Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-11-02
The Maryland ssnDTOgIiO.
From the Correspondents of the Chicago Time


son for his executive interposition
i'll order to proven mobs of radicals
from other states ushing to Balti-
more and joining Yith mobs Of radi,
Gals there in armd opposition tc
the execution of the laws Of the
state. The cas- was a delicate
one, as well as one of great impor-
tancc, andit seemed as if the en-
ployment Of a large military force
would bccom] necessary. After
making himslf master of all the
facts of the case, and also of the
law bearing upd2it, the president
decided upon hi course of action,
which is certai1hy marked by great
wisdom. He sent for Gov. Swami,
Gen. Canby. who commands the
military department at Washington,
in which Baltimore is included, and
Gen. Grant. TO the former he
communicated tie decision to which
he had arrived and added some
suggestions and recommendations.
To Gen. Grant he gave certain Or
ders, the execution of which the
latter intrusted l. Gen Candy. In
pursuance to ehcsc orders, Gen.
Candy immcdktcly proceeded to
Baltimore, aniscnt word to Mayor
Chapman, one pF the radical lead
ers, that he desired an official in
tcryicw with him and the city coun-
Gil. Tie mayorappointed the city
hall as the place 'for the interview,
which took place forthwith. The
meeting was private, but, from the
ashen countenancts and trembling
knees Of the city officials when they
came out, the SUBSTANCE Of what
took place may readily be conjoc-
tured. The ma yor was no doubt
informed that he was engaged in
reasonable ard insurrcctionary
practices, whicl might cause tor
rents of blood tb fow through the
streets of Baltimore, and great
part of the cityto be laid in ashes;
that his influence with the radicals
III 1:,,.-~n: and that, if he did
not exert il to Mruy ,nr va,irv,nv.lr,
of fometiag it, he w,uld
be held personally responsible for
the results of a! J. riot tina! might
break out. TIE vas also, no doubt,
informed that tn, president had Or
dercd Gen. Canb, to hold in rcatli-
ness a sufficient military force to
put down any radical outbreak at
once, and that suh q force was in
readiness.
Thus far, the.cfore, President
johnson has shown in this affair not
only wise craftsmanship, but also
skillful gcneralship. Without he
ing precipitatc, he has acted with
sufficient promptness; and, if the
radicals dare to carry out their
threats of armed and organized re-
sistance, or in other words, their
threats of REBELI1oN, they will find
themselves crushed out by military
force in short order. These deci-
siye steps on the part Of the presl =
dent have entirely surprised the rad
icals at Baltimore, and have led
them greatly to moderate their tone.
But the AMERICAN still continues
its incendiary and ilfammatory ap-
peals to mob violence. and it finds
ready adjuncts in the Philadelphia
PRESS and in Gen. Butler. The
latter has just telegraphed to the
.mayor and the radical police com.
missinners. stimulating 1"cm &c
resist, and offerlngto come to then
aid at the head of 10, 900 Massa.
chuscttS soldiers, who, he says,
would fly with alacrity to avenge
the Massachusetts, blood shed il
Baltimore in 1861. ss.tF '.f
1t is fortunate that, in such cri
sis, Mar land has in her chief exec
utive officer a man worthy of tht
occasion. Gov. Swami has PROVED
himself to be a gentleman of pru
dence, discretion, and cool sOunt
Judgment. His action has not beer
hasty, and every step that he ha
taken has been in strict accordance
with the law. He has fortified
himself, above all, with the opinion
of Reverdy johnson, the first con
stitutional lawyer in America. Thi