New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-15
SOUTHERN SOCIETY, SLAVERY, AND sECEs
SION

SION.
~ "a. ESi,ov II TAsN " Tribune.
sin: IL seems TO thai the currents and counter
currents Of opinion and feeling in those regions OF the
South with which We are now dealing should be more
thoroughly known A long Peponal acquaintance with
,hoss regions induces 10 submit the following state.
ments;
Baltimore, Richmond, and Washington are types OF
three entirely different societies and interests. In Italy
all roads lead Rome; in the South they all lead
70 Slavery and thence the descent Ia easy the Aver
nus Of Secession. And Northern Generals must
have trscngs Of there moral and social routes well
ss maps OF military roads.
In baltimore thore is but little direct slave interest,
Indeed, the number Of slaves there held scarcely
be regarded es involving much wealth the pirate
slavetrade, in which Plug Ugymore Is known to bear
her part most CALAMITY The intense Pro-Slaveryism
Of that city cannot then be traced to q deep interest
in bpeda property, 10 any care about Instruction
nor 70 any sincere coorpbobia: - simply The sign
of ea.. Ii IL aristocratic TO be ProSavery. South
erplsrn has raised the standard and gage Of social
dion absolutely and ttoss who are 30 unfortunate as
not TO be hbom-i. Q. born at the the Sonth--are
given TO feel that they must exc out their shortcomings
with an extra amount Of Southern ardor and Pro
Slavery talk Those large. fine residences around the
monument which that Of j. Hanson Thomas is chief
give the Southern key note and theme and an ape
dom from all the thirty-four points OF tue compass
gather, around to ehorslize most dsyoutly. Those
oomicis reared by old Marylsn and Virginia scions,
or tbo,e who have internarried with such, and who
have sold the Inherited estates and negroes 70 spuge
at the head Of society in Baltimore, glitter before tho
eyes Of every young man and woman Of the city IKE
visions Of tho blest. When good Balumoreana do
thew 10 TO Monument SQUARE. Tho church element
comes in here strongly. This upper-tendom Is gener'
aly Epscopalian but the largest church connection III
Bali IL the Methodist This church is very old,
and counts within its pale many of the oldest and most
aris,ocratic families They have jat enough OF this
latter element to wish and sim 70 have the Mehodise
church the srsocraiic church Of tho city, The Balt-
mora Methodsts were the hr< to innovate on the old
images which eschewed pews and organs. Tbs amb'-
ton of theirs involves q Pro-Slavesy attitude; and
,bs,, can be no doubt that the immense influence of
tbis popuar church in that city has been cast on tho
sids of the oppressor. Many of their most eloquent
m;nste,s. q, g., Roszel Dasbiel, &c, have married
into wealthy and arstocratic Southern families. W. b.
M;lburn "the Blind Preacher, native OF we Soutb'
ncrsonal associate Of the bogus VicePresiuent Se-
nbsns and Others Of that k, and bitter Prosiavery
oar,isan lived in Baltimore ut time, and did s he
cuIa 10 force tina. feeling So the arsocratc part Oh
The Mothedist church a.pires TO go beyond Monu'
men. SQUARE ia the sine qua non OF BAiti-
more gentility. Many Of the New-Ensland
,.dcnts have surrendered TO this feeling Most OF the
Uni,arans Of that city are Of Nsw-Ensand antece-
dents and Of course they coud not go nio any circle
lees elegant and wealthy than that to which they were
accustomed at home. The Rev. DIR. Burnap, who was
for more than twouy years pastor Of the uantariAn
Church of Baltimore told that he could not preach
m Freedom even in the abstract: "To do so, he said
"would be drawing razor from ear to ear on my
church" Among these were the Browns, OF which
Mayor Brown is specimen These classes have their
newspaper organs. Tie SSs represents the largo
Msthodic mas who aspire TO be the leaders OF socie-
". Zze Americas represents the Aonumeut-square
srissocrsey par excellence. Let no ons b. deceived
sbout these drswingroou. hdHovsd folk. imagining