American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-22

7sry large meeting of the citizens OF Charles
county was held at the Court House in Polti
Tobacco, on Tuesday last, the 18th inst,
lErceabIy to public notice, "to deliberate on
s,ltters vitality affecting their interests, whom
ten John Matthews was called to the chair,
and Capt Robert Gray and Francis II, Dlgges
appointed secretaries. Five persons from each
election district were appointed 10 prepare re-
solutions, which are reported at large in the
Port Tojacco Times. The preamble refers to
the tendency of the late movement of foreign
governments, ard the reckless efforts of fanati-
4cis,n i'll the northern portion Of the United
States, to subvert the institutions Of the state
and the first resolution expresses the necessity
70! can efficient people police, TO act under
the directions of committee Of the meeting
and to be paid by the property holders The
second resolution recommends the appointment
Of ! committee Of eighty-(twenty from each
election district) Ito receive contributions,
g.ske regulations, sc. The third resolution
states, that the citizens of Charles county care
indebted to the activity and patriotism Of a
portion of the people of Montgomery county
for the recapture of large number of their
abscopding slaves" The fourth resolution be-
1,ng of most important character, we give it
at large, as follows:
Resolved, That the existence of a free black
population amongst US is an evil that is getting
passed endurance, and that the Judges of our
ts,ll, -taA 70
-nrant no further permission to any to remain in
,,hs county, and that self-protection impera-
lively demands that we should take active and
effective means to rid ourselves Of this great
and growing evil; and that despairing oe legs-
!atiye aid on this subject, this meeting deem it
due TO their interests, to the safety OF them
selves, families and property, that this popula-
zion should be put beyond the bounds OF the
State, and that the free people of color be no.
titled that their presence amongst us vii! not
be tolerated beyond the first of December next,
and that we pledge ourselves to purchase, at
fair price, all property that they may be pos
sessed of at that time and cannot conveniently
remove.
In the absence of law authorizing the mea-
-sures above recommended, we doubt whether
Ghey can be carried into effect. If the free
ueople of color be driven from Charles county,
where are they to go' To any OF the neigh
boring counties or to the city Of BALTIMORE
This would hardly be tolerated 1t would proba-
sly cost the citizens of Charles county less to
raise money for the transportation to Africa of
such free colored people of their county as
might feel disposed to go-and We presume
i 3 Al. +I.,
ton.
The remaining resolutions recommend,
hat owners keep their slaves upon their own
farms-that night meetings of slaves, tor reh-
gieus or other purposes, be abolished-that the
citizens of the county "pledge themselves to
pay suitable reward, in addition to what is
Flow given by law, for every slave absconding,
who may have passed the limits of the county
ard who may be taken up and secured to the
ownern-that dealing with slaves, unless by
Rritten permission, be prohibited "that it
IS necessary for the protection OF our rights,
that free negroes from other States and Coun-
Iies, should not be employed at the fisheries in
thts county, and that application be made to
the next General Assembly to remedy this
grievance"
It must be evident from the above proceed
ings, that the time is approaching, when the
free colored people of this State will be either
expelled from Maryland, or placed under add-
ljonal restraints. In view of this event, we
weuld most earnestly advise them to embrace
che offers of the Maryland Colonization Socie-
ty, and 60 to Africa, where they will enjoy in
deperdence and have abundance if they be in.
dustrlous.
A You've GIANT. There is young gIan
growing in Limington, Me. He is nine year
old, weighs one hundred and fifty pounds, an'
isa very cheerful little fellow! His father AM
mother are below the medium size. He ma
haap orowinu AZ this tremendous rate for abou