The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-06
Democ,utic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention met aud
| adjourned on Monday last. II vas very unlike
any Of the meetings which the democrats have
50 freedom" Men Of the party have for weeks
been mutieTing their maledictions against their
fellows and predicting what destruction they
would entail when the Convention assembled -
Curiosity was on tip-tOe TO witness the finale
The impending siorn.eloud, which the honest
Bond paper OF the county, was blackening with
its jeiiy emissions, disappeared without single
Handicapped or ligh,ning-aash Omliiing the
word Conservative In the call tor primary
meetings, which Travelled for twO long weeks,
brought forth no passionate outbursi OF burning
Indignation. The coup d'eiai Of the chairman
OF their executive committee has baptized the
conservatives into the democratic faith, without
an appeal, except In the form Of public recan-
taiion. The conservatives have been martyrs
for place aud should rejoice in their second mar
lyrdom for the good of democracy.
The entire proceedings Of the Convention were
rs slagnanI rs pool cloiled over With the gore Of
treason in which ihe conservatives were founder
lug. each having Ia CSOsS Denoeyai In his
hands Tie only faint ai,emp, at applause was
when the chairman OF tho meeting (John Mer-
ryman. Esq. announced that he was forty 1--we
years Of age and within the past seven months
had acted rs President of three county eonven-
,ions, for all Of which he felt very proud. HUT
even this remarkable autobiography failed TO
shake the clouicd feet Of the weary Gibeonites
sufficiently strong To raise the iooT-du.i 10 the
place where hEains ought 10 be.
The names Of the various aspiranis for Presi-
Dental honOrs were not mentioned every bOdy
was Ron .commiiial, aud everybody" will 6ad
their siandari.bearcrs Aea-elec,ed next November.
The face Of every delegate had Iehabod plainly
written upon Il. They feel satisfied thai their
caBss l. hOisigss, and whsn men devoid ef Po-
liical principle hnd ih'msrves In that eondi-
ton il Is impossible To get up any enthusiasm.
After monoiohous routine. the following gen
ilemeR Wcrr selected as delegates To the State
Convention From the Second Congressional
Distriei--Daaiel W. Cameron, William bishop,
James G. Harrison. Daniel Sls~vsr, from the
Pinh Congressional Dis,Fiei--wm. T. Randis.
Columbus shipley, Iewis Turner. Jr.
Deafh Of E.r-Fresisienf buchanan.
James buchanan, tx-Presidsnt Of the UaIlsd
States, died nj hls residence, wheatlaBd, Ianeas.
ter county, Pa, ON Monday last. aged 81 years.
Tie has been III for some weeks aud the announce.
meni OF bis death created no sarprise NJ. Bu-
chanan has filled many very i'aporian, stations
under bis State aud The general governments. -
lie has been member Of bis State Legislature, n
member Of Congrrss, uniied States senator,
Minister 10 Russia, Minis,rr 10 England, aud
President o.ibe Tinted Stairs. lie Is dead, and
IL IL bu, right that the mantle u charity and for
ge,lulness should BE- eKleaded over hIs faults
yet, while the Americas psopIs will honor his
memory ~ one Who Vas elevated 10 the highest
Office 10 ,brir gin, they wlll also ever hold biz
gailiy Of the great crime II artinR Slaie after
Stats asr'dinF fr~sn ihr union and selzinE sgoa
public property, wishoai making m rHsst 10
sustain the union ~ pFolrri ils iaierrsis
kLEcIIos N WAsasarss Crrs "A sery hoIl,
eoa,esisd election fas Mayor II Washington ri,y
took plaee 90 Monday last Tayles ] Bowen,