Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
BALTIMORE.
RADICAL EXPRESSION.

A very large meeting of Republicans was
held tonight at the Front street Theatre.
General J. II. KENLY and ex-Secretary
HARLAN were among the speakers. The
mass meeting at the theatre tonight adopted
the following declaration addressed to the
country in regard to existing troubles:
The loyal citizens Of Baltimore, assembled
at an extraordinary juncture in affairs of the
city, think it due to themselves and their
fellow-citizens of other States to give calm
and deliberate expression of their views and
purposes in reference to those occurrences
which are now agitating the minds Of our
community.
First. We are law-abiding people, and it
is our purpose and desire TO maintain the
law, and not to resist it.
Second. We propose to maintain and
defend our rights under the law and in
lawful manner.
Third We hold that in case of any
doubts in the construction of law, those
doubts are to be determined only by the
constitutional Interpreters of law, viz: The
courts which are created for that purpose.
Fourth. We demand, as a right, that this
question in controversy between the Governor
of the State and the Police Commissioners,
question in which, as citizens, we have a
deep interest, shall be submitted to the de-
cision of the courts, and if it is submitted
we believe there will be none
Fifth. We desire, also, to express our
strong confidence in the integrity and fdeli-
ty of Messrs. Kinds and WooD, who, with
the Mayor, constitute the present Police
Board; and we appeal to the fact of the quiet
and order now prevailing in our city, under
circumstances SO provocative of excitement,
as evidence Of the efficacy of their admin
stration, and we pledge to them our undi-
vided support in the lawful discharge of
their office until displaced by the decision
of a competent judicial tribunal
And, finally, while we deprecate undue
excitement, and in this crisis desire tospeak
and act dIspassionately as well as firmly, we
cannot refrain from expressing our indigna-
ton at the action of Gov. SWAMI in his at
tempted removal of the Police Commits
giioneEs.. WsbslisZe iRat, iafaI Jt9o RelR Bate;
and an assumption of authority which he
has no legal right to exercise; and we de-
clare to the people of the United States,
what is abundantly shown by the manner
of conducting the investigation, by the fact
that the Judge, as a known candidate for the
office Of United States Senator was himself
virtually party to the case, by the Ian
guage of his decision and by the political
character Of those whom he has appointed
TO succeed the present Commissioners, that
the object sought was not justice, but to pro-
mote political and personal ends by the
transfer of the power of the State by fac
ton composed chiefly of those who were
sympathizers and abettors of the late rebel
lion.
PROCLAMATION BY THE NEW COMMISSION
Frs.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The following pro-
clamation has just been issued by the newly
appointed Commissioners. The old Board,
regarding it as an attempt TO seduce their
force from their control, are also about issu-
ing proclamation:
BOARD OF Police, BALTIMORE, Md, Nov.
been appointed Police Commits
sioners by His Excellency, Gov. SWAMI,
rice Messrs. SAM HINDE and n. L. WOoD,
removed, we desire to state that in the pro-
of the duties assigned we do not
desire interfering in any respect with the |
police now organized, or TO remove any per-
son connected with it for his political opin- |
ions, provided he does not hereafter render |
himself amenable to the laws now i'm force |
for the government of the police of Balti- |
more. We believe the officers and men in |
the department are disposed to be what the /
law requires them to be, conseryators of the |
peace, and it is hoped and expected that
they will cheerfully aid us in preserving the
peace Of the city. We also invite all good
citizens TO assist us by their counsel and their
example, that they will use their best en-
ieavors TO prevent any undue excitement.
md that they will also advise all disposed to |
let otherwise to quietly and pcaceably ac-
luiesce in the measures now about being in
lugurated by the authority of the Governor.
JAMES YOUNG,
VIM. THOMAS.