The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-16
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Judge Bonds "Addrcss."
The Baltimore Sun Of Saturday last contains
long address, signed BY Judge Bond, as PresI-
dent Of the late Boilers Convention setting forth
the offsets and aims Of the wing Of the Republic
can party Of which be 10 the controlling spirit.
This address seems 70 be devoted entirely 10
The abuss and misrsprssen tA,ion Of all who do
not agree with Judge BOnd aud bis par,y's pc
eulIar Views. Mems opinions years ago their
votes and speeches bciOrs emancipation OF impair
hal suffrage was an issue, are quoted 10 prove
that they are not Republicans now those who
were deceived In Henry May In isGI-ihosc who
were 90 grossly deceived Ia Tom Swami at q later
period---all are denounced rs not being Repubii.
cans aud - being unworthy Of political trust
We do no, doubt that Judge Bond aud every
man who was In the Convention over which he
presided voted for Tom Swami; because OF this,
by their own showing, their RcpublIcanlsm can't
DC genuine Il seems To Us the shecrcsl folly TO
blame men now because they advocated SWANS
elevation 10 the Gubernatorial chair or Colonel
webs,ers selection az Collector Of the port Of
Baltimore. These men certainly had good re-
cord-one had served his country In the field,
the other had taken his position on the emanci-
patton platform, aud maintained Il nobly aud
boldly. Their course was well calculated TO de-
ceive the Union men Of the State, aud did de-
csive them. Col. Webster has gone over 10 the
enemy Swami has proved himself ms great an
migrate 10 his party 10 Maryland as Andrew
johnson has TO the Union party Of the country
They have gone over 10 the cOppcrhcads, soul
and body they have no sympathy now with
the Republicans Of the State they both, proba.
bly,, regret their efforts In the past for the pres
ervation Of the Union. The Republicans OF the
State utterly condemn these men-they hold
them 40 traitors 10 party and to principle--they
admit themselves rs too fully deceived In the men
they honored, and regret that they ever gave
them their support-bu, because they did sup
port them, are they to be denounced now as
wanting In venera,ion for the Cnion or love for
the Rspabican party Judge Bond, possibly,
has made mistakes since The war for the 4 mon
began be certainly did when he, in Stanton,
Va, sxer,ed bis great influence to effect divi
sion In The Methodist church Of the country and to
build up sectional religious one. His efforts
10 that behalf have probably been fraugh, with
m great evil To the country as was the unfortu.
nate selection ofSwann as Governor Of Maryland
We had hoped that when this seceder's con.
vention assembled such course would be psr.
sued AZ 10 heal the dissenson in our ranks and
to bald up the party anew ready to make a
united stand agains, n common enemy. Ia Ma.
rylAnd we are weak and PowerIess as Judge
Bond says, We ''cannot carry a county 10 the
State" Our object Is, rs We understand II.
10 keep our party united To endoavor By calm
counselling and plain argument 10 keep our pres
ent force together aud 10 biting recruits into our
ranks, until, after awhile, when IL Is decreed tina,
all men shall exercise the right Of suffrage, We
shall, with the aid Of the eolored vote Of the
State, wrest Il from the haBls Of the rebels
With this object yFonlaea,ly In view, certainly
there should be unsnimity Of feeling and Actioa.
as there really Is q sentiment. and We canaot
but condemn every proceeding calculated or In
tended TO divide our party We have been dis.
appointed In the action Of that Convention In
stead Of indicating desire for peace and union,
the gentlemen composing !, have seen NJ to pub.
leiy read out Of the party all who do no,
agree with ,hem-to denounee them as wanting
10 RspublieAnlsm-and have carried their folly
70 the extreme length Of selecting separate dele.
gates TO the National Convention aud Of naming
Q separate electoral ticket 10 lie voted for the
coming fall. We do not suppose there will BE-
two Republican easdidAies for the Presidency.
Doubtless, Notwithstanding their assertion to the
contrary, Judge Bond's party would greatly
prsisr the nomination Of Chief Justice CHASE TO
that Of 0es. Grant for the Presidency, but as
the Chicago Convention will most assuredly
nominate The latter Il must follow that all the
oppoasn,s Of democracy 10 our State must sup.
port the nominees Of that Convention, unless, IT,.
deed, our boilers choose 10 get sp 3 ticket for
themselves. Why, then have two Republican
electoral tieksis7 Judge Bonds party say they
intend supporting the nominees Of the Chicago
Convention the otter wing Of the party in
tends 10 do the sane; where, then, is the policy,
the utility, the sense, Of dividing our vote upon
two electoral iieksis1 This Is the only serious as
pses Of this affair; and We hope that, before losg
The boilers may reconsider their action and with.
draw their electoral candidates.
One other aspect % their address There are
10 Maryland the following Republican papers
Baltimore Ameriean; Cumberland Union, Cum
berland cisiiisn, HAgersiown Hs,sld, Boonsbo-
70 OBJ fsiiOw, Frederick Eiansiasr, Frederick
RsPssiiesa, Liberty B1nnsy, Valley R,gister.
Westminster Ssniial, Ellicott's City Common
Sssss, Annapolis Cassts, Cecil WA,y, Denton
Oaaes, Cambridge iaisli,gesesy, Salisbury Nsw
Efs and Baltimore County Uaion. These are
oil respectable papsn-have been earnest sup
porisrs of The UnIon eaass. and are nov contend
lag fssssssy aud valIanily for The success Of the
hspabiIean Gauss. OF these. the Frederick e.
smiasr asd Cumberland CsaissH only support
The disotganizing schemes u Judge Bond and
BILE party. The balance Of them hold 10 the
views a. Get forth BY the 9Th OF March Convention
and for 20 doing have incurred the displeasure Of
The Judgs. lie winds up his address with an In
vocation 70 the strong men Of the party" 10
CONS 10 his aid, "undaunled by opposition, IN.
"dasaisd By the faisskseds ef q ssiGsk po,iv
"yvsss." Was that press selfish" last faII,
ubsn ], urged Judge bonds election 10 The
osbsrnaiefisl chair : Has u exhibited any ri.
hshnszu 10 supporting the doeiriuss Of the Union
party through seven long years Of bitter strife
DE- has Jadgs Bond only discovered the ',faIsiiy''
sad "ssihshnsss'' Of The ''pariy prs.s'' Of Mary
lasd whsn Il refuses 10 abandon the IeeIuma,.
osRauizaiion Of the party and 10 follow him In
HE designating movemsnis7 This fling at the
"pafiy pfs.s' u Maryland will Ls remembered.
The Republican party 81 Maryland Is pledged
10 shs preservation Of the Union Il is pledged
10 ,hs principle Of universal suffrage, and By
ihsss doctrines u will stand or hlI. The very
cssvsn'iea Of which this remarkable address
eonp'slns passsd. unanimously the following
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