The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-18

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~ rs rcsisted officer getting the worst or the ar
Far Finally, Parker was taken to the station-house,
rhera he was committed for trial.
Tndee Bond stated that the officer had right to arrest
Parker in this country man is allowed TO have
his opinions The officer had no power to interfere with
any matter what his opinions are, and to do
he must take the consequences. Parker did nothing
wroug-he violated law, and Of the officer had
no power to arrest him II man dares an officer to ar
him. it don't give that officer power do because
he violates no law. If officer is insulted by man
without violating the law the officer can do nothing
law. Judgment, not guilty.
Such was the case in which it has been declared
that the police had no right to make an arrest,
and that the arrested party was justified in resist
ing the officer. Surely it will not require second
thought to convince any one that, if Judge BoNDs
ruling was not utterly preposterous, then it is
hopeless to expect the police ever to prevent
riot The only thing they can do l. to let it get
fairly under way and then beat it down as they
best may. On the occasion in question there was
collected together large multitude which was
known to be divided by the most hostile political
feelings. Apart from this there were numbers
present who, remembering with the pitterest in
dignation the brutal reign of the clubs had never
ceased TO be thankful for the organization of the
present police force. These people knew that
the most vigorous efforts had been made here
10 have the Police Board superseded by the
commander of the Federal troors, and they felt
that at any moment this outrage might he per-
petrated, and Baltimore be again placed at
the mercy Of the ruffans who once ruled it. They
could not therefore but regard the presence of the
soldiers in our streets with mistrust and anger and
they were in no mood to be isered by those who
| were so strenuously endeaYoring to use these
strange troops in order to place the Plug giles
again in the ascendant. ANY man of common
sense must have felt that it was not the time when
those who riotously disposed could obtrude
| their opinions in the most offensive way upon the
the people who had gathered in the streets, with
! out danger of a serious breach of the peace
Hooting at and groaning the police, under the
circumstances detailed above, was as direct an in
element to a disturbance as can readily be
imagined, and if the officers not authorized
to check it at once, then the force might as well
| be disbanded. The appointment of few detec-
tives to report the names of the offenders to the
Grand Jury after outrages have been perpetrated
would, according to Judge BoNDs notions be the
proper means of preventing riot and disorder,
although, as this is 'free country it may even
be doubted whether it would be lawful to punish
men for fighting for, as well as expressing their
opinions. When Judge BoND has occasion to re-
cur to this subject, he ought to let the police
know whether they still retain the privileges of
private citizens, and may iustiGably cowhide their
assailants.