The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-24
Inc Presidential Confcsi

Indicate their preference as to who shall be Prrs
ideni and Vice President VI the United States 800
u there arc any who have not yet decided rs IL
that preference, the time Is at hand 10 which a
decision should be reached aud 10 making az
their opinion THEY should carefully weigh III,
claims OF il'c candidates presented, because ihey
may be acting for the couniry's eternal veal o,
woe. Who 10 best calculated 10 give abiding
peace TO the country, Grant OF Seymour? Who
has the best record for devotion to the interests
OF the country during The prolFacicd war through
which We have passed which OF the platform.
presented by the opposing parI.es IL best suited
10 the times? which set Of principle would, Il
adopted, the more greatly benefit the country
These ate the plain practical questions the undr.
eided voter should ask himself, aud on which h,
should seek enlightenment, before casting hi,
ballot.
hora'io Seymour, the candidate Of the demo.
cratic party, made no loyal record during the
war. lie was Governor OF the great State oil
New York, aud used the powers OF that Office IL
embariass the government in every possible way
When draf. VAS ordered Ia 1861 to OH Up Out
deeimaied regiments, lIora,io Seymour lent nc
aid or encouragement 10 the enforcement Of thu,
order, but, on the contrary, when n rebel moi
Paraded the streets Of New York city by the light
Of Turning churches and orphan asylums, max
int night hidcous with their fierce curses and dc.
hunciaions, he, instead Of calling to his aid MI
the resources Of the State and dispensing that
mob, nei aud greeted those rioters as his friends
ttgg'Hg them to keep the peace which he had IL,
authority aud power TO enforce lie told them
moreover. tina, he had sent his Adjuiant General
10 Washington 10 have the draft stopped Yes
10 have Il sioJJedi even while his coun,ryncu
IN the field were appealing for assistance aud rc.
inforcemenis-even while a rebel arm, wa.
Numbering nj the very gates Of the capitol
even while rebel soldiers were riding unmolrstrd
over the fields aud farms Of Maryland aud Penn.
sylvania, Fobbng our citizens Of their sus,enAncs
and rendering our lovely and fertile plains and
valleys barren waste More than this. IIora,io
Seymour is proved To have been in correspond
ence with Clement g. Clay, the notorious DIR
blackburn, and other rebel cmissaries during IN,
war, and to have connited at, even IL he did no,
actually assist, that famous rebel raid from Can.
ada into our northern border. Such Is the Iona
record OF Horaiio Seymour, and IL is pericctly
in keeping with the fitness Of things tina, h,
should stand, as h. does, upon a platform plede.
ed TO national injusiise and dishonor. Tia, plat.
form inculcaies the doctrine Of Tepai,aiion-tc.
pudiaiion Of the debt contracted TO pay the sol.
diers and sailors OF the Union for their crca, ser
vices in standing as living wall between III,
rebel armies and the loyal States, and to furnish
them with supplies and neccssafies, as well a,
with appliances 10 carry on the war: il Noutd
render government money WORTHLESS It would
rob the poor widow and orphan children Of III,
dead soldier OF the poor pii,ancc allowed them
As q pcnsioner Of the nation. aud would take
from the maiuied and crippled survivor OF the
war the few dollars per month which he receive,
~ q slight recOmpcnse for the limbs he left on
the battlefield That platform declares une.
quivocally IN favor of the taxation of,terg spe
"e'e' OF property Now, only few articles Of
luxury, tobacco, cigars, liquors, Sc are .lacd
democracy would tax the poor mans COW aud
pig, his furniture and clothes Again. thu; plat,
form declares IN favor OF revolution Il SAYS
W. rcgaTd NE r,con'iTHc',oh act, q, Co,,grr,,
"(so'ei''dl ~ usTrpi',oa' unconstitutional dns
" ro'd. Here isa sweeping condemnation Of
the patient work Of over three year. Ncarl,
all the States have been brought back into IN,
Union, and would be- conirnied there bu, for IA,
ceaselcss efforts Of the Democratic party who
thus contend tina, the terms Of their rccons,ruc
iion are usurpaiious" and void n ,hi,
question is re.opened, there is 10 telling whrr,
IL will end or whether il will ever hav,
solution. This platform lloFaiio Seymour la.
fully endorsed in his letter OF acceptance IN
which be says Il have carefully read the reso.
" buttons adopted b! The convention, md MAJ,
cordially ocncsT ~ gyrgY rEN,.iiE ANp sgAri.
- ENr they adrdne, Ten Blair the candi.
date for Vice Presidcn, ou the same ticket ha,
openly declared himself 10 be ia favor Of revulu
ton, announced the purpose 81 "a, incoming al.
ministraiion, II IL should unfuriunai,l, he dem.
ocralic, TO be the forcibc overthrow Of the south
crn State governments. llis letter advocating
this has been spread before the people OF the m.
ton, and met with universal condemnation from,
loyal men and universal praise from rebels -
This is the ticket presented by the democracy.
and We ask the loyal voters % our count, il
they eau give i, their SUPPORT
The Republican candidates need no comnen.
dalton from Us, or from amy one Gen Gran .
name will so down in history as being tie abl, ;,
military shief,Ain Of his day, a patriot, a SQUAD
statesman and an honest man. he lett home
and business when treason attempted to destroy
the Union, aud throughout all the war main.
tanned bis eouniry's cause agains, its foes. lie
rose by the force Of his great merit alone from
the rank OF Colonel of regimen, TO BE- the Cen
eral Of all the armies, and At was bis genius
which mAlurrd the plans and directed III, attack ;
which ended in the - sudden collapse Of the rebel
confederaey. The war being over, his motto is
now let US have Peace, aud be has told u.
that be has mo policy 10 enforce against the
:" will of the people and that he regards hi
"a country where the will Of the people is the
"lA~ OF the land" Ills colleague, Mr.. Collar.
is ~ pure and upright statesman as the world
ever produced. H. has risen from poverty aud
obscuriiy TO proud place 10 the councils Of the
nation, and has long been recognized as the
peer Of the asies who ever rod the representative
hall at Washington. Faithful always 10 princi.
pie aud duty, he has long been marked by his
fsllOw-eiliGsns a. Que likely to win and wear the
highest honors Of the government, and his great
administrative abilities assure Us OF his fitness Tor
the position Of presiding officer Of the Amcrican
senate. These men, Grant aud Colhx. ate the
rzadida,rs Of 'hr party ;hs; upheld the govern.
men, in every emergency aud that now demands.
through its platform that national Faith shall
no, be broken, bu, tina, every dollar OF the debt
contracted to sustain the government shall lie
paid, according TO the spiri, and letter " the
terms on which Il Was contracted. Tha, Plat,
form TEACHES irAl,y to the Union ms the fire, duty
Of the citizen, aud forLids any a,iemp, TO bring
reprsach upon the government by any whisper
Of liquidation Of national obligations.
Such are, in briei, the declared principles aud
the record OF the candidates presented b, the OPP.