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Standard Bearer an innuracrable host -
gathered OF the best ana bravest in the
! and. A Iie ot patriotic devotion to his
country IS his armour Of pgoot, egauSt
Whctl the missiles Of pfrtfzan hate strike
harmless. For years it has been his lot
to find that every blow aimed a, his coun-
try has struck his generous bosom first.
But the hour Of his vInGicalion ba come.
A rampant Of gallant hearts now grd him
about. On the swelling tide of grateful
enthusiasm he is borne aloit beyond The
reach of his assaIants. the respec, and
love of his Counlrvmen, like an atmos-
phere. surrounds him to repeI alike the
breath ol imsiduous slander and the open
blast Of cnmity.


W hat is there wanting TO us as the prog
noSic OF IA glorious triumph? We have
cause and leader-both of the best; Il
country to retrieve aud her most faithful
patriot to Justify and honor. We 90 IA
galnst an opposing array which we over
threw utterly four years ago. We met
them then with their abIest leader to head
them; with the power Of Government on
their side; with the prestige of former
success to rive them confidence. We are
to encounter them now-and how are they
to meet u.s. With an inferior leader who
was not the choice and who has not the
confidence OF his followers. Their col
umns already broken; distrust among their
chleis--dIsatltction IN their rauks-wirh
the memory Of previous disasters to give
weight TO the presenllment Of coming de-
feat.


Wings Of Maryland be vigIant active,
determined. SO shalt great victory be
ours. The long delayed consnmmalou
of our patriotic hopes is now at hand
speedily TO be realized in the restoration
Of the Government to its primitive basis of
sound principles, salutary measures aud
wise and honest administration.


JAMES HARDWOOD,


VIM SCHLEY,


ISAAC MUNROF,


SAMUEL JONES. Jr.


GEO. X. RICHARDSON.


G. w. LURMAN,


w, II. COLLINS,


SAMUEL Il. 4 AGAKT,


PETER LEARY,


II. Y. WALSH,


THOMAS KELoO,


JOHN l.. CAREY.


TRUEMAN CROSS,


FRANCIS BURNS,


w. II, GATCHELL,


O. c.. TIFFANY,


JOHN P. KENNEDY,


q. T. Y. SPRECKLESEN.


GEORGE VI GILL,


ALIEN. MURDOCH,


w. II. d. C.. WRIGHT.