The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-21
Correspondence Baiiimoss coHs,y Iaion.
POLITICS AND CAMP-MEETINos

wAsHIsoros, ID. C., August l7th, 1850.
Msssrs. Editors :-"Out Of the mouths Of babes"
DC. have no doubt but that you have met with
these words In your very constant perusai Of the
Bible. They had a very striking illustration on
last Sabbath morning while was on my regular
fortnight visit 10 your county. A little ssvea.
year-old girl was sitting with one Of the recent
copies Of Haypsr's Weekly on her lap, which con-
tains the picture Of Columbia standing at the door
Of the White House, while Gen. Hancock, In his
uniform, looking "superbly," and With his hat In
his hand stands before her NJ if seeking permits.
sion 10 enter but he Is accompanied By two rep.
rcsentative Democratic characters with which Mast
Is sure 90 accompany his pictures representing
that party, via, Tammany politician and Q true
''souihron, or as some would term u, "bull-
dorer," with pistols In his belt and looking -
lean. gaunt, ugly aud fsrocious ~ possible. Tho
child sat and looked pensively nj the picture for
some time as " studying u, and then arising took
Il to her aunt and inquiringly said, "Aunty K,
why don't the lady let the soldier 20 inl Can't she
keep the others out." The questions were so apt
that could not help quoting the above text. The
child did not know the purport Of the picture nor
was she able TO comprehend It's meaning, yet she
could discern the dihsrepce in the appearance Of
the elegantly dressed and respectable looking
soldier and his two less assuring looking com
panions. and she was able to comprehend that
while he might be allowed to 20 in they should
not be- But she did not comprehend, o. the coun-
try will do next November, that Il was impos-
sbc for him 10 40 in unless his party does 90 too
Knowing this and knowing that the Democratic
party Is not seeking TO get into power for any pa
trictie motives, but only To crafty selfish ead',
which would DO destructive Of the best interests Of
the country. the country will not allow either Of
them to enter, as did not Columbia.
The Emory Grove camp. meeting. on account Of
fence having been placed around the grounds
and an admission fee charged, both for persons
and for horses and vehicles, has had ksi few
wi waff <s.su - -
ncighborhood surrounding the grounds, and Il 10
likely 60 continue 80 until the conclusion Of tho
camp. The prohibition Of any one entering the
camp On Sunday prevented large number 81 city
people coming out on that day, aud I am told, for
] was not there. that Sunday morning the ut
tendance was slim that not more than three
hundred pcrsons attended divine service. Yestsr-
day. ! am informed, there were but seven vehicles
on the grounds and the attendance 10 small Is the
day previous. On the trees by the side of the
railroad and on the gates at the two sntranees--
one for vehicles aud other for persons walking or
coming by train-are large Plaeards notifying the
people that they are only allowed 90 enter by
''tickci. at the gates" aud announcing the en-
trance fees. Also. one that there IL "no admis-
zion on Sunday" and another telling what amount
OF fine" will be imposed upon ''trespassers.
The platforms where the cars stop have been re-
paired and n neat ticket Office constructed ut tho
railroad entrance. 10 violation Of their own rules
] am told that the camp. meeting managers al
lowed milk. bread and butchers wagon, to enter
the camp on Sunday but do not know that this
l. truth.
But Mt Asbury Grove colored camp, q couple 81
miles nearer 10 Baltimore than Emory Grove, the
opposite condition Of affairs prevailed, there be-
ing M fence around the ground TO prevent in
trulers from coming In and receiving . "frec
gospel and no admission fee eharged-aithough
! DO believe that u collection Vas taken up almost
every Ave minutes or every time that there were
any new arrivals on the ground. So, at least, Il
was while ] was there. having been stopped by y
that before get inside the radius Of tents and
approached many times afterwards. Al this camp
ON Sunday l2.o0O persons were supposed 90 be
present. the W. ". X. r. selling $500 tickets from
Baltimore. exclusive % those hauled from all along
the line. and the country people. both eoored and
white. coming on the grounds In vehicles, horse
back and afoot by the thousands. Ai'o, I am
told, one train hlled with colored people arrived
from Washington. As concerns numbers and the
interest and eaTncstnes. Of the mectings this camp
was evidently - success. but IL was especially
benefited in the former particular by the restric
tiOns and prohibitions 81 the Emory Grove camp.
One thing noticed In the country was the eI :
trcue drouth, causing the fields of corn 10 look
shrivellcd aud which made all the roads and ave.
nues leading tO the camps excessively dusty, IL
being equally 50 on the Asbury Grove ground,
there being a continual cloud Of dust kicked by
persons walking about or by the eoiosed people
stamping their feet while worshipping. Last
night was the closing Of the Asbury Grove camp.
and there were apparently nearly as many people
present as on Sunday-they seeming TO be about
equally divided between white and colored. A
sermon was preached at o'clock and another ut
l:. and early this morning the eolorsd people
marched Seven times around Jericho" blowing
horns. In addition 20 the number Of special
trains that went 10 Baltimore last night al the
regular trains this morning were crowded with
colorci people returning home, and some Of the
white passengers who were on the trains before
they arrived at the camp station seemed very
much disconcerted and annoyed by the presence
of coiored people on the cars with them and their
pack and jam therein.
Revertins to my correspondence Of last week
would not have your readers TO infer from il that
the soldiers or any one else in the Departments
here have any appropriations OF Iianeock's elcc.
tion in November or that they afraid 81 such
an event. On the contrary there are no persons
more alive TO political matters than they or that
keep better posted as 10 the tendency Of things
and what 10 likely to he the outcome Of the pres
cnt campaign. They all feel sanguinc Of the sue
ces. Of Garfield. Having como from every State
and every section Of the country and having
friends living in all the States and receiving pa
per. and letters daily from them and from all sec.
tions. the chairman or members Of the National
Committees could not keep much better posted
than they. Therefore they feel quite an assur.
ancc with regard TO their positions. being con-
WINGED that all the Tendencies of matters are to-
wards the election Of Garfield. I have had talks
with the soldiers in nearly all the Departments
and find that this l. the universal feeling among
them and the other employees Of the Government.
They believe Gar6elds election l. sure; and
found cut in your county, even among Democrats,
that many persons there felt the same way. So
on the whole the political outlook for the Repub.
lican party IL bright. Eccs.