The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-04

cd. Even Ia this enlightened day the hand Of
treason has been upfied In a mighiy-though.
happily, vain-endcavor TO tear down this
mighty fabric our fathers reared men we're
found who were base enough o declare that
Union formed in the days Of 10 aud established
by WAsnISGToS's valor dissolved traitors wag-
ell war against that Union aud for years the
sun, In iis daily course. looked down upon con.
tending armies, composed of .imerirm cuisrRs,
the desccncnis ~ ihosr who's, names arr affixed
to that Declaration Bu, liberty and Union was
triumphant ngain. and asserted itself over tlo-
nestle traitor tsi had over foreign invaders aud
to-day we .'iil rriuicr that no star u inis.r,l
from the ,i.i,i IT Siaics--all are there Lat
year eleven States were not represented in Con
grcss Thu, had rcbellci against the authority
Of the government, and were denied pariicipa.
ton In the councils Of the nation until they had
drought forth fruits meet for repentance. and
had purec'l themselves OF the treason they hail
nuriurcd. Those States have done an they have
rcTcn,c'l IN 'sackcloih AMI ashes eight of them
are rs fully back in thu Union NJ they were Le-
fore treason blurred their fair fame, aud there are
indications that before another Fourth" dAwns
upon Us the Union will be thoroughly recon
sirucicd and placed upon lirmcr aud more GU
during basis than ever.
We would like Ia refer To the illusiTous naIncs
signed Ia the declaration, aud tell how honor.
able were the lives ii ihosr men, but space for.
bids tine of Maryland's representatives in tina,
body--Chnrles Carroll, Of Carrollton was the
l.. r A. Y. !
Of himself aud his compcrrs fully completed be-
witnessed another war with Great Britain aud
its termination in favor Of tie United States he
lived TO witness the Union expanding its limits
and advancing rapidly, in Us path ~ manifest
81 destiny" ~ the mighli,si nation uf the Earth :
he saw all his colleagues II that iIsi Cungrcs,
one by one fall away, aud then full Of wears an,l
honors, hr, too went io his God Another re-
naTkable circumstance connected with this pa
irioi IL the Tact that OF all the signcrs ut the dee
laraiion be- was the only one that gave his resi-.
dencr. When lac wrote his name, u brother
member play fully remarked that when Ming
George hung them al; hr would have some lif
tculiy ia finding that Charlrs Carroll, ~ tlirr,
we're 50 many Of lhrm in Maryland Mr. Gar.
roll immediately added, "oi Carrulliun, III,
maine III his farm in Mary lnud aging that nov
King GrorHr would know who he was aud " her,
To find him.
We io'ia! are enjoying the fruits oi the H.
bors oi the devoted Sons ~ 10 They rndur
ri mach to gave Us liberty The, hurled drinuc,
To n iyranI Ming, that We, their children. might
enjoy the inssiimablr blessings uf it,-slum nm,
independence lat rs lee true ln their memurt
let Us cherish the nnd aud pruisci the insiiiu
iion' they have brqueaihrl u.s. that W. ma,
hand ihr'a Down 10 posirIii, a. uniinpnirsd =,
We revived them No sounirr L'H,oH document
eau b, - al to-day than that saur Declaration
oi Independence, nor any stronger protest agnins
unjust political discrimination against u portion
"i our people because at the cu"r uf their skin
! That instrument tells "a that ''aH m,n were rtr
air'i ir'r aud equal that they tall mem Az
endowed L., their Creator with "inalirnabl,
tights 'iIie. liberty and the pursuit "i hap
pines u that Was snnnd iocirinr ninri,
wears ago there Is more reason wht IL should h,
sound now and ns W. read tie declaration 81
I this Anniversary DAY bet us all make "a. uui
minds To follow It's plain aud simple Teachings
and there will IT, M more frl'linns M unf,
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