The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-03-30
The Quostion OF Rmigration.


The late legislature passed law at its recent
session appointing Dr.. James Higgins, notorious
coppcrhvad OF Baltimore Us a sort Of iiineraling
agent ioF the State Of Mar, land. Ills du,ies are
TO visit other State with the purpose Of Undue
ius immigration iulo outs for which he gets, as
compensation, the sum % $1,000 year and irar.
ding eLPeHses. Did W. not know that our lcgis-
lalors wcrc terribly in earnest - in their late
cuaclmenls, We might consider this whole affair
as good joke The idea OF Inviting inmgra.
iiou 10 Maryland NoF, is simply absurd, for,
/ t1e regret 10 say II, but 1t IL the truth, our
State Is no l'.ics ai present for laboring man
who can make his living anywhere else, aud
particularly is this the case with farmers. Thanks
10 our prescn, rulers, Mary land Is very likely 10
be terribly oycrburicned with taxes ior wears to
come, aud when all the eoppcrhcad schemes are
carried into effect, it will he yet worse. We
know OF u ease that occurred recently, where u
lsomncn, gentleman Of our county received u
letter from citizen of another State, making in
qurics into the price Of land, asking where to
luca.c SC. To this the candid answer was 70.
turned that while our land was, in quality, cv-
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advantages many. yet the writer could not al.
wise his correspondent 10 remove hcrc--ihat there
was prejudice existing against all citizens OF
Northern Sta,es-aud that the rate OF taxation
would be very excessive in the future This /.
the result OF Coppcrhcadsm.
We would Lac to see our travelling agent when
lie approaches a Pennsylvania farmer aud adyi.
ses him To remove to Maryland lie must, Of
cuurs,. inform him of our expenses and SQUIRE.
Of revenue, and will commrnco hy letting him
snow that We are anon TO have a Constitutional
Convention IN order To elevate traitors, and thai
the irihinG sum 81 Sl25.Oon has already been
appropriated Ia help pay the expense OF ii--,hal
large amount has been sci aside ~ the pay.
mcut ct the ls-hcl Legislature Of lsGl. for tim,
in which some ui them were at their own homes
AMI sumo IN confinement; BY order OF the general
cuvcrnmcn,-,hat Marshal klncs police force OF
Baltimore Is To tee paid Tot services rendered not
To the ciiy or state. but To the Confederate gov.
rfnmcni. for IL isa notorious fact that many 81
these officers will be paid for periods ~ tim,
whrn ihey were in the rebel service. DR.. llig
gins can inform them Mr.. I.ingan Jarrett is 10 10,
plii for services which he never performed a.
CcmpiFoil,r-ihA, So 900 Is given TO keep up
copcrhead college. and various little items liz,
thi. he might make public. winding up 10y say.
Ing tia, he, hims,lf received the snug little sun
of s. coo a year. aud all his expenses. II h.
should be Intercepted rs to where the mono, l.
10 come for 10 ny a!l these demands he can lei
them snow 1t Is come from the pockets Of IL,
peopc-iha ihcy are to foot al! these hills. and
can prove hs assertion hy showing the statement
~ Treasurer Fowler To- the Senate 81 Marylani
that 'h' STATE wH' bankrupt and that he would
he compelled to borrow money 10 meet all III.
appropriations thai have been made but tot
feat !. might 'c thought that ihr.' expenses are
OF an yXtu,er binary character aal not !iScy Il
occur hereafter. pr Higgins can inform all anx
ions cuquiscrs That the heaviest blow s ye
30 fall-iAii the rebels Of the State are tc, 10 b,
paid vi a.. ih,.g slaves liberated by the Constr
tuition % i-ji-,hIi a commission has alrcai,
been appointed 90 ascertain the number of slave,
ihus li.srl,e aai ,hcir value hu, tina, this pleas
"a; i..;.s ..a-H- w..l only involve IN yxp,uii
,gFc o something over h,ty mll,oHs ~ lolar,
os i,..' ',.-f.r r. = Ri hi rr9Y,r'y = n, Sa,.
Go - Woth iir. Higgins IS earnestly a. you can
hI. nothing csteauAtc nor set iown aughi IN
malice. aa.l II you induce "a doxca families ?.
maze MAfyi4gl ,heis permanent abode. you - Il.
hcA goo! i,a smarter than We ihInk you are