New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-18
still Another Mnrylander on slavery and the
Free Blncks Of that State.


to greve or rejoice At the letter of Maryland publish
ed recently in The Tribune from this city Some OF
ia statements are utterly misrepresentation Of the truth
and We, there are admissions in favor of freedom which
are decidedly encouraging a sign of the times The
faci of such letter having been sent you shows con
cIusivey the rapid progress Of the spirit Of inquiry IN
this State The fact IT, the subject Of Slavery has be-
come an everyday theme here and the people begin to
admit that il il time something were done to relieve our
state of the incubus under which she has so long been
crushed in fortune and fame.
OF the question how we TO nd ourselves OF the
curse - shall have nothing 10 say preeung to leave
that to YOU who have answered it so frankly with the
simple remark that wisdom demands that those inesfd
should 20 the Investigation for Themselves II iney arc
in earnest about the quesiion-and believe many arc
Rn Of the reuresentaons-or rather the ms represen-
tations-made by Maryland" with respect to the con
dtion Of the free blacks desire to say word or two
Your correspondent has greatly exaggerated the facts
He has only given side of the picture OF Africo
American life in this city He told you how miserable
degraded and worthless Of them the free blacks
are but he has told you of the encouraging condi
zion Of hundreds Of the free blacks In no place has
there been such advancement the part this despsei
race in all that the culture of head and heart
Indeed in view Of our adverse and cruel laws their self
the extreme The fact all this talk about the poverty
of the free coorcd man. and of the food and clothing Of
the slave rs compared with him is forlorn ofthe
enemies Of freedom. The question about food might
be- worth entertaining If we were talking about horses
bat settles nothing with respccio the question oil hui
man liberty Then respects the amount of disease and
the number of deaths the free compared with
the ensavcd by the bye very common hobby Tor the
editor OF the An9caH Republican OF this Cty the o6sc
ton against freedom, ia never fairly made II the dihe-
renee between the members Of the two classes pro
perry taken into account would be found that there is
little or no difference Of mortality there Is any, II per
haps could Doe readily and crediaby accounted Tor by
consideration Of that lack of good medical attention which
the fate of the vtuous Poor OF whatever coor-snd,
that the black people here are kept poor you vi" not
wonder when inform you that they. after paying other
taxes on property in with The whites.
PEELED to pay school tax for the benefit Of the children
Of their white ncghbors for they not permitted 10
send their children % the schools supported by said tax
But said before this question about Experimentation
Is impairment where human beings cOncerned-and
il is therefore time abandoned by all sensible snd
honest people when arguing the momentuous issue be-
tween slavery and freedom
In relation 10 Maryands' rcques, for the people Of
the North receive the free blacks have only say
tsi such proposition Is well calculated 20 make
suppose that Baltmorean wrote that letter, though
dated here but rather Coonizaonis Of the Charles
County School who want the free blacks sent Ia Africa
not for the purpose Of beneng them but for their
personal benefit. Their argument for the Infamous
measure of forcble removal being that the presence OF
the free cOrrups their slaves Nlftgfresf is the line
fafnOms
Therefore glad am that you answered Maryland az
you did.
You no doubt are aware that the question Of eonsiiu
tiona reform is now being agitated IN This state The
first stcps primary cOnvenOn-is to meet here ON the
9Th In connection with H. The question OF slavery has
in for a quite tree dscussou-the Democrats say
ing thst II shall not come up in the Convenuon-the
w hcs that u viii. Ms the consequence oil a movement
which they profess 20 dcprccsc while they pronounce
mere parry Only three OF the Editors Of
this City have joined in the discusson-ihe Anne
Tho. md sh.. A.
gus The latter Genounces the .niima,On Of the pro
liability of slavery being introduced In the Convention
Islander upon the movement, a"trick OF the enemy =;
the american Republican Gays VIII not DO 10 touch
such delicate topic that the Convention Will have
enough 20 do 10 consider the legitimate objects of the
movement, while the "Niscr warns the gctters up of
the movement that they will not be permitted 10 fore
stair the matier-ihAt is for the ph0 people say
what shall be considered in the Pe0es Convention The
last named paper has taken up the matter IN good
nest. you viii infer when inform tina, upwards
of two columns of fine type taken up by a loading
editorial the subject in the last number Therein
sundry truths which Maryland would do well 10
slider II he be really n sincere ,ruth-seeker.
one thing il certain II viii be impossible the
progress of enquiry In our State that il has gone so
far Even the cry Aboftonst Is losing lis
The people beginning 10 learn the difference be
tween words and principles They begin, further TO
that very silly refuse 20 do right because 9th
crs do wrong-to use your own emphatic language. that
right should not suffer for the ndlscretons' OF
twentieth part" OF even the Northern opponents of
Slavery.
Fear not sir that Maryland will be able 10 shake
the confidence OF your readers here Their number
will increase with the uiterRnce of such manly thoughts
were elected by your correspondent and you VIII
have the consciousness OF having done something for
the cause OF freedom IN our ''averycursed State
BALTIMORE.
p : Since writing the above concluded 10 appeal to
the last census In the number OF ireecolored people
in this city put down al IL e6l while the slaves NUN
Der 1912 Along side Of this viii now give the number
OF niermeni for the month Just past and let the reader
draw his conclusions: OF free colorcd g Of
slaves a. let us. after this hear more about the
greater mortality Of the free blacks apology for
Slavery whether coming from Maryland" any body
else h
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