The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-07
The Raltimnra Tronhle.


Our dispatches this week are full of vague accounts
not fully posted as to the cause of the trouble and Of
course, they are almost unintellgible to them. The
object III publishing the following article from tile New
York Day Book Is to make it clear to them:
g About two years ago, when Maryland was under
tie heel Of Mr.. Lincon's persuasive bayonets, the
people who were allowed to vote adopted new con
situtioa one clause Of which contains stringent test
cath s. obnoxious was this constitution TO the peo
pie Of the State that it vas only by illegally coantug
tile votes of tie soldiers Id the field that It could oc
carried a, all That il uuiustly imposed upon the
people Of Maryland by mere moiety, admits Of no
more doubt than that two and two make four. The
hue and cry Of rebel sympathisers INDUCED in so
brawngly By the thugs Of Baltimore, has, however,
up to this tine kept heState under the heel Of her
oPpressors -
It appears row, however, that the mongrel poiH-
clans have become more and more alarmed for fear or
losing power and terribly did this fear seize hold Of
their guilty conscicnccs at th4 last municipal election
in Baltimore that ont Of voting population Of 5000
tie police commissioners only allowed ubou: 500 to
lie egstsFed az qualified voters They even went 50
Ia as to violate their oFa most strugeuand neariols
registry Law, wlIereupo1 Gov SEann, vino elected
by their party, became disguised avering, thot though
- Union man, Tie never bargsiued for negro voting
ibid negro equality aud would not allow them to
violate the I.az ana constitution Of tie State with
impuuity These men, however, have been 50 long
accustomed to obey laws aud constitutions when tacy
aided them in their selfish political purposes, and
so long accustomed to setting them a; defiance when
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Gov. STaun as nothing short Of rank treason. The
rglt Of Gov. Swami to remove tile commissioners for
osici5l misconduct i plain and distinct but thew
threaten to rebel against his authority and resist it to
tgs bfttsr ead Forner has been writing # i said to
northern governors TO have their troops in readiness 10
march At moments notice to aid the rebel police
commissioners. aad The bows III blue III fillmore
arc said TO be aiming for the ira7.
:. We susnect however that All this Is political
buster from lie nonrrels to force the governor to
back down ". cannot realise the fact that ther are
u ra5 a 10 rss:s fur under .e constitution IF die
United States tie governor can always cs unon the
president fer aid to oaan rebellion within s.ste
.r5 Min ya.t --sf,ttr IL ba incubation +; MARYLAND
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government ~ .ae side Ct lay and order, they would
BE swept from the face or the earth ia no time II
" T,brson bz rr. n hove F-hr ,7ft5 tie ,a7s,-a,
party As ought Y tl4AN heaven "llAoa c44sl51 iof
this opportunity which Pcordence has thrown in bis
hands The qopashr7eat Question can be rovstiEiaI
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better reason, but mere pam ana distinct act OF
rebellion, not secession Of sovereign State, but
positive and emphatic armed Instruction against The
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