Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-21

THE ELECTION IN BALTIMORE.


The Presidential election in the city Of Balti-
more, November 4th, 1916, viii stand out in Its
unspproschsble iafsmy while the memory of man
shall last. Among all the dark records of polite
cal dshoncr none are more odious and detestable,
none more glsring in strocity, none which viii oc-
casion such lasting discredit upon the parties i'm.
plicated, as those Of which we are about to speak
Baltimore win hereafter be a monumental city,
but the monument which viii be most conspicu.
Gus hereafter in her annals win be the one which
she has reared 10 her everlasting shame, by the
undisguised bsseness and dspravity of her Know
Nothing authorities, with Mayor Kinks ct their
head.
This gentleman, so called by common courtesy,
as long ago es the 10th of October, wrote letter
to Gen Stewart, asking him whether, in the event
of riot on the 4th of November, beyond the abil.
ity of the police force Of the city to suppress be
would bring to their aid the military under his
command. Gen. 8. replied that the Mayor might
rely upon his prompt obedience, and that of his
command, to any requisition of the civil authority
that might be made agreeable to law. A week
afterwards, Gen. Stewart having heardfhst Mayor
Kinks had submitted the correspondence which
had passed between them TO number of the eit-
zens of Baltimore treasures him of his readiness
to carry out any requsition that shall be made by
the Mayor agreeable to the law in such cases made
and provided be calls the attention of the Mayor
to the subordinaton of the military to the civil
authority that the latter is the sole Judge of the
fitness of the occasion to invoke the aid of the
military, and when the orders are issued ia pro.
per form, the military must and ,0ia obey To this
Mayor Kinks replies by requesting Gen. Stewart
to hold himself at his command, or such portions
OF 1t as he may deem necessary, TO march at mo-
nsents suarning, fully armed and equipped for ac-
tual service; and asks Gen s. where he could be
found that there might be no unnecessary delay.
On the Both of October, in compliance with this
peremptory request OF Mayor Kinks, Gen Stewart
issued his orders to the military companies under
his command, to assemble at their respective ar
mories, in marching order, on the morning of the
election at o'clock, and to remain there TOR fur
ther orders from the officers of their respective
regiments. On the 3lst, Gen. s. informs Mayor
Kinks of what had been DONE and Informs him
that he had made the City Hall bis headquarters,
in order that his officers might be near the Mayor
himself This led to an interview, during which
Mayor Kinks informs Gen. g. that be regrets that
the order had been issued for the military compa-
MES to turn out, and that u tUas than he (the
Mayor intended in his note of Oct 18th. 20 this
Gen. Stewart replies that he regrets that there
should have been any misunderstanding, and as
sures him that if it is his wish the order to the
military companies shall be counternsnded, and
again assures him that the military will obey the
civil authority. Mayor Kinks replies on the same
day; attempts to explain what he meant in his
letter of October 27th-thatit was, that the officers
and men should 'shold themselves in readiness to
msrch'--thst is to be in readiness when the order
camel "Having no other engagements" "Wil.
| ling to como when summoned" This is the sense
in which be desired to be understood by the term
readiness" He had no idea that they were ito
be in readiness to march at q moments warning"
He meant nothing more than that they should be
in readiness to receive an order when it came to
turn out-we suppose, sometime during the day.
That would be quite soon enough, it would SEEM
to suit the purposes of the know nothing Exec
utive of the city of Baltimore This Mayor Kinks
evidently concluded that his intoerant and anti.
American party, would only be successful, by al
lowing awlessness and outrage to go on uncheck ed
and undsturbed Gen. Stewart countermsud ed
his order, aud issued another, that tie military
should not assemble anywhere, but be prepared to
receive call from the Mayor whenever he might
choose to issue one.
Un6er these circumstances, the Governor ofthe
State deemed it his duty TO interfere, in order to
preserve the peace and protect the citizens in their
right to vote, and accordingly made visit to Bal.
timore on the morning of the election. The know
nothing Mayor expressed deep regret 1--WE have
no doubt it was sincerely felO that be should have
conside red it necessary to leave Annapolis he seat
Ct government and come to Baltimore under such
exciting circumstances. The Governor stated that
he had read the correspondence between him (the
Mayor and Gen. Stewart, and believed that it
was his duty to adopt measures which should pre-.
serve the peace of the city. He should shrink
from no responsibility in the discharge of bis Off
cial obligations. He believed that the services of
the military would be required, and considered
that t was best to demand their services For
some unaccountsble reason the military were not
called out, and series OF disgracefu riots and
bloodshed occurred which will be a monument of
infamy to those in power to the latest generation.
The miserable tool of most disgraceful faction,
and his police, were not properly upon duty any.
where during the day. The rights and lives ofthe
citizens were left to the mad fury of fsnaticism
which has no head and cannot think, no heart and
cInnot feel.
Violence was the order of the day. Deputations
of the most respectable of the democratic citizens
waited upon this Mayor Hinks; stated to him the
utter impossibility Of democratic nsturalizsd and
other citizens of approaching the ballot-box that
whenever they attempted to do so, they were as
sailed by ruffsus, brutality beaten and driven from
the polls. They respectfully requested that he
would exercise the authority invested in him, full
I'll the duties of bis station, by making such ar
rsngements as would enable all legal voters to sx-
ercise in safety the inaenable right Of free and
untrammelled suffrage. The reply of Mayor Kinks
to all this wss-inVestgate the matter! Investigate
when2 The next day, the next week-but too
late of course for the purpose of election. He well
knew that if fair play was permitted, know moth
ingism would be signay overthrown ia Baltimore,
and the vote of the State of Maryland be given to
Mr.. Buchanan. To prevent this, Mayor Kinks
and his beggary police, were willing to allow the
streets of Baltimore to be crimsoned with human
gore. What an infamous mockery of Justice
what q burning disgracel Indehbie shame and
contempt will be associated with the know nothing
authorities of the city of Baltimore while time
shall last. If we were called upon to decide
whether we would share the infamy of Benedict
Arnold or that of the know nothing Mayor of Bal
timore, we should choose that of the former.
Mr. KING LEAVES HoME.-Mr. and Mrs King
resided in the vicinity of Kington. Mrs. King