Year: 1866

until the day of the election to work manfully
in scattering truth amongst the people, in telling
his neighbor, who has neither the time nor the
inclination to think or read, about the terrible
issues involved in the conflict, and will make
himself q sentinel on the watch-towers of free
dom, to catch every movement Of the enemy
and to do all in his power, whether it be little or
great to thwart the perfidiouS efforts of the en-
emy, we will surely come out victorious Ap-
plause. Let us be up and at work Let us
buckle on the armor and fight this last great con-
test for freedom. Let US feel that our cause Is
right, and that with right on our side God win
give us the victory. Great applause. Letev-
cry man know that the defeat Of the Union party
of Maryland this fall is the re-establishment In
this State of the rule of treason and of traitors
that it is the Inauguration OF reign Of terror
that is bound to come whenever these men once
get into their clutches the power which they
have lost and the Inauguration Of movement
on the part of the Victors to overthrow the Con-
stitution of the State to turn every. Union man
now in power out Of Office and to strike ont that
clause in your Constitution, which prevents the
Legislature from taxing the people for the ne
groes made free by the operations of the war.
and ofheaping their burthens upon. the people,
which will make Mary land the most undesirable
place ofabode either to Union men or any other
class unless they desire 10 be oppressed by too
heavy taxation. predict, my friends, that II
you let this contest go by default and this Rebel


party OF Maryland gains the ascendency, that all
have stated will as surely follow as night fol-
lows day, and that every Union man who has
proven true to his Government for the last four
years will either be obliged to live under a ty-
ranny worse than that of the Confederaey, and
be subjected to all the ndignitieS and reproach-
es that will be heaped upon him because of his
devotion to his country, or be forced to seek an
asylum elsewhere, where he can speak his seuti-
mentsas freeman, and wherehecan actaccording


10 the dictates ofhs conscience Let MS not be lag


CARDS. Our brethren in other States of the


Union are engaged in the fight You have all


Of their sympathies and my word for it whether


we are crowned with victory in our efforts or not,
in the other States the great Union party. of the


country will be triumphant, and republican insti-
tutions there, at least, viii be safe Enthusiastic
applausel. ] am satisfied if am defeated it will


be by Rebel votes by men who are disfranchised


from voting under the Constitution. And if
elected whether by majority small or great
shall have the proud satisfaction Of knowing that
! havea constituency who endorse me in carry
ing out the great measures inaugurated by the
last session OF Congress in the re-establishment OF
| peace aud OF order throughout the Union, and OF
placing in our great charter those fundamental
principles Of liberty, Of truth and Justice
[Great applause. thauk you for your con
| 6dence, and will leave nothing undone on my


part to do my duty TO the party in the campaign
in securing the victory for the great Gauge in
which we are all engaged, and for the triumph
| of which invoke the blessings of Almighty God
Enthusiastic applause.