Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-01

The threatened collision in MARYLAND be-
tween the Governor of that State and the
Mayor and Police Commissioners of the
city of Baltimore i Just approaching cul-
minatiOn. Governor Swami is a candidate
for the United States Senate. The Eastern
Shore and southern counties of the State
are peopled by rebels, who. with strange
infaiuation. cling to the belief that they
/ will be paid for their slaves lost by eman-
cipaiiOn. The northwestern counties and
the city of Baltimore have a Union popu-
latiOn, who are utterly averse to being tax
cd to pay for the lost slave property. The
State is so nicely balanced politically, in
representation. that the Baltimore delegates
To the State Legislature can turn the ma
jority Hence the election of rebel parti-
Zans in Baltimore is essential to secure the
election of Governor Swami 10 the United
States Senate The State of Maryland. by
act of Legislature, has provided registry
law for voters; no person can be registered
as voter. who. if challenged, will not
swear that he has not participated in the
rebellion. This excludes the active rebel
population. In some counties the registry
officers have wholly disregarded the law.
and have registered returned rebel soldiers
without hesitation. In the city of Balti-
l.
lice Commissioners. These registers have
rejected all rebels. Governor Swami de
manded the removal of the registers, and
the demand was refused. He now propO
ses to remove the Commissioners. Pend
ing the recent municipal election in Balti
more. the Governor asked the opinion of
Hon. Alex. Randall. of Annapolis, and he
decided against the Governors authority
in the premises. Notwithstanding this, he
has gone on, and proposes TO try the Police
Commissioners for ofiio ial misconduct The
Commissioners, acting upon legal advice,
deny his jurisdiction in the matter; and he
has decided that he will assume jurisdic-
ton. The trial. which of course will be
er parfe, is fixed for Friday next, and if per-
sisted in will result in his order for the re-
nOval of the Commits toner's. The latter
will not be removed. The Governor will
appoint new Commissioners; these win
swear in the Plug Ugly clubs as policemen
and the result will be collision. The ac
ton of the Governor is, so FAR as he is con-
cerned. of the most selfish kind. He
wants TO secure the election of members
of the Legislature from Baltimore to vote
for himself as United States Senator. The
registry of voters is matter prescribed by
law A refusal of the Police Commission
ers to dismiss one set of Election Inspect
Ors and appoint another, is an act certainly
within their own discretion. The Cover
nor has no power to appoint the election
inspectors for Baltimore directly, and lie
cannot get the indirect authority to do SO,
by removing the Police Commissioners
The latter are officers recognized by law
That law provides the manner of their APP
pOintment and the causes and the mode of
their removal. They must be removed and
can only be removed in the manner provi-
ded by law, That law provides for their
trial and the modes of the trial. Their on
ly offence is that their appOintees rigidly
enforce the election law of the State, and
by so doing exclude from the polls all
those disqualified persons, who are fast
friends of Governor Swami.
Governor Swami has been on to Wash
ingtOn to consult with Andrew johnson.
Ii is not the first time Governor Swami has
been on to Washington to consult with the
President. In 1861 he and Governor Hicks
protested against any Federal troops pass
inc through Baltimore or over the soil of
demanded then If any troops were to be
used in such diabolical war, they should
be sent around by sea and not pOlute the
soil of MARYLAND by crossing it. After con-
sulting with A. ]. lie has issued a procla-
nation pretty much after the. style of his
protest in 1861, warning all persons out
of Maryland from coming into that State
with arms, to take part in any conflict that
may arise there. In 1861, in April, certain
Massachusetts, regiments undertook to pass
through Baltimore on their way to put
down the rebellion, and Governor Swanns
friends undertook to drive them back. The
result is known. The right Of transit was
maintained, and the troops of the Union