The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-08
BALTIMORE.
Removal OftIse Conn IN iSsiOnerS ny
the Governor.
BALTIMORE. Nov. |.

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an official notice, in which, after recitine
the charges against the commissioners, the
Governor says tnat. "having carefully CON
sidcred all the testimony adduced for Oh
against said complaint, and being fully sat
isfied, after mature delberation, that the
said complaint is well founded. and that il
is my duty to relive said commissioners from
their offices as commissioners of the board
of police of Baltimore city, for official mis-.
conduct. he does adiudge and declare that
the said Samuel IIindes and the said Nich-
olas l.. Wood be and they are hereby re
moved from Office"
1:30 F. M.-There is considerable feel
Ing in consequence Of Gov. Swami 5 action,
some bitterly denouncing it, aud others ap-
proving it. Large crowds of people are
gathered at the corners of the streets, and
near the newspaper Offices. discussing the
matter but otherwise al is now quiet.
Gov. Swanns decision is q lengthy doc
ument covering some thirty pages OF
manuscript The following are some of
tho points in the document. lie says:
"The governor of the State cannot shrink
from his duty to the people. The threats
of armed combinations at home, of invasions
from other States, TO Oyerturn our laws,
could hardly be expected to deter him for
single moment from the uniiinching cx-
ercise of all the fur ,tions with which Ee
has been clothed. The people of the State
Of Maryland haze been registered by union
men, not the less so because conservative
in their sentiments. aud these voters duly
passed upon by the proper officers, after
full examination into their qualifications;
the constitutional oath administered to one
and all, and their names entered upon the
official registry as legal voters They are
adinse(l TO DC So by our highest tribunal
They ask at the hands Of the executive
that they may not be excluded by pow
eriul partizan combination under the con
troll Of the police commissioners, not power
ful in numbers but because of the author
ity which they have heretofore exercised
under their commissions from the State.
claiming that there is no loyalty but in the
extreme radical party, ana turning a deaf
ear to the demands of any either class of
our citizens
ain the discharge of my official dules in
this case | can know no party. [ must
see that the authority OF the State is main
tanned in the interest Of the whole people.
If the laws are Objectionable, the legisla-
ture which made them, and not the Cow
ernor is responsible He is the executive,
and not the aw-makinS power. lie would
bring disgrace upon the State if he should
do injustice to the humbest citizen. The
appeals to the returned veterans, by weak
and thoughtless men, to raise the standard
of rebellion against the constituted author
tiles Of the State. clnnDt fail to meet the
condemnation which it deserves among all
order loving citizens, of whatever political
party They would be doing here, if they
needed such advice, which am sure they
will no5,-just what they have been fl ght
ing to rCbuke in the rebebellious States.
The first shot firel upon the American fl Z
in the hands Of the recognized authorities
of this State, besides subiecting thcm to
the severest penalties of the law, would
cause the laurels which they have won in
cr in their hands. they will not, am sure,
permit themselves to be lurcI from their
path of duty, as law abiding citizens, when
they have the courts always open to their
grievances While to them | speak in the
language of friendly admonition aud sin
ccrest regard, | cannot characterize with
too much Indignation tho intrusion into
Maryland, to interfere in her domestic ai-
fairs, Of a we'll known revolutionist I'd az
itator, from an adjoining State, who is re-
pudiatei already by the ealing journals
of the party with whom he is cooperating,
for this wicked attempt to excite blopd>hed
and provoke another civil war. lie has
arc ,dy retired from the field Of his trea>
sonablc machinatiols, to secure himself
from the contempt which his conduct has
everywhere provoked. lie must not for
get that the strong arm of the law Is i'm
pending over him. and that the State of
MARYLAND will know how to protect herself, (
at the proper time, against all snch distur-
bers of the peace and safety Of her people. +
suppressed as | am with the utter de> .
of the police organization a 1t
now stands, shall do what can to restore
it tn its proner rotations with the State and (
the law upon which 1t is founded. have !
no desire to appeal to the general governs
mcnt for and to enable ne to execute the
laws, and to protect our citizens against
threatened riot and bloodshe |. unless CONS
PEELED to take this step by the further re
sstance of the police commissioners and !
their followers to the laws of the State
If that contingency SHOULD arise, the re
sponsibi!ity will rest upon those who pro |
woke it. | stand upon the Constitution 4
and laws of the State and there will
continue to stand, until the trust imposed
upon me by the people of the State OF
MARYLAND shall oe delivered back into their .
hands in spite of all threats of personal t
aud the clustering efforts of
which have already diSgusted .
discreet and thinking men throughout the
| can only say, for myself, that T
the remnant of life now half spent would .
be purchased at too dear Il cost in the +
high position which | now occupy as Gov
crnor of the State of Maryland. by the dis
honor of my State and he degradation OF
her people"
QurrE NAruRAL.-"Did any of you ev>
er see an elephants skin asked the
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