Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-11

from different sections of the South. .agit-
ate this question at the north as the only
hope for the slave;' and while such testi-
mony as the following is Increasing, |
am reminded Of an apprentice | once had,
who, unless closely watched, rveted, or
put his work together in such manner
that it soon came to pieces. So il is in
regard to the abolitioni<ts riveting the
fttters of the slave. If the South don't
watch them close, their manaces will soon
all drop from their limbs ]. HuLcomD.
From the American (Baltimore) Farmer.
FREE NEGROES AND SLAVES.
When 1t is too late, the people of Mary
land will begin 70 look for the means Of
protection in their Stare property We
still say slave property, notwithstanding
slaves are expressly recognized as prop
city by the constitution, without which
recognition this confederation never would
have been formed, yet such has been the
effect Of fanaticism aud emancipation; of
the intermeddIing Vaccinations of abolI-
tlonl<ts, and the mischievous agency Of
free negroes, that tie Uery ouners of this
species Of property seem TO begin to d0ubt,
achetAer sIareS are property or not; and
so much has lis value been impaired, in
the possession of those who reside con-
tlguous to the non-sIavehoIding states, that
the question has been raised a0hether then
are IN tacI ooOrtb keeping. Either disci-
pine must be so much relaxed. as that
the labor of the slave will scarcely paw
Tor his support; or if forced to labor, no
more than Is even necessary to health
and cont entment, they a6scoud, anA pass.
ing ocer tie lines into noa- slareboEdiag
| State, are there concealed and protected
The number and the success of clone
ments, leave no doubt of the establish.
ment OF reguIl lar chain of posts accessory
ID, and OF systematic plans deliberately
organized for their seduction and conceal.
ment. La these escapes the free negroes
are, for the most part, undoubtedly instru
mental, as they are 10 most OF the rob-
berries committed by slaves. While at
Easton, two weeks since, the slaves of
Two gentlemen made their escape, being
10 each, 1t not recovered, a loss of one
thousand dollars; and the firm persuasion
was, that in both cases, the runawavs were
furnished with passes By free negro
barber. Even if apprehcnded, these gen.
tIemen will have been put to an expense
o. not less than three hundred dollars
and this without the slightest pretayt Of
III usage or unkndness on
Inc usual process is. when the owner
IS supposed to have despaired of his re-
coVery, for some abolition or free negro
lawyer, TO open correspondence with
tne owner, representing the runaway 70
be IN Canada, or otherwise beyond apnre-
hensloni coolly adding, with a bioh-
Wayman's lmpudence, take thai or moth
'ng; and the owner has to put I'd with q
total loss, or compromise for third of
the value of his property; the result in
either case proving an incentive TO others
to make off in like manner.
il the Legislature wonld rcoYire the
owners Of steamboats, and railroads 70
render an account of the number of frep
negroes to and fro, between MARYLAND
and Virginia, and the states Of Delawar,.
ana FennSyivanIai and especially of those
VINO 60 between Baltimore and Pbiladei.
ph'a' It would give them ewes to the ex-
tent OF the intercourse which is maintained
between the free negroes Of MARYLAND
anc the District Of Columbia, and lb,.
aooitionlsls of the Moth; and all won
oef would cease, if any sill exists. at the
number OF runaway negroes, their sue.
cess &c; In escaping, and their conceaImert
ne truth is, If the Shareholder wonIJ
orIng himself to look t5e truth in the
lace that nothing ooAich is called yro1er-
~, IS so Pfec@rtO&S as thai qch.ck is no,o
"e1d =" siaces IN Mary'aud; and tbosc
WHO mold them would do we'll 10 mako
up their minds at once, whether onv
means can be aken to secure themselves
IN the enjoyment Of property. which i
was ya'n'Y supposed, at the time of the
Io"ieot ration, was secured to them by ,b,.
Ia" ana the conslituton-or whether if
they cannot, they must submit 70 m. naI
IesSl.y Oh securing it, while yet they NAV.
oy sale to the South; or by going there
VITA IT, will they be forced t. Yield f.
t sa.E ENHANCEMENT, the land of their
o'uerS-the tnest portion of the Union.
SEEKING security & support in the South
or VIII they, or can they, take some #
iectuai measures to guard themselves from
uepFeaatIon-ior depreciation may be com. |
[1i''e ,c' as well by enticeinent awav as
oy direct invasion AID se;zaie Of rour |
property. 10N'
II iree negroes. allies of the abolition !
ISIS OF the north, cannot be banished alto.
ge'her from the State, can they not h.. !
prevented from passing TO and fro between