The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
Correspondence baltimore County Cnion.
THOUGHTS ON THE SITUATION.
Some OF tho Possibilities and Practically
ties OF q Democratic President and
Democratic Congress.
RAYvILLE, BALTIMORE County, Mn,

49, august zSth, IScV.
Editors IF Me CHioR We sometimes hear peO-
pie say, "oh, the country will be safe under Dem
ocratic rule, and the rights Of all citizens safe,
because the amendments 10 the constitution guar
antec TO every citizen OF the United States equal
rigAh That Is very true, but let US look further;
there may be "brcakcrs' ahead. IL IL n we'll
known fact that there are n class Of men In the
Democratic party-men Of great influence, too
VINO have never admitted that the amendments TO
tue constitution are constitutional. For proof OF
which need only refer you to the National DEM
ocraiic platform OF 1865, where you will find the
following: "Ihe recOnstruetion acts OF Congress
twhich were basei upon the above amendments
ana alone could make thcm-thc amendment
operative) n such, are "'nIpaiions and HHeonsti-
fHhohd'' rr"fHhoH"ry anu rod. Now u that
representative BODY OF Democrats that framed that
p'su"'m c"hsiaeten anu uccIarcu tue laws made
tue amendments operative usurPations and un-
e"hsu'uu"ha' revolutionary anu Noid, u u not
'easonao'e u" OcheVc that they considered the
athehu"heh,s themselves unconstitutional, revolu-
. "'",y a". '','' "hu " " NOT reas"hable 10 De-
ne'c '"a' ,hc pcm"cIatr "i'i' Pr"ehr"HS IegislAtc
'heh OUT OF existence
s"mc "he may say thai according 10 tue eonsii.
.u''"" " 'elu'cs 'he consent oi thrce'iouuhs Oi
state 70 a'e' OF ai"cnh tue constitution anu that
'ntec-.ouths "i ,hc states would not agree to
aoonsn '"sIh' Inc democratic party declared IN
is"S 'na' was tue Iecohs'rnc,I'e acts alone that
"auS 'ne amendments operative anu " that be tho
vase ""eA n"' 'ne consent OF threc'i"urths
OF even one hall OF the states To abolish them, but
s,mP,! amWof'y OF 'ongrcss To repeal tue recon.
sIueton laws To render them imperative and
.o"i' nut 'hcn We are told that u ten: Hancock
y e,ee'ea t"e amendments arc saie' Tor nc mas 80
aesh'ea W h's iettcr OF acceptance mat u true.
out ueh' n"he"ek mas never sa'i that he would
n"' give w. assem- =" thc Tepeh OF W" rcc"niruc-
''"h acts "h'eh ,hake the amendments operative;
on the contrary ne mas .a'd "i the platform "i the
pe"oc'a,'e P'f'! IN 'snN' Mhich DECLARED the re-
construction ari' unconstitutional; Those VII"
suppose 'n' u" MOI ae'l.'rscc ~ tue WORK "i tue
NATIONAL Democratic Convention kn"" very little
oi ~! character
H"e' 'ns Ie'"hs''"s'''h Hc'' are nisP"sch "i ny
'"hsrss' ,he ainendnrn'' are s'iiI IN the way
pans ',r ge''ins rnurely r'd "i them are already
nAu'en' ""c % "n',h is 10 OBTAIN control OF Tue
'"l'e"e '""'' anu nave s'ii Court "cc'at" tue
""ehamch's uhe"h''Ith'"ha'' some one may
say Inc supreme Court T. composed "i nine
judges, seven "' whom are Hcrnhi''an' and they
h''n 'h',' once Tor me- nh' r"h'c'ln'nt'y u
""n'" ~" h'''"'e 'hs hnchi'nrht' "hr"nsUtnti"n-
NJ ihat y true: a. NJ f''s'n' constituted tue
'"u' """a 'u''''h "' FORMER "'ei,'"h' nut ION.
S'cs' mas 'h' power !" lnc9ri.r 'hr number "i
'u'se', an "h t"c -n'h ~ '"s' '".uaFy Mr' MAN
hihg, I" "'s'''ipf'' introduced b'H I" lnn.c the
'"u'' c""s's' ~ went! one ""is''' lhi' b''i
| fA'seu sec"h" teah'ng anu "a' bcrh referred L.
ac"n'"''"c '""' u H'h"l! !" W passage anu u
tue democrats carry thi' election 1t VIII be Sc
P"''" ",'' P'''''' anu b'm'''"Nc Ife'li'h'
VII. NOT oe expected "a appoint an! hrruh'icAn
Judges, b"t ." tue c"n'rhr! he WI uni"umedl!
| apP"'h' Twelve pem"eTa''' "hirh witi give the
p"ah"ctaUc parry the necessary w" thirds.
| n"' uP"n ""a' st"hhi c'u'i 'he amendments
DC ueeiatsd uhe"h'tNuu"ha' D! supreme Court
| 'h"' e"h'u'u'ed fir't' because All the states
"ct, no, represented; second because IN making
| w '"e 'n'e"-' "i Tue state "h"'e "-'rnt
Wa h',Vssa! we carpet gag government "''v
souh'S'' anu 'h'fd' because "h"' Ne" 'er'ey and
| .S" i"'M were counted after Tue a'scht "i those
.t ', "a" "eeh .t"nta"h .! tue Democrat
-" tnis Is poss'"io WIN Democratic congress
| anu Ttes'dcht:
| a. piacuea"'e let US see Inc rrc'eni
mouse "' hepre'eh'a'Ncs consists "i Ivy Demo
eINs. ~ OF "noin are from Tue tate Save states.
az" 81 "",n tue S".'h' anu '"i h"P"niehns' "'
"n"th are from thc late save states. IN the sea
| ae are =" pem"c'a''' "' "hOm 90 are from thc
| .'c save states anu !" from tue N"F,h' anu 80
| neP"o"eans' "i whom are rom 'hc ih'c save
| s."'es' ihe t'nc OF one 81 thsfh VIII expire
| 'ne" s'"' ISL ""eh 'ne'c WIZ "c ou' senator
" ,ne hePu"leah Pat'! IN a'thc 'a'e save STATES
| a"a n's &c" =, coh'Ss.eu, ~" Important measure
| introduces ou' ""a' 'he Democrats hoih eau
Gus 70 ue'efhUns "hat action 'ney wiz take. Inc
mD"'"! '"'es the caucus anu shape tue b''''' anu
| tnat I9hhs majority Is IRON tue states tha' op,
pose Tue amendments 10 tue eon'utntion anu all
,ne es,sIa'on "h1ch makes them operative
| 10y n'%Po''an' c"h"''eo W oo'h houses OF
| Soss,s nas arg ""J"''! u pcth"c'ats anu
mAyo'nH % 'hs De'n"e'"'s on ever! committee are
non SH'.., oPPSs.' !" .ne an,eh'mchh' ine'e
| 's,S Gu" "s Ic,"'ei' "''cr 'heE GET e"h'r"' "'
| =" o'A"sne' .. '"e "".c,h"eh' 'n'! wiz o. "ne
Aeep '1c S""'"' %. " Tor an 'hHeHhi'e peF'od "i
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