New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-18

No; more than one fortielh part oil tie iuhiot-
ants Of MARYLAND are at a Interested in slave prop
ert, and Slavery exists there in Il mldrr oru than
in any Of the States south O. Mason and Dixon'
line Yet ONE idea Of the benefcent effects OF the
pecnli,r institution can be fnrlned from the laws
which min in full force and virtue upon her statute
books. By the act Of l7jl. chapter j., section :,
il Is enacted:
Jyy.reas Many negroes and ether slaves absent
themselves from their master. rvicc and run Out
into the woods, and there remsin killing aud destroy
ing OF hogs ard cattle belonging unto tue peopg VI
rs province If that sucn negro or negroes, or othe'
slaves so on-lybg Aforesaid shall refuse 10 snrreh-
der themselves making resistance agsinst such per-
sons a. pursue 70 apprehend dnt take tLenl Deihs
thereunto legally empowered It sheL oe a~,aa 70,
and for such pursuers, upon such resistance wane ID
shoot kill and destroy ach negro Or negroes or o'her
slave as aforesaid
By the act of l75l, chap. H. sec. O. persons 80
killing apy slave are unidentified from prosecution;
and the slave so killed is to be valued, and the
value paid TO the owner By the State. This thing
of shooting unruly niggers must be rare sport AMI
the idea OF being paid good round sum Tor the
game no doubt adds zest to the amusement.
Dead white men are generally considered rather
poor stock; but it seems that in Maryland dead
bigger sn't 10 be sneezed at. The act of l-V''
chap 13e, sec. 81, provides:
of suv slave or servant be convicted Of any crime
IN. nuuisfInept whereof may be death or confinement
in the Penentiary the Court before whom sucn con-
drura,un aud conviction shan take place, sha" I'M
,nriiaely thereafter proceed TO value snch slave, or
the time Of such servant and enter the same IN their
nroceed;ngs and such vaus shall be assessed ami coli
lected with the county assessment "ua pau u tue
owner Of such slave or servant
Under this act a slave girl was tried in Crcil
County. last Winter. for arson, convicted and
sentenced to the penitentisry. For the privilege,
however. Of Furnishing this vicious chattel, the tax
PAYERS of the county had to pay her owner 5000
The difference between slaves and free persons IN
Marylsnd is this: when slave commits crime ne
has TO be paid for before he can BE- punished when
free person commits one he is sent to the penl-
tentisry or hanged, and nobody foots the bill
Rather serious difference to the taxpayers But
here is another law 1t reads thus:
Jv,hr, 'HrJemsnt TO The Act e"fiaeda" A'f raa""9
Free Negroes and Siares:
"Src. /. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Naryland, That after the passage Of this act, ii
shall be deemed high ofensc against the supremacy
Of this State for any person knowingly to circulate OF
in any way knowingly assist in circulating, among the
inhabitants thereof any pictorial representation OF
any pamphlet, newspaper, handbil, or other paper
printed or written, Of any iDhainfnatory character
having a tendency TO create discomfort among. and
stir up TO nsurrecton, the people of color OF this
State; and that every person that shall be duly con-
victed of this ofcnse shall be guilty Of felony, and
shall be sentenced to undergo confinement in the
Pepitentary Of this State for period of time not less
than ten nor more than twenty years from the time
Of sentence pronounced on such offender.
"SEc. 9 And be it enacted, That hereafter it shall
not be lawful for any citizen OF this State knowingly
Ia make, print, or engrave, or aid in the making,
printing or engraving within this State, any pictorial
repre- sentaton, 10 write print, to aid in the
writing or printing, any pamphlet, newspaper, hand,
BILL or other paper Of an infammatory character and
having tendency to excite discomfort stir up insr-
rection among the people of color Of this State or
If either Of the other States or Territories OF the
United States, knowingly tn carry or send, OF
to aid in the carrying or sending the same Tor etea
States or Territories of the United States and any
person offending shall he guilty Of lelopy, and
shall, conviction be sentenced to confinement In
the Penitentsry Of this State, for period not less
than ten more than twenty years, from the time
of sentence pronounced on such person. Laws OF
Maryland, 1885, chap. 3D.
This is the act under which, some eight years
ago, The Blue Hens Chicken, paper published at
Wilmington, was indicted in Cecil County: and
also under which Green, the colored Methodist
preacher, was convicted, some eighteen months
ago, in Dorchester County, and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary for having in his posses
sion copy of ''Unce Toms Cabin" The slave.
holders On the Eastern Shore of Maryland how.
ever, think these laws do not afford them protec-
zion enough, and have called Convention, to meet
in q few weeks, TO devise some more efectusl
means of preventing the bloody Abolitionlsts'
from enticiDg their property away. Tue press Of
country or State generally utters the sentiments
of the community and as there is not newspa-
per in the State which objects to this proposed
Convention, or ever publishes line in condemna-
ton Of these niquitous laws, it is to b. presumed
the inhabitants Of Maryland fancy themselves lis-
ing under the most liberal, as we'll as most perfect,
system of laws ever framed.
When, early in the late session Of Congress, the
Hon. john B. HAsKIN indicated his purpose to
stand BY the People Of Kansas and resist the at