The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-11
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The figures Of Secretary Boutwell, speak for
themselves. They tell their own story. They
write their own history. Upon their face they ad
yertise the American people of the fact that the
debt contracted in the suppression Of Democrat
ic rebellion conceived in Democratic councils for
the ruin Of the American Republic and the dis
memberment of the best government ever devised
or administered by men, is being constantly re-
duced at the rate of more than one hundred mil
lions per annum In the month of March this
national debt was reduced more than fifteen mil
lions of dollars. And the Secretary's report for
April shows thatd during that month t0eI0e millions,
f0e hundred and eighty eight thousand, eighty-eigM
dollars and si1ty-ts00 cents were subtracted from
its principal. This is more than tacelve and one
half millions for the month
1t must be remembered that this is monthly
work. And every month brings corresponding
compliments TO the financial ability of Mr.. Bout
well and the gratifying intelligence to the indus
trious people of land that the debt of the ma
ton is being rapidly reduced. Every succeeding
month President Grants administration places
the American people under new obligations to it
and furnishes new and convincing arguments
that ii Is run in the welfare of the people of the
nation.
| While President Grant found the national
finances in the most deporable condition when
he came to his Office, while under the debauchery
of Andrew johnson the Civil Service was pros
ttuted to the basest uses and the revenue depart
meut of The Government snhiactad IN tho mes,
disgraceful corruptions ever entailed upon the
Civil Service, and while the Republican party in
Congress has been constantly engaged in the re-
duction of the taxes, yet President Grant has
succeeded in paying off our Indebtedness at the
rate of more than one hundred millions of dollars
per annum Can we have any reasonable expec-
tation that the best Democrat in the land would
be INSTRUMENTAL il placed in the White House, in
accomplishing more gratifying results for the
American people? Where in The history of the
Democratic party can We find a record that will
justify any such rash confidence as this in Demo-
cratic financial ability and integrity? Will you
go to New York 10 find it? There such foul
stepches rise from Democratic Tammany corrup.
''SNSN'S"
Democrats and put every honest man 10 shame.
Yet this is that which Democrats are earnestly
endeavoring to persuade the people TO Substitute
for President Grants administration.
CALLED TO ASSEMBLE The colored Republicans
are called to meet in convention on the 10Th of
June, al IL o'clock M, AT the Douglass Institute
in Baltimore city, 'or the purpose of making a
complete organization for the Presidential cam
paign. In the cali, DR.. H J. Brown, who issues
it, sets forth the following objects for calling the
colored people together at that time and place.
LIST. To organize the colored Republicans of the
whole State upon such basis will secure a
complete vote and triumphant victory for the
nominees of the Philadelphia Convention.
ID. To consider The question OF equality of
rights for coored citizens, and how to elevate
and improve our present condition
3D.. To devise the best means TO successfully
better the condition of the laboring men of The
State and to make labor profitable to all
4th. To create more adequate plan for the
instruction OF colored children in the State
These are living objects worthy of The deepest
consideration of every citizen.
The correspondence upon the subject will be
received BY ~ sea attea&ed "a by pr-H j Brown,
No. 1877 Mulliken street. Baltimore, Nd
The call is signed by large number OF coored
citizens in connection with DR.. Brown, the cor
responding secretary. II is stated ia the call that
each county is entitled to ten delegates as repre-
Gentati.es in the convention, and Baltimore city
TO FIVE delegates from each OF her twenty wards.
Why not haVaa few more from the city? 1t
has one hundred members and the counties only
ten The counties are overshadowed by the city.
We trust there are no other objects connected
with this call exceptth Giving objects worthy of
tie deepest consideration OF every citizen. y
There haEr lately been three colored men appoint
ed to Feder&! positions in the city. Does this
have any significance iR connection with this con-
vehiion?