Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-28
EXCITEMENT AT ANNAPOLIS.

ing an incendary, The Annapolis Republican Of
this morning has the following notice ofthe AFFAIR."
1.-THE Reporter for the Northern papers who at.
tended the frs session of the SHAREHOLDERS Conven.
ton became suspected on taking his seat at the ro-
assembling of the Convention on Thursday evening,
and a considerable excitement ensued. He was nvi-
ted out Of the hall by the keeper, and went from
thence to the gallery from which he vas soon after
conducted, and taken into one ofihe committee rooms
The excitement lncreased-hew was accompanied from
thence to his lodgings at Coopers Hotel, where his
papers AMI effects taken posse. sion of and it was
thought llysabl,tby Justice Hunter, for his safety and
public peace, 10 commit him.
Next day he was brought up under a writ of ha-
beds corpue and very interesting examination was
had before associate Judge Brewer which lasted four
napos and Mr.. Palmer If Fredrck for the pros,-
cution, Mr.. Causin of St Mary's, and r. r. Bowie,
Esq. of Prince George. The prisoner was recognized
as the Reverend Charles T. Torrey, one of the Re-
porers from the City ofW ishington employed to re-
port for Northern papers and, ofhis contract
TO attend and report the proceedings of this Slave
holders Convention of MARYLAND.
He was finally renanded for further examination"
The above, which we cut from the Wash.
ington "Globe," affords fain indication Of
tho state of feeling at the South, and the
course oftreatment they seem determined to
adopt towards the North. The truth is, it
is full time for the North to wake up, and
look about them to see where they are, and
how things are gong
Here is a reporter, employed by some
Northern paper to attend "a public meeting
at Annapolis, and report their proceedings
for the press, deliberately arrested, brought
before court of justice, CD and committed
10 prison as an INCENDIARY. lift be Grim.
NAL offence for Northern gentleman to at
tend public meeting at the South, for tho
purpose of listening to their proceedings, or
of reporting them for the press, il is full
time for US TO know it. If it be crime for
Northern man to go pcacably and quietly
into the Southern States, and to endeavor
to gain personal information in regard to
their peculiar institutions, not by any secret,
under-handed means, but by those which
they have themselves adopted for making
them public, we say again, let US of tho
North SO understand it, that we may govern
ourselves accordingly. If the laws Of the
slave holdng States make it the act of an
mccndidry, for Northern man to attend a
public meeting among them, and TO commu-
nica'e their proceedings to his friends at the
North, it is time for us 10 prepare ourselves
properly to meet those laws.
h We are no abolitionisls. In common
with nine tenth, we might say all, Of the
people, Of New England, we believe Slavery
to be "a moral and political evil to lie
+ crime and sin in lis nature, and IA curse to
all among whom it exists. But at the same
time, we believe it to be an evil Of which 1t
will be very difficult for the South 10 rid it
self, and which should be carefully approach.
, cd by .I.o ignorant and unskilfuI. We be.
lieve that no good can ensue by the violent
5 denuncialions which some Northern ADOLF
+ tionis,s are constantly pouring for;h agans,
the South and all connected with the
existence of Slavery. Such fierce and I'M
discriminating attacks can only be produce
tive Of jealousy, heartburnings, and i'll blood,
, without advancing the accomplishment Of
their desires, single step. But while we
+ condemn the rash proceedings Of such, at
e the North, we think the course pursued by
:, the South in regard to this matter, al the We
ry least, equally reprehensiblc. There is
d also this important difference between the
two cases, that while these violent measures
c at the North are confined to very small
proportion of the inhabitants, the entire South
u seems TO combine in showing itself as vic.
y lent, as foolish, as raving mad, as Garrison
5 or his maddesl followers.
: We have no desire to join issue with the
o South on tins or any other question. Most
y sincerely do We deprecate any course, that
$ shall fomcnt sectional Jealousy, and draw 4
il line of distinction between the interests oil
!! the North and South. This very course,
however, the South is forcing upon us with
n all its power. They are constantly making
ct this the great, absorbing question, in which
ST all others are swallowed up. They rail a,
At the Northern Abolitonists as fanatics and
ID incendiarics, when their own sentiments are
e. equally fanalical, their language and thsi
a actions equally inAammatory. We have
borne from them almost every thing, and they
m would do well to pause and reflect thai
hSiS 10 u Io'"'1 W yo"e "h'Nh ioi oS ot
a. anco ceases to be a virtue" In their de.
D. nuncialons ofthose who even differ from
We them in opinion in regard to their peeulia'
nS institutions, they have shown the most foolish
" illberali'y that ever disgraced any con,rover
- sy. They have lynched Northern mer
10 found among them, on the mere suspicion o.
holding Abolition sentiments. They have
m withheld their votes from one Of the mos
Sc splendid men that ever graced the Union, OF
lis the ground ola suspected difference ofopin
,,s ion on an abstract question. And now a
- last they have brought the machinery Of thei
90 penal laws 10 prevent the exercise Of the un
W doubted rights Of a citizen Of the Unitet
100 States.