The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-09
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The Reunion of the Army of the Potomac
The President Passing Through
Baltimore-U. 8. Marshal
McClntock, Etc, Etc.

BALTIMORE, May 9Th, 1885.
Messrs. Editors This will be one of the very
interesting weeks Of Baltimore, caused by the as
sembling of the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac, which commences ton morrow, 9th inst, and
holds tomorrow and next day. There will, no
doubt, be a very large number of persons present.
Already the city contains many strangers, most of
whom were in the army. good many of them
are weather beaten, having passed through many
years. Not few have turned gray and are
lfe's downward hill. 1t will be an imposing pa
rade. As matter of course most of those in
ranks will be old soldiers who were in the Union
army, fighting for the country the Union and un-
der the American flag in days that tried mems
souls, but now-times having changed-there will
be commingling of Federals and those who were
Confederates, all met as brothers, having forgot
the past, all seeking each others harmony, ready
to bury the Ratchet and shake hands across the
bloody gulf. Let us hope there will be no longer
Southerners, Northerners, Fasteners or Western
ers, but men of and for the whole Union, and also
as Democrats and Republicans wishing the good
| of our whole country. Let us, therefore, have a
real reunion in spirit and in truth. Unless it be
so we might as well have no union at all. Our
country has gotten too big and too old to make
one set of politicians or party the ruler of the
| nation. This country belongs to the people and
| they must have their say in governing and man
| aging it. The time has come when the Civil-Ser-
vice law must be obeyed and respected, no matter
what party comes into power. 1t is too vital and
important to neglect or set aside. Henceforward
| it must rule above other powers President Cleve
| land will no doubt, far as he can, 0blige and ac-
| commodate his partizan friends, but must not
| 20 too far. He must keep within bounds, other
| wise his tenure of Office may not run over the
present four years. Let us have such sentiment
| as should be embodied in the meeting of the Army
of the Potomac in this city on Wednesday and
Thursday. We want reality pure and solid. Our
impression is that the meeting of our soldiers and
others under these auspices must result in good.
| Up to this time no new postmaster has been ap-
| pointed for Baltimore though the time for which
| Col. Adreon was appointed is up to-day. The
| Office is rather too important for Democratic
| President to throw into the hands of Republi
can and the appointments which it carries with 1t,
and there is no doubt but that some one of the
many Democratic applicants for the position will
receive the appointment.
President Cleveland and his party passed through
our city yesterday from Washington to Gettys-
burg. He stopped here only few minutes going
through and returning the same day. He, as
learn, was very much pleased both going and
coming and during his stay in Gettysburg,
on the battlefield and what else he saw. The
people also were much gratfed and pleased at
seeing him. He produced highly satisfactory
impression in every respect. The people of all
parties en- route, those who saw him, got the i'm :
| preston of his being conservative. He begat the
belief he would do right towards all.
am very well pursuaded that U. 5. Marshal
| McClintock, of Maryland, who has served the
country about nine years, will in all probability
hold his position until next February, when his
| time expires. He has made most excellent
officer doing justice to all. There are, am told,
some thirty Democrats after his place, some one
of whom will doubtless get it.
Within the past few days, both North and South,
they have had unusually deep SHOWS in Maine and
hail in Virginia, the heaviest and deepest ever
| seen before at this season of the year, but they
soon passed away. The storms were quite de-
structive and some lives lost.
am very glad to learn that Gen. Grant has
been gradually getting better. There is, indeed,
some hopes that he will finally recover and that
his disease is not cancer but durable complaint.
| He now rides out every good day, and dictates to
his stenographer, who writes daily on his book.
| The whole Nation will most gladly rejoice if he
| ultimately gets we'll. There are thousands who
| will gladly see his work finished by himself
If the past proves true we are to have the seven
teen year locusts in this region this season. They
| come sometimes in the latter part of May or hrst
of June. They are good deal like an eclipse OF
| the sun or moon, sure to come on time. 1t has
generally been noted that we had no epidemcs on
years that the locusts infest us. They, however,
are enough and pestferously destructive.
am glad to see that Rev. DR.. Kirkus, of st.
| Michaels and All Angels P E. Church, who was
sick of umbago, is again out and oticiates at his
church. He, however suffers some with his back.
Mayor Latrobe, who was indisposed few days
and confined to his house, is now out again and
at his Office. Very many of all parties believe be
will be made our Mayor again
Our citizens are now looking into the condition
of their premises in view of sanitary measures apf
possible epidemics. NEsroR.