New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-10
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You have already received by Telegraph ,iess,
suit Ct the Wbig Gubernascrias couvenS... -
Frederick Col w. b Clarke the sentlers.a. -, e
Iected as the WINS for Gofernor ofAs,,, S
land, is at present State Senator from washisssas
County, and a very able and popular m.e IA
Western Mary land he is very suon.s a. ~
Wings feel confident that with union. ooac
and harmony they can triumrhantIy electNu
Locos will make g desperate rally for M- Ees-
their candidate but ii the Wigs do their a,lyAs
can easily be defeated. The contest in Oh, ~
yenton, between the friends OF she seyersl ~
ants was quite animated and exciting, bot
feated have pledged themselves and friends
entire support G. the nominee, rope to ser
favorable news ofthe result this Fail
The stoppage OF the various manniactOries,'.f
State has caused much distress among tho O.'f ~
tives few, il any o. whom have any depeaaasea
except their daily wages AZ all the factories
Jones and Gwy ms Falls, some dozen IN nam
ber together with many OF the factories on the P0-
tOmac and Paiuxent Rivers a large portion 81 tho
hands have been discharged on account II thr ia,
possibility Of manufacturing with any profit H.
heavy impOftAtions Of foreign goods, with ,-
creased demand for domestic goods, and she hirb
price OF cotton, has caused this result, at on
astrous to the operative and manufacture
members of Congress would consult the inletssso
and welfare of their constituents by revising ses
present British tariff, instead Of keeping NJ q"
eternal haraDgue about Slavery, for Bancort~
they would be more entitled to respect and ,sossi-
dence. They would rather see the industrial pcv,
ton Of the people beggared, than that their own
aelish and political ends should not be carried out
The-e viii be sad day Of reckoning with some Of
them and their constituents.
the islsyeboaers "a -shsea .aenes Countys-cao
o. she raAn Counties suc eastern shore-hed q
meeting at the county. town few days since, and
organized society for the protection of slave
property The principal object CT the meeting was
20 devise measures 10 prevent the Ascending Of
slaves and insure the recaptlre Of those who may
give "leg bail" The slavehelders in Maryland are
not alarmed without cause at the great loss they
have and sustaining in this species Of property,
hich will lead to the adoption Of the most desper.
ate measures for their future safety. ., :.
The condition Of the free negroes in Maryland ID
certainly deserving OF commsseration Oppressed
by the stringency OF the laws, and idle and disco
lutte in their habits, they barely eke out precar
Gus existence, a prey to disease and suffering
There are, Of course, many exceptions among
them, but l speak of their general condition.
| Driven from the strong slave Counties they crowd
into Baltimore 10 live In misery and poverty-in
crease the aggregate Of crime-and die and are
buried at the public expense. Our penitentiary
contains some 239 inmates at the present time, oil
which l26 are negroes, very large proportion
when you take into consideration the difference In
the numbers of the whites and blacks. Poverty
and want of mental training, have coded fear
fully to the list of the depraved No better field
could be desired for the philanthropist than the
free colored population of this State.
The exports from Baltimore in May TO foreigr
ports amounted to s653,9s9 05, of which good
valued at EST, $50 SO were for California.
The exports during the past week to foreign
ports were s2Ol, 46s OIL. TAsso.