The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-20
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

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i Baltimore, Jan. 1916 pm.
The slavery agatiox in Marya~d Imyovfa~t sctoa ef s
hgisiatws Black sstimomy agai~st aboitonsts Csss-
teft notes and coSntoti goh Nes Csba ssSsdittcs--
| The markets, &C.
Each days proceedings Of State cgjAatuse show
something Of the feeling that prevails among IL snbes
relative the slavery agtation and evince their dessmi
nation stand by the South In whatever may b
adopted for the protection OF its rights Yesterday n The
house Of delegates Mr. Harris, Of st. Mas county. snb
mtted order, which promptly adoped instruoting
the Judiciary committee inquire into the expedsncy Of
reporting bill admitting negro testimony In ne trial Of per
from other States, where such testimony admitted
The object Of this movement 10 TO insure the conviction OF
those caught ampering with slaves who oftsn escape
though known to be guilty, for want Of white testimony
resolution also adopted yesterday suhorxing the
governor employ counsel 70 defend Joseph Little cti
Of Washington county, Maryland who u confined In
jail in Huntington county. Pennsylvania, tho charge Of
kidnapping II appears that some time since Little
rested runaway slave in Huntingdon county, and
carrying him back into Maryland, when hewas taken from
him and liberated Several months since no again visited
the county on business when he seized and comis-
ted Jail the charge of kidnapping the negro He has
laid in jail heavily oned and his trial has bean put
off without reasonable Being too poor employ
counsel the resolution Empowers the governor TO do = r
him indeed should wonder IL his excelency shopd
take his green bag, and appear for him hmse Ths feeling
evnced the subject ense, and several members
declared their willingness away every dollar In the
treasury for such object.
counterfeit has made its appearance In this city,
being $40 the Chesapeake bank. They are al
tered from broken bank the name being eaped and
the name of the Chesapeake bank printed in it, paos
They have good appearance but may readily b -
tected from the fact that they have small circle the
bottom of the note enclosing the words ecnd BY osase
stocks and personal properly proven, which not 90
the genuine notes. ~ &s2as
Counlerfsit half eagles also In circulation In his city,
well executed that they only be detected BY woh
ing and gaugng piece taken by one Of our bankA
and being broken, found 70 DO about one-ehird
gold and the balance alloy. sNss s#
Iobserve TWO names proposed as demooxaslc oanr
ddaes the mayoray at the election nsxf fh eltsr
Of whom would make capital officers The 6rst named y
Joshua vansan the second Richard Lilly both massr
mechanics who have manuly fought their way mp . dc
universal respect and Of the community. 1900
letter from New York, dated o'clock yesssray ~
ternoon, says ~ 80 ~
One OF the morning papers has despatch from Washr
ngton stating that government has boon eppnxeo a&e
the Cuba about make anoehex ~
tempt carry their patriotic purposos and - New
York pointed to be Il was before The sset
the most important operations the qstd ses are sagg
"Every military gentleman parading the sB1etD y
eyed with suspicon and all the long low, black eDhouo
lying in the (though they only coal e0ewe 81
Amboy oyster boats) put down and parcel Of 10
expedition Telescopes in use all along shore. Qune
have % cuasses have gone up. and hoden Of boarding
pixies are asking an advance" q ~ "a =.
THE xAsKErs The following the salss In shs B.l.
-four market to-day, TOO barrels Howard street honr
at 81 1i. No sales City Mills No wheat here. ealss
white 90 cents and yellow 1t 81 cents Nothing ~
oats whskey n cents in barrels. and Is cenn In hhds