The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-11-28
The "IniOm."


be u generously sustained in our Efforts To pub
lish good paper ani We have the satisfaction
Of knowing that the Union Is welcome visitor
Ia hundreds OF families in Baltimore county, aud
that its rcadcrs esteem IL highly. We have tried
10 issue such sheet ~ would be- satisfactory TO
those who received il, aud hope and believe We
have succeeded W. have aimed constantly at
rslidsHdy considering that our readers prefer the
simple facis Of all matters of interest to extended
details, in which the imagination OF the writer
would be brought largely in play To supply the
material. We may have made mistakes Of course,
in noticing Things they uccur," but these
mistakes have always been the result, " CHROME.
ous Information, ani ncvcr Of any desire 10 mis-.
rcpfca"n, "a opponent ct 10 screen a friend -
That our course has given satisfaction Is proved
by the many conaIatulhtory letters of which We
arr in receipt, tine letter briotc u.s. from a
promincn, gentleman ai Goyansiowu, assures IA
thu, be- "hold5 thu i'aion ia very high esteem,
aud thai hr considers II the very brsi county
paper IN the State while another ut Pixies.
willie tells us that the tHisH Is always reliable.
always right, always entertaining" These
aic but specimens, aud We will only give one
either. 'cw days ago Ne received from VIM.
q. Furons. ~ leading dry goods merchant,
whose place al busiutss is at - b. baltimore
street, the pricc 81 hi. subscription Tor the past
year. an ndytrt.,urni whirh Is to-day inserted.
and a letter in which, among other laulaiory
remarks, he wrote fulinn. Your paper i.
highl! priced in my auily IT, moral aud
political tone suits ~ we'll, aud your selections,
n well rs your editorials, are always good
We esteemed thcsr remarks very highly. because
they came from a gentleman with whom We have
II" acquaintance whatever. AnI were not, there
fore, influenced ly any rrr,una' combinations.
J" design hereafter. ~ 10 the past 10 devote all
our time and attention 10 the tn,on, aud TO
MAKE II, as far Us rus.,h", necessity in every
household. IN the county
Our edition is vcry large larger, We honestly
believe, Than any other county paper in Mary
land, but We ought 10 have two Subscribers
where We NOW have unc. Just look at IL: a
paper like the EnioH for oas 'i.liar and 4 hdh q
yoir' W. know Of no paper published any
where at such cheap subscription price Our
ambition IS 10 reach every family in the county
will not our friends nd - in 80 doing? We
can make no father deduction in the price Of
subscription, TOT our blank paper costs US very
nearly what 81" rec i've iof 1t printed, hut We
will chccglu!ly undertake 10 recompcnsc all who
aid "a IA increasing our list. We have q splcn.
did power press, and Wouli just as soon run oil
an edition Of i.oo1 as 1000, particularly when
we have Dicks patent directing apparatus TO
aid Us in the no small work OF addressing them
There Is no subscriber on our list bu, who could
get Us another Il hc tried aud we earnestly
hope they irW all try it.
Another thing there is large amount Of
money due us by the people Of this county, for
subscription, advertising. job work, &c We
have lately sen, out bill Tor subscription, and
design sending them ONT tot all amounts due US.
aud hope they may iacc' with prompt attention
Gen. Grant AMI The Democrats,
The grand scheme. started just after the cleo
ton TO make democrat, Of Gcn. Grant, seems
10 haze already fallen through democratic
Journals when they found heir man was
beat said it WAS .'all tight that Grant was a
democrat, and volunteered the prophecy thu, the
Radicals woull soon repent of their action in
eecling him. THY going To support the
incoming administration -.N.g were going 10
g'Tc the measures inaugutAici by the new Pres-
dent their l"arlirsi aid aud as,isinmcc-ihe dem.
OCT Us were IN fact willing to take the entire
care ofiic government, upon their own shout.
der, and run it upon til" most approved princi-
pies OF loyalty aud devotion 10 the Union We
even had rumnrs that democracy was going 10
rob its late candidate o; the few electoral votes
hr received, aud that Tho, wtrc all TO be east for
Grant. so that our great leader would receive a
unanimous vote, and De- made to more sensby
feel That he wa. the Pfcslcu, Of all the people.
and not of a party All this failed Of effect i,
was a, once recognized as "a political trick,
designed 10 throw Gen Grant 81 his guard, and
commit him 10 some sort Vi fashion, TO u policy
favorable 10 the rebel cause II has failed of lis
effect Democratic promises Of support have
failed TO bring one favorable Response from
Grant he seems 20 ihnh that ~ they opposed
him and biz army during thr war. aud then on.
posed his election. he can ln very well without
their assistance in running the machine" lie
has lately given positive assurances thu, his
administration shall be- Republican one and
that all Tho great measures uf the party whose
nckn"wloigtj leader be- u shall receive III. full
sanction and suipori The fact Of his giving
sur n-sgr,nres htl mrl snr.,hly l,ss-ned the zeal
81 dtiu""rai- ia w.. la'"f; they M chancr 81
f''m getting anl -hnr"oi IA" 'luavcs and fishes.
nos "i htsinp a single sli,, 81 official patronage
i"r years IN cDine IL ever again, and ~ a con.
:'In"nre, very mauy - our democratic cxshhng-
Is that lately coun seized u "unaniinons. support
policy are giving it ur. aud commencing their
old work Of abusing him.
This Is according to the eternal fitness Of
80 things" !, Is impossible that Gen Grant can
''sn back on The part, ilni elected him-,he
line of d'marritinn between rltiiurms aud puli.
ties wa too distinct To- D., misunderstood, and
Gen. Grant, having accepted aud fully Endorsed
III" principle Of the Republican party canno,
n"w favor or supppr, ans policy at variance
with ihos" priucipl,s. liz election has definite
Is fiilrd the dnrsii"ns irfi unsettled by the war.
has ratified ihr r,cunslncliou policy ofCongrrss,
aud shown 10 uaiiofs that they could not die.
tate T." loyal men. Ills election has secured us
Peace, while lh- succcs, - the democratic mar
~ would have revived Y,-iions that are now
i"i'N't "luehi anu, ny nt"iiltning the recon
siruciion acts Of Conspess would have thrown
The nation back To The position ofniIaifs in 1865.
losing 10 It all that has been accomplished in the
intervening ihfre years IL fortunately there had
been no worse evils. Ills election has given the
infamous doctrine Of population It's quleius and
prevented depreciation aud subsequent variable
noss Of the currency. Il this doctrine had pre-.
vailed, values would have been unsettled there
would have been such constant fluctuations tina,
everything would have b,en in - state Of uneer.
iainiy and business would have been harassed by
counties rrrllexilies aud ombarrassnents. Now.
prices are In degree fixed, and there is n firm,
substantial basis, upon which to operate, and
this pratf,iur eoudiiiou uf tltiuys IA oua,.n,..,