Maryland free press., 1866-11-15

greatness, depend upon the prompt reconstruc-
non OF these States, upon bnsis which shall
prevent the recurrence of all aud every cause o.
irritation which could by possibility spring up
n the future.
AT the conclusion Of the Governors remarks
hearty cheers were given for Governor Swami.
PRESIDENT johnson. the State of Maryland, and
The conservative party. Here again a large num-
her of his fellow-ciiizcns shook the Governor by
the hand. He finally retired into the Office OF
Collector Edwin Ii. Webster but subsequently
on emerging thercfrom, aud passing to other
points on business, was constantly met with con-
gratnla'ions and friendly greetings from political
friends and Others
Scrcaa0e 10 the Governor ano,5er Su.,eb-
About o'clock last night large number of the
friends of Gov. Swami assembled in Monument
! Square, and headed by the Blues Band, Prof.
Holland, marched 10 his residence, in Fraakln
street, near Cathedral. On their arrival the
band performed several airs and in response to
calls the Governor appeared on the portico
when he was greeted with cheering When or
der was restored he commenced addressing the
crowd which had been swelled by acccssions, uu-
til it filed nearly the square. lie spoke at con-
siderable length, being frequently interrupted by
applause and urged TO proceed
The main points of his address were tha same
as those uttcrei at the Exchange in the morning,
and which are given above. He assured those
present that willie he occupied the gubernatorial
chair the broad seal of the Safe should not be
.rampled upon, either BY enemies at hen,. or in
vaders from abroad, with impunity. During all
the late troubles his m,n object was to prevent
bleodSled in the streets of the city, and his ev-
cry act had received the countcnance and sup
port of the President Of thessUui,cd States. lie
said he had with pain read an account ofa speech
made by him in one of the city papers, in which
he wasmsle olspeak disparagngy of Gen. Grant
and Gen. Canby. lie had never made use ofthe
language attributed to him in reference to these
distinguished gentlemen, and he would take the
occasion 10 say that, so far frcm speaking lspar-
| acingly Of thcm hei would do both Gen. Grant
and Gen. Candy the justice to say that in all
| they had done they had acted the part Of honor
| able pcacemaaers, both as anxious as himself to
avoid the shading Of blood in the streets of the
city.
General Grant came to this city in his indvl-
| us capacity for high and honorable purpose,
and not in his exalted military position; he came
with his great name and influence, to do all in
his power to secure 10 the people fair election;
he came h. re to asy excitement aud both Gen.
Grant and Gen Candy had pledged themselves to
certain measures, and faithfully they both car
ried out those pledges, as far as depended upon
their own action. Others than these dstin-
guished gentlemen were responsible for the non
fulfllment of arrangements for 'Gir election aaat
an hour too late to remedy the evil. Their in
tentious were good, and their promises were all
cnrried out to the extent of their moral power
Atsany time they could have deluged the streets
of the city with blood, but that WAS not their
mission, nor wss it the desire Of the Governor
and his friends that they should dc so.
Tie referred TO President Jshnson-a man
whom he said had been tried in every position a
patriot could be placed, and whs had never been
found wanting; mrn who with all his past and
present services to hiss country, tho miserable
ac'ion Of about seven thousand disorranizcrs
and revolutionists in our midst delighted O call
a rebel and a traitor. The conf lcnce, sy mpa-
thy AMI wise council of this great and good man
he had iring all the recent troubles, and he was
proud Of having such a counselor. In reply to
remark from the crowd in reference TO the Judge
Of the Criminal Court the Governor expressed a
desire that no one present would intcrrsgatc him
in reference to any one-he was willing to trust
the people, and he desired that the people would
trust him; but as JudgclBonds name had been
mentioned, lie said he would take the occasion to
t1,,t fl,ot 4 hat hal
to do-hc desired to leave him and others to tho
Legislature Of the State, body he WAS sure
that would be amply able ts dcll out justice to
al--they would be trcl by the laws Of their
State AMI would be dealt with according 10 the
constitution and tho laws.
ThcsGovernor said that interested parties hal
endcavorcd to make national affair out of our
local differences, and every State in the .Union
had been taught to watch with eager eyes every
foul rumor sent forth from our devoted ity: but
by the forbearanco of tbs people Of Baltimore,
lal the wise coursels OF tho President these rev.
olutJnists h III been prevented ftom accomplish
ing their purposes of inau1urAting another civil
war in the streets Of our city. Moderation hal
triumphcd and the disorganzers and rcvolu-
tonsts were vanquishcd.
lie alluded to the election on Tuesday and re-
marked that never had greater forbcarsnce been
shown by people th,a that shown by the cti
zcns of Btltim,re on that occasion in submitting
to the holding of an election by this irresponsible
Judges appointed by tho dismissed police board,
rather thaa resort to violent remedies. lie said
that Providence hal driven the radical party to
suicide; by their ahsolut;sm they had committed
srlf-dsstruc;on. If the conservative party had
prepared the way themselves they could not have
lone better than the radicals had done for them.
That party had gone OH with the election with
almost the same judges that he had denounced in
tho recent Investigation at Annapolis-mcn who
on the witness stand swore thlt 10 man could be
a uri mist that did not support the radical plr-
ty, party which was willing 10 sacrifice :ht
whole people Of the South to the negro race; but
The people had risen in their strength anil given
them rchukc; from which they would not soon
recover. The Governor then referred 10 national
affairs rcmarking that the country was now
about entering on n new career of nat ional Dros-