The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-10-27
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by a decision of the Attorney General
for that State the above list of registered
voters may yet be reduced still further, at
the option Of the Registrars, who are en-
powered to sit on the 3lst of October and
LIST Of November next for the purpose of
hearing objections to any of the persons
whose names have been recorded as quail
fed, and of erasing such as, measured by
their opinion, do not come up to the loyal
standard.
The Baltimore Gdzette-a journal by
the way, that we can commend conscien-
tiously to those who desire a paper from
the Monumental city, as by all odds the
ablest and best published there-has some
temperate but earnest comments upon the
developments made by the above table.
We believe the Gazette has warrant, in
the character of the people of Baltimore
and OF Maryland, for the opinion that they
will not "submit tamely to the yoke
which it is proposed to fasten on them,
for one hour longer than they are com.
PEELED by q stronger power to bear it."
The suggestion of the Gazette, in conclu-
ding its remarks, that a republican form
of government for Maryland can be re-es-
tablished in Maryland much more easily
and quietly by the party by whom it
has been overthrown than by the eff
forts Of the disfrancbised, should be
needed. The restoration of stolen rights
may be restored promptly by the ruling
power-juStice, wisdom, policy, demand
this-but, whether just and polite coun-
sells prevail with the miscalled "Jnion"
party of Maryland or not, the usurpation
caunot DO long maintained.
Says the Gazette:
In 1860 over thirty thousand persons
voted at the Presidential election in this
city, and larger vote than had been
polled at previous elections. At least
thirty-five thousand people are fairly en-.
titled to exercise the right of suffrage
here at this time. But the body which
sat in Annapolis last winter, end called it.
self the Maryland Legislature, took upon
itself to pass an act for the purpose Of
DISTINGUISHING all citizens who had op.
posed the war policy of the Federal Gov
erument. This measure met the approval
Of the gentleman who has, for four years
past, been drawing the salary of the Co.
vernon of the State. Registrars were APP
pointed to determine who should in the
future be regarded as qualified voters, and
these officials, in many places, assumed
the prerogative Of interrogating citizens as
to their political sympathies and opinions,
and making these the test of their right
to vote. The returns of the Registrars
show that ten thousand aud forty persons
have been graciously permitted to exer-
else the rights Of citizenship in Balti-
more. Less than one-third of our vot-
ing population is henceforth to determine
all the political questions that concern us,
and glance at the lists Of registered vo-
ters will show any one who is familiar
with this city that this privileged ,uinori-
ty does not represent anything like one
third Of the wealth, intelligence and educa-
tion of Baltimore. And this moustrous
system of government was concocted by
men who were constantly aud yociferous-
ly proclaiming their devotion to republic
can institutions. They avowed that it
was the first duty of the President to guar
antee republican form of government to
every State, and that he was, therefore,
justified in making war upon the South,
and III all his measures to bring it to sue
cessful issue, and as far as talking and TAX
ing contracts went the loyal politicians
cnergetically supported him. But they