The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-09
TAa 6,rn,,n Militant.

at might hare been worse is usually a con-
solAtoFy Fefection, but Il must be allowed that
Nc. Johnson'a occentEicllies have nut Il 10 q
pretty severe tent. d tnrns out, however. that
We might have had President hhy times more
unsatisfactory and unmanageable Gov. Swami
Of Maryland, for instance. We are sure OF this,
because tho Governor has recently made a most
un-QuAkerly speech In the Quaker City, Ia which
he vas good enough to state what he would do
II be we're President of the Uniied States and
any body should undertake 10 impeaeh Aim aud,
" we may credit his own assertlou be would be
q nightly dangerous man 10 meddlc with. The
Governor has no hesi,ation In declaring that he
would no, stand any such nonsense. Instead OF
pusillanimously yielding 10 the force Of cirrnm-
stances and stho action Of the "iiigh Court"
Gov. Swami distinctly states that he would resort
10 gunpowder. :" AZ Commander in-Chicf,"
says he, With sort Of suppressed feroeity, 'as
Commander-in-Ch OF the Army aud Navy, Il
would require q strong force 10 drive me from
my position" AZ we understand the matter,
this pugnacious Governor, ifhe were 10 the shoes
Of NJ. A. Johnson, 90 FAR from shaking therein,
would resist 10 the death all attempts 10 Gust
him ; he would garrison the White House aud
lay In great stock Of provisions he would re-
morsely slaughter whoever came TO put him out,
aud deal death and destruction 10 all his besie-
gers In the most lberable aud lamenlable way
Hence We see how lucky We are In having A. ].
ios,ead Oft. g., who e no doubling Thomas.
but man capable OF doing the most murderous
execution with unrelenting and unlimited feroci-
~. Ben Wade, II 10 understood, the Governor
would annihilaie with his own hand rather than
allow that person TO enter the Presidential Man
sion. This edihce, Il is perfectly clear, Il would
be absolutely necessary 10 mine aud 10 blow up,
or 10 capture with great loss Of life. by regular
approaches, the Governor, meanwhile, discharg-
Ing from front window every description Of
Rrearm-ihe mHsket, the revolver, and the rife
How would poor Mr. Wade feel when, upon
civilly ringing the bell, greeting Of grapesho,
whixzed aud whs,led around bis ears az course
Gen. Thomas would be there too. aiding aud
abeiting, giving the word Of command, directing
the construction Of the baTricades, and kcepin:
watch aud ward over the slree,-loos Win, the
great siege OF Genoa was boys game in com
parison with the extraordinary operations, the
loss u life, and The profase bOoishcd which %
trembling nation would he called upon to wit.
ness. let rs, therefore, inscrihe Il upon the roll
Of Gods mctcies that Swami Of Mary land L. no,
either our King Log OF our King Slork For.
truly. lee Is highly sanguinary in his speech aud
emphairaily murdefous In his metaphors. ilav-
ing, az making occasion Ia speak u his removal
Of the Police Commissioners, he said in his Phila-
dolphin diatribc II gave ihen u fair and Impair
iial trial before jury of their peers, aud when
found guilty on with their heads aud put them
iuio the basket" This IL the true fe.fo.f.funl
style-no, exactly grammatical. perhaps. bu,
terribly impressive indeed, there is u grim
crrumsianiiali'y In the boast Of putting the head.
into the basket which gives frightful vivaciiy IL
the Illustration, aud aionrs in SOME measur. for
the outrage upon the mrmor, 81 Murray ~ sari
a verbles, sentence rs II of with ihrir hrals 90
The truth l., "A more truculrni gentleman than
Gov Swami ,Oes not blow and brag IN ihi.
blow ing aud Dragging world. 81 hope. " hr SAYS
t'thnl the tus,ic will mol tnlucy submit a, the @
po,isnI that now rules the land Atany rate,
when Ne are quite ready To 20 campaigning w.
shall know where 10 look fr n leader and whrr
Pcnnsy lsania makes up her Iacifc mind iu h,
pacific uO longer, aud VIXEN philadelphia deter.
minrs l., throw broiheriy love 10 the how WOW
Gov. Swami is without n bit of doubt ih.
geneTalis-iuIo To head the furious ioros of ~,
wet Quakcrs as they march To the awful wars
All WIN ARE determined Ia ''iamcly submit I,
nothing whatever, aud Ia follow little Mary
land, ~ her martial son preiiily styles her, /,
victory ct Sudden death. will recognize Ia ~,
great Marylander "a natural leader. "Thc Sus
qnciianna" cried Thomas Swami 'divides ~
but we are ~iih you IN heart and hand. Th'
philadelphia mob repaid the exquisite eoniidcnc,
Of its distinguished visitor by groaning for Gran
aud l., expressing a great desire 10 hang Ste
vens." When Thomas Swami passes from thcor,
TO practice. aud leads his merry miliiamrn Io II,
sack Of Washington, We incline 10 the belief tina
the gruans will be great deal louder aud thu
IL will hardly be- Thad. Stevens Who will i'
hung " J. TribHns