Maryland free press., 1867-04-18
Our Baltimore Letter.

ELECTION DAY-DEjSE OF THE 'PR0SCRIGER' -
THG SUNDAY CAR QuEsrIoN-RApICALS STATE Cos
ELECTION TO BE IlELD-
TIE "MEN OF THE Observation-Disclosures VS.. Stew
ART-BALTlMoRE Cry Council, &c. &c.
BALTIMoRE, APRIL Is. 1867.
Wednesday last fecciion day. passed off quiz
city herein marked contrast with DAYS Of
IKE ch 'racter fer the past half dozen years
There was seeming OF good humored rivalry be-
tween contestants which was quite refreshing to
observe. say a seeming of good humor, be-
cause the i'll concealed chagrin of the Radical
malgnants at seeing the quiet manner in which
the peopic have dispossessed them Of the power
they beEot by fraud aud outrage, would lead one
TO believe they were in an exceedingly bad tenn
per. There was an absence of that creature of
dcspotism-the ''proscriber," and per conse-
Quence Radicalismwas in helpless minority. -
The question Of Il convention, althou sh of course
by no means ignored was Gfrather secondary con-
sideration 10 the other matter settled upon the
same day mean the "Sunday Car" trouble
Well it has been decided that the cars shall run,
and next Sunday is inauguration day"
On the day after the election Nast Thursday,
the Radical organ here contained a paragraph
ca'lnG upon the :Republcan Executive Commit
cut fail. presume this is for the purpose Of set
ling on foot III assures looking to the cinsumnl-
ton of their threat Of fcaling negro State con-
'cnlion in tie event of the people deciding at
the btllnt'ho that that yllainy Of ull inElmics
the State constitution o. 1851 should Ie placed
among the rrlits Of larolrsm of the times in
.;,i2h it wAS begot'cn. But it is likely that
congress will he afflicted with such distempcrs
brought on hyhe Connecticut plague and perhaps
some Others bcfJre next winter, that it will not
be so anxious to listen to the puerilc vaporings
ofthe Judge Bonds and tie pitiful little circle of
disappointed cormorants who think Offices were
made only for Radical suckers. Apropos of this
| noticed in the proceedings ofoae of our 'loval"
meetings short time ago n resolution in which
the body was pledged TO assist at an election
which is 10 he held for Delegates 10 the afore-
mentioned Radical convention. As it requires
under the law the sanction of certain officials,
under their seals, TO call an election, I would
like TO know whether there is any power in Ma
ryland to prevent the cOnSUmmation of such an
impudcnt undertaking. Those men have so long
set at defiance all law, have for such n length OF
time depended upon bayonets ana General or
ders'' TO shield their inquilies, that it seems al
most impossible for them to become proper and
law abid ing citizens.
AFTER the congressional election last fall the
radicals batEcd their sore heads with balm of
consolation extracted from the idea that the
"men of the mountains rs the good people of
your congressional district were termed by n
certain journal berc were true 10 the principles
of the "rulc or subvcrsion party" What can Mr..
Frank Thomas point to now in support of his
scheme of territoralzing the State which once
honored him by the free voice of her citizens
and has of late years been forced in chains TO ac-
ccpt him as on, oc her representatives? Allega-
ny, his home, where is she. What banner does
she fly? Old Washington, that has nurturcd q
nest of vipers, has cast them all out, and by her
vote last Wednesday is going to heal every sting.
Carol is hanging in the balance, and only needs
the same energy on the part of her conservative
men as is evinced by the radical leaders, to place
her in the front rank. Carroll has been long
suffering and very patient and now wants lea
ders who are not afraid 10 call crime by its prop
er name. True, Frederick is with Mr. Thomas
yet, but the people there are determined topick
their flints and try it again. So much for the
"men of.the mountains" =
As you are doubtless aware, Joseph ]. Stewart
of this city, has for some time been taking tes-
timonv to contest the right of General Phelps to
a seat in the f3rtieth congress from the district
compoSeRIof the thirteen upper wards of the city +.
To the surprise ofa good many, the papers of
Saturday last contained q card from Mr.. Stew
art withdrawing from the contest, and Offering
to pay the expense incurred by General Phelps
i'll the matter. Such magnanimitv certainly is
unusual and leaves room for conjecture. The
political course of Phelps, who voted for Colfax
for Speaker TO retain his scat, when Democrat
received the support of the eranti-Repubicans.
has caused people here TO have very little conf
dence in him, and very few care whether Phelps or
Stewart is to misrepresentation IT the ''copgres-
sional bear garden"
That delectable body known as our city coun-
Gil last week had up a bill appropriating money
to'celcbrate the coming Fourth of July in the
usual manner. Speakers are TO be procured, we
arc to have the customary display of fireworks.
Last year this body had John Minor Bolts to
deliver the oraon, and of course three -fourths
ofonr people received the inevitable blnckguard-
ing that fall from his foul tongue This year will
be no better. The taxpayers foot the bills, but
we hope in the course of time to have different
arrangements. For the present patience is our
motto. d.