The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-12
MAYORS MESSAGE

the city of Washington pursuance for Is COO
J men made by the President of the United States.
On the day previous, troops had been safely passed
through the city under the escort OF the police L.
t. afternoon of the same day tsth the regiments from
Massachusetts were expected and provision made by
the police for their reception but they did not arrive and
the Board of Police could ascertain when they would
come although two of the members of the board went in
person to the station of the Philadelphia Railroad Com
Is pany to obtain the necessary information On the
e ing OF e lSth about ten O'Clock, was at my law office
eng aged in the performance of professional business when
IS three memaers of the City Council me with
Is message from Marshal Kane the effect that he had
just learned that the troops about arrive and
~ that he app ehended disturbance. Immediately
&c haStened to the office of the Board of Police gave
J. notice George Nj Gill, Esq Counsellor of the city and
IS myself, got into carriage and drove rapidly the
tamden station, and the Police Commits sioners
n followed without delay. On reaching Camden sta
:, ton we found Marshal Kane in attendance and the
| pniice coming in squads the spot The plan of
the agents of the Railroad Companies that the roos
wSn were TO arrive in the cars at the President street
e station, should in the way conveyed through
the city and be transferred the cfs for at
the Camden street station Accordingly the n"iic W. r "a az
quested by the the be in attendance at the
latter station After considerable delay troops began
toarrive and were transferred under the the
police to the ashngton cars as rapidly as possible
r There was good deal of excitement, AID large and
angry assembled but the transfer was saf efct
ed No one could tell whether troops were expect.
Cd or not At this time an alarm given that a mob
was a"nt TO tear up the rails in advance of the
he Washington road, and Marshal Kane some
of his men to out the road far the Relay House. if
necessary to protect the track Soon afterwards,
when was about to Lave the station, supposng all
danger to be over news brought to Commissioner
DAVIS and myself who were staining together, that
other troops We're left at the President sta.
ton, and that the mob tearing up the track on
fratI street Mr. Davis Immediately to a
body of police to he Pratt street while FASTENED
alone down Pratt towards President street station
oh arriving at the head of Smiths wharf found that
anchors had been piled the track. obstruct it,
and Sergeant McComas and a few policemen who were
WIN MN were not allowed by the mob to remove the
obstruction at once ordered the removed
and my authority not resisted. On approaching
rrat street bridge saw several companies of Massachu
sets troops. who had left the cars moving in column
rapidly towards me. An attack had be
gun, ana the noise and excitement were great. ian
at once to the head of the columnome persons the
crowd shouting as | approached Here the
Nia!or- l. shook hands with the officer in command,
saying as did 50, am theMayor of Baltimore / then
placed myself by his sid and marched with him,
the head of Light wharf doing what could by nv
presence and personal efforts to allay the umut The
mob grew holder, and ths became mo re violent
Various persons killed wounded on both sides
ihe troops had sometime previously begun fire in self
defence and the firing the attack increased in yo
| lence, became more general.
., At last when found that of no use
either IN preventing the contest saving eI The
OF the column, but Immediately after l did Marshal
name with about fifty policemen from the direction of the
camden station rushed to the of the troops forming
line across the street and with drawn check ing
ana Keeping OIL the mob. The movement. which |
myself was perfectly successful, and anty per formed
submit herewith Marshal Kane's account Of the affair
published on the 4th of May last, which substantially
IIs doing bare justice to say that the Board of Police
The Marshal of Police and the und his command
eNerted themselves bravely efficiently, skifuIy and in
good faith to the peace, protect life II pro
per notice had been given Of the arrival of the troops
ofthe number eXpec ed, the outbreak might have been
prevented entirely, and but for the timely Mar
shal Kane with his force as have described
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troops received the best and medical
expense of the city and the bodies care
fully and respectfully returned to their friends The
which witnessed myself and all that have since heard
satisfy that the attack the result of i'm
! pulse and not of premeditated scheme
But the effect citizens was for a time uncon-
troable In the intense excitement which ensneJ
which lasted for many days, and which shared by
men Of all parties and by volunteer soldiers well
citizens it would have been impossible convey
troops from the North through the city without severe
fight aad bloodShed Such occurrence would have |
been fatal to the citv and accordingIv tn nrsvst M
| Rail and tba .
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. were,
with the of the Governor and by my order with
the operation of the Board of Police except Mr. Chas
d Kinks, who was absent from the city partially dlsa-
bled and burned as to prevent the immediate sp-
proach of troops the city but with purpose
y to the Federal Government. This act, the
tive which prompted it, has been reported by the Board
of Police the Legislature of the State approved by
that body and was also Immediately communicated by
in person. to the President of the United
his Cabinet enclose copy of the reporz lie by
the Board of Police to the Legislature the third of
May last On the evening of 10Th of April nor
on of the military of the city called On the
2oth of April your honorable body by unanimous vote
placed at disposal the of defence
of the city, and the banks, tn great patriotism and
unanimity, voluntarily offered to advance the money
Messrs. Columbus ODonnel, Johns Hopkins aud John
Clark who noied b me, in person, of the fact on the
number of citizens, in all the wards volunteered
PnFp9se of Defence b and we're enrolled under the
use arms were partially provided. The Com.
view 81 lie 6b6fdr8f a. fQFGs7 Of the United
the application Of the Governor of the State
prominent citizens and myself ordered that
the troops should not be brought through Baltimore and
they were accordingly transported to Washington by
of Annapolis. 4
- @ = S 80 s hnsi1 rou ". " ,b Ss,h h I'm IN, ,S Ia, IA
their way through the city, and visit upon
Bile vengeance for the acts of the 10th of April. ;
As this danger hadpassed away and the
eitement among citizens had sufficiently sub
u,u' tls @ a,t ne c,''%enS VINO
The peace the city had been preserved and its safety
ana the persons a property o eu & o.. a' pa p5'tes @ pr"
tecteu uhuet VI sieat an, the
intense excitement and WA hoped mat aafs Mrs would
We ao"tu 70 'eurt m tt as na1y @ as So, 10 d ae h prev
Gus cohditioh 10 thlS emu my enorts' anu thoSe o'
the boara were neFoVta ha'sT no'ts vi troops I!uh
the North nave ever since passed te GUY with
OUT moles' toi anu @ wy PopII D.. r " l
push ','dI o,Jeet was t"Ne" ~ '"' DOa'u vi ooe anu
carried i, out @ ny .ne hi iItce; I ~ ,, idi. ha ~
Dpt . c.si' a t ma. ssth 9,i oi 'ne ;i 1 ~ e. =,
our olate. stedt uN 'sioh oi op'nl"n III tEau " "
existed among tne pe9p!e, ano ene events which ~ @ & "c
@ Iu sn1 l 'i, t's @I anu . ~ M ,i 80; r ,h a,tt
aue au III , , Vi NJ tie minus mus VI '1 NJ
ItiTs IN washington, that te poce oIGg o ,e ey W
CnI p,rt va ut,ana1aH on onnar,nriTT, sbariJ ,
ueheral "oEernmeh' whenever d" opportunity s"o"'
occur occur -, -, - ~ e,.,. ~ -. d
s iIi, nsit, @ of H. syise'ce Of yv,,icb and of
o. oL military necessity, ot he IN u r i anu " W
b ae & telu'reu os & ~ h b,e t ;d w. I
holds of tr0ons in M caHtr, noiD nct rnarIs baye
b S,ationd si Ia t @ ." 81 Pc ~ ] mo-
n t @ aons many OF our st,tets' tse ahs Po
vlded 1y e cy Tor It's defence and those left by private
individuals win te authorities Tor sale Keeping the sta
on houses and other property of the city have been
seized; operators in the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph
Office have been displaced and others substituted in tmr
stead; the Marshal OF Police aud Board OF Police
with the exception or myself nave hsen arrested
and are now Imprisoned IN Fort McHepry. one
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the writ of haoeoS corpus mas oeeh susp huen the
police force estaoIished uhier law OF ti7 tAte. mas
| oeen seI ie'ue u! suP0I'eu'n5 .' i! - -,
lawfully control 1t; new police without authority oi
law has been established under the control OF Mashhl
appointed ny the clminandinS Uehera' anu an power 10
hold elections IN the city iS neeh ot 'he present SET
aside by suspendns the functions OF the Board unuer
! which alone elections can lawfully he hstd- |
The grounds taken oy MAYOR "euera DAMS as Ju'''
catiOn for these proceedings, and the position assumed
by the Board of Police respectively will be oand IN the
proclamatons of the General and the protest of the
| Board which enclose.
The hidden depo IS of arms and ammunition referred
to in he proclamation OF June 27th are suppose those
found IN City III " winch wins
of explanation be made The arms insisted IN part
of muskets, which belonged to the Ola poce esapheo
under the administration OF hr Swami, otreVoVes pro-
procured in part for the use OF the police ana IN part oT
the defence OF the CITY lhe BOARD OF foce csiherr
that there should be sultlent NUMBER OF EN-
weapons the entire police force IN case OF an
emergency. There not enough at the CITY Hail Tor
that purpose n allegation been made that
the arms and ammunition belonged
informed that this the except
perhaps as to two muskes which taken by the oIice
rom the hands of the mob The ammunition at the Hall
which was purchased for the defence the city
than was OF this well aware, and
houd have ordered the city had had
anv urner place of Deposit but apprehended that any
attempt at removal at this tim would only lead to
of the officers OF the General oFer
and to untounded rumorS ana suspiclons oT an
of the arms and ammunition belonging 70 tie
and all the arms leIt WIN CITY
saiekeeping, which were placed IN repositories procured
expressly for the purpose, anu no way a
been previously sezef oy the authotiues OF tne Chu
States under ccum -tahces very inorttEh8 10 e Fue
OF the people lhat sohe vi ,.'e d. ls n. 'u 80
were conceaed ABOUT ths oulluiuS Is sum-