The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-10-23
Especial Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.
THE MARYLAND TROUBLE.


Especial Dispatch to the N. Y Tribunel
THE MARYLAND TROUBLE.
The Police Commissioners summoned to appear
BEFORE Coz Sso0nn-E Indignation of the
Misunderstanding in Baztimore-The Go,-
er1lor to be resisted at all hrzo,Ms.
BALTIMORE, Friday, Oct 10, 1866.
A summons from Swami was served on
the Board of Police by the Secretary of State
at late hour on Thursday night, ordering
them to appear before him at Annapolis on
Monday next to answer charges against
them. What their response will be is un
known. They were in consultation with
their counsel to-day, but decline making pub
lie their determination. One of the counsel
has visited Annapolis for the purpose of cx-
aiming the charges against them. The
feeling of a majority of the Unionists is
against the Commissioners paying any attcn-
ton to Swanns order They advise them
to stay quietly in their Office, discharge their
duties, to act altogether on the defensive,
and, if Swami attempts violence, to meet
force with force. Several ex-miitary officers
called to-day on Mayor Chapman and the
Police Commissioners and rendered their SER
vices. Tonight large meeting of veterans
representing - the Boys in Blue" was held,
and presided over by Brig. Gen. Woodley,
who advised them to stand shoulder in this
contest, as they had done in the field. Col.
Forthz said that the meeting was called by
the permission of the Commander of" the
Boys in Blue" Major-Gen. Dennison, for the
purpose of taking measures to support the
regularly constituted authorities of the city,
and of thwarting Swann's effort to place the
Rebels in power. Committees were appoint
ed to canvass the City tomorrow, and OBJ
tain the names of all who will support the
Commissioners in any emergency, and to re-
port to the Boys in Blue" at once. The
following address was unanimously agreed
upon:
BOYS IN BLUE.
ATTENTION The events now transpirng
in this city make it incumbent upon us once
more to assemble in massed columns to re-
sist the attempts of traitors in our midst TO
deprive loyal men of this city of the control
of its affairs and leave us to the tender mer-
cies of our deadliest enemies. You will at
once report yourselves to your officers for
for duty, and hold yourselves ready
at moments notice to defend our charter
ed rights, now being menaced and endan-
gered by the same despicable traitors, whose
ready sympathy was always and ever for
Rebels in arms, and whose curses always fol-
lowed US on every bloody field of the Mary
land line. We have fought and conquered
the Rebels, who had the manliness to face us
in the field. We have now to regulate those
heroes who for the last four years have stood
with yard-stick and crockery ware in hand,
ready to furnish their dear friends of the
South with their valuable sympathy. The
oval Police Board of Baltimore must be sus-
aimed at all hazards and at every cost. Be
'eady. Be prompt. Each Ward will report
is strength and organization on Saturday
night at o'clock, at the headquarters of the
Unconstitutional Union Central Committee.
By order of the General commanding
F. G. TARR, Col. and Chief of Staff.
Meetings were held ia several other places,
and any attempt of the Governor to interfere
n the local affairs of Baltimore was denoun-
ed as an attack upon the liberties of the
people. There were also meetings held of
he Union League Reverdy johnson is
lmong the counsel engaged by the Demo-
,rats.
The Washington correspondent of the N.
z. Times says:
THE contest over the Baltimore Police
is exciting much interest
lere, in view of the possibility that the Pres
dent may be called on by the Governor to
interfere. Gov. Swami will probably re-
move the Commissioners, as he sympathiZes
trongly with the element seeking their re-
noval. He is, nevertheless, a cautious and
man, and does not wish to jeo-
'ardize his chances for the United States
senate. The Commissioners will resist the
Governors action on the ground that they
annot be removed except by regular trial
nd conviction, and they will undoubtedly
ssert their position by the force under their
ontrol. The offence of the Commissioners
GEMS to be that they appoint Judges of the
lection who enforce the Registry Law so
that returned rebels and Southern
cannot register themselves
yithout committing perjury"