The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-03
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1866.
shall April 10, 1861, be Repeated in 1896

Shall April 10, 1861, be Repeated in 1862
1T Is probable that by the time this article
reaches the eye of the reader, the crisis
in the Baltimore difficulty will have been
reached. It may be that the bloody scenes of
1891 will have been repeated in the MoDu-
mental City, and Union lives once more have
been offered up as a sacrifice to the demon
of rebellion. II such Is not the result OF the
contest, it will not be due to any desire on
the part of the conservatives to prevent it.
Already, we are assured, is the city filed with
those strange faces which spring up so sud
denly in the days of lawlessness and blood.
During the French Revolution the people
would foresee the outbreak of murderous
riot by the arrival of that noDdescript class
which preceded the storm. Lurking in holes
and hiding In byways when order is supreme
they revel in outrage and flood doomed
city with their presence when disorder pre-
walls. That they are noticeable in the streets
Of Baltimore foreshadows an approaching
collision, and they seek to be in at the death.
The discussion of the question for weeks
has made our people familiar with the condi-
tion of affairs, and has tended to blunt their
horror at the real degradation into which we
have fallen. Let us think of it moment.
A city In the North, one of the largest and
most wealthy in the land, calmly expects
to-day to be the scene of brutal riot, iusti-
gated by the Rebel-Southern element in oppo-
sition to the Union party, and we are quietly
reading that the issue is matter of doubt.
What degrading spectacle to present to
Europel Who can say that the Rebellion
has been crushed, and the North victorious,
when we cannot rest safely in our own cities ?
The advices received at the time of writing,
indicate beyond a doubt what the line of con-
duct on the part of the Rebels will be. By
some means they have secured the Sheriff,
and, accompanied by that officer, they will
visit the office of the legal Commissioners,
and demand surrender of the arms and
papers in their possession. Their demands
will boyvlio a ovuNs " .->s,sod and than
backed by a posse of the Sheriff's officers,
they will seek to effect an entrance by force.
violation of law, have mustered In an i'm
mense number of special policemen, and a
conflict between these officers and the
Sherif's posse will be the result Andit fight
is once commenced, we cannot dare to think of
how tar it will extend. Let it be remembered
that the attack must be made by the Gov
ernOr's officers, or there can be no quarrel. On
the head Of Swami and the Democratic party
will rest the blame of all the lives sacrificed.
On them falls all the blame, and may the blood
of every innocent be on them and their
children. They take their lives in their
hands when they violate the law, and precipi-
tate an issue. Let them not count too
securely on victory. Baltimore is not New
Orleans, and Philadelphia lies within three
hours ride of the Monumental Cityl The fight
, win not be one-sided butchery. The
Unionsts OF Maryland are not ike the
unarmed negroes Of Louisiana. We have
law on our, side, and all who violate
its commands do so at the peril OF their lives.
We ssill hope that the crisis will pass without
a direct collision; that the new Commission
ers viii resort to the courts, and the difficulty
be amicably arranged by legal decision. But
we have grave fears that such will not be the
settlement. The whole object sought to be
gained by the removal is the success of the
Swami candidates at the Tuesday election.
That can only be secured by the instant in
stallation Of the bogus Commissioners. That
it win be attempted by force, we have no
reason to doubt. a7st 6prta 'IIs
Whatever may be the issue OF the con-
fiict, let the country remember that the ques-
tion on which all the discussion arises is,
Shall Rebels or loyalists rule MarylandP
The loyRlists are ready to submit to the law !;
the Rebels desire to win, legally, if possible.
illegally, II necessary, They must precipitate
the conflict; and upon them will rest all the
responsibility of all the lives lost, property de-
stIOyed, and disgrace brought upon the State
Of Maryland by SO Iawless proceeding.
P.S.-Since writing the above, we have
received special dispatches, telling us that
the bogus Commissioners have applied for
seats In the Police Board, have been refused,
and are going to secure Sherif's posse to
seat them by force. 1t seems utterly impos-
sibIe that an armed conflict can be avoided.
Let II be remembered that the attack must
be made BY the friends OF the Governor; they
must shed the first blood, If any Is to be shed,
and iftAey once do break the peace, let them
look to their lives. They can commence the
strife; IL will be for us to say when Il shall
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