The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04
Correspondence Baiiimors County Uaion.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
First Summer notwithstanding Sol.
diers' Graves Trouble In the Demo
cratic Camp-Jenkins' Run MUS
ance More improvements.

huCe dOre improvements.
BALrlaonE June Let, 1851.
O'day We have entered upon the irst month Of
summer and Of howry June with all the charms
incident TO such delightful season presented in
the tender foliage and garniturc of surrounding
nature. Vegetation every where l. rich, luxurious,
enchanting. Though warm We have had slight
sprinklng % rain, some passing clouds and n
pleasan, breeze. The no, sun experienced a, early
morn Is less oppressive. giving promise Of favor
able opportunity To visit-this being the Confed-
crate decoration day-the graves where sleep in
deaths solitude thousands who fell doing battle,
obedient 10 their principles, In the Confederate
cause. The occasion has been very generally OBJ
served by hundreds OF both sexes and all sges
visiting the different cemeteries where the Confed
| crate soldiers are buried.
The day set apart for decorating the graves Of
| the Union soidiers-Monday last-wAs very gen.
orally observed and touehingly remembered by
| thousands who visited the cemeteries where those
heroes rePosc Many Of the decorations in the
form Of wrcaths and other aorAl devices were OK
quisitciy beautiful and appropriate. Nothing
could have been fraught with deeper sentiment.
purer patriotism or holicr thought than to behold
devoted friends-and even stranger hands-strew-
ing the graves Of these hOnoTcd defenders Of their
country aud it, cause, being thus silently remcm.
bcrci for the noble deeds which brought them 10
| n soldiers premature DEATH There l. IN such \
scene that which touches the nobler scn'bilities
and makes US feel We are ever performing q sacred
however humble-who, in the hour Of peril,
gave their lives in their country II seems
indeed, that as years roll the stronger aud
deeper and purcr become those sentiments Of rev.
erence aud veneration that cling round the memo.
ries of those who thus fell in glory's cause.
| II 10 fact undeniable and indeed quite appa
rent 10 any one who observes matters rs they are
moving politically in the Democratic party Of
Maryland, that anything other than harmony
| reigns therein. IL has really been a stranger TO
THAR ank a atrht a. al nr
ises to remain 50 in the future. unless the dis
affected independents, opposed 10 the ring aud its
rulings, get what they now imperiously demand.
have had an opportunity In the past two weeks
| Of converting with quite number OF leading gen.
uemen-Democrats-' TN nearly every county "f
the State. upon partiEan and other aiiair.. some
of these were quite prominent In what /. icnpni.
mated the ''indcpcnlcnt Democrats movement"
who held the meeting ut the Maryland Institute
| lately. They all appear 10 be In real earnest aud
will be satisG.d with noihin: short Of new deal
| in some form or other. They say they are abso
luiely disguised with things n they have been go
ing on IN the party Tor somc years past. sanction
ing, rs IL has done, fraud AMI wrong Of the most
unblu.hing kind-particulariy with reference To
| abuses Of the registry LAWN baltimore, where
Thousands of Illegal votes cast at every clrc
ton in the most paipabic violation of Justice
| This. indeed became so bold aud transparent that
IL became offensive an intocrablc To- respectable
Democrats Themselves They are they say. will
|
right aud honorable for the good of their party in
order 10 maintain it, honor and success. but to
| submit 10 abuses among themselves. wrongs done
by themselves which must end in disgracc-par.
than disgrace they will ho longer give IL ap-
| prevail. Nor this alone. but there seems also an
| Incorporating determination 10 throw oh the
dctatoriai ruling attempts of the old ring. the
| few who are in that cDnclave, wanting TO gobble
up everything TO their own special favor. There
is therefore n decided rupture In the Democratic
H. L ~
pendents their rights. failing TO do 50. make y
grand split break ui ani defeat of the whsle par.
| " in this State.
Now n this condition of Political affair. doe.
most assurclly exist among our Democratic friends
in every county in Maryland-also largely 81 in
Baltimore cty-is IL not aiIorling 10 Republicans
OF the State opportunities 10 make u grand and
determined effort, from now hcnccfarwar,. to win
n triumph ut the comm; contest this fall. A. il
| has become almost certain that the dissensiOns
among Democrats cannot be healed by the coming
fall elections. no better opportunity has ever been
offered for Republicans to wheel Maryland into
/ it, own rank.
| The jenkins run nuisance, 50 offensive to very
many citizens in the northern aud northeastern
sections Of the Belt. has gotten into the courts-or
before the Grand Jury. Let Us hope Il will fnd
speedy adjustment aud the ofensc thu. complain
| ell Of be removed. There IL no denying the fact
| that the nuisance Is . Paipably ia grant one and
exceedingly offensive Co very many persons re.
siding in that vicinity. II can often be smelied
/ "a the disssace. Of mile more. .rnskins the
| whole atmosphere absolutely siekefing. Some
thing must be speedily done TO secure relief from
this abomination or property in that region will
deteriorate in value. Houses will become tenant
less and taxes TO the county treasury lost. Delays
are dangerous. The truth iscvery day adds proof
TO the fact that the Belt must become u part Of
Baltimore. There il use Of much longer fight.
| ing against II. IL must come. when, however,
that takes place. there will very soon be another
Belt farther out in your county that will greatly
increase in value and become doubiy populated IN
| n short time 10 what IL now Is. Our miilionaires
| who want TO save heavy taxes will mi CRATE then,
a. they surely will. and be "wiii geese" either.
I observe that the Messrs. Sadtlcr are Ia sing
their very valuable property out Charles, st. Paul
Calvert and other streets in the Belt graded with
avenues. making ready for the building Of resi-.
dcnees. &c. The intention Is TO have some build.
| ings erected thcrcsn this summer. Ngsren.