The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-26
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BAL.
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Pursuant to notice the shareholders of this cour-
ty assembled at the court house to-day for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to represent the county
in the State Convention of Shareholders to be held
in Baltimore city the Sth of June proximo.
AT o'clock the meeting was called to order,
when on motion of R. R. Boarman, John B. Pearce,
was called to the chair, and on motion of Geo. H.
Carman, Nicholas Hutchins, was appointed Sec
| retary.
The object of the meeting being explained. Geo.
elliott, Esq, made motion that the chair annoint
hve gentlemen to draft resolutions which was cor
RED by unanimous vote, and the President named
the following committee Geo. YeIlott richard
johnson, Joshua Bosey, Geo. II. Carman. and n
IL. BOarman, whO after 4 short absence ronortad
the following resolutions and moved their adontior
which was carried. They read follows:
WHEREAS the present and prospective condition of the
free population in Maryland should invoke the
mediate earnest attention of the peone of tho S,a
and whereas Baltimore county both on account of her
local position and of the large number of this class with
in her limits is deeply interested the satisfactory soiu
uon OF the vitality important question which will be nre
sented for the consideration of the Shareholders Conyen
ton about to assemble in the city Of Baltimore; and
whereas have convened for the purpose of appontnv
ueesateS TO attend that Convention, and deem this
appropriate occasion for free full expression of orr
opinions upon the condition of the free negroes in Mary
land therefore he it
Resolved That we believe that a condition of subordi-
nation IS the proper status of the inferior
midst that the evils of that condition exist only in the
maglnatons of men who have no intelligent comprehen
sions of the subject that negro on account of the in
telectua and moral attributes he has in all ages
exhibited and which result from his natural conforma
ton incapable of freedom civilization at the same
time has been clearly demonstrated bv every exper
ment made by other governments where the emancpe-
ton of this has been invariably attended by retro
gresson on their part and relapse into idleness and
Resolved, That the welfare the negro and his eeva
on IN tne scale OF existence dependant upon his
and more intell ctua race; and that the svstsm ~
Southern Slavery has rendered the ne~roas Of M s o
arDa nris,
quarter of the globe having elevated the African from
cannba savage into christanzed slave and that auy
system which has been productive such innumerb.
blessings and benefits to this inferior race must be ht
IN ITSELF while emancipation, resulting in every instance
In the deterioration of the race involving It In the
demoraizing and destructive consequences of ndolenc
and vice, manfesty wrong should not be encour
aged.
ResoIred, That the white man is alone capable of self
government, and being in this section of the American
mon the national guardian of the negro should retain
n ~ S Gouioh n oil s9Dordnation, whereby the inter
ests and well being of both will be best promoted
and maintained.
Resolved That the industrial interests of the soutber,
states now the most productive national wealth
furnishing as these States do largely over twotbir NJ
e Exports Oh the country, would be nearly annhilated
by general emanci patton Of inferior race Mt
IN the condition of productive aborers deyeoping the
immense resources OF this favored portion of American
confederacy and that while a general emancination
would be followed by disastrous consequences to the
Whoe civilized world, which cannot do without ths,
South as slave holding South partial emancipation ia
attended by minor evils which seriously felt and
which should in the future be avoided.
eSOtred, That the exigences Of existing circumstance
lmperatvey demand that the action of the Legislature
should be directed this subject that in future the
emancipation of slaves may be wholly prohibited in Mary
land
Resolved That we are opposed to the enactment NJ on
laws, having for their object the forcibe expulsion free
negroes ftOm the State hut in favor of such legislative
action as will gradually remit all that portion of this
clas who are found to be habuay idle and burdensome
" Lle community oack TO condition OF subordinalon
under masters, whose protection will be extended over
them in sickness and old age and whose control will cause
them to become productive aborers adding the indus
trial resources of the State instead being as thev now
are heavy tax upon the energies Of citizens, who
are indirectly compelled to furnish the for their
support.
Resored, That the delegates who may represent ia in
the Shareholders Convention Of the State of MARYLAND
about to assemble in the city Baltimore be requested
to their action in that body by the sentiments and
opinions enunciated in these resolutions
RESOLVED, That the proceedings and resolutions Of this
meeting be published in each of the county papers and
that copies of the resolutions be transmitted to the Bs
more papers for publication.
Mr.. Carman moved to appoint seven delegates
and seven alternates
Mr.. VIM. S. Keech moved as an amendment, one
delegate from each of the thirteen election districts
and thirteen alternates.
John ). EnsOr suggested that two delegates be
elected from each election district.
Mr.. Carman would not accept of the amendment
and contended that the smaller the delegation the
more promptly the business of the State Convention
would be di spatched
Nathan H. Ware agreed with Messrs Keech and
EnsOr.
Joshua Bosley moved that twenty-six delegates
be appointed irrespective of districts.
The President said this motion would be a great
relief to him if carried, he was not sufficiently
acquainted throughout the county to make seIec-
tiOns from all the districts.
The motion of Mr.. Bosley was then put and car
ried, when the President made the following ap-
pointments:
:, DR.. A; Lynch, p. W. Gibbons, Robert T. 7.
Spence, r. Worthngton, Col W. Tapart F T.
Lawrenson, Richard Johns, Richard l. Worthing-
ton, John 5. Ensor, Peter Fowbe, Jacob Hamp-
shire, Joshua Bosley, Pleasant Hunter, Col. l.
Turner, Capt. Thomas Lowe, Samuel W. Worth
ington George w. Carman, DR.. T. c. Ristau, n
!. Hutchins, Victor Holmes, James Carroll Dr.
W. I. Allender, C. S. Stansbury, Col. W. Slater
DR.. W: II. d. Hall, and j. c. Suttman.
Mr. H. keech moved a vote OF thanks to the off
GERS of the meeting, and n. II. Ware said he hoped
the worthy President might live for sixty wears
(Laughter.) The meeting then adjourned
The MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MAssAcRE-It will be
remembered that some time ago a company of one
hundred emigrants on their way from Arkansas to
California, were massac cred at Mountain Meadows
by the Indians, as was reported but various sub
sequent developments have established the convc-
ton that these were merely tools in the hands Of
the MOrmons themselves. An eve witness of the
transaction has been found at last and the Sar,
Francisco Bulletin has received, from an official
source at Salt Lake, a statement of his account of
the affair. lie says the massacre was designed and
carried INTO execution to get possession of the tr-
ty wagons and seven or eight hundred head of cat
tie belonging to the emigrants. The witness says:
|
called upon by Messrs Isaac Hight John D. Lee
and John Hgbee-al three Mormon military Off
cers-to 90 few miles out south of the CITY, which
did. There found so or 40 others, selected from
different settlements. We addressed by the
above officers, who told us that they had sent Ca
nosh, the Paravan Chief with his warriors to des-
troy the Arkansas company, and that if he had not
done 1t we must; and that if any of refused, or
betrayed them to the Americans, they would take
good care of him hereafter. Here we were all or
dered on the quick march to the Mountain Mead
ows, where we found the emigrants, with their wa
gons formed into two circles, with their families in
the midst, trying to defend themselves against the
merciless and blood thirsty savages who Law around
IN ambush, killing them opportunity presented.
"Hight and Lee formed their men into two com
panles, and made precpitant rush at the poor de-
tenceless victims. The inside of the circles
up, but instantly fell dead or mortay wounded
under the fire of the wretches who so cruelty
sought their lives. Nothing remained to be done
except to kill the frightened females and their inuo-
cent children clasped in their arms Others cung
with desperation to their bleeding, dying husbands
pleading in vain for mercy at the hands of the
Christians who controlled the no more savage In
dian asSaiants.'
"John D. Lee now sent to the Indian chief and
his men in ambush to come out and finish the sur
vivors directing him to spare only the little chill
dren, who could not talk. The savages came in
stanty, with knives drawn, and speedily finished
the bloody work. The scene beggars description.
The demonac yells of the savage monsters, mingled
with the shrieks and prayers of helpless mothers
and daughters while the death blows were dealing
with unfinchng hands, and scaps were torn from
heads which boomed with beauty and innocence
but few hours before. Now the work of butch
erng ended The murderers threw the dead
into two heaps, covered them slightly with earth,
and left them 'tO feed the wolves and birds Of
prey, and returned home with their booty Of
cattle, and wagons, and great quantity of goods,
ETC."
The narrator of the above facts also furnishes the
following statement of crimes within his knowledge.
He says:
&c. d. Potter, William Parrish and Beetson
Parrish, were all murdered the road to Spring
vile, in the month of March, 1857. All that
is requisite to bring the murderers to justice, is
thorough investigation by the United States
Court.
''Henry Forbes came into Springville last win
ter, from California, and put up with j. Terry,
he was missing, and has never returned. His horse,
saddle and revolver sold by Terry, and put TO
his own use.''
This was mentioned by our Salt Lake cor
respondent last summer, but at that time the name
of.the missing could not be ascertained.-Ed.
Bulletin.
THE NAPoLEoNIC PoLrCY.-The following passage
occurs in the Hees Nopoleoniennes of the present
Emperor of the French:
"ROme," says Montesquieu, ''grew great because
she had successive wars; each nation to her neon
ceivabe good fortune, attacking her only when
her previous assailant had become PROSTATE"
That which chance and fortune did for the aggran-
dizement of Rome, Napoleon obtained for France
by his policy. So early as 1876, when, with 10000
men, he made the conquest Of ltal Y, he was not
only Il great general but also profound politician.
The Directory, in its ignorance of things sent to