The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-09-05
The PoIificai situation.

During the late war. the democratic party
South did not pretend Ia be- ia favor Of thu
Union. nor did their friends in IL" North make
any greater professions Democracy made the
war and carried it on tho uthcrn wing ni
IL doing the fighting aud the Northern win,
aiding and abct,ing it. Down south they said
they would never be- cpnqucrc, -w,uld" die in
"the last ditch" irsi-wouli not come back liza
blank sheet Of paper was given them upon
which 10 write their own terms: north. dc.
inocracy contcntci itself with abusing H..
Union cause while pra.ins their southern Al
hcs-wiih solcmnly resolving in national con
Vertion the " war WAS failure" W. 10 not
wish /" be- understood a. saying thaiaN North
ern democrats thus bent III. knee 4, the H.al
OF treason. for Logan aud Butlcr anil Grant
and Dix and Fitzpatrick aud Grswold aud
thousands 81 Others stand a. Twin. witnc....
that that party contained true inch men vii"
would sooner snndrr party ties than commit
one act or say one wor.. 20 :ain-t their country.
Interests. The result "i ll' contest between
the sections was that the s,uth va. whirpe.i
aud then a great change came over the demo.
cratic party No;a .ccc.si"ni,t could D., found
ia all their ranks. nor had there ever been one
they had been loyal IN tho time. ami wcr,.
perfectly willing L. leuouucc treason in nm
measured terms. They w.. in such haste To-
see a uniied government once norc that they
would have immediately admitted the ,ccc.lcd
State. into full icllow hip with those that had
remained loyal. North and South IL was the
saine. and IL ia" professions # those who hal
lately borne arm against the c"ycrnncn, hal
been believed. they would have been regarded
as thoroughly reconstructed. aul firm friends
Of the cause against which they 80 earnestly.
and bravely, toe. contcndc,i. But. happily.
their professions were not believed. aud ia.
rebel states have only been admitted back int.
the Union under such guarantee. as viii s,r,r
as a great barrier against another aitcmp, at
secession.
Lately, however. Their. has bccn another
change in the Democratic creed there il not
NJ much loyalty about Il 49, there used t., be-
nor such great profession. ct love for the niou
made. That card failed "f succc.. Z, Induced
n few mcn 10 supper, ,hsr party, and enabled
them TO carry two 81 three States, and tha, +.
all the good that the role OF loyalty lid them
Democracy has taken another swing around
the circle and turned up a. the apologis,
for treason, III" II nj 81 those who had been
Ia rebellion. tn open advocate ui anuthc. war.
u need be. 10 overthrow thr party that had
saved the nation from disruption We lately
saw the representative 81 the democratic par.
~ in council. The peace man ia time ui war
was there; 50 was the man who had been ar.
rested and confined for the u,tcrancc Of disiov.
al 81
the murderer of prisoners after surrender: all
united in common purpose. viz: theoycr,hrpw
VI the Republican party. even il. in the strus.
gle, the pillars Of the government toitcr their
fall. Wade Hampton told his constituents that
there was but one sentiment IN that conyen-
ton among those who had ever been known a.
supporters OF the government. and that was.
explanation q or aP9'ogy .fyr thar past eovrso-
They nominated u man who was an open
friend Of the rebel cause. aud who is proved To-
have been ia corresponiencc. while Governor
Of New York, with cinissarics from the jeff
Davis Government they selected a. their can.
diiate for Vice President q man who openly
advocates another revolution and the complete
overtnrning of all that ha. ben done toward.
the reconstruction 81 the ~tuih.rn State. and
have placed these candidate. upon q platform
Of undisguisei reputation sni IT scn,in.rtt.
and intentions perfectly fiusf.ctury g. tLcfrb
el leaders OF the South, aud whirh such men
~ Hampton. Orr. 'pbh. T'ninls. kh-l' beau.
regard and Forrest luliy yhdorsc. blair. lrt
ter announcing his POSITION tas met with csr
dial Response. all over the south aud rebel. ar.
yuoilant becan'e they hay" tn opportunity If
voting for On" Whose l'rinr pie ,uiLc.dr w4th
Their o~n' ahd whose 'le"l'"n wo'li go" thrm
all they Lost by Their irras'u. H. POSITION D..
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