Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-26

The Boston Post endeavors to hide the fact
that movement is likely TO be developed
and orgSHized in Maryland for the abolition
of slavery. We quoted what the Baltimore
American said in behalf of adopting the poll.
cy suggested by the president. The Post,
disregarding truth and fair dealing, denied
indirectly that the American had spoken in
this strain. We quoted the words of that
journal the writer in the Post had seen them
aud knew the quotation was correct and vet
be was capable of attempting such denial
On the 22d inst, the Baltimore American had
another article on the same subject, from
which we quote the following passages -
49, then, we repeat, the people of Mary
land are driven TO consider the bearings of
those questions of late raised and affecting its
existence. And with so large an interest at
stake ii behOOyes them TO look about them
tor every ray OF light which may guide them
to right result in the predicament TO which
they have suddenly been forced. So far as
the fears OF some are concerned lest the recent
act abolishing slavery i'll the district ioreshad.
ows torciG!e action in the states, We do not be-
ieve that any uneasiuess whatever need be
entertained, since TO do this, after the pledges
given in congress, and the need of
abiding absou ely by the constitution
would be Ia bring about what would be equiv
aleut TO a dsintegratiOu and destruction OF
the government itself, which relies upon it as
the basis OF its xstence. 1t is not, then, that
the new condition OF insecurity suffered by
slavery in the border states is to be attributed
10 any fear of further legislation, especially Of
iorcibie legislation. But it is that, in the un-
certainty of its tenure, caused by the provoca
iinua md hNStilitipR nf osfeDc frio
has aroused so much eumity that its existence
Ter any great length of time is placed in immi-
nent peril. 1t has done every thing possible to
invite aggression and, III the bitterness
aroused against it, the world at large will not
discriminate closely whenever it finds day,Uhere
4 oint open to attack The tact that Mary.
land is its most vulnerable outpost was recog.
nized in the outset by South Carolina itself,
recognized with unfeelng exultatiOn that
pointed To the belief OF its suffering here in the
war to be inaugurated on its account And If
friend and foe alike recognize the same thing, are
10 be the very last to accept The teaching and to
prOUide against possible dangers threatened to ii p?
"To those who still affect TO admire the pol
icy of South Carolina in involving herself and
us in these disasters, we say Behold the fruit
Of your own dOings She cared nothing Tor
the dangers in which we were to be involved
it is even possible that she eXulted at it, when
one result would be, probably, to drive our
whole black population, at diminished val
uation, 10 the cotton regions; and if in so
doing she has provoked an enmily to
slavery that will never be extingushed except
with lis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or later-she may
thank herself and those in the same interest,
who have SO determin,dly seconded her
movements Understandin at length the
policy of the president, we at least know
what to expect from that quarter. Compre-
hendiug the insecurity OF slavery here now, let
Maryland determine upon course suitable to
what is INCIDENTALLY grave emergency"