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PAROS LO eae ' \ ; a | 9 i sea co pateaal ide MET teat) A x \ MN i a a | pe i i aa iz eA o . t ghd ) BY CHARLES MACKAY, LL.D. - me & _. the time he had intended to b First Cannon Shot. » Hark ! o'er Europe sounding, e The first, the signal gun ; os fir w_is struck, vai RUSSIAN TALE. -It was a stormy evening, in the month of November, that a Russian nobleman, called Baron Jaroslay, his wife, their little daugh- ter, Helena, and their faithful sérvant Erick in a heavy trayelling charivt-and-four, driven by tivo -postillions, drew . up. at the only inn of the little town of Kobrin, on the borders of Russia and Poland. They were returning from their travels in Europe: and, as the baron had alread overstayed P oscnt from home, and the weather every day grew worse and worse, he was anxious to press _ forward with all the speed possible. Tho - fur caps of the postillions, the long manes ~ and tails of the horses, and even the rough leather portmeanteaux, which were strap- " ped on to the roof of the carriage, were white and crisp with fro-t; clouds of steam rose ' from the weary beasts as they weré unhar- nessed, and made halos round the lantern * which the hostler held in his hand; and the landlord coming up to the door of the : chariot, observed that, of course his honor would not thinkfof proceeding further. ba Not, if I were at liberty to follow mine own inclinations," said the Baron; "but, as, _ it is, Tam pressed for time, and we must get on another stage to-night." "It iy a long aa sir," said the landlord; "thirty versts at the very least; and you have the forest of Rostov to pass. There the road is bad, and I dare say the snow is _ deep; and the wolves, these long nights, are getting hungry." eS _ "0O,I am not afraid of wolves," cried the _ baron; "they would not dare to attacka _ catriag bid, in the year as this is. Let us have four good horses, landlord, and we may be inby nine; for it is not now more than half past six." -- " Well, sir, a wilful man must have his own way; Lonly hope that you may not repent. your determiation. "Horses on, _ directly Nicholas. But, may be, your honor and your honor's lady will take something ~ hot, for you will need it before you get to _ Bolisov." sere as _ _ So avcup of spiced wine was brought for the travellers; and Erick had a double por- _ tion, He sat, wrapped up ina huge fur ~ cloak, on a low kind of a box in front; for the Baron's carriage, though old fashioned, had been built in England. In a few mo- ments the fresh horses were harnessed, the _ postillions cracked their whips, and, amidst _ the thanks and good nights of the landlord, the carriage rolled on. -- _ "Tt is bitterly cold," said the baroness, as she pulled her cloak more co:: pletely round her, and took the little Helena on her lap; "it is bitterly cold, and a fearful night to travel.in." "" If ti.e moon can but break through the clouds, as she is trying to do, we shall have a pleasant ride yet," replied her husband. L _-* What, Catherine, a Russian and afraid of alittle snow!" " Well, I am glad that we came on, too," said his wife; "it is pleasant to think that every mile is bringing us nearer home, and my own dear little Nicholas and Fred- erick." phe os They were now passing over a wide moor; the wind whistled mournfully round the carriage, driving and chasing the snow before it, for it was snowing heavily; the flare of the lamps cast a kind of chastl 'haze on the immediate neighborhood of the carriage, and seemed to make the dark dis- tance still darker. "O, mamma," cried Helena, "let me come closer to you; it makes me quite afraid to look out of the window." . "Why, what should you be afraid of my love!" bak 19 ee 3 "One is always afraid in the dark, you know, mamma; and, then, just listen to the wind, how it howls." " My dear child, there is One to whom the darknessis no darkness, and who mak- eth the winds His ministers. We are as safe in His protection here, as if we were in our own dear home, with a warm roof - over our head, and a bright fire roaring up the chimney. See, the moon is coming out; we shall not have to journey in the dark." Thus, amidst occasional questions and answers, the carriage rolled on for some miles. The clouds passed off; the moon was walking in brightness; the wheels rolled noislessly along over the snow; and as far as the eye could see was one glistening sea of white. And now the moor was almost passed; strageling trees, the vanguard of the great forest of Rostoy, began to appear on both sides; they became thicker and thicker: and the earth swelled up into banks, and sank into valleys, where there are primroses in the early spring, and daisies and cowslips as summer came on.-- But even the hollows: could scarcely be traced, for the snow had drifted much; right and left, thousands of pines, which would make a twilight even in the summer noon, were now almost shrouded in darkness, ex- cept where Bee i the branch te ground ycllow with moon gold. Here and there a larch spread ont its white, feathered arms; and -- oecasionally, a leafless oak might be seen, sturdy in its winter nakedness, and moaning dismally to the wind? OR Pisses feat | hs 2 SES GRCEV | riage and. still the pines clustered. thicker, ional gap or crevice in | the w "we must cut the traces of one of the and (except in the very road) the shades grew deeper; and there was that solemn sound which is made by the crashing and | roaring of a hundred thousand branches. "What is Erick looking at?" asked the baroness; for the box was so low that its occupier might be seen from the front win- dows of the carriage. "TI cannot tell," replied her husband; "but he must have good eyes if he can make out anything." "Hark! what was that?" cried his wife, as along, low, melancholy howl, different from the wind, and yet like it, was heard for a moment, and died away. "It is the wolves," answered the baron; "this cold weather makes them turn rest- less," "There it is again. nearer." "rick," said his master, letting down the front window, "tell the boys to drive on; we must keep out of the way of the wolves." "On with you, my men!" shouted Erick It is certainly |--and then, in a lower voice, he said, "I | doubt if we can altogether keep out of their -- | way, sir." "How is that?" asked the baron, alarmed. "There is a large pack of 'them, sir, and | they are in scent of us, I fear; at least, they Jare much nearer than when I first heard. | them, ten minutes ago. | again. They cannot be half a mile off" There they are « What are we to do?" asked the baron; | "I know you, as a Courland man, are more used to these things than I am." "Why, sir," replied the servant, "if they come up with us, we will take no notice of them, except they attack us; may be, as they are timid creatures, the glare of the lamps and the sight of us will keep them off and in an hour weshall be in. ButI would advise you, sir, to draw the bullets from shot; it is more to the purpose to wound a good many than to kill one or two." "O, papa," cried Helena, as the baron took his pistols from the top of the carriage, " what shall we do?" : "We shall do what we can, my dear child, for ourselves, and God will do the rest for us. There is no great danger in these wolves, except in the very depth of winter ; and, if there were, He who delivered David from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, and Benaiah from a lion, as this is, in time of snow, and Daniel from the seven hungry lions, can deliver us also." _ " Now," said her mother, " now, my love, is the time to see whether we have faith in God, or not. It is easy enough to trust in Him when everything seems safe and com- fortable around us; but, when we feel our weakness, then is the time to believe in His power." "They are coming, sir," said Erick. The baron looked; and, about a hundred yards back, to the right in the wood, he could just make out a grey mass, moving through the trees, and leaping out into the carriage track. They did not howl, but bayed fearfully ; and, as they trotted swiftly along, you might hear the shuffling and rustling of the snow nnder their feet. They dently gaining on the carriage. 'The post- boys plied both whip and spur; and the horses themselves, in an agony of fear, broke out into a canter, in spite of the heavy snOW. - * "Do you think there is danger, my dear husband ?" asked the baroness. "T cannot tell," said her husband.--- «They do seem disposed to attack us yet: but they are certainly savage. It isfor the 'horses we have to fear first." ; " Are they gaining on us?" '© A little; but they: are not pntting out their speed: they could be up with us in a moment, if they liked." Thus the carriage flew along, for about five minutes: Erick never took his eyes of the pack, and_ the baron, thrusting himself ut fram the left-hand window, watched them as carefully. "Are your pistols loaded, sir," asked Erick. . " All--with swan-shot." "T have two loaded with ball, and two with shot; so we shall do." The pack was now no more than ten yards from the carriage; there might be about two hundred in it. On they came; ears pricked up, eyes glaring and bloodshot, tails stretched straight out, tongues hanging down. At their head ran an oid, strong grey wolf, the leader of the pack. They all came nearer, nearer, nearer still: at last, with a ferocious howl, the leader sprang on one of the wheel horses, and at the same time receiyed a bullet through his head from Erick, who was prepared for him. "Now, Sir," said he, 'if you will let me have a piece of string, we may be able to make something of it." és "A piece of string?" cried his master; "yes, here it-is; but to what end will it serve ?"' 'Why, sir, you see wolves, like cowardly creatures as they are, are always suspecting a trap; so I will just tie a stick to this string and let it drag behind the carriage. It will keep them off, I dare say, ten minutes." Erick was right: the stick was dragged along at the distance of about ten yards, and for some time the pack kept behind it, and were plainly afraid of it. At last they began to grow bolder, seemed to have dis- covered the trick, passed it, and were again' making up to the carriage. *- "They will be upon us in a moment," cried Erick: "when I cry, Now, sir, be ready to fire on them from one side, and so will I from the other" . "Very well," replied the baron. Helena sat with her hand in her mother's, looking up to her face, and seeming to gain comfort from that. Her mother's face was sad, but very calm; she was evidently praying, and thinking more of her child than herself, and yet still more than either of the mercy and power of God. " Now, sir," cried Erick. Master and servant fired at the same mo- ment: there was a savage yell from the eas in the pack; and three or four Cll. "Load again, sir," cried Erick: "if this lasts, you will want all your pistols soon." After they had fired once or twice, the 'wolves were no longer frightened by the report and flash; and they began to sur- round the coach on all sides. 'There is but one thing left," said Hrick: leaders, and turn him off: that will divert them for a little while." And, turning to the foremost post-boy, he ordered him to cut the traces of his off horse. 'The man obey- ed: the terrihed animal started: off to the es your large pistols, and load them with swan | moved steadily, and altogether; but evi-| world are in the United States, and scarcely | Niagara. visited by curious travellers, right, into'the forest; and, with a loud yell | the whole pack rushed after him. "Thank God for that," cried the baroness. "Then we may be saved after all." " Aye, madam, if He pleases," replied the servant: "but this relief will not last long: and they will be upon us again." "How far do you imagine that we are from the post house, now?" inquired the baron. " Some half-hour,' aswered Erick: " but they will chase us up to the very doors. I never knew them more fierce. Hark! they 'have got him." As he spoke there came ascream, or rather shriek, as of a person in agony, far from the right; a shriek so horrible in its sound, that, once heard, it could never be forgotten. Helena and her mother both exclaimed, " What can that be?" "Itis the poor horse," replied the baron: "they are tearing him to pieces..A-horse's shriek is the most. horrible of all, horrible things." "Drive on, my men, for your lives," shouted Erick. "They will be back pre- sently."' The snow became deeper;tand the road worse; and the three horses, worn out with fatigue, ill supplied the place of four fresh ones. Qn the right hand the wood thinned a little, opening a kind of a glade in the centre of which was a frozen pond. As the travellers passed it, the pack of wolves ap- peared dashing up the valley, baying as they had done at first; only now the jaws and heads of many were steeped with blood. "We must let another go," cried Erick, "or they will be too much for us; but we must take care what we are about. You and I, sir, will fire at once: and then do you, Peter," he added, addressing the fore- most post-boy, "cut the traces of your horse, jump down, and leap up here by me." drawn off.. The remaining pair of horses strained their utmost, and all the travellers listened for any sign of the reappearance of their enemies. The baron spoke twice to Erick, but received no answer; he seemed quite taken up by his own thoughts. At length, the carriage reached the top ofa hill; and, at the distance of apparently two miles before it, a clear steady light was to be seen. «Thank God! there is Bolisov!" cried Erick: "now then, sir, I believe that you are safe," As he spoke, the pack again was heard in the distance; and though the post light grew larger and brighter every mo- ment the wolves gained on them, and ina few minutes surrounded them. . "Tt must come at last, my dear master," said Erick. "I have served you and your father these twenty years, but I never did you better service than I now intend to do. If we all remain together, we shall be all torn to pieces; I will get down, and. with my pistols, I shall, I trust, be able to keep them at bay a few minutes. You press on with all speed ; leave me here. I know you will take care of my wife and child. "No, Erick!" said the baroness: " we will not allow this. all perish together. I could not bear to escape at. the price of your blood." " No, indeed, Erick," said Helena. The baron looked at his wife and child, and said nothing. " Besides, I will try to climb a tree," said Erick; "(may be they will give me time.-- But IfI delay a moment longer, we shall all be lost together." "God bless you, Erick," cried his mas- ter: "God bless you; and he will bless you. If you perish, I will look on your wife as a sister, and bring up your children as one of (| my own." : "Thank you, sir," said Erick firmly.-- " Now God be with you all. Tire, sir, two pistols at once!" And, while the baron fired, Evick leaped to the ground. On dashed the horses; the pack terrified for a moment, stood still and bayed. Almost im- mediately, the travellers heard the reportlof a pistol: in about a minute. after, of two, close . together; but they heard no more. And now they are within a hundred yards of the strong, log-built inn; the pack is close behind them; the post-boy cracks his whip; the baron fires; the whole party shout; and, as the carriage dashes up to the door, it opens, and a fresh blaze of light is poured into the road. The wolves turn; and the baron and his family are iu safety. Of Erick no trace was ever found. His pistols were discovered next morning, where he had been left; three discharged, and one still loaded. It is supposed he had no time to fire it, before he was pulled down. Ineed not tell you how nobly the baron fultilled his promise to his wife and child. On this same spot now stands a cross, bearing on one side of its pedestal the name and story of Erick; on the other, the legend --" GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." And now, what are you to learn from this story? What but this? If there have been found those who are willing, for their friend's sake, to give up the dearest thing they had, even their life, will you not be ashamed at your selfishness in being unwil- ling to give up the smallest trifle for those that you love? It is alkvery well to read of the triumphs of the cross; but when will you show them? Not while you seek your own pleasures, not while you do our own will, not while self is uppermost in every- thing you take in hand. 'This if you con- sider, you will show your remembrance of a greater love than that of Erick: the one endured even to death for benefactors and friends, the other for offenders and ene- mies, Nracara Faris Surpassep.--lIt is very surprising, says a late writer, that two of the greatest natural curiosities in the known to the best information of our geo- graphers and naturalists; the one is a beau-. tiful fall in Franklin, Habersham. county, | Georgia; the other a stupendous precipice in Pendleton district, South Carolina. They are both faintly mentioned in the late edition of Morse's Geography, but not as they me- rit. The 'Tucco fall is much higher than the The column of water is propelled 4 beautifully over a perpendicular rock, and 'when the stream is full, it passes down with- out being broken. All the prismatic effect seen at Niagara illustrates the spray of 'Tuc-_ co. The table mountain in Pendleton dis- trict. is an awful precipice of nine hundred feet. Many persons reside within five, seven | or ten miles of this grand spectacle, who This was done and the pack were again | We will all be saved or | ee From the National frac MARTHA MASON, A SONG OF THE OLD FRENCH WAR ----e BY JOHN G. WHITTIER. Robie Rawlin, frosts were falling, When the ranger's horn was calling, Through the woods to Canada; Gone the winter's sleet and snowing, Gone the spring-time's bud and blowing, Gone the summer's harvest mowing, And again the fields are gray ; Yet away, he's away; Faint and fainter hope is growing, In the hearts that mourn his stay. "Martha Mason, Martha Mason, Prithee tell us what's the reason That you mope at home to-day ; Surely smiling is not sinning ; Leave your quilling, leave your spinning : What is all your store of linen, If your heart is never gay 4 Come away, /come away ! Never yet did sad beginning Make the end of life a play!" Overbending, till she's blending, With the flaxen skein she's tending, Pale brown tresses smoothed away From her face of patient sorrow, Siis she, seeking but to borrow, From the trembling hope of morrow, Solace for the weary day. "Go your way, laugh and play : Unto him who heeds the sparrow 'And the lily, let me pray." * With our rally rings the valley-- Join us!" cried the blue-eyed Nelly ; " Join us!" cried the laughing May; "To the beach we all are going, And, to save the task of rowing, West by north the wind is blowing, Blowing briskly down the bay ! Come away, come away ! Time and tide are swiftly flowing, Let us take them while we may ! " Never tell us that you'll fail us, Where the purple beach-plum mellows On the bluffs so wild and gray. Fasten, tor the oars are falling ; Hark, our merry mates are calling ; Time it is that we were all in, Singing tideward down the bay !" " Nay, nay, let me stay; Sore and sad for Robie Rawlin, Is my heart," she said, " to-day!" "Vain your calling for Rob Rawlin,; Some red squaw his moose-meat's broiling, Or some French lass, singing gay ; Just forget as he's forgetting; What's the nse of always fretting ? If some stars must needs be setting, Others rise.as good as they!" " Cease, | 'pray; go your way!" Martha cries, her eyelids wetting ; "Foul and false the words you say !" " Martha Mason, hear to reason, Prithee putja kinder face on ;" " Cease to vex me," did she say. "Spake you true, instead of lying, If I knew the pines were sighing O'er his grave, and wild birds crying, I, as now, would say you nay, But away, far away, Turns my heart, forever trying Some new hope for each new day. : When the shadows hide the meadows, And the sunset's golden ladders Climb the twilight's walls of gray, From the window of my dreaming I can see his firelock gleaming, And his smile of welcome beaming Brightly on his homeward way ; Bat away, swift away, Glides the fond delusive seeming, And I kneel again to pray!" Look up, Martha! Worn and swarthy Glowed a face of manhood worthy. '" Robie !"--'« Martha !"--all they say. O'er went wheel and reel together, - Little cared the owner whither ; Heart of lead is heart of feather, Noon of night is golden day ! When true lovers meet each other, Why should prying idlers stay ? Cities of the Plain. In the Old Testament scriptures there is an account of the utter overthrow and des- struction of certain cities, the inhabitants of which aroused the Divine vengeance. It has always been a favourite theory with many moderns, that the Dead Sea covered the site of the cities of Sodom and Gomor- roh, and unless we err in our recollections, Lieut. Lynch gave that opinion an emphatic endorsation. Indeed our gallant officer had no doubt, that he found Mrs, Lot, who, we are told, was transformed into a pillar of salt for looking back as she ran. A book has just been pnblished in Eng- land, and we presume will soon appear in this country, which will give the quietus to the popular ideas on this subject. It seems that Monsieur de Sauley, a member of the French 'Institute, could not coincide with the popular notions of the overthrow of the cities of the plain; regarding them as unau- thorized by the Scriptural history of the event. ness of his views induced him to visit the Holy Land. Accordingly, he left for the 'scene of his labors in 1850, being acempa- nied by his son, the Abbe de Michen. and several intelligent friends. In that and the following year he pursued his atcheological explorations with the happiest results. _ ; He was abundantly supplied with means, and having secured a strong body-guard of infantry and cavalry, he was enabled to proceed with his mission without danger from the nomadic tribes of Arabs. He directed his attention, first, to a careful ex- amination of the Dead sea. Beneath the stinking waters of this remarkable sea, popular tradition had located Sodom and Gomorroh; but he was soon convinced that like the apples that were once believed to grow upon its borders, the popular idea had no foundation in fact. But he found the cities of the plain and rode among their ruins. His eyes looked upon their widely extended remains, bear- ing even now the marks of that terrible vis- itation--'"fire from Heaven"--which con- sumed and destroyed them. Upon the shore and in the valleys. where they origi- nally stood, this French savant discovered their blackened ruins. It is surprising that they have not sooner been discovered. The Holy Land has been a point of interest with all travelers and ex- /plorers in all times. From the crusades un- til the present hour, men have flocked thith- er and trodden the land more full of sub- jime memories than any other portion of this babbling earth. ~ But we easily account for the failure to discover these relics of the olden times. Men have always visited the Dead Sea, and as they looked upon: its sluggish salt waters have regarded them as shutting up in dark- ness the cities accursed of Heaven. Hence no traveler has sought after the cities of the plain, and it has been reserved for the French savant of the present day to dring to light the strong confirmation of the Old Testament records. We trust that our American booksellers will soon give to the 'American public the results of Monsieur de Saulay's researches.-- Richmond Enquirer. Meat Curine at Sarr Laxe.--The citizens of Utah, and especially those resid- never had the curiosity to visit it. It is now and sometimes . 'by men of science. ner, as the following paragraph sets forth: 'ing in the vicinity of the Salt Lake, are en- abled to " cure" meat in an improved man- His. desire to vindicate the correct- | «" Experiments have been made upon_ the properties of the water of Salt Lake, Utah, for preserving meat, by Mr. Stansbury and his associates. A large piece of fresh beef was suspended from a cord and immersed in the lake for over 12 hours, when it was found to be tolerably well cured. After this all the meat they wished to be preserved, was packed into barrels without any salt whatever, and the vessels were then filled with lake water. No further care or prepa- ration was necessary, and the meat remained perfectly sweet, although constantly exposed to the atmosphere and sun. They were ob- liged to mix fresh water with the brine to | prevent the meat from becoming too salt for present use." ig" Onions finely chopped and mixed with In- dian meal, are highly commended | by the Farm- ing Mirror, tor towls, once or twice a week at least. 'They are said to prevent and cure the gapes, and many other diseases to which fowls are subject. <= 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 THE 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 COLORED .| 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 tunds and organize said School in accordance with the plang adopted by this National Convention, wich 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 shall institute a Protective Union for the purchase and sale of articles of domestic consumption, and shall unite and aid in the formation of branches anxiliary 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 émploy 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. ict. 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 ity 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. Hach 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. 'he Natiomal council shall meet at least once in six montlhis, 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- 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. 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. 'Ihe council shall havea clerk, 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 shal. be defrayed by the fees of menibership of sub- societies or councils, to be organised through- out the States. The membership fee shall be one cent per week, fe Art. 12. A member of the council shall be member of only one of the committees there- of, a Art. 13. All officers holding funds, shall give security in double the amount likely to be intheir hands. 'I'his security to be given to the three first officers of the council. Art. 14. The council shall have power to make such Bye-Laws as arenecessary -proper government.) = | different subjects agreed 'and in civil and social privileges with the ings, eleven members shall constitute a quo- | -and shall transmit to each donor or. stock- holder, a copy of the paper, (Frederick Doug- at a moderate salary, who will keep a record' » greatest' possible extent; The following resolution y having a 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- gated to select its various Committees. Resolved, 'Fhat the Council shall have power to offer a premium for prize essays On 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. -- . ae 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 es a means to & great end, viz: the equality in political rights, est 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, Ist. 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 conduct. will be to.aid in providing for the female sex, methods and means of enjoying an independent and hon- orable livlihood. Freperick Douc.ass, | Joun D. Peck, | Committee Amos G. BEMAN, on Manual Joun JONES, Labour J.D. Bonner, School. J. McCune Smiru, 1. The title shall be "Tae 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. 5. The shares shall be payable, fen . per cent. at the time of subscribing, and fen 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. | 4 7. Six of these trustees shall be the Com- mittee on Manual Labour School, appointed by the <National Council ofthe 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. 6. Each ey shall occupy one half his time when at School, in work at some handicraft, or on the farm. zeroed 3 c. The handicrafts shall be such that their pro- ducts will 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, Esq., 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 thousand 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. hey shall also be entitled to five per cent. 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 ; lass' Paper or Altened 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 least equal to the much superior to either in style and execution as the subscripticn list will warrant. DISTINCTIVE OBJECT : To enlarge the limits of Communion and Charch-Membership, among Christians, to the and to cireumscribe hose bounds to the exclusion, if possible, of all } other characters, without otherwise disturbing the Membership of existing Churches; till acknow- ledged Christian Character shall coustitute the only passport, at any time, and the perfect p: sspor ~){ worthy of the Christian name; "that the world at. all times, to every Communion and C hureh may believe" in Christ, even as he prayed. for their} "© 1 Phe 'promotion of Religious, Moral, Intellect. | GENERAL OBUECTS : 'ties,--their reciprocal 'one who sends ten names. Misstonary Record or. Christian Observer; and as | ual and social improvement, under the guidance of|Divine Revelation, suvmilting every move and measure to the test of Gospel Principles. SUPPORTERS: _ The distinctive 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 with great pleasure that the encouragements tendered, thus far, are in strict accordance with the above genera! claims, ORIGIN AND PROGRESS: This movement has long been contemplated. For twenty years the subscriber has made the distinctive object of the GosPEL TRrizBUNE his spe- cial study: examining caretully and personally the denominational aspect of Religio's Socie. bearings, their mutual relations, and the nature of their combined in- fluence on the evangelization of the world. Lat- erly, his po as Publisher of the Scriprurg Manuva, has probably afforded him the best pos- sible facilities for personally testing the strength his positions, and for the attainment of certain important information, but little of which he had previously been able to obtain. All may rest as- sured, however, that no undue advantage will ever be taken of the franknessgjand candor with which Gbristians of every name, ,as well as skep- tics of every class, have freely expressed their convictions in the presence ofjthe Travelling Col- porteur; the capacity in which the Publisher is still extending his observations through Canada and the neighboring States. - GO-LABORERS: 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 arrangements are now in progress, to obtain from living responsible writere in Britain, important assistance in the develope- ment of the Tripunz's Mission. TERMS AND NOTICES : The Terms are One Dollar per Annvm in ad- yance,--otherwise Two Dollars; it being found that one half of the Subscriptions, not paid in ad- vance, are worse than lost. Editors--iriendly-- will render assistance by noticing this Prospectus, All parties willing to aid, may at once commence soliciting the names of Subscribers. 'Two books --the Scripture and Laconic Manuals --fully gilt, person who first sends the names of ten Subscri bers; and one of either of the books, in substantial leather binding, or the Paper one year, to every Subscriptions and all other communicalions for the Paper to be sent, post-paid, marked Money, (if inclosed) and_ad- dressed, Ropert Dick, Box 411, TORONTO. Sermons and Lectures, promotive 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 NATIONAL EMIGRATION CONVENTION OF COLORED MEN, To be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 24th, 25th and 26th of Augist, 1854. MEN anb Breroren:--The time has now fully come, when we, as an oppressed people, should do something effectively, and: use those means aJequate 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 egualily, of wnrestricted rights, composing in fact, an acknowledged wecessary part of the ruling element of society in which we live. The policy necessary to the preservation of this elemen must be in owr 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 vreat 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 before 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 objécts 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- live country, and nowhere in thé world as here, proscribed on account of color. Weare friends, too, and ever will stand 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 ; but 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 engqniry 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, Cential and South America--the majority of which are peopled by our brethren, or those identified with us in race, and what is more, destiny, on this continent--all stand with open name of suffering humanity to come--to make common cause, and share one coimmon 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 piace fixed fur holding the Con- vention are ample ; affording sufficient time, and a leisure season generally--and as Cleveland is 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 Grrr "expatriating scheme, as we have no sjiiisathy with the enemies of our race. qj vocjowbe All colored men, East, West) North and South, favorable to the measures sctforth in this Call will send in their name pestipaid) to M. R Delany, or Rev. Win. Webb Rilsbtrgh, Pa., that there may be arranged avepastackied to the Call five names from each States. s.. ' We ust make an issue, ¢feale an event. and establish a position for ourselves. It is glorious to think of, but far more glorious to carry ont, Rev. Wm. Webb, M. R. Delany, af HI. G. Webb, Thos. A. Brown, i 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, G. Harper, Jonathan Green, H. A. Jackson, E. R. Parker, : Samuel Bruce, : J.J. Gould Bias, MoD Rev. M. M. Clark, A. M. Summer, ed Johnson Woodlin, James M. Whitfield / John N. Still, Se Nei York. % Pitisbursh, Pa a e f { ee 4 "a fee we \ Alleghiay City. iy J D., Phit. SX, Me Pe ? -- Stanley Matthews, , | | j and the Paper one year, will be forwarded to the © shoulder to shoulder by our brethren, and all our _ arms and yearning hearts, importuning us in the ~