, 1866-10-22

ahisar r.nG LIE, and us pnbllc career mas oeen
rntsI.1s and araIn ~ o.ganizlnG eanSs q.
exclne bs h On fe etaon tea gay h 10
no5ls ue us serG ny 1atee o a.rase tne
arnd nnosf dan, segAs annnce 1a Win lne !o"est
m;nds one of ofthos Iaass s;s; VI Pegpls, auu IT. T.
c-a+,t ,otn - tt .n4se Lestnnist n Sacop11s Nno
f1esfrnv ronnh1,cs, :, t.o4a pnss ~ t4sa ~
odous and icad n tha rostn-o{,an y anoS ~ Fba ~
Bouri,ons as coiscnd - e.ro thn,, ~ f-o.,
unurciy. ~ 0''o 'De'AA A'"'A
This Governor deceived some cooa neon1c
into bis support. and obtaincd Sdm,nfstr1-
tion help through Blafrarainst Winter nay;s.
He was the FIST and cTeatest beneficiary Of
the Registry law enacted by the loyai Lec.
islature to protect the ballot boz from rcbel
,os yo;es s. J.. r. l, Is IL tic johnson conspiracy.
excuse for the military occupation Of Mary
land and the District before the first OF De-
ctmber next. lie has entered into direct
bargain with the rebels who were excluded
BY The Registry law, that he would appoint
Essis:eFs who would enroll their names as
to the United Statcs Senate In place Of cres-
We'll. This is against an existing Stat
ute Of the State, which is distrioted,
and entities the Eastern shore
to the United States Senator. He has
not carried with him many Union men, but
cble opposition. The late municipal cleo
tlon Nas q disappointment to him, inasmuch
Us hc hoped 10 poll his newly.rcEistered
rebels against the loyal Mayor Chapman. As
IN Instance Of bis unscrupulous admlnistra-
tion, he asked the Attorney General Of the
State, lion. Alexander Randall, Que Of the
chief lawyers Of Maryland, and q son.in-iaw
Of William Writ, for an opinion regarding the
Registry Law at the lutte municipal election.
Mr.. Randall gave his opinion On the 18th OF
September, two weeks before the election,
adverse to the Governors wishes, and In ac-
ctrd with the views oflawyers, 1aw-ahid;n.:
and loyal men. The Governor ba-eci this
opinion, and tried to prevent its comm. to
light. The Union EXECUTIVE Committee
rot wind Of it, sent men in car
thc election. and produeci liz ruiin,r
Sia,c ] t;mc s,,ona1 f,r i%o 1v1.rcs ~ r'an
tion to act upou. The conseouence WIS n
ruling out of the newly. elected rebels and
a Triumphant r.. election Of Tie ioyal Radicai M
roose to sci the Governor 70 remove sne ie1i ths
fc!fcc COMMISSIONS who nnon;Dt ths
sf"ncrs a are annnintcd % hS The o'i. Tcris1atn1e I
and were clcctcd ty lie Ievisiaturr ;1,at '. VA.
elected on the same tIckct With Governor r
turc. They appointed tic ;Tud:rcs of Eicr.
tion at tile t;ovcruor's and Presidential ciec.
tiu,ls. aud appointed ali loyol men Thcr
have continued the most Of these fuil@c;
supplying those who hayc rcs.rncd Mi,
others u loyal. These Commissioners have
swans las There Is clause In tic iaw
which saws thcv NAV he rrmovcd h,.
:llc Legislature, or by tue Governor durin'-
The recess, for q official m1sclnduct.' Thcy
have been guilty Of no official misconduct
hut there is r> ;-cy to secure two johnson
Maryland :,css tiey arc removed. Stewart
and John L. T7...2.r~e will be elected If these
loyal Commissioners AID loval Judges Of
Election remain III office. So the Governor.
backed by President johnson, proposes TO
remove these Commissioners unllcr this
doubtful clause Of tic law, If the Comtaia-
sioncrs have been guilty Of - official niscon.
duet" they arc liable to remoynl: Int
"of]icial nisconductn or tnlsprison" is a
technical offence. t!ctcrMinab1e tly Iernl nra.
a guilty otllcial only af,cr trial as The Grand
Inquest Of The State; and it ccrtainIy never
intended TO coulter on lie t;orernor a nower
it did not rossess itself TO remove w{tbont
trial. This would be to subject in
dependent officers of it's own 1ppoint-
viii Of no,lticai onnoncnt or to n1xnncc
the Goycrnor's pessonal ambition as in this
ease. Svann wants to be United States
Senator. Baltimore city sends twcnty.onc
members to the Legislature. ia ret
these twcnty.onc votes lie will drcnch
remove The Commissioners they viii Tes,st.
Their policemen arc directed tn arrest ns
distuheis OF thc pcacc ANYBODY pretending
tc interfere with them. The N{ayor viii
never succu1nh, but tlsht It out to tie bitter
end All the Union men iu baltimore swear
that they viii drcnch tic strccts with blood
hut they will project tueir RIGHTS and
the law. The brave General Dc1ison and
tl,c brave General Woolcy have both offered
il,cir services to lie Mayor. and the returned
veterans Of the Union army are ready to
fight. Swami will have terrible rcsponst-
| iility If 1o should do this thin~ to
defeat Stewart. Thomas and Creswejl