The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-11-02
THE RADICAL REBELLION IN ma.
RNNaAND.

THE RADICAL REBELLION IN ma.
RYH.AND.
The Police Commissioners for the city
of Baltimore are appointed by the Leg
islature of Maryland, and are remova-
ble by the same authority, and when
the Legislature is not in session, the
Governor may remove them and ap-
point others in their stead. 1t appears
that the present board of Police Com
luissioners, in exercising the functions
of their office, have been guilty of de-
Iibcratc and wilful malfeasance, having
in the appointment of judges Of cleo
tion in the city of Baltimore (which is
one Of their duties) exhibited the mean
est partizanship, and selected the vilest
andbasest creatures to sit in judgment
upon the rights of the freemen Of Bal
timore. The evidence in regard to the
character of these judges of election,
produced before Gov. Swami, shows
them to be thieves and murderers and
Villains Of lowest degree, men unfit to
be tolerated in any civilized commu-
nifty, much less to be made judges Of
the most sacred privileges inherent in
American citizens. Well, because Gov.
Swami has taken steps to inquire into
the character of these men, with a view
to remove the Police Commissioners
for appointing such scoundrels to office,
John w. FOrDey, the Baltimore amer
ic0R, and the Radical leaders generally,
hare organized an armed conspiracy to
resist the Governor, should he see fit to
Oust the Police Commissioners. These
Radical rebels are determined to sus-
tain the men who appoint murderers
and keepers of houses of iIl-fame as
Judges of elections, even if blood must
be shed to do it. Of course, Forney
aud the editors of the AD1ericon, and
such cowardly miscreants, don't mean
10 shed any of their precious blood, but
they yarestriving to work up the passions
of their blindedand reckless followersso
as to retain by force their ill-go ten pow
er in the city of Baltimore. What do
Pennsylvania Republicans, who still
have some sense Of decency left, think
of such outrageous and revolutionary
proceedings? Do they endorse Forney
and the rest of the Radical Rebels
Let them read the following, which is
a part Of the testimony taken before
Gov. Swami, in regard to the judges Of
election appointed by the Police Com
missioners, and then let them say
whether they are willing that a war
shall be inaugurated to sustain such as
sassins, murderers and whore-mongers:
William J. Smith, swOrn-Residea at
No. l62 South Ann street; live in the
Second ward; know all the Judges Of
the last election in that ward; know
VIM. Divers. judge of the fourth pre-
CinCt; he lives on the CauSeWay with
his mother, who keeps a bawdy house;
know VIM. Lynch, another Judge; he
was tried for killing a man; know Jos.
Bush, another; he left the city during
the war for stripping soldiers; | mean
he would take their uniforms off, dress
them in citizens clothes, and put them
in rs substitutes; know Geo. W. Brady
Judge of the second precinct Third
Ward: | arrested him some years ago
for the murder Of Hugh Morgan at
Lower Canton; VIM. Richard. on was
appointed in the Third Ward; he was
tried for killing a man in the Criminal
Court, and recently killed Benz. +.
Jones, and has since left the city; know
James Manly, special officer; he was in
the penitcntiary for shooting KOnig; he
lives IN the Causeway; his wife keeps
bawdy house; VIM. Snyder, another,
was tried for garroting man on Bond
street; Lemuei Gray, another, was ar
rested for the murder of his wife in
Anne Arundel county, some years ago;
Tom IyCr, another, was arrested for
stripping soldiers, and put in General
WOOlley's Jail; know Gus. May, he can
be clasSed among the same stamp; f.
Diver lives with woman who keeps a
baWdy house; the judges in the Second
Ward were all Radicals; don't know
about the clerks; know several judges
in the First Ward who are Radicals;
don't know Of any Conservative judge
Of election.