The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-27
The UIH Of fhe I'eo,,Ic.

popuih iAfoT Wheh NC 50 earnestly contcnded
TOT the psoPlc rights or rather, protested against
their will being made the spnri % a political
rieksIer. " The ,rW " Mc yce,ic e Mc lac II tie
" land Ib'y that their coiee mdy D, hesni, was
Grants piO',s' and appeal. lie reminded the
President that O,,r aud above the official action
OF both vi ''.'n s,o,'d the will Of the people
supreme "Ii powerful. Tue people made laws
the people iu,r,l--Ihry had established a pole,
In rclernce la the reconstruction Ut the rebel
States aud u was the first bounden duty Ut all
officers TO obey that will. The people had long
ago singled out Sheridan rs one To whom they
would rruicr especial honor lac had proved
himself brave soldier, true patriot aud n
splendid commander, aud his appointment to
the command at New Orleans had been regarded
by the whole people rs one eIninenily tit To he
made, aud they had looked forward to hi, doing
much To restore the legitimate authority oi the
government IN that section, and 10 bring the
States over which be- commanded safrl, aud 80.
eurely back into the Union they looked TO him
to make treason odious aud loy atty respectable.
nor wcrr ,hcy Disappointed The course Ut
Sheridan pleased The people, bu, it did not please
the President. lie, too, once believed or pro-
iessed To believe, IN making treason odious,
but be- had long since gone back On that irrl-
Ing. aud now shaped his every official action 80
suit the rebels aud rncnlirs of his country Ilr
care,i not for the will OF the people noI did
he even her,i the warning voice ut Grant, that
We lived ia .and whcrr the people rul,d,
nor hsruirraiy that their 'vuirr inig hi be h.ard
Sheridan was removed, TO make room i"r u pill.
ant iool Of the administration
Mr johnson whole cours, =. PRECEDENT ui the
United States hns been one ~ opposition tn the
well known views aud opinions oi the pcupl, 10
reference Ia the great que, iiuns at issue They
endured much lu suppress rebellion IheS gave
their MONEY, sacrificed their rouiofi-, s.ni their
kindred aud went them .cly~s into the eminent
deadly breach, aud kn"~ing how near the
verge 81 drsiru,iiOn ,hr government the had
been, ihsy were anNiOul iu 81 rebuild il as that
never more could nn attempt Il" made Ia rr.ist
it, authority The, aniiripAicd no difficult, in
doing this. fur they had Congress whose sen
tim,nis reflected their own. aud the, had a Pre-.
Ident who had profcsse,l great lave far the Union
grra, hatred Ia she rrh' lnn aud pieai respect
for the good opinion - ia people When the
rebel armirs fell, the people thought their work
completed bat a hdi Jaf L,gan The battle Tot
the same rsusc and With the sam, men for on.
ponrnis, WAS To be Tough, over again aud this
time the irniiuf interest was backed by the ufl-
ciAl action and sanction 81 the President al the
United STATE The people had nu, changed :
they stood ahrre ihry ever stood. firmly upon
the rock Of l"taliy aud devotion tn the Union,
and even ia II cclrbtAi,d swing round the cir.
" Gle aud rlrctionerring tour ~ tue President
Jailed 10 bring one lo,a man over To- bis support
OF Ia induce our lu brli-v- that he was governed
by honest moiivcs 10 ahanduniue the prin,iplrs
he had proirssrd 10 cherish TIE Cungtrs. az the
United Sta'r.. however. had not followed John.
sou over into the cn"in! ranks, aud, repre- sept.
ing the will ~ the people immciiaic, COM
menced such action ~ was nrct ssnry To cumple,,
the work our Armies had bcgun Al every s,ep
In their progress towards reconstruction. they
have b'ru opioscl hy toe PIr-idrni--b, his bit.
irr drnuncinIions aud b, bis official vri,,rs Of
ihrir enariusenIs Time ,nl gain In. Congrrss
been endorsed repeatedly, aud in vari.,,s Way,
have IL" people icstit,d their apptn,a! OF the
Congressional plan oi r,Cou.iruciiun. and their
opposition to that enumerated rom the White
lionsi--bui all 10 no PURPOSE, i,t Is ,lr Pres.
idenl was concerned. lie paid 40 attention TO
the loyal people wishes. nU heed To their in.
s'ruc'ions. but held up his own views aud Opin.
ions as a policy which must Ice accepted
All this has led To fierce contest. and has en-.
gcndered as bitter "a feeling OF an,aeonism BE-.
tween Union people aud rrt,ls as WAS ever cxpe-
rcncrd during the days oi war-has Lindcred
tue reconstruction Of the country up TO the present
hour, aud there is hardly room fer hope that we
will have real peace, real union while Nj Juhnsou
occupies The Presidential chair The ''wi.h.r Of
"a the people have had no weight with him ::
their exPrrss 4 will has been totally and con-
tempiu0usl, disirgardr,l, aud he ha, gon. ON in
his bold, bad conrse, until his very maine has be.
come synonym Of treason anI stencil in the
nosirils Of loyal people.
II Is cheering. however. To know that the day :
Of Presidential opposition 10 the wcll-knowu
wishes Of the people will soon he over Andrew
TO Close, and before mex, Summers ZAP
pie blossoms bloom upon US. he will, ia fact.
be- but an humble indiv idual, Of no more
consequence OF importance than II he had never
lived, and only remembered fot his vices and
Inisdreds Grant The de- bdcr Of III. people $
wishes. will BE- President Ia his .lecrh 10 the
CoinH'iiirr 1T the Chicago Convention h. ,lcarl,
forshsdo~cd his course ns l'r,.id,ni II have
NJ policy in oPlosiiion &" the Proplr wislrs %
This Is his language, aud backed up hy thu,
other s"niimeni, the will at the people j. the
" Law Of the land, We h',l have ne fear that
be- will prove rccrrani I" principle, ur that he
will desert the can.s OF which be- l. nov ih.
bead General Grant sprana frum the people /;
be makes uo arisiocraiic ptrirnsions he can
point To no long line 1T Oilirrs hc has filled,
from alderman ~ NV native village. congress.
man. ~ hui ,l"rs rri-r "a his decd. H.
does not ialk much he never did hut that he
acts vipurousl, ''lusi cnu-- aud a suiaiu.-l re-
brllion will r,.r h. wiin--.-s Hi c.,nr.. has
bern 81 answer, Ing f,aii, ~ the government.
whru the first gun at the ,rl"liion was tired he
lett his quiet Western hpn,r. aud pinned thu a..
my From thai hour Iu "Aplamaiias day" be-
had but onr Object IN VIEW A. culunel of a
Regiment, aud commander ~ al the armiri
biz purposc was the sanF the cos,ln.fins ~
trrason H. made no boasis at what he would
do Ice made proulis,s that 10 ~ inany daJ :
b. would he Ia kichmo 4 he issued ne. long.
winded maniissioes to his m-n bat quicIl, Kept
bic own councils until be- saw III, oploi unit, g..
and when his time came lhe crashing blows be-
deal, The rebrli1n prss'Rrd iis early jowEfll
A. President Of the United States there NJ prot.
abs is the E--rsassrsuvssssrs-vsns --tsv
~ill 40, rndeav"r Ia build up fame ~ reputation
for him-. by di,regarding the peoples w,h.s,
Ut io act 81 ~ :" secure the approval nf the feb.
sls al 'l'r rsl~ua Of the wishes oi lhr rnion so.
pls.
DirisiinD Is1ifimOre County.