The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-20
Granf's T,ti.Inccl.s.


hnd no truth Ia Ier,eu To answer ih,ir -nds.
will unblushingly IT, IN thr,l real 20 make tss.-
pie believe that the object ~ ih,r bate aud vru.
om Is a. low ~ ihrniselVrs. Nu nnr ran hole H.
BE- exempt from ihi. ios unfortunately, aLu
anl misrepresentation .,~m q" have h,rome the
peculiar weapons OF ihr Am,rrhn press
y great patty ,,cruil. uomiuair. Gsnsral
Gran, aud Sckuylrr Colh, Ter ,l,r Pre.hlene,
aud Vice Presidency. G'n Grant Was opn.
paraii'.ly, unknown siN year age Hr never
sh"h" ~ hnll, uf banning n"i Inquired ia legis
laiiv" assembly, H. N.u born ~ humble no,
and was 'nnirni IT, walk tlrr' uhtii 4 fss anL
all o"oI',D" brought hi- lr,,i ,lilitiri 70 the mo-
h,r 81 III" Am"rirau l'"Ie. aud ihuruuehly -.
'ablish'd hs t'pIinion the greatest sollisr aud
the s"r"si l"'i'r That lt'. ~, other age has
produced "" WA = rleik ~ village store
wheu he unrN I"rirll, t,,rnr,l an ,ppoinin.nt
as West Poiut t"rI. an appointment which b.
gr"i'iull, accepted 'nd m iu" l,in, graduated
tom that institution nu,l was appointed 10 .
iirnicnau', ~ 'hr arm, u, .rt,ri 10 the war
With MeNiro hui ~ 80, -Ht,i,ltuti- Position
u" had no influential tii-ni- O" "mrntiun b.,
g maine {" TIA. r"unmtnd,u. ,.,u,rtt nu nu. To-
aTgr him 'or l'r"tnnli"n 90 t,,"t but ,,i With
all these dis.''i, ,niny'- Ia 49, anI gailsntrv
alone won hu twu br-tri- TOT ..rvis..s rendered
When the WA cl"ssi hr retained Ia civil M.
""i a. at'nncf 'u,iutu nc'l h,n.eii aud fasniI,
1niIl thu Irirlipn CALLED h,m 10 the held II =
"h "daRc That that unn VII" 70 up' talked about
at all bears th, best rhttIri-t aud ihia VI. ~.
culaii1 GRAFT ~,,a.. III ..nu inttm,t. ueish-
oofs -" him uni, rf",npi rorrrr, aud ~.
lithlc hurncs. mtn working had Ia gain a
Livelihood TOT himself aul anil, dealing iusty
By all men making infinite. 81 bat fcw. in fact.
emphiiically tit"ndius 10 "n, HI. own business
bnt DIS proper vocation MS not ia tanning, lcath.
CT, hauling saw logs nr collecting accounts il
was IA marshaing might, armies and lcadiu,
them 10 conquest Tie accepted subordinate
position ia the army called out To suppress r..
beliion and insurrcriion. hut Don rose HIGHER
and higher. until we find him commanding nll
the Union hosts AMI putting ilnsr plans in OPP
ration which finally led 10 the establishment
of the naiiona government OYER every foot Of
soil within the limit. "i the Inion AZ Colonel
OF regiment, as General IT d, brigade a. com.
niand.r Vi an army corps, Is leader u a grand
division and rs the head al nll the army. he was
the same quiet unobttusiyr man making no dis
play OF his talents nor h"a.inr Of his achieve.
menis or abIiIiirs. lii' plan. Wcrr successful,
and resulted in the complete iriumph of our
arms. Ia tina, first glad hour Of victory when
the news was flashed 60 rs that Richmond had
fallen and l."r hal surrendered When Sherman.
under Grant direction. had made that magnifi-
cent sweep from Atlanta To the sea--wh,n the
rebellion so Suddenly collapsed uIcn saw Grant
ia his true character, aud no honor no disiinc.
ton, seemed too great for him. Since then he
has been quietly pursuing the even tenor Of his
way, endeavoring D.. AL means in bis power
TO restore the Union To iis former con-
diiion and TO render the government safe Agains,
any future attacks upon lis life. And his pri-
Sate life has been as blameess rs his public acts
have been meriivgous. lie has always been re-
garded as man whose word was as good as
his bond, as one who would s,oop 10 no
meanness, nor commit an offence against his
neighbor, no matter how much il m light tend 10
MS own advancement Bu, yet despite all this
In his favor, democratic newspapers are belching
forth the foulesi abuse Of Gen. Grant, and hav-
ing no Idefs 10 build upon they have TO indulge
ia downright falsehood. For instance. il is Civ.
en- out that Grant is blasphemer, a reviler Of
religion, u drunkard, &c. Happily, however,
there are living witnesses TO the falsi,y OF all
these charges. II Is shown by indubilable eyi.
dence that Gen Grant has always evinced the
greatest respect for religion and has been rcgu.
lar in attendance at public worship. aud Of all
tue systems Of faith which abound 10 the land
his decided predictions seem 10 be- for that strict
ct Of all sects the Methodist Episcopal. hut
lately, in conversation, be- told Governor Curiin
that he loved the Methodist religion because ait
. was one Ut hard knocks, that they take hold
"of n man aud never let him 20 until they have
"either converted him or scared him so that he
" will say his prayers sou~ time ia his liz. -
Aud nothing could h. f,lser than that Grant is
a drunkaTd. TrpugL h,e. ~ ., ss,aIiish,d Ly
RhsJ'sfiLis s'",Hce 4. has ban M ~ NE sfric,.
=" tmPeTaHe. '"en. Ia the army, he would not
touch liquor, nor allow other. in drink or nav.
u around his quariers !Somc time ago, a Dis
iinguished Temperance header ~ New York, wisl.-
ing 10 hnd out whether Grant was really ~ tetl-
PIRATE OF lni.mpersir maH went t1 Washington
aud quietly Investigated 10" subject lie pub.
lished the result Of his ssa,cl, aud il entirely rx
onefa'"d the ''rnsfal fr,In the eharRe Of drunk
snnes- THIS ssni~'nan SAYS be- could not fnd
= single man WIN ever s,W Grant drink liauor
OF under IL infuenr,. hut BE- did iind hundreds
who had heard him condemn ~. use, and refuse
TO have II around him. II would seem a. ifsueh
evidence as this should cAusv AL abandonment Of
the SANDERS against Grant, but many of the cop.
perhead papers sill keep 1t up II is gratifying
TO know, however, that mans of The most respec-
table organs Of the dsmocraiir party will moi
counirnancc OF share ia the abuar of GRAM. 800
The New York Hofhi fur instance certainly
the leading democratic paper IN the country, Ut.
terry condemns ihsse attacks upon Grants char
ae,er and says that the coais- adopted by some
Of their party journals will OIL, result 10 Injury
TO themselves that the falsily II these charges
will be discovered aud caase m Indignation which
will b. Of vast benefit 10 Grant The great Val.
iAndigham, 10 the Dayton Loider, comes out
strongly In vindication u Grants character, aud
calls oadly upon bis contemporaries TO cease their
slandsrs-,h@i thsy are bat ''gnawing files,
aud that no good 10 ihsmsrlycs ~ harm Ia Grant
can 1ssali FROM IL. The Void "a, = further that
''Gresrsl Giants position /. shove the reach 81
=" oalamny Calamny lsvsled ~ hin would ~.
"eoll apoa the oalamnia,or No democratic
" joasaal, however sigoroasly opposing General
"0s.ats election, will b. ~ G,alish or 40 un.
" just ~ 10 eslnmniais him "
Bu, grsa, singuIa'i,y Of Tho ea,apaisn |. tina,
eopperheadism thus far has discovered no.hlnr
bad 10 say Of ColfaH. His character 10 50 good.
be ooaru ~ soasi.iani, III. record % faulllsss.
that sssn The mu', malignant u bis opponent.
''durss not hriaF against him q railing accusa.
"iioR" u ~lllts ihe siuss thing. however, if,hey
as. The Fsg'is kso~ bow rri'-l.s Trustworthy, /
smiasai In I'll lhinKs. Gr.a' cod Collar are. aaa
viii. 10 Nossm1sF neat, snlosss il,sir actions
IA raafns and will nhuu 49, as.s.i,, A.. -.