The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-26
A NEW REBELLION.

The radicals are drafting into Q new rebel
lion and unless they back down We shall
radicals will be the rebels, and those who
support President johnson and the laws o
the states will be the loyal people.
radical legislature of Maryland passed a
registry law for that state, and law estab.
fishing police commissioners for Baltimore.
| These police commissioners are elected by the
legislature, and were elected by the legisls-
ture that was elected on the same ticket with
Governor Swami, as also by previous loyal
legislature. There is clause in the law
which says they may be removed by the leg
| islature, or by the governor during the re-
cess, for official misconduct" The govern
or of the state is the judge of whether they
have been guilty of official misconduct" or
not. They are charged with refusing TO reg
lister lawful voters and refusing to receive the
ballots of men entitled Ito vote. The ques-
| tons in issue between the commissioners and
| Governor Swami are simple. They are the
| qualifications of electors and the tenure by
| which the commissioners hold their Offices
There is no dispute as to the fact of refusing
to register names and receive votes The
points in controversy are the construction to
be given to the law, and there should be no
difficulty in making decision.
The commissioners deny the right of the
governor to try them, and propose, if he re-
moves them, to resist, and call on the radi-
Gals of other states to rally, under arms, to
sustain them.
Dead Duck Forney has written letter in
which he says:
IF he the governor attempts to remove the
commissioners they will resist Their policemen
are directed to arrest as disturbers of the peace
anybody pretending to interfere with them
The mayor will never succomb but fight it out
to the bitter end All the Union men in Balti-
more swear that they will drench the streets
with blood but they will protect their rights and
the law They do not mean to submit
and will not submit All they ask is that the
mighty north shall stand by them in their strug-
gle for liberty and the Union. Ny solemn
belief is that Andrew Johnson will send the
regular troops into Baltomore to sustain Swami,
If the attempt OF the latter to remove the police
commissioners is resisted by the people, as re-
sisted it will be. In that event let the north be
prepared Let Pennsylvania be ready!
j. WE.
There it is-a fiat and pointed call on the
radicals to rally, under arms, for another
civil war, to put down the authorities of a
sovereign state. Those republicans who want
to join IN that rebellion had better be getting
their muskets secured up for there is little
doubt that the constituted authorities of the
land will stand by the law. Gov. Swami has
been in consultation with the President and
his cabinet, md with Gen. Grant, and Gen.
Grant has ordered troops 20 Fort Nc Henry
and Is making preparations to keep the peace.
Gov. Swami, also, In answer to radical
threats to get up q rebellion, has issued the
following proclamation
STATE OF MARYLAND
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Oct. %,
whereas, 1t has come to the knowledge of the
executive that military and other combinations
are now forming In tue city of Baltimore for the
purpose of obstructing and resisting the execu-
ton of the laws of this state
Whereas, There is reason to believe that SINH
lar combinations are attempted to be organized
IN other places with the intention of invading
the soil OF the state of Maryland, to deprive her
citizens OF their just rights under the laws, and
to control the people of the state by violence
and intimidation now, therefor /, Thomas
Swami, governor of the state of Maryland do by
this, my proclamation, solemnly warn the lead
ers of all such illegal and revolutionary combina-
tions against the peace and dignity of the state,
that in the event of riot and bloodshed, growing
out of these revolutionary proceedings, they will
be held to the strictest account liability, and the
power of the state will be exhausted to bring
them to prompt and merited punishment.
GiVen under my hand and the great seal of the
state OF Maryland, at the city of Annapolis, this
z2d DAY of October, A D. 1866.
THOMAS SWAMI
BY the Governor:
JOHN NJ. CARTER, Secretary of State.
Many of the radical newspapers and pub
lie speakers are urging the people to arms
ana to prepare for the conflict, and there is
every prospect that, unless the peorle refuse
TO De led by them, we shall soon have
hrst claes rebellion on hand.
Weagaln say to those radicals who l;ke
the prospect, that they had better get THAR
muskets ready for war upon Gen Grant |
the regular army, the navy, the President |
his Cabinet and the supreme court. Now is
their time.