The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-24
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p,y,uoRE. October 2s.-The case Of the
,,,s.e commissioners has been postponed
Till Friday.
IN, came here from Washington to-day,
IA had an interview with the Mayor and
''n,;ce commissioners. II Is understood
"a The object Of his visit was to inform
, ,%n as to the condition Of affairs In
There has been considerable excitement
IN the city to-day in reference to the case
"S the police commissioners. Upon the
a,nouncement Of the fact that the Co
yrrnor maintained his jurisdiction in the
case. and his determination to investigate
N. charges of official misconduct, some
,Iirh, manifestations Of excited feeling
took place, and one person was knocked
down near the headquarters Of the I'm
conditional Union party. Nothing more
serious took place, however, and there is no
reason at present 10 expect that the public
mace win he disturbed.
BAITIaoRE, October 22.-Thc following
exclamation has been issued tonight by
Governor Swami:
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
Whereas it has come to the knowledge Of
The Executive that military and other COM
l;natioRS are now figuring in the city OF
B,ltimore for the purpose Of obstructing
o,l resisting the execution Of the laws Of
mi, State: and whereas there is reason to
believe that similar combinations are at
tempted to be organized in other States
with the intention of invading the soil of
,bc State of Maryland to deprive her citi-
2ens Of their just rights under the laws and
10 control the people Of the State by yio-
lrnce aud intimidation;
Now, therefore, /, Thomas Swami, Go
vernon of the State Of Maryland, do by
his nv proclamation solemnly warn the
leaders of all such revolutionary combina-
tionS against the dignity and peace Of the
State that in the event of riot and blood
sbed growing out Of these revolutionary
nroceedings they will be held to the strict
Is; accountability, 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
oC the State of Maryland, ct the city of
Annapolis, this ed day Of October, A. d.
lS66.
[Signedl THOMAS SWAMI.
By the Governor:
join ", Carter, Secretary Of State.
This is very serious aspect of the case,
and the punishments provided by statute
On the subject are severe "Levying war
against the State is punishable by death or
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than six nor more than twenty years |;
and other sections are as follows:
Subsection 5. If any person shall con-
srie or combine with others to levy war
against this State, or to give aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof, whether foreign
or domestic, within this State or else
where, and he convicted thereof, he shall
le sentenced to confinement in the peni-
tertiary for not less than two years nor
more than six years, or to D fine, not eX-
creding $1,000, at the discretion Of the
court.
Another section provides like punish
mcnt for any person within the State who
shall seduce, entice, or persuade any other
person to commit any Of the offences
named.
Reported for the Baltimore Sun.
Messrs. Schley and Latrobe, the counsel
for tie committee of Conservative citizens
appointed to prefer charges against the
police commisSi0nersfor official misconduct
ut the late municipal election, and also the
counsel (Messrs. Alexander, Stirling, and
Stockbrdge) employed by the police COM
m,sioucrS on their behalf, appeared in the
Executive Chamber, at Annapolis, yester-
day morning, before Governor Swami, in
compliance with notice given by the Go
ycrnor that he would on that day take up
said case for examination.
REMARKS OF GOVERNOR SWAMI.
The Governor being informed that all the
parties were present, rose and said
Gentlemen,-A memorial has been
landed to me, signed by 1851 citizens OF
BALTIMORE. complaining of the action
Of the police commissioners Of Balti-
more city in respect to the late munich
pal election, and making certain charges, o
copy of which was communicated to the
commissioners of police on Thursday last,
and stating, at the same time, that the af-
fiayits would be open to their inspection
from that time until to-day, when the
whole matter would be taken up and in
yes,igated. also made similar commu-
ncaiion TO the committee of citizens.
Before taking up the case of the police
commissioners, assigned for to-day, would
avail myself of the occasion to remark that
have seen it stated in some Of the morn
ing papers that the Governor of the State
had proposed compromise with the CON-
misSioners of police. 1t is due to me to
say that have made no compromise, nor
have authorized any one to do so in my
behalf. Two Of the most respectable citi-
zcns Of Baltimore, Messrs. O'Donnell and
Deiord, called upon the commissioners of
police in order to suggest to them the pro-
prety of divesting the organization Of
What may be considered its partisan cha
Iacter by giving to the other side one
Judge and one clerk in each election pre-
cinrt. This they did upon their own re-
sponsibilty.
When find it necessary to examine
mo the conduct of State officer shall
doit in the shape of instructions, COM
handing them to obey the laws If they
Lave violated them. can make no COM
promise Of the laws Of the State, which /
sl bound to see carried out in the interest
d every citizen.
would also remark here, as ] see the
press 50 largely represented both at home
and abroad, that efforts are being made TO
connect the Governor Of the State with
ieOels aud rebel sympathizers. ] have been
sA uneompromising supporter Of the Union
from the commencement OF the war down
"'ae present moment, and have suffered