The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-03
The Real Iss,se

While the copperhead and rebel sophisiries on
The subject OF the national debt and kindred top
les will continue 10 he, rs they have been, me,
., every point by the Republicans, IL is neverihe
less the duty OF the latter To see TO il that the
Grand central issue Of the campaign il not wink.
cd out oil the sight Of the people That issue was
early and boldly announced by the man who
wasrewarded therefor with the nomination for
the Vice Presidency by the assembled wisdom Of
The rebel and democratic parties n, New York -
His words are rs follow.
There Is but one wa, 10 restore the Govern.
ment and the Constitution. aud that is for me-
PT,sidsni olsci 70 ,cilT these s,coHsiruciion) dcs
.SR and rod, ecmI'i ne 1ra.y ~ undo ifs UsVrgi-
lions - the South, dspcr', N, cdrps,-JGg Maic
iorerHmsHfs, Gllot hf skih Jcoyis n FsorydaiFe
her gotsTHHtHis gHd ei.ti SsAgfors and Rep.
reseaidtifss. IL is idle Ia talk OF bonds, green.
backs. gold. the public faith and the public cred.
II. What can democratic President DO in r..
gard 10 ANY Of these with Congress in both
branchts controlled l., 'atl-i hacgsIs and their
allies ?
To this challenge tine icbtl-deinocracy OF the
country responded through their platform
I'VE regard the reconstruction acts (so. called
OF Congress rs usurpatiou. and unconstitutional
revolutionary and coj
The phraseolocgy j. les iulciblc than General
Blair : declaration. bul il ro,crs precisely the
came ground Il W. are 10 believe Wade Ila,np.
ton, his fellow platform makers at New York
heartily coneurr,d in all his ideas respecting the
overthrow Of the iec0nsit uciiOn laws only the,
thought 1t would not he good policy 10 make
any stronger aVoWci 90 their views than tia,
quoted above. The sweeping condemnation.
therefore, Of the whole reconstruction system A.
void is the very mdc.l ,iniculcni. aud the On.
tering wedge, Of the democrat policy, fever tina,
party &c, into power AZ .uch it was hailed with
the hear,icsi, bu, mot udiscrce,. demons,ra.
tons Of JOY BY the old rebel and present demo.
cratic leaders throughout the South. Their
northern brethren at once saw the mistake and
have since been busily engaged in trying 10 di.
vert the public mind TO what Frank Blair calls
"ihe idle talk q bonds, gtccnbacks, gold, the
the public faith. and ,hr public credit" Even
some OF the southern Leaders are complacenily
trying 10 repair their hlunicr, 10y greater eau.
tion In the use Of language hut they do not re.
trace their position. Ia go, crnor Sharkey Of
Mississippi who has lately spoken. SAYS OF the
democratic platform
IN declares he irhsls tangf,ss,ohaI sysi,s, o,
TseoHsfrnetion rod and ~ coHssg.enes crtTy
Thing ThIch has ben done nnd,r II also. On this
platform We OF the South can stand IL will re.
store Us to our rights, and bet, out all hd, Ia,
been done under he ITbrrirg anil UHrarrantlyl,
demGnds q Congrfss
So, too, Ex-senator Pueh OF Ohio, speaking
only last week, says Of the constitutional amend.
meni, tina, grand conservatism OF the resul, Of
the war
81 would not give them ,hree-cent postage
stamp for their fourteenth amendment. his moi
part Of the Constitution, aud IL never will be-
y 10 bad fraud, aud Gag ~ Fidnk Blair said
tnese carpet.hag governments must be over
thrown"
This revolutionary scheme. then. is still cher.
ished BY the democratic leaders, and II Seymour
and Blair are elected in November, they will
Try to carry /, out In fact. this plan is the log.
zeal ouigrow,h Of the democratic position The
managers well know that the election Of Seymour
would be utterly barren To them, 50 long as the
reconstruction laws, the constitutional amend
meni, and impartial suffrage are allowed TO
stand
WI " ruoukly
publican for several years and the House IA like.
" TO remain the same. The only hope, then. of
meeting The expectations Of the Rebel wing Of
The democracy, is Tor the democratic President
10 case one is chosen. 10 boldly carry on, the
Blair programme, calling ON the army, IL neer,.
sary, 10 consummalr /, with bay onci and blood.
shed. Truly, this issne--ihc sequal Of the re.
bellion and proposed D., the 'nmr class OF men
iphn'iely ,ranscends all questions Of currency,
debt or taxation. Thcsr relate Ia the cconomi.
cal carrying on ut the govrfumtnt--ihm deter.
mines whether Ne afs Ia Ls,. ans government,
or any Union. II substitute war again for
peace commo,ion and ii'.itaiion Of business
for industrial ACTIVITY and commercial ptosperi.
" the restoration ~ rt,i' anl sectional oil.
gafchy Tot the long desired attainment OF snual
rights the recover, ~ the lost cause Tor the
rOnstcraied triumph 81 rg'n,Tatei union. -
Vel The people then. Who .atrd this country
from armed traitors uow lc an the alert aRnins,
the equally desperate, iLnugh more covert mach.
lnaiions OF The snnr men sud h,ii political con
lederates