The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-28

The conglomerated rufiianism of the town, last
night, paraded the streets and assembled IN Mass
meeting in Monument Square. 1t filled the spa
cious area between the Battle monument anu Lex
ineton street-it occupied that within the Court
House yard-it spoke from the platform. The as
semblooe was a large one. There were drums and
canron and rockets, and transparenceS. The
Hon. ANTHONY KENNEDY presided, assisted by
sixty Vice Presidents The Hon. J. MoRRIsoN
HARRIS wore q wreath of flowers around his
neck The Hon. II. WINTER DAVIS spoke, and
over his head was suspended a huge emblematc
awl, some three feet in length. In front of the
speakers stand was a blacksmith's forge in full
blast, which, during the meeting was employed
in the manufacture Of similar instruments OF
smaller dimensions, intended for distribution
among the crowd, and for use on the day Of cleo
ton. The notices upon the transparencies, which
were carried in procession, and arranged around
the platform were of the most brutal and indie
cent description Some of them were too obscene
for publication. All of them distinctly avowed
the deliberate purpose of the American party
TO triumph in the coming election by violence and
fraud. Upon one of them, brought by the delega-
ton from the Eleventh ward, was the inscription
ave arW not Count the Votes" the meaning of
which-hy the destruction Of the ballot-boxes in the
Tenth and Twentieth wards, at the recent election
is made sufficiently plain. Upon another was the
significant declaration that "The Third Ward IS
"Aocl PigH," the word drl being substituted by
representation of that instrument. Upon another
transparency from the same ward, was picture of
a clenchod fist with the motto-"VW this we
thrill do tie a0rE." A transparency from
the Seventh ward proclaimed the fact that "The
"Aar7is Useful in the Hand Of an Artist;' while on
another from the Second ward was the nSolent
inscription ':Reform Ticket and Reform Man--If
"You can Vote IN be DID," On a transparency
from the Seventeenth ward was the invitation,
Game mp and Tote there is Room for A,cl -
Such are the devices and notices which the Amer
lean party has inscribed upon its banners in the
present contest. They are sufficiently suggestive
of the spirit which animates its organization,
and Of the means which are to be employed
to secure It's success In the ranks of the process
sion, in which these disgusting emblems of ruffan-
ism and violence were borne, were most of the
noted criminals and rowdies of the city, who de-
pend upon the continuance of the American party
in power, for immunity and protection. Such
notes as our reporter was able to make of the
speeches which were delivered to this congenial
and appreciative audience, we publish elsewhere
We make no comment upon them, for the
simple reason that the mere statement of the
fact that men, occupying the social position
of gentlemen, and aspiring to be called honora-
bic, were willing to appear before such an assem-
blage, and for such q purpose, anticipates all
comment. To those respectable and conservative
citizens, who have been unable to see the differ
ence between the present and ordinary political
contests, the exhibition of last night ought not
to prove uninstructive. Those whose eyes are not
opened now, must be indeed stone-blind