New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-18
BALTIMORE,
The South Waking Up-rhe Fugitive Long
Gen. Chaplin-A Hoax-The Reform Con-
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WAsHlNGrON. Thursday, Jan

The south Waking Up-The Fugitive Lsng-
Gen. Chaplin-A Hoax-The Reform Con-
veniion.
Correspondence olThe Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Thursday, Jan. 10.
The recent Slavery agitation has been beneficial
to the South in developing little of its dormant
energies and stirring the people Of the Slave States
to more sefreliance and independence. In
Charleston, the emporium Of Chivalry and hear OF
Disunion we have seen within few weeks
sum of money subscribed sufficient 10 commence
the building of a line of steamers to Europe, with
the avowed object Of importing their own goods,
80 that they need not depend on the North Tor
their regular supplies. Manufactures, too, ara
springng up everywhere. and Southern money,
which formerly went % NewYork and New
EBgsnd, is used at home. Such results are In
the highest degree beneficial to the South, and
will add more to the wealth and prosperity OF the
slaveowner than the increase of slaves TO an IN
limited extent. A few years will make great
revolution in many things in the land of ChiyalrJ
"a change that cannot fail in adding TO the pros
perity of the whole Union.
The delivery up OF Long at Eew-York, has been
received with a universal chuckle OF delight al
"down South" They seem 70 think that It WI
have the effect to deter other slaves from running
OH, al bney can nave DO nope VI cbChpnb W N""0-
the decisions OF the officers OF the law, or by Puf
chase through the instrumentality Of the friends
Of Emancipation, as their claimants VIII reioss
to sell them to these who design freeing them.
The spring term Of Howard District Court com
mences in March, but Gen. Chaplin will have tm
good sense not 10 be present. His friends are puns
ing the course have stated should be done, pro-
vided they do not wish 70 see him incarcerated
in a Mary land prison for the remainder OF ht
natural life. The State ought TO be satisfied,
think, hswever, by the payment Of the iohel!ea
bonds she will make more than his eOnyictioa
would benefit her.
The statement that Capt Vincent Of the New
York Light Guards, bad invited the SHARP
Shooters, Capt. Liny-a rifle corps Of this diy
to visit New.York as the guests Of bis eompiny
turns out to be ah0aJ perpetrated by some genl.s
at the expense Of both companies. The 5nnY
Shooters were preparing Tor the visit until Ing
discovered the Joke that had been put upon I9e~
Our Reform Convention has permitted parfzn
feelings To control the action of its members
such an extent that it will undoubtedly faiiin y
intended obiects-reforms. The law calling ~s
Convention together requires that the new I'VE
stitution shall be submitted TO the people oil ~
State thirty days before the first Of June by p.
LEGATION in all the newspapers. The Convent -,
has been in session about sixty days, ana -
done little or nothing. ana has out snoa' "a
naming 10 do all that will Do necessary In orc.
to comply with the law. The almost univepsr
opinion Il that the whole thing will prove y"
ure through the derelictlon of its members L.
The weather 10 so extremely warm thai
trees are swelling their buds, and viii sooh -
forth If it continue so much longer. Sucn az
traordinary spell Of weather never was XIV
before. e..x
Mr.. Geo. Vandenhofi's evenings with eneis
dan" are most fashionably attended, ana DO
reaping q golden harvest. He gives o.
nings with Shakspere' next week.