The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-21


1t is a bad sign for q man to have more THAI
one name. Honest people rarely have any us
for aliases. The American Party in this State ap
pears to stand in need Of several. 1t met in Con
vention, in this city, day or two ago, and fol
while seemed 10 be in doubt as to which of it.
various designations it should make use of on tn,
occasion. Allegheny county was represented by
two sets of delegates-one set claiming admission
to a "Union CONSTITUTIONAL Convention, thu
other asking TO be shown to seats in a ''Unior
"Opposition' Convention. This city sent two
delegations-the one deriving its credentials from
the american City" Convention, which met at
Temperance Temple-the other from the t'Union
CONSTITUTIONAL meeting, which was held last
week at Carroll Hall. Finally, the question was
referred to Committee on Credentials-it should
have been q Committee on Nomenclature-te find
out and report what manner of Convention and of
what party the assemblage might be; and "Union
"C0nsttutonaP' being the newer name-not by
any means to be COMPOUNDED with constitutional
'Unioa," the name of a party which was
started in Washington few years ago, and which
fell through-that designation was adopted -
About the real character of the Convention,
however, there can be no mistake-what-
ever may be the difficulty about names.
1t was held in pursuance of call issued by the
"members of the General Assembly of Maryland,
'of the American Party" and all the delegates
We believe, have heretofore been known as belong
ing to that political household. Our worthy
Mayor, Mr.. SWAIN, was Herewith two sets of
Il,
CHAyFRAU, on a benefit night, at the Holiday
Street Theatre Mr.. SWAMI appeared in "yariety
''of characters" ''He was there" he told the
Convention 'as the representative of the Ameri
''can Party, as also Of the Wing" He was there
too, it would seem, in his official capacity, as he
stated later that he stood there as the representa-
Give of Baltimore cty''-f'her DISTINGUISHED repre-
Sentative" it was true-"robbed of por-
"tion Of his functions One reporter makes
him add that Though stripped of portion of his
power he stood there, Notwithstanding, in his
''natve proportions, and he hoped to be respected
'torlt." What are Mr.. SwANN's ''natve proper
'uons' we really do not know-probably, how
ever, something on the Gigantic order, from the
respect with which he desires them to be treated
own "past history''-for, like States and nations,
Mr.. SWAMI has ''history''--one, too of which
he is justly proud and socitous al should be
doing injustice" he said, 'tto my past history,
If, when body Of respectable gentlemen, dele
''gaes from the American Party, presented
themselves at the doors of this Convention,
land asked TO he admitted to fight the common
nd Of Ilo n
Opposition, We're TO refuse to give my assent
''to their being admitted" Mr.. SWAMI did no
such wrong TO his ''pas hstory"-he did not
withhold his ''assert'-and the respectable gen.
''tlemen' were admitted Being in the historical
vein, Mr.. SWAMI next took occasion to tell
what he has been doing during the past three years
since, IN fact, he has been Mayor of this CITY.
As the public is pretty well aware of what he has
not been doing during that period, perhaps the
information which he imparts as to his struggles
and jab9rs, will not be unwecome. GFor
the past three years Tho says--sI have
been working necessarily against the Democra-
''cy.' Il have been struggling against the party
which has made our government a laughing
stock abrcad'-the government of Baltimore
a
nome and abroad. 'T have been fighting for
three years against that corrupt party" And he
means, like the Guards at Waterloo, to be Cup
and at en- again. ayes, | will meet them at
fhllppl." Ominous wordsi 1t is in these words,
or something like them, that the Ghost in
o"''"s Cesar addresses BRUTUs in his tent
The sense in which Mr.. SWAMI used them we pre-
sumo TO have been a me;aphorical one-unless we
suppose that Mr. SWAMI IS sensible of the fact that
!" PoSinon and reputation, as well as in official
power he Is but the ghost OF his former SELF 1t is
sf"'iJlhg TO know that the victory which he ex-
Pec's 10 achieve at Philippi is 10 be purely
noodles one. ''Not by violence"-he says
Iof am law-abiding citizen" As every tri-
un'ph winch Mr.. SWAMI has ever gained has been
y Nloence 1t is something to know, from his
own lpJ, that he means TO discard the nse of such
agencies in the future. Perhans q safer 70
nance VIII be upon the power and disposition Of
'ne romeo Commissioners TO render violence i'm
Pt"cucapie Mr.. SwANN's assurance that he him
sell Is law-abiding man, sounds almost Iudicrous
"eSiue MS express declaration that he "cares moth
iiS ABOUT tile Legislature or their acts" A man
VINO cares nothing for an act of the LEGISLATURE
can hardly claim TO be Il law-abiding man Rut
'"ough mus deficient in reverence for the Lecisa-
'"e' II appears that Mr.. SWAMI abounds in respect
lor Tue Court of Appeals. Thus he tells u.s.:
" hea the Police Commissioners this day demand
ga OF me the police force and police property Of
the city, said-there it is, srs, take it; the
highest tribunal of the State has decided that it is
yours. | can take no step to interfere with the
proper operation of law This was my answer u
Although Mr.. SWAMI appears to take un
necessary credit to himself for obeying the man
date of the Court of Appeals, and even indulges
IN the expression of his conviction that "a day O
''retribution win conceive are unwill
ing, therefore, to believe that when b,
avowed his contempt for the Iegisla
tire and its acts he really meant what h
said. We are quite sure lie did not He wa
''excted" when he said it He admits that h
was 'excited." 81 speak excitedly on the sub
eject" he says. at is because feel So" How
he came TO "feel so'' he does not explain-nor-a
he pr ofesses Indifference upon the subject of tn
Police law, and the loss of his functions is i
easy to conjecture Still, TO the effect of tina
excited mood, however occasioned or produced
it were charitable to ascribe, as we willingly do
not part only but the whole of His Honor's alb
snrdly incoherent and supremacy foolish speech