New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-22
DoISGsJN MARYLAND.

/ Core ponielce " Tie Tribune.
BALrInonr June % lsis
/ observe that sou state oa the authority %. tle
Baltimore SIN. tie fact ol the recent conviction.
ia s1merse; County of the free coio-ed man Ste
phsn Redden on the charge OF " having in bis
possession certain pictures o. ~ abolition cha-ac-
ter contrary % the act IN such cases and express
the regret that the nature Of the penalty was not
stated. Observing q sim ar call i0r .i-ht l other
Northern papers have thought % we. 20 answer
your ouctou in order thsi 10 there be yet .n he Free
states single man who really il uniformed Of The
true character q he slavery protecting laws of the
land Of Calvert toersn, Calvert be- msy not be Ter
ia -1orace on the suhiect any longer-pcrhsps 20 ~
pleading o. that ignorance hereafter As Al excuse FOR
not ha7in. thrown bic voice and DE vote sglinst tho
farther extension Of the profile root all such oppres
sve laws
Tie law under which Hsdisn was convicted was.
doubtless that passed n les. supplement, % pre-
vious law on the same subject which was enacted DO
ls3l but not found sufficient ia provisions and pen
sues u has several sections one of which relates io
the pubFstiHg of forbidden mafcr-in-enicd 20 over
awe the freedom OF the Press Tic section re-sin;
20 the circulation Of noeudary msrcr reads a. ic-
lows
Beu,nacied bp ne C>ser7l 4i,,r5'y n M7rgard That
aher le passsse OF lite aci D. snail Pc 4os rl i u.
fence against qrenscy 81 s state, flr any person
I
DO cfcl.aln- H.Aot '-e i.,l.u.-a...- - I',-
re0reteHaf9n, or any pdlrtei news per ii ~ 'i o,i
paper printed written. Of an nasmma'oy cna acef hay
Ing fadscy 10 create discomfort among ana ~. ny 20 la
surrecOn he people u color 90 tbs state ana met every
person hat shan be- duly convicted o u- otet' 'la- Le
guilty Of fenp and sa be sentenced fo ul1erso cor
fueueuf m tle Peue,eutarg o. fs state. for PERIOD ~
lime NOT han sa. nan fa'g geov', if1m ne
time Of sentence or sucl offender
Do you Ask me whether ihis enactment IS not dead
letter on the statute book Of Maryland A. % render
the conviction Of Redicn mere iorm. gone through
FOR the purpose If ntim dalton, answer no. such
cruel farces are, I know, sometimes enacted i'm our
Southern Courts a. in the memorable case Of Brown,
who was sentenced 10 dcgl by Judge ONel uIder the
laws Of South Carolina for sprtng away bis Jetroth-
ed but our law i- arealdy Bur Gently our new
Democratic Governor rePrieved co-ofcd man who
had been confined u the PeAltnasry for A'nt oi the
ten years" provided in the above Law as tho m'ana""
noualfv Tor this f-onyr refer % tLs case
OF sherry Wilson which tie readers " that Fal-
able igIGlRl the Liberty Boil, VIII remember 70
have read - described hy Caroline Healy Dale lu
words Of touching pathos 10 Is that the udu gent
treatment extended % poor clcrry during lhose long
une years placed he was % Toe capacity Oh safontf
IN summer and boot black ia Winter general iavorlte
Of the officials did he indeed, hecCmc-lndcstcd more
plainly than words could have done, that those who
daily looked upon his venerable form JeH tA't DC wa
guilty Of no crime snd deserved no punishment, and
that the law OUGHT 10 be dead letter but st De re-
NAMED IN that gloomy prison for those long and weary
wears an exile from home and family, .n obedience 10
ihis same law. unwarranaby cruel a. u WA seem 10
those who read H. provisions Tor the hrst Tune
No tits not a dead letter; and doubtless had not
the present victim OF this law in the spirit Of Roman
chyary preferred death % imprisonment stephen
Rcdden would ere this, have taken sherry Nllsons
place. For be known, that ike the slaves in Ken.
lucky whose tragic end IS now Thrilling me minds OF
thousands Of humane readers wherever the newspapers
have dared 10 give them the facts, stephen hs' chosen
70 die by his own hand
never have been allie 10 Justify the act OF suicide
and have been OF the impression inst u could not
wei be the pr0mptngs Of sane mind; Dat IL thers u
exec pOn 10 b. allowed 10 seems o. me that cXcep-
ton IS lurnishe in such as this II there Nas
meaning beyond the mere sound VI rhetorical llprs'
cation. IN the exclamation of Patrick Henry, Give ms
Liberty, or give me Dean then We cannot help gym.
pethizDg with poor, iriendless individual 81 down
ir5ddeu race errMs ncd in Slave holding community,
before Slave holding Judge and slave holding jury,
without money to employ couult., and convicted un
der laws of which be ia AT probability totally i--
nOrsnt as was sherry Wilson. ami whose penalties his
Imagination might wei be expected to cAa--cratc into
than scaiod dcathay even IN that sct OF sui-
eide which has hurried hs soul INTO the presence 81 IT'S
God An Anti lsvery writer has wei AMI lorchiy re-
marked that slavery IS not anomaly that one cannot
subject t. TO rules Of night and wrong applicable 20
other subjects of human inquiry. Thousands of
facts ia the terrific history OF this, our National Crime
/ have illustrated the thought and stamped 10 true
While have my pen in hand. viii give your read
another piece of news, which may serve to relieve
the gloom Of the narrative iust given n bad been Tor
some weeks umored that our prince OF slave dealers
Hope Hull slater. had abandoned the scclrsed irlc
l
mine doing business nearly opposite % te iatlisn-
ment told that he had the TACT from Skaters o"n
lips, il such cheering new az 10 stasser nay crcdu
Aty-toO good 20 De- believed Iut, when at thr PRISON
Of one of his competitors Campbell & Co (where Jet
say in satisfactory parcnthess, went 20 receive
into freedom Ellen Stewart slave oi Mrs Madison
one of the Pearl ugtves) was assured that there was
no mistake about the truth Of the rumor Il seems the
lot from the Pearl which Rev Henry siccr struck
hands in such clerical eomplacence according io me
graphic description of Hon Mr. sim geraud was about
81 d. fhaf hal n rs hey
scshng denuncAti0ns OF him ami has trac quoted hy
Mr.. Slcer in HE lame attempt 40 defence. were n-
strumenial in converting slater. am unable 70 say
but certainly the publication OF them IN the nou} on
Mr. Steers letter in the CipDr Wa a. least one help
10 the Of truth-albe.t lie Reverend gentleman
far from intending il % have any such goody effect
By the by observe TINT some OF the Northern "a.
| pers-the 4nfi- Siarerv Standard among thcu-suA
speak Of Safter member OF tue Methodist Liisco'
pal Church This is certainly not the fact. 80 iar hc
i only a pew holder. an the " Pew Church. butt O.
year 0r two ago hy the Methodist cir) bis wife beng
a member believe. However 70 IS not improbable
that he ui be p member before long should he con
tnue in his pc1ent state. Ny friend, above mentioned
understood him 20 say hat he would JON me
Church IL they would receive him. Why not re-
ceive him Mr.. slater, aside from bis dlsrc-
putable business is man whose qualities could not
fail 10 make him useful member Indeed. so different
in physical and intellectual conlornauonso lar as one
can Judge without Intrinsic acqusntancc-is he from
most OF the men who have stood forth a. human Lesh-
mOngcTs that the surprise hhs aWnF- been That he has
continued So ong IN tie business But apart from these
consideration surely slave olf of the business
l. a. worthy to become church member a. slave
holder his position and j. is wen snown that there
are thousands al s1ri0dOs in The Methodist Episcopal
Church | see reason, therefore why Mr. SLATER
should be received with open arms the moment be
gives reasonable evidence that De has resolved %
more Ii precedent wanting lt might easily be
found IN the case of Mr. Parsons OF this city who, be-
coming convinced OF the sinfness Of the same tra.c
abandoned TO- tore down his slavcprson built dwellings
with the materials. and joined the church
By the By seeing That the General Conference during
rs recent in Pittsburgh restored the good old
Wesleyan rule respecting the exclusion of rsr1s-rs
from the church would not have been WISE and more
consistent % have returned 20 the Neleyan platform
with respect 20 Shareholders alsof A1s how las tle
glory of carly Method,m dep iried NO longer to We
hear slavery denounced the language oi scAf pig rc
buke which he hsbualy used; but on tie con 'rary.
We behold the amentsble spectacle uf division 90 flc
Church preferred the giving up OF tis darinr su,
and half thereof seemingly taking th- ground 10 inr
Calhoun school. a. II slavery were the only sure ioun
dstiOn Of Christianity wen ne of Repul.clli.m hlf
DO not wish 10 % under cd sun. or the Meth
odist Church alone guilty in this respect TIE Pres
bycrisn Church-tho church o. uy iatacrshas tldlca
tea afresh through her General Assembly recently con
yened in this city that she is given over o. The same an
righteousness Never more special pains taken
by any body Of ClsFns 70 keep the subject OF slavery
out Of the discussions than by hst same body-nrst by
placing Rev Dr. Thornwfl, of Charleston, : G.. 40 the
head OF the business committee, the Committee on