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7 i a os aaa ay ©» With affection for his kind. Sea eR TEES SR ESS ER cE ISR ETAT 4 Miscellaneous. j Wal Panch) - eee TALFOURD. «« a ea . Ere the war-clouds, darkly closing, a Sh th es o0.the rending-flash, br. ' DN, Ant the noble words are stifled, -- ie And a noble heart hath rest! 2S i have died herea fter, for such a word, _ oa ~ | Let the rich memorial tell = 'How he earned the love we bore him, _. That we loved him long and well, Let it speak of kiudliest nature, + Of the large, yet subtle mind, - Of a heart all overflowing _ 'Speak of honor, trust and frankness, "© Of a hand preventing need, a, And of whisper from the river, _ Making bounty rich indeed. - Then record how he, undaunted, _ Foaght through faction's wild turmoil To uphold the thinker's title To the earnings of his toil. How low cant and selfish cunning - _. Barred his onward course in vain, Till he felled and chained the plunderers - Of the Labor of the Brain. : Speak of eloquence, beguiling epee te Foes themselves to own its sway, ~ Rich with many an ancient jewel, ~ Touched with Art's all-kindling ray. Then inscribe his Poet-honors-- _ Nay--that record be his own-- ~ Little recks true bard of memory : _ Passing with a sculptured stone. ~ dre licet! Battle's signal . Sullen booms o'er sea and plain; ... Wake ye at the fatal summons, Fabled Choosers of the Slain! Who, beside our red-eross banner, » Falls, its foremost champion there--- -Flinging down a life, and winning | Na ne that time himself' shall spare ! Gallant heart ! But happier, nobler, Hold the doom 'twas his to meet, _ : beh claring Heaven's own messave S We eS avy : ied upon the judgment seat. .© On his lip that holy lesson | _All his life had taught, he cried, "Help the humble, help the needy-- Heue with Love." So Tatrourp died. - 'The Longest Night in a Life. 'BY CHARLES DICKENS, 'It was one of these old fashioned wiaters, in the days of the Georges, when the snow lay on the ground for weeks, when railways were unknown, and. the electric telegraph had not been dreamed of save by the specu- lative Countess of Loneon. The mails had _been irregular for a month past, and the "letter bags which did reach the post-office' Ahad been brought thither with difficulty -- "The newspapers were devoid of all foreign "intelligence, the metropolis knew nothing of _ the doings of the provinces, and the provin- ces knew little more of the affairs of the -metropolis; but the columns of both were crowded with accidents from the inclemency of the weather, with heatrrending accounts of starv ation and destitution, with wonderful escapes of adventurous travellers, and of _still more adventurous coachmen and guards. Business was almost at a stand still, or was only carried on by fits and starts; families were made uneasy by the frequent long silence of their absent members, and the poor were suffering great misery from cold "and famine. The south road had been blocked up for -nearly a month, when a partial thaw almost eaused a public rejoicing; coaches began to run, letters to be despatched and. deliy- ered, and weatherbound travellers to have some hope of reaching their destination. Among the first ladies who undertook the journey from the west of Scotland to Lon- _don at this time, was a certain Miss Stirling, who had, for weeks past, desired to reach th : metropolis. Her friends assured her that it wasa foolhardy attempt, and told of travellers who had been twice, nay three 'times, snowed up on their way to town; _but their advice and warnings were of no _avail; Miss Stirling's business was urgent, "it concerned others more than herself, and she was not one to be deterred by personal discomfort or by physical difficulties from doing what she thought was right. __ So she kept to her purpose, and early in 'February took her seat in the mailcoach for London, being the only passenger who was booked for the whole jonrney. The thaw had continued for some days; 'the roads, though heavy, were open; and with the aid of extra horses. here and there, the first half of the journey was per- formed pretty easily, though tediously. ~ The second day was more trying than the first; the wind blew keenly, and penetrated every crevice of the coach; the partial thaw -had but slightly affected the wild moorland they had to cross; thick heavy clouds were gathering round the red rayless sun; and when on reaching a little roadside inn the snow began to fall fast, both the guard and coachman urged their solitary passenger to remain there for the night, instead of tempt- 'ing the discomforts and perhaps the perils -of the next stage. Miss Stirling hesitated for a moment, but the little inn looked by no "means a pleasant place to be snowed up in, so she resisted their entreaties, and gathering: her furs more closely around her, 'she nes- 'tled herself into the corner of the coach.-- 'Thus, for a time she lost all consciousness of Ny ah twardthingsinsleepr ee, » A sudden lurch awoke her; and she. "SOOT rned that they had stuck fast in a ne pleasant -- predicament. The -- guard, a ig one of the leaders, set offin search 'of assistance, while the coachman comforted 'Miss Stirling by telling her, that as nearly as they could calculate, they were only a mile or two pom "the squire's," and that if the. guard could find his way to the squire's, the squire was certain to come to their rescue 'drift, "and that no efforts of the tired could extricate the coach from. its |, that the squire had got the mail-bags out of a snow wreath by that means. ~The coachman's expectations were ful- filled. Within an hour, the distant tinkling of sledge bells was heard, and lights were seen gleaming afar; they rapidly advanced nearer and nearer; and soon a hearty voice was heard, hailing them. A party of men; with lanterns and shovels, came to their as- sistance, a strong arm lifted Miss Stirling | from the coach, and supported her tremb- ling steps to a sledge close at hand; and almost before she knew where she was, she found herself in a large hall, brilliantly lighted by a blazing wood fire. Numbers of rosy glowing childish faces were gathered round her, numbers of bright eager eyes were gazing curiously upon her, kindly hands were busied in removing her wraps, and pleasant voices welcomed her and congra- tulated her upon her escape. " Ay, ay, Mary," said her host, address- ing his wife, "I told you that the sleigh would. have plenty of work this winter, and you see that I was right." " As you are always are, uncle," a merry voice exclaimed. "We all say at Hawtree, that Uncle Atherton never can be wrong." "Atherton! Hawtree!"' repeated Miss Stirling, in some amazement, "and uttered in that familiar voice! Ellen, Ellen Middle- is it possible that you are here ?" A joyful exclamation and arush into her arms were the young girl's ready reply to this question as she cried, " Uncle Atherton, Aunt Mary, don't you know your old friend Miss Stirling ?" Mrs. Atherton fixed her soft blue eyes on the 'stranger, in whom she could at first scarcely recognize the bright haired girl whom she had not seen for eighteen or twenty years; but by and by she satisfied herself, that, though changed, she was Ellen. Stirling still; with that same sunny smile and the same laughing eyes that had made every one love her in their school days -- 'Heartfelt indeed were the greetings which followed, and cordial the welcome Mrs. Ath- erton gave her old friend, as she congra- tulated herself on having dear Ellen under her own roof; more especially as she owed this good fortune to Mr. Atherton's exer- tions in rescuing her. "Tt is the merest chance, too, that he is at home at present," she said; "he ought to have been in Scotland, but the state of the roads in this bleak country has kept him prisoner here fur weeks." «" And others as well," Ellen Middleton added: "but both children and grown up people are only too thankful to have so good an excuse for staying longer at Belfield."-- And then laughing, she asked Aunt Mary how she meant to dispose of Miss Stirling for the night, for the house was as full already as it could hold. "Oh," said her Aunt, "we shall manage very well. Belfield is very elastic." She smiled as she spoke, but it struck Miss Stirling that the question was, never- theless, a puzzling one, so she took the first opportunity of entreating her to take no trouble on her account; a chair by the fire was really all the accommodation she cared for, as she wished to be in readiness to pur- sue her journey as soon as the coach could proceed. _" We shall be able to do better for you than that, Ellen,' Mrs, Atherton answered cheerfully. "1 cannot, it is true, promise you a 'state-room,' for every bed in the house is full, and I know you will not allow. any one to be moved for your convenience; but I have one chamber still at your service, which, except in one respect, is comfortable enough." _ "Haunted of course, ?" said Miss Stirling, gaily. "Oh, no, no, it is not that; I had fitted it up for my brother William, when he used to be here more frequently than of late, and it is often occupied by gentlemen when the house is full." s "Oh! is that be all, I am quite willing to become its first lady tenant," said Miss Stir- ling, heartily. So the matter was settled, and orders given to prepare the Pavilion for the unexpected guest. The evening: passed pleasantly; music, dancing and ghost stories made the hours fly fast. It was long past ten--the usual hour of retiring at Belfield--when Miss Stirling, under her hostess' guidance took possession of her outside chamber. It really was a pleasant, cheerful little apartment. The crimson hangings of the bed and window looked warm and comfortable in the flashing firelight; and when the candles on the man- tlepiece were lighted, and the two easy chairs drawn close to the hearth, the long parted friends found it impossible to resist the temptation of sitting down to have, what in old days they used to call a "two-handed chat." There was much to tell of what had befallen both, of chequered scenes of joy and sorrow, deeply interesting to those whose youth had been passed together; there were mutual recollections of school-days to be talked over; mutual friends and future plans to be discussed; and midnight rang out from the table-clock before Mrs Atherton said good night. She had already crossed the threshold to go, when she turned back to say, "I forgot to tell you, Ellen, that the inside of this door is not very secure, and that the key only turns onthe outside. Are you inclined to trust to the bar alone, or will you, as William used to do, have the door locked outside, and let the servant bring the key in the morning. William used to say that he found it rather an adyantage to do so, as the unlocking of the door was sure to wake him." HB Miss Stirling laughingly allowed, that though, generally, she could not quite think it an. advantage to be locked into her room, stil] she had no particular objection to it on this particular occasion, as she wished to rise in seasonable time. : " Very well; then you had better not fas- ten the bar at all, and I will send iny maid with the key at eight precisely. Good night" " Good night." saa 'They parted; the door was locked outside ; the key taken out; and Miss Stirling stand- ing by the window, watching her friend cross the narrow black path, which had been swept clear of snow to make.a dry passage from. the house to the pavilion. A ruddy light streamed from. the hall door as it 'opened to admit its mistress, and gave a cheerful friendly aspect to the scene; but, when the door closed and shut out the vvarm comfortable light, the darkened porch, the pale moonlight simmering on the shrouded trees, and the stars twinkling in the frosty sky, had such an aspect of solitude as to cast over her 2 kind of chill that made her half repent having consented to quit. the hous aes and let herself be locked in this lonely ace. with his. sledge, It was not the first time Yet what had she agg ee No harm & ad peti could happen to her from within the cham- ber; the door was safely locked outside, and strong iron stanc..eons guarded the window ; there could be no possible danger. So drawing her chair once more to the fire and stirring it into a brighter blaze, she took up a little Bible which lay on the dressing table and read some portions of the New Testa- ment. When she laid down the book she took out the comb that fastened up her long dark silken tresses--in which, despite her five-and-thirty years, not a silver thread was visible--and, as she arranged them for the night, her thoughts strayed back to the old world memories, which her meeting with Mary Atherton had revived. The sound of the clock striking two was the first thing that recalled her to her present life. By: this time the candles were burned down almost to the socket, and the fire was dying fast. As she turned to fling a fresh log of wood into the grate, her eyes fell upon her dressing glass and in its reflection she saw, -or least fancied she saw, the bed curtains move. She stood a moment gazing at the mirror expecting a repetition of the movement; but all was still, and she blamed herself for al- lowing nervous fears to overcome her. Still it was an exertion, even of her brave spirit, to approach the bed and withdraw the cur- tains. She was rewarded by finding nothing save the bed-clothes folded neatly down, as if inviting her to press the snow white sheets, and a luxurious pile of pillows, that looked most tempting. She could not resist the mute invitation to rest her wearied limbs.-- Allowing herself no time for further doubts or fears, she placed her candle on the mantle piece, and stepped into bed. She was very. tired, her eyes ached with weariness, but sleep seemed to fly from her; old recollections thronged on her memory ; thoughts connected with the busiuess she had still to get through, haunted her; and difficulties that had not occurred to her till now, arose up before her. She was restless and feaverish; and the vexation of feeling so, made her more wakeful. Perhaps if she were to close the curtains between her and the fire she might be better able to sleep-- the flickering light disturbed her, and the moonbeams stealing between the window curtains, cast ghostly shadows on the wall. So she earefully shut out the lights on that side, and turned again to sleep. Whether she had or had not quite lost consciousness she could not well remember, but she was soon thoroughly aroused by feeling the bed heave under her. She started up, and awaited with a beating heart a repetition of the movement, but it did not come. It must have been a return of the nervous fan- cies which had twice assailed her that night. Laying her head once more on the pillow, she determined to control her groundless terrors. Again she started! This time there could be no doubt; the bed had heaved more than once, accompanied by a strange gurgling sound, as if of a creature in pain. Leaning on her elbow, she listened with that intensity of fear, which desires, almost as much as it dreads, a recurrence of the sound that caused it. It came again, followed by a loud rustling noise, as if some heavy body were dragged from under the bed in the direction of the fire. What couldit be ?-- She longed to call out for help, but her tongue clave to the roof of her mouth, and the pulses of her temples throbbed until she felt as if their painful beating sounded in the silence of the night like the loud tick of a clock. The unseen thing dragged itself along until it reached the hearthrug where it flung itself down with violence. As it did so, she heard the clank of a chain. Her breath came less: painfully, as she heard it, for it occurred to her that the creature 1 ight be nothing worse than the house dog, who hay- ing broken his chain, had sought shelter be- neath the bedin the warm room. Even this notion was disagreeable enough, but it was as nothing to the vague terror which had hitherto oppressed her. She persuaded her- self that if she lay quite quiet, no harm would happen to her, and the night might soon. pass over. Thus reasoning she laid herself down again. By-and-by the creature began to snore, and it struck her feverish fancy that the snoring was not like that of adog. Aftera little time, she raised herself gently, and with trembling hands, drew back an inch or two of the curtain and peered out, thinking that any certainty was better than such terrible suspense. She looked toward the fireplace, and.there, sure enough, the huge crea- ture lay--a_ brown hairy mass, but of what shape it was impossible to divine, so fitful was the light, and so strangely was it coiled upon the hearth rug. By-and-by, it began to stretch itself out, to open, its eyes which shone in the flickering ray of the fire, and to raise its paws above its hairy head. Good God!.those are not paws! They aré human hands; and dangling from his wrists hang fragments of broken chains! A. chill- of terror froze Ellen 'Stirling's veins, as a flash of expiring fire showed her this clearly--far too clearly--and the con- viction seized upon her mind, that she was shut up with an escaped convict. An in- ward invocation to Heaven for aid rose from her heart, as with the whole force of her intellect she endeavoured to survey the dan- ger of her, situation, and to think of the most persuasive words she could use to the man Into whose power she had so strangely fallen. For the present, however, she must be still, very still; she must make no move- ment to betray herself; and perhaps he might overlook her presence until daylight came, and with it possible help. The night must be far spent, she must wait and hope. She had not to wait long. The creature moved again--stood upright--staggered to- ward the bed. For one moment--one dreadful moment--she saw his face, his pale pinched features, his flashing eye, his black bristling hair; but, thank God! he did not see her. She-shrunk behind the curtains; he advanced to the bed, slowly hesitatingly, and the clanking sound of the broken chains fell menacingly- on her ear. He laid his hands upon the curtains; and, for a few moments fumbled to find the opening.-- These moments were all in all to Ellen Stirling. Despair sharpened her senses; she fonnd that the other side of the bed was not so close against the wall but that she could pass between. Into the space be- tween, she contrived to slip noiselessly. She had hardly accomplished the difficult feat, and sheltered herself behind the cur- tains, when the creature flung itself on the bed, and drawing the bed clothes round him uttered a sound more like the whinnying of a horse than the laugh of a human being. For some little time Miss Stirling stood in her narrow hiding place, trembling with cold and terror, fearful lest some unguarded move- ment should betray her, and bring upon her a fate she dared not contemplate. She lift- ed up her heart in prayer for courage; and when her composure had in some degree returned, it-occurred to her that if she could but reach the window, she might from that position, possibly attract the attention of some passer-by, and be released from her terrible durance. Cautiously she attempted her perilous ex- periment; her bare feet moved noiselessly across the floor, and a friendly ray of moon- light guided her safely toward the window. As she put out her hand towards the curtains her heart gave a fresh bound of terror, for it came in contact with something soft and warm. At length, however, she remember- ed that she had flung down her fur cloak in that spot, and it was a mercy to come upon it now, when she was chilled to the bone-- She wrapped it around her and reached the window without further adventure, or any alarm from the occupant of the bed; whose heavy regular breathing gave assurance that he was now sound asleep. 'This was a com- fort, and she greatly needed ft. out of the window was anything but inspirit- ing, The stars still shone peacefully on the sleeping earth; the moon still showed her pallid visage; not a sight or sound presaged dawn; and after long listening in vain for any signs of life in the outer world, she heard the table clock strike four. Only four! She felt as if it were impossible to survive even another hour of terror such as she had just passed through. Was there no hope? None. She tried to support herself against the win- dow frame, but her first touch caused it to shake and creak in a manner that seemed to her startingly loud; she fancied that the crea- ture moved uneasily on his bed at the sound. Drops of agony fell from her brow, as minute after minute wore heavily on; ever and anon, a rustle of the bed-clothes, or a clank of the manacled hands, sent a renewed chill to her heart. The clock struck five. Still all without was silent. Suddenly, a man's whistle was heard in the court, and the driver of the mail-coach, lantern in hand, crossed the yard toward the pavilion. Would to God she could call to him, or in any way arrest his attention! but she dared not make the slightest sound. He looked up at the window against which he almost brushed in passing; and the light he held, flashed on Miss Stirline's crouching figure. He paused, looked again, and seemed about to speak, when she hastily made signs that he should be silent, but seek assistance at the house. He gave her a_ glance of intelligence, and hastened away. How long his absence seemed! could he have understood her? The occupant of the bed was growing every instant more and more restless; he was rising from the bed-- he was groping round the room. They would come too late, too late! But no! steps in the courtyard--the key turning in the lock--the door opens--then with a yell that rang in Ellen Stirling's ear until her dying day, the creature rushed to her hiding place, dashed the slight window frame to pieces, and finding himself baulked of his purposed escape by the strength of the iron bars outside, turned like a wild beast on his pursuers. She was the first on whom his glance fell. He clasped her throat: his face was close to hers; his glittering eyes were glaring at her in frenzy--when a blow from behind felled him. She awoke from a long swoon to find her- self safe in Mrs. Atherton's dressing room, and to hear that no one was hurt but the poor maniac, and that he was again safe in the hands of his keepers, from whom he had escaped a few hours before. " A fewhours! A life-time, Mary! But Heaven be thanked, it is past like a wild dream!" It was not all past. One enduring effect remained, ever after, to imprint on Hllen Stirling's memory, and on the memories of all who knew her, the events of that long night. Such had been her suffering, anxie- ty, and terror, that, in those few hours, her hair had turned as white as snow.--House- hold Words. PHANTOMS.--A Parody. BY RALPH W. HARPER, All houses wherein rats and mice abide, Are haunted houses. Through the open doors The cunning thieves upon their errands glide, Making a hasty scratching on the floors. We meet them in the chamber, on the stair, Along the passages they come and go ; Their twinkling eyes are peering every where, As hurriedly they scam per to and fro. The house has far more inmates than the hosts Invited ; cellar, pantry, kitchen, hall, Are thronged with nibblers, which the scent of roasts : Has tempted from their strongholds in the wall. The stranger at my fireside may not see The forms I see--and, if strange sounds he hear, Aseribes them to the wind; but unto me The real cause is visible and ¢lear. The garret's dusty, dim circumference Is where they most do congregate--for there Rubbish in piles, and cobwebs dark and dense, Shut out intruders and the daylight's glare. Their little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite incentives and desires-- The struggie of the daring that destroys, And the instinctive cowardice that fears. The perturbations, the perpetual jar, That greet me as the evening hours go by, Come from the attic, where their gambols are Played without fear, and undisturbedly. And as the moon, from some dark, cavernous cloud, Flings down to us a floating bridge of light, Across whose trembling beams our fancies crowd Into the vague uncertainty and night-- So from the attie story, there descends A flight of stairs, connecting it with this, And racing up and down, my long-tailed friends Affright the night with antics numberless. Portland Eclectic. ARRIVAL OF THE SauT-WatTeR Fuerrive. By the following, which we find in the Sa- vannah Journal of the 23d inst., it will be seen that Edward Davis, the fugitive, has arrived at his " Botany Bay." The inference that the family were slaves, and that the "abolition" lawyer (who by the way, was a Maryland slave holder) would not "allow" them to be intro- duced as witnesses, is all a draft on the Imagi- nation of our Georgia cotemporary. "The fugitive came from Philadelphia in the Keystone State, which arrived this morning, and was tuken back to Macon by this morning's train of cars. In conversation with the fugi- tive, Capt. Hardie learned from him during the passage that he was in-the Pennsylvania Peni- tentiary three years for burglary, came out, and being ashamed--as he reported--to stay at home, went to Maryland, where, for violation of the free negro Jaw of that State, he was afterwards sold to a trader, who sent him to Georgia. Jt is presumed, however, that he, together, with his mother and sister, now in Philadelphia, are all runaways. The looking |. 'The abolition 'lawyer who defended him at New Castle§re- fused to have them appear as evidence in his favour, which considerably strengthens this presumption. The affair, as ithas been con- ducted by Capt. Hardie, will convince Geor- gians that this company and its agents are all right on the subject ef onr peculiar insti- tutions."--Phil. Register. ProrrraBLe Farmine.--A_ correspondent of the St. Louis Republican, writing a run- ning sketch of his travels in Illinois, gives the following descripnion of an Illinois farm:-- 'The cars are now passing an immeuse corn-field, of fifteen hundred acres, within one enclosure. Think of that! It is owned by Mr. John Alexander, of Sangamon county who has 3000 acres of prairie here in one body, 1800 of which is in corn. His business is stock-feeding. To raise his crops and feed them out, he employs about thirty men and thirty head of horses per year. His sales of stock, the past year, amounted to over $30,000. Hight years since he had about $500 in his pocket, and bought this land. Now it is paid for, and heis worth his thousands. is a specimen of Illionis farming." ase, cea Constitution of the National Council. For the purpose of improving the char- acter, developing the intelligence, maintain- ing the rights and organizing a Union of the Colored People of the Free States, the Na- tional Convention does hereby ordain and institute the "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THES COLORED - PEOPLE."' Art. 1. This Council shall consist of two members from each State, represented in this Convention, to be elected by this Con- vention, and two other members from each State to be elected as follows: On the 15th day of November next, and biennially there- after, there shall be held in each State, a Poll, at which each colored inhabitant may vote who pays ten cents as poll-tax, and each State shall elect, at such election, such delegates to State Lsgislatures, twenty in number from each State, at large. 'The election to be held at such places and under such conditions as the public meetings in such localities may determine. The mem- bers of the National Council in each State, shall receive, canvass, and declare the result of such vote. The State Council, thuse elect- ed, shall meet on the first Monday in Janu- ary, 1854, and elect additional members to the National Council, in proportion of one to five thousand of the colored population of such State; and the members of council thus elected, to take office on the sixth day of July next, and all to hold office during two years from that date; at the end of which time another general election by State council shall take place of members to con- stitute their successors in office, in the same numbers as above. The State council of each State shall have full power over the internal concerns of said State. Art. 2. The members of the first council shall be elected by this convention, which shall designate out of the number, a Presi- dent, a Vice-President, Secretary, Treasur- er, corresponding Secretary, and committee of five on Manual Labor--a committee of five on Protective Unions--of five on Busi- ness Relations--of five on Publications. Art. 3. The committee on Manual Labor School shall procure funds and organize said School in accordance with the plans adopted by this National Convention, wih such modifications as experience or necessity may dictate to them. 'The committee shall immediately incorporate itself as an academy under " The General Committee of the State of. »' and shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the Manual Labor School, with full power to select a location in the State designated by the National council, to erect buildings, appoint or dismiss instructers in the literary or mechanical branches. There shall be a farm attached to the School. Art. 4. The committee on Protective Unions shal institute a Protective Union for the purchase and sale of articles of domestic consumption, and shall unite and aid in the formation of branches auxiliary to their own. Art. 5. The committee on Business Rela- tions, shall establish an office, in which they shall keep a registry of colored mechanics, arti- zans and business men throughout the Union. They shall keep a registry of all persons will- 'ing to employ colored men in business, to. teach colored boys mechanical trades, liberal and scientific professions, and farming ; and also, a registry of colored men and boys, seeking employment or instruction. They shall also report upon any avenues of business or trade which they deem inviting to colored capital, skill, or labor. Their reports and ad- vertisements to be in papers of the widest circulation. 'They shall receive for sale or exhibition, products of the skill and labor of colored people. ji Art. 6. The committee on Publication shall collect all facts, statistics and statements, all laws and historical records and biographies of the colored people, and all books by colored authors. They shall have for the safe keep- ing of these documents, a Library, with a Reading Room and Musenm. The committee | shall also publish replies to any assaults, wor- thy of note, made upon the character or con- dition of the colored People. Art. 7. Each committee shall have abso- lute control over its special department ; shall make its own by-laws, and in case of any va- cancy occurring, shall fill up the same forth- with subject to the confirmation of the coun- cil. Each committee shall meet at least once a month or as often as possible ; shall keep a minute of all its proceedings, executive and financial, and shall submit a full statement of the same, with the accounts audited, at every regular meeting of the National council. Art. 8. The National council shall meet at least once in six months, to receive the reports of the committees, and to consider any new plan for the general good, for which it shall have power, at its option, to appoint a new committee, and shall be empowered to receive and appropriate donations for the carrying out of the objects of the same. At all such meet- ings, eleven members shall constitute a quo- rum. In case any committee neglect or refuse to send in its report, according to article 8th, then the council shall have power to enter the bureau, examine the books and papers of such committee ; and in case the committee shall persist in its refusal or neglect, then the coun- cil shall declare their offices vacant, and ap- point others in their stead. i Art. 9. In all cases of the meetings of the National Council, or the committees, the tra- veling expenses (if any) of the members shall be paid out of the respective funds. ' Art. 10. The council shall immediately es- tablish a bureau in the place of its meeting : and the same rooms shall, as far as possible,be used by the several committees for their vari- ous purposes. The council shall havea clerk, at a moderate salary, who will keep a record of their transactions, and prepare a condensed report of the committees for publication ; and, also, a registry of the friends of the cause. Art. 11. The expenses of the council shall be defrayed by the fees of membership of sub- societies or councils, to be organised through- out the States. 'he membership fee shall be one cent per week, Art. 12. A member of the council shall be member of only one of the committees there- of. Art. 13. All officers holding funds, shall give security in double the amount likely to be in their hands, This security to be given to the three first officers of the council. Art. 14. The council shall have power to make such Bv-Laws as are necessary for their proper government. Here | [The following resolutions having direct bearing upon the plan of organization were adopted by the Convention and are. therefore appended to the Council's Constitution. ] Resolved That the Council shall be dele- vated to select its various Committees. a Resolved, 'That the Council 'shall have power to offer a premium for prize essays on different subjects agreed on by Council. : ~ Resolved, That the said Council shall hear and grant petitions and be governed by the rules of legislative bodies, and their decisions shall be final. Resolved, That any State applying for ad- mission into this Union, shall be admitted on such terms, as may hereafter be agreed upon. Resolved, That in establishing a National Council for our own special improvement, and a Manual Labor School for the education of our children in science, literature and me- chanical arts, this Convention do this, not to build ourselves up as a distinct and separate class in this country, but as a means to & greatend, viz: the equality in political rights, and in civil and social privileges with the rest of the American people. PLAN OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. The undersigned, the Committee on Man- ual Labour School, appointed by the National Council of the colored people, in offering a plan for the organization of the school, beg leave to state, 1st. That the location of the school, which is to be within one hundred miles of the town of Erie, Pennsylvania, will be selected as soon as three thousand dollars are paid in; the school building and work-shop will be commenced as soon as ten thousand dollars are paid in; and the school commenced as soon as fifteen thousand dollars are paid in ; and that in no case will a contract be made beyond the sum of money actually paid in. The site of the school will be at least two hundred acres of land, one hundred and fifty of which shall for ever be used as a farm for agricultural instruction. 2nd. In accordance with a vote of the Rochester Convention, the teachers are to be selected for, and pupils admitted into, the school without reference to sex or complexion. 3d. Special provision will be made to make this, from the beginning, an industrial school for females as well as males; a prom- inent principle of came will be to aid in providing for the female sex, methods and means of enjoying an independent and hon- orable livlihood. FREDERICK DouGLass, | Joun D. Peck, | Committee Amos G. BEMAN, sh Manual JoHN JONES, Labour J.D. Bonner, School. J. McCune Smit, 1. The title shall be "Tue AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL." 2. The foundation fund shall be thirty thousand dollars. 3. Twenty thousand dollars shall be in stock of 2000 shares, at ten dollars per share. 4. Ten thousand dollars shall be in dona- tions to be solicited from the friends of the cause. 2B 5. The shares shall be payable, fen per cent. at the time of subscribing, and ten per cent. every first day of July, October, Janu- ary and April thereafter, until the whole is paid in. 6. The School shall be organised and conducted entirely by a board of fifteen trus- tees. 7. Six of these trustees shall be the Com- mittee on Manual Labour School, appointed by the National Council of the People of Color; and nine of the trustees shall be elected by the Stockholders when three thousand dollars shall have been paid in by them, (the stockholders) and annually there- after. Each share of stock shall count as one vote at all such elections. And stock- holders may vote by proxy, on affidavit made and acknowledged before a Commissioner of Deeds. 8. In organizing the School the following regulations shall be strictly enforced : a. For every branch of Literature taught, there shall be one branch of handicraft also taught in the School. b. Each pupil shall occupy one half his time when at Schoo!, in work at some handicraft, or on the farm. : c. The handicrafts shall be such that their pro- ducts wil] be articles saleable for cash, or money's worth, ata market within easy access from the School. The agent appointed by the Committee Frederick Douglass, Esq., shall be empow- ered to receive donations and take subscrip- tions for stock, giving a receipt for the latter, signed by himself and Rev. Amos G. Beman, the Secretary of the Committee. As soon as, and as often as the Agent aforesaid shall receive two hundred and fifty dollars, either in subscriptions or donations, he shall pay the same over to the Treasurer, John Jones, Iisq., of Chicago, who shall deposit the same forthwith, in the Bank of America, Chicago, Ill.: the Treasurer aforesaid, as soon as he shall receive one thottsand dollars, and for every thousand dollars thereafter, shall give bonds with two sureties to the President and Secretary of the National Council of Colored People, for double the amounts aforesaid. For his services, the Agent shall receive five per cent. on all stock instalments paid in by him, and ten per cent. on all donations above two hundred dollars paid in by or through him. 10. The members of the Committee on Manual Labor School shall also be empow- ered to receive donations for the same; and they shall transmit all said donations to the Treasurer, by draft, within ten days after receiving the same. They shall also be entitled to five per ccnt. on all such donations paid in by him. 11. The Treasurer shall publish at least once a fortnight a list of all the donations and subscriptions of stock received by him ; and shall transmit to each donor or stock- holder, a copy of the paper, (Frederick Doug- lass' Paper or Alvened American,) which shall contain the acknowledgment of their gift or subscription. THE GOSPEL TRIBUNE, PROSPECTUS. The first number of a monthly paper, to be known as above indicated, is proposed to be pub- lished in Toronto within a few months, and not later than the First day of July, 1854. The work in size and appearance, to be at Jeast equal to the Missionary Record or Christian Observer ; and as much superior to either in style and exécution as the subscripticn list will warrant. DISTINCTIVE OBJECT: To enlarge the limits of Communion and Charch-Membership, among Christians, to the greatest possible extent; and to circumscribe hose bounds to the exclusion, if possible, of all other characters, without otherwise disturbing the Membership of existing Churches; till acknovw- ledged Christian Character shall eonstitute the only passport, at any time, and the perfect pi sspor at all times, to every Communion and Church worthy of the Christian name; 'that the world may believe" in Christ, even as he prayed. GENERAL OBJECTS: : The promotion of Religious, Moral, Intellect- ual and Social Impr ovement, tuder the guidance of Divine Revelation, submitting every move and measure to the test of Gospel Principles. SUPPORTERS: _ ; The istinctive and general objects of the work are such, as to claim for it the patronage of all classes of men, excepting those wedded to other pre-requisites of Communion and Church-mem- bership, than acknowledged. Christian Character ; and here it is recorded w ith great pleasure that the encouragements tendered, thus far, are in strict accordance with the above genera! claims ORIGIN AND PROGRESS: This movement has lorig been contemplated. For twenty years the subscriber has made the distinctive object of the Gc spe, 'TRIBUNE his spe- cial study: examining carefully and personally the denominational aspect of Religions Sccie- ties,--their reciprocal be arings, their mutual relations, and the nature of their combined in- fluence on the evangelizati.2n of the world. Lat- erly, his pesitiun as Publisher of the Scriprure Minvat, has probably affo rded him the best pos. sible facilities for personalliy testing the strength his positions, and for the attainment.@f certain important infcrmation, but little of which he ha,- previously been able to obt ain. All may rest a jl sured, however, that no tindue advantage wil ever be taken of the frank nessfJand candor with which Christians of every 1 tame, as well as skep- tics of every class, have { reely expressed their convictions in the presence offthe Travelling Col- porteur; the capacity in wh ich the Publisher is still extending his observations through Canada and the neighboring States. CO-LABORE RS: Of distinguished worth and of well-khown literary ability, are already secured in the several sections of Canada, and in the States of the A- merican Union; and arrarigements are now in progress, to obtain from livil 1g responsible writere in Britain, important assistance in the develupe- ment of the Trispunse's M ission. TERMS AND N()TICES: . The Terms are One Dollitr per Annum in ad- vance,--otherwise Two Do llars; it being found that one half of the Subscrip tions, not paid in ad- vance, are worse than lost. Editors--friendly-- will render assistance by noti cing this Prospectus. All parties willing to aid, ma y at once commence soliciting the names of Subsc ribers. Two books --the Scripture and Laconic 1Manuals --fally gilt, and the Paper one year, will lve forwarded to the person who first sends the names of ten Subseri bers; and one of either of the books, in substantial leather binding, or the Paper one year, to every one who sends ten names. Suloscriptions and all other communicalions: for the Paper to be sent, post-paid, marked Money, (if ioeclosed) and ad- dressed, Rozert Dick, Box 411, TORONTO. Sermons and Lectures, promutive of the Tri BUNE's object, will be delivered by the Publisher throughout the Province as frequently as shall be found compatible with his other duties. (Signed) ROBERT DICK. Toronto, March 25th, 1854. CALL FOR NATICNAL EMIGRATION CONVENTION OF COLORED MEN, To be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 24th, 25th and 26th of August, 1854. Men and BretHern :--The time has now fully come, when we, as an oppressed people, should do something effectively, and use those means adequate to the attainment of the great and long desired end--to do something to meet the actual demands of the present and prospective necessi- ties of the rising generation of our people in this country. 'To do this, we must occupy a position of entire equality, of wnrestricted rights, composing in fact, an acknowledged necessary part of the ruling element of society in which we live. The policy necessary to the preservation of this elemen must be in our favor, if ever we expect the enjoy- ment, freedom, sovereignty, and equality of rights anywhere. For this purpose, and to this end, then, all colored men in favor of emigration out of the United States, and opposed to the American Colonization sheme of leaving the Western Hemisphere, are requested to meet in CLEVE- LAND, OHIO, on TUESDAY, the 24th DAY 'of AUGUST, 1854, in a great NATIONAL CONVENTION, then and there, to consider and '| decide upon the great and important subject of emigration from the United States. No person will be admitted toa seat in the Convention, who would introduce the subject of emigration to the Eastern Hemisphere--either to Asia, Africa, or Europe--as our object and de- termination is to consider our claims to the West Indies, Central and South America, and the Canadas. This restriction has no reference to personal preference, or individual enterprise ; but. to the great question of national claims to come betore the Convention. All persons coming to the Convention must bring credentials properly authenticated, or bring verbal assurance to the Committee on Creden- tials--appointed for the purpose--of their fidelity to the measures and objects set forth in this Call as the Convention is specifically by and for the friends of emigration, and NONE OTHERS-- and no opposition to them will be entertained. The question is not whether our condition can be bettered by emigration, but whether it can be made worse. If not, then, there is no part of the wide-spread universe, where our social and poli- tical condition are not better than here in our na- tive country, and nowhere in the world as here, proscribed on account of color. Weare friends, too, and ever will stand shoulder to shoulder by our brethren, and all our friends in all good measures adopted by them for the bettering of our condition in this country, and surrender no rights but with oar last breath ;gbuat as the subject of emigration is of vital importance, and has ever been shunned by all delegated as- semblages of our people as heretofore met, we cannot longer delay, and will not be further baffled ; and deny the right of our most sanguine friend or dearest brother, to prevent an intelligent enqniry to, and the carrying out of these measures, when this can be done, to our entire advantage, as we propose to show in Convention--as the West Indies, Central and South America--the majority of which are peupled by our brethren, or those identified with us in race, and what is more, destiny, on this continent--all stand with open arms and yearning hearts, importuning us in the name of suffering humanity to: come--to make common cause, and share one common fate on the continent. The Convention will meet without fail, at the time fixed for assembling, as none but those fa- vorable to emigration are admissable ; therefore no other gathering may prevent it. The number of delegates will not be restricted--except in the town where the Convention may be held--and there the number will be decided by the Conven- tion when assembled, that they may not too far ex- ceed the other delegations, The time and p.ace fixed for holding the Con- vention are ample ; affording sufficient time, and now the centre of all directions--a good and fa- vorable opportunity to all who desire to attend.-- Therefore, it may reasonably be the greatest gathering of the colored people ever before assem- bled in a Convention in the United States, -- Colonizationists are advised, that no favors ' will be shown to them or their expatriating scheme, as we have no sympathy with the enemies of our race. : All colored men, East, West, North and South, favorable to the measures set forth in this Call will send in tbeir names (post-paid) to M. R Delany, or Rev. Wim. Webb, Pitsburgh, Pa.,that _ there may be arranged:and attached to the Call, five names from each State. Si We must make an issue, create an event, and establish a position for ourselves. 1 is glorious to think of, but far more glorious tocarry out. -- Rev. vv, weep, . | M.R. Delany, ' H. G. Webb, Thos. A. Brown, John Jones, L. L. Hawkins, Samuel Venerable John Williams, A. F. Hawkins, S. W. Sanders, Jefferson Miller, Rev A. R. Green, P. L. Jackson, J. H. Maloney, Be. G. Harper, Alleghany City. Jonathan Green, abit H. A. Jackson, : i. Re Parker, Samuel Bruce, J.J. Gould Bias, M. Rev. M. M. Clark, A. M. Summer, 'Johnson Woodlin, James M. Whitfield, John N..Smligs: =: 2 2 Pilisburgh, Pa.,-- : oo te oe ee a (cap Sia Rane! enn eee New York. ~ heat dy, Stanley Matthews. a leisure season generally--and as Cleveland is |