New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-14
SLAVE STEALING.

brethren are becoming exceedingly large and dan
gerous in the border States Indeed, to such lengths
have they carried this honest and truly aternal bust
ness that in the frontier counties of the more ex
posed Of the Southern States slave property is be-
coming very unsafe investment Especially is this
the case in Maryland and to such an extent has the
evil grown that Shareholders have held and are hold
ing meetings to perfect measures for mutual protec
ton against the depradations Of Abolition thieves
Aud, according to the Baltimore American, " the
evil seems to be constantly increasing, and it is not
singular that the owners of slaves are beginning to
arouse themselves to the necessity of nstitutng
efeetual means of protection from such great and
frequently recurring losses which annually amount
throughout the State to sums that would scarcely be
credited. Meetings of slave-owuers1 have been held
in Kent Queen Annes Worcester and other counties,
with the view Of calling an Eastern Shore Conven-
ton to take into consideration the existing state OF
things, and devise, if possible, remedy. meeting
of the shareholders and Others of Dorchester county
for the same Objects is also called for the 18th inst
at Snow Hill. These meetings have so far been nu-
merousIy attended, not only by those personally hold
ing slave property but by other citizens, and have
manifested earnest and determined feeling. The Con
ventiou will be held though the time and place have
not yet been determined and the delegates to it have
yet to be elected. The proposition has met with
such general approval and is so obviously requisite
that there is no doubt it will be made point ofunon
and organization, which cannot fail to some extent
at least to check the evil complained off,
We have often wondered why it was, under the
circumstances that conventions, similar to the one
spoken of, were not held long ago and in all the
frontier slave commonwealth. Such general as
semblages would lead to thorough organization of
the pluudered, to complete concert Of action, and
to the creation Of such a special police as would
render negro stealing anything but a safe and lu-
crative and agreeable vocation. On this point
our Baltimore contemporary very appositely remarks :
" Combination and concert Of action, whatever form
they may take, must be resorted to. Unless our
slaye.owners are to be compelled to part with their
property, and the institution of slavery is to be in
this way eliminated and removed from the soil of
Maryland, they must devise some efficient means OF
counteracting tile ceaseless Vaccinations against
Them
Assuredly, something must be done to secure the
border State Shareholders against the continual plum.
derings of their neghbors, or else we may as well
prepare to witness their Transformation into free
States, at an early day, and then the States imme-
diately South Of them will become border States,
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uoLuestic slavery rom the surface Oh the Aor5h
American continent. And here the American makes
a suggestion altogether worthy the profound and
liberal consideration If tle oorI - III nave
- ~ y ~ 49,
cru slaSe suites
The situation of border States in reference to the
institution Of slavery is delicate and peculiar They
are presented as sort Of breakwater to Abolition in
uenCes, and though they protect those behind them
they themselves, as in the instance of our own State
suffer severely Aooltianism, throughout its whole
extent, including England, contributes to the means
Of assault upon the property Of slaveownes on our
borders, why should not the more Southern States in
their turn contribute to their protection? The Bug-
gestion may be found one worthy of consideration.
The above suggestion Il entirely worthy deep con
sideration IF onr g braaI,gvotars IN Abaition inf
ancas !, can he nraearyo and strens-tIa,od ana ra,
lered imnrepnabe II u IA ony tbo AM I'M h L
the hipb interest Of ina savo.onors If the cotton
states 10 preserve strengthen and ron5ar them In.
prernabe botb u covert I'M onan nttac nnrticnary
If tie object ran 10 accommodated M ,,on,r.;ary,
means without ragor5 tn tba a,nonnt Tbis il rro.
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