The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-01


we shall have accomplished good, and shall have,
extent, restored punic confidence, and shall hay,
induced locked up capital again into actv,
use and city, instead Of having its prosperity stopped
will go on increasing until it will stand upon noble
eminence here ever Rome itself-imperial Rome
stood in its Pamiest days. The Of poltica
affairs has got into the worst elements of all parties
We now have the strength to rescue them, and let dc
it, fApDlduSe.)
WM. WATERs ESQ. next addressed the meeting
and said
Citizens Of Baltimore like my friend who has just ad
dressed you. freely say that political con
sderaton would ever have brought me forward on hi,
occasion The same motive which has impelled you her,
in such crowds and in such of faces see as
sembled ON this occasion has mpeed me to you
You are aware of the history of your city. Let me call
your attention to It. You are aware of its past his
tory, but nothing is clearly developed in that
history than the important fact which the communities
deYeope, which all history shows that the evil pro
gressing-that it does not stand st-that it from
one degree of development to another until the
nifty either shakes it off bows beneath its sway 1t
that position which the citizens Baltimore feel them
selves brought at this time few weeks ago you met
mere IN this quare to consider the deporabe condition
the city of Baltimore You pronounced in the call made
that 1t Is dep orablc But gentlemen the deporabe
dltion was not reached in day rim hour; it com
menced in years past and increased gradually 1t passed
on from time to time getting and at the tmeo the
last call it was pronounced by You to be deplor ble
ali felt that lawlsssness ruled among us at that
time, nut there has been point developed since that
time, showing that this law of progress in evil had not
yet reached its climax. What is that? Lwlessnes. has
assumed phase since that time. 1t has made a
new Development. And what is that? Crime and 4w.
leSSneSS when their head is raised in dark and
avenues, things to be deplored and dreaded but
when-as on last Thursday night-it marched through
your streets with obscene notices and the bleed
heads OF ReformerS cmblazoned its banners il showed
that your laws nothing, and that it had attained
climax to awaken feeling which has ought you here
on Minis tnls occasion to consider. lApplausel
why, 1t Is enough to deprive of the sacred right
voting. Such sentiments were proclaimed upon their
banners that should not Wednesday that the
laws were nothing and that they intended carry this
election ny iorce and fraud was more than community
could be called upon to bear And such is the crisis
Whcn you are now called upon to meet You are told
PLAINLY, ana by marks and signs which bear miscon-
cepon that on Wednesday you are to be deprived
OF that right to vote and this question you have come
here to consider If you abandon your right to vote
what have you lost What have you surrendered ?
Consider it By what title do you hold your life and
property, and right here and look into the face Of
your neghbor freeman?
1t is simply by the tenure your right to vote and
have you surrendered that right have you abandoned
yourselves as slaves? That is the position in which Won
VIII be- In despOsm the voice of the destot is tle
law ana by his simple fiat he say that your property
IS mine In Republic the voice of the cz ms is the
llle ol the czens and he who uters it. say whet
er your property would be mine not Have Won Sur
rendered the right to say this? Have abandoned
the night which the law guarantees, TO the awlesso
read in history of but community that has attain
ed to the height which attained in this Souare on
Thursday night last. That was France-Paris-durinp
the French Revolution. Then it was when the guiotine
was emoematca OF the ruling party in that city-when
upon their dressand that time is called th
reign Of terror Upon their very banners was inscribed
that the laws pullitv.and you had no right to vote
declaration? The very first thing which we hear from
these parties has been denuncation the President of
the United States for his rmness particular occasion
IN calling out the marines to preserve law and order in
the city of Washington. Mr. Buchanan has been consd
cred as having murdered the lives of citizens
have not the slightest idea but this time address
hundreds tn don't approve of the administration of Mr.
Buchanan but there is act of his rule which will 90
down history and will be mentioned IN his ror ~
long the country shall last and that is that he by his
name and force, prevented Washington city from being
ruled by Red Necss, Blood Tubs, Plug Uglies, Black
he Pros tNri1II,
all honest men everywhere 1t is that which has pre-
served untarnished the city of Washington that which
has kept the metropolis of the country in the possession Of
ciYzaton, by being freed from the domination such
clubs bearing of Sepoy sgnifcance-not by acting
under the emblem of aW was done from This
on Thursday last
There a word Of comfort adrop of consolation Mt
tered, as Brown is being tried for his offences
wish to be understood There approval of Browns
act, yet. there apology for it, but STILL in the
streets OF Baltimore Southern city there an apology
for old Browns conduct What was it? 1t was the Soufb
ern people who are to blame for it. and not old Brown
This apology that Old Brown is murderer is one
which bears strong likeness to the charge that old Gid
dngs and Greeley and various other Republicans black
and brown made for it Laughter What other senti.
ments do we hear from the crowd who had this charre9
Is the old, soiled wornout dogma Of the demagogue;
winch 1t was thought had long ago been cast among the
rubbish to remain and rot and be forgotten-it is that
this is contest between the poor and the rich.
Now, every reasonable man would suppose that anv
such dogma had been abandoned long ago 1t is repre-
sented that this contest going the city OF Bt-
more, in which alr parties-Democraic America, and
WhigS-are engaged is between the poor and
rich and nothing Why has come to this? ANY
one of ordinary intelligence knows there can be no pot
cal distinction between poor and rich What are the inter
ess of the poor the interests of the rich and that
law which Injuries the poor Injuries the rich The
only two classes in society that are antago.
tic the lawles5 and the law abiding An
pause and that is the only that going on now
IS contest by men who profess to be governed by law
and men who do not conceal from view blazo nupnn
their banne theirlawess deeds and through the
streets and aunt it out to the city fire great guns
overit This is the only contest that going on
The preence that there be any difference between the
interests Of the poor and the rich is miserable dogma
of the Democracy long since dead
There is another question involved in this movement
and an important consideration to which the citizens Of
Baltimore and Maryland should give attention This Re
form movement has been opposed to- and its lead
ing motives is to put down in the State the sale of lottery
tickets The Reform candidates planted upon this DO
siton They have raised their banner and expect fight
under it, 1t is said that the lottery movement in Ralti
more city was bought out by little Delaware last winter
Ihey have get enough to buy out old Maryland This
Is matter which ought to be brought before the people
now and these people ought to be told in terms which
they cannot mistake that they cannot bring down this
INFAMOUS thing upon the people of Mary land There is
one other thing to which wish to call your attention
What is to be done under present circumstances? Tie
next Wednesday is said you won't vote it is that YOUR
ballot was not to be deposited and that your votes won't
be counted What is your duy My friend who has pre-
ceded me has cautioned you to be calm and staid in all
your movements. Let me second that.
Still as the breeze, but mighty as the storm,
should be the mode in which you should proceed would
caution you to be at the polls very early to wait until
every vote has been counted An effort has been made to
ntmidateyou and keep you away from the polls Those
banners winch carried through
embems OF the awl Were designed to intimdate YOU or
to Keep reemen from asserting their right Are YOU
afraid Of tha Are afraid go to the polls? Are YOU
wiling to surrender your rghp If there is single ind
vdua that is afraid to to the polls Wednesday let
him be known and inscrbe upon his forehead the name
OF Toward Let him be marked and known hereafter as
the man who is afraid to maintain his rights.
would caution you, when you upon the ground TO
be exceedingly cautious and irm-make no demonstra
ton Let it be seen that intend to have your rights
Enter into quarrel with man. but if any man inter
poses between you and rights, assas your per-
fi,,tl r.trIE F,atF, a,
right Applause The right of self defence is right
which no man who has the lineage of American can
surrrnder-for if he does, he is save-it is the last
right which any man can surrender Observe these prn
ctpIesattend to your duties that OCCASION calmly
lnietly and resolutey, men-protect other men in
their rights and be certain that you have your own
Observe those principles, and Thursday morning
will dawn upon glorious day for Baltimore than
has dawned upon the battle Of North Point
You will have achieved victory of which your hdren
will be proud, and which you will have everything to
congratulate only adobe that you do your duty
and don't suffer those of your neighbors fail in doing
theirs (Applause.)
s. Teackle Wallis rose and said:
My fellow citizens only wish that my voice were loud
enough to penera to all portions of this vast assem-
bage; but if it could and could speak in every
ear, am sure it could say nothing him nobler or
better than re-echo the Dronutinps of patriosm
good citizenship which have assembled YOU here thi :
dav. tAppause.) And when look upon this crowd Of
men who are before from all classes and conditions of
honest fe-from all political opinions and all shades of
political ahiaongathered together for the purpose Of
rendering homage to the TRUTH SAY that presence
sell Is an overwhelming comment the slandeT
great has been gotten up for the urtherance
the ends of any political party whatever. AppauseD
say il is testimonial that you honest of this com
munity, who live hy the law and in the light of the law
hav determined here in the of the law toassert and
on the next day Of election by the force of the to main
tain your rights as reemen-to uphold the dignity and
honor Of Republican institutions Applause There are
doubtless persons in this community who are not able
to comprehend how men have any motive for public
action, beyond the qualification Of political ambition or
the earnings of political ucre men who are so cons
tuted as to be unable to comprehend that such
ment can be sincere unless it be dishonest but
think the presence of this assemblage is sufficient
evidence that the dynasty of that class draws near its
end, and is to rule this people longer pplause
When see here assembled in the honest light of the
blessed daybearing banners stained with notices and
inscriptions such brought the blush the cheek of
every decent and insult to the very midnight
which they fouted-no flowers festooned as at
bacchanal orgy-only respectable citizens and true
men around and before me, gathered in the name
of decency and order and public and private right
am proud TO stand here speak the representative
OF this great movement and bid it God specific call on
you 10 come forward and give 1t your honest voices and
honest nhuence-aye, and the help of your right
hands also should rulansm dare assault Applause
The time has arrived at last in this community when
lie has come lie and the truth dares to be the spo en-
truthwhen men shall no longer in official positions be
permitted to denounce falSehood that which you
know of your own knowledge to be true stand not fifty
eet from SINK OF abomInaon pointng to the Criminal
Court where the Prosecuting Officer of the State
to find it his chief duty to construe away in advance
the laws which he is support-into that dwell
ngplace of corruption honest man can enter without
ear, while fIom 1t scarce villain oft eXcep in
triumph. Laughter and applause | stand in the pre.
sence OF people who, knowing these things know what
they have to dread and to hope from the officials
charged with the administration lava people who
know that these officials for the part find their chief
occupation in playing at shuttle cock with their Oblipa
tions each ngng his responsibility upon his brother OF
upon the ground. Laughter When, therefore my
friend, who preceded me, Mr. Steele said that you
the Legislature, that they might give you the
laws that you require, while felt the force of his