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Tues lay Morning, October %, 1865.
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TIE BALTIMORE POLICE COMM. =
SI0NERS.
5000 "BOys IN Blue' and 500 PO-
Jicemen Ready for Duty.
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REMANKS OF Cow SWAMI.
REMANKs OF GOV. SWAMI.

NEW YORK, Oct %.
A BALTIMORE special says that three thousand
Boys in Blue" and eight hundred policeman,
have reported to the Mayor, armed and ready
for duty, but it is now thought that there will
be no trouble. 1t is reported that all the mem
bers of Gov. Swanns staff have resigned, and
sided with the radicals.
II SD tt Z ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. %.
The case of the Police Commissioners was
taken up by the Governor this morning The
eomplainants were represented by Messrs
Schley and Latrobe; the Commissioners by
Messrs. Stockbridge, Alexander and Sterling.
The latter read a reply, denying the iurisdic-
ton OF the Governor, but averring their readi-
ness to answer before u court OF Competent ju
risdiction. The Governor decided that he had
jurisdiction. The counsel for the Commission
ersth enwithdrew, saying -theirnlission was at
Iab BALTIMORE, Oct %.
The hearing of the charges against the Po-
lice Commissioners COMMENCED this morning
at Annapolis, before Governor Swami, in the
Executive Chamber ~ - a
The Governor said that before taking up the
case, he desired to correct a statement that he
had seen published, that he had proposed q
compromise. In examining into the conduct
of the State officers, he would do it in the
shape of instructions, commanding them TO
obey the laws. He could make no compromise
of the laws of the State He repudiated the
charges that had been made that he, the Cow
and rebel sympathizers. He was in favor d
the prompt reconstruction of the States upon
the basis of loyalty. He would not recognize
that any State was out of the Union, and he
was opposed to favoring negro suffrage and mo-
gro equality upon unwilling people in any
State without their consent. For this differ
ence of opinion he said he was denounced as q
rebel sympathizer and traitor. He would also
notice. he said, another fact.befOre this investi-
CATION had been entered upon, or before any in
friU aJ fn nrurho 10 Ind ~
ment would be. Military organizations were
being inaugurated in Baltimore in Opposition
to his anticipated action, and threats had been
held out of an invasion of the State by parties
living beyond its limits. He warned all en-
gagged in such efforts to excite the people Of
Baltimore to resistance OF the laws Of the
State, that they would be held TO strict account
ability He said he would now take upsthe
case with entire freedom from partizan bias. |
Mr.. Sterling, one of the counsel for the Com
missioners then proceeded to read the reply bf
the Commissioners in which they take the
ground that the power of removal conferred on
the Governor, gives him no power to try <hein
for official misconduct, and that he can only DO
so after such charges have been proved BY o
court OF competent jurisdiction. The reply
goes on to deny the charges against them, and
in conclusion says: "Your Excellency, tits
because we have upheld the law that we. are as
salled-nOt because we have broken it; for Off
cial fidelity during three years of war, in which
we have held office, that this political attack is
made by those who, in this very Executive
Chamber, proudly proclaim that they are south
ern sympathizers We believe that you have
had abundant opportunity to know that this
Board has done its duty From respect to your
official position, and from decent regard for
the opinions of mankind, we make this distinct
and detailed denial of the charges. We cannot
recognize your right to try us. we cannot
give up the authority and duty existing in us,
and imposed on us, unless upon the iudg-
mant Of the iudicial trihrna1c of fba s0fafo