Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-11
From the Baltimore Au,etcau1
" Emancipation in Maryland The True
Questions involved in it"
Pom NFrosm, ,lnne 9Oth. is69.


10 rie Ed,iors Of NE Baltimore 1mritU,.
GGNTLENBN -- L nder the above head find a
very interesting article in the " 1asrcaq' of
the cath nit, signed - u. NJ Supe,hoially.
this article would seem incoutroyertl le go po.
tent Ito the statistical references appear Never
thee-s, think there are some points in il which
are open to serious nuimadversiOn. Will you
allow ME to review this article briefly do
not propose to take up the advocacy ut Aboli-
lonsm, offer single excuse for the agt rlion
II the subject of slavery at this time think
all true hearts and strong arms ought to he uni
ted in the great Hort now being put forth TO
crush out this nocursed rebellion, regardless Of
any "eoHdftfaf consequences which may fol
low. My motto would have heen "push tor
ward the battali1ns down with the rebellion and
traitors and never say nigger once !" But others
have thought otherwise. The "veXel question"
has been neilatcd until there is 10 telling where
W. shall make harbOr We must lack for safrty,
however, in some practical solution OF the ques Co
ton seeing that We are c0mp5iied to consilrr it,
willing rr unwilling. II slavery OF A,y other
object stands in the way Vi the aa,M aul lufot
greatness Of this Republic, away vi Ia it, for it IS
helter thai We preserve umr nationality, and
thereby gn on in the great work Of civilization
and political regeneration, than go to pieces and
drown in an titdrt 10 save the superannated hunk
Of slavery.
The Ga,ua men oi the B,rder Slave States.
before this rebellion broke cut, predicted the
downfall OF slavery IT the rebellion went on
They said that the " irrepressihle conflict thus
uaugurAied by the wicked con pirntors of the
South would result 10 the sure destruction OF
slavery, Aud how could 1t he otherwise These
consliAtors, after enjoying the strength Of " Me
institution us u great political lever, chose to
measure arms with government npon the ca
isience Of which alone depended its own ex.
istence. They Ignored aud sought TO overthrow
the oRiy authority-the only power, by which
slYerJ could he perpetuaed Tdrc,D, it not
personally, did by proxy, wage war against ficf-
dom, Ii slavery succeeds, freedom will die. ---
Theret0Ts If freedom succeeds slavery dies
The d" conflict thus begun without the shadow
of All excuse, must result in the triumph or des-
iruction of slavery The period of its final dis
solution however, will depend on its powers Of
vitality aud the tenacty with which it prol0ngs
the present contest II il determines to wage
war to the knife, and is resolved to die in the
" last ditch then will lis overthrow be radical
and complete. If it yields now, it may live out
4 short armistGe, hut must die at last from the
terrible wounds which it has received in this
war, AMI il slavery is compelled at last to give
up the ghost, who shnll We sny iH tho murderer 2
Il the Government to blame which has only acted
ia self-defcncey The jriends OF the institution
have killed it. They have adhei its existence
on its strength hut have realized what Union
men told them before, that its esrg strength pds
lseakness. While they have placed it in state
Of defence at one point, they have left it in in
fantie helplessness at tGfHfy 0Mer points. The
South devastated by consuming armies and ag-
ricutHral neglect, md shut in from MI outward
sources of supply, has become as IL vast waste OF
desOlation, Just rs was predicted by every patriot
Hundreds and thousands of alayes, Of oil ages
and of both sexes have been left by their mas
teIs to shift ilr tAemselves-to live or die as
hest they could. The injury thus sustained by
slavery mas been srlf-maieted and must never he
charged to the loyal men or Government of the
country, whatever may be the final issue. Az
regards the duty of the people Of Maryland. at
MS lime, they must be gopsrasd by circumstances
which they have had no hand in producing. As
"B NJ. truly snys, " the mimi of Maryland is
becoming anxious on the subject of slavery"
This aarsty has been forced upon us by the
arch traitors of the South, who sought to make
the soil of Maryland drink in the precious blood
of her best citizens, and in this conflict We must
have "anxiety" for our deliverance. Whatever
comes in the way must yield to nm inexorable
necessity
But | wish to refer to the statistics furnished
by " b. NJ, and will neg you to insert the table
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