Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-09-03
Emancipation.

Early in the summer we informed our
readers. that one of the most important sub
iects that would claim their attention during
the Fall campaign would be that of'emanci-
patton 1t is now made manifest. The nom
nation Of the Hon. II. II. Goldsborough and
Wm L. w. Scabrook by the Union League
Convention, is based upon the subject Of
emancipation and the call Of a State Convcn-
ton, to both OF which measures we give our
hearty and unequivocal support. We do this
because we believe the material interests OF
Maryland will be greatly advanced by Their
success. we are aware that some who claim
to be devotedly attached to the preservation
of tho government, and arc anxious for the
speedy and complete Suppression Of the re-
belou, are opposed to the discussion, at this
time, of what they are pleased to term side
issues, and especially to the subject of eman-
cipation; claiming as they do, that the war
has completely doomed slavery in Maryland,
at least, it has, net in the entire ssayehold-
ing States !, and that, therefore, as the agita-
tendency to destroy the harmony and break
up tic unity Of the Union party it should not
be insisted upon at this time Granting TO
these gcntcmcn.a all honesty for their views
VIC must beg leave todilor from them in toto.
.Thc views of those who desire to rid Mary
land of slavery by proper Constitutional and
ioyal -cnactmcnts. is that loyal men-slave-
holders who in view IF the certain dcstrt,c-
ton Of this interest by thc war inaugurated
by the traitors, have stood up unflinching
for their country, shonld not loose all they
possess Of slave, property, but should be to a
certain extent unidentified for the loss to
which the rebels have subjected them by the
depreciation andiperhaps entireloss of allthey
possess of ,theg dcscriphonof property refer
rcd to. If there is nothing ,lone-no legal
measure adopted by Which their slaves can
iobemannmittcda and they Unidentified, and the
same. spirit Of stampeding is carried on that
ishow tip progress, by the time the warts
over. Slavery may indeed cease to, exist in the
State, and loyal SHAREHOLDERS will be in the
same category with the dislpysl,, for beth will
have lost all tbeir slaves. This The Emanci-
pationists wishto prevent Thatwe agepot
mistaken asgto the probable exodus Of the
entire, slave population ifIom our State, tits
only necessary TO crafcr to- what is daily Ia
king placein our midst, as chronicled. by the
Journals, of our State We quote :he follow
ing which have recently appeared :; 4 a ~
81" Jaw srAMrFDE or SLAVES. .,,,,,r O.
Almost every day we hear ola new stmpfde
OF slaves in our county Indeed SO frequent
alm yeiihey become ofolatc lint no surprise or
comment is excl ted thereby Our people seem
to have settled into ~ state of apathy and. in
difference upon the subject. The latest case we
have hea rd of came off on Sunday night last
Some fifteen or more negroes 6meh, women and
.childrcn,) belongiD TO persons res ding in and
near Cedar Point Neck, abscondcd that night,
and breaking open a barn, took ont n large
fat-bottomed boat, which they cnrricd to the
creek and thus made their escape. q One gen
ueman, we understand lost on this occasion
eleven his negroes. During the past week
not less than fifty negroes from this vicinity
lave run off , and In several cases masters have
been lett without hands to work and. secure
their growing crops Port 1o6acco Times,
rssy ads ANOTHER srAMpEDE OF SLAVES. r.f
s1 Within the past week q large number of
slaves have absconded from different parts of
this county-our own neghborhood contribu-
ting, to some extent, TO the exodus. AT the
rate at which this thing has been going onifor
sometime past, our county mnst soon he drain
ed of this species of population Rockville Sen
tinel.
Now in view Of such startling facts as the
above, is it now madness in the owners of
slave property to oppose system of eman.
cipaton which will secure to them, at least a
small portieaaof the interest they have in
such property. Such is our views on the
ssubject... Independently, therefore, Of The
great advantages which VIC think viii
certainly innure to the State from The abQl-
shmcnt OF the slave institution, we advise
and counsel our fellow shareholders to give
TO this emancipation project their hearty sup