The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-24
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PLOT.
Conspiracy Against Maryland
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From the Philadelphia Press

From the Phiiadeiphia Press.1
BAIrrMoRE, Mn. Oct. IL.
MARYLAND is again the theatre of intense /
political exenenent. Here, close 10 the 1
heart of the Republic, Nil pulsations are more
sensiDlv felt. Before the late elecu0ns
pause was given to nearly sl business OF an
important character; but the triumphant WIS
dication of the I mon Congress by the people /
OF the North gave relief 10 the suspense. /
Business men were resuming their ordinary |
way when the Ledger despatch again struck i
terror 10 their hearts and put everything at
sea. The amount Of ii is, Maryland has been
in n state of quasi>rebellon ever since the |
outbreak of 1851 Here the opponents of
the mon party are not merely Copperheads, |
they are traitors; the dividing line is much
more distincfiy marked than il is North. and !
au adverse election iooses all lis ancient
characteristics, and becomes, IN fact, revo
lutlou.
For Maryland to fall into the hands Of what |
are denominated 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 habitual element of elections
here. /; 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 disloyal
community cannot bat be evil al all times, |
but ii case OF another war might be disas |
trnus in the extreme.
baltimore rebels have been growing more
demoistrative under the fortering care OF the
Administration. Loyal soldiers have been
turned ont OF the Custom Houre Post
Office and Revenue Offices to make way for
we'll known rebels. The Governor OF the
State, Thomas >wann, one Of the old slave
holding aristoeiacy, who opposed the Union
movement IN the beginning emaneiTa-
tlon movement also anti il was fat decomr,ti.
has, like the President, returned TO ais old
pastures. BE was formerly Mayor OF Balu
more. and sigpsls1ed his career by re-electing
hin.sel. By a majority exceeding the entire
vote OF the city. He was known us the
King Plug and his public career has been
chiefly characterized hy organizing gangs Of
rutiiAus md aruIng them ON election day 10
exclude his opponents BY foace from the
polls He seeks alliance with the lowest and
most Gepraved class OF people. and reminds
one 81 those Legtimatist Jacoblus who crept
into The rench Directory IL le9. TO destroy
republican government by making it odous,
ana lead IN the restoration q! the Bourbons as
a codsend to save them from anarchy.
THIS Governor deceived some good people
into bis support, and obtained Admiuistra-
lion help through Blair against Winter DAVIS.
He was the first and greatest beneficiary of
the Registry law enacted by the loyal Leg
islature TO protect the baiiot-box from rebel
votes. He is IN the J Crimson conspiracy. and
he Is the instrument selected to furnish ex>
cuse Tor he military occupation oil Aarylau
and the District before the first of December
next He has entered into direct bargain
"a IL NH. 1a1 .t.s
Registry law. that he would appoint Reels
tiers y BIO wonld enroll their names as voters,
Il they would elect men 10 send him to the
nued States Senate in place of CressweIl. !
This Is against an existing statute OF the
Suite. which Is districted and entities the
tnstern shore 10 the United States Senator
He has no. carried with him many Union
men. but re!les almost exclusively upon the
treaSoAabge opposition. he bate municipal
election a disappointment to him, mas.
nuen as he hoped 20 poll hls newly register
ed rebels against the loyal Mayor Chapman
a al instance q bis INSCRIPTIONS adminis-
tratiau. he asked tie Attorney General OF the
State Hon. Alexander Randall. one or the
CHEF lawyers ot AarylauC. and son in law
Of William Nrt. fer au opinion regarding the
Registry aw II the lAte municipal election,
Mr.. Randall gave ms opinion on the 18th of
Sent n1heg. TWO weeks before the election.
and adverse 10 the Governor wishes, and IN
accordance with the views OF LAWYERS. law
abiding and loyA men. The Governor bag>
geo tAs ogiuIou, ana tried 90 prevent rs com /
ing to iiEht. The { EioA Executive Commit,
tee rot wind d ii. sent men in a carriage to
Annapolis the Sunday before the election. !
and produced tie ruling opinion Of the law
officer o 3he State time enough for the
Judges a tie Election io net upon. The con
sequence was ruling out OF the newly eject
ed rebels. nnd q triumphant re elect ION If
the loyal Radical Mayor and City Council.
Now The rebels propose 10 get the Governor
TO remove the folce Commissioners, who
appoint the Judges OF Election. These Police (
Commissioners ARE appointed BY the Legis- /
lgi4re. an4l Were elected by tile Legislature
that was erected GA the same tleket with tsDH.
ernor Swami, also ny previous loyal
Legislature. They appointed The Judges OF
Election AZ The Governor 5 aud Presidential
elections. and appointed al loyal men. They
have continued The most o. these judges, sup
pylng these Who nave resigned with others
a. leSal hese Commissioners have not
changed their coats, although Governor
Swain has. There is a clause IN the iaw
which sAys they may be removed BY the
Legislature, or by tue Governor during
the recess ior official misconduct" They
have been cuilty u no official misconduct,
bnt there IS no Way 20 secure two johnson
Representative and johnson Senator from
MarviAlsi unless taey are removed. Stewart
and .lohu l.. Thomas will be elected II these
loyAi Commissioners and loyal Judges OF
Election resaUia an Office. SO the Governor.
backed bv President johnson. proposes To
remove these Commissioners under this
doubtful clause Of the law. II the Commis.-
soners nave been guilty OF ''otiicial miscon
duet. they are liable 70 removal bat 'soffl-
cial misconduct Ur ''asispr.soA is tech
meal ofeuse. Discriminate by legal process.
The Legislature itself would remove guilty
official only after trial The Grand Inquest
OF the State and II IS certainly never III
tended to confer on the Governor power il
did not possess itself. TO remove without
trial. This would be TO subject independent
officers Of It's own appointment 10 removal by
the arbitrary viii Of political opponent, or
to advance the Governor personal ambition
ms III his case Swami wants TO be United
States Senator Baltimore city sends TWEEN
fv-one members 20 tbs Legislature. To get
these twentv~one votes he will drench the
streets with blood. II he attempts to remove
the Commissioners they will resist. Their
policemen are directed 10 arrest disturb
ers OF the peace, anybody pretending to m
terfere with them The Mayor will never
succumh. hut fight II out TO the bitter end.
All the Union men IN Baltimore swear that
they will drench the streets with blood but
thev viii protect their rights and law. The
brave Gen. Dennison ard the brave Gen.
Wooley have both offered their services TO
the Mayor. and tie returned veterans Of the
Union army are ready TO fight. Swami vi
have terrible responsibility if he should do
this thing 10 defeat Stewart. Thomas and
Creswel They are all good radical Union
lists. and the people viii and can elect them
under the law. 1t is only lawlessness that
they can be overcome, and il IS said that
johnson had promised some Federal soldiers
to help him pu, down the Onion men OF
Maryland lfhe shall attemp. this there vi !
be ciyil var. The men see here mean fight.
They do not mean to submit, and will not
submit. All they ask is that the almighty
North shall stand by them in their struggle
for hbesay and Union. Aou will remember
that have repeatedly admonished the Peo'
ple that Andrew Johnson would favorabr
respond to an appeal for military force to Pu
n