Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-03
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teresJ. The meeting was attended By Messrz. ". II.
Purnell, 7. Il. Mules. Il. NJ. Proud, VIM. Price, 4.
H. Price, Samuel NJ. Evans L. BIumenbarg, }. Y. j..
! Eindlay, VI Thomson, W. Kmbai j. T. Thomas,
Jr, and J. NJ Frazier The full strength of the body
Mr.. PUrneD stated the object Of the meeting to be
tho couveuing of the State Central Committee to
provide for the call Of the State Convention and,
after an interchange Of views, Hr Pulren was au-
thorizcd to call the body together whenever in his
judgment, It might be necessary
After certain preliminary business had been at
tended to- the following resolutions were offered by
| Mr.. EindIay. and seconded by Mr.. Price:
Rc5olGed, The seEse of he Conittce, That We are
now rs heretofore, ardenv attached 10 the union Of
! sle states, under tho Constitution of the United
States that we deny the right Of any State 0secede
and hod that all attempts az secession are nail and
void, hat n the States are now States of the Union
as before the rebellion, and We deny the power of
the bGrcra Government, under tho Constitution, to
exclude State from the Union or to govern it as
- Resoloed, That under the Constitution of the
.ntted States Is reserved to the several States the
right to prescribe he qualifications of electors there
in and taat it would be subversive of the principles
OF our Government for Congress to force universal
suffrage upon any portion of the country in oDposi-
tion to the known wishes of the citizens thereof
| d, 1les0t0eG, As q consequence of these principles
thatFe cordially endorse the restoration policy Of
IEgS'aent Johnson as wise patriotic constitutional
! and IN harmony with the loyal sentment and pur-
pose OF the peope in the suppression Of the rebellion
%lth the llattorm upon which he was elected. with
the declared policy of the late President Lincoln and
the action Of Congress, in its pledges given during
Resotved, That believing that Governor Swami is
IN tu accord wi the above platform of principles
We pledge hm our hearty support, and feel satisfied
that vast majority Of the conservative people of
| Maryland viii sustain his conservative admnstra-
The vote upon these resolutions stood as follows.
49, ! 1eas-AaESrs.. - Ihomas Mules, Biumenbcrg, Price
Wm Price. Frazier. Findlay and Purnen
| ESeya-Hessrs. Evans. Thomas, Proud and Kim
Hon. John L. Thomas offered the following reso-
| lutiops:
ResoL0ed That the Union party of Maryland re-
tOslIn tlat u Is essentially necessary for the pro-
ttci9h .l the ChIen men OF the state that the pres
ent Registry law should he maintained in its iateg-
rty and !S passed by the Legislature of Maryland
Will resist and oppose either its repeal or any
| modification thereof.
ResotueG, That this committee do endorse he plan
Of reconstruction submitted by the Committee Of
fLIteen TO the Congress Of the United States.
! On this tho vote was:
| feas-Messrs. Evans, Tholu2s, Proud and KimbaII
4.
- Nays-Messrs, Thomson, Bllmenburg. L. H. Price,
| W H. fflce, Mules, frazier, Findlay aud Purnel-8
The following ngresoutions offered by 3r. Mules were
adopted two three only voting in the negative the
| ayes and nays not being taken:
| Hderega, 1t is the opinion of the Executive Com
| mlttee OF the State Central Committee that the in
PRODUCTION otnegro suffrage st this time into the State
o. Maryland would be revolving to our people cspe-
claly our mechanical and working classes by the IN
uQQnc2n OF tho negro to all rights social civil and
political, thus bringing him into recognized cOneti-
ton with the white race-invaGng the workshop Of
the mechanic as well rs other avenues Of abor and
INDUSTRY, ny an unnatural and forced amalgamation
! OF the two races; and
| Where1s, Combinations arc now forming looking
70 tnis result and it is proper that the clearest
10 this cardinal issue; and
HhereGs is our belief that with the principle of
negro suffrage conceded, with two hundred thousand
negroes already within our borders being third Of
| the aggregate population of the whole State the
stimulus thus held out for q speedy increase by i'm
migration from other States would give to the
negro the governmental power within our limits sub
JectnG the people Of theState of Maryland to the die
| tatlon and control Ofthe negro race; and,
| Whereas, Those who have the means may flee from
| the results which such q system imposes while the
poor man, having no means OF reliance eyceut the
labor Of his hands would be compoIied to sT%mit
without remedy 10 the degradation thus sought to
| be imposed: aud,
| Whereos, We are satisfied that an overwhelming
majority OF the unconditional Union men of the city
OF Baltimore, well as the State ut large are oT,-
posed to negro suffrage and negro equality and the
ueETa92ioh OF our mechanical and industrial classes
and viii not suffer themselves to be led by those who
Ee e1ueaEorlnG 10 introduce TINS repugnant feature
INTO the platform Of the Unconditional Union yarty
-, BE a itesonea, That we earnestly recommend to
the people OF the state to for no candidate in
the approaching fall elections who SHALL under any
clrcuElajaAe2s: advocate negro suffrage and negro
equality, within the limits Of the State of Maryg11
| OF iraternize with those who do.
, hcsoSUet, That the unconditional Union men in
e ohercnt wards OF the city be earnestly requested
TO Cooperate IN forming organizations with q view
to protect the safety and integrity of the Union
party against the efforts that being made to
I
SUBJECT him to the control Of the negro race which
m tho eyent OF apre?onderance Of negro with
! Will be certain to follow.
Alter the transaction Of soma further business of
| no general interest The committee adjourned.
| POLICE WoEE FOE APRrL.--The report Of the ar
rests made by the police department for the past
month as compiled by Mir. Thomas, clerk in the Office
| OF Marshal Carmichael shows the total number to
have been ) Of whom 80 were committed for trial
| 81 committed fnr b,iIoJ go
baled to keep tho peace, and $40 committed in de-
iault OF bail 54 Of the arrests were made for ntoxi
caon E6l Tor breach of the peace 12 for breach of
ordinances % for assault and battery A for larceny
Al Yagrants, y for abusing y for fast driving u for
fighting in the street, l6 for robbery for assault
with intent to kill for assauItios and stabbing.
for desecratng the Sabbath On the charge of bene
suspicious characters. for false pretences for riot
ing, for assauting and stabbing, for gambling on
the Sabbath, for threatening to KILL each for ar
son. fornlcatOn and bastardy, murder and selling Ii
quor on Sunday; and each for assault on officers
fraud interfering with officers and passing counter
felt money. The total number of dodgers during the
month was l69, of whom Sll were white males l33
white females l5 colored males and % colored fe-
| males.
| TRE STEAMSHIP SoMERsET.--Letters from Captain
Rafio, and other officers of this fine steamer have
been received at the Office Of the auditory of the B.
o. H. X. Co. stating that she arrived at Liverpool on
| the morning of the 10th of April making the run
from the Capes of the Chesapeake in y DAYS and II
hours. The weather fine during the VOYAGE with
the exception Of two or three days very heavy
weather, during which the ship behaved most gal
Iantiy-the machinery working to admiration-and
arrived at port in perfect condition The passengers
express great satisfaction with the vessel in all ro-
speCt5.
The Somerset bore tn first Government mails ever
dispatched to Europe direct from Baltimore and it is
highly gratifying to learn that her advices were the
very laestreceived from this continent The steamer
City of Washington, Of the New York Line, which
sailed from New York on the same day the Somerset
left Baltimore. had not arrived at Liverpool.
A MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE-AIeyander
Webb, young man aged about 25 years. living with
his mother on Stirling street. committed suicide yes
terday morning about 3 o'clock. The weapon used
was single barrel pistol with which he shot him
self in the 10 # breast the heart causing death
IN short time after the oommittal of the rash act
He Was seen sometime before his death to make two
suss from an iron spOon and stated that he was 60
ing to shoot cat. 1t is also stated that he cut a
roun hole in his undershirt, Immediately over his
heart. The deceased wrote letter previous to end
ing bis existence in which he stated that after hav
ing served four years in the United States army he
was unable to obtain respectable employment, and
could not live and his mother want therefore pre-
ferred to die" Coroner Brewer was notified and
suullhoneu jury OIL inquest, who rendered verdict
that the deceased came to his death from his own
hands"
ACCIDENTAL ExPLosIoN.-At Mr. Bucks junk and
commission warehouse, No. 100 Light street wharf,
as three young men, viz: 7. a. Buck Thomas Sanks
and James Buck were engaged in breaking up shell
supposed to be dry, it exploded, making report
equal to small cannon, and attracting in very
short time, crowd of wondering ones all anxious to
learn the cause Of the noise. piece Of the shell
struck within foot of t.. head of T. A. Buck
soaring the wall severely another piece containing
marlinspike passed through coal scuttle and the
remainder disappeared totally. The young man
Thomas Sanks, who was welding the sledge. was
turned completely round. but otherwise than slight
scare, with the Others escaped injury.
APPOINTMENT or STATE DGRECroRs--The Board of
Public Works, at meeting held at their office in this
city yesterday appointed the following directors to
represent the State in the several railroads named
Baltimore j 0hio.-Nm. keyser. +. Latrobo Gen.
E. Shriyer. Col. W. II. Purnell, DR.. w. W. Watkins,
Isaac Deiord. Col Edw. Wilkins, eI-Goy. A. w.
Bradford. Samuel Wilhelm and John K Calwell
Maryland Il Dolaware-Wm. Z. Massey, D. Kerr.
Jr., Wm. II. Smith.
Eastern Shore,-Col. VIM. Leonard, VIM Purnell.
Samuel A. Graham.
Annapolis Elkridge.-Chipman Howard. Frank
II. Stockett and Wm. H. Tuck
APPOINTMENT OF PHYsICIAHs.-The following
young men, recently graduated from tbe MoryIard