The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-02

'ould possibly be uttered. i cite Il TO
ihow that the emancipation proposed by
he substitute which / have offered to
he bilp for the confiscation of rebel
would produce no rude shock
Of the social system Of the South, would
not suddenly overthrow their domestic
nor be in any way calami-
tous TO their agricultural or other indus
trial interests, The freed men would re-
main, as in Maryland, TO lill up peaceful
ly and efficiently the several departments
Of industry.
"The deductions from this example are
so appropriate that l cannot forbear to
allude further to the State Of Maryland.
The reckless agitators who desired 30
eNpel the free negroes from the State,
having failed to secure the approval of
the Shareholders Convention, neverthe-
less introduced kindred proposition
into the next Legislature--that Legisla-
ture so largely disloyal in its compost
ton that a majority, | believe, were
placed under arrest by the Government
on account Of their undisguised sympa-
thy Tor the rebel cause They succeeded
in procuring the passage Of law, limit
ed in its provisions to the great slave
holding counties OF st. Mary's, Calvert
Howard, Kent, Baltimore, Worcester,
Somerset, Talbot, Queen Annc's, Prince
Georges, and Charles, providing that all
negroes, male and female, over twelve
years Of age, should hire themselves out
to industrious and respectable citizens
to labor and service by the year, and, in
the event that they did not, they were to
be exposed TO sale to the highest bidder
for the term of one year. Children from
four to twelve years of age were TO be
bound out by the Boards of Commission
ers-thc males to serve until twenty
years Of age, the females to the age of
thirty. Any negro hired or bound who
should abscond, secrete himself, or run
away from service, was to be sold into
slavery for life, and the proceeds of the
sales were to be appropriated to the
school fund of the proper county for the
education of white children. This in
famous enactment could not make its
way through the Legislature until pro-
vision was inserted that it should not
take effect in any of the counties to
which it was applicable until approved
by the people by an expression at the
polls. 1t was thought, however, that a
sufficient bride had been offered to the
cupidity Of Shareholders to induce them
TO make haste TO put il into effect.
"But sir, what was the result2 The
expression was taken at the Presidential
election of 1860, and in but single
county did il secure the approval of q
majority Of the voters. In the great
county of Baltimore, against a vote Of
G9l cast for it, 5,354 votes were cast
against it; in Howard county % votes
were cast for it, and 1897 against it; in
Kent county "a votes were cast for il, and
| 1902 against ii; and these are little less
than fair samples of the whole. The law
let it be said to the honor of the pco-
pie Of Naryland-was repudiated by
them with utter scorn and disgust. Sir,
cite this, in face Of the timid and ap-
prehensive speculation, as the result of
the practical experience of slavehOld-
ing people. II is worth a world of thco-
retical arguments, in reference alike TO
the effects Of emancipation, Of the pres
ence in large numbers among the sorvile
color, and of the results to the industry
and wealth Of the State. II shows how
entirely groundless and visionary are
the apprehensiOns invented by many
mistaken, though honest minds in others
| Of the border slaveholding States to
alarm themselves and us"
So much for the views Of an outsider
in relation 10 existing matters in Mary
land. And in designating the position
Of certain of our citizens here as apoga-
Ions, the fact is apparent in more senses
than one: and especially is it so when
we consider that in dealing with the
future of our free negro population, no
State has taken a deeper interest, in the
past in getting rid Of them by COLOMBIA.
ton than Maryland Large sums have
been appropriated by tins Legislature in
| past years in aid Of il; and amongst those
who, in the past time, took an interest in
the same was the Hon. Robert Mel .ane, of
Maryland, who, at the annual meeting of
the Colonization Society, in January,
1919, in the House of Representatives, at
Washington, offered the following con
Guiding resolution 10 preamble and
Res0iUei, further, That the efforts of'the
American Colonization Society to facili
tate the ultimate emancipation and restora-
ton Of the black race 70 social and national
independence are nightly honorable and judi
oiOus, and consistent with n strict respect
for the rights and privileges Of the cit-
aens of the several States wherein the
institution Of slavery is sanctioned by
municipal law"
Now, fit was "highly honorable and
judicious" in the Colonization Society TO
do what it could IN the direction of
emancipation and colonization, surely
there is little room 10 condemn the Pres
ident for leaving this matter TO the con-
sideratiOn of the people Of Maryland
themselves. That there is a grand mix
ing of matters here on the subject, a
most anomalous condition Of things, we
have shown and this being demonstra-
ted, let all be SLOW ia condemning one
another. for inevitable differences Of
opinion upon a subject Of such vital in
tercst
Several persons IN this county, to our
certain knowledge, have within The last
few weeks, been making good salt from
their smoke-houses, by digging up the
dirt teaching and boiling The water. We
were shown a sample of excellent salt
obtained I'm this way, by o gentleman OF
this county, who stated that he would be
able TO get about twonty bushels from
his smoke-housc In this way. That is
much cheaper than paying $40 per sack.
Try it, if you have not already done so,
II viii pay--no mislake.--S1 mdysrWe
G,myiau
We are in possession Of secret piece
of knowledge respecting anolLel place