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Your excellency has thought proper to visit the city, and upon
representations which you have deemed sufficient, to place its in-
habitants under military supervision. The responsibility is with
your excellency.

In the exercise of my functions, I shall be governed by the
authority of law, and, I trust by the support of the entire com-
munity.

With great respect,

I have the honor to be,

Your ob't servant,
[Signed,]                      THOMAS SWANN, Mayor.

PROCLAMATION,

By the Mayor of Baltimore :

With a view to preserve order at the Polls, at the election to
be held in this city on the 4th of November next, I deem it my
duty to issue this Proclamation to the citizens of Baltimore, in
order that the position of the city government may not be mis-
understood.

The following order will be strictly observed :

The Police detailed for the various precincts will carry out all
orders directed to them by any Judge or Judges of election, and
see that the Polls are kept open and unobstructed.

They will arrest and promptly convey to the nearest Station
all intoxicated or disorderly persons who may be found at or
near the polls.

They will seize and convey to the nearest Station all fire arms
which may be exhibited at the polls or used to intimidate persons
from voting.

They will arrest all carriages passing through the streets with
rioters or disorderly persons, and order them to be driven to the
Station.

On the occurrence of any serious disorder, or an attempt to
obstruct the polls by any party or parties whatsoever, the Judges
of election or either of them are respectfully requested to despatch
a messenger immediately to the Mayor's office, in order that the
same may be promptly arrested.

The citizens generally are respectfully requested to report at
once any case of delinquency on the part of the Police.

Omnibusses will be in readiness at the Central Station to con-
vey an adequate force to any part of the city where a disturbance
may take place, or an attempt is made to interfere in any manner
with the free right of suffrage.

The Police are instructed to see that all drinking houses are
closed on the day of the election, and to report all who refuse to
obey this order.