The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-05
Baltimore,

Baltimore.
THE plot of the returned Coniederates and
Governor Swami to place the State of Mary
land under the control of the Rebels to the
eternal disiranchisement of all the loyal popu-
lation, appears to have utterly failed. On
Saturday we feared lest, by some of the willy
schemes OF reckless partisans, the power Of
the Unionists might be broken, and difficult
ties in reference to the elections occur. Ad
vices which come to hand to day, however,
are much more cheering, and seem to afford
US ground for hope that all the plottings of
the traitors have been defeated. They have
checked us, but we have checkmated them.
They sought only to secure an indecent in
stalation into their offices of the bogus Com
missioners. They were unwilling to have the
matter tested by the forms of law. because
that would involve a delay and their
counsel boldly told the Governor that, unless
he acted promptly, it would be too late to
affect the election.
But the force of law has been triumphant.
The courts, which they sought to avoid, have,
at the instigation and on the application of
the regular Police Commissioners, caused the
arrest of the so-called officers and of the
Sheriff, and all yesterday they had the salts
faction OF Illuminating in Jail on the uncertainty
of human affairs.
1he first act of the drama here closes. The
Intervention of the Sabbath has caused a
further delay OF twenty-tour hours, and this
morning the curtain again rises. What will
be the probable arrangement OF the play? 1t
seems likely that during the morning Messrs.
Young and Valiant will be released on a
writ of habeaS corpus, or at least such writ
will probably be granted. The law allows
the Warden of the jail three days to produce
the bodies of the prisoners in Court. Whether
the Warden viii act the part of loyal man,
or whether he will be influenced by the Rebel
rulers, we do not know. Ii he takes his three
days. the new Commissioners will peacefully
remain out OF sight and danger until Wednes-
day, when they can come out without injury
to themselves or the Union cause. If, how
ever, the Jail Warden at once brings them
before the Court, the case will be argued by
the contendmg counsel. This discussion, in
volving as il does some Of the incest points of
law, and requiring reference to precedent
over precedent, would certa My occupy at
least two days, in which case the result will
be the same, and the election will be ouIs.
We cannot see, therefore, how we can pos
sibly be defeated in the contest.
One account tells us that the bogus officers
are making the jail their headquarters. and
have appointed policemen and judges. and
will have a separate election from the regular
one prescribed by law. Well, if they do,
their cause is then just the same. In the
House OF Representatives Hon. Edward Nc
Pherson, the Clerk, will undoubtedly recog-
nize only such as have the old Commissioners
certificate, and the House will undoubtedly
sustain him; while in the State Legislature
the Clerk is Republican, and will place the
radical members on the original roll, and the
House and Senate will thus be Republican,
and will retail n them there.
The fear of military interference seems to
be gradually growing less. The law on the
subject is so plain that we are surprised that
the question was ever tested. The Constitu-
ton gives the President power to furnish
troops on application OF the Governor of a
State, only when the Legislature cannot be
convened. If it can be convened. then the
Legislature must ask for the troops. That is
the express law. Now,no one will deny that in a
small State like Maryland the Legislature
could not be convened in forty-eight hours.
When such is the case, the Executive has no
right to send troops unless the demand
comes from the Legislature. We do not an
ticipate at present any interference, or, in
fact, any serious difficulty. The bogus ofli-
GERS have not time to make their necessary
preparations. We have met the enemy, and
again defeated them. If we can but hold
firmly to our rights until after Tuesday, a
complete revolution will be effected, loyalty
will be triumphant, and treason in the State
OF Maryland made odious indeed.