Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-09-17

/ thor have they found anything Of tho kind
in any resolutions passed BY meetings OF citl-
zens that favor emancipation, or In any OF
tho letters or speeches Of the advocates OF
this measure Opposed to this measure then
as they evidently are, and finding no grounds
nnop which TO establish IN argument against
it, without warrant or the show OF Justlii9a-
ton, they charge their ic!low-cItlzcns, VINO
differ from them, with q policy they have
| never advocated, and enter upon fierce
contest with man Of straw Of their own
creation. We hope they may be successful
in his complete discontinue.
Emancipat;onists arc divided into two
classes The first arc for the immediate alb
clifton Of the institution, to which class we
profess to belong. This class OF emaucipa-
!ionists favor the Presidents policy Of com
pensation, and think that it is better for tho
interests Of the State and the STAKEHOLDER
himself They wish to accomplish the great
est amoupt of good in the least obnoxious
manner to Shareholders themselves; and be-
Loving ns they sincerely DO that great good
would result to tho entire State by the speedy
nbrogation Of the institution, they would not
secure that good at the expense of the loyal
STAKEHOLDER, but woUld compensate him for
the loss of his property.
The other class of emaucipationists arc for
the gradual removal of tho institution, and
We are not aware that they propose compen-
sation wo think they do not If 80, VIC have
never seen il so stated On the contrary,
those Of this class with whom we have con-
yerSea arc at loss TO know how to adapt
compensation to their scheme, and think
that it Is not necessary to its accomplish
mcnt, inaslnucl as they allow the master to
hold his slaves for definite period, in which
period they suppose that the wages no would
earn would be equal to the amount Of COM
pensation the master would receive if the
slave were q: once set free, and that he would
be relieved from the difficulties that might
encompass him in procuring labor If his
slaves were permitted to seek employment
elsewhere and Immediately. ..
These are the views which we bcliovo arc
entertained by tho two classes among us who
favor emancipation, and though differing as
we have stated, they act in perfect harmo-
ny, and will ohccrfully acquiesce in either
scheme. They are not antagonist, but act
in concert They do not propose to accom-
plish their cherished object by lawlessness,
by violence, but by an appeal to the philan-
thropy, the patriotism, the christianity, and
interests Of their fellow-citizens; and they
think that this is the tmc-the highly IA
vored time; none moro suspicious will ever
dawn. Slavery has brought upon US bloody
civil war 1t has been the great source Of our
national troubles from the adoption Of the
Constitution until the present time, and if it
is still permitted to exist, 1t will continue to
DO Pandoras box to us. Maryanders arc
therefore urged to put the evil away from
them; and In order to accomplish this end,
they should send no man to the next Legis-
lature who will not vote for bill submitting
to the people, at an carly period, the ques-
ton Of convention for the purpose of re-
modelling the Constitution with special
view to the adjustment Of slavery.