The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-27
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THE NORTHERN VIEW OF AF.
FAIRS IN BALTIMORE.
Conspiracy to Subjugatc the Union
Men OF Maryland---The Spirit of
the North that Saved Maryland in
1851 Invoked TO her Rescue in 1868.

We take the following IRON the editorial cor
resPondence of the Phiadelphia Prcss:
BALTINoRE, No, October IL, lssS.
Maryland is again ibe theatre Vi finlense pOiit.
icai excitement H,rc, close 10 the heart OF the
Republic. all pulsa'ions arc more s-nsibly fel,.-
Before the late elections pause was given 10
nearly all husiness VI an important character I;
but the triumphant yindicalion oi tic Union
Congtss by the people ol the North gave relief
iU the suspense. Business m,g were resurning
their ordinary way when the Ledycr despatch
again struck terror to ih,ir hearts and qua ever,
thing atsra. The amount VI IL is, MARI !all be
teen 10 state o. qgasi-reheioa tv,. since tAe
outbreak Of lecl. Here thc opponents of the
Union party are not merely Coppefheads--thcy
are traitors the dividing lane Is much more dis
iin,lly marked than il is North, and an adverse
election loses all its ancient chnrac'eri,tcs aud
becOmes ln tact, reuoibiioN.
For Mary land 10 tall into tue hands ~ what
are dsnominated " C0Hsvrafiuss,' would be in
tact 10 put the Government the State into the
hands OF the enemies OF both IA, STATE and tie
United States. Hence force mas become m habit.
uai element OF elections here. "a IS regarded as
question OF power by both sides. ong d,ierm.u-
&c that Maryland must tc with he Norih-the
other that she must be with The South IN the
se,;lemen, Of this issue nil men north OF tho line
have great interest, for the moral tii,c; 81 sur
rounding the National Capita with :. ,iis!oynl
community cauno, bu, be evil at an ,wes, Tut
10 case OF another war might b. disastrous 10
the extreme.
Baltimore Rebtls have Leen gTo y ing uOre dem.
onsirative under the fostering eats q; the Admin.
isiration. Loyal soldiers have been turned out
OF the Custom House, Posiofiice and revenue oi.
Gees 10 make way for well-known Rebels. The
Governor of the State, Thomas Swami, one oi
the od slaveholding arisiocracy, who opposed
the Union movement In the begnning-ihe eman.
ctpaiion movement also until IL was fat Iceospi
has, like the President, rrluIned tO his old pas
lures. lie was formerly Mayor Of Baltimore. aud
signalized his career by re-,leciing himself
by majority exceeding the entire vote Of the
city. Tie was known as the King l'lug. aud bis
public career has been chiefly characterized by
organizing gangs Of rufians and arming them
on election day to exclude his opponents by force
from the polls. lie seeks alliance with the low.
est and most derraved class Of people. and r.
minds one Of those Legilimisi Jacohins Who
erept into the French Directory in 1901 TO De-
ssroy republican governueu; by making II odi.
Gus, and lead in the restoration Of the lsourbcns
a. godsend IRON anarchy.
This Governor deceived some gOud people !nlo
his support, and obtained Administration help
through Blair against Winter Davis lie was
tho hrst aud greatest beneficiary of tine Registry
Law enacted by the loyal Legislature 10 proic,i
the balot-box from Rebel Vote lIe is IN the
johnson conspiracy aud Is the instrument select.
ed 10 furnish excuse for The military occupation
Of Maryland aud the District briorr the Ist Dt.
cember nexi. lie has entered inio a direct Lai.
gain with the Rebels who were excluded l., tue
Registry Law, that he would appoint Registers
who would euroll their names ~ voters " thcy
would elect men to send him 10 the United Stairs
Senate In place VI Creswell. This Is against On
existing statue Of the State, which Is dlstFictej,
and entities the Eastern Shore 10 the United
Stat SENATOR. he has not carried with him ma
ny Union men, but relies almost exclusively up.
on the reasonable opposition. The late munci.
pal election was disappointment 10 him, inas-
much - be hoped to poll his newiy-rcgisierti
Rebels against the loyal Mayor Chapman. As
an instance of his unscrnpulous administration,
be asked the Attorney General ofihe Siate, liou.
Alexander Randall one ofihe chief lawyers "
Maryland, and q son-in-law Of VIM. Writ for an
opinion regarding the Registry Law Al the late
municipal election. Mr. Randall gave his opin-
Ion on The 2sth Of September. two weeks before
the election, adverse 10 the Governors wishes,
and In aecordanee with the views Of lawyers. law.
abiding and loyal men. The Governor bagged
this opinion, aud tried 10 prevent iis coming TO
light. The Union Executive Committee got Nind
Oft, srut men in q carriage 10 Annapolis the Sum
day before the election, and produced the ruling
opinion of the Aw oliver of the State time eDoagb
Tor the Judges Of the Election 10 act upon. The
consequence was ruling oai 81 the newiy regis
ieFrd Rthels. and trinm,haat re-elrc,icn of the
loyal Radical Mayor aud City Conneil. Now the
Rehels proposr 10 get the Governor ~ remove
the Polire Commissioners who sppoini the Judg-
e Of Election. These Police Commissioners are
elertsd BY the Legislature that was rieetsd on
The sams iirkel with Governor SSann, - also by
q previous losal LEGISLATURE. They appoinird
the Judges of Election AZ the Governor and
PRESIDENTIAL elections. and appointed All loyal
msn. They have continued the most Of these
Judges. supplying the plaoes Of shose who have
rrsiened with others ~ loyal. These CommiS-
siouers have not changed their coats although
GovrrnHr Swami has. There is clause 10 the
Law which says they may he removed by the leg
inlatare. Or hy the Governor during the retess,
Coz " e6fc,ai mascondnci' They haze haen Ruil.
q Of 40 olieial misconduct, but there is no way
70 securV Two johnson Representatives and 4
Johuson Senator from Maryland unless ihey are
renewed. SiewaF, and John L. Thomas will b.
elected n these loysl Commissioner aud loyal
JUdges Of Eleeiion Frmain In Ofce. so the Gov.
erncf. backed by prssideut johnson, proposes 10
rsmove thsss CommiseinueFs under this doubtful
clansa 81 The law. II ahe Commissioners have
heen guilty of " e1siai miseondnei, they are liza
be 10 removal but ''cGiciaf miscosduci or
miprlsisa" b . ieehuleal ontnce determiuahle
BY leRal proeTsa. The Legislature iisalf would
remove guilty olaciai oaly ,alisr trial as lhe
Grand Inqufst Of The etAte and u certainly
never Intended 10 confer on the Governor pow.
o. itdld not posssss ltssL 20 remove without ,sl.
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