The New York herald., 1864-10-31

purpose; but by that time we should be in
condition to suppress it in another and moro
effective manner--namely, by clearing the
French and their Austrian protcges ont o.
Mexico.
Maryiand a Fres state NovemSer L.
Her Now Constitutions.
Tho new State constitution Of Maryland, the
material portion OF which (the bill Of rights
we publish to lay. having passed thro agh every
test. Including the ratification by the popular
vote and the State courts. has been proclaimed
by Governor Bradford as going "into effect -
b1he proper constitution and form Of govera-
ment OF tao State. superseding the one now ex-
listing, on the first day Of November next"
The great feature oiths new organic law Of the
state lies in the article which declares that
'herealter in this State there shall be neither
slavery nor involuntary serv,tude, except in
punishment OF crime, whereof the party shall
have been daily convicted. and all persons held
to service or labor AZ slaves, arc hereby de-
clared free
Thus on Tuesday, the lst dag OF Novembsrs
1864 slavery ceases to exist in Maryland; for
all the slaves therein on that day become free
men, women and children What the aggre-
gate number thus Elevated will be we have no
means OF asccrtaining. According to the cen
sus OF 1860, tire slave population o. Maryland
numbered 81 !S9. against q free negro popuiar
ton of So 942, and white population OF
5l5,9l9 From these figures it will be seen
that against pretty stringent code of laws Tor
the protection OF slavery, very near one haA
a. ~. ali ofM MarvIand nd Hou hk-
| less in the main from economical considers
tions had become Tree in 1860. The Other
! half of the African element of the State, with
| the first year.of the rebeiiion. had become 80
| generally demoralized as to suggest he oppor-
tunity for the absolute abolition movement
which has Just been perfected We presume
that, considering the slaves that have been re-
moved from Tho State by their masters south
ward since $50, those that have removed them
selves aorhwavd, those that have been turned
| loose by trcr owners in disgust, or from lack
| OF subs .stence or employment, and those alb
| sorbed into the military service Of the United
| States, the whole number emancipated BY this
new constitution will probably not exceed Forty
/ thousand.
| The vote by which this free State contttu-
| ton has been adopted, how aver, was close
one from the heavy opposition majorities tho
| lower tobacco growing counties OF the Itate.
| in which, being som what out of the way the
| institution remained comparatively intact
against. the revolutionary influences the
| war
v,TF ON TIE NEW CONSTITUTION.
For it. Including soldiers vote. @IIs
4 Against ~
| Majority ....... ats
| A narrow escape. II is said. however, that
the emancipationists, regarding thtr success .
sure thing. were caught mapping; but that bad
they supposed the pro-slavery opposition n
tended 50 vigorous fight, the rev conststu-
ton would have received goo. many thou
sand more votes. Tho electioc for the rs-
organization of the State government under
this now regime in Novembe, will tell The
story, one way or the other. In any eveas,,
after tomorrow Maryland cou1s over among
the free States; and, before th end Of tho O.
suing year, from present APPEARANCES, tho isss
will be considerably enlarge, leaving Preaa-
| dent Lincoln's crude emscipaton expert
| ments entirely ont Of the qustien.
ANOTHER or THE 6HEBmN Sou0or~-Bt16s
dier General Giliem, now and for some time
past, operating successfully In East Tennessee
as q fighter who pitches IN and clears the enemy