The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
The Maryland Congressional Canvass.

The Baltimore Gdsetfe Of Monday says:
An election for members Of Congress is
to be held in Maryland on the Sd Of next
month, and if our Democratic friends are
yigilant and active, they can make it
sweeping one. Their prospects of success
in all the districts are good but it does
not do to be too sanguine. OF the six
Congressional Districts there will be no
difficulty in carrying three-thc Second,
Third, and Fourth-but the First, Fifth
and Sixth will be warmly contested In
the First District, the Hon. Philip Francis
Thomas is opposed by that chronic Office
seeker, Henry II. Goldsborough, who was
the Republican candidate for Comptroller
at the last State election, and was beaten
badly by Mr.. Woolford, now reappears as
candidate for Congressional honors on
the strength of the laurcls which he did
not win in 1871. In the Fifth District,
Mr.. Haguer is the Republican nominee.
Fourteen years ago he presented himself
to the voters of his district as an indepcn-
dent candidate for Congress, and was as
unfortunate in his aspirations then as he
certainly will DO now if the Democrats of
that District do their duty. To those who
know how bitterly in the Republican Con
vention at Annapolis the friends of the
rival candidates contested, to the very
brink of bloodshed, the nomination that
was to DO made, his declaration that he
"did not seek the Office, but that il was
thrust upon him, was most amusing. 1t
was the coolest sort Of effrontery to say
this in the presence Of the young but
ambitious political pervert Mr.. Geo. G.
Merrick, and of DIR. Wilmer, older in the
same heterodox faith, both of whom, says
the Prince Georgian, ''sat by with clouded
brows and vivid recollection of their own
ignominious defeat" More amusing still
was tho necessity they found themselves
under of sustaining him, and Of commend
ing him to the negroes who were present,
when he disappointed them, by regulating
utterly that part of the Civil Rights bill
which provides for mixed schools. SO,
too, in the Sixth District Mr.. Lowndes
has offended his negro supporters by his
course at the last session Of Congress, in
regard to the Civil Rights bill He helped
to scotch it in the House, but it must be
remembered that it is not killed. lie knew
that his term was expiring, and that, if he
voted for that bill of denominations he
could not hope to be nominated for cleo
ton. So, to conciliate the white Repubi.
cans Of his District, he voted to let the bill
lie on the Speakers table But this was
mere Republican trick. Many members
Of that party, in view Of the fact that they
sought a reelection this fall, did not dare
to 20 before their constituents burthened
with the odium of that bill so they simply
lot it slide. They knew that it had passed
the Senate, and that by letting it go over
in the House, when the elections were
concluded and Congress again assembled,
they could pass it with impunity. 1t no
argument TO say that the negroes in this
State do not care to have mixed schools.
If tbs Civil Rights bill became law, its
provisions would be binding on tho State,
and the negroes who care nothing now for
mixed schools would be melted by design.
Ing Republicans to assert their right to
send their children TO the public schools
now set apart for the children of white
parents Le' no Que imagine tnat TINS
WOMB nor oe uone. ~ Is inc OBJECT the
Poncy ana 'he setoca purpose oil the
hepu1iicah leaders 70 keep up,by every
PVssipie means ah ah'"sohiS'n between the
WINES anu 'ne oiacks, 80 a. 70 control ana
so'c 'ho later Gu 'naSse. 10 more emcient
instrument u,n eou'a possible DC ueVised than
TINS p,i, when keeps the negro under the
waraship OF ,he party now In power ana
orings the whoie force OF the Federal
JUDICIARY, packed py ,ne army ana navy,
70 support MIN IN his claims Under
pfe.ehse Oh equai'ty, IL diseriminates
agains, the whlte race, inss'nuch us u
gives .ae negro the fight oil appeal TO a
feaclal 1ilsunai, ana imposes heavy nue.
anu imprisonment on the school authorities
u 'hey refuse 70 receive a negro chiid into
'ne Whi'e senoois as now estaollshed--no
mater "na' me ENID conui,ion and nab
is may pe. we think nothing Of Mr.
Aowhues vote al the last session Of Con
gfess' ~ SIMPLY postponed action IL
ers 'acie, ready 10 Dc taken up among the
eeiy u'se business OF tne session a
malortty fote VIII pass IL, anu win the