American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-11-07
VOLUME 8.
FROM BALTIMORE.
The Troubles About the Baltimore
Police Commissioners,

says =, ln
The loyal heart of this city has been
deeply stirred by the attempt OF Gov
suann-instigated by southern sympa-
,bizers"-to violate, for political purpo-
ses the PLAIN letter and spirit of the
iows of the State. This is manifested in
;bc oniet and earnest manner In which
the loyal people discuss this all-absorOlng
question, and in the unanimous deter"in-
alton expressed to demand aud enforce /"
atrct observance of the law in any ac-
ZION which the Governor may take IN The
premises 2.a
DURING the session of the Police Board
Yesterday it was rumored that they were
called upon by Columbus O'Donnell ana
Reriomin Deford, Esquires, who gave
tbo substance of an interview they had
with Governor Swami on Saturday eve
nmg, they having presented him le',eF
signed by some of the directors ol tne
First National Bank, of which he Is
President, together with the signatures
of a number of leading and lnnueh'ia'
citizens, urging him TO desist in his ru'
mored purpose of removing the Police
Board. They reported the Governor to
have declared that he had no intention 10
procced hastily in the matter, and that
bo had discovered some OF the charges
,,,,do oooinst the Board to be msrepre'
ean.otions of fact. He was assured oy
these gentlemen that the charge made
AGAINST them of having failed, in accor.
dance with law, to provide boz for re
icctcd ballots, was unfounded, such box
having been furnished to the judges OF
each precinct, and that the judges con
Inctcd the election stri .tly in accordance
with the instructions of Attorney Cen
cral Randall, recognizing no one as vo-
for at tho municipal election whose name
was not found upon the registry OF last
year.
The Governor is also understood to
bov, intimated to these gentlemen thai
,he character of the men who had this
matter in hand, as indicated by tie re-
marks Of their spokesman on the occa'
sion of presenting the memorial and aih-
dayits. was not such as he had expected.
That his remarks in reply to Mr.. Herring
were intended by him to discourage those
engaged in it, and his subsequent sum
mons of the Commissioners was intended
for calm aud impartial investigation OF
the charges.
The Governor, howey2r, is said to have
intimated that there was one branch OF
the complaint made that was reasonable,
and that is, that the Judges Gf Election
were composed of gentlemen altogether
of one political party. He thought the
Board ought to remedy that objection by
appointing one judge and one clerk to
each precinct from the Conservative par
ty. which would, probably, harmonic the
difficulty This matter, although not in
the form of proposition from the Gov
crnor, was under consideration yesterday,
having been presented by Messrs: Deford
and O'Dounell as one of the points OF
their conversation with the Governor
We have heard indirectly that Messrs.
O'Donuell and Deford were authorized
by the Board to inform the Governor, in
reply to this proposition, that the judges
had already been appointed, but that in
case of any designations or vacancies oc-
curing, they would..appoint loyal Swami
johnson men to gil them, both as judges
and clerks, if any such could be found
willing to serve
The Board of Police Commissioners
were in consultation during the morning
with their special counsel, Messrs. Thos.
Alexander, Archibald Sterling, Jr., and
Henry Stockbridge, Esquires. 1t is ru-
mored that communication was made
to them by General Columbus O'Donnell
and Benjamin Deford, Esq, in which
there was an intimation that tina matter
might be settled by compromise, based
on conversation they had with the Gov
ernor on Saturday evening. This not
coming direct from the Governor, was of
course not considered, the only question
for their consideration being the sum-
mons Of the Commissioners to appear be-
fore the Governor this morning at the
Executive Chamber, at Annapolis, at ten
O'Clock.
We have no official information as to
The course to be pursued by the Board,
but it was rumored last night that they
had resolved not to appear in person. in
answer to the summons of the Governors
but that theu counsel will proceed to
Annapolis this morning, and enter for
NAL protest in writing against the lqrls-
diction of the Governor in the matter