New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-11
FROM MARYLAND.
RATTLESNAKES AND COpPERtiEADS.
Rtnnn Out Own Corre.uandrnt.

From Our Own Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Feb. Z, 1861.
The large shareholders in Maryland are taking
the alarm. One of them on the eastern shore,
and another in ST. Mays, both Of them the
heaviest in the State, are preparing 10 move, on
the opening of the Spring, with their slaves to
the cotton region.
The feeling is becoming general with slave
owners of every grade, that Maryland is des-
tiucd, at An carly day, to become a Free State,
let the issue of the South Carolina insurrection
be what il may The TRBrNE's proposition for
the purchase of our slaves has awakened fa-
yorabe consideration in many quarters.
The trap into which Mayor Barrett Of Wash
ington fell 80 unconsciously, and which was set
SO skillfully BY Gen. Weightman, has excited
general hurrah in Baltimore among the friends Of
the Federal Government. The Mayors anxiety
10 subordinate the military authority Of the United
States, 10 his more than suspected police power,
that s not efficient enough 10 catch the rOgues
that prowl about the Federal City, has more than
confirmed the Government in the wisdom of its
arrangements to save the Capital from the nroad
of traitors
The President Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is simply laborng under an error, in
writing To Mayor Barrett that the President elect
would not cross the Aleshanies by that route,
because Of threatened violence. lie had every
confidence in President CARROTS management of
the road, 10 protect the travelling public, and
though President elect were one of the passen-
gers.
Secessionism appears 10 have swallowed up the
politicians Of all hues and shades in Somerset
County. Even James U. Dennis, one of the late
Bell electors has gone under. At Parkton, IN
one of the Election Districts of Baltimore County,
a recent meeting resolved in favor of the Union,
with the usual proyiso of Crlttenden's Slavery
extension resolutions. 1t also resolved to prevent
the State from falling into the hands of the Black
Republicans We shall see.
The defeat of the furtye Floyd in Virginia
is sign that honesty is not yet AZ discount
among the people Of Washington County. The
minority against him is 1000. He ought not to
have received a single vote.
A large planter has arrived from Alabama IN
this city, having been compelled 10 abandon his
home, because he avowcd himself to be- for the
Union Of l7S7, and against treason to break it
up He was graciously allowed to appoint an
agent 20 attend to his affairs in his absence. He
saws the moment Lincoln is in the saddle n
Federal party will arise in Alabama, that will
sweep ike hurricane over the State.
Ex-Gov. Frank Thomas, Democrat, has
declared for the Union, and is to address the
people Of Mddletown in this State at an early
day, on which occasion, the United States flag
is to be displayed. Yesterday they had a flag
bosted 10 Frederick City, the bunting bearing "a
stars, amid speeches and rejoicing The Union
lists of Hartford County are to hold q mass meet
ing at Belair in day or two, when we shall
have resolves for the Union, sprinkled with the
usual number of lis.
The Baltimore papers of this morning inter-
pref the late Virginia election to mean ultimate
secession if the Republicans Will not agree to
convert the Constitution into Pro.Slavery In
strument, by condemning TO everlasting African
Slavery the rest of the continent South Of 360
30 So does Mr. William C.. Rives. SO does
The Richmond Wig. 1t would seem, after all,
that i: is not the Union that is TO DO saved, but
the Republican party that is to be destroyed.
The Republicans at Washington seem to have
a hard time Of it. They are in tho fix Of the
Indian hunter among the SNAKES. After DAVIS