The news from the United States continues to be unsatisfactory.
On the 1 lth of August, there was a larga meeting of planters and slave-holders at Charleston, on the subject of the attempts made in the North to effect the abolition of slavery ; and it was the unanimous resolution of the meeting to break up the Union rather than allow any interference in their management of the slave population. The Postmaster-General has instructed the Charleston Postmaster not to circulate any tracts or publications of any description in favour of abolishing slavery, through the Post-office; and the Postmaster of New York also assumes to himself the liberty of judging what are or what are not " incen- diary publications:" and his conduct has been approved of by the authorities at Washington. It was rumoured that an English Abolitionist, named ROBINSON, had suffered death in Kentucky. by " Lynch's law." There were serious disturbances at Balti- more, on the 10th of last month. A bank, called the Bank of Mar) land, bad stopped payment, with many of their notes in the hands of the people. Measures had been take. n to deprive certain trustees of the Bank of the management of Its concerns ; but, owing to the illness of the .Chancellor of the State, some delay had occurred in their completion. In the mean while, the forbearance of the populace was exhausted. They assembled in large numbers, set the civil authorities at defiance, and destroyed the houses and furniture of several of the share- holders in the hank. Martial law w as proclaimed by General SMITH; who, at the age of eighty-four, headed a body of the citizens and a detachment of United Slates infantry. Fifty-live of the rioters were taken into custody ; and it u as in contempla- tion to establish a powerful police, which should prevent the re- currence of such mat rages.
Tnis was a local riot only, unconnected With the state of public feeling on any great question. The slavery question is one of nationalimportance, and must inevitably be productive of disas- trous consequences.
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