The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-17
Conservatives.

| W" are very glad To be- able To- chsoniclc tie
iact that very many OF the conservatives -" al
our county and state. aud 1T th. entire Union
ar" coming back To the faith they proiessc,l
during five years of war. aud are re -nlistinu
under the old tuiUb banner. A year ago they
inoI ia Philadelphia, anu resolved To- form .
third pariy but IL wa. soon found tina, the
leaders in this" third party " movement, Mont.
| gOmery Blair. Thomas swami. aud others OF
that stamp, had nothin; conservative q" in
their political principles. bu, had gone over,
bodily aud entirely, to the rebel ranks, and
that those who would follow them mus, do So
at the expense OF all their loyal actions and
record during the war Some did follow them
but the gres, body chose not To do 80. They
have been holding themselves alcof from cit or
the Republican ~ democratic organization ut
Ill ihis campaign now they are beginning To
decide. aud lay by day We hear 81 u con .crva
tive here and smother there declaring his pref.
crcnrc FOR III" nations true and tried friends.
zen. GranI and Schuyler Colisx.
Why should e" conservatives 9" longer ar, with
the democratic party Have they suy feel.
ings or syinPsthies in common with lIoratin
Seymour. th" opI'"nen, OF the government dur.
ing the war tho friend 81 draf, rI,,.rs -
or with Frank Blair. the open advocate of hn.
other revolution They went to New York
and advocated the nomination oi Ten Han.
cock tor President. This wa. refused. and the
preference given ;o scym"ur.a life long demo.
crai They then asked that Gen. Ewing be
named l"t H.rc President. but this baon. too
was denir thcin. snd a member Of the &" pes,i.
lent Blair family chosen. In our own State
Il il the anne conservatism " Is every where
repu'la,ei by democracy. aud none who ever
held Ia the doctrine that the Union ought to
be maintained sgains, the assaults Of the reb.
els can expect longer any countenance or mp.
port from the PARTY in power in our sl.ie. -
Lack at the men on the democratic tirkst this
fall was one of them ever anything but dem.
"cra,: did Gle 81 them. during the rebellion.
utter one word In praise If the Upiou. ~ in
condemnation Of tho traitor cause
Whore shall conservatives gof They have
been used By the rebel party until that party
las gained strength To de- without them, aud
now th-y are thrown aside, as useleas adjunct,
e. the organization i.Ll which they infused
life and vitality. will they longer Ie'gain the
hangers on Of party that spur' sud despis..
ihelh Every principle Of lnsnhoo.l sud polii.
zeal independence ioFbids the supl'osiiinn. and
accounii for the great nnsaiiaity with which
conservative ar coming back again ~ the
support OF the Union candidates. They made
great .iisiake IN aiding Ia plsre rebels In
power viii they np~ net aid us In repaitibg
that mistake. hy voting lnr only ifna aud tried
Uninn men icr I'll "liices'
We knpw ~ ncn who wer" unqucsti"nably
Union neh during the war. who have been,
for two 81 li.fee year. acting with III demo.
cratic party. hh.t !, the difference between
the rebel al.is6s and the oop,.ssi,csd II day
Il the latter any better hid Dr. ~, deno.,ncr
every treasure calculated - sdvanfr the in.
tcrcsis OF the Union cause during ,he late wal
Did be- DO, discourage rnlistm.his. dsI"unos
soidiers. cry out sgain., hurting" rebels in
arms was a.. 80 iiilcd with joy when lee
was victorious, aud rss, d.wu When Grant tri.
nmphei Bat III. victory beiag son, Eith
three hundred thousand soldiers sleeping un.
der III, sod - d part ii ~ price. who heapsop'
probious cPiihets ul'on the head II Gen. Grant.
aud Of all The nations delsadsrs Il there
single man rho loves this Union. aad ssislrSs
a. its preservation. who dose this thing itlss
strange Inconsistency for nsen who ever pro.
icssed 10 love their eouDsry :" he setting wl,h 4
The eOpperhoad party, aud We sTs therefore I
glad 70 see 80 many euiiins loose fsonl thaiT I
late party associales, aud resolving 10 cup. 4
port their eountry's lfns frisnds. 0rsne aud /
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