St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1859-12-15

ou,ly the case At the election prct.nied ,1
he held va ilis city un tie Dad uf Ncvem-
ber Last. Cuder the direction If tine judi
ses Of Election, appointed for the purpose
tnd leDciDg then,s@lycs to its CosIsummatiun
4the polls RI the different warls were held
W llcaIities near which mu>kels aud rifles
lfti been previously deposited ia large quan-
tit'es, with the knowledge of the p,Iicc, To
supply the means of intimidation or murder.
~ large nal 'rity Il the pdls. the arms,
50 pnsvisie1'az'eFe Pabicfy aud aggressively
( produced. and, at sonc of them, unscrupu-
inuSiy uScd. Two peaceful and unoIcnling
citizens were murlcrcl- many others pam
fully wounded, and a st,i larger uunrlrr
beaten, insulted and maltrc tied. Ia the
central ward of the city. within fifty yards
ii the Mayors Office and IN ful! view of
the office of the Marshal OF P"licr and the
central police station, the polls were violent
y s'iLcd upon, almost Immediately alter
ihey were opened. by a band Of armed aud
desperate men; the peaceful citizens who
h'i A$>raIhlcd u ere were driven away ua-
I 'r" v''i!cl from rifles nnl pistols. AID the
trrIi'e Pi>srs>l,E thus acquired was man.
/ tuned unill tht hailut-b..x waS removed IN
tie c.cning Illegal votes were received
thr'uSh"ut the city. without scrutiny oI
'cruplr. ia numbers almost iucredllc, aud
with the most uiblu>hiaI aud prriil.At..
/ disregard 81 duty while legal voters, iu
4 iar2" nnnh-rs. were bratcu !rrm the p.
s" prevented. ia sill greater uumbcrs, by
] intimidation AMI danger, from approaching
:hym. lu several oi the wards, very many
p"r-'n. were dec ,y,i in:o II s.izrl arl cun-
h""d Ia L,a:hcs,ne d"u> aud on the DAY
II election f"rgihly oouvey",! from poll .,
ph, aui completed t. vric the tlcx,t> "f
the ciah, Nhirh had ;hcin in chlr:r whilst
nmy 'tn'r. were t-kcm from der dW"!
lmIN l.! Nt,,rncc, or arrested ga the public
street, and trrtcl 10 vote against ;h"lr in
chnAin'n. la one instance, H. particular, IN
the precinct az the srcnud ward, voter
: who demonstrated with tie lawlrss men who
~ thus seized G"rman CiiZ,n. WAS s:"i
"y th" perpetrators # the "ti,.'.cu and has
! since .iI-i II his wounds. The iarLr police
, fFc'. "f the city AS either VurP '~cly kept
away hy the muIsripal authrrj!ics. ur, when
present. cx"rtrd Itself, 70 the utmost Ia all
ii Ih' rioters by arre>tImc every respectable
aud law-ahdjug c,iyen "hn attempted {"
.,s>'rt his rI"ht- defend iis rcrs"E. The
n,rtnhcrs returned Ia your ill.,. orAblc Il ,,.i.-,
- sIr"tcd. ard all the OTTER pubic "i .rr~
tp,'carIng tu have been chuS"u un that ,.av,
ave what i callei lhCr ,lrct. n t. tie
n"tnS which your menor,Aii,ts nave Artt!'-
test IA the name "f the ipw rid ii pu,".
irrrnry. aguu,t IT,. rcco.n:.'"n IS: .s..-'m OF
,nN - tncin. f"r single ur.nI"'t "r IN ANY
way. a< the choice "i the people e BALI
~ =" :IT the places whicn i.cy claim
G'u.r mrnoriI'I,tS hcrchv formally contest IT,
rcc;' II 81 Cnlrm "a Icllutt tn the Senate Of
Maryland, and Of Charles l.. Kraft. Thomas
tirva. i bert l. Seth. WH!.,m y W,,onG
,icursc Il Berry, Ere l"rrck { Crowley, Z IL
r't -. McAiiE,t"r. Thnrna- VI. Smith. Robert
TuruH lni Mar, a. pyur>"u and each OF ten.
t. the iIlu-c Il Dele. ,t.S al MARIAN !, anG
:" iUrr"v further contest the election "f each
Ird every iad,viiull aai cl.dt,la;e returned
\ r..'t,! IA ttrc city oi B.riul.Ir. N the -
Lax # N"veu,b.r !Is! ri wh,,>c cec;rum aud
Ita Ii ..,t,,ns your II u"r,l.j.' Bp,;r< ur c:th,r
'i t'cin. under th" constitution AMI l,w~, NAY
iu"I". Your m"in"rIaiI>tS pay that all the
returns, IN such cases mad. may Ic set aside.
and tn't the claims aud psvtc'>InnS of escn
and every 4 IA" parties, named and d.si.na-
ted atures,id under ur by vir;u. of rci:rus,
'nny he de Jared null and of ~ effect
Bu' the vlndica,ipn "f the ri.ht would DC
Incomplete. were y"nr Honorable Bodies not
T. pr'y,dc, by suitable lcgisi,rirn, against
tie repetition Of -;hc wrong ami y"ur memo.
ri.I!r~t- therefore pray that the General As
-cmiiy 81 Muv.hmd Will bc pleased II cx-
cCcl-. ts constitutional IpW"rS s. tiiaC the
freedom "f the haii"t-b x in Baltimore sllAii
t." pTe-rrv"d hereafter. from tie tl,,Isrn "i
fraud aud violence aud the lrI,utirn 6 III
cisl c,nuivancc MAy II please yuur II nor
able Bodies To pass such Laws. ~ WI spa
rate the police power i the Safe. within
the corporate limits Of Btun"rc, from the
partisan and Personal inrucuc"S which are
male dangerous cy its CONNECTICUT with the
municipal government: to provide f"r tie APP
Plntment and regulation of Judges of Flee
tiun, apart from such Influences and fnr the
punishment Of such nifcIICc> and drlIuQ IcucIc>
As they may he guilty az To- aihx th" ulamy
7 aud ru.i>nmc'.t Of icluy u all nt;mi,! atom,
violence aui fraud. which shall cnrrupt the
sources 81 government hv tAmpcriug with the
purify and freedom ~ the hallut.b,x: q cause
the division # tie wards uf the civ into
suitable election districts. and the ascertain
mcut and registration Of all kgIi voters
therein; {" enforce the preservation of the
public peace. on election days. by al officers
entrusted with its guardianship. and other
wise, NV sucs! further cnactmcu'> n the wis
dom - the Legislature may devise e. puri-
~ the administration of justice; re-c>tabii>h
the supremacy Of the Laws: restore the in
, tr:rity "f republican Institutions among ~,
and protect the lives and rigi,'S of our people
| In praying yori Honorable Budics tn in
terterc III the premises, y"Jr mcrn"ra>l,
f'rbcar TO enlarge upon the stake whcih Is
held by the Sta.c a; large. in the fairness and
( freed IN .! the elections which take place IN
ITS metropolis. Yprr memnriali>s rc,v. with
confidence. upon ti.r >e'.,e ot duty auG justice
"f tie Grucr, Assembly, apart frrtn all
other cuu>,!rrAtirns. fur ;,.cir de.yera:.cc from
political a"d s,'c'al condition. the huuilittin:
existence "f which CaaHt lie questlrucd. wi;u
truth, aud tie c"ntinut;lce ot which no pa
rrin', or insi man, Of any party, can advo-
cate or dc>ire.
/ At the bottom e Ills petition are attach
I'll, 4 column for signatures, one fJr resi-
lence "f >iSuer. and ;air,!. stating whether
. he vs;Cd, " nj, tie scas ia ,heret.-l