The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-11

ne Administration lHtF6 hluHlg ldhtu uDutT
its special charge the city of Baltimore. Evil
dences of its paterna care and vigilance every
where meet the eye-from the frowning batteries
of Fort McHenry, once our proud bulwark
against foreign foe. but whose massive ordnance
is now carefully trained and pointed against our
homes and fresdes, and whence 1t is said that
after careful calculation of the science of projec-
tiles, the commander Of The garrison has boosted
that he throw his shells rs far into the city as
the Washington Monument, and round by the en-
campments on Federal Hill, Mount Glare and Pat
terson's Park The presence of the Northern hordes
whom "ferce oppression pours to Southern war,
maness the anxious care of the Government for
the safety of its loyal friends, who represented
as constituting nearly the whole of our popula-
ton, but as being hourly exposed 10 the most i'm
mnent perils from our desperate and blood-thirsty
city authorities, supported only by handful OF
rebels and traitors. Not content with this array
of forces, it is, VIC presume, owing to the highly
Wanted military talent of the Commanding
Lieutenant General Of the army, that second
line is drawn around us, at u few miles distance,
from Annapolis, the Washington Junction, the
IltluJ llOuStS Oi lHC DdlliiuOIc anu OHlO anu on
the Northern Central Railroads, to Havre-de-
Grace, whilst from all of those points, swift COM
municaton by railroads and steamboats, is kept
open with the hives from which has swarmed this
army Of occupation, and where we are daily
warned that tens and hundreds of thousands
more of valiant warriors are already ranged in
serried ranks, and prepared to rush forward to
flah a1p Of 1o1,
exposed and most perlous stations.
One would think that the safety of the good and
loyal Union men of Baltimore has thus been amply
cared for. But this is not enough. Ell this avail
eth nothing, so long as MoRDEcAI, the Jew, is seen
sitting at the Kings gate. The city authorities,
and especially the Board of Police, have incurred
the undying hatred Of Mr.. HENRY WINTER DAVIS,
and of his old friends of the Plug Ugly, Tiger,
Eubolt, and other clubs, of the virtuous and ex-
emplary ex-policemen.of former municipal cleo
tion and Of the whole class of those whose career
of open and unblushing crime and violence was
efi ffsGa Hence iHe communications from our
Baltimore correspondents, " with which the read &.
crs of large and influential portion Of the North
ern press are daily RECALLED, touching the terrible
condition of the UNIoN-lovng people of Baltimore,
and the extraordinary folly and weakness of the
officers of the Government, in not taking absolute
and exclusive military possession and control of
the city, and ''wiping out, in the expressive Ian
guage constantly used, the city authorities and
the diabolical Board OF Police
Tie cause Of this desperate clamor is easy to I'M
derstand. The motive of those who make it are
here well understood. But no candid man
who knows anything of the history of our city
for the last twelve months can fail to be
surprised at the grounds on which these
ncessant appeals to the Administration and its
officers to stretch still further the exercise of lille
gal and unconstitutional power, by laying its
daring hands on what all standard English and
American writers recognize as the sacred pal
ladum of the liberties of people, the sanctiy of
its municipal institutions and privileges are now
almost solely placed. 1t is gravey and solemnly
asserted that no free election can be held in this
city on Thursday next, and that Union men will
not be permitted to vote unless the Board of Police
be first abolished. How far the experience of the
past gives the slightest ground for so reckless and
statement, will appear from the
following retrospect
Since the present police system went into opera
ton, we have had in this city three general cleo
ions. We boldly and deliberately challenge any
Individual to come forward and point out one
Instance in which, at either of them, solitary
ase occurred of legal voter, or of any one
claiming or pretending so TO be, being prevented
y violence, threats or intimidation, or even by
eing hustled or crowded from the polls, from
pproaching the judges, and Offering to vote |
Or any candidate he thought proper Nei-
her of the conduct of the judges, in exer-
lsing their sworn duty Of deciding whether
person Offering to vote actually possessed the |
Notifications required by law, has any we'll |
FUNDED complaint been made. For our readers |
will recolect, that in order to hold the
ldges to just accountability, as well
5 to enable other tribunals to redress a
rong which might be done to a candidate by
lie rejection through an honest error of Judgment
4 the part of a Judge of Election, of legal
ote offered for such candidate, the law provides
at the Judges shall themselves preserve, and be
tabled afterwards to identify, every ballot offered
I'd rejected by them on any grounds whatsoever.
OF single charge has been brought forward
,iore any tribunal of improper conduct by any
lie of the Judges at either of the three last cleo
Ons.
We hazard nothing in asserting, that in the alb
nee of any foreign disturbing element, the cleo
on on Thursday next will be conducted with the
me freedom and impartiality as those to which
nave referred. We have heard some anticipa-
'ns OF disturbance, but they were universally G
unded on the apprehension of lawless miscon- I
lct on the part of the men recently en- ,,
ted here, many of whom are doubtless t
titled to vote, or of improper interference in the
'ction, by their foreign allies and auxiliary
ces. With regard to the former, whatever !
" be their disposition, we believe that the
wer of the law will be sufficient TO repress as t
retofore or punish severely any attempt to re-
W the scenes of fraud and violence, which in
st years so disgraced our city; and we can Il
rcely suppose that however reckless the present !
ADMINISTRATION has shown itself to be, any of its a
GERS will on so sacred day as that of an
ction, allow their men to obtrude their presence
On our citizens, or TO make their appearance at ft
IN our streets. Let every man of them be a
confined at least for that day to the limits =,
=. eNe"ihpnents, and no fears need be enter al
\ &C. VIC snail not have peaceable, duiet, b
perfectly fair election.
70 The nHnh of IA Tery strong spoke was mt of
aldo Emerson at the Music Hall. IL " ralph -
"BostoD," before a distinguished ectured U