Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-12
| BALTIMORE!-TIlE CITY OF BALTIMORE!-
AN EYE TO BALTIMORE!

mics to our pence and property in very trenches,
more dangerous far ilan those farther Oft Maryland
is now the only doubtful of the slave States,
ind the vote of Maryland mainly depends on the city
oc Baltimore An election for Mayor il soon to come
off in that city, and OH its result the Presidential eec
on may hang. 1t is important then TO know how |
to calculate on Baltimore. How does she stand for |
the Constitution and the Union or against
them pro-slavery or anti-slavery-ior us o!
the South or against US! Not to be for US, is to
be against us! How does Baltimore stand 4 few |
years ago she largely Democratic, even against
the vote of the State OF which she is the seat of COM
merce. OF late years she has gone over TO the ene.
my, under the lead OF that worst ism of Demonism,
called Know Nothing ism! She is now joined 10 De.
monisn against Democracy. This partly owing TO q
paradox that where Catholics are strongest they are
weakest" They numerous enough III Baltimore
aud Maryand to excite Protestant ire, and not hume
ruus enough to deter It's wrongs. This one Of the
causes of the success of "Sam in the State Of How
ard and Carroll But there are other causes. Her
geographical POSITION her longest line of boundary
being co.terminous with non slavehoding territory,
| and her narrow territorial limits making the escape
of fugitves easy, forbid her being a slave
holding State with safety or profit, save in few Of
her southern countless The consequence is that
large majority of hst population are no-sIavehoders
from the necessity of their location. Baltimore, with
IN, ,OUO inhabitants has less than 0GO slaves. The
condition of that city and the State OF Maryland, in
part accounts for Stewards boast at Albany, that
Free soilism is stronger the shores OF the Chesa
pcake bay, surrounded by slavery than on the shores
of San Francisco, surrounded by rce.sollisin Itsef
The politics OF Maryland were Wing, the ajorIty OF
her religions Protestant aud this may account for her
being ant. Democratic and Know Nothing. But this
will not account Tor the just OF doubt and dis
trust al to her course in this critical aud decisive Pre-
s:aRtia election Pro.slavery and anti'sIavery are
Row opposed to each other III hostile sectional array
1t is useless TO pretend that Maryland prefers Fill
more-that Baltimore goes for "Americans ruling
America" That haInbug is exposed. The reallssue
! is African slavery or its abolition vote for rill-
more noT in the South is more than halt vote Tor
| Fremont uud anti slavery. vote now in Mary!and
against Democracy il whole vote for Demonism-
for dsunion and against the reign OF the Constitution
and laws! How, then, stand the Baltimore merchants
aud men Of means and influenced MaryIards lend
| ing Wing politicians have come out Eom the isms
and show clearly where honor and interest point The
way 10 al! men identified in both with slavery
Where are the Baltimore merchants! All OF
them depend almost entirely on the South
ern trude and the products of slave labor
Are they aiding to promote Demonism or to destroy
Democraoy-w which! We mast hold all to strict
scrutiny and we recur To some facts which are noted
here and which call for attention from the whole
South.
D.l.: ha, I,p
Methodist Church pro and antislavery divisions, the
very fucrum OF the lever Of agitation which most e'-
iectualy reaches the homes of masters and slaves
In he Baltimore Conference the secret was dlscosed'
that the union of the members North and South ls
kept up upon the principle that it brings Abolition
near enough TO strike slavery in the fifth rib; that II
ulls suspicion by coming from slave city; that it can
reach Virginia when nothing from Philadelphia or
New York can do so az fatally.
Second-The non-saveholdiDg traders from Mary
land and Virginia, in shallops on the bay are mel III
the wbarves Baltimore by all the ant-slavery agents
there, and it through them that 40 many OF i"'s
class were caught in Sans net spread for them IN
that city.
Thrd.-It i. notorious that Mr.. Wise, i'll his cam
vass felt the influence OF Baltimore in various sec
tons OF Virginia particularly in the Northern Neck
on the Eastern Shore, and the line of the Baltl'
more and Ohio Rail Road, more against Democracy
and slavery than he felt from any Northern source;
and the influence OF that city on the vote of Virginia
was greater than ali her own towns put together, sa
wing and excepting their votes Baltimore had out
more agents and more money than they all had. Her
most active and mighty exertons were made against
the election OF Mr. Wise. 1t is felt and is remember
! and
to Virginia shareholders.
Fourth. A renegade from Virginia, Henry Winter
Davis, was nominated for Congress from Baltimore,
with full knowledge Of the fact that his "pnions on
the subject slavery at least suspicious andnot
witllstanding his doubtful position, he was elected
BY large majority over one OF the truest and nos
talented Southern Democrats, Henry May, Esq and
since his election he has given two votes one on the
election Of Black Republican Speaker, and the Other
on the revolutionary question of The army approPrla
ton bill which prove concusvely his ree-so'l pro-
cliviries. These votes, If not approved nave GER
iainIy never been publicly reprobated by those VINO
elected him. Indeed is said and believed that sew
eral of his Know. Nothing councils have, since tnese
votes, passed resolutions approving OF his whole
course These facts justify the Inference that the
city of Baltimore is deeply dyed in ree'so'lIsm and
as destitute OF sympathy with the South az Phlladel'
phia or New York. And if this inference is well
founded and correctly drawn, Baltimore must be
counted as not for but against US. We must dea
with her AS with the Other more Northern cities, all
sectional enemies who are assailipg our domestic
peace and property and perpctuity as free and
squal confederacy of States. Baltimore, she goes
sonp with the North must take the consequence anc
not be benefited by the patronage OF the South. VIZ
mus, not make fish of one and flesh OF another" Ou
enemies in the slave States are the most dangerous
1t is Il question of vital inerest-who is with us
lst We beg our friends III Baltimore to publish
from time to time the names Of those merchants ira
ders and business men of all vocatious who are pro
slavery.
Cd. We ask our Southern dealers of all classes 10
note who are friends and who are foes 10 batHio'e
"A we'll AZ in other cities and not 10 spend doi!ar OF
their patronage upon those who are not known 10 oe
for US.
3D. Va AJAX our towns, villages and country
nlcces in the South to organize meetings. publicly to
i ,ds their patronage to such only in all the cities
Baltimore included, as are known friends OF constitu
tona protection TO property in slaves; OF State equal
tv in the Territories; Of the union Of the States and
who are not abolItionists and free-soilers.
: I,b. We ask this whole Southern press, friendly
70 sur views to ca attention to this matter and to
rouse their readers TO the necessity of this course o
self-protection
9TH We ask our friends in Baltimore and all the
Northern cities, to organize aud procure and publish
reliable information on which our traders and buyers
may act
The South is affiliatng on this and other points
action and If we have not majority Of friends in the
North the minority who are our friends shall be
strengthened BY patronage for the protection hcy
are willing to give 10 rights Of property ana 10
our political equality in the Union.