The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-31

Tuesday Evening, Oct. goth, 1868.
ffi'Hi' and Fsiiote. CiiissHs--Whrn We wiiues
ih' vast ass,mblage here this evening, Il woul,
sc'in iha, the Republican party Is growing 10 th
tity ~ llaltimorc.
We nvci under circumstances most cheerin,
and anspiciOls. The triumph Of our cause nj th
polls un Tufday last. enables US to congratulate
"u's,lves on this accession that the second gtea
Struggle ior our C0untry's cause Is rapidly com
iue in successful termination, aud that victory
nnmis'akahlc victory. already pcrchcs upon ou
banner Applause.
The cnemy acknowledges defeat, and only con
templates the terms Of surrender. Ia the Ian yuag,
81 oar great leader. We "dvmand an uncondi
'ioutl surrender, npplasc1 ''rroposc TO NOV,
immediately upon ihrir works nad on the ID
"' November ncx, make our victory full aud com
i'rr. rlru. 90 At ApppmatioS We will exact
nrll"r their lives nor their private property, bui
'',nlani pace, surrender Of public property
au tn obedience I" the laws Applause | ",
wat u"t IA ounce OF Ilesh nor pound Oi blood,
''ni w. j" want Psaec, aud io this end demand
lhh l"taliy shall govern what los atty has pre-.
sfv"'! lAppausc As Mr. Colfax has said,
~ iesii" no prescription, n0 persecution, not
nht woit ui wrath, nor one act OF vengeance
We tscrrly want this Union to he ruled by the
iuen he have shown devotion 10 the Union
tArplm,r. We want uu more war no more
siNfr NN ulhlt expenditures Oi blood aud tfea.
sI'r "" want no j solution no more suffer-
us 10 Tie field aud weeping al home. We wan,
ic'c' and only i+acr peace IN the North and
"a 10" Souih lctc, 10 the East and in the west :
;ft'r i"i~ccii tonercss aud the Executive: peace
~. oyri the .and 10 all the dwclcrs Of the land,
j. 'w'cn the Atlantic aud Pacific with teace ex-
'tnil"g u, sloriuus vista. bringing with IL STA
"''i'F and with stability prosperity, and with
ir"i"rii, iiugicss, and with progress peace. To
cate ihr iaws who will respect the will of the
ie"lii' hnl give 10 the country what General
Gfau' promises in his letter oi acceptance, and
what '.i- election ciisgErs-' peace and universal
'sf ri! Applause. Every day We have
a'cpnn'. ''un the South that Union men are be-
49, 'iriSrn igum their homes aud murdered by
in'n whose hands are stained with the loyal blood
- n"i ia,ii"ic dead. This thing must be stop.
isd Rebel uGiiIgcs and Rebel rule mist cease
Throughout the length and breadth Of this coun.
q, rv"ry iaw abiding person. no matter what
my 70" his opinions, his religion, his nationality
III. rare ur bis vOiOr must be made iu feel tina,
h. csn .aiey live anywhere he pi,ascs in these
United States, aud safely rely on the laws Of the
land the courts OF Justice and amenities Of his
n'i.ihurhoOd for protection and security This
sal e low the election OF General Grant Zap
lhuse Mr.. Coliax In recent speech said be
had % tom tie lips OF General Grant that when
elected President, above all things else, We shall
have The strong arm OF the Executive representing
TIE Viii and majesty OF u mighty people, declar-
ing and insurng 20 every citizen. llack or white
rich nr p0oT be he humble or exalted, the safe
guard "i the nation, aud protecting him from
ev,rt "tung with the shield Of our national
strength. Applause. He will use American
power ioi tne protection " the American Deoplc
i" protect the American citizen 10 the savan-
n,hs -; the South rs well as in the prairies oftbc
Wet. whether he stands by the Atlantic iha,
tgfgr5 alone the Eastern coasts, or by the At
iauiic that surrounds the foreign countries Of
Europe, % that he may feel, as TO American cili.
z~nship, like Paul felt even amid his enemies.
That none may lay finger upon him, for he was a
Roman citizen. [Applaase.
The Generalization in the Democratic party il
equal a. that % the Rebel arGly when Lee retreat.
sd ilon Richmoai The New York World the
'r'dins organ OF iht Democratic party, says that
-! inour aud Blair atc 40 leaders aad demands
ih'iF wiihirawM Comparing the Democratic
pII! 10 Al .rri. 80 gallant soldiers, il SAYS NO
matter how ga.i.n, giay bc every soldier in It's
field. an army without leadership is a helpless
mob. II therefore declares the Democratic par
y, lea by Seymour and Blair, helpless mob"
[ Applause.
Mr.. Belmon. the President Of the Democratic
National COmmiii,c, Is OF opinion that il il no
time 10 swap horses when crossing a stream, is
opposed 10 Nj. seymour withdrawal and re-
fuses 10 call the Committee together. Many Of
The Committee who favor change Of candidates
ienouncc Nr. Belmont as arrogaiing TO himself
the iFusiership of the Democratic party The Sun
Of Yesterday says several members OF the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee in Washington, in
yiew O' the refusal OF Belmont to act, have deter
mined TO call a meeting Of the Committee at
Philadelphia on the 23d instant, for the purpose
OF selecting new candidates. lf they have lost
confidence IN their own leader, they cannot blame
Us tor saying there is no confidence to he put in
him.
Ours is an old and tried lcadcr--bravc, gallant,
inagnaniinous aud true, ia whom Is centred the
and hopes Of his country, whose great
service rendered his country endear him TO every
rue American heart, and Is loved BY the friends
o. freedom everywhere. Applause.1 When
;he old ship " State was floating upon waves
mountain high when storms, terrific storms
were beating upon tier, her shrouds cracked and
,ofn, her mast almost given way, he went for
ward TO cammand her. And when death was all
around him, when our gallant boys were falling
upon tie right side and upon the left, when the
s,onies, hearis were giving way, when everything
rriiicd gloomy and desOlaic, aud when we were
10 feel that the old flag nigh, be
lowered 10 the dust, be stepped forward al the
head Of our gtmies aud with drawn sword. un.
bending will aud unshrinking responsibility, de-
ClAred that this Union must aud shall he preserv-
cd, and that "l will fight II out on this line IL IL
takes all summer" [Greai Applause.1
IA the victorious march OF the gallant Sher.
man, from Atlanta To the seas, and the taking Of
Petersburg aud Richmond foreiold the fate OF the
Rebel army In the field So our recent victories In
Peuns, lvania, Ohio and Indiana has foreiold the
fats oi iie Rebel hosts at the polls. The contest
Is the sAnle--the sane parties are engaged Ia the
iishi. On the one side Is Grant, aud SHERMAN,
aud Sliei idan, and Thomas the soldiers Of the
1 nion army, aud all the supporters and sympa-
ihizrfs ui the Union ArTaycd against them Is
i.te aud Beauregard, Wade Hampton, Forrest
the whole Rebel army, aud every Rebel supper.
Ter and Rebel sympaihizer. II Is true the armies
nf' not marching 10 aud fro In the field Of battle,
hat the ennlcs, Is the same, aud the great ques.
iluh D. whether the power aud control Of this
Gpvrfnneni shall he placed In the hands Of the
10, al ind patriotic people Of the nation, or In the
hands ui those who struggled for four long years
10 break itup, aud by their presisicn, efforts TO
accomplish iis destruction, brought upon us
ioag. bloody war with all It's losses, itssorrows
aud iis woes Who selected the leaders Of the
Democracy Ia the great contest In which We are
now cnFagedl Wade Hampton, q vindiciive
GrreTal In the llehel army. the wretch who caus.
sfd s''scniy'hre OF our Union prisoners TO be put
10 death 10 violation Of all the laws OF war, and
under citcnmslsRWs peAtrociiy almost without
arallc Ia the history o. civilized or savage ma
lions y. u. Forrest, whose name has become
linked with eternal infamy by his butehery OF
Union soldiers a, Fort Pillow. who caused our
defeuceless soldiers, after they had surrendered,
10 bc nailed 10 the sides Of buildings and then
the buildings 10 be set on fire, cut or their ears
and limbs aud threw them upon burning piles TO
lie consumed alive Vance, Of North Carolina
who besoughl bis Rebel soldiers TO "Rght the
Hinkess NATL hsH fr0se orer, aud thea EgM Msnl
on Ms iee 70 pile hen 90 Jan Of Haakess tAsi their
feet wonld stick om n Ms wiHdors." Such are
the patriotic humane and Christian gentlemen
who composed the New York Convention. Zap
plause.
Thousands Of honest Democrats and Conserva.
tives have rcpudIaled the proceedings Of this
Convention, aud concur In opinion with General
Dix that u does not fairly express the wishes Of
the Democratic party, but controlled by the re-
volutlnnary spirits Of the South, u has again
raised the Issue Of peace srsr, and under exist
Ing circumstances there u hut Que source Of safe.
y for the couniry, and that Is the election Of
Gen. Grant. Applause When the true Amefi.
can dixen stands upon foreign shores and be-