not better that he should be
trained now?
We remember when some 81 ilicsc very gentle
men who now oppose negroes voting rs EARNEST
~ commended against foreigners voting. They
held tina, an lTishman, for instance, had no po-
liiicaI rights which an American was hound TO
rcsprci--ilhl suffrage should oniy bc conferred
upon men horn upon our soil. As earnestly,
too, did they Oppose u certain religious belief
They held that no Roman Catholic should BE-
elected tn any oiiicr-thai the iencis " that
Church we're In opposition to the good VI the
country Then they would have cut oil their
hands before they would have gone To the polls
aud voted lot Mr. Ady, the gentleman " ho wa.
nominated or county clerk 10y III. Democratic
convention on Monday last. We rejoice that
this opposition to nationality aud religion has
passed away, aud that we, who were once
Know Noihngs," have recovered FROM our
Prcjudi',s against foreigners aud Catholics. u
will he the sanc with negro suffrage. There
will be hue aud cry about IL Tor awhile, and
then the party that now opposes IL wilt he found
busiy rngrgei ia elcclionrcring Tor negro votes.
THE rebel party Is sensible Ia opposing II, for
when negrOcs ARE admitted To the lnlloi-bo1 We
believe tile, will ninrly.ninr Out Of ever, hun.
drcd, vo'" against il, aud then, no more forever,
will rebels Ice elected Ia What they 80 much covet
-ofhce We DO think strange, however, Of men
who claim to love the Union cause making such
a fuss about 1t. II ,hey dre roiiiy Union men,
They ought to he willing TO keep the rcl,rs nom
power by any honorable means ~. eau use.
Another class OF these gentlemen profess To be
afraid that negroes may become our sccipi equals
We'll now that Is - personal matter altogether
We may lower ourselves 10 such u degree tina,
the mcan-si negro on earth may br our equal,
bu, between the great body of American whites
and the negroes there eau never he anyihing like
social equality. Are MI men equal Would the
very iaen who pirate so loudly about this matter
admit every man Who votes nov TO their homes
upon terms OF social equality? \ mans house is
his castle be- can admit within iis sacred pre-.
cncIs ~ io hc plcascs aud all this cant about 50.
eial equality is sheer nonsense. The negro. be.
cause he Yates, will no more be our social equal,
than he Is nov. To suppose. such thing
would be ~ giant that all white men STAND up
ON platform Of social tqualii, now. which they
10 not. b. an, means
W az" going To have negro suffrage in Mary.
land, ani ais over Ihe land. perhnP. ia a few
mouths, ~ i may be longer delayed II /. well
enough 80 mru to fully rec ,gnjl, hi. fact -
We may likei,ur act, just ~ wcchuosc: il Won,
make any difference. Our time rould lee more
profiahi, employed than in denouncing the ne.
grOes, AMI We hops /, may be 90. II is always
bCs, to accept the inevitable when the newt.
Z" able come