The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-10-26
Recnmse fhea. nre Ri1Zht.

The Republican party in its Suonal Conven'
ton at Philadelphia on the 5tb Of June demand
ed, in its platform, that ''the recent amendments
to the National Constitution sholld be cordially
sustained because they are right, not merely toll
Grated because they are law" tbs has the ring
Of the true mette in it. because hey are right''
is the ground upon which they arr asked to
De respected and obeyed in their strc;eit letter.
This principle of right is the rock upon which
tue Republican party was founded. That is the
grand principle upon which it has achieved such
brilliant irumpbs. By demanding this with a
bold courage it has won every battle it has fouOh
surmounted every obstacle that stood across /
pathway, overcome every prejudice that heap
abuse upon it, defeated every opposition the>-
been offered to its progress, vanquishes
foe that assailed it and thrashed its -o'
into the recognition of the bene6cep iul
it has inaugurated and established. F'onc
ism opposed the extension of slave, "e'aD0.
deemed slavery curse and freedr o'e'9
It's opposition, firm, reliant, hey' anu ~.
geous, secured the admission of anSaS' "Nn
virgin soil, into the Union, er'lled on khe
of freedom. The struggle was ierce THE &C
test violent. Southern SensOrs AID Represt
tatives hurled epethets at tie champions OF fr'
dom and faunted their defiant treason in
face of the nation with an impudence that or
treason could command. Republicapism wi
her dsullless heroes stood unawed amid the
saut.
As an earnest of the free voice of free peoI
upon the question Of freedom on the soil of
territories, the Republican party placed the no
of the Immortal Lincoln before the Americ
people for their chief magistrate. Their VIC
vudica,sd Republicanism and the great Luco
The rebeIious spirit of defiant Democracy
belled and tempted to destroy "the happi
and the best government on earth" The ]
publican party in the vigor its courageous ma
hood defended the Union because IL sCas right.
preserved US nation"
because it was right. Because it was right to
the Republic the Republic an party sacrificed
lies of eve hundred tnSSlsand Of her noblest sol
The Republican party unfurled the banner
emancipation and set the slave free because itw
right to establish universal freedom. And byi
grand heroism to-day no slave treads Amerc,
soil or breathes American air. Four millions
bondmen were made free-men by the Republci
party because they thought and claimed it W!
right. because it was right" to give the colo
ed man the same chance in court of law that
white man has the Republican party demande
that be be put upon the witness stand and hav
his testimony 90 for what it was worth. ]
obedience TO this demand it passed the Civ
Rights Bill and the colored mans testimon
stands on an equal footing with the white man
''because it is right"
''Because it is right that the United Stat
bonds upon which was raised the money to So
press the rebellion and save the nation, shou
be made safe and inviolable that the rebel de-
should never be assumed and that the rebel lea
ers should never again ascend to power in 1t
land, the Republican party with fearless courae
demanded the adoption of the Fourteenth AMEND
ment TO the Constitution. 1t went before tt
people of the Republic on this issue and gran
success INDICATED their demand by its adoption
because it was right that the coored ma
should have The ballot as the means of bis ow
defense and as the indubitabIe right of ever
American citizen, the Republican party too
bold ground and conferred the right of sufrag
upon the dark sons of the Republic and demand
ed that it be secured by the Fifteenth Amend
ment TO the Constitution. Every species of vic
lent op position to it was wheeled into line By
the Democratic party. But the invincible power
of the Republican party brought proud victory
to its banners. By its bold actions to-day III
colored man is a citizen in spite of Demo
resistance The enforcement acts and
Klux lava were passed by Congress
they "were right'' and because the
the citizen and the exercise of hi
guaranteed by the Constitution de4D3 II r,s ,I
passage and execution. This is all 20 'sSQIui |
by the Republicans, but il is all den Inog
Democrats "Shall an 4 merican ciIiis Is,:: 20
tected in his just rights is the questic9q 10
publicans respond ives" Democrats "nSoII