Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1849-08-17

st0n.-lhere IS law oil the Stale OF Maryland
which authorizes the taking up and imprison-
ing free colored persons from other States and
selling them into slavery provided they are un-
able TO pay some twesrypsoiiurs or more each.
few lazy, drunken, worthless white men
are constantly on the lsok sui, in order to se-
scure the penalty givei to the iriformer in such
cases.
A week or two ago very decent colored
Barber, named blackburn White, went neal
Elkton to visit his baIenls- who now reside
there, when some Of these worthless infprmsrsl
pounced on and imprisoned him, and he and
his father had to pay or secure TO be paid
twenty-five dollars and fifty cents before he
could he released Another man named Henry
Downing was with nm.who had to pay The
same. Some four on-Gye. weeks ago Samuel
Robinson, a very intel and orderly free
colored man, who wqhed for Mr.. J. II. Price,
Of Brandywne, wentssiih some white mes to
catch fish in the Chesapeake, when he YVES
bounced upon by these no.soui hsypies, dragged
before magistrate Nd but Tor the humanity
OF the Justice d M lswho made his ex-
uenses moderate, have been sold in
slavery Egs1 Does not hui
inaniiy and republic3gl2m almost weep bloody
tears at such rnihles aws-such oppression
such repu5licanisG Such laws would be
disgrace TO despoiic Turkey, Algieis, Trpoi,
or even the ignorant LIBRARIANS of benighied
Africa.
Why does the patriotic state of Maryland
permit III Why do',he christian, pair oiic
people of Maryland permit such lawsl Is
slavery such monster as to require such III
so where could could BE- greater cursei We
ask the Cecil Wing and Cecil Democrat to se-
nounce such laws and TO recommend such as
would mitigate the-wfongs and sufferhps o.
The rnlnnrad ST. 1T
good and well meaning people of Maryland are
opposed to the extension Of savery-and we
ask why is 1t necessary to pass such laws as
would disgrace the most bafberous aye WHY
not give some notice Why pounce upon THE
ignorant and degraded in order to FL the pock-
eta OF the unprincipled and rob the freeman ot
liberty Let Shareholders do Justice and not
forget mercy" TINT mercy to others show
that mercy sho,o 10 me-"
Too Bad.-Aboutiwo weeks since Mr. Skin
the superintendent of the Ceneiery. carght
lady stealing the bulbs Of the flowers on the
graves. Ii is bad ennngh to steal the flowers
without 'aking tho roots. On account of such
depredatipns. thu gates Of the Cemetry haye
been closed at 7 o'clock in the evening, instead
OF o'clock as heretofore. tits really toY bad
that the flowers cannot be allowed to remain
undlsiurhed on the graves of the dead. 1t is
two dollars line to pluck any flower or plant in
the Cemetery.
Ihe Dgseniery prevails 20 great extent IN
/ MIL reek and Chfstiana Hundreds, especially
along the borders Of Red Clay Creek. Several
children have died, and several grown people
are on the point OF death from the attacks Of
that disease. The Physicians think il almost
impossible 10 cure children affected with it,
Among the deaths are daughter of Mr.. Josh.
H. Hprlaf nd of H.. T., II Il.
All the males in the house Of Mr.. Eli Grave,
with one exception are sick, and some consid
cred in great danger.
WiHs.-eys learn that great numbers of per
4 So"a 3ave mad n l!a since the commence
:, % ssssg ~ e. as . na 5"1% ne re re
la~'Ih mnsi cases max good distribution
T. hui II Will SCI ms necessary, il cannot shol.
en- life to have one.
Hhaf is HE reasonl "A farmer in Mill Creel
Hundred, two years since sOwed part Of
field with plaster and LEFT portion Of the feel,
nnsown. The part whrre he has sowed III,
plaster looks fine. butt The part where the plas
Ter was snwn, is apparently much poore
: 'han II there was no plaster sown on the res
of tie field. a farmer of the same hundred al
, 50 imiorms us that he has roticed that If Their,
are two fields adj joining. and one is lined, an,
limpoyerish The dsid no, ,;n u i' H. nI'" WI
'iced fertility in that way changed from felo
to field. for ins'ance one field will be lined and
4 the adjoining field to all appearance will be i'm
u XXI en,I Wn,e a. ano'her 'ime the lmnover
ru IVY WI. ne 'lmed ana inc one previousl,
: inen WIN ne Impoverished. Can fertility il
ne atmosphere ne attracted by the manure
i. some OF eur agfrnlturlsts should answer.
= C. unity Improvements. MN Creek Hundred.-
MIR. Wlsiar Dixon is hnildinga handsome thre,
q. story brick house on his farm in Mill Creel
t'1ndTed'
I Mr. Joseph Gllbut has bnilta handsome thre
+, Story frame house IN the same hundred.
neaih fran Jn,.mD,ran,e man mama.
D John Guthrie. liying in The reiabho,bood =
S,nn,on ,,as .t"s :" '''e ne,ennornnnu
near the rail rad in the above neiohhorLood
was strnrk by the COW catcher in the he I'd
frnm which injuries short time afterwards h,
died. The name of the man found dead i,
r I.lovd'a corn field near Corner Ketch. wa
: Henry Lettuce.
r Reai Esiqte Sak.-Mr. John A. s. Daniel
has sold his brick blacksmith shop and lois q
the font Of Fifth and the Rail Road, for $4,000