The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-30
An IMPORTANT POLITICAL MOVE
NENT IN MARYLAND.

1t Is one of the wonders of the time!
that the Union men Of the border State:
who allowed themselves, through the IT,
fuences of negro prejudice, or prejl
dice, rather, against the anti slavery
measures of the National party and ad
ministration, TO detatch themselves
from the Republican party, have Sc
long allied themselves to their enemies
in war-the Copperheads and returned
rebels. We have long waited and
watched for a revolution in sentiment
upon tho part of those Unionis,s-s
return to reason. The destruction OF
slavery by the effects of the Constitu-
tional Amendments had, necessarily, as
much conclusive Influence in liberatin Q
the slaves of Loyal men as Of rebels
hence some appearance of injustice to
ward those slave owners who had re-
manned true to the flag. The Govern
ment could not, with decency or conss-
.ency, place itself in the attitude of a
slave trader by purchasing the slaves
or, 10 other words, pay for their eman-
cipation. Measures which are unavoid-
ably widespread in their effects must
produce more or less hardship. A law
Of Congress authorizing a draft cannot
fail to give some cause of complaint !;
for while the poor man is not able to
procure a substitute, a rich man may do
SO. and thereby escape the dangers of
she battlefield Revenue laws cannot
be SO framed as to make it just as con
veuient for the poor TO pay their taxes
Nature do not seem to human eyes to be
entirely equitable, for it certainly seems
that good fortune of birth, physical
4sVe,opement and mental endnwmen,s
,re the result Of an unequal distribu-
tiosa Of good gifts. We Can understand
by there should have been feelings of
classification among the loyal slave
holders Immediately after the passage
Of the Constitutional Amendmen abo
fishing slavery but i. seems uureason
able that they should continue, up to
the present year, to side with the reb-
els whom they opposed so bitterly AID
who, in turn, prosecuted them so mer
cilessly; and we are therefore prepared
for such a movement among the border
States Union men as has lately been set
N foot ia Baltimore. A special to the |
Chicago Tribune under date Of August |
18th states as follows:
The leading spirits in the Republicans who |
ollowed Governor Swami over to the Dem
'craoy met last night and announced their
to 20 for Grant and Colfax.
II these there were present VIM. Thompson,
3ecretary to Mr.. Swami while he was Mayor
4 Baltimore, and recently Sheriff of this
ity Thos. H. Moles, late State Senator
I0hn Thompson, late member of the House
{ Delegates; Younghall, jr., one Of Mr..
|wann's most liberal registers; VIM. Thorn
q, the brilliant ex-Conseryative Police Com
Missioner. who took an active part in the
usting Of Police Commissioners Woods and
1indes Jacob Waltemayer, ex-member of
he Legislature VIM. H. Pearce and John
/. Pearce. There were q number of parties
resent who now hold positions under the
federal or State Government. Ex-Police
Valiant presided. Sheriff
thompson remarks were indicative of the
sne uf the speakers. He said:
"Here in Maryland we have witnessed the
rrogsnce of the modern Democracy. They
ave neglected the Union men who led them
nto power. have determined not to be
frightened by hobgoblin negro equality, but
hall vote for Grant. We have BOT to be
fraid Of these people whom we have lifted
p and tried to make men of. Our object is
, initiate q Conservative movement for
Frant."
Mr.. Valiant said that in consulting with .
rominent Conservatives at Washington, he
I'D f0uRd them to be unanimously in favor
Grant, A resolution to prepare an ad- i
ress TO the country was unanimously
lopted.
Is strikes us that there 10 much sig {
;fcanee and much promise in this mat 6
n. II indicates that there has been |
rci,ed seose Of alarm among the pru- ;,
snt men Of the South by the threaten ,
Z attitude Of the revolutionary Dem
:rsey. Such may vol be the case. lis