The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

IN your reference to the representations vou
ah,a 1--we ircm large Number Of most respect
IL. ~ 1iehehs, your Excellency would reem To have
lost sight of the fact that by the antbor,
Mneh ne 10 acting, the Mayor of the city is The
suuge oi, and Is responsible for the camnIe.eness
az .hss,,ency oil his arrangements for preseryinv
a9i puohc peace, and that the only official sonrre
~ information, in reference to the nlans
under him 1 'io oiicers acting
;,a ns 20 what your Excellency has said about thu
,raa, a aahce OF maintaining law and order in a
great commercial metropoiis iiLa .b;s .ass, l q
S,a. a.'uIe You that no has labored more f,tb.
y 10y ,g, " ,assiduously than have done Tor tbe a.
trapss;naa OF thi-.end. The events which have
rnrap peu since 1 took charge of the mun;cinaI
government, and the murdered and o,,.san
sar ~, VINO have fallen in the late effort ~ ,ro-
i,a ,h peace OF the city aud to secure In the r;,.
snffc;a,,, eAefcise OF his right of suffrage will
'aIe'ehl'y attest the activity Of NV l.hors "'i'
My preparations at the last p,,,a,n;i ,aoo
m ~ as u known, OF the most annie cbaras,D
euincehtiy 50 IN my judgment to h,ra r. N.e' @ ;
nra senty. ma. individual instances of comnIa;n,
"eie 70 oe found is not to be wondered a. T,"
are incident to all excited elections tit b. %
| .oiore taken place in our city Nv ins,r..
70 ,he police were of the most absonta na ;.
.ia character and in every instance of dacida,,
acknowledged No was feit and
| :, AT .he election IN November in furtbsra,.. s
te a. oo1ect "hich have never lost sight of in "a
.oh 10 the complement of officers assigned 70 tha
/ aok;,.
Immediately in concert with the iudgas ,.i ae. ne
with the details by which theyl will he roor,a.h5
there VIII be what may be deemed in INV inSsn,s,,.
.Gnpe.ent iorce to insure to those who NAV he
| ehiitieu 10 vote the free and untrammeled exar
cise Of their right of suffrage; and will
as my oellef that unless some unforeseen - :.
| should take place, an unyoyern,hia fno,i
should Do excited by those who are now enesraS
| In the effort to break down the citv rovorns,. /.
that the election will proceed nu;etir an5 ~,
| interruption. ~ "''A'u'
| AS Mayor of the city of Baltimore. 7 hold IN =
commission directly from the people and am ac
opult"ole 10 them LOT the manner in which dis.
| charge my trust The Office which | have bean
| called upon to assume was conferred uno, ,,a
without solicitation, and will be laid d,wn vhes
ever 1t shall he made to appear that have lost tb
confidence OF those whom it has been my hiches,
endeaVor to serve. / recOguiZe ..subor.Iina
ton to no other power within the spbere of m,
duty. deemed il due courtesy to afford to Won,
E1cellency the amplest information in regard ,c
the matters to which you refer in your letter and
now invite from you any reliable evidence upor
which can legally act of combination on til,
part Of any of our citizens, to obstruct the law:
at the coming election. But while am thus frank
III foreshadowng my plans for the preservation o
the puolle peace and the protection OF the voter
by every means at my command must be equall,
50 IN declining to recognize any joint administrs.
ton of the affairs of this city. The powers of tho
Mayor are believed to be ample. lie has his re
sort, IN case of emergency, to the civil posse n,
well as to the military arm, which, like the for
mer, Is placed by the law under his control. II
will be his duty to use his best endeayors TO SEE
that every citizen is protected in his constitutions
rights, and that the peace of the city is preserved
by every means at his disposal. If, however. il
should be attempted to introduce power into the
city OF baltimore above that of it's regularly con
sttuted authorities, or it the power should be as
sumed i'll anticipation of state Of things which
may not occur, to bring the military in contact
with the people on the day OF election, without an
nf iri nj uu;s firt,
ties, can only express the sincere belief thai
such policy might seriously endanger the peace
Of The city, and lead to consequences which il
should be the duty Of all good citizens to endeavoI
if possible to avert.
With great respect,
have the honor to be-
Your obedient servant,
THOMAS SWAMI, Mayor