The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-23
In compliance with the request of Mr.. Brook.
We publish the following address.
ANOTHER CONSUMER

/ SIoNAL DISIRlCI OF MARYLAND.
Immediately after the election of the 4th of Nc
veneer, 1891, protested against its character an
announced purpose of contestine the right of th
non. II; Winter Davis to seat in the 35th Congress
IL is due to myself and to such of YOU as approve
.nat intention, that should make public state
!nent OF my proceeding that you NAV be enabled
Judge how far my course has been consistent with
Iathlul regard for the obligation thus voluntaril
| assumed.
At the opening of its session. addressed n mem,
RAJ 10 the House OF Representatives asking that
committee be appointed to investigate the rigbt n
| the Hon. H. Winter Davis to a seat in that bod
In mat memorial asserted that the authorities =
t pa'ip9re were so lar implicated by my charges
that ala not believe a fair investigation could h
hau under their protection. How far this cbarT
| OF myself may have conducted to such a pescnabls
state OF affairs as would present the most eicient
BARRIER to the of an application for en- To-;
dable an inquisition, it is not material now 70 d.
! close: The Commute of Election unanimonslv do
Iermined at the hearing of Mr. WHITE and Mr.
Earrls That this charge not sufficient to maxi
Ihem undertake this inquiry until il had failed bara
from that cause 1'eN nei1
l was present on that occasion, and had there
oeen no other ground upon which my application
coua rest, should not have felt Justified in sill
seeking committee. That there were othar S,,i,
stanlal grounds is sufficiently demonstrated nv RI
iact that the same committee were divided nnon
my apphcation and an able report from almost one
nali OF the committee, with resolution in NV IA
'of, was submitted to the House. and received eirb
ty-slx votes to hundred and ten against !,
amongst whlch majority to be found all of those
members OF that party whose enormities | nronoSod
W Unfold AT my hearing, and after more close
examination OF my rights, and OF the law annlico
ole 10 my case, abandoned the reasons for n sna
c1i, investigation, which were common 70 Tr
Whyte ana myself, and so stating in nv remarks r.
tin e there relied solely upon that por-
tlon OF my memorial, which asserts thar the nnro
ceeolngs OF the 4th of November, 1857 were srcL
as 10 nave rendered it necessary that the Honsn f
Is In us own defence and in proper
tho Oh zee rlght OF suffrage, should vacate
the election and order new one to he baId Tbo
three mornings devoted BY the committee Tn tbo
nearing OF Mr.. Davis and myself, were not occn |
pied as might be inferred from the majority renort
III discussing the possibility of making similarin
vestlgatlon in Baltimore to that which yya. 49,
oeing quietly conducted in the case of Mr. Whvta
anu Mr. harms, but were employed as to induca
thein 10 declare unanimously, as is stated in the
minority report, that the case invited
hau Drought before them my charges against the
character OF the election, confirmed by the ofida
WIS OF twenty-eight citizens of Baltimore and on
aorsea py the resolutions of convention represent
iS DIT least several thousands of the people of This
dlstrlct exhibited the peculiar location of tbo (
Polis ana the statements of gentlemen as TO The
municipal election, setting forth that n ..r;rJ,,
tne po"uerl or which was kept in the room of abe
uuges OF election was not removed by the nolcaf
The reason that the mode of arriving at tba
popular VIII was adopted in other wards
. ! submitted to them the written statement the ro
slttlng member, that the city was under martial
he raI
srnor OF Maryland declaring that the returns from,
ms city were SO vicious as to give no claim to OH
;ial recognition anywhere-the MESSAGE of the Ma
'r, as history OF past election showing that
murder mad been committed by 'the Irish that tbe
'Wnole city was an ambuscade' and that the nolioa
With muskets were obliged to charge under beayy
re 70 capture restaurant. | added to these the
a.a Oh the neutral press the out
ages inflicted on thousands of our citizens
| termed all of this, taken together. .Sapthor.io
nlormatlon which made it the duty of the Honsa
o inquire into the validity of an election thus as
allied by everybody, with view to nresarI-a - 80
character, and protect the constituencr nf oooh
member from the votes of one not entitled to saot
IN that floor. " " seat
As had asserted that there was no valid election
vas the elected member 'A"'
In the case of Mr.. Whyte. who claims tho soo.
because ne had received maorities in portions of
MS district where the people were permitted to
ote, 1t was proper in the Judgment Of all tbot ~
mould proceed, under the act of 1851 Ia snt go
nose wards where fraud and violence had rrava;iad
Inu , nave no doubt that his earnest efforts ~
,uaru Inc people OF his district from misrepresen
atioh In congress will ultimately result in his oh
aiming that seat which fair vote of HE ~
nstflct would at first have given to him ''e
In my district did not receive n moiori+- .. -
y 'iie poiilng places and against return of over
TX thousand malority for Mr.. Davis howevar fo',d
lient, 1t was deemed impossible BY all with ~,
nave conferred that could show myself to harn
een elected. 70 nave
| /
lght to proceed at all under the act of 1851 Tfb
preserve the character Of the House OF Ranrasan
atl'es, ana 10 give TO the people of Maine and nf
e3as, as well as of Baltimore, what they are eoti
roperty and their rights of member iIlersii Lei
louise itself. 'ie "utS OF the :
mat they have the power the majority of ,bo..
ii..Ge cohceoe' The principle here involved was
submit, OF more Importance than any rns,lt as,
ttaiheu undef the law. The case did NOT coro {
itn Proprlety under the act of 1851 and wears Of
iexestgation would have done no more than TO mn
ny national oody There is no process of rdos :
nlng that can show this TO be the dutv of t
hat pody whose character is to be preserved ~ T
, not lrue that at any time applied for commit |
e upon the ground of avoiding expense for a ,ro
n+aans .le one form, where witnesses were vol
han the other. eA-si'e u me I
But, believing, as did, that the peonlA Of thi,
isIflct We're OF right entitled, upon the informa
i'd b %aa ooLnpalnt winch, as their agent, had
rongs heaped upon them by mob violence ond F
cias ihcaPaclty or neglect, not to be dete
~ hoIl tne course which had marked ont IN mr.
MED hv me Ueeause Oh my motives being msrepre
'hteu ny my opponents or misunderstood Nv ~,
ehus' oesire only to place the responsbiI;tr ~
Nesugatlng TINS unexampled case in the bistnry Of
u government on the shoulders of those 70 wbon !
properly belongs. was not wi6no NV nrooas
e under the forms and restraints of a. too:eu-
lor the vlndlcation OF personal RIGHT "A y go
weaken tne claim of the people of the whole B
,;0a " nave gross ABUSES of the elective fran
use inquired into and rebuked We're il . = o au-
st Ior seats between Mr.. Davis and ,n'.a,e o. y. !
ouiu nave neen proper for me to yindica+a
ghts; out, where armed clubs make ranraooa4
YES YES as Janzarles make Sultans or Praetorian ell
ands made Emperors of Rome 7 ras No. IN iah Al
pursue course which would he bpt 49,, oe "iI!lg
ON the house-top that the more eIaripf, tb fS o
lie greater security 1t gives to those Who roa ~;
ms. N9' W us VIC
cared not who received the greatest n,,,,,t. e ="
: al fotes upon that day, and desired no sncb IN S
my IL Is SAID that am at liberty IN nroaa l
lort ' tn " iS2l. Ihts is not true am at
perry 10 petltion Congress for an extension Of 80 ia
~ IL granted, to proceed then to dscbar &c
i.ieS anu perform iaoor proper for them To assume
nls oertS Is extended also to every citizen Of tb
;ttae IN tb he members OF the majority of the com
illee IN tneir arguments resisting nv annIicat;n
sert that any person in this district deS;r1.'
ntest can do so under the law of 1871 T., s 81, "
eM 40 NOT concur; but it appears to be tbat Of
e House OF Representatives of the Trn;tS S Sa. Vi
thout Disgusting my regret ar dntoeu states'
cn III, my respect Tor popular government conI;n
: VII pe more ana more apparent to be wronr a. -
: : Ease becomes more fully understood. marsin
hnowieuge constraint personal TO nX-sc,f sun al
opt the course which they have indioatS eil, 10
oper. 'hicaVed 10 be
vas nere relraln from stating nv belief that an
orr sS.a,s trength to my view of the case With
cry moment allowed for its discussion - f r
rsonal explanation of the true nn;,. anu I9r
y y nao not the previous question been caIlod -
stained, mainly blythe votes of that partr b anu
tne last congress, sent special c6mm;sso ~ wi
ansas to investigate alleged frauds should have or
ne question was thus forced by them in sn;. = or
appeal of the Maryland Representative pi nd OF
Boyce; who, though reporting aransf m ANU IOi
cation, desired it discussed, und stated tbat be
uened i, MEMBER from Georgia, Mr. Stephens,
IA, enAous W speak upon my case on
their ears, however. filled with the sbriol0
m that unfortunate Territory, which occnn;aJ +
E session in the discussion of its rnmorad Il