Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-10

speech by taOvernOr swami 1t
BaItIInOre-tHe Congratulated the
. Citizens OF Baltimore ON Ihe Re-
sula of the Election im ahat City,
Claiming ID ms N Ju>tifics tIOn
and AadOrsement Of His Course.
Especial telegram to the New York Herald
BALTIMORE, Nov. z, 1866.
There is universal Joy among the Con-
servatlves at the complete triumph they
have gained at the election In spite of the
efforts of the Radical party. One sees
nothing but shaking of hands aud congrat-
ulations on all sides. The Radicals are
quite crestfallen. As Governor Swami was
proceeding along Baltimore street little
after ten o'clock this morning, large
crowd collected around him, and, with loud
cheers, accompanied him to the Exchange.
The Governor entered the office of the In
ternal Revenue Department, and the crowd
which soon filled up the space between the
Exchange and the Postofflce, clamored
loudly for speech, cheering Justify for the
Governor aud groaning for Mayor Chap
man and Judge Bond. After repeated calls
the Governor ascended the staircase amid
enthusiastic cheers and addressed the crowd
in the following terms:
In coming here this morning did not
expect to be followed by so large q crowd
of my fellow citizens. For the last two
weeks have been struggling in the inter-
ests Of peace and OF the Constitution to Sc
cure the people of Baltimore their just
rights. 1t became my duty, in pursuing
the course had marked out for myself to
remove the Commissioners Of Police.
Loud cheers.l / have the right to do so
under the Constitution and laws of your
State. 1 stand by that right. do not
mean to secede from the position have
taken. [Cries OF" Wen keep you there."]
The result of the election has verified all
I have said. have been charged with ap-
pointing registrars for the purpose of re-
storing the right Of suffrage to those lately
In arms against the State and country. Our
opponents have appointed the Judges in
the election to sit as a Board of Control,
and we have beaten them by our votes in
the ballot-box yesterday, with themselves
as Judges OF the election. They have bekh
the registrars, and no gentleman appointed
by me had any control. They have in
dorsed the loyalty of every man who has
presented himself loud cheers. do not
propose to make q speech; have been
struggling In the interest Of peace to
keep the military out Of your streets and
prevent bloodshed. ICheers. We have
met them in their own house, and beaten
them with their own weapons. [Cheers.l
Now, gentlemen, will say to you that the
city OF Baltimore and the Conservatives,
who constitute three-fourths Of the popu-
lation, have covered themselves with glory
-[loud cheers JEbecauSe they have plant
ed themselves on the Constitution and laws
of their State, and have gone through this
exciting election without blOodshed and
riot. Too much praise cannot be given
them. loud cheers and calls for cheers
for Tom Swami for United States Senator,
which we're given.] lam proud to recognize
that fact, and to give the citizens Of Balti-
more credit for it.. am proud to receive
this ovation at the hands OF men who have
stood by the Constitution. Loud cheers.
This contest Is won. We have achieved a
glorious victory, the news of which is going
to the North, to the South, to the East and
to the West-a victory that will prove to-
posed to the invasion of our State by ex-
trenlists and revolutionists. Loud cheers.
We have extracted from the Radicals them
selves the admission that the Governor OF
the State has stood by the law. Now, gen.
tlemen, you have done your duty and are
now in the ascendancy. Cheers.l The
Governmental control Is in your hands,
and am sure you will not abuse the power
intrusted to you by che people. The State
will sustain you. The North, South, East
and West will applaud you, and you will
cover yourselves with Iaurels that can never
fade. You have not only been supported
by those who once accused you of tramp
ling on the laws of the State, but you have
been pronounced loyal by the fiat that has
gone forth from their own Office. Tire
mendous cheers. Calls for cheers for Gov
Swami, which were heartily responded to.
And now, gentlemen, standing by the flag
of our country, and by the President, who |
is struggling against those who would in
volve the country in another civil war
loud cheers for Andrew johnson l-look- |
ing on the past, on the complications that
have distracted and are convulsing the peo-
pie of this great country, we are ready to
indorie the principle Of one OF the great
statesmen OF this country. We will stand
by that principle, and, if necessary, fall by
It.: "Union and liberty, now and forever"
Tremendous cheering.]
After receiving the congratulations Of the
crowd on the result of the election, the
Governor retired into the Office of the In
,ernal Revenue Commissioners amid loud L
,heers.