The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-03-14
RepMbIicam State Contention.

aud To form an electoral ticket assembled at
Front street theatre Baltimore, on Friday Of last
week Hon John T.. Smith, Of Carroll county.
was made temporary Chairman. aud Col Black,
OF Frederick, temporary SECRETARY Il was found
that there were con,esing delegates from Bali.
more city, and the credentials Of both were rc-
ferred to committee, (Jasper n, Slack, Esq,
representing Baltimore county, WHO were also
empowered TO report permanent officers for the
Convention. The Committee retired, aud while
absent. Hon. John A. J. Cresswell made lengthy
and eloquent speech, ably vindicnting himself
from the unjust attacks which have been made
upon him Hon. George " Sands. Of Howard
county. Judge Bond, John z Ensor, Esq. Of
y fillmore county. Gen. Andrew ". Dennson
col Robert Bruce, Of Allegany ronniy and Gen
iiorn Richardson, of Baltimore city. also al.
lr.. 'cd the Convention The speech Of Mr. Eu.
sor - thu. reported ia the Baltimore .lHi,rico.
W. Frssdsat dai "eailsmsi .ftA, c.arsataa
On night before last u il Reported that Democratic
meeting vas held 10 ihis place and the dstiu gui,sd
Gentleman who pTesisrl - rrporie To- have said that
ey met here DO honor thrir noble pfesdcHt and
ALL him in hcailng hack ths tide 81 fa ,,ir.m Nov
would respectfully inform that distinguished grn
teman and through ina that s.stnhas- Thar the tl-
u what he calls fanaiicsm ut not h. bcscn back bat
vii swelling u goes aud laug thin
before H. When Abraham Lincoln called for seventy
ave thousand troops they we're termed by finai
.c, aud alsmpl made In the street. Of Baltiaorr g.
heat them back. but they vent Nor had they scavc
y reached . Capital until ~ heard thr voic. tad
his Honor the Mayor night call u laualcail I'VE 49,.
coming. father Abraham. with thrs- hnnd- thousand
.oHs y these gentlemen were hgh,.ng the Rebel
army aud others AZ home declaring the var failure
'hc thief q what his Honor terms fanatics received
maJnt3 81 Tour hundred thousand vote. for the lfr.i
cacy .rcoud time aud the General no whipped the.
N'hcs ith fanatics will achirsr them a. grsa,
tlrtnrt 10 he polls ~ be lid n the nrii
H,niirm'n tc issue u la, d. plain one So plain
N't' O.. nan need b. ~ stak.n fnasun defeated Ia ',
t-d ali,d aud rurnuragrd by AndrrN iohn.on +.
makif Mold aud defiant tialt 90 ,itlp o., var -
- vlct"lir aNd 60 place tr cu lerors ~ tis .f5
~ o.. c'"gn't,i ~ The i.src 10. hall tho, ~.
'at'd "F thor Who sought 60 '.ifot a." country r
and eontiol Il That gAr qIesg.on A. far mN iutt
am one ~ tho.r aho isl,-tc that Those wu .atei 10
.haii g. that 20 them .hail IT, Entrusted aud
10 iheir hands and ~ the hands 81 their drscvndant
,ai % p heid preserved and trIeiuaicd to thu end
W. hcif ~ evstff Atsni' oil middle position, Of nut
lsin 90 oh' side o. the Other "" heard e this WAu
'hr atnr' we're IN the hsli and the life Of the nation
dri~i'sd On the result ofth- baitlr There arr time.
ah,a men MAP be tndiHsrsnt bat shen your lie IL At
,iaks. Dc Who Is so inddsrrnt care whether q
le saved Or lost Is not your hieni We had great
.tfaEFi- 60 save The life % the nation and nov have
almost great preserve On the one side 1t
this eohtest 10 tsuvfnl Grant supported by sherman
sheridan and Ihonias. not The tlt al iHfsria has
ihanas. the hero - Na,ht lille ani Meade and sickle,
AMI ~ the GtaudeArmy II the Republic and rs thr
oyai eitFens Hho, Sh.n the country staggering In
aty 90, mics % treason and tsun aud the friend. Of
g. tHion and the linton army un The other side ~,
aratr,"'sry Rsiel aud R-li ympa,hiEer IN M land
.u"' See eader.hip of ih".' who even when the
ssi4a.t sherman wa marching tslgmphantiy
tuH. ttItHia o. tie aud held Richmond IA
~ sfa'i ~ clairh the var 60 hs failure that The
k,.rtss at'd iF lvt alone. and Whn. until recently
lui-d t.a' johnson nigh, accompli III tho Its.d-n
uai A. "ha' la'i' iiied N the urd
ut VI JOHNSON Las hesu itapeaehed anil y ~ H. con.
vic''d su IN ~, Rebel fends sem back g. n. i,.t
d.tc4. g.. which lie r,suttcctrl them and a man
flAf bis stead who al he las firm
va standard bearer for Fort ponrlsoE and Fott
Hctry and VieksburE and shiloh and corlp,h api
Chattanooga the Wilderness Petersburg aud Rie mend
aad ag viii be standard heaxr for the Presidency
and Is who opposes hlm s' "e, ths fate of ies k
Il the duty u every Government TO protect Il. e,
srns "a all their rFhts of life i-Ity aud property and
u 3, no les, The daiy q the Government nov to protect
rs loyal rifens IN The South than 1t 10 pat down
the rebellion And u tie State GoHrTnmeut. there ~
not give ihi, protection they should h. abolished and
Others Established that will stve protection O.
mai ~ the close 81 the there no State Coz
efnmsi, in the South Those that wAEed var against
ihe luioH destroyed BY the the rnon and
had % he created This duty evolved Oh lie
"shern! Government. under the Constitution. which
every staiea republican form q government. Andrew
Johnson. considering himself the Government, % the
United states created and set up STATE Governments u
Che Sanih forihe SAKE u harmony between The Legs
lai4sr 10 Il Ike, ite Department. Of the Government
Corrr's' waited tWo year. to hos these govern.
mru's would work and, had they given protection 60
70 % citizen ihry no doubt would have heen PERMIT
ga ~" But they oppressed Instead - protecting
VIC az cAtsrhA southern men no ltered h the
TIM" were bitterly hated aud Ter,ecnt-d Northern
Who there cngagc In bushes. were detect
81 aud prescribed. and the conr;s seemed have
jurisdiction over crime. eomEaisisd on Union who
murdered with impunty Tor not IN . single case
under the johnson State Govsrnmen, ha. = Rsb. been
tried and brought TO punishment nv the civil authority
for ihs murder .! Union man. And before ConEress
took step towards reconstfueton. these state
msnts set up BY Mr johnson had entirely fallen into
the hands and under the control ~ the very men Who
had caused the States 10 seeede and exhaust their re-
sources In iarnshing supplies and raising Gsht
two years--patcntly and anxiousy waited and housd
for better state o. aarsfound 60 NJ their impsra
tive duty 70 exercise the trust conhded them hy the
Constitution, and IN order 70 protect loyal citizens Ia
their rights 81 life liberty and property. found Ii BE-
absolutely hsessAFy for th'm % ain the work Of
construction themselves And In the spring Of Iss7
two years after the close 9th war Congress for the
ars time entered upon the discharge Of its dus, e.
guarantee ioev"ry stat" republican form Of govern.
meat
Congress Ia the IaeAntime. however propos.d term.
Of reconciliation aud compromise by asking the Rsl+l
stats & accept q constitutional aHendHent 10 the
eject that this Government should never ay ~, Pe
e no for the slaves set free that should
y based upon III voting population, LEAVING II With
the southern States 10 snfTanchss the eoofsd man or
reduce their representation aud that the ,adsrs Of the
nearly halfa million OLIVES and untold treasure should
b. excluded from participating In the Government they
.Smpssoe.iy r.jssssS Every ssoG Of rseose., Sa
aud compromise since the duFing the var hlled
ard Congress met With eniy insulting Of IL
No. instead o. accepting Of eoneiiia.Ory msa.urs.
ihey sent 10 work again 10 Gre the Southern heart
and encouraged BY the Executive. they wsr calling
upon him tu0 ysars ago 10 violate Its oath Of ofacs
aFertufn the Government By force of arms and drive
ihs representatives, OF peorle from their seats VA
they have sueeesdrd In 6rinr the Southern heart for
The second time aud In getting the Executive violate
hs cath 81 cMee but notNhstanding his attempts b.
has not sgece-dsd Ia ing the Government
nor dr"inF The representatives. % the people ihsr
ssais ~ Congress And from appearance. I rathst
tilnk h. vlil lose his own seat hr,i
If'ie var io the tnioh in defence q the nation. lir
va Hs.t iheh Congress e right bat u the rsi-i"n
uAs flshi. thea Congress u wrong
But has not thi. question trsn decided by An APPEAL
60 A'Hs Ana sas u not desdsd 10 favoT u the
suupts Tie rchrlUnf And uss not this decision mail
if.o low hru Il he expected Tor conquered Rsi@.
10 TAKE r'''ssion ~ state Governments. aud change
thsir isair - oIerAions fum the battle held Whsrv
hsy Sss a,iAtd aud ossIlhTovn, 20 the halls Of Goa
gsss
A. ?is 2. 81 the Committee made their re-
lor, declaring that The delegation headed by
Mr.. Fulton. 1.-THE dei,galion understood to he "a
v"fallc TO M. cres~sll.) were entitled to SEATS
"a the conssniiOn. and that all the counties ga
erp' Two were legally rspresenisd. The report
vas adopted.
The Ulcers selected as temporary officers were
Continued As permanent ones, with Mr. Henry
". siraughn, Of Dorchester county and Col.
hohst, bsnes, Of Allsgany county. as Vice Presi.
dents.
a Committee on Resolutions Was appointed,
John n. Wheeler. Esq, Of this county, being
one o. the members, which Committee through
Hon John l.. Thomas, H. chairman, reported
the following resolutions, which were unani.
rnousl, adopted
Rsiofsd, That The tnisn Republican party 81 Mar.
land Hereby Arms its devotion ~ the principles q lus
tlcr and impartial manhood suffrage Tia, \ declare
lie approval ~ che fuction adopted ~
Congress and ts unaltrTahls purI-sss maintain I'M.
tafnished and lnvlosls ths public faith and national
credit "a sssvn the burden oftaNaton by cutting on all
usflsss expenditures, and Insisting upon the most
thesounh sconomy IN the ADMINISTRATION Of the Govern
ment and conhdently anticipate that ~ early day
ts Las uii BE- esmpistrly restored tha sold hass
u nhsrty. atty ana Esnuins repnhiicnnism.
ksieised That fsslinH assured that Ulysses 4
oAat IN fail accord With the loyal people coun
~ upan All the pelleai issues that have spguns Up
bstussn hostile k4eenuve and patriotic Congress,
rernIdinr V spisnad military wcord With unsigned
admifat'an having fall Alth On hs wisdom Integrity
pradsnce and aFmness, and A~llss lns hin 70 ~ em
phatcally The man for the times, this Convention de-
earea ~ preference In fAvor ~ hs er the
afhce II President ~ the United stalrs
Rsieired That thu delegates elected by this Couyet
ioh authorized u h ~ vacancies that taay oeeur
ia thsif numhen And they are hereby Instructed 90
vote a. = unit IN the Chicago Convention and ar -
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