New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-16
THE PROGRESS OF ABOLITION OF
SLAVERY IN MARYLAND.
From Oar Own Correspondent.


Some months have passed since my last letter
TO THE TRIBUNE this subject IL was Think In June
last just about that time pulled the mask on the face
Of the old FOE sis under the lead of ha then Controller
Of the State They then sought TO still the rising waves
Of Abolition by pouring hat they called Union oil upon
thom but instead Of being what they swore II was it
proved TO be Pro-Savery venom and the result was
that swept this reactionst party out Of existence
You will remember how Indignantly Mr.. Maht denied
my Impeachment OF his pretended mon Slayemongerns
party. but IL was all in vain had struck The serpent,
and The people dispatched him in last November win
twenty odd thousand good and sufficient blows.
The Administration did not believe, at any time nom
June TO November that the people Of Maryand were IN
real earnest about aboshng slavery and restoring to
their Godgiyen rights some eighty odd thousand slaves
which the Rebellion had left us. IL thought that we
running our machine on too high plane and that
we should be smashed up Hence Postmaster General
Blairs copperish speech at Rockville. and many other
little things kindly intended 10 break our fall and leach
US humility. But the peoples backs were up and they
swept all before them in spite Of lnkewarmness ana
hostility unexpected quarters, IN spite 81 the Cover
nor and The reaconay party headed by Mnitt. IL Is
true the military authority, then welded by that very
earnest and able General who consigned the infamous
Vaand CHAM TO the shades Of private life sympathlzed
with aud cause and he not only threw no obsta
cles in pathway but actually removed many stones
that got there, no one now cares 70 inquire how.
The President would not only not interfere In our
matters but forbade the exercise OF any Federal nu
enee. beyond the moral support ths his own hostiy
~.
any real friend Of his country could eKoep; TO- He
simply did his duty He protected the baloibo1 iroin
violence and the pollution cf traitors votes so iar as
his power went, and had not the Governor INTERVIEWED
Col. Holland would bo holding Mr.. Harris seat
from the With District.
The history Of the las, Congressional and State cam.
paign in Maryland. fought upon the broad gronnd OF
the brilliant election result ever achieved per.
haps in this country Up 70 the middle Of August TIE
boonIsts had not even decided upon inauguraiing
an Abolition campaign N the LIST 81 September
before they got fairly into the field but when hey did
get into II they routed their opponents ~ every point
except IN the dark slavery regions OF The fainAent
Pocket
How could Il be otherwise under the lead Of such
~ X. Winter Davis Henry W Hoffman. Henry W
Goldsborough, Col Crcswcn. IA Cor. Frank Thotnss.
Judge Bond aud score ~ other gcnilcmen Of equal
power ~ orators and advocates Of Aholitiont Tho
sueeohe. 81 Mr. Controller OodshorOuch. the slave
holder carried conviction 20 every heafer and reader
while The pen Of stew art sl Gow viii the IRE ~ Ed
mund Burke Numbered anhthemas and Irresistible ar
gunents against the sum OF human glutnlea through
tlc editorials of n, Bal'inors AnryroSs,
The battle over, aud the smoke cleared aVn! The VIC
tors rcposed upon their hard'-nrned lanfcis ~hur
they slept their fossil opponents were awake Ihey
leaned iuto the saddle Of the Abolition sised, and
bounded away bill and dale. crying az tho top ~
their voices Hasa for HHscr'al hbolhonl Ana thol
are now nrgnc that lery secI onward and NJ one ~
the sdessue orators Of The lat Fall canvass openly
avowcd at Annapolis the other day. they intend ." rie
him until every Vestge OF slavery II abolished IN Ma
ryand and the rights 81 the black man assured 70 him
under canal Ia W. with the whites. They say they care
not who saddlcd that stccd and won bis hfst race.
They have jumped into his saddle and intend not 70 be
Jostled out in the graphic language OF Erha!"r
Swami 49, ~ =.
The men who declared abolition 20 be side issue"
Who nominated and supported Maf n an ant ConYon
tior.i WHO did their best 10 defeat the Abolltonsts
with Gold borough In the lead suddenly chopped ronnd
after the election ia solemn concayc resolved Ia accept
The decision of the people and orbw IN raised The Try
of Imuediatiate Abolition With thi. cry they
stunned the ears Of the Legislature elect took 1t, orgsn
cation out Of the Lands of tho men who Lad chosen A.
and elected United States Senator and Treasurer o.
their own kidney. They next got up speaking bout
AT Annnpols at which they intended 10 nominate Mr.
Lincoln for recollection, but In this the Original ADO
ltonss were too sharp for them Tor the Lower House
took the wind out OF their calls and actually voted tho
denomination Of Mr. Lincoln while similar resolution
was offered In the Senate by Mr.. Stirring U! baltimore
The original Abolitionsts. by whom ! DO not mean
the Rerublicans Of MARYLAND, but the Know Nothngs
Democrats and old Wings. did not snap OF Their
fingers as 10 the who should carry out Abolition IN
tho State and hence they rather enjoyed the eIrhord
nary conversions Of their recent opponents and the
sog mess with which they seized upon the offices 70 be
distributed But these original Aboiionisis intend 70
hold the converts up TO the line OF their duty, snd
they have the power 10 do 20.
TOO under auspices Of the most favorable sort looking
10 tho final result The strife Is about 10 begin IN the
primary meetings M to the men VINO sna 'oniol w
uoitca BOLTON organization Of the state ana ~ 10
Inc nomination OF the candidates for the Contention
itself IL viii be bot strife. Al one time, II looked
d. though there would be harmonious action, but Va,
new lights won't agree. They adopt the platform oi
the original Abolitonsts. 1hoy t-Herod inc AitcT
In their yarcry but whether they VIII be trusted u
another question immediate em"hciphtion no CON
pensation, apprentcoship are the notices OF tne
original Aboltionis's. Their De"-born oonpcihor'
will no doubt steal the thunder OF he tlctpls OF NO
yeInber bnt their will illustrate their meaning.
The people are prepared 10 meet them al Phihppi.
The people ale satisfied with the behavior OF her
Legislature nor are they less dspeased with the trick
cry Of the men VINO did all they could 70 delcat tA.n u
November last and now claim their confidence.
The grand purpose Of the Tunp ~ the slaycmongeTs
w. ts State 10 get possession oi the Convention
g IT, vote compensation In the owners OF slaves ard
make abolition as odous possible by adopting some
sort OF alprenticeship The Radicals are prepared to
meet them at the p0s and they viii defeat these ene.
mics OF Abolition in disguise. we shah have To 90 y
against great odds, but we shall do IT, One Of lie
scbenes OF the slayemongers Is 10 seize upon the sink
ing Fuui Of the State for distribution among ne slave
ae The people VIZ s hC shs OF il bs e aSs w srr
tocracv The 10000 nODslayeho.diDg whites and the
10000 free blacks 0hoir power i OF course indirect
but they are Lpgss a,.py in mV and thew
will not suffer any burdens to be put upon the
eighty Thousand freedmen a. be rescned from bondage,
IN Inc way Of disabilities. apprenticeship fixed wages
restraint on loconotion or any OF the multifirOus
devices Of the old negro opprcssor Inc sePer o the
sixteen thousand shareholders broken forever broken
The moral question IL stirring the public heart and Woe
10 the slayeinoneer who shall attempt 10 quenoh the
fire. -,
of The conflict between Freedom ana slavery III Mary
land at this uBcture, might not DC without us ue
only give You the salient pointr Let your readers keep
eye open 10 events In TINS quarter IoI te hs Jew
months aud they will witness strange things. hut out
OF them all will come FREE MAINLAND VIM LQuAL
LAWS ron ALL Hrg rsHABnANIs, BfIoEE 1iiE IAN oI
any lsia W. 4.
US Fsb lo.-cnce the above was written the
,isnture has passed the Convention bin. 1t Is all
that could be desired Now Will come the ting Of war
God reigns and the Radicals VIII be tfiappoum Just
rtick l'ia there. ~ s-sk the esse'