The Baltimore County union., 1866-10-27
We take the following from the editorial Cor
IL. 70

We take the following from the editorial cor
respondence of the Philadelphia Press:
IA BALTIMORE, MD., October II, 1866.
Maryland isagain The theatre ofintensea polit-
ical excitement. Here, close to the heart of the
Republic, all pulsations are more sensibly felt
Before the late elections pause was given 10
nearly all business OF an important character
but the triumphant vindication OF the Union
Congress by the people OF the North gave relief
to the suspense. Business men were resuming
their ordinary way when the Ledger despatch
again struck terror to their hearts and put every
thing at sea, The amount of it is, Maryland has
been in state OF quasi-rebellion ever since the
outbreak of 1861 Here the opponents of the
Union party are not merely pperheads--they
are traitors the dividing line is much oredis-
tinctly marked than it is North, and an adverse
election loses all it's ancient characteristics and
becomes, in fact, a dre0otution. as 9Ji'52'7 f''th
/ - For Mary land TO tall into the hands of what
are denomnated % Conservatives" (" would be in
fact to put the Government OF the State into the
hands Of the enemies of both the State and the
United States. Hence force has become an habit
ual element of elections here. 1t is regarded as
question of power by both sides, one determin-
| ed that Maryland must be with the North-the
| other that she must be with the South. In the
settlement of this issue all men north of the line
have great interest, for the moral effect of SUR
| rounding the National Capital with a disloyal
| community cannot but be evil at all times, but
in case OF another war might be disastrous in
! the extreme. sd 39.s3ae en 49 aall- fs 71i (
Baltimore Rebels have been growing more DEM
onstrative under the fostering care ofthe Admins
istration. Loyal soldiers have been turned out
of the Custom House, Postoffice and revenue of
| fees to make way for swell-known Rebels. The
| Governor of the State, Thomas Swami, one OF
/ Al ~ eIo ohoII urhn rcpd
| the Union movement in the beginning-the eman-
cpation movement also until it was fat acconapli,
has, like the President, returned to his old pas
| lures. He was formerly Mayor ofBaltimore, and
signalized his career by re-electing himself
| by majority exceeding the entire vote of the
city. He was known as the King Plug, and bis
public career has been chiefly. characterized by
organizing gangs of ruffians and armng them
on election day to exclude bis opponents by force
from the polls. He seeks alliance with. the low
est and most depraved class of people, and re
minds one OF those Legitimist Jacobins who
crept into the French Directory in 1897 to de
stroy republican government by making 1t obi
Gus, and lead in the restoration OF the Bourbons
as godsend from anarchy. a3s ga saoi3g
| This Governor deceived some good people into
This support, and obtained Administration hell
through Blair against Winter Davis. He wa;
the first and greatest beneficiary OF the Registry
law enacted by the loyal Legislature to protec
the ballot-box from Rebel votes lie is IN the
johnson conspiracy and is the instrument select
ed to furnish excuse for the military occupation
of Maryland and the District before the lst De
cember next. He has entered into direct bar
gain with the Rebels who were excluded by th'
Registry law, that lie would appoint Registers
who would enroll their names as voters IT they
would elect men to send him to the United States
Senate in place of Creswell, This is against al
existing statue Of the State, which is districted
and entities the Eastern Shore to the United
Stat Senator. He has not carried with him ma
NY Union men, but relies almost exclusively up
on the reasonable opposition, The late munci
pal election was disappointment to him, mas
much as he hoped to poll his newly-registere(
Rebels against the loyal Mayor Chapman. A!
an instance OF bis unscrupulous administration
be asked the Attorney General ofthe State, Hon
I Alexander Randall, one of the chief lawyers o
Maryland, and son-in-law of VIM. Writ for al
,opinion regarding the Registry law at the lat
municipal election. Mr.. Randall gave his opin
ion on the 25th of September two weeks beior
the election, adverse to the Governors wishes
and in accordance with the views of lawyers. law
abiding and loyal men. The Governor baggeC
this opinion, and tried to prevent its coming t
Hight The Union Executive Committee got wine
of it, sent men in q carriage to Annapolis the Sun
day before the election, and produced the ruling
opinion of the law officer of the State time enough
for the Judges of the Election to act upon. Th
consequence was ruling out Of the newly regis
tered Rebels, and triumphant reelection of tn
loyal Radical Mayor and City Council. Now tn
Rebels propose to get the Governor TO remov
I the Police Commissioners, who appoint theJudg
es Of Election These Police Commissioners ar
elected by the Legislature that was elected OF
the same ticket with Governor Swami, as also 3.
previous loyal Legislature. They appointe'
the Judges Of Election at the Governors an
Presidential elections and appointed all loya
men They have continued the most of thes
Z Judges. supplying the places Of those who hay
resigned with others as loyal. These Commis
sioners have not changed their coats, alhoug
Governor Swami has. There is clause in tn
, law which says they may be removed oy the leg
islatnre, or by the Governor during the recess
+ for 8 Official misconduct.n They have been guil
ty OF no official misconduct, but thereis no wa
to secure two johnson Representatives and
:. johnson Senator from Maryland unless they al
. kremoved., Stewart and John L. Thomas will b
D elected If these loyal Commissioners aud loys
: Judges of Election remain in Office. so the Coy
ernor, backed by President Johnson, proposes
Iremove these Commissioners under this doubtft
!. clause of the law. IF the Commissioners hay
= heen guilty OF g official misconduct they are III
Ible to removal but official misconduct 2 (
90 mispfsSioNp Ii q technical offence, determinab
4 Eby legal process. The Legislature itself woul
remove guilty official only safter trial as "A
Grand Inquest Of the State and it certain
: never intended to confer on the Governor pov
or 1t did not possess itself, to remove without Il
II This SVonId he 10 subject indenendent Of