The New York herald., 1864-10-13
announcing h desire 70 the people Of that they
should adopt the free constitution.
BALrlnoRB, 0ct. 10, 1854.

BAlnnoas. oes. 10, 1854
mD oUHmNAroRIAL CANDIDATE
wrote you letter on the 9Th inss giving - nearly ~
COULD the political status Of affairs they then existed
In that letter your printer compostor made quite
mistake BY mixing up paragraph Or part thereof hav-
Ing reference 10 gubsrnatoral matters with another a
ludng TO the mayoray Of our city, or municipal Affairs
Ths intelligent reader Of course, In this vicinity would
Al the seeming MISTAKE The Of Hon.
Thomas Swami, Judge Bond and Hon. Chas. 7. Colds
boursh and DR.. G. C. Cox whom spoke Of ~ prominent
candidates for Governor, accidentally put In such
position 70 mako appear they asprants the
Mayoralty Of Baltimore
These gentlemen all prominently spoken Or at pre-
sent a. asprants for the gubernaoral chair Thus far
In the canvass il would scem and is indeed the act that
Mr. Swami, our former Mayor, and we'll known President
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 10 the foreground
with chances for the nomination decidedly In his favor
Much however, depend upon the result Of the cleo
ton which takes place tomorrow. Should the Henry
Winter Davis wing OF the Union party be succeesfui
may put different phase matters But on the other
hand, that faction be defeated--a contingency now
quite possibe-then what are termed tho straghtout,
unconditional Unonsts, Of eventual success
who advocate the claims Of Dr. O. Cox belief
OF bis compromise abilities, believing him able 10
the conservatives Judge Bond s ardent Davis man,
and Mr. Davis his devoted friend They ALL 30 far
approved loyalty s concerned thoroughly sound, and
either OF thcm would mako good Governor. am still
Of tho opinion, however, and such appears TO be the
general sentiment that Mr. Swami will sweep everything
before him. He made the best mayor Baltimore ever
had-has left lasting monuments the shape OF internal
improvements and wholesome reforms erected to his
praise, and having once done wc.the belief IT, with
large sphere, he can and will do better. Without par
TALLY or desire 10 advance the efforts and hopes OF
Scou Or prophssy Mr. SWAMI p%' IL ali human prdps
biiity will come out winner
THE ELECTION TO MORROW.
" thA anna in tvnn NJ lat.
ter the telegraph will have Informed Of the result OF
the election in this city to There intense
citement the subject As doctors said to dis
agree 10 have our most astute lawyers upon the legality
and constitu.ionay Of the vote It 10 proposed 10 be
win be required TO take the prescribed OATH and il he
fuses to do his vote will be refused learn that the
and all others opposed constitution have de.
termined TO present themselves and Offer TO vote. II
are Ssy II s
them indicted before the Grand Jury, and punished by
noe and imprisonment This. however, may prove
times, and u this latitude. 's as the members Ssss
o. the Grand Jury are now and likely TO be, thorough
them, too, favorable to or congerisl In sentiment
with the very judges thus attempted be punished and
secessionisis, who might desire to have these same
judges Indicted. Then again they may-doubtess will
keep in cautious remembrance the fact that martial Law
prevails that General Wallace commands, ana Colonel
Wooley Provost Marshal, executes Whilst, therefore,
smpus 10 vent nss spleen s 90 pSor udgs
the shortest notice 10 prison and beyond the reach Of the
habeas corpus is to talk, bat dicut TO be Ede.
pendent and execute ones wishes when half million OF
bayonets are bristlng before u.s. Better do as Ross
scotts coon did-cave In and como down.
The legal advice given by Hon. Rsverdy Johnson. that
take the oath regarding il not binding because
Of its unconstitutionay will cruise, doubt not, many
feat the new constitution Hcb. Thomas AIexsndcr's
opinion ID likewise calculated TO emboden those who
he
y profound legal opinion ! must concede Is against
ahe legality Of the instrument put forth by the late
Constitutional Convention ratification aud this with
other considerations, may It's defeat, though I
think votes enough n its favor will be cast TO secure ~
ratification. st
TIE MUNICIPAL HIHCIloN.
think you may calculate Win certainty upon Mr.
Chapman's election 10 the Mayoralty, though Mr. eter
hng-n all respects true Lrion man. ultra even, and
Possessed OF admirable quail ruu him close
". makes but little dl6YSdSa 6hb bAatS-they are
b0kh sound and VIII mako good executive officers. As
have said BEFORE the only difference s Sterling favors
the running Of the city passenger railway cars Sunday
while Mr.. Chapman opposes 10. The vote OF both the
city and State viii DO small As tho election holds two
days the countless II will be days before the
turns come In. IT, however, Baltimore gives ak
thousand majority for the constitution III will be ratified