, 1866-10-24

The threatened collision in MARYLAND be.
tween the Governor Of that Stale and the
Mayor aud Police Commissioners Of the city
Of Baltimore is just approaching culraina-
tion. Governor Swami is i candidate for tho
United States Senate. The Eastern Shore aud
southern counties Of the State arc peo-
r:cl by rebels. who, With stran.e infatua-
t;on, cling IL the lelief that they will be paid
for their slaves lost By emancipation. The
northwestern counties and the city Of Balti-
inure have a Union population, who arc
utterly adverse IL being taxed to pay for the
lost s..iIe property. The State is so
riscly balanced politically. i'll representation,
tllat the Baltimore delegates to the State
Legislature can tNr,s he majority. Hence
the election Of rcbel partisans in Baltimore
il essential to zecurist:, th- election Of Gov.
.rnor swann TO tho United States Senate.
iEt State of Afaryland, by act Of Lcsisla-
1urc, has provided registry law for voters
n<s person ean be registered ss ! voter wi.4,i !:
CHALLENGED, will rot swear he has not par
tic:pated in the rebellion. This excludes the
active rr',el popuiativn. In some
counties the registry officers have
wholly disresarded the law, and
lave registered returned rebel soldiers
wi:t:rut amy hesitation. In the city Of Bal.
tnsurc the registers are appointed By the
Police Commissioners. These registers hare
rejected all rebels. Governor Swami d..
1uaudcd the removal Of the registers, and
tho demand YVES refuscd. He now proposes
IL re1nose the Commissioners. Pending the
recent municipal election in Baltimore. the
G.ycrror asked the opinion OF Hon. Alex.
1;.luLull, Of Annapolis, and he decided aeainst
nc G"sc1no: s authority in the premises.
Notwithstanding this, Ie has gone on, aud
JueEcses to try the P~'icc Commits
ei.,,tts fer ol!:ciaI misconduct. The
Commissioners. acting u1,on legal ad-
vice, deny his jurisdiction in tile mat
ter, aud liz l.as decided that lie will ASSUME
jurisdiction. The trial, which will Of course
IL II 7s7ate, is fixed for Friday next, aud IL
persisted IN will result in his order for the
reIuuyal of the Commissioners. Tic latter
viii not br removed. Tie Governor will ap-
POINT new Commissioners; these will swear
in the Plug Uc1y clubs Us policemen. and tLr
result will br 4 collision. The action OF The
Governor is, 20 lar as lie is concerned, Of the
most selfish klId- He wants to SC.
cure the election of members ol
tbc Legislature from Baltimore
10 vote for hnnselfas United States Senitnr.
The registry Of voters is Il 1,iatter prescribed
hy law. Il refusal OF the Police Commi. =
h;oners to dismiss one Set Of Election 1nspec'
tors and appoint another, Is an act certainly
within their own disc1c11on. The f;nyv,uo,
has no power to appoint the electi.a lnspec
tors for Baltimore directly, :.ld he cannot
get the Indirect authority to do So, by re,nor,
H;g The Police Commissioners. The latter
are tf1lcers recognized hy law. That LAW
provides The manner Of their appoint
ment and the causes aud thu
mode Of their removal. That law prorides
fer their trial and the modes Of that trial.
They must be removed and can only be re.
moved in tue manner provided by law. Tilri.
only offence is that their uprointecs tigidly
enforce the election Law Of the State, and by
so dotng exclude from the polls all those dis
qualified persons Wlo are fast friends Of Gov
crnos Swami.
Governor. Swami has been on to Washing
ton 10 consult viii. Andrew .Jphtson. II i
not the first time Governor Swami has bee,
on 10 Washington to consult with i1,c Prcsi
dsnt. In ISL lie and Governor Hicks pro
tested a::a'l'st any Federal troops passin:
through Baltimore or over the soil Of Mary
4a"a 10 suppress 1tte seoellioh. llc demand
eaAhen that Il any Troops were 10 be used II
shcA dlaboilcal war; they should be scn
around by sea md not pollute the soil o
MARYLAND hy cruising 1t. After consultin!
with \. ]. hc has issued q proclamation
pretty nlucl, after tho style Of his protest it
lSGl, warning all persons ont Of M1rylan,