New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-18

police by order of the Police Boardthe Secession flag
being now very literally displayed over Secession re-
cruitng offices in the city, while the provisions OF .ne
Police law, fortunately for our defense, again lIem
no obstacle in the way. During these events, " VIII
be remembered the military forces Of the Whole o'e
arming and focking to Baltimore nnoer ano "a
ders Of this Police Board and Ponce $780, anb
most especially in response to the teegrapnlc
of Marshal Kane TO Bradley 4. Johnson, now 20 "o
Southern ayv requesting the assistance OF fihsmeh
from Virginia "that fresh hordes would DC uow I
upon us tomorrow" &c. Inns alsPasSn, ensaIIHH
ignored BY the Commissioners In lneI is. a.. IN
| nv the Mavor In his message, and IN TACT py all
tSe;r sv,nn9,bizers and apologists Is nevertheless
| fact ga SIGNIFICANT and full OF meaning as any
event of that period, and In relation 10 IL we
would simply inquire wna, pro " V;r0;,;o or &C
pv other State 10 be used to suppress not espectdHy
;er he riot as orer. 1t was also early IN the pro-
gess of these events that the Mayor and board OF 70
Ece inves j. X. Trimble, now we are informed in the
Southern army with military authority and bis mill
tory orders No l. q &C., now figure conspicuously in
he public press brief reference TO the orders seued
by him under the authority OF the Police Board, VIII
Enthusiastically define the relation Of these Commission
ers to the Federal Government For instance, Order
No l. April 2l 1861, ttco days after the riots "Wm.
H. Norrs Robert NJ. McLane, Benjamin c. Freshman,
Charles Wetbered, f. Louis Lowe Frederick Harrison,
and Grafton ID. Spurrier, are appointed aids to the
commander Of the Volunteer Ununiformed Associa-
ton any order given by them will be duly respect
ell. j. X. Trimble, commanding" Orders No. 2;
ton will report their names and the number
Of men under their command at the office Of the Com
iniSsiOners Of P0isce' BY order No. y Col. +. j.
Thomas since killed at Manassas fighting in defense
of our beloved city, from his military experience
il we'll calculated to supply the present deficiency OF
officers of the STALL and lie is appointed AdJntant.e-
eral OF the forces under my command, d; IL. lfim6e
commanding. On April the Goth, 1t is ordered by the
Msyor and Board of Police that no provisions OF any
kind be transferred to any place until further orders,
and the execution of this order Is entrusted TO D. IL
! Irimble. The Ericsson steamers for Phadelpha,
aud that, too, with mds and passengers, on hpphca
ton TO the Board of Police, refused permission TO
leave for prudential reasons. The Bremen ship Adj
! miral with an assorted cargo of tobacco &C., which
cleared on the I'D, prohibited from leaving the
| wharf, the Police having taken charge OF the SNIP
Then we have tine following announcement; " hercpy,
bv authority of the Mayor and Board of Police direct
that no steamboat shall leave the harbor without ny
permission. j. X. Trimble' What comment could
add force nearing TO these ndispuaDle facts OF re-
cord During the rapid progress Of such wholly IN
constitutional proceedings OF the Mayor aud Board OF
Police we are informed by the press that two suspi-
cOus characters made their appearance and are taken
up as spies, and detained at the Marsbals oice they
are supposed TO belong to the sachusetts regiment
| Capt Scott Of the Maryland Guards arrested last
night at Brnums Hotel one Sergt Schwartzer recruit
ing officer at Fort Mcienry, OIL suspicion oil beng
spy; he was committed" This very brief statement
OF events brings us to Wednesday the 9th of April,
the day of election No the election returns
| made public, than sudden change comes over the
whole aspect OF affairs panic Is visible IN the ranks
of the partv and at Mai. Tmble bis aids, and
his military orders violating every principle of civil
law under the authority of the Board, now rapidly
disappear from public view His unlawful restrie-
" the supply Of provisions being found TO be
ample" TIE police law is now restored to
life and again becomes the sole guide of Official action
Every provision must now be sacrecly observed &c.
Ueciay from any, the least uiraction by the General
Government. II now becomes necessary for the Com
missoners by public declaration Of April -, TO in
form the people that the sole object OF the Board IN
all they had DONE was protect the lives and property
of the people OF Baltimore. This was the special pur-
pose for which the Board was created, &c. viewing
this declaration in connection With the events OF the
week il is somewhat surprising TO the number OF
Secession soldiers and officers who coopera,ed with
them in their patriotic efforts. We know OF no mon, IN
the least suspected of attachment to the Federal Gov
eInment who shared their confidence; on The contrary
some such regarded and detained spies, others
had warning 10 flee the city and this fact boldly
published in their press Ii was IN view OF these
| facts too, that they say in the same declaration
that the Board have Teen governed by no
| political views" Ii is in the face OF this
record that our Committee on Federal Relations have
become nervousy alarmed for the fate OF civil lib
erty, and are DESPERATELY struggling to cave II by
| awakening sympathy for the very men who were the
first violate it, and TO place the citizens OF Baltimore
under the military orders of Major Irimbe and his
aids. Ii will take more than few short weeks 10
craze these facts from reeOection but, apprec-
ting as we do the efforts of Committee, covering,
as informed seventy-ve pages OF ioolscap, we
are happy 10 recall their recollection that part Of the
declaration of the 2Sth Of April, which il full OF
comfort to the Commissioners themselves in teir
fnement and ont TO be less their friends, and
which is 20 orciby expressed In their words viz:
that the Board are entirely satsied that their posi-
Ton as UHderStood anu GlPrec1Gtd 6g ne u -1eI"l
great majority Of the thinking and order-lo7ing peo-
| PIE OF Baltimore"