The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-19
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E'Sh"hF W t"At WessAkVi "nh W we hoStTtnea M
eulealed IN e. Never al gas>sf smtnaiins
from q high oiiiclr! s-suFr ,..e,, whh such uni.
vcrsal conirlunaiisK !, @ i,sa-s nd Demo-
cratic papers mite a =. -r,'ss foe Iaagpagr 81
Presden' l.,hasun a. &: s.. So loyalty and
honesty a. ~ n,i'-A " '.Nss eMeinlly scan.
mel the cVi.nns our h,HFcs. aud read ex.
tracts fiv'. i''- i''iucipa -. ~ the county,
and find ,h,i ihcii are ia li,rrc journals bold
enough 10 appiove the . nd eonisnis Of the
message. These execpii"u = journals ar ''liriek
" Pomeroy's" New York D,aocrai, the Phila-
delphia Age, and the Mary l.nd Journal. ''lIrrk"
was favored with an advance copy, aud publish
ell iiscvcn hours before |, was read ia Congress
aud approved is every feature the Age thought
It the ',greatesi paper Of the day" while the Ma
ryland Journal thinks that the message. like all
"public documents cnana,ng from President
johnson, does not fall short o: the powerful
"and cogcn' reasoning which has dis,ineuish a
"all his state papers Tie Baltimore Sun, on
the morning Il issued the message, also praised
Il unqualiiedly, but before another issue II had
learned how utterly IL vas condemned, alike b.,
al parties and made haste 10 back out Of iis l,o
si,ion, declaring that III the President ueans
what bis words imply, there will he few to ap.
prove bis message.
u there WAS one question more fully settled
than another by The late national conicst, it was
that the debt contracted d. the Government dur
Ing the late Rebellion hall be held, Until paid,
as sacred obligation las a debt dst aud TO ID
pad In it, fullest letter add spirit 10 the Ton.
ven,ion that me, in New York on the lih Of ju.
~, 20 nominate a democratic candidate for the
Presidency, several uamrs we're proposed aud
among them all. at the opening - thu Cuns,h.
ton, that Of Hon Grotgc u p,ndiciou was the
most rFomiucni. lie WIS defeated. hON-,.t foi
no other reason than that he Lrli Ia ihr do.
thine Of reputation and Nas an ndvor ate ~ IA
tonal dishunor Even Democracy could unl
stand that, and - IT, representatives chose M
Seymour A. their party c,ndidair, a genilrtnaa
Who, a icN weeks previous 10 h,s nomination
had, IA public sl+cch express 4 hims,i' a.. l.r.
ing unqualified, favorable 10 tho fuli laym.ni
Of our debt. The platform put hrlh D., thai
| Convention was ainhigun Ia its trftns aud q,
held 20 mean the maintenance Of national aii.
or reputation, jas, a. circumstance justified 81,
application On the contrary a.. Chicae" Cun
yen,ion put forth platform plain aud caudil
ia It's s,A,emenis-one which pledged 30 IN. SUP
poriers to put forth every einr' that oar nation
al honor might BE- uniaruishci and that ever
cent % our deL, might he lhi.iiai.d. while III.
| candidates Of that Convention ere rlrtflt an
dersiooa 10 favor such payment Upon 'hrs
| platforms the two parties seat bg'orc thu com
try, an the result Is well AnoNn Tue p,tt, 90
national honesty signAih ,riu,pphrd and B.,
their vote, decrcsd that the faith ~ the govern
Inent should te upheld.
so stands the issue o. the iull paynrat o. IA,
liquidation o. our nation q debt ,he people La,,
said they would pay u Bu, taad fer ~. hr.
time IN all the discussipn o. IL, matter. pub
H. officer. the President ~ Tie GATED St,i., /,
his annual communicative 80 the people. througl
their representative dsiii'i ii,iy ll,-,Hs, ,.ya
diaiiaa NIL rscoiamssfs hffsn4S h,hsasTv H.
people should thank God hat thi, ri,u . .srn, q
Office IS nearly oveT--ihai but , Few % uuta mon
remain Ia which be can ii,. r,c, 10, % % I.o.i
ton be- holds. or counsel tco4rs %, void r,n
der cur nation disgrsc' go COS. Et..n Oihc
public men have advocated reps IN 10 Va
fious forms, bat ou's a. viitat, urzr.. an
very generall, u ihfse men were candidate. ia
public position. the, h,,, been ,ou1cun.i o.
the verdict Of the people ba' AndfeM Jahn So,
In deliberately Recommending % o,er his aM 4,
signature a. President ~ he United S't,,s "a.
committed erinS which should con.i.1 him Il
eternal nfamy Fsilcu indeed ). BE- fsom 81.
BE- claimed 10 BE- when D, -. cls~.a 20 hi. 4ia
ton
The President aiVorat "a tn.sr,i, 10 siayJ.sg
| q tss ua,rs'i 90 or yuli, b., ~hicn anuii :.
"a absolute ahfng,iiou o. to- terms upon vhiel
Il w.. cunits,trd and b. fa,l Insults The tf,ii,
ors Of the sorerumeni hs l'trrsar the Ll.~hla
that toe ic'soos % tine ,...t aimon ia 'bs endc
"taat % D, nat v.ll in %, over .auaiea, 10 exact
ing 'fom the borrower rsid compliance vii
g the letter Of the bond There b, no lesson
| % all our political o. financial h..ior, uhiel
Will serve a. aimonitun % the creditors o
The government that 'Ari' claims NAV he repu
dated or l,sssnei ani y, johnson. ia uiirfin,
| the seniimeni gave aufls not - a G.ri bat 2.
wish o. bis own heart Ilapph,. however. TO-
great majority Of the people thinA yer, d.iyren,
/ ~ from ''iiis Acrideucy GA thi. question an.
have IN advance coniru.ntd hi. schcme. Bu
the Sors, feature Of 'hc President Infamous re
Communications is contained in ihs fo.ioain,
Sentence II would seem but ji-i aud ,qaita
Die that ihc 81 ler crn. interest now paid b
the Gorefnmeni 'hoaii applied 10 the tr
"duciiou ~ the princla, "a .sm,.annual install
"menis Jssi a.I qlii,hly 70 wilfsll,
break the faith oi the nation 10 tell the credit
ors Of the government hat toe money the,
loaned il IN 70. hour o. need j.. 20 draN in,sres
no longet-iO TAKE rom 'aasr ~ho have intrsis,
the little savings Of a hi, u,ne ia bonds ihc in
teresi which i their MANI s,ay AID suprort
giving ihsm tat The Single gfolnis. that IL, prin
eipal mAy h. ia "a sou. tar. n period whith ",
will never reach tor - Is nay 20 assumr that \
this proposition ~,s adtn.iis into uut laws. 4
would can entering wedge 10 the complete SUI
division e. "1r lfcsent saanci, :, stem Wa,
ever heioft such u sha metal yrssa ,ion mad l.,
q public afsantf
B'sid' The Pr'siiehts Airs.tiinar, langu,g,
a. regards the hnsnr--, ir.r- il not much ~ h,,
message that needs TO ir rotnnsuitd upon. or /,
worth! Of II liopcns with n deliberate in,ulr
To cons'ess In sa.ing that the pr srn, di.sraor
g fol condition" Of ihr rniun L., Sequence "ni
- the various Laws which hsv len pas.sd npon
8 the subject o. frconsifIeiion " The country
will understand the fal.ii, ct this sentiment. a.
II well knows that whal,,r, disqualification YET
exists In the states is bs, result Of the deter.
mined oPPosiiion exhibited b, the President "a
the lAw-rnakinR poser Of the government aud
bis refusal 10 properly enfore me,snrs Of recon.
sifueiioh and reconciliation PROPOSED b, that
body.
Il is remarkable document, hi. me.aaae, aud
well deserved the treatment II reviewed In the
Senate, via an Indignant pfusal To have H.
reading hnish'd l'sfore thar hoiy o. will go
down TO Posirfi,y ~ ihr snsrlings of bad. die.
Appointed man, or elss as he srnsel-.s rawlings 81
Of sasjec, Coz = luaaiis asylum. His course Is
nearly run, and when he returns 10 hia t.na,iv.