Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-01-30
DOINGS AT ANNAPOLIS.

The Legislature seems to be quite indus
trious this week-doing a good deal of bust
ness, though mostly of a local character
The present is a working legislature, and
made up, for the most part, of men of u fair
share of ability and wisdom. A number of
motions have been made, looking to the great
movement of Constitutional Reform. In
conaidering the propriety Of ordering a Con-
veniion, the question of basis of Represent
tation has, of course, arisen-some contend
ding for the present slave basis, others for
the more equal and just one of the white pop
ulatIon alone.
The Black law mongers are pretty quiet
this week, the only proposition being one to
prohibit free people of color residing in the
District of Columbia, from seeking ''leave to
toll" in Charles ana Prince Georges coun-
ties! The poor colored people may expect
some rest for a while, the attention of their
opprcssors having been suddenly turned to
one of the least pretending though sincerest
of their defenders, as the following extract
from the proceedings of Wednesday, as re-
ported in the " Sun will show:
'Mr. Clagett submitted a preamble and
resolutions, that as in the opinion of this
House, the Saturday V%isiter," a paper pub
lished in Baltimore by j.. f. Snodgrass, is
an iHCtlulill Uiltls ll Z VI N'' c-"' VI
1885, and is calculated to create discomfort
and stir up insurrection among the people OF
color of this State; therefore
Resolved, That the Governor be request
ed to institute such legal proceedings against
the said S~nodgrass, as in his Judgments SHALL
SEEM BEST TC CONVICT HIM of a violation of
said act of 1885, and to abate said newspa-
per rs a public nuisance"
Mr.. Clagett is one of the Wing delegates
from Prince Georges county, the very quar-
ter from which one might expect such an
extraordinary movement to come. He is
said to be a very wealthy man, a great por.
ton of his wealth consisting of slaves
Hence no one will be surprised at his at
tempt to induce the Governor Of Maryland
to depart from the usual duties of his office.
for the purpose of crushing the last remnant
of the Liberty of tn e press in Maryland, by
our conviction, (not a fair trial merely and
the destruction of our property-our AWFUL
business, for we shall be obliged to Mr.. Cla.
gctt to point to a single requirement of tho
law of '35, that we have infringed. Gu
columns are open to him for that purpose
As to the nature Of the process which MIR
Clarett desires to have issued, we are un
informed, and therefore cannot express our
self in relation to its propriety or l%mproprle
ty. Nor do we know what will be the re
suit. The correspondent of the Patriot
has the following speculation, which we Civ
for the satisfaction of our distant friends
who no doubt will feel not a little any
ious concerning US:
The recent course of the Saturday Nisite
in relation to subjects connected with the col
ored population of our State, has ELECTED
move in the House Of Delegates towards tn
suppression Of that paper anu the prosect
ton of its editor. A resolution requestin
the Governor to institute proceedings again;
f him was introduced this morning by Nj
Clagett of Prince Georges county, whic
l will come up for future consideration. TT
resolution, l apprehend, cannot pass, but
is feared that it will give rise to an excitln
: and prolitless debate"
The Patriots correspondent errs in iud!
4 ing the Slave Interest of Maryland in |
] true light, and exhibiting the real motives b
which Mr.. Clagett and his allies are actu
r ted in this business. 1t will show, furthe
, that that must indeed be a dangerous inst
Q tuition which cannot bear the light of Il
4 press, and hence suggest the strongest poss
o BILE reason why some constitutional ste
t should be taken to rid our state of slayel
e as speedily as possible! The effect Of tn
movement on our own mind, already, III
s been to nerve US for the trying duties Of o.
position. In view of our duty to our fello
men and in a spirit Of charity to the slav