New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-10
The Shareholders Convention.

BALTIMORE inurrdaS, NAY - ioJS.
The Slaveh, li-rs' Convention reas-rnbioI This
mon ing consider the question Ia III. best
at regulating the free negro population ot the Stts.
Tue hall was crowded ana much isterr~t mavif ssi.
The Hon. james Alfred Prarce, Cbairntn III the
Conn te on Resolutions, submitted ma jri,y rapport
Mr. +. W. Jacobs "f Worcester County prv-sosel
the of portion ~ The minority, being written
address gong the whole ground, detailing the
ereValces ~ the slave owners Of Maryland, aaj tbs
perrcious influences Of foenegroisn IN tho popula-
mon generally. lie then advuc sted the prohibits III
cpatou snd the passage oi laws Ion tho 1inai
extinction ct ireeneproisn lie next aIu iei 20 tue
tendrIcy the Northern and Western States al L,gis
aon nc anst free uagrpes lie also au led - tina
reference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the
North IN the matter, aud very .evsro Oh ihe N.
Y Christian AdrocoeronchIng i's structure. IN regard
u the Convention held at Cambridge, ani for attempt
ing To threaten with ecclosastica eo~h.e tno
Metholris Maryland # they cJuutenancsd the prss-
cit movement. lie avowcd himself Methodist, bus
rtpud'aed IN -roug iauglase any str'upt a. eceies-
artcal Dterf ia the 90 nestc Institutions VI the
State.
The following is the substance Of the report aud
re- buttons o tie majority 81 tho COMMITTEE:
The hommttee 90 Resolutions respectfully report
auunber ii resolutions which were submitted 10 toen
by tie members of toe Cons entLD, all 81 wDicn they
GO riGersd aid discussed careuiy, "a time allowed.
Two subjects OF primary Importance occupied nios' o.
the tine .f the Committee These Wore, tue proposed
emulsion Enm Maj ylar; ri the ireo neg now
sinIug IN tie STATE aud tho policy adopted ~ TIE
Legislature Il 1890 Of the re.traibts upon mana
birsoL; old the ssy vf ailiiiOhal log ssD LA 70
give vitality ana vgcT Ia the law Oi hst year, Haoh,
probably irou the iperiectio Of It. detsl- bs, fallen
INTO derUetude In regard to tue trst OIL these
qBrstois the Committee came to TIE c9ocinslvn
Tat 1T wHs highly meXprdirGt " unh"r axe
for the general removal OF the Tree BLACK
population from tho State ami that s Is i"r the bsss
tee, uf the State aI If that elias Vi people ~ fo-
que eoy the zoe enfo Of tho sistut.s already
existing tbis subject anh ii such additional laws ~
s.em 10 be- necessary to carry oul The purposes of
eY l.sgl- n 60
Gerry Industrious aGd productive. by the tist consus
Ill lass 81 pOpglatiDB ,uub'red about eeveblyiJ1
ib,u-sud bu within the a-t Dib" years they are e-h-
mated by ia uTai ard uIan1ui-sioas, u have
reached Ell. hty Tia, saLd The existence o large
d run,ber ui fee blacks Ia toe mii-t II -aYcdyibnE
stnte believed ~ be o isr.f evil aDi tins ey
readily perceived I. be greater, when it co.-i-osJ
tlat n portion II them are id-, VICIOUS ADD u1p'o-
ductiy- This, however, is not the case with tue
jOiy Of III. ~ Hnj their removal you'd, - the Com
unt.r belesr, b- far greater Than all tho osus the
peopie e Maryland ever suffered from them. rne.f
zen oval from th- state would deduct nearly hfy pet
cent from the household AID agricultural labor fur
Lisbed By the peoy pie Of this color asd Inch Is ns-
p.nssblc to the people e tho State II wooti priacs
great d. comfort and Inconvenience Ia the CRED body
II bou-eholjen; would break up the business aad 40
sroy he property Of large number of i.ndo~ oefs
sLG lanJ-renters class w-e interests arc eotitiet
Ia those Of any portion oi our
ciizeIs; would be harsh snd oppressive ~ tno~ ps1
pie ,hemseve; would violate tue public sentiment
"hi'h 10 B'h'iah. ""sO''s ~"y "'"g'''.~
toaard then, aud wouhi probably lead 10 other cyrs
which the COmp,ttse fOrDear 10 mention.
They are satisfied that measure could not receive
Legislative SANCTION ard would not be toers.el BY
be great bCiy Of tie people ot hsrylsld, even VITO
that ssucror. The Committee, therefore, cannot
Recommend their .xpubion from tie State still more
INV Hing should they be 10 favor any measure whoa
10, k- 10 their being deprived II the night To rceds
witch they have acquired by the iDdulgeucs Of our
ag and tenderness Of their masters, whether wiss OF
INV ice, or whicn they have inherited a. blfshgn-
On The other proposition, the restraints upon maoa'
nisslon the Committee think that the policy in this
regard adopted by the act Of 1891 Use and proper
That act provided for the compulsory removal Vt al
blacks msnuutted after the passage Of the law; pro-
vded for the appointment VI Board OF Tnree Mana
gen. who should be- members Of the Colonization 50
eict!-a S.ciey who.e DUTY j. should be to remove
such people Of color a. should become roe
ID the State thereafter; re9ared Clerks q
Courts aod Registers Of Wills n morn
thi. Board Of Managers Of every msnu"is,n oy -
viii within Eve days ater recording; requires -
Board VI Mansges 70 notify The ColosissasVa Soos9