The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-16
n.y. TO THE HONORABLE THE GENERAL

TY TO THE HONORABLE THE GENERAL
W. ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND:
sent that they have Observed with Great surprise and sor
row the into the gsatgre of various Bills,
the fee coored Of the state and they most
lar measures receive the sanction OF your Honorable
The Bills have not yet been published for the information
of the people but sufficient hiss been made known rdi-
All future manumissons are prohibited, and all those
who have been set free since 1892 be bansed from
The noble support which, during the period her greatest
the State continued to grant TO the
Free negroes are to BE- prohibited from acquiring real
tate and such as they already possess is to he sold
Their Churches i'll the counties be Sold and every
where new barriers to be opposed their obtaining the
rudment of knowledge and even the instructions and
Any free negro convicted of Penitentary oepse and
every free negro now in the Penitentary is to be sold
No negro Shall preach conduct any assembly for re
Negroes twelve and fifty five years of age are to
those under twelve to be bound out until they thirty
new and very large Police force is to be established
these laws and the regular police tn S: city a Of Bamors
is 70 be charged with the execution of them in the city.
a5 Fs return ~ to slavery BY those WIZ are Zee
mite on the O. lOred Popu' alton.
The Committee The SHAREHOLDERS recommend different
fn& @ e oo%n T5 Rf
have been introduced into the Legislature:
negro going at large and acting free longer
many coorf people Of ali temony of their freedom
and e e rt are a from acquiring real
sold.
Provision made the voluntary return to slavery of
all free negroes and mother shall thus return to slavery
all her children under five years of shall become slaves
Stringent provisions made against receiving through
the postoce otherwise, by person. white or black
published matter of nammatory character having
tendency ocreate discomfort among the negroes and te
as well as black, liable to severe punishment
Police Commissioners to BE- ap ointed throughout the
N @ n the of m mfr
They are to have TesSy made Of all free and
nary all s9en negroes are not of coed ana
h ~ aGa naye nor tie Necessary means OF support
| children 60" y "'5
Other harsh laws have been proposed by other persons
one Of which prohibits The pursuit mechanical employ
ment by negroes and another the ting them o. H.
IL such legfa9 10 and any Iegisl'on which would
happy and comfortable than at present would be- in
the opinion OF your memoraliss unjust oppressive
called for not only wrong in ITSELF but inevitably calculated
inct deep and lasting injury on the prosperity Mary
land and to leave an indelbe stain on her character
them respectable industrious religious CONSTITUTING
chief portion Of our domestic servants anu the
from the State and this should be the result their places
could not Tor many years be supplied and supplied At
would De Py population viii would greatly mperil the
They are helpless before the law and by every consdea
ton of humanity and manness, entitled protection
This is not the time for the agitation of this question Ma
been conservative and modera although firm and decided
on nu t bitter conroves Save an e bb ana b is
ment endanger the stability of the Union itself
The of laws such Pre- posed, would
infallby lead agitation which could do possible
good interest portion OF the State Already wide
spread alarm has been excited in the minds only
coOred peopebut of large portion of the white population
Your memorats pray that such action be taken by
your Honorable Body that all such apprehensions may
speedily and forever be put to rest.
And they will ever pray, &c.
5~ THE THIRD AND LAST LECTURE
W OF THE COURSE before "TRINITY CHURCH
NEW ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
ON FRIDAY EVENING NEXT. 18th instant
Bv Rev. GEORGE D CUMMINS, D. D.
Subect-"Modeln Infde ity.n
Tickets Fifty Cents-to be obtained at Jas s. Waters,
and III T4yor's Book Stores, Baltimore street. Walsh's,
Broadway: the members Of st Stephens and Trinity
Church Guilds, and At the door
The proceeds to be applied to the payment of Trinity
Church iebt
5FpORDER No. I.
33 HEADQUARTERS SD Rect, NJ v l.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Il, 1850. )
The members of Companies and ordered meet
at their AImory FRIDAY EVENING, Feb 18th, IL
O'clock, for the ELECTION OF COMMISSIONED Off
GERS. By order, >; SANDS MILLS,
B, R KEENE, Adjt- fel53t