The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-08
Mr.. Grinsfh,s % (sur,1 %

we VI s~ss "~~ef eafof htkucu Dy W. y.
Griiii,h, In which he fully sets forth his grisv.
ances, the wonderful woes 10 which he has been
subjected In having been elected into the posi-
ton Of county examiner under the new school
law and then elected out again, Ae., and gives
expression 70 the following choice specimen Of
sarcasm:
"A iew days prior 70 this meeting copy Of
the Negro Advocate" published al Towson-
town. was placed In my hands, containing an
objection ~ me because Of my registration In
baltimore aud also asserting a. further OBJ
lection, that my political opinions had been
IKE IL ORR. Strange 10 say, these senseless as.
sertions. 1.-The later q mendaeious falsehood. as
the publishers knew.l coming from sHoA
source, was hailed by few haV radicals. who
by the accidental resignation % several com.
missioners originally appointed, succeeded In
getting into the Board" &c.
Presuming that the Negro Advocate" al
TowsOntown means Us. we have y few words 10
say 10 Mr.. Griffith. And frat, will he be kind
enough To inform US when wo claimed his opin.
ions 10 be like our own a statement which he
is prompt 10 brand a. "mendacious false.
"hood." Mr.. Griffith has overreached himself
here. Let him rest assured that he Il not con
sidercd az OF such Importance In the Union Of
fee as 10 induce lie publishers 10 inquire about
his political antecedents, or 10 care whether he
was In the rebel army or wrote euIOgies on
" lshmasl Day by thecar,. load. On May seth
We published the fact that Mr.. Griiith had
been elected county examiner, aud stated that
Il was reported that he was not . resident Of
the county We did not mention his politics,
nor even think Of Il. Our position is this,-
We desired the Office given 10 q County man.
one who was altogether identified with the in.
icrcsis Of the county. There has been entirely
too much Of this half county half city arrange
ment In reference Ia school matters, aud We
desired TO see . gentleman chosen examiner
who had no part or lot In the city. For this
reason we were not friendly 10 the selection Of
Mr.. 6oper. lie votes In the county; and that
IL all, so Tar as we know he has 10 do with it,
When we frat heard Of the election Of Mr..
Griffith, we were perfectly satisfied with Il, be.
lieving him 10 be q county man but when We
heard that he had not even . voting residence
in the county we inquired into the matter and
found that he was actually a registered voter Of
Baltimore city. aud 80 stated. II our article
had the effect Of inducing the Board To turn him
out We are perfectly eontented, for that - sr.
aciiy rhaf ,cs had ~ rier. Now, then, the
" gentleman from the Eight ward" can take
that IS text. and give us = sermon from Il,
but he should not charge us with having ever
claimed him as being one OF our party for we
hope never 10 have that melancholy duty Ia
perform.
That is about all We have To say for ourselve.
In reference 10 this matter. but We do feel like
saying word in defence OF our colleagues in
the crime of having opposed Mr.. Griffith Our
81 endacious falsehoods.' IL seems, were seis.
ed upon by few Aaif radicals. who by the nc
eidental &c resignation Of several com mission.
"ers originally appointed. succeeded in getting
Into the Board" Gc. Let Us see who these
" Aa!f-radoais" are; The original appoint.
ments Of school commissioners were as followst
Messrs. c. J. sbipley. G. II. shipley. Rogers,
Fitch, Gorsueh, Mccullough. Miller. Price,
Carman. Wilson. Brown, Kennedy and Fowler
Mr.. Shipiey. Of the I'd, Mr.. Fitch, Of the 9Th.
Mr.. Price. the sth and Mr.. Fowler. Of the
18Th declined accepting the Positions, and were
succeeded by Messrs. Codling. slade. Waugh
aud Mitchell. 'rho are Of course Me " Aal(. rad
" Gals " alluded 10 BY NJ. GriaA aad re
may further state TIA, Ressr. Slads. WaugA
and MiieAeH rVted for Mr.. GrisA ~ ke srst
place and rotsd against tarn,ng AiSa out
We take u a. the sole reason why Mr. Grit
fifth Is not school examiner TODAY Is that he il.
not a resident Of the county. lie does not seem
10 think - makes much difference whether he
was or not. and complain. that the Board did
not decide tina; the examiner should be eoun.
~ citizen before they elected him. Doubtless
Il never entered into the mind Of a member 81
that Board that amy but a resident Of the coun.
'y would have the imPudenee to apply. and
when Mr.. Griffith made application they took
It for granted that he was a resident Of the
county. and when they found he was not, they
immediately took steps TO repair their error. -
They requested Mr.. Griffith 20 resign; he re-
fused. The examiner. as - we'll known, /, a
creature Of the Board its meInhe elect him.
aud lac is bound 20 obey their orders. The first
official act OF Mr.. Grifiith's term of Office /. 10
defy the Board and refuse 10 obey it, ORDER
This act Of insabOrdinAtion made IL necessity.
more than ever. that the position Of county ex.
aminer should be declared vacant.
Mr.. carInAn also receives attention from the
causiic pen Of Mr.. Griffith. These columns
will bear witness that Mr.. Csrman 10 no favor.
lie Of ours. but We believe he IL trying 70 do
his whole duty a. President Of the Board Of
School Commissioner. and We commend him
for It. lie is denounced by Mr.. Griffith as be.
ing "eorPuieni," with having held seere, In.
"terviews with Gen. james L. Ridgely. joshua
BOslsy and George NJ. Hiss" Ae, and then
comes the erusher; cit was more than I Of.
"pectsd from him, but not lees than I believed
" him capable Of doing" This Kind Of arsu.
inent is the meanest that can be used, for Mr..
carnsn cannot deny any part Of IT, Hs -
"eorPulsnt." he probably Aas held seere, in.
"terviews with great many people. nor can
he control Mr.. Grifiith's "sIpsetations" or
belief"
Mr. Mccullough. also. 10 . victim Of Mr..
GrifIiths disp.essure. In his letter refusing 70
resign. Mr.. Griffith stated one reason for his
refusal his belief that he vas not legally re-
questsd n do so. Mr.. Mccullough " uncons,itu.
tiOnaliy holding two Offices at once. M.
Griffith was elected county examiner by . vote
Of ssrss 10 sir. NJ. Mccullough voting for Ai~.-
Now. then. was Mr.. Griffith. 10 use his owe ar.
gumsnt. srsr elected sraminsrg UMr. Mecsd.
iougA 'eas Ho' eon.psient % vois NJ. GriffA out
Of Office. 'sas As eompsfesf 10 cote Aim .ato a.
We differ widely with Mr.. Mccullough in po-
litical matter, but We believe him q man Of
honor. aud 10 have the good of the county tru.
iy at heart In changing his VOTE. We doubt
no, that he acted in strict accordance with his
convictions 81 right aud justice. and Mr.. Crit.
hths sneers aud insinaations regarding him
are eertsinly out of pla-..
The question of residence" ,he main one
in this muddle. Mr.. Griffith simply classes 80
" absurd" We can't sec where the absurd &"
part comes In. for there arc features In u which
look rather serious. Mr.. 0rihith certainly
voted in baltimore city in October and Sovenl-
Der last this is not denisd. ner eau u BE-, Tor
tic official evidence Of tits Of record. To vote
In Os,cbeF he was required 10 register In The
city. To register, he had. In pursuance Of Law,
10 make oath that he had been . resident Of tho
city six months. when the question vas rais