Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

H4trT MI ~4T~~- - ..-~- M /. ~ 80 % [
ana the space ehotted 20 other ana no'ie7s in
I. portAns suq)ssts q mun'c Pa' ccncern' Pfesen'
me nom commanding ~ couiu ues''e' upon
10 resent message = tne ia'e uoVsrho' =
Maryland. Inc incidents connected wi'n mn
v's't q 'n,s c''y are 700 wen known 70 iequ'''
rePeuuon mere
IN nus enort 70 present Satisfactory ue ichcs
OF ms intervenuon' ne hss regre. 70 say' im
peached tne good name q tne cityoi baitimore
Z ana mas CHOSEN 70 arralsh Inc cnafac'oi anu "
nciency q us municipal government.
~ nad been invited, says ms ExcelIency' te
exert the extreme executive authority IN
community VIGOROUSLY without sumcient OF
enecuve municipaa power ior tne protecuon o
~ citizens sgainst outrage ana Violence ano
nor the execution 81 its own laws ana wnen
Ia oDedience % my own sense q duty' as
sumed tne unweicome task ! found com
pisimng people more w'lling . suolnl. 70 'ne
grievances wnicn oppressed men, % tne Jaw
lessness wnlcn olslIancnsed 'neln = inc eer'
Iols wnich overawed .nem' tnan y raily u
sneir strenetn, ana % y'ndlcate tncir outraged
llgnts anq insui.eo Donor. Justly ana Truly
malignant AZ sucn 2 result ss' resolved 70 nam
ftain- my own, anu pursue tne purpose mao
sundertaken- "a inns resolve 1 was sustained
Wv sa'lah' calnes. anu ia''ilui n'c l
anu ~ tne spirit with wnicn one ~ least q
ne mll'ary oncers was responded 70 In tne
u's.rlc1 assigned 70 MN.
rcSo.t g snose VINO nad inc misfortune %
~ ulel WIN h,s IA ~ "a Pol'icai senu-
msn.' m'gns nave satisned MIN, mat IN Times
T" nign party ex 'if me impressions 81
one CLASS mignt nave Deen met ~ tnose OF an
o.nel ahu ing cohnic' q .esumony mus m
sseu nave warncu nlll 81 Inc un ny :,
esu's !. wnlc'l - = we ~ snai =
sou'oo Y u'sapPoin'lnen' 'na' ny iounu y
necessary = ADMINISTER 50 severe re-
, DuA0 !, - .nose uPon WHOM he Mrew
himself -, supPor1 ncPloacn couiu hafSiy
ase .p2A = ny 0l.y = % Deeausc
hsr ols.Aeh solue,y, acune unusr nsn sense
q pa.lloelc auly, ielt nlm Win areduced iorce'
Wnlcn ior ~ purposes q pract 1 einciency'
must have oeen poweriess ~ our streets nor
uiu y a''acn . 'na' large ana overwhelming
majority Oh independent voters, VINO, under
s'in'iar sense 2, uuty az .ae oailotDox, gave
expression % 1nelr unquanned disapprooatlon
q ms measures Y si 5s
q Inc CITY 81 baltimore required no interfer-
ence 70 instruct ner IN the duties and response
Dlnties OF ner nign position. Keeping herself
balanced IN her calm Judgment Of occurring
events sne was ready TO defend her dignity and
ner rlgnc' whenever occasion required It; and
tne governor soon found 70 his surprise, that
tne complaining people VINO were Wiling to
SUBMIT 70 the grievances which oppressed
aem' 70 tne lawlessness which dlsiranchise 'd
them, 70 the terrors winch overawed them, "
were only 2 traction Of the people OF Baltimore
Wnom ne expected would have rallied to his
support Inc presence OF SIX Thousand armed
men, WIN inc appointments OF military or
eanizauon, thrown fnto our streets or In con-
Iact WIN ni tne Poils on the DAY when our citi-
Gems were engaged IN the exercise OF the high
est privilege known 10 ireemen, In violation OF
tne cnarsered r'gnts o. our city, and IN sub.
sututlon Oh It's power, would have been an
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n's.ory OF our ota.e.
Inc CITY Of baltimore is a iree city. Her
cnarter oarng rom i1s6. was the work OF
men VINO pore part IN tne periis OF the revo-
iu'.on. nsr .raoi.iohs--ner monuments In
scliDeo WHO tne names OF tnose VINO ie e IN her
aelenoe' AounaAhuy SNOW ina. sne was the
iass W % coniounueu oy 'ne din Oh military
preparation. brave generous patrionc, Jeal
Gus Oh lore'gn dom'na'ion, tne ADMITTED isola-
.ioh o, 'ne uoyernoi, auiust sucn a people ana
In sucn community, was an unpropiuous
grouna WORK ON wuich 70 submit MS cause to
inc aroi'rament OF an enigntened pubic Judg.
nen'
my piAns ior INC maintenance oi tpe peace oil
1n's c''y' curing tne Visit Oh the Governor,
were communicated conn 70 tne iriends OF that func-
uonary AZ tne mayors once after the date Of
my reply 70 ms mrs. ie''er' az the instance OF
comlni''ee Oh our c't,zens VINO interviewed for
tna' purpose. nao no desire to withhold
rom any c'uzen tne fullest information in re-
garo l 70 my arrangements, ana could have
iei. anxiety assureo as was OF tne almost
uii'eu PuDnc senlmen. Dy whicn was sus-