The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-31
The CyOsi9sty Scene.

Weare now near the end of the last struggle
and 10 few more days the people will bavc
passed, officially, on the great and momeutous
issues that have engaged their attention for year
past II is with feeling of relief that we look
forward to the time when these questions shall
have been decided by the voice of the nation,
knowing that the decision will be in favor of
Loyalty, Liberty, Peace and Harmony, and
against Treason, Rebellion Anarchy and Finan-
cial Ruin.
The policies of the two great parties upon these
important and vital issues are so clearly defined
the questions before the people, need or can mis-
take them. On the one side we have as candi-
dates those champions Of Liberty and Union
the men who by putting forth their strong arms,
aided in snatching our revered Government from
the very jaws of destruction-U. 8. GRANT, the
greatest soldier of the age, and CCHUYLER CoLFAx
the enlightened and incorruptible. statesman, the
true and devoted patriot, the christian gentleman
Who oppose them Horato Seymour, the man
who pronounced the Rebel Constitution superior
and preferable to ours-who said that mob law
was as legitimate as any, provided it was success
ful-who said that coercion was as revolutionary
as secession-who designated the New York RIO
tiers as 'my friends the man who during our
bloody struggle for our national life gave his
Government doubtful and reluctant support,
while he openly proclaimed his sympathy with
the rebes-with Frank Blair, who proposes to
nullify the acts OF the legislative branch Of our
Government by force OF arms, and disperse the
Senate OF the United States, in case that body re-
fuses to sanction the violent measures which he
recommends. II are the representative men
of the Two gre ties. Is there, can there, be
any doubtN, he decision of the people in this
matter
In truth, the people have now their minds
| fully made up as to what their course shall be,
and the act Of going TO the polls on the Sd OF
| November is merely a form, confirming their
| opinion. 1t will be an occasion similar 10 the
nominating Convention at Chicago, when the
delegates merely confirmed what the people had
| long before decreed should be done.
| TIE democracy see their fate staring them In
the face, from which there is no possible escape
Their most influential organs openly admit the
hopelessness of their cause, and we have lately
seen the party in terrible uproar, caused by
the suggestion of the New York World, thu
National Intelligencer, the Baltimore Gazette and
other leading journals, that Seymour and Blai
should be thrown overheard and less objections
BILE candidates substituted in their stead. TIT
| effect of all this has been to drive thousands o
democrats, as we'll as conservatives, into tn
Republican ranks, so that the election of Gran
and Colfax is as much an assured fact as any
thing in the future can possibly be.
The democrats have fought desperately ant
endeavored to "hope against hope; y but tn
fiat has gone forth, and nothing in the ordinar.
course of human events can now prevent tn
almost unanimous election OF our candidates
| The present campaign is the last expiring effor
of the rebellion The leaders of that rebelio
hope with the aid given them by corrupt demo
cracy, to regain at the ballotbox all they lost O
the battlefield, but the people are meeting ther
at every point. The October election have show
them defeated and disappointed on every side
and now their leaders give up in despair, even i
advance Of that final grand charge which will b
made along the whole line on Tuesday next
The overwhelming defeat that awaits them a
this election will crush out the last vesige G
Rebellion, and under the wise policy Of the Re
publican party the nation will awake to new lif
and vigor, and enter upon still greater caree
Of prosperity and national happiness.
Stand, then, to your guns, Union men OF Mary
land Let every lover of his country be at hi
post on Tuesday next. The odds are against us
but let US do what we can. Let US come solidl
up to the support OF our candidates, and be rea
ayL,s, join the tr L-s-sSsaiils sub iHh--ii'. :
a fewsssssJs, gree ~ -, unconditional surrender
of rebel democracy.