The tri-weekly standard., 1866-11-08
!. es1,s 8 Baitimore.


We stated in our last That Judge Bond mad
caused the new Police Eomlalssloners ap-
pointed by Gov. Swami, to be arrested as
disturbers of the peace. This actlon pys .a =
firm and upright Judgehad the happy eftect
| Of preventing conflict of arms, as the ne"
Commissioners were engaged In enrolllng
and swearing in a,Ooo special policemen, Tor
the purpose of taking possession OF baiei-
more by force The Judge,3in granting the
writs to arrest these persons, said:
Gas the State Attorney for Baltimore City
! it is your duty to bring to the notice OF the
Court the very grave facts you have Just
mentioned. It is the only tribunal here
charged with the punishment of crime and
the preservation of the peace. Whatever
power it has for these purposes should De
Immediately invoked and exercised to pre-
vent violence, which you suggest Is contem-
plated. 1t is not our duty to determine the
questions in dispute between those claiming
to the office of Police Commissioners, but 1t
ought not to be truthfully said that in Gov
eminent 80 long established as that OF Mary
land the only way to obtain possession OF an
office is by force of arms The courts are
open. An appeal to them can be speedily
heard and all official rights determined
This course must be pursued. An array OF
lawful assembly. The parties engaged in it
are guilty of breach of the peace, and must
be Immediately arrested. All the power of
this Court shall be exercised with vigor and
promptnesS to prevent such violation OF
law, and the public peace shall be preserv-
ed at all hazards. The fact that persons
claiming rightfully or wrongfully to be Po-
lice Commissioners are about to place persons
on the streets as police officers, charged with
the duty of preserving the public peace, is
calculated to aharm the public mind. The
dread of collision between the two forces,
and of ultimate armed conflict, will fill the
minds of peaceable and order-loving citizens
with terror. 1t is impossible that this should
be allowed if the law can prevent it, and the
warrant you ask shall ISSUE"
The excitement in Baltimore was very
great A correspondent of the Tribune says ::
"To-day the excitement has greatly snbsi-
ded, and though thousands of citizens are
grathered in crowds near Holiday-st. Thea
tire and the newspaper Offices, the most per
feet order saii.ss. Peace is preserved rath-
/ Il eaf than maintained An Army officer of high
rank present in the city remarked that he
never witnessed such deep and intense feel
ing as was manifested yesterday, and never
saw high excitement kept under such per-
feet control. For this very great credit is
due to the Mayor and Police Commissioners
and their excellent force. No city in Amer
lea has better system than Baltimore, and
at the present time it is blessed generally
with greater degree of public order. Dur
ing the administration of the present police,
who succeeded the force of the notorious
Kane, none of the violence of former years
has been seen, notwithstanding the large in
flamatory elements constantly present. Yes
terday the excitement was at high pitch
nearly all day, and the peril was felt to be
imminent. All parties seem to have cooper
ated with the police to avert it. 1t was felt
that pistol shot fired with effect in the
most crowded neighborhoods might and
probably would result in destructive 1iot.
and it is a remarkable fact that with 10, 600
constantly on the streets consisting of exaS-
perated soldiers from both the Rebel and
Union armies, secessionists, emancipated
radicals, conservatives, police and ripraps.
jostling against each other all day, three
fourths of them armed to the teeth, filed
with the most opposite purposes and excited
by the most bitter passions, not single blow
was struck anywhere. All parties saw the
impending danger and each man put an ex--
ira moderation on his lips and an extra.
guard upon his hand. Prudence seems to,
have been combined with courage In every
movement of the police. They displayed
no weapons but were constant in vigilance
A dozen or fifteen arrests were made, but for
TlOCOuS anu CenUeQCleS, anu not
any violent demonstration. The boys in
blue, numbering some 2,000 in the city, of
fered their services to the Mayor, but they
were not accepted as an organization. Most;
of them, however, were mustered in as spe--
cial police among them their commander
and President, Major-Ge Dennison, who.
commanded the loyal Maryland Brigade and
lost his right arm at Spottsylvania. Gen..
Wooley was also ON duty as police officer.
The boys in blue" were commanded to.
avoid every unnecessary act word that.
could possibly provoke a collision"
A writ of h16eGs corpus was sued out for
the imprisoned Commissioners. and the
whole matter is to be judicially investigated,
and settled. We repeat, it is obvious that
bloodshed thus far has been prevented by
the prudence, firmness, and caution of the
existing loyal City government, and the
prompt discharge of duty by Judge Bond.
The country also owes much to Gen. Grant
for his frequent visits to Baltimore to pre-
serve the peace. He gave excellent advice.
which was followed by the loyalists of Bal
timore
1t is stated that the Copperheads have car
ried Maryland. This report may be true, but.
we doubt it.
On DIT.-That negro regiment is to be
brought to this City, in the course of few
days, for the purpose of being mustered out.
We sincerely hope that the rumor is without
oundation.-iSentineL