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woman had, under great provocation used the term "poor white trash"; but the real cause seemed to be the fact that she had a fine crop of tobacco growing, that Mrs. Wood coveted. In Upper Marlboro, Prince George Co. for threatening to defend himself if attacked by a white man, Robt. Carroll, a colored man, was arrested, tried before a magistrate named Herbert, or Hulbert, sentenced to receive a punishment of thirty-nine lashes & give bonds in the sum of $100.00 to keep the peace for six months. This sentence was carried into execution. No law prescribing corporeal punishment for any offence committed by any person white or black can be found on the Statute books of Maryland. I am informed however, by Hon. Edward W. Belt, State Atty. &c, that such punishment is frequently inflicted by magistrates under the "common or unwritten law of the land." I would very respectfully suggest that measures be taken to ascertain how far the local Magistrate is to carry his interpretation of common law in cases affecting the rights of the person, and that Mr. Herbert, or Hulbert, be presented to the proper court to be tried for misconduct in office.

Mr. Watson, a union man of Prince George Co. says that the condition of the colored people so far as his observation extends is very bad. Emancipated late last autumn, they were turned adrift with neither food nor clothes.