Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-11-23

1neTo were, IN Tue OittJc Oh Mai yihHu VI
1850, 4,723 of her people classed by the
Census takers as free colored persons"
These are mixed race, ranging from the
pure African to the almost equally pure
Caucasian. They are chiefly the iIlegiti-
mate sons and daughters of the boosted
Arstoocacy of that Stale. AS many Of
, them, especially the more fascinating young
females. would bring almost fabulous
estimated that the whole class would bring
an average price of at least 81 600 head.
This would produce the enormous sum of
10000. The contemplation of this
vast wealth. has worked the cupidity Of
the "Pat"iarchs" into restless activity, and
they are determined to realize the golden
harvest. ........ I. t
For years, the Statesmen, the would be
philosophers, and recreant preachers Of
the South have had their eyes upon this
.'Eldorado" of wealth, and have been pre-
pairing the public mind, by demon alizing
the public morals for the final accomplish
ment of their diabolical purposes. The
atrocious dictum of Judge Taney in the
bred Scott Decision, that at the time Of
the foundation of our Government, and
for ages previous, the whole civilized
world held that Negroes have no rights
which white men are bound to respect" is
being everywhere adopted in the South as
sound in morals and acquieseed in by the
dough- faces of the North as an axiom upon
which the creed of Democracy is founded.
To carry out this most fendish senti-
ment, neatly, if not quite, every Southern
State is now agitating the subject of selling
this class of their people into perpetual
slavery. With this view conventions are
being held in many OF the States, and plans
devised to hasten the consummatiOn ot the
plot. At recent convention of the slave
; holders of Maryland. at which the most
prominent men of that State attended,
after discussing the subject. a long series
of resolutions were adopted, among which
are tie following:
"Whereas it has become manifest that
J under the existing laws of the State. in re-
gard to the negro population, it is impos-
sible to control and regulate that portion OF
the community in proper manner; and
"Whereas it is necessary that some
thing sh, uld be done in view of the exis-
tence among us of the present immense
! number Of tree negroes dc.
"And whereas Maryland is, and oil
right ought to continue, slaveholding
State, true to the interests of her Southern
{ sisters and herself;
And whereas we, portion of her citi-
: zens, wish to inaugurate system of leg
, slation. having for It's object not only the
} protection of shareholders. undisturbed, in
their right Of properly, but also the better
c regulation of all negroes, bond and free
within her limits, SC. Therefore. be it
), "ResolVed, That Free Negroism ard
= tSlavery are Incompatible with each other
i and should not b. permitted longer to exis
e in their present relations, side by side
8 within the limits of the State.
'.ReSolved, That prompt and effective
legislation upon this subject is absolutely
= essential to the interests of the people"
The convention then resolved that a
s they had not their plans sufficiently ma
tured to present 10 the Legislature thi
u session, they would hold general con
J. vention in the city of Baltimore, on th'
SET ond Wednesday of June Eext, and ap
. pointed a committee of seven to prepar
= addresses to be published in all the paper
3. of the State, to indoctrinate the minds O
J. the people into their objects and plans Q
Is accomplishing them.
IS If the history of the world furnishes
7, parallel to this, of a people processing an
d degree Of civilization, deliberately conspi
g ring to enslave large part of their popu
o ation, and that population in a .larg
d measure their own children, for the sord
ot purpose of gratifying a spirit of insa!iabl
le Iavarice, we have failed to find the record
lol 1t tseems, however, that these land pi
r. rates need not, and do not intend to wal
Il ifor the full maturity of their plans, bu
" lean. under their present laws with slave
!. lhoiding Judges to administer them. gratif
r their aVaiiee in a small way upon indi
.. viz uals, until prepared to seize upon tn
70 mass. To show how this Is done. we eli
7. from late Baltimore paper, the followin
% item, which is given as an ordinary occur
l. renee. without word of comment. 1t !
d las follows: ~
"ENTIcING SLAvEe.-Three frte-colore
II persons were tired aud convicted last wee
If in the Circuit Court for Frederick county
n of enticing slaves to run away from the
: : masters. Thev were sentenced by tn
n Court, in accordance with a law recentl
% passed by the Legislature, to be sold ou
:, Of .he State as slaves for life.
III Jefferson. 10 view OF tue mild form o