The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-03

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Samuel w. Smith, John V. l.. Mcmahon,
VIM. 7. Walters, DR.. VIM. II. Murray,
DR.. n R. Smith, j. Lyle Clarke,
DR.. Alex. c. Robinson, VIM. Norris,
Lambert Cuttings, Chas G. Kerr,
w. ii. DC. Wright, B. G. Harris,
VIM. H. Norris. DR.. H. Willis Bailey
Thos. w. Hall, jr., Geo. w. Webb,
H. NJ. Warfeld, J.J Turner,
II. NJ. Fitzhugh, J. F. Miller,
Jno. >. Williams, Henry Rieman,
Frank Key Howard, S. r. Smith,
$. Teackle Wallis, Jacob Trust,
Jno. II. Thomas, Geo. NJ. Gill,
Richard H. Mitchell, Francis B. Lonev,
Geo. VIM. Brown, \. B. Worthington
Geo. Evans, Saml. Burns,
Jno. X. Carroll, Joseph Rogers, Jr.,
w. 7. Young, Chas. j. Baker,
Geo. W. King, Thos. c. jenkins,
Hugh A. Cooper, Geo. s. Riggs,
B. A. Vickers, H. ". jenkins,
b. T. Harrison, Allen Paine,
C. D. Slinglun, J. Spear Nicholas,
DR.. Jas. A. Steuart, j. X. Browne
L. w. Blanchard, VIM. Smith,
Benz. Whiteey, G. Hughes,
! Geo. h. Walter, :. j. Kemp, Jr.,
Felix McCurley, Norris Montgomery,
5 5ssfSe t5ay !, son, Eirf"'p Pointer f -
John Nicholson, Jno II. Ehlen,
John McCurley, James Whiteford
Joseph Brown, Jno G.. Bridges
VIM 6. Harrison, Jno Egerton
>. +. thompson, Allen A. Chapman,
ID. >. Foley, Daniel Chase,
Hugh HIsson, Charles Harvey,
Charles Reese. G. R. Coleman
James Cuttings, JOS w. jenkins,
W I'm. A. Loney, Francis II. Grupy,
DR.. Chas 0Donoyan, S. r. Golibart,
w m. T.. Shaw, Lewis Wagner.
Geo. p. Frick, Peter Novel;,
Edw Is. Dallam. Saml Il. Frazier,
Is. +. Zimmerman, Philip Sherwood
c. Morton Stewart, Henry W. Slicer
Frank Prick, Jas. II. Barney,
James Carroll, Henry Snyder,
Kobt. Hough, DIR. Robt Atkinson,
Chas. H. Carroll, Joseph Billmyer,
Marcus Wolf, George Lee
James Stockdale, George B. Dunkel,
G. F. Page. A. H. Hobbs
James Webb, James Harvey.
Henry r. Lauderman, VIM. C. Miller
Jacob Myers. A. H. Stump,
Geo. W. Andrews, Chas. Wilmer,
DR.. NJ. W. Merryman, Francis Neale
John King, Frederick Super,
Chas. Howard, Thos. J. Rusk,
John Stewart, David McCahan,
James L. McLane, j. II. Rieman,
JAS ii. Browne, Richard Fonder,
Samuel hlrk, Dr. Chew Van Bibber,
James NJ. Anderson, Dr. F. Chatard
Joseph Roberts, DR.. Charles Frick
c. ID. Clarke, 5. M. Shoemaker,
Samuel s. lowering, Jno Burris,
John Mitchell, VIM. II. Corklin,
VIM. d. McKim, James c. Wheedon,
James Mcflenry, VIM. III. Griffith,
James +. Purvis, John Stellnann.
John B. Frey, Christopher Hinrichs,
James +. Thomas, Henry j. Farber,
Chas. Webb, j. II. Smith,
James ii. Bevans, James Winchester,
Levin Gale A. b. Davidson
a. ii. Jenkins, N. A. Hnppman,
DR.. F. L. b. Ilintze, Edward v Ward,
A. Aldridge, jr., VIM. Keyser,
Il. FL. Belt, jr. Edward Moon,
II. Clay Dallam, Matthew j. Foley.
ADDRESS.
A number of the citizens of Baltimore believing
that state of things exists in this community UNI
der which its members no longer rest in safety
or without disgrace, have united themselves to-
gether under the name of the CRY Reform Asso
CITATION, for the purpose of indicating and preserv
ing their political, personal and civil rights. The
evils and abuses which, in their render such
organization Indispensable at this time, pat
ent, and involve deeply and VIGOROUSLY the good
name of the city and the material interests of every
man within its borders, as to supersede the neces-
sity for any elaborate exposition of them here. 1t
is sufficient to say-what cannot, they believe, be
denied, with any decent respect for the truh-that
there is reasonable and sufficient security in Bal
tmore for person, property or franchise under the
existing administration of the laws. system OF
recognized violence and despOtic rufianism has
grown to maturity and power, as very element
of government, under the inefficency of police
force, ample it is costly, but which in spite of
individual and meritorious exceptions is defective
alike in morale, material and administration. Or
ganized bands of conspirators and outlaws have
usurped open mastery over important departments
of industry; controlling the owners of property in
the exercise of their rights over it, as well as in the
employment of labor in connection with it, and
driving humble and peaceful men from the lawful
field of their honest livelihood and toll 0utrages
by day and night, upon unofending citizens; rob.
berries on the public highways; savage assaults
upon voters while vainly attempting to exercise the
right OF suffrage; murders of men, at their
own hearths and in the streets--have become
the burden of the press, until even the grossest
enormties have almost ceased to startle COM
munity, to which scarce anything would be a
novelty but peace and good government The
comparative infrequency of arrests; the facility
with which the most notorious offenders find re
lease upon insufficient security the hardness OF
trial, the uncertainty OF conviction and the made
quacy of punishment, even when the crime is most
heinous and glarng-a tend. if left alone, to the
perpetpation of mSrule which is utterly subver.
sive offhe objects of civilized society," IT. to such
shame Of the last election day-when the purity Of
the ballot-box was made public mockery, and the
secrecy of the ballot itself, farce; when access to
the polls was rendered impossible, except at the
armed and absolute pleasure OF the most abandoned
wretches among us; when the most sacred and fun.
damental prerogative of citizenship was trodden
down, with perfect mpunity in the presence of the
constituted authorities, and the great mass of this
whole community was DISTINGUISHED by force and
ostentatious fraud, before the ewes and without the
intervention of the officers of the aw-there surely
can be no need of dwelling further upon the canses
which have induced the members of this Association
to leavethe quiet OF their homes and business for
the purposes of their present organization. They
have felt such a step to be demanded not less bv
their own rights and interests than by the reputa
tion of the city, which such atrocities, unrebuked
have so sadly stained.
The members of this Association believe that the
evils under which they and their fellow-citzens are
suffering, are susceptible of easy cure, within the
scope of the existing laws, with good faith and
reasonable efficiency on the part of those who are
charged with their administration. But they see
enough, in the experience of the past to satisfy
them that temporary diminution or suspension OF
those evils Is no guaranty for their permanent sup
preston, and that no momentary effervegcence of
official vigilance or activity affords any certainty of
the re-establishment of order and good government
They are convinced that the only positive security
against this continuance of such grieya noes and