, 1863-05-27
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and Maryland, tic Soutll-
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Our columns-our readers will have o.
scryed-baye been Of late much occupied Win
communications referring to the subject OF
Emancipation in the State; and it will be
remembered, also, that IN. reply to certain
queries, addrcssed to us by Way OF ascertain.
ing our particular views on this interesting
subject, that We declared without hesitation
in favor Of the policy of emancipation.
We propose in the present issue Of the
american to declare our views little moro at
length; ne propose to consider some Of tho
reasons which call for action In the premises,
since which every one must be aware, from
the interest stirred up, that in the coming
election, no prominent man will be permitted
to be neutraf-that every one who expects
any favor from the people will be compelled
10 dec!aro himself
re kao" mat all agitation IN relation to
this matter has been deprecated strongly By
some oftte best friends Of the Union cause In
the State. We know that many Of them con-
slider it as endangeripg our unity ut q time
when there should be no discord tolerated, If
nc are to hope for an effective triumph. But
what sort q cause would that be to fight for
at this late day, need be told thas in assa:ling
the rebel cause.-The rebel Confedcracy-that
common senee would dictate the most vital
assault as that which should threaten its
aToWed "coIner stone," whatever that
may be.
But let US flrst try to ascertain what place
hishty con1ict On 9and-let Us see whether
her posltion ID no1 OF more conscqnenee IN the
great baltic now Waslng Tor the triumph Of
Tree government man we ourselves are apt to
consider, Here Is statement to which We
you'd call the attention Of our friends in the
e'atg! gnaoo1.na a;.,;a,,,ahoa .;.,u. -
.,,tog Lane qlsilng9assned g .s eitizen 1 o!
aaoatna, = states, III tuollc ietter, tnat ALBERT
sidney Johnston said. IN his hearing, that
without Kentucky, ,EeMfasouri and Maryland,
1hs southern Confederacy could not exist
49,, NOW !a.:pp Mno supposes tnai 1ene1ai Jonnston;
the e aha,a repsi "a aIeT o VINO lstersa
~ apure ssn.lins, @ wv III aos ,n hnE" "nele91
ne amrmca and Who Is not certain, on read.
ing me ABOVE, that hls ElcE was precisely that
tah1 tM.e1.alnea " VI nasi5 ana INC entire
Ienel dynasty AZ hlchmond, with whom he
nae Eat ~ na Slsen negn st N connen q nzta,a
,,1. 1at,o. e,,.t ~ uineu ~ isut
~ uIsHeI autAoFly hl!ll, tue one upon whom
me great responsibility deyolves OF putting
noMn sta tets ets. feoel1lonIlhe resident Of the
no cToo,nsnes 7,hn u 10 haAss NY sa;ae sle@ o.
e...SI t1s "nIn nc n::uposes, ~ 1uc sGTJ
host;3o o1on,s,fT; :, ia cta4os, ~ o"' ~. sne
ont at timc v1cn IL ny ths saes 4esnreaa ~
llon are ALREADY stletGhed to- painful tension:
d!nio1 d.J ~ @ .ne!o r.! afs saose a,nongst 1s-gooa
All w. he+t sIaa. 80 nos ~ sGe II.
"t.A ~ oAoeo eoaeot III ene
1ante 1a1f ,ieM m u tne subject; %hea eacn, Wltn
ba1! IN euor!' can see preelscly Wnat Ties bind
Us ~ one 1eoel Con1euelacy-ho"eTer slen-
whase .aI i ie ercaes9rs .nosg ohope as, We 1ay
~. HnoEe aEll u Is excessive lest 1nesc peculiar
rfJod ~ na,n,1otniu' ~ u se's'su ~ We W u
'4qsu eonple!sly. Me ale not O. inen.
r. - ~ 70 ey1sus! ul!s u1at!er y LttlG 1u1tner.
II II lAe 1epei tonitoefacE can "e1lst " only by
.Me aio 2 Eng sounsenanca OF Nary1and n part,
~ tscns9 - ~ 81 - ~ nssul @ 70 anria tna1 me
.ncc onr tnr1itn,"tho 'u} r.. st ~ ~ Uas a
"aee, W t.t'1eo!3N'Ae LUG " Luz ous4ue'
,'aAna, US !1e hlcnlnono papers nave It's
because We nave certain interest IN that !" lu.
e!iiation tne5 are N arms TO extend, and to
Gs.4onsn i''M n:n more hfmlg: II not, why does not
~ ~ - I; G, VI tnoa s11 " iiaols,
aLa olleFs na'lng ont Limited interest IN
slavery:
Ard then for tile conseguences-the pa1pa-
h!e, horrible conssquences-of relying upon
ala1y!ana as poftlon OF rebel support Are
and more treasure weekly and hourly? Look,
too, ut the bloody fields Of South Mountain
and Antictam. We have eighty. seyen and odd
thousand slaves only in Ma,yiand, by the Last
census tables; and yet, IN less than two years,
tH9 nnnarea tnonsaht lises, the hover OF the
the prime Of life and health and rigor--llaEe
blcn offered up rs an ayowed sacrifice to this
20 called interest, represented in part in Ma
ryland; ard still the slaughter goes on, aud
will 70 On, until men see the error Of consid-
etirg it, Of preserving it to aid i'll keeping in
lion,
Tic President, VIC repeat, is in the right
when he proposes to ret rid of it at almost
any sacrifice Of the nations treasure, and the
Risln ond gang arc also right when they re-
eognize slavery In Maryland as the nlyground
surroIt In their rlaus Ia oreytl,ro - fhe ~.
ern1nent, 70'
But there arc reasons why the question of
enar cipation should be entertained now.
which were esteemed orthodox nearly twenty
years ago, if We are TO believe an eminent M M.
ihoritye Dr R. & Steuart Wci1 tnnurn . 3nr h his
actiyr rli,nthrnnC in rears ,,a,a ,r -. ~ ns ~,
lunr. 3Ltn. from views pubiishrd Hyy him IN
1915, and addressed to tho people of Mary
land under the form Of a Letter TO John l..
Carey" DR.. Steualt makes this inouiry.
us there man in Maryfand-is fl;cre
single man-connected with s1arerr 'Sb,
does not feel It's existence to be curse upon
our beautiful land? Is there one who has
not uany time aud Oft expressed the fond
hope that he might live to witness the con-
summation of its extinction. and tho rnt;rc
exodus Of the negro race from amonruss r.
there is such 1nsn, [ have never ~ met him n
here, however current such may b. in lati-
tudes further south. Indeed, it Is impossible
Tor man Of sonnd Judgment and feelings TO
look on this picture and on that'-to behold
the power and prosperity Of Peunsylyan!A and
Ohio, for instance, in Comparison with our
own Statc-ana no. feel the deepest regret
for our deficiencies.
In dcinS so, the suggestion will naturally
arise in his mind that some cause, powerful
aid :ll-pcrTading, must exist to produce so
marked ! difference Of condition. WhiIs
these States have rapidly progressed In popu-
lation and domestic improvements, Maryland,
by much the elder member OF the Union,
Ptfstssed nt the finest location and climate
IN the world, nnd Of as generous and iutelll-
gent people as any State can boast Of, has
le1nalneo conlpaFatlEely stationary. This VIC
have the mortIJi1g proof Of in the last cen
sus "n,e1 YOU 9note. showing that We hare
!ne1easea out nttic more than one-thl7d for
MY years; tlat ~ n1nc counties the popula-
!i"n las decreased BY twenty thousand, and
tnat CUT Nhole number ot inhabitants would
.. !.ase osen s.atlonaIy nag 1t not been for the
the ,,,r1;a' ~ ane el.y OF baltimore and
=, Il this, Or is 1t not, In some way caused By
slavery! call upon every one to ask himself
tne ;Iues'lon; IN my humble opinion it is,
wv ~ - y ainst1ss q common observation that
n. "se iapsless mlil not eettic Ehcrc slaves
9eeup} lne soll,. however partially they may
~ - among rec negroes: lie White man
sD.'nhs from unlon OF labor with those who
ale leea!acu ~ the1r masters rs an inferior
;t1; ;es, anu Graou3!ly ne comes to regard labor
h nsell y uesr"qlng, aho NJ only for those
"nom HcaVen has stamped with darker
color than his OVID. And, indeed, as you
Ee1y p1oFer]y remark, slave labor, protected
and sustained by the capital and infel1jppnce
Of the maetcr, is a powerful onponeut, how.
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