The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-11
Our Washinntom Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. g.. July :. ls6s.
We are anxiously waiting Tor news from the
"happy family" IN New York. Al the present
writing nothing Is known beyond the fact that
the friends Of the various aspiTants for the
honor Of being Knocked into y cooked hath
Gen. Grant are working very hard for their res.
pective lavoFitca. II il hoped here BY the Re.
publicans that Pcndlct"n will be- the nominee.
lie will certainly be the easiest man Ia beat
among all who have been spoken at for the
nomination. As write. the newsboys are cry.
ing their extras" announcing the adoption of
q platform. What 10 these rebels aud copper.
heads care Tor a platform, What dn they care
for principles What. even, 10 they care for
each other. Each man among them rarcs only
for self They would cut each others throat-
with as little conjunction rs they cnlcavurcd
4" take the life Of the nation, IL they could al.
vance their prrs"r al intercs,s by such cnurs".
The men AMONG them who were ia the Union
army did not eater Il because inspired 10y a love
Of liberty aud devotion Ia the sublime politi
cal Gospel preached by Thomas Jefferson IT
Virginia. ia the Declaration Of Independence.
but because they wanted place, powrr rmul
um"nts. Many 81 them, doubtless. entered the
service from less lgnublc motives; but their
present determination with the villains who
sought an alliance with q. Britain aud France.
Tor the pufIs'sr Of crushing nut thc liberties 81
this glorious Union. al dismcmb, ring Il. 81 dis
cmbowcling il. proves conclusivrly. that their
true dwelling place. wherever the place ut their
nativity, should be- Austria ar Russia. and n"t
this country c"nsrcratcd 1" liberty of which
they are the consistent oplsincnis.
Andrew johnson made bid iuT the noinina
ton 10y his amnesty proclamation. which. by
the by. lee had No constitutional right I" make
the I'owcr- grated him by the Constitution
only giving him thr I",wrr III rar'l"u'ng ia sl'c
cial. individual ca.,. dficr correction. Hat ia"
traitors IN ronvr',tiuh a-scmbiri laugh ut thr
ilca 1T accepting him ~ their standard brarrr.
el...rN a.. l.a L..
publication Of - letter said T., b- written ,y. ~
| at the dir,ation IT. his new b,sum friend. TX
/ confederate General sterling Prize but the
rebel convention n"t only refuse, tn consider
h.sclalns hut are furious "a thririrnuuriati"iir
"f what they term hi, assininr production.
which. they say. will Il" them inral"nlabr "a
jury. cha.r also. has made BID. by = letter
~ which h" bellies h. past political hi- and
/ tcarhings. Chasr's letter has III" merit "t bf'
witty. but Lacks that ui point. lie simply geo.
/ back un the doctrines which h, has 10 go
preaching {, = life time. There are ia ia" lI
/ publican party many men who thought % tore
the publication 1t fhascs letter. that b" a.
anxious Ia bring ia" democratic party q
even = m"rradvauc,l place than that '''Gl .''
/ by the Republicans: aud although they hal n'
/ fifth that such thing could he done. the. wrf'
4 willing I" seq the attempt mad. 10y Mr. . lea .,.
/ They were not prepared 10 SEQ their old l"Hd.'i
/ =" down among the dead men, aud ad"Ii
/ their views as his own. All Mr. Chase iuru"i
! friends are now convinced that u" never wa
at heart. friend of humanity. but that he ha'
always joined liberal movements. political ana
social. for the purI"sc of personal aggtandiz"
mcnt. How b" will feel II ia. rebels anl r'p
pcrhra,ls r-pudiatr him ia New York. the,
/ probably will may l,' easily INA gtHcd Like
! buchanan. lac will wear out the remainder II
lite now rapidly drawing to ci"sr. 10y w"r'
/ among ia" people. without friends beyond th"s'
! "i his blood. aud l"spisrl los his thciui"- a
/ iIupoient for future injury I" them.
! Among the most important bills brought b.
| fore Congress during the present session u th'
! bill I" regulate nur commercial relations wit
| the Dominion of Canada. lately introduced II
| the S"nat" by >anat"r Ramsay 81 Minm"-"ta
/ Ever since the repeal at H." Reripr,rit,
Treaty with Canada Their" has been a siea
/ ly falling III IA many Of "uh "Vp"ris 81
that Province. until II ha, dwindlri down &
comparatively nothing, and several ndiviiua
/ Interests, formerly prosperous. ar" n"w Ian
gushing TIL" former treaty was 10y u" mean
| perfect: hut under Il vast commerce wa
| built up aud great impulse was gwen {" gu
fisheries. Boston alone participated IA tn
trad. I" ia" extent Of nearly thirty millions
year. and which wa. rapidly Increasing. bu
! which LHs fallen To- less than = thlrl % tina
sum aud. worse than all. III" ponr "i New Ens
Land and New York have lost their cheap her
I ring. e al aud pntato.s. senator Ramsey hi
Is marked Improvement uI-u the old treat!
/ IN many Important respects. u provide, &"
the admi-,iun int" Canada ot all the inanuiac
tur", "f this country. aud. what Is perhaps a
still greater Importance. Il secures tous the iTe
ma gation OF the st l.awrenc" which th'
| Northwest has been loudly calling tor ~ al
outlet fer the .uI'"fabundant ami RAPIDLY IA
crcasing products. II /. confidently "xl'-..t.'
that under the enlightened suidanrr "i th
| chairman ui the romnittc" on Foreign Rel.
tons. Mr.. sumner. MI Rams"y's I'LL will b.
| reported back without delay. aud passed b.i,r
the close OF the session.
The election ~ Saylss j. Bowen. I,rstinastc
Of Washington. I" IA" mnynfality. leaves tn
| pnstma .tcr-hip here vacant Mr.. J"hu-,u Ia
sent t. III" Scnat'' the name # ". v. Mu,r.. q
ia" successor 'f Mr.. Bowen M'"rc !. q mos
@ cantankcr"u' c"pprrhcad. aud will not. 81
nominate an active Republican politician. au'
So there J.. . likelihood "i the post office her
being w,hou; head for some time il Meth"
party will give ~. There Is "nr man her,
however. whom It Is thought the President vii
not refuse Ia nominate f"r the reason that
although u Republican. lac has hot lately takei
any active part Ia politics. hi whole time hav
ing been devoted o. his business which was ~
in'.d by the war. The man 1" whom ! refer i
col. Alexander 81 the firm # Alexander 4 Ma
son. Patent Agenis. C" Alrxanler's record
loyal AMI brilliant. At the breaking cut OF III
war hc MAS clearing SOFA" seven "r eight hun
drcd dollars n month by his profession. whir
he abandoned aud enlisted ~ a private soldier
afterwards reaching the rank ct colonel. Il i
confidently expected that Mr. johnson will No
refuse the request Of more than q huuiTc
prominent citizens Of Washington. irresp"rtiv
Of party. but will send the nam" 81 C"i Alex
and'r e. the senate A. =. B"YLl