The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-09


lMmrDsArn EnNcpAroN ~ MARyr ANp."-
We have before US pamphlet bearing this
tile, being the proceedings Of the Union
STATE Central Committee, at late meeting in
Baltimore representing the party which car
rled the last November State election by IA
overwhelming popular majority. The commit.
tee urge immediate emancipation on the fol-
lowing grounds:-
l. Slavery haa always been an incubus upon
the State
2. The rebellion has practically abolished
the institution within the State.
8, The negro labor of the Stale, under q new
system, is necessary to its industrial interests
until other labor shall take Its place.
4. As the negroes are leaving the State to
escape the chances Of slavery, they can only be
retained by immediate emancipation.
s. The interests of Maryland are identified
with those Of the Northern and Northwestern
States, and not with the cotton States and
slave labor.
Accordingly the committee resolve that "the
time has arrived when IL has become the inevita-
BILE duty Of the General Assembly to mako
immediate provision for the substitution of free
labor for slave labor, and to adopt measures
which shalt enable the people to effect an early,
lawful and complete extinguishment Of slavery
in Maryland ~
I In all this we cay, 60 ahead. It is tho bust
ness Of the people Of Maryland to settle this
question for themselves. and we have no doubt
that the abolition of slavery will give them
new and wonderful impulse on the road of pros
perity Before the end Of the yer we expect,
too, that not only will MarJJiiand be free State,
but that the issue ainst slavery will be settled
also in Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Tennessee, to say nothing Of Old Viz
glnia and North Caroline, in which The ihstitu.
ton has bassome 50 demoraiiaed that i cannot
".tvive the shock Indeed this decentralization
has unhinged tho whole system throughout even
the cotton States, 50 that, il our abolition agi
tators only had the sense to comprehend the
fact, they would be content to leave the final
issue to the natural course Of events
In this view we would still urge the admin
istration to push on the war, and leave slavery
to its extinguishment, there is manifestly no
necessity for forcing system Of emancipation.
CORRUPTION IN THE CUSTOM HousE.-A great
commotion has been excited in the Custom
House by the arrest and confinement in Fort
Lafayette Of Mr: a. N. Palmer, charged with
malfeasance in ofice 1t is alleged that he was
10 collision with parties engagadia contrasand
trade With the Southern States, and abused bis
position in the Collectors Office to further
that trade. Mr.. Palmer is prominent man ia.
the republican party; ia member OF the Re-
publican State Committee, in which body be
holds a position, to the exclusion OF George
Opdyke, f. d. Morgan and Simeon Draper. and
was really Collector Of the Port. Mr.. Barney ia,
we know, neminaliy and de jo,re the Collector;
but Mr.. Palmer was Collector de .focto, and
was the man who dispensed the places to
the faithful servants OF the republican. party
Apropos Of his Disgrace, the Tribune, the organ
Of the same party, gives US its opinion Of him
and Of the Custom House 10 general. Now that
he has fallen, it goes as its prototype went, to
the sick lion, and gives him its kick, and de-
clares that the revenue service needs to be
overhauled thoroughly and promptly, and init
mates that Palmer's corruption is not the only
one that will he found there. Evidently II has
had some wrath against the Custom House
bottled up. and takes this opportunity to lie. It
out. We agree with the Tribune that the Gus
tom House ought to be thoroughly overhauled
and The light let into all its dark places. and
we are also Of the opinion that there ought to
be an Investigation into the government gun
and other contracts.
THE EMPEROR NAPoIEoNs RGrLY 10 raE
ADDRESS or TaE FRENCH SENATE.-The follow