Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-16
SLAVERY IN MARYLAND.

The Baltimore American, the most in fuen.
tial newspaper in Maryland, advocates the alb
clifton of slavery in that state in accordance
with the plan of the president. In recent
editorial it introduces the subject of emanCi.
patton by printing part of private letter from
distinguished gentleman, who is supposed to
be Reverdy johnson. This letter speaks of
slavery as follows -
"There is not thoughtful man in our coun.
try who now thinks that slavery will endure
Much has been said, and, perhaps, some will
continue to dispute, respecting the class of
people whose conduct in regard to the institu-
ton has caused the present calamites. Some
blame the abolitionsts some the nullitiers;
others both these parties. But the time TOR
this disputation is past. Whether either or all
these parties, and others, have done wrong
and undoubtedly they have, it is not now ma.
terial TO inquire. All practicable men are now
sensible that slavery so affects the people,
whether it ought to do SO or not. as to make it
terrible institution to our race. They see
that it imbrues brothers. hand in a brothers.
blood, and invites foreign despots to plant
monarchies on our continent. With this re.
suit before us, the only inquiry should be how
to get rid of an institution which produces
such miseries. Some urge instant and uniyer.
sal abolition as the effective and proper course
but the president adopts the recommendation
OF our great southern statesmen made before
slavery became political hobby, viz. grad.
ual emancipation, with compensation and the
separation of the races. Many of our people
and especially the secessionists and those who
without having any property interest in it
have found their account in slavery as politi.
cal hobby, will oppose Mr. Lincoln's policy,
and do their best to bring upon US the more
RI A.
state will sustain him. They will now listen
to the sages and patriots who founded the gov
eminent and warned us to eliminate slavery.
and will close their ears to that selfish tribe of
partisans who would risk its destruction mere
ly to carry an election"
We commend all this 10 the attention of
those infatuated men here at the north who
are continually agitating to raise party to
support slavery and suppress abolitionists. A
few of them may get their eyes open and learn
something. The editor Of the American
speaks quite as strongly as his correspondent.
He says
"They [the rebels have dared to make the
issue-they eagerly threw down the gauntlet
and the loyal portion OF the nation called upon
to repel their aggressions, has taken it up.
And now, alter the monstrous crimes of which
the cotton states have been guilty, after shroud-
ing the whole nation in mourning, and almost
burying ii under load of debt, they dare to
insult heaven and earth with their Indignant
cries because relribution threatens that insti.
tuition which they avowed should dominate
the continent under the lead of Toombs and
Stephens, and the Rhetts. Had the evils thus
provoked fallen on them alone the case would
not have been SO bad, but it has fallen heavily
on us and as the letter we have given truly
declares, the institution here has escaped only
through that habitual respect for the laws
characteristic of our people,"
"That the loyal men OF the nation will long.
er tolerate slavery as a political hobby is not
possible. 1t has to go to the wall, 'peaceably
if it wi-torcibly if it must and those who
debate its merits in future, even here in Mary.
land, will have to confine themselves to lis
pecuniary aspects. The preciptators' have
nearly precipitated it; have dragged it at least
10 the brow Of precipice, and it is idle TO dis
guise the truth. So tar as the constitution can
De appealed to for its safety it is for the pre-
sent SAFE But we hazard nothing in warning
the people OF Maryland to lose no time In cor.
sloerinS me question presented by the presi.
oehI III ms 'aIe message, and again presented
irVih hlgn source IN the letter we have given.
Those most deeply interested in its das,,..
the believers in the doctrines nut forward ~,
South Carolina, by Stephens and YancevY
may. now, after the mischief is done hs,o
fold their arms, throw themselves back on
their dignity-on their reserved rights'-anJ
ignore what is impending; but the nation ia
aroused by an unprovoked war, the civilized
world is notwithstanding to the late decla.
rations OF Mr.. Yancey himsell-and none here
need attempt to ignore facts so full of mean.
ing."