New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

We have heretofore given the particulars of the
case Of Mr.. Bowers, citizen of Kent County,
MARYLAND, AID of the tarring and feathering to
which he was subjected. Mr. Bowers, respect
able farmer, who, like many others IN that county,
owns no slaves and cutivates bis farm with bis
OWL hands, bad, it seems made himself obnoxious
to bis .layeholdng neighbOrs BY bis free ayowh OF
Anti. Slavery sentiments. There has been OF late
years considerable running away among the slaves
Of Kent County, and an attempt was recently
made to fix upon Mr. Bowers the charge of assist
ing in their escape. Some negroes who had been
detected in an attempt to run away were induced,
BY threats of punishment and promises not to sell
them out of the county, to charge Mr. Bowers
with furnishing them With forged pass. Upon
the strength of this statement, Mr.. Bowers was
indicted, but upon trial was acquitted and dis
charged. Thereupon the shareholders resolved to
take the law into their own hands. Some thirty OF
them got together, and, having masked and other
wise disguised themselves, planted themselves In
ambush near Bowerss houie. Bowers was en-.
tced out at midnight under pretense that his assist
apce was needed to aid traveller whose carriage
wood, stripped, taned and festhered, and COM
psled to promise that he would leave the State.
This outrage, however, did not meet tho ap-
prova of all or Of majority Of the nhabtants Of the
county. Bowers, by the aid of bis wife, who,
alarmed by his cries, came to his rescue and who,
though in an advanced state of pregnancy, suffered
herselfa good deal Of violence at the hands of the
ruians, was able to identify several of the number.
Upon his complaint, eight of them have been bound
over for trial, and, meanwhile, the affair has be-
come the occasion of no little excitement Nearly
all the nonslaveholders take sides with Bowers,
and are highly indignant against those who took
part in tbs outrage. Several fights have occurred
between the two parties, at which the Pro-Slsvery
men seem to have got decidedly the worst Of it,
One of these fights came of at Beair at the late cele
biation of the Fourth of July, on which occasion
the Bowers men are stated to have knocked down
some five. and dtwenty Of their opponents, and to
have run two Of the tar and esthering men out Of
town. This has led to grand muitering Of the
shareholders, held at Chestertown, at which, also,
numbers Of shareholders from the neighboring
counties attended, called, it is stated at the sug
gestion of the Agricultural Society of tho county,
to take into consideration the proper measures to
promote the better security of their slave property.
This meeting was presided over BY Judge Chambers,
and was addressed by James A. Pearce, one of the
Maryla land United States SenatOrs who seems to
have taken very active part in the business. Mr..
PeMce complained bitterly Of the losses which the
shareholders suffer. OF late years the slaves have
escaped in gangs, a. many as ten or twelve going
of at once, taking with them the best hOrses and
carriages of their owners, and under circumstances
which showed a preconcerted plan. Bowers was
suspected ard believed 10 have aided and abetted
in these operations, and ., no legal remedy could be
had against him, some respectable citizens Of
" the county" took it upon them to drive him out
Of the State. Mr.. Pesrce seemed quite astonshed
that body should object TO this method of pro-
cedure or should undertake to apply similar pro-
cess Of lynch law TO those concerned ia it Either
this spirit must be crushed, or conservative people
must cell their lands to Northern f0r Whist they
could get, and seek home elsewhere.
A series Of resolutions was passed justifying the
Outrsge upon Bowers, and pledsing the persons s,-
senbled to sustain the operators against punishment
or violence. 1t remains, however, to be seen
whether the non. shareholders will be thus cowed.
The Courier and Enquirer grievouay mistakes