Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-27

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sA1URDAs kveAuNo. =. OCT. 81.
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IAe Da0euleAes n Maryland ana
lIo01sloaa.
The public are aware Of the pending dif>
hculties existing II Baltimore, which threat
% 70 involve ~ State Of Maryland In sssi.
esa trouble, and perhaps hocdshed, be.
tween the Police Commissioners Of the city
on the one side, and Governor Swami on
che other.
Without giving detailed explanation Of
che causes that led TO the present unfor,u- !
nate imbroglio, ~ may succinctiy state
them - having asisen FROM an attempt
upon the part Of the Commissioners to dis.
regard the authority Of The Executive. sod
refuse TO obey . summons issued ~ him for
IN investigation into alleged frauds. pcrpe'
trsled In the registration VI voters in the
coming eleciion-the Commissioners having
been charged with having. without the su>
thosity Of che Law. and In the most palao!e
violstioo Of the provisions Of the registry
act, refused to admit certain persons to reg
lister. and in other instances made false re>
surns Of the number Of voters In certain
disaricsa The chasge made against them
10 violation Of their ol1ce, and . suspen.
sion from their tunctions hes bssa asked BY
the conservative citizens Of Baltimore. Tho
duty Of investigating the conduct Of the
Commissioners devolves upon the Legislas
ture. bot in ito absence the Governor Of
The State has right 10 hear and determine
such matttrs. aud II he scss proper, suspend
the officers. The duty Of the Governor 10
. very plain one, and Governor Swami
seems disposed to act upon il. The Com
missioncrs have denied his jurisdiction. and
by their conduct defy the cxccu i've anthor-
ity. In this they are encouraged bv SEE
cret armed organisation known ~ the Boys
In Blue. an adjunct Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, who declare that 1.-THE streets
shalt run with blood" before they will snb.
init TO tho determination of the Governor -
A the cass ssaads. . conflict between
State and municipal authorities 10 imminent,
and Baltimore nay agaia b visited With al
the bloody horrors Of the knew-nothins
days. To internally end csnbitter the feel.
ing now existing. radicals Of forney's styis
ere busy melting and counseling the Com>
miasioncss and their partisans 10 open VIC
lsace, which ,nsy be the inception Of the
second var threatened BY the radicals.-
We shall swsit the iarthes developments q
baltimore With intense anxiety.
A conflict between State end local sushsr.
tiles il also impending in LsSia.ana- Gov,
esnUs Wells. the radical Governor, intends
removing the sheri6s from office, aid the
posse cowsaatxs Of the counties will b called
out to resist the attempts Of the Governor.
All the information ~ have been able "a
gather in this MISTER. has been from cores
ponients and tclcsrsph,c reports, and from
thsse unsatisfactory and mcsgre data Of tht
situation Of affairs, II seems to ~ clear that
Wells conduct is evolutionary u the q :
trcme.
In the ono instance, Gov Swami he's the
plain provisions Of the Consultation and the
laws Of the State in HE favor, while in the
other, Wells acts contrary 10 his authority
and in opposition 10 every principle Of jus'
tics and right. Wells is backed by the Rad
ical scnt,mcnt Of the North, while Swan i.
dcnounced in unmcasurcd terms by III,
sAnc sentiment. This il the si:uati ion as Il
now stands in the two Ststes We nus,
that the threatened danger may be avertet
by those who have the power to do 50, bu
il they AFRO not, the consequences, must res
with them alone.
The Message Of Governor Dillingham; I,
the Legislature Of Vermont, exhibits Stat,
debit Of 81 .G25, 900, to meet which and cur
rent expenses will require . TAI ofIorty Alive
csnss on the dollar on the grand list Yer
mont, il is shown, contributed 34,238 men
to the var. The project Of = reform sehc,
farm 10 fairly under way, and il is 10 b.
hoped will not fail, % was the case st the
outset with the Massachusetts Agricultural
College, from having too nany trustees in
every part Of the State. The Governor
presents the constitutional amendment, with
the remark that Vermont would have vel.
coined with still greater cnth usias,n, such .
reorganization Of the rebellious communi-
tics MS would have given TO every man,
white and black, equal civil and polit cal
rights
a NovgL DlscovERY. Galena Ga
-ette tells Of the arrest Of three pickpockets,
on the 9Th, one Of whom worc coat tightly
butt ,ncd up, nut which protrudcd SO much
in front rs TO lead the officers to suspect that
the pockets inside were stuffed with valus-
bles. They accordingly unbutton.d the
coat and vest, bit finding nothing In either
Of them. the suppcsition vas that the raj
uablcs must be inside the shirt This they
uubuttoned. when. 10 the mystery Was cx.
planned. The prctrusion Vas caused BY .
natural development, which does not obtain
among tho male sex. Concluding that fur.
Their examination would not Be advisable,
they placed the prisoner in her cell.
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