New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-05
rrY.IsTrNG r,,.s~xs IN MAINLAND
Letter ir... .sudgc BOnds
BAL11MoRf. Aug. 49, 1868.

OF the War Department the following views respecting
the use of the power ri en- the President by the actoi
Congress approved july i. 1852.
There arc D.! the co OF 1850 II MAI! ianu eo'oVV
free NEGROES and 1900 which latter are owned or
held 10 service Dy about lotoo eTsoA' Inc p'pu'a
ton Of the State is q IUGt 0",oo'
The Coverrme {. II i 'o"mcl, has directed an
ofecr Of the army. Co. Iirue Chan whom in my judg
or, M hotter selection could have been made 10 en-
list the fire, blacks Of the State in the service Of tho
United States which enlistments proceeding with
great rspidity.
The objection which have to this proceeding. in
common with other sas eodcrs. is one which will
strike your mind with great force.
To take away from the State the hearty, strong. and
able free blacks who DO the manual labor on tho
farms Of the comparatively FREQ counties OF the
State and in the City OF Baltimore will leave those sec
tons of the State whou, labor or else compel them the
most LOYAL sections Of tie hire slave labor
Ii is well known that free white labor viii not enter
the State supply the place of the fee coored Ab~ef
while Slavery continues TO exist here
This at once gives new value 10 mo INSTITUTION
which no loyal man desires should be permanent and
which it has been both hoped and conceded the WAY
VOL .stsoy and which. likewise. tie Administration
has taught MS 10 believe it lis policy 10 rid u OF
forever
do NOT mean 10 assert that all the Shareholders IN this
Stare ere doya but by far tie greater portion OF them
are and suoh MS are hostile 10 the Government are by
fr tho most bitter and active Of its enemies in our
midst The course now pursued Ivy Col. Birney under
Instructions as understand H. viz: that OF enhstlng
none but nee pelsOs VIII double tie ,alne OF Sl'e
property 40 it is called aid actually indirectly put
oney in tho hands Of those hostile to the Government
which is taken from the purses Of the loyal non-Save
holding people Of the State.
! suppose the Government has no wish that such
should be the resul. OF It's action in the premises
therefore propose remedy that persons owning
sascs should bear their proportion OF the puohe puGen
And tha. slaves should DO enlisted par Pass with the
frce persons OF color.
This cannot be done unless the act or Congress ahoVe
referred TO warrants IT, The act gives the Precedent
rower 10 employ OH persons Of African descent TO put
down the Rebellion-rot al free persona Those per
son, thtr coro Of African itd 70 service IN ths
State are clearly within the rords OF the ac and that
their relation" is not and was not intended by Con
grcss TO be bar to their military service IS plain from
analogous sil u,os Tespecig tie eAlstment oil WL.'e
persons.
The fundamental idea Of Ill the laws on the statute
book respecting this matter Is that military service
the equal duty of al persons who enjoy :he protection
Of or owe obede 10 lie lavsthc servant as vel as
tie master Hence Congress allows the enlistment OF
minors whO, by law and nitnT14 o"e seI'ICc
the narent and 10 compensate is made 10 the father
for the lost service OF his boy between the ages Of S and
and 81 Yet the law of Maryland recognizes this Oh
Hcaon 70 service the part Of the child and enfoEces
IL when refused.
Arein tic law of MARYLAND establishes the relation
Of master ard apprentice. Without the statute such
relation could not exist 1t is tie mere creature oi law
Yet the act Of gress does rot the Adenured
youth from service. does il provide compensation
FOR the master Higher and above paramount TO all saeh
relations is tie claim u tie country for nihtar! ser
yjce and all such ties and whether by force
Of law or by contract supposed b. Congress to be
made OF enoined in full view Of the duty OF
military service.
Inecd not suggest that Slavery exists In tss state
u,,on no HIGHER basis than the law The service Of
child 10 his parent of apprentice to his master oi
hirehng 10 his employer. is @ legal obligation One La"
"a not superior 70 another Statutes are OF equal iorce
and as the duty of al persons to perform military ser
vice overre the one OF these relations tie others have
no claim TO exemption.
Pe-Lnps IL would g az vel 10 remove 40 erroneous
Impression which TO te obstacle in tie way oil
dealing with this matter and that IA that the relation
Of master and slave has more VI natural ghi or VI the
accidents of property than the relations 70 which we
have hkened il.
uiswla. the Constitution Of Maryland calls It. and
tits nothing more Tie relation Of aster and slave.
The right to hold the slave may be OF more value than
the right to the services Of rentce 1t may be the
subect of inheritance and with tho lie Of the
party TO whom service ia due In the case ofte parent
and child but tie value Of thing does not alter It's
legal status Ut definition. The law deals with 1t In
Maryland precisely it deals with the relation OF master
and apprentice.
Ifaman cruelty beats his apprentice the law DIS
solves the relationship.
Ifarnan cruelty beats his negro the law dssoves that
Relationship also. and tie negro ii Tree.
If man brings party owing service into this state
Intending 10 sell him to some one out Of the State the
act of Assembly manuis tie party. and annus the OBJ
LEGATION 10 service; and tie law Of Maryland views
the matter so the Of Congress views it as AN ohga
ton to service which tie military duly Of the person
owing service is pa cunt
The law Of MARYLAND never o.es sight Of the fac. that
the parry owing service Ia p,rsox. Tho law Of Con-
gress regards hn. likewise AZ person, and that lie
owes military service
tie Department agrees with me In these views. the
duty Of TIC Cover mo t is clear
few years ago tie Legislature OF Maryland under
the influence OF ultra ProSia sells submitted 70
the people Of large portion Of the State for acceptance
alaw compelling tie free persons OF color of this state
70 enter the relation Loc again or be sold 10 tie
highest bidder. Our PEOPLE well knew That the free
people Of color would 70 sale tie State rather than re
turn again TO bondage ard looked upon the law as d"
attempt deprive them q The services q ree popu
!ation and compel them the non-slaveholding connu
nifty 10 hire the surplus slave population The I'x WIS
Indignantly rejected
Isubmit that the Government II pursues the course
now practiced viii lie Ia effect putting in force statue
which the people Of Mar land In tie hcyday OF Slavery
In this State refused to lace the statue book
A leading Shareholder has AIN informed made