The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-15

bill to incorporate the Towsontown Land Company
OF Baltimore county, which was passed.
Mr.. FORD. of Special Committee reported bill
to prevent the employment of certain attorneys for
the defence in criminal cases. Referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary
MIR. DENNrsoN, of Baltimore county reported a
Senate bill from Select Committee of Baltimore
county IN relation to schools in Baltimore county.
Rules suspended. Read second time
Mr.. Ford offered amendment to strike ont the
Ist section, so as to perfect the bill, and use the
funds authorized by the law for the purpose for
which the levy was made.
Mr.. DENNISoN spoke adverse to the amendment
and after some otner discussion the bill was laid
over
Mr. MAcKUBBIN called up a bill to authorize the
S,a.e treasurer to appoint one clerk, at salary of
SizOo to assist him in the discharge of his duties
The bill amends the law of 49, authorizing the
treasurer to have two clerks at 5000 wear salary.
NO increase Is made in the appropriation The
only change contemplated is to make the appoint
ment OF one clerk instead of two, OBLIGATORY upon
the Treasurer. The bill was passed.
THE FREE NEGRO BILLS
, Mr. JACOBS, of Worcester, called up the order of
the day, being the bills offered by him for the reg
uatlon OF the free negro population.
A call of the House was made; 90 members were
aeclared absent, but quorum was present and
further proceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
Mr.. HOLLAND asked thorough reading Of each
BILL so that all may understand them The major
lty OF the Committee Colored Population ha
reported the bills or at least it was said that a
majority had reported them. This he denied. He
wanted the bills reported by the Chairman of the
committee read through, and that the bills report
ed by other members of the Committee be also
read, so that the House may decide which was
best ~
The SPEAKER decided that, under the rules. each
VIII be read, if gentlemen make motions to that
effect. w '""'
Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset explained that anv
bills reported by him so reported because It
was his duty to the State to act in that wav. He
did not acknowledge the paternity of the bills or
omd himself to support them. He dissented from
their details and would make such amendments AZ
he thought necessary.
Mr.. BURGESS, of Charles, attempted to discuss
the merits OF the bills, and question was raised as
general range and rather desultory
Mr. FREANER argued that the proposition of Mr.
Holland to read all of the different series of bills
without allowing any amendments, was out of or
aer-was unprecedented. If the member wishes
the reading of the bills merely for information, he
can read 1t in his printed copies.
Inc SPEAKER decided that Mr. Holland had a
right to ask for the reading of all the bills one af
ter another, for information
The Clerk then read the first bill reported bv
Mr.. Jacobs, providing for the repeal of all the
Colonization Laws of the State and aboshinp the
Board OF Supervisors for sending free negroes out
to Africa from Maryland.
Mr. BRIscoE proposed an amendment to abolish
the pay OF the Board of Commissioners and allow
them only so much per capita upon all negroes as
were actually sent out by the Society provided the
sum total does not exceed S., 900 per annum He
proposed to strike out everything else in relation
to the Colonization Society,"
Mr.. JACOBS said that when he first came here he
Was looked upon as great ''nigger'' mana ty-
rant; but when they came to know him he was seen
IN better light. At the first meeting of the Com
mlttee IL was unanimously agreed to strike out all
the law on the statute books relating to the Colon
zatlon Society. The bill offered proposes to do it.
very lew OF the free negroes 90 out from this
state. Slo,OOO is appropriated annually for their
removal. removal. After having been formed 20 years, the
society sent out only 200 negroes, only few of
them being free by birth the rest having been set
Tree on consideration of removal to Africa
, lie then entered into history of the Society in
Mary land-the colony at Cape Palmas-the sums
expended by the Society to keep up the colony and
the sums they spent for officers salaries He de-
cared the Society a complet humbug and failure
The boasted State of Maryland in Africa has been
oroken up 6y the natives, and it has become but a
fragment of Liberia.
Are we in this small State, with more free ne
groes IN our midst than Pennsylvania and all her
freedom; than New York and all her freedom-are
we to hold on to this exploded system? The sys-
tenn can no longer be we'll received 1t can mo lHn
ger afford US relief 1t has been fairly tried The
negroes will no longer avail themselves of the in
ducenents held out by the Society They won't
emigrate. He hoped that MARYLAND was done with
TINS slckly sentimental mode of treating the idle
done with it. We should hesitate no Longer In
pennsylvania an extraordinary movement was on
foot The people were asking to have slave code;
and when they take such steps, is it not time for us
10 act! me people OF that State are beginning to
see ther Jolly and are trying to get rid of the free
negro.
unless by amalgamation, which is horrible and
revolving to our ideas, the negro and Anglo-Saxon
race cannot exist together in state of freedom
One must predominant. The time has come when
all the free negroes should be sent back to slavery
They should be put where God and nature designed
them to be. In Worcester county there has been a
terrible increase oree negroes The result was that
the poor whites were driven out For the nrotec
ton OF our own free white citizens they should be
sent out OF the state, or into slavery MARYLAND
turns her back upon her own sous-sends them of
to seek employment, and nourshes this viper in
her bosom. In his subordinate position he
looked upon the negro and loved him as well as
any one else; but out of his natural position. he
looked on him with no favor
Why have we passed resolutions censurinr our
representatives. in Congress? What induced all
our excitement, but this eternal nigger? He i'm.
plored the House to consider the subject we'll tn
think OF the excitement all over the country and
adopt his measures to save the State Let Mary.
land be disenthraed of the curse of free-negrOism
lie appealed, not to the Democratic party, not to
the American party, but to patriots-lovers of their
country. Maryland has the chance to stay the
excitement in the country. Let us do it. Let us
make for Maryland name upon which our chill
dren will look with pride.
Mr. BRISCoE.-The legislation of MarvIand for
20 years back has failed to produce good results in
this matter. Recognizing this am here to 90
INTO thorough investigation. Let US probe it to
the bottom. The gentleman from Worcester has
taken wide range on the whole matter The
subject should be confined to the amendment offer
ed. He proposed to do the same thing Mr. Jacobs
was driving at, but he thought the matter should
be considered in different way
Is the gentlemen not willing to give seventy dol
n fFan f,o. Al.
acknowledged that the Colonization Society was a
failure. But adopt system of legislation to con-
form with the times. If the gentleman drives out
all the free negroes from the State, they should
purport of the amendment. All that NAV be sent
away the State will pay for, and no Others The
sum-not to exceed S5 O0O-was sufficient He
proposed to retain the colonization system but to
allow only so per capita for each negro sent
away. As it has been, the Society is of no use
II you say the negroes must co. bv all means allow
them way to get off from shores That is the
only reason he desired to encourage the Coliniza-
tion Society.
Mr.. BURGESS, of Charles, argued that time had
not been given for the Lberian colonies to develope
themselves fully, show their capabilities of self
government. He compared the colonization of AT
rica by negroes, with the first settlement of James
town, Virginia, by the whites
Mr.. JACOBS contended that the case was NOT
analogous. In the one instance the colonists were
whites-in the other,negroes. There was no equal
ity.
Mr. BURGEss-Never mind, | will touch upop
that subject at some future time. He thought there
was brightfuure for Liberia. Everything should
be done to promote her interest. 1t should be fos
tered and nOurished, and time will show
Mr.. JACOBS-iope for change in the condition
of affairs in Liberia is dead. We have hoped and
hoped on until hope is dead. There is no longer
room for it. The thing is dead There is no vi
tality in it. In this state of affairs it was aston
shing that any gentleman should get up in this
House and hope for anything from the dead carcase
of the Society.
Mr.. JACOBS then entered into minute detail of
the last census showing the great increase of free
negroes over the white population. He declared
that the State was in deplorable condition
Mr.. BURGESS asked the object of the gentleman's
statistics.
Mr.. JACOBS replied, to show that this great in
crease of free negroes acted in manner detrimen-
tai to the interests of the whites. The whites were
thrown into competition with the negroes The
negroes, Increasing more rapidly, drove out the
whites.
Mr.. BURGEss.-Before the gentleman will con-
vince me that negroes drive out white men. he
must furnish statistics to prove it. Assertion is not
fact. call on him to tell me how many whites are
driven out.
Mr.. JACoRs.-I have in my possession petition
five yards long from Baltimore mechanics whose
business has been injured by free-negro compe-
tition.
Mr.. BURGESS. Then it is proved that the free
negro does work. That he is not that idle, vicious
curse, that he has been represented. If he works
there is competition. If he does not work how
can he compete with white men2-and the gentle
mans argument falls. But if you enslave him he
Is allowed to practice his trade Owners of slaves
will have their mechanics, and in this wav there
will be great competition with the poor white man.
Mr.. JACOBS did not think so. He resumed his ar
gument.