Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-04-25

yaruI aAd tnat Tour more are building at Nor
folk, some, i; is supposed, iron-clad.
With reference to the presence of Mellow
ellis Division on the Rappahannock river, the
Richmond Dispatch remarks that L" the enemy
can easily occupy the town of Fredericks-
burg, if he has not already done SO, but an
advance to Richmond from that direction is
probably not contemplated. The obstruc-
tious'' its readers are assured "would not be
easily overcome" And again: "Little inn
portance is attached to the occupation of
Fredericksburg, as it was an event anticipa-
ted when the army of the Potomac was with
drawn"
Between forty and fifty men of the Seventy
fifth Pennsylvania regiment, belonging to the
division of General Banks were drowned on
Wednesday Of last week, whilst attempting
TO cross the Shenandoah river at Castleman's
Ferry.
From Fortress Monroe we have nothing of
importance--all is said to be quiet
VALUE OF SLAvEs.--The Black Republican
journals in this State--of which, thank Prov
idence, there are but few that appear will
ing TO go the full lengths of abolition-con-
tend that slaves have become comparatively
valueless in this State, because more
Southern market is cut off. This is not the
fact, for the price that is now paid for labor,
for farm and other purposes, in this State,
would make the average price of slaves
about enc thousand dollars, for use within
the State. But secession has lessened their
value say these journals. This is false in
every particular. Maryland has not seeded,
and labor is just as valuable here as it ever
was, and the citizens of the State have clear
and unqucstioned right to have all the power
of the government-the army and navy
brought to bear, under the provisions Of the
| fugitive slave law, to protect their title to
that species of property, and to aid them in
the recovery of it when it eludes their grasp.
Why then should it be less valuable in Mary
land than heretofore2 One reason only can
be assigned for it, Black Republicanism is
making war upon the institution. with a set
tied and openly expressed determination to
!
| it down and traitors to our interest, in the
State, are assisting them-thus producing a
presumption that they may by possibility sue
coed. This is what has unsettled the value OF
slaves in the State, and all that are now CO.
operating, either directly or indirectly, with
Black Republicanism, are aiding in destroy ing
the value of that species of property.
The FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW VIRTUALLY Re-
PEALED IN MARYLAND The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Express, in re.
marking upon the effect produced upor
Mary land by the Emancipation Of the slaves
in the District of Columbia, notices the indis
puta6le fact, that the passage of the bill vir
tually extends oil its provisions to the frontier
of southern counties in Maryland and that
so far as these counties are concerned, the bill
virtually repeats the fugitive slave law, as nc
slaves from Maryland, escaping to the Dis
trict, are permitted by the military authori
ties of the District to be re-taken.
Nor IN MUcH DEMAND "A huckster from
Georgetown brought to this place, on Tues
day last, a load of shad and herring, but was
unable to sell but few of them, though among
the first that had been brought to our market
He said the citizens assigned as a reason fol
not buying his fish, " that they smeled too
much like dead Yankees" 1t is fact, tina
there are many persons in our village and
county, who will not eat a fish caught out O.
the Potomac the present season, because of tn,
large number of Yankees that were drowned
in it at the battle of Balls Bluff, and never re-
covered therefrom.
APPOINTMENT OF COLLECTORS. The County
Commissioners, on the l lth instant, appoint
cd the following gentlemen collectors Of tax
First Election District--Elias J. Hill.
" A." ." Grafton Watkins.
" Benz. F. Dyson.
" " " James II. Clagett
Il " 4" VIM Reid.
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