New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-23
The Fugitive Slave Law-Bounty Land Bill
Reform Conventional Criminal Trials-Cape
Charles-Attempt to Murder-Sword to
Gen, Riley.

The Fugitive Slave Iaw-Bounty Land Bill
Reform ConvcnfiOn-CrinlinalT rials-Cape
Charles--Attempt to NIurder-Sword TO
Gen. Riley.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Monday Evening, Oct. 81
The operation Of the Fugitive Slave Law is
closely watched by the ultra slaveholding polti-
clans of the South. The disunionists extremely
anxious that the North shall nulhfy the law by
refusing to carry out its provisions, IN order that
there may be the same capital on which to base
speeches this Winter at Washington and carry
out traitorous designs in the States. In Maryland
this feeling exists to some extent among the
Shareholders of the small Counties on the eastern
and western shore, but there is not man, think,
in the State who would risk his popularity on the
advocacy of the extreme grounds OF the hhettS,
Toombs and Qutmans. Our people are too much
of Union-oving population to nourish any traitors
TO our common country and let what will be the
result of this "yeXed question, the Old Maryland
Lines descendants will be found on the side OF
their country as ii is. Steps have been taken by
number of Shareholders in Maryland to procure
| the arrest of runaway slaves at the North, and
scenes of excitement Will undoubtedly ensue. In
stead of our sage lawmakers finding the Fugitive
| Slave Bill oil on the troubled waters, 1t will
prove fuel to the flame Of disunion and be one
| of the many means now progressing III the com
try to hasten collision between the North md
| the South which Will shake the stability OF 0ns
Union There is storm portending, and every
patriot must rejoice il We withstand the fury OF
| the blast.
Our Reform Convention meets on next Mn.
! day week and is looked to with great interestby
the friends Of Progress throughout the State. II
it be composed of the liberal minded men that Ills
supposed to be, there will be much good dme.
| But should an opposition be made to q complete
II, ll,,t,,,, y, IL t.,lr
olution in Old Maryland that viii astonish thSe
out OF the State who do not know the feeling That
exists here on tins subject The w higs have tle
control of its deGberatiOns-on them viii rest the
burden otomission or commission Never did TIE
Wing party need the requisite Of good judgment
and liberal views more than at present.
Our City Court has been engaged for week
| past with case OF attempted violence on young
| German GIRL, the details Of which have proved OF
great interest to Il large crowd OF louugers 1t
will probably be concluded tomorrow. \ black
fellow named HarTod is to be tried this week for
the murder Of a white lad named Watkins, by
striking him on the head with brick The seven
ycung men committed on Saturday on the charge
of numbering Edmund Mitchell on the night OF the
Mayors election, still in Jail, the Court retus
ing to admit any OF them to bail
The recent difficulties at Cape MAY between
| the Southern visitors and the colored servants,
! have induced several wealthy Batimoreans and
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! rival to that resort where the Southern chvalry
can wash unpolluted by Northern air. under
stand that it viii be fitted up with great splendor
and that any amount of means will be torthcom.
ing for that purpose. AS some OF the Southern
| ers have resolved not 70 employ the vessels OF
Nofhemers, to wear their goods, to eat their pro
| duce or to have any communication with them in
the way of trade, they viii no doubt resolve
never to visit the North next, on any condition
whatever, and to whip the first child that saws
| NoIthman, without very strong expletive at
tached
a colored man named Thomas Gross was ar
rested tins morning tor shooting George Cooke
also cooTed, with intent to kill. Cooke was not
! badly hurt, and Gross was committed to answer
4 splendid sword has been prepared at the in
stauce ot the State OF Maryland, to be presented
10 Brig. Gen Bennett Riley, L. 5 y. for services
performed Iii the war OF l6I2-l4; Indian wars and
Mexican wars. Gen. Riley has just returned from
California, where he was Military Governor for
time, and is highly esteemed by the citizens of
has native Stale-Maryland. His, is another in
stance Of perseverance, In the war OF 1912 he
was prIyate-a shoemaker By trade-aIld not
having money to pay his passage to Washington,
| he walked there and obtained his commission.
lie was sent to the northern lines, where he dis
tnSUlshed himself at the Block House, Lacall
Mill, and Pattsburg. Since, his rise has been
rapid, having the good fortune participate in the
Indian and Mexican wars.
! There was quite parade with our militry to-
day, ON the occasion OF laying the corner stone of
the " " ellis and AlcComas Monument at Ashland
Square. Gov Thomas oficiated on the occasion.
who shot Gen Ross at North Point In 1914 and
Were killed on the spot by the FIRE OF British
platoon. iAco.