The New York herald., 1844-12-21

OurRAGRs IN MARYLANp-lt seems by the ac-
counts from Maryland, that there is class Of men
arrayed against the laws of that state, similar to
those who figure near Albany as the Anti-Renters.
Thus, in two states, both pretending to civiliza-
tion of the highest order, the laws are completely
set at defiance. Annexed are the particulars OF
the lawess movements in Maryland:
BEL.AIR, Dec, 8, 1914
take up my pen TO give you an ac-
count of a gross outrage that was perpetra.
ted in our village on Saturday last An
outrage in which the laws and its officers were
set at defiance by ruthless mob of desperadoes.
y. have heard ci men who have been low and
base enough to set at defiance all law and order.
aud trample under foot the dearest rights our
country; but never did l expect to see such a
last: Where it will end, God only knows You
90 doubt recohect that one of our collectors was
assaulted while IN the execution OF his duty last
winter, by gang Of desperadoes who call Them
selves Antl-ax men, ,alias Repudiaors, who threat
ened the life OF any person that would bid for the
property put up for sale bv the collector and who
did, in fact, assault and beat young man. whose
only offence was, that he bid for the property so
pu. up ior sale. The leaders Of that mob then said
that the resistance was only begun and they
spoke the truth. collector had advertised 10 sell
the property Of Shadrach Street, Ga man who
lives in MarshaIrs District, which, for the honor
IS disgraced by these ruAians,) for state taxes :
The collector thought it best sell the property in
BelAir. On Saturday last, (the day Of sale, ) the
mob collected, using threats OF violence against
any one who would bid for the properly. They
were about one hundred strong. The propert,
was put up for sale, and young man, resident
of our town, bid for it, when the whole mob
rushed upon him with cries of kill him. /" kill
nim," "lynch him." &c. Il had forgotten
to, tel! you that they had provided a rail to
ride, the bidder on) He was seized by about
a dozen of them, who no doubt would have
put their threats into execution, but for the
timely exertions ot some Of his friends. who
forced him into the Clerks office, and thereby
.aved his life. The collector himself received a
blow with q stone, and was considerably injured
injured A venerable magistrate Of our town, who
used his utmost efforts 10 preserve the peace, was
cursed and abused by one OF these fiends in human
shape, cowardy ruffiaD, who would be dis.
grace 10 the penitentiary,) and asked, with an
oath, what business he had 10 interfere You will
40 doubt wonder where the Sheriff was all this
time; will answer that he was on the ground,
and commanded the peace, and tried to interfere,
but he was small man, and OF course could d.
nothing IN such mob as that. But you will ask
do not know. But WHEN state to you a {, W
ac,s, perhaps we can come at it. In the first
lace, this same Sheriff is as great RepudiatoI
as the best of them. And this same mob, on the
same day, beat a respectable man of our county
very severely, whose offence was, that on the day
vi the October election, he got no political con.
uoversy with this salne Sheriff, and struck him
" A telow-feeling makes US wonderons kind -
BY a remarkable coincidence the Sheriff was uI
at the riot in Marshali's District and his efforts "a
quell the mob there were Intellectual as they
were here. | will state that some of the Leaders
Of this mob were foreigners !; and by far the larg-
est portion OF them were men who pay no taxes
at all