The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-25


the confederate army, has written a ietrt. %. a
friend in which be declares himself in favor of
Grant. He says 81 think am right 10 assert
ing that Gen. Grant has done more 10 heal the
wounds of the war than any other one of the
great political party to which be belongs. Be-
leving this, acknowledge it. and am ready and
willing TO show my appreciation and gratitude
in any becoming manner. There is n low cry of
corruption against the present administration,
but have heard like cry so long it was loud
er in the days of Jackson, so much louder that
my ears still ring with its echoes, aud so often
1t is always the battle cry of the "outs" that |
do not put full trust in it or pay much regard to
| it,"
| Gen. John S. Mosby has also written letter
His is 10 Capt A. G. Babcock, of Richmoid.--
| He asks ''why should the South array Itself on
the side of Greeley, her unrepentant, life song
enemy, against General Grant? am no polo
gist for the oppression we have endured fro the
federal government but will the partisans of
Greeley point to one act that was odious to US
that he has not justified and approved F "the
tyifaanie IL, ! seis- e G-.sss5saasiaR-a-sF
ace Greeley more than any other man isi
sible Tell me one single reason by a
southern man should prefer Greeley TO Grant.
. & = OF course if Il Democrat is nominated |
shall support his election with all my heart but
il it is reduced to question of choice bstween
Gen. Grant and Greeley. shall support the
former"
These are be words of confederate sot&;er
ENGLAND's PRoPosITIoN The difficulties he
tween the United States and Great Britain con-
corning the claims for consequential damages be-
fore the General Tribunal has been brought to a
crisis BIZ the Submission of an additional article
| by the British Government fer the consideration
of the United States. This article claims that
''snch indirect claims" as urged before the
Tribunal not included in the Treaty OF Wash
| ngton, and that they ''should not be admitted
in principle as growing out of the acts Of the
British Government by allowing privateers TO be
fitted out at her ports to prey upon American
commerce. But the article proposes to bind both
| Governments to the measure Of consequential
damages as claimed before the Tribunal il al
future controversies of that nature and The
United States 10 agree TO this proposition.
President Grant submitted the proposition to
| the consideration of The Senate for advice upon
the subject. He asks ian expression by he Sen
ate of their disposition iu regard 10 advising and
consentiug to the formal adoption OF the article
The proposition is II virtual admission by the
British Government thai the claim of consequent
tial damages is a just one. but they ask to be re-
leved from its operations now and agree 10 be
governed by il in the future
| LIBERAL NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Col EthaR Al
len-not very reputable name-of New York,
is chairman of the LibeIal Republican National
Committee Allthe States are reported as having
representation upon that committee except
Rhode Island. Maryland is represented on the
aforesaid committee BY S. NJ Gouverneur TIE
Liberals seem TO have made use OF all the essen
tial appliances TO complete The funeral of the
Democratic party. They nominated IA candidate
who is the most obnoxious man TO them that
could have been selected by the Cincinnati Con-
yention, and then bulled them by appoinitl a
committee 10 spperseas their fi'sArAA-sess
when they should have supported them
Democras) and the campaign SHOULD be in fall
blast. Their action seemed to say I'VE have no
| further use for the Democratic National Commit
tee after il calls the Democratic National Con-
venton for the purpose OF coniessng its death
by endorsing the Cincinnati candidates and plat
form" This is rather COOL but the Democracy
must stand it, if it is the work Of the Blairs,
whose family connections will multiply according
to geomelrical ratio of increase should Mr..
Greeley be 50 fortunate, land the country so I'M
fortunate, as be elected President of the United
States.