The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-05

State, unless tho coutts Of the State shall
remove them from Office In favor Of those
attempted to be appointed by Governor
Swami.
RADICAL MASS MEETING, at THE FRoST-sTREE7
THEATRE.
Pursuant to cali FOR "A Mass Meeting
of the Loyal Men Of Baltimore" the Front.
street Theatre last night was well filed.
The following resolutions were unani.
mouSly adopted:
The loyal citizens of Baltimore, assem-.
bled at an extraordinary juncture in the
affairs Of tue city and State, think 1t due
to themselves and to their fellow citizens
of other States to give calm and delibe.
rate expression Of their views and purposes
in reference to those occurrences which
are now agitating the minds of our com.
munity.
First. We are o. law-abiding people, and
il is our purpose and desire to maintain the
law and not to resist it.
Second. We propose to maintain and de.
fend our rights under the law, and in q
lawful manner.
Third. We hold that i'm case Of any
doubts In the construction Of the law, those
doubts are to be determined only by the
constitutional interpreters of the law, viz
the courts, which are created for that
purpose.
Fourth. We demand, as a right, that the
question in controversy between the Go
vernon Of the State and the police commits
sioners-a question in which, as citizens,
we have a deep interest-shall be submitted
Al. 4 10 -, - -
SO submitted, there can be no room for vic.
lence in any form, and we believe. there
will be none.
Fifth. We desire also to express our
strong confidence in the integrity and
fidelity of Messrs. Hindes and Wood, who
with the Mayor, constitute the present
police board; and VIC appeal to the fact OF
the quiet and order now prevailing in our
city, under circumstances so provocative
of excitement, as evidence of the efficiency
of their administration and we pledge to
them our undivided support in the lawful
discharge of their office until displaced by
the decision of competent judiciary tri.
bunal.
And finally, while we deprecatc undue
excitement, and in this crisis desire to
speak and to act dispassionately as well as
firmly, we cannot refrain from expressing
our indignation at the action Of Governor
Swami in his attempted removal Of the
police commissioners. We believe that
act TO be Il violation of the Constitution
and laws of the State, and an assumption
of authority which lie has no legal right to
exercise. And we declare to the people
of the United States, what is abundantly
shown by the manner of conducting the
investigation-by the fact that the judge
is known candidate for the office OF
United States Senator, was himself viz.
tually party to the case by the language
of his decision, and by the political cha.
racter of those whom he has appointed to
succeed the present ommissioners-that
the object sought was not justice, but to
promote political and personal ends by the
transfer Of the power of the State to q
faction composed chiefly of those who were
sympathizerS and abcttors Of the late re-
bclliOn.
Addresses were made by General Kcnly
Hon. James Harlan, Hon. Cornelius Cole
of California Colonel Bruce, candidate
for State Comptroller, and others; after
which the meeting adjourned.
From the (RadicaD American, Sd.
THE SITUATION.
We are yet masters Of the situation, and
the conspirators have no power in the city
beyond that Of private citizens.
We understand the Board of Police are
now engaged in revising their schedule Of
Judges for the elections which are to take
place on Tuesday next. They propose, in
fuiflment of the declaration by Mr.. Alex
ander in the course of his argument before
the Governor, to appoint one judge and
one clerk of Conservative proclivities in
every precinct, and we are requested to
say that nominations Of suitable persons
for those stations will he properly con.
sidered. Their purpose is to remove every
possible pretext for imputing unfairness in
the next election.