The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-30
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O0esh't Like TIE Platform.
We learn from Washington that President
Johnson has declared that be does no, like N.
Republican platform. That Is bad-pariicular-
" when We consider how much was thought Of
Andrew JohnsOa's views by the members u the
Chicago Convention, aud what special effort
they made To please him We fear, however. ,ha,
there are others who coincide with the President
upon this matter. Mr.. jefferson Davis. now
awaiting bis trial a, Richmond, will be likely 10
have n decided dislike for certain illusions scat
tered throughout the resolutions, as we'll as for
their general sentiment aud tone All those un.
rspentant rebels al the South who are resisting
reconstruction by every means In their power aud
trying TO get the negro under their control again,
will thoroughly dislike the Chicago platform.
All repudiAtors u the national debt, all the enc.
mics OF equal rights, Of the supremacy OF loyalty
aud the PerPrluiiy Of the Union. will be- sure To
find something In the platform to condemn, aud
they will do their utmost To break il down before
the people
but, 10 truth, this Was the precise expectation
OF its trainers. They knew that they must en-
counter the hostility Of this unpnlriolir class
while they oppressed. Ne they have faithfully
DONE the sentiments Ut the vast majority Of the
people, rs tie people themselves will declare At
the pulls In November, by the triumphant elrc.
ton Of Grant and CuliRx
re- The c"ppcThea'l press 81 the country are
now clamoring loudly fnr the resi- nAIiun "f
zen. Grant ~ General ~ the army, contrnding
that u is net ,ligniird Tor u inan Ia hold one
"ilic- while he is u candidate i"r another. 4
man named Gsorgc Washington wa. "nrc Pres,
dent al the United States. ani. after s"rvin.
four year, wa, candidate. ior aud was ~ elect
"d L.. that Position. We 4" not hear that lac
resigned h., "iiirr when lac bcrainr a .andi.iatr
Ter rlrclian. Iriirr."n, Mad .on, Monr..
jackson. pretty great men ia their day, l., be-
sure. we're yet all ~ undigniied" as a. be- can
di'latrs i"r office aud yet did not resign the oi
fees they held pending the ranvass John
Adams was Nre President under Washington.
aud succeeded h'n as President yet his rsm
iida"y tot PRECEDENT did not cause him tu T..
sign ~ Tee President Martin Van Hur.n
was Virr President. aud ran iur President
without. however. giving up the oiirc he he'd
fr"7''l"n, at ia" sam" time. aud. being iri-ai
''i i'f President. retained his seat ~ the Sen
ate. ten ''rant may we'll follow a.. exainuI.
ct dignity set by Washington. Jefferson.
Madison. M"nrnr. clay. aud plenty "f others
VIII" might Ice quoted. aud maintain his prr..n,
position ~ head 81 the army until the people
call him Ia a still higher ufirr.
tteurFal Grant t..av IL. I.ll.,. ~. :.
lustrious example "f on" Major G"nrrnl Geurg,
u. Mci'lrllau. who ran "n the Democratic ticket
for fr",d"n, in Is6i. aud VII" held un {" his
army "ilir" until H." very day "f th" rlrrtipm.
Whether u" Wa sorry he resigned then. We
cannot Say; III" nati"n. however. was Mt.
| StnoNG. -t"n. spinner, 1T the treasury ,-.
/ Partn"nt. Is PLAIN. quiet. hari wntAing. IN
ass'inm'ng n'an. IT even I-inI"r aud correct
habits Occasionally. though. his feeling. g,
III" hotter ri HIM. Not hong since "a drsrrirr
from the regular army. who had gone over IL
the rebels came t. him for his official pprnV4 II
Of an order from Andrew johnson Tor fur
n"nths back pay Th"'cncral brake "ui with
the following indignant remarks
lyon have come L, the with this. you sneak
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here signed by the President "i the Tinted
States. setting torth that when you deserted
from the regular army b. g" and Eight agsiu,,
| your country. there was four months back pay
coming L. you fr"h the government you have
81 outraged. and ordering me to pay those
charges III you aud the President a hun
drcd million miles ia hell first"
yr1- The Republican Senators who voted Gur
the acquiIial 81 Mr.. johnson. strangely. perhaps
pretend 10 say they are still Republicans sen.
a,or frssen'rn says he will supper, Gran, all III,
time Ttumbull says h" il going ." work every
where aud always for the success Of the R-pub.
liran candidates aud cause; Henderson Offers Ia
stump Missouri foT Grant aud Colinx; Nau
Wrinkle aud Ros, say they will. IA. heretofore
act aud vote With the tadirals P00i GTin.s
ho~e'er. is no, heard Of; we SUPPOSE he is yUn,
over completely. Odd Grimes is dead that
good old man "
ee- The Mechanicsburg Pa Joaraai, here.
tOtOre neutral paper, has raised the Grant and