The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-10
Baltimore.

For sveral days Prrc-tiug the siect.ou the
city efstitBors vas the scene 81 great excite
neat, We stated il oar iast iaa; Gov Swan
l.sssmiax the poWers Ola jsdge. hAi investgt-
isd esriAln charges u alleged " Official niscon-
9zc, against the Police Commissioners e. Bal!
t.zore. and Alihoagh there vas not a particle
~ eviisaee to sahssAatiA,e the charge. be passed
a. order removing them from their POSITIONS
Nessrs Joha T Ford and Joha " Horn vers
APpoia;sl 70 TIE position, %; they declined 10
serve a. I'D Geo Serry Esq Tie choice Of
;ae Governor then tell sro1 Wm T VAliaat Anc
James Yosas. Esqs sat these gentlemen ac-
cepteG the commissions aai Wers ssorn "a ~
lodge NArtin. Ta>y thea demanded possession
q The otice bg; Nessrs Ha4es an4 Woods ;hs
~ Commissioners, tenyag he power or jaris
i!ci.oa Of the Governor ia the matter refused %
Taea,r. aad gave orders for he ARES; the aep
Commissioner Il they undertook 70 assume con.
.sc, u tie police force public property o. %.
city Me-srs Valiant and Yosng ,hen applied
70 he >n-rE d the city 10 Dc pa, "a possession
and Sheriff Thomg SOC Immediately commenced
wearing 10 Posss eoussSus for that purpose -
IN the a.eantime the matter had be~n brought to
the Attention q tie Criminal Court. Aad Judge
5on4 Issued a beach warrant FOR the arrest o.
he css Commissioners and tie Sheriff Of ,hs
city a. eis,uFter. q the peace. Tie writs SER
served aud the parties carried into Court -
Judge Bond required each q them % give 50 =
eco security 70 keep the peace, aaG cot 10 A.
;eupi 70 Assume couiro, u the city u
IA the question o. their rigat TO Do 30 bad
oeen adiatica'sd BY 'he Courts The parties ar.
rested refused TO give bail. and we're committed
% pail. This Was on saturday, and on thai
evening" Judge B4riol Of the Coar; Of Appeals
vas applied 10 for a Erii Of hdJeg, eoryH,. and
grated it, commanding that the parties b.
brought before him on Monday morning. The
writ was served on Warden James Of the cts
jail, on Monday morning. aud At elock Judg,
Bariol appeared At the Dis,ric, Cear, room to
hear the matter. L nder the law the party upon
whom the writ Of A.Lsas oorpss IL served has
three days ia which 10 make return Of il. aaa
this ,iGe wardea James claimed. After lous
argument, Judge Bariol decided that be could
not Insist upon the return Of the writ under ,hre,
days, aud therefore adjourned 'he case until
Thursday morning al . clock This left ID.
city ander the eontrol Of tue old police Board
and they immediately appointed Judges to con
duct the election, giving the conservatives one
Judge and ose Clerk 10 each precinct.
VI course, this affair created an intense ex.
eitsmsnt IN the city. Imnense crowds w,r,
congregated each day At various points 10 IL.
city, aud At times a conAic, seemed eminent, b.,
50 admirable were the police arrangements, ana
20 6rm the officers 10 the discharge Of their do
ties, that, beyond an occasional knock.down, 10
officially occurred. A number u Uaiied STATE,
troops had been brought TO the city, aud wer,
quariered a, Fort Mciisnry. Gen. Grant was a.
the EsiAw House during the whole OF the trouble
bat, after conferences wi;h the Governor. Masei
and both boards of Commissioner. refused to in
tesiere, bat advised the compromise which wa.
Afterwards effected.
Governor Swami, by bis persistent Efforts to
overthrow Law and right, In this matter, has gained
for himsslf the sxecrAton VI all good men. u,
stands to day. with the successiul party, il l.
true, but yet the baraysr Of the trust reposed 10
him By hls former aud sieadfasi friends. The,
choss him 10 the highest position 10 our State
aud ~hen they refused 10 support him for a seat
In the United States Senate over another whom
they also loved, he basely turned from his own
party. and became the pet Of the rebel ele-
ment Of cur State. All this. however, vas o
matter 10 which only his own conscience was
concerned but he was not satihed with this
His " vaullng ambition " would not allow him
To walt quietly the verdict Of the people, but be
must attempt 10 overthrow law, 10 violate the
psars d great city, In order that his ends might
BE- accomplished. bat iaw and Ordsr ,riumphed
bis schsmss isll 10 The ground. The election in
the city vas conducted BY the properly consiilu.
Ted authorities. and that IL vas conducted fairly
issvides, ffom the large conservative majority
given. Gov. Swami and hIs rebel party have
been successful he VI probably gain, BY his
aposiaey 10 the Gallon party, seat In the ssnais
Of the Unlsed States bot lei him bear with him
the knowledge that bis political eOursa has made
him desplssd By Q majority Of the loyal people
Of the State.