The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-17
[ From. The ". o. Bulletin, June 9.
MORALE OE THE Ell. .ECTION

Technically and literally the Independents have sue
ceeded morally and substantially they have achieved
victory, and one which if do greatly mistake, will
OeJe" and in more ways than at that IT. under the
circumstances their opponents think they have achieved
victory We suspect that one more like will be like that
sclevcd by him Of Eprus in his first battle with the RO
mans after entering Tarentum. One such victory
W ruin them and they have less sagacity than give
credit for if they do not regard it. Their organ
h oI was almost perfect In nearly quite every ward
my au their clubs with regular meetings shown by
tIe public notices they gave These had been kept up
regularly for weeks; the preparations for this cleo
year past. " '''' '0i '''' ""''o
No stone was left unturnc to secure and we do
not suppose tcrc !: doubt in the mind of any intelligent
hs; @ my poliPa thelr entire strength and received,
numerous votes from persons who but day or
Two before had not the least idea voting their ticket but
a. etdt of Vigilance Committee W., know men ,yha
voted the ticket from this consideration alone and
heard of many others There be little doubt that that
movement contributed largely defeat the ndenendent
tickN. p0''1o'''
The Independents, the other hand had absolutely
no org ganization. We aware that SINGLE ward
meeting took place The movement sudden and spon-
taneous There very little time for organization and
what there really appears not to have been improved
Nothing was settled agreed upon; arrangements
made 10 induce voters to visit the polls In fact
thng was in confusion. The elements all and
the Jotlngs violent and frequent that elective
affinity could not take place. combination could not
in consequence result Added to this, great oversight
was made in not providing for each poll table of tickets
Many persons went to the polls and absolutely unable
to find tickets Some went away and active and
persevering h" succeeded in finding somc returned and
Dut many Others concluding from what they
the ticket would receive only few votes retired in dis
gust and did not go back to vote
table at each poll should have been placed in the
charge of few discreet and respectable citizens before
the voting commenced. There another circumstance
which tended to defeat the Independent Ticket Our
cnporary, the Delta, has already alluded to it. and we
with it that the expression of political opinions by
Major Beauregad in his address to voters published in
the Sunday and Monday papers, did have influence in
cooling the aror of warm, Old Line Union Wings
1t was unced for because politics had nothing whatever
70 do with the subject 1t received our support on this
express ground only.
The ticket based upon the sole consideration Of the
redemption OF the city from mSrue. Hence allusion
to politics in connection with could only inurc it, Now
it, under all these circumstances, adverse the Inde
pcndens and so favorable to their opponents the latter have
succeeded by the bare skin of their teeth nominal
majority and when too, only about one half the vote of
the city was cast submit to every candid man
whether it is not substantially overwhelming defeat
II the thousands who did not vote under the mistaken
apprehension that it would be useless to do so, and
might, besides, expose them to danger, had had the
we hazard little in saying that they would have
rallied almost to 4 man. in which the opponents of
the independents would have been nowhere That their
ticket came so near success literally and technically,
under all the dScouragng circumstances of the only
shows how strong and how had become the
and who had had understanding with each other upon
the SUBJECT but had arrived separately at similar cOncu
sions from similar causes of the necessity of effort
to place our municipal government beyond the influences
which for years have surrounded it, and given OOr
not much to be desired The morale of the election there
fore, cannot he mistaken Msrule and ruanism stand
rebuked Upon this point, persuaded there is
sort of doubt in the mind of enlightened, ingenious
citizens The reprOba0n of the outrages have long
suffered have been decided and unmistakabe that
will not be safe longer tn permit them. We think the
temper of the community in this respect cannot he msn
dersood and it will not do hereafter to trie with it,