St. Mary's beacon., 1858-09-09

exsi;ng paFsies TO run ,0r slaves, which operate
as 80 naEy reestds. \ regular syssen il il
operation fdF sfss eurpasc. Certain parties, Is
xppcass 4Eem Rlse absiifsicn society reports se-
ceive one hundred and fifty dollars 4ce ercfy
adult male slave and one hslndzed ecFisax for
every adult female slaEe they deccy from their
masters. Thcse pensAls ia then tAFn employ
ageRks 10 effect .heir dhjects, ana are thus en-
af1icd tn make lucrative business Of plum
defink the CaE5zens Of our Staee Of their pro-
pctty UBe Il kheae slave-stealers. residing Ia
Delaware, showed ty his books TO the society
~lach employed linn kkk Ae had run of TO
the free States 2,059 slaves. fands in album
dance are furnished by Northern and English
fanaricfsm fOr this purpose. II is evident
where snch organized agencies are ut work theS
must be met aHd couAteraetei by something
mCre than the eRerts Of lak~iduals. C5Fnbi-
station aad concert of action, wllsNeyer foF1a
they may take, nnGlJt Se EeScfted to. Unless
oHf Aa4e-o~aers are r. Rsc c0aAPelled TO part
with tAcE property, sEE che insTrution cf sla-
very Is - De IA this ~ssy elin6nated and re-
ssos'ea efoEa the Soa II Maryland, they must
devise some efficient means Of counteracting
the ceaseless Vaccinations, against them. Peo-
pie Of one State have no right to interfere with
the domestic institutions aud concerns OF
another. These are matters 10 be decided
solely and eatiEely by the inhabitants of the
state insclf. Any such Interference Is viSsa-
ton of State sovereignty which the people
have a right to provide against in the nost
effectual manner or punish with unrcstricte.
lTsevcssty, 1t il question also of some mo-
Reat to inquire how Ear the citizens Of one
| Sestc haze right Is conxpirc against the laws
and thc rights CT tho iahabitants of another.
a. 4.
the institution of slavery Is delicADe and recu-
liar. They are presented asa sort Of break
water to abolition influences, and though they
protect those behind them, they themselves, as
in the instance Of our own State. suffer severe
y. AbOlitiOusm, throughout its whole extent
including England, contributes TO the mcans of
assault upon the property pf slave owners on
! oas borders, why should not S,sc ntore southern
States IN their turn cJ1tHtutc 80 thelr protcc-
ton? The suggestion iaay I've found one
worthy Of consideration. The prupositicn to
get rid Of our Grce ucEro isceuIaticss, cr tc give
them tho alternative Of going back into slavery
will no doubt be br ught before the Cpnvcn-
ton. This course is too unjust and harsh to
be ultimately adopted, but some means Of reg
ulating that class Of our population might be
devised which would modify many Of the OBJ
jectlonable features they uow present Such,
for instance, as requiring every free negro to
place himself under the protection of some res
pectabie otiEca wiSn would te responsible for
his good conduct. Il cannot be doubted that,
in our State as well as others, the free negro
element is getting to bc very undesirable cue,
and 'ausl be placed under sctNc different regu-
lations. It is probable, however, that the
chief means of protection relied on will be in
the formation Of a body Of border police, q
measure which would seem to have become a
really necessary one. With Gordon Of this
kind, and proper vigilance together with suit
able regulations for our free Negro population,
the opportunities Of tampcring with slaves will
be greatly lcsSened, and the business Of de-
coying ncgrOcs from their masters becoming
dangerous and ccasing tN he pro6tablewill no
longer be pursued with the eagerness with
which it is NOW prosecuted.