The New York herald., 1864-10-10
TIE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND.

/ Our Baltimore Correspondent nee.
BALrIMoRE, Oct. 8, 1854.
T< Nep Constellation Ekrtion-fhe Test Oa Obso,lou; 10
! 0e Peopye-"Marylandns Union 10 Me Core"--To
AQaary Inaryerence al Tia Pous-fhe Municipal Erec
| tion ard Gse Candidates, dc.
We at present In tho heyday or political excite
meu so general politics are concerned touching
the Presidential election, which comes OF in November
next there is but little doubt tina result ia Mary.
land
SLAVERY FOUR YEARS Aoo AsD NOW.
Prior shortly after the outbrsskng Of this civil
there scarcely Maryander. ma,c em .,e.
OF thousand who not proslavery IN sentiment,
and that tue institution OF African slavery
existed should remain unds,urbed Now I can safely
say is hardly one 10 thousand but favors inma
date emancipation, or, in other words, absolute ao,
sonsm Ihe aboli,ionist odious and esteemed
dsgracocul Ia respectable, AMI persons
would have resented IL as an insult being called
an aboiitionist, rather consider the appellaton
respectable all opposed present, to the sys
Of negro slavery In any shape or formexcspting
ths comparatively few slave owners--5nd will do what
can to bot the incubus from our statutes
Tue WV coSsurOIIor--ruy oAras.
There are however, features about tho State
s,ut,on presented for approval reect;on tho
election on the 12 ns which seriously initiate against
the eyes Judgment OF very many. In the first
place OF its provisions deemed Unconstitutional
aoi imperative The oath II prcscrloe3 ana makes
obligatory upon the judges o election TO exact, before
any cast his ballot, looks 70 be, aud Is pro-
nouaccd by Wn scaey, Fsq, Thomas Alexander. Esl.,
many others Of beat lawyers To be an absolute
usurpet0n and wholly unconstitutional. The members
who framed tns instrument unqucstonablv made
mistake By attempting to create organic law before it
The str,rgency aud searching qualities of the oath
ally dsranchises every mtn who has, even ~ WORD or
ded in apy Whatever expressed sympathcs with
those IN rebellion, or given them AID aud comfort past
en.ortar sers cbeotons to this new constitution,
aud viii nc doubt vote agaius. IT, As The law perempo-
At ALL but few f OF toe democrats or southern sym
pa,hsers viii even 80 TO toe polls conssquenty there
coasrtion being ratified The election upon u noids
.wo days the counties aud o1e in the oiiy n the
couutics there nothing ese 10 contest or 70 % voted
- r,fr MUNICIPAL xrEcIiox-rHz cASDrDArrl.
Ipteuso cxcitemen. has bees prevailing for some time
past IA reference municipal election. There sre
wo candidates for tie Mayoraty in the feldJohn Lee
Chapman the present Mayor, and Archibald Stirring,
a. our state Senator-tssides what termed
Chapman and stirling candidates for ne City Council
nie.ats-ars thoroughly loyal ard unconditional UnoS
nco The only real difference between Cnspman and
Stirling is thai the former opposes and the latter az
proves running the city passengers railway cars on
sunday, the running Of which y popular, espeealy
AMONGST the GeTman tnapuan !, NED 70 ne tae rssa
OF pfotese OF Hou Henry Winter Davis, ant isvof.
! ito Of tue Davs wing OF the Custom House, and
soc OF nayis friends AZ Mr.. Davis fotn his ate OPP
noition 10 the administration (he wsie ard Dvis mani
isso SOL has lost caste to considerable extent With
his influence will fall considerably short OF electlng hs
candidate AS the Hon Thos swan, exaayor and many
OF our ha.iest working and most influential citzens arc
In favor OF Chapman, think there Is no doubt q hs re-
election. lie made good officer, and AN tmpfelslh
prevails regarding him, II does with hr lincoln,
that IL IA both and imoitic ~ swap hpfses "a
| tDe middle OF the stream. ,, =
I Iudgo Fond OF the Baltimore City Criminal Court y
sso much spoken oS az candidate, representing tbo
Davis wag Of tne Unicn party lie an esoeienI ecu
\ teman and would mako a G. ood mayor .
pr c. c. Cox, at present surgeon "a mo sFny h4'us
charua OF the Medical Purvcyors Department hssel =
also considerably spoken of - conlfonse stI1Vseo
bot xaan the i.o irsL named and Df Nh-s. y NolOs
hornurb atc President Of the Constitutional tonNeutcn
snd member OF our state Senate Dr. COX ia bisnly
.iacatsi gonteuap full Of talent, and has for Con
eress IN ors Of the Eastern shore dscss ohers nave
bssn named 10 connection with tho Office a. cand
sate- Tnsra viii be vigorous contest for the u.rnnn
Ton which must be almost equal 10 "A eoeton as tho
are likely TO enter The nieat. ~ pfess0
,ndo,tops point TO the extreme likelihood u Nc. SwsDn
being ths nominee. Tho people want 10 reward him fol
his good ser vcos herelofor and unhen6ng patriotism.
1 DIFFICULTY KsoAaDrSa vLsnpss-rns SSW osxaur.
I AND MUNICIPAL at,.ONs
Cuits complication OF difficulties exist With refer.
ence the precise duty Of the city Judges al the ap
preaching election the 18Th inst t d ths regular
day frei by law OF the charter election the state
seotion rasfy reject the new constitution vas nss
l upon tho day II appears the law requires ,ns
ballots Of the state election ahd the cerneates tnS
judges be returned 10 the cork OF tho superior
and thoss OF tie municipal 10 the city Reg stor
therefore ali the candidates wero placed or one
no sucn legal returns could 10 made lne sitctc. s
Ia the Code secms allow OF but one ballot poN ~
prec net which, with two sets of tickets, u.ss. ~
c0atu!qn, The judges, hVylyw, eavs 9se'ssV SN~sN