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_ 'man-chattels, they venture to pursue their free and unstained British ground with their - feat m - a Maryland constable and slave-hunter, to , Bs the laws of God and his country, and » how fiercely he. will spurn so outrageous a _ the basest and most abject of God's crea- - a law-abiding people, have a holy horror of an bore From the Montreal Gazette. Can such things be ?--A Propositicn for oe Kidnapping. We were yesterday, (the day of its recep- furnished with a copy of the subjoined r. *We lay it before our readers for enlightenment with regard to the en- oachments of the slave power.. Not con- nt with turning the free states of their own ion into'a hunting ground for fugitive slaves not content with imposing a law upon the yuntry which makes every freeman in the nited States legally bound to be aiding and sisting the slaveholders in recovering their ye still farther and to attempt to tarnish ing trafie in men. Our readers were sed last summer.of an attempt made in. anada similar to that proposed by this an Pope, which was signally discomfit- r it had proceeded as far as to amount rert-act of kidnapping, as well as of 'oject to entice away a fugitive slave in é employ of R. H. Stephens, Esq., of this ity, which was also promptly met, and de- . We have now a cool project from the bead ofour police force, asking him to because a partner in a wholesale scheme to kidnap the poor colored men who have taken refuge among us. We know not whether r. Hays intends answering his most insult- ing epistle at all; but if he does, we know full well what bis answer will be. We know proposal, as would all others in Canada, save tures who dwell among us.. And we have one word of advice to give Mr. Pope, which is this, that he will do well not to venture one inch beyond the frontier in pursuance of his object. We happen to know that the inhabitants of the frontier, though generally slavery and all its promoters, and clever Mr. Pope might come in for some peculiarly dis- agreeable manifestations of their righteous indignation. He might, indeed, go back a colored man himself. We have no desire to counsel violence towards any man, but such a proposition as that we have just read in this negro-hunter's letter, rouses a spirit of indignation which prevents all calm reflec- tion. If ever the taking of the law into one's own hands were justifiable, it would be in such a case as this. We will not trust our- selves to write moré about it to-day, but can only cry shame on the man who would so de- grade himself as to make such a proposition! 'Triple shame on the people whose laws sanc- tion his conduct! And we may thank God once more, and rejoice, that their country is not ours,--that we have no share or parti- cipation in their. sin:-- United States of America, : January Ist, 1855. . To the Chief of Police, Montreal, Canada: Dear Sir,--Though the Laws of your Province preclude Slavery, and you may deem it improper that I should address you relative to that question, which has created so great sectional animosity at home, and elicited such disapproval abroad,--still, be- lieving that a sense of justice influences every right thinking man in the formation of his ' i. FRepERIck, MaryLanp, _ judgment, and the mode of his conduct, I have taken the liberty, which, if it meets not with views alike to mine, will be pardoned. ~ Vast numbers of slaves, escaping from their masters or owners, succeed in reaching your Provinces, and are, therefore, without the pale of the " Fugitive Slave Law," and ean only be restored by cunning, together with skill. ; Bae) _ Large rewards are offered and will be paid for their return, and could I find an effi- cient person to act with me, a great deal of money could be made, as I would equally divide. Many are willing to come after writing to that effect. The only apprehen-. sion we have in approaching too far into ~ Canada, is the fear of being arrested; and had I good assistant in your city, who would induce the negroes to the frontier, I would be there to pay the cash. On your answer, T can furnish names and descriptions of ne- groes, which will fully reward the trouble. _ Answer either to accept or decline. - Yours, Joun H. Pops, Police Officer and Constable. . William Wells Brown at Philadelphia, William Wells Brown has just concluded a series of lectures in Philadelphia. This, we believe, is the first attempt of a colored man to vive a course of lectures, embracine ? co} other topics than the anti-slavery subject, and we are glad to learn that these lectures have been very successful. The first even- ing, Mr. Brown gave his audience an_intro- duction to some of the great men and women of the Old World, and portrayed the beauties of several"of the noted places 'in London and Paris. The lecture on the second evening was on " Saint Domingo, its Revolutions and its Patriots," and at- _ tracted more attention, owing to the present attitute of this country to Hayti, than it otherwise would. This lecture has already been published, and met with a rapid sale in Philadelphia, where it was delivered. "The Humble Origin of Great Men" was the third of the course, and was well attend- ed. This subject was well chosen, as it _ was calculated to inspire the colored people with energy, and cause them to surmount difficulties to educate themselves. After delivering two lectures on Slavery, Mr. Brown was invited to lecture before the ; " Banaker Institute,' one of the literary _ Associations among the colored people of Philadelphia. This Lecture was on *¢ Mahomet and Confucius," and the foun- der of the religion of Mecea and the dis- tinguished Chinese scholar were both ably handled by the lecturer, It is a fact, that _cannot be denied, that the free colored peo- ple pay too little attention to literature, and thereby fail in obtaining that knowledge of the world and its affairs that is desirable. _. We hope, therefore, that these lectures will be followed up by others. The very fact of one like William Wells Brown being able, after so many years spent in slavery, to lecture to his brethren on the above sub- jects, ought to give them renewed courage, and cause every colored person in the land to labour early and late for his own eleva- SourmErn Revivars.--The editor of the Western Christian Advocate says--«We have the following on authority that admits ef no questioning: Recently, ina town of a a certain slave State, a revival took place in the church under the charge of Rev. Mr. : During the meeting, a slave-trader professed |conversion, and joined' the church, and a local preacher became much encouraged thereat, the slave trader made a purchase from the local preacher of a slave woman who had a -child at her breast. .The trader not wishing the child, and the mother refusing to go with- out it, strong cords were obtained; a dray was sent for; she was tied hands and feet, and was earried by main force, and strapped down to the dray, and was thus driven off." Two Women InpicTED For THE MuRDER OF A SLAVE In New-Orieans.--The Grand Jury reported to the First District Court, on Saturday, true bills for murder against Mrs. Aimes Dietzand Mrs.- Eliza Dimintry, in having caused the death of the slave girl Leda, about a month ago, by whipping and ill-treating her while she was suffering, as the physician's certificate stated, from worms. When the women were arrested, at the time of the occurrence, Judge Robertson admit- ted them to bail. Upon the Grand Jury's in- dictment they were on Saturday, again ar- rested, and locked up in the parish prison to await their trial. Their counsel, Mr. Larne, | then made application to the Court to again admit them to bail, citing two or three pre- cedents, both in this country and in Eng- land, in support of his application, but the principal grounds of the application were that Mrs. Dimitry was very sick, and being lock- ed up ina damp cell, and other reasons, might cause her death, and that the mother, Mrs. Dietz, was too old and infirm to stand close confinement and the anxieties attending thereon. The Court decided to admit the parties to bail in the sum of $10,000 each, on account of their ill health and infir- mities; and on account of some doubts as to the guilt of the parties of the charges on which they had been indicted. The Attor- ney General suggested that the Court would do well to give its reasons for that opinion in writing, in order that it might stand a8 a precedent in murder cases hereafter. Judge Robertson said he should comply with the very proper request of the Attorney General at some future time--Daily Crescent, Dec, 25. ~ Cemperance. a Progress of Temperance in Australia. We take the following from the Glasgow Commonwealth. It is an extract of a letter from Australia, published in that paper. It shows that there is considerable activity among the friends of temperance in that co- lony :--- The Anti-Liquor-Law-League has been working energetically. 'Numerous meetings have been held in Melbourne, Geelong, and other parts of the colony, and a considerable amount of opposition has been avoked. Of course there is a large majority at present who say that the Maine Law will never be tolerated here. Whether it should or not is another question, and one upon which there is a diversity of opinion. But the discussion of this question has done much good, a fact which might be proved by the opposition ex- cited by an interested class, viz: 'The Licen- sed Victuallers," who have organised a so- ciety for the defence of the ' trade,' and who very appropriately are presided over by a member of the City Council, who, on a re- cent memorable occasion, was so intoxicated as to require the assistance of the police to convey him to the police office, where he was found by the mayor. / Drunkenness, we are inclined to believe, is not so prevalent as it was a short time ago. The publicans are complaining loudly, and some of them have become bankrupt--not a bad sign, if we could suppose it arose from less drinking. That may be one cause, but the chief one we believe to be, the great in- crease in the number of license houses. We have many here larger than your ' George', or 'Royal' Hotels, but all ours have a pub- lic bar entering from thestreet. The licens- ing bench sometime ago made a sort of pro- mise, that all suitable houses with the neces- sary accommodation would receive license, irrespective ofthe apparent need of an in- crease in their number in any locality. At their court last week they adopted a few lines of tactics, and refused every application for new licenses. Socially, our condition con- tinues to progress." re -9- History of a Distilery. What if the history of a distillery could be written out--so much rum for medicine of real value ; so much for the arts of real value. That would be one drop, I suppose taken out and shaken from the distillery. Then so much sold to the Indians to excite them to scalp one another ; so much sent to the Africans to be changed inlo slaves to rot in Cuba and Brazil, so much sent to the heathens in Asia, and to the islands in the ocean; and so much used at home. Thenif the tale of every drop could be written out-- so much pain, so much redness of eyes, so much diminution of productive power in man, so many houses burnt, ships foundered, and railway trains dashed to pieces ; so many lives lost ; so many widows made--doubly widows, because their husbands still live ; so many orphans, their fathers yet living, long dying upon the earth; what a tale it would be! Imagine that persons who had suffered from torments engendered on that plague-spot, came together on ridge pole and on roof, and filled up the large hall of that distillery, and occupied the streets and lanes all about it, and told their tales of drunkenness, robbery, unchastity, murder, writen on their faces and foreheads. What a story it would be, the fact stranger than fiction!--English Paper. SUPPRESSION oF THE Liquor TRAFFIC. --A public meeting of the inhabitants of Glasgow was held in the City Hall, last week, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the prohibition of distillation and brewing from, and consequent destruc- tion of human food. Bailie M'Dowall was called to the chair. The Rev. Mr. Arnot moved a Resolution disapproving of the des- truction of food by distillation. Mr. Play- fair seconded the Resolution, which was unani- mously approved of Mr. Lang moved a similar Resolution, but pointed particularly against brewing from grain. Mr. Morton seconded the Resolution, which was carried with acclamation. Mr. Matthew Cullen, at great length, moved a petition in terms of the Resolutions, to be signed by the chair- man, and presented to the House of Lords by the Duke of Argyle, and to the House of Commons by one of the city members. This was seconded by Mr. Livingston, and ap- provedofR = Soon after the close of the meeting, "a5 To Correspondents. The Brampton papers are sent regularly. PROVINCIAL FREEMAN. LLPLDPLIIIII Lrnrnronwms1._ On SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1855. -y Travelling Agents, Rev. Elijah Burket, Michigan. William Douglass. . Local Agents... ; The following gentlemen are requested to act as Local Agents: e 2 <4 4 CANADA WEST. St. Catharines--Rev. Hiram Wilson. Do. J. W. Taylor. Paris--Thomas Keith. Hamilton--George Miller. Do Josiah Cochrane. Dundas--Robert Brown. Lefroy--Z. H. Martin. London--A B. Jones. Do. William Hamilton. Chaitham-- Rev. H. J. Young. Do. Haywood Day. | Do. Cornelius Charity. Windsor--Thomas Jones. Do. ~~ Coleman Freeman. Brockville--C. H. Coles. Amherstburgh--Levi Foster. Do John Hatfield. Niagara Falis+-Mrs. L. Patterson. Dresden--George Carey. Buzton--T. W. Stringer. Do. George Shreve. UNITED STATES, Logansport, Indiana--Mrs. C. M. Barnett. 0. do. George W. Parker. Detroit, Mich.--George De Baptist. Do. do. James Haley. ; Harrisburg, Pa.--Thomas W. Brown, Pitisburg, so |6WWm. Webb West Chester," John M. Brown. ». Philadelphia, " -- William Still. Buffalo, N. Y.--Moses Burton. Brooklyn, JN. Still. Cincinnati, Ohto--A. R. Green. Do. £6 John I. Gaines. Cleaveland, * R. H. Johnson. Printed for the Proprietors, at their Office, 5, City Buildings, King Street East. BA BPPPDPPBRAPLD PALO A A POPP ALD PRI Our friend Garnas is very much amused at the honesty of emigrationists, Right glad to see it--right glad, honesty is a virtue; and much gratified are we to find that we get credit for honesty, instead of being regarded, as was formerly the case, as traitors to the cause, alike of bond and free. But as the amusement has subsided into sober earnest- ness, resulting in some thoughts on the sub- ject of an en masse emigration, we shall pro- ceed briefly to examine them. 'The asser- 'tion is made, that in the United States there is no prejudice against color, and he first goes to Europe to prove it, then back to the States, and finally concludes, that as notwit h- standing the prejudice, they have had three colored officials, therefore it is possible for them to have one hundred. © From the position that if there is preju- dice against color in the States, it necessa- rily must exist in Europe, we beg to dissent most emphatically. The absence of preju- dice against color in Europe, is no proof of its non-existence in the United States. The conditions on which it depends are not known there, consequently it is not. | None of the European governments have the system of negro slavery to cherish ; had they, the same results would accrue as do in the United States, where the servile con- dition of the colored people has given rise to a prejudice such as always exists where there are such antagonisms as the positions of master and slave; and the fact that persons of African, or partly African descent only, are included in the servile class, naturally causes that prejudice to become intensified : so that when the slave becomes a freeman, the color is a bar to his progress. In Rus- sia, when the serf becomes free, he at once takes a position along with the class to which he is promoted ; while, in the States, as the color cannot be removed, a withering preju- dice constantly pursues him. John Brach-. man is said to have found the sight of colored gentlemen and white ladies, in company, dis- gusting to his American taste. Was that feeling a prejudice against color or not? Marriages between white and colored per- sons, if it were not "for the disgust with which such unions are received in the popu- lar heart, would be dirt cheap all over the country." Now what is this but prejudice against color? What shall we call that dis- gust in the popular heart? Tor we are told that there is an increasing number of profes- sional men who, if competent, could do as well as competent white ones ; and that as they have had three officials, there is a possi- bility of having more. 'The prejudice can- not be of condition, as they have professional Why do not these "higher classes," take position with their own class of whites. Surely, as they are now elevated in society, they should sit at the first table, take the best seats in the churches, and the boxes in the theatres. As bearing on this, we here give the observa- tions of an Abolitionist in Nebraska,--that creat North West, where the Anti-Emi- grationists advise the colored people of the States to go,--as cut from a States cotem- porary :-- men and " magistrates." " But the greatest of all reasons why sla- very will not exist here, is, I am very sorry to say, a dreadful one; but, nevertheless, a true one. Would you believe it, that multi- tudes of those who are such flaming Aboli- tionists here, as they call themselves, are a sut generis kind of Abolitionist--a mongrel character, like Aunt Ophelia, in Uncle Tom's Cabin. They are desperately opposed to stavery entering here--and why? Because they 'dont want the niggers about them.' Now, my blood ran cold within me, when I first ascertained that this was the case; but now I feel quite certain, that the very people who will vote against the introduction of slavery, will also vote for a' Black Law.' On board our boat, at one of the meetings. of our party, I proposed an amendment to our Constitution, so as to read, ' We recog- nise the right of every male citizen of the United States, without distinction of color, to own 160 acres of land,' &c., merely ad- ding the words, ' without distinction of color: 'but it was almost unanimously negatived. I find but few who dare to say that they are in favor of allowing the colored man to come here, and buy land on equality with the white man. The common cry is,' We want no 'slavery, and no niggers." Now, although this feeliag is satanic, and, to my mind, quite as bad as slavery, yet it will effectually pre- vent slavery, in name, from existing here. Now, what we want, is radical Abolitionists to come out here, from principle, and not from love of money. Over fifty of the voters of this place, voted for a Nebraska-bill man, and among them was Dr. Robinson; and My. Lum, the Orthodox clergyman, advoca- ted the Nebraska man's eleetion. So you see how much dependence is to be put on Eastern anti-slavery men, even, although, I am happy to inform you, 188 persons nobly ' spurned the bribe,' and did not vote for the es obtained by striking hands with the Ad- .| ministration. But the spirit of pro-slavery. {is triumphant here. | threatened by public men with a coat of tar I have already been and feathers, for daring to say that the Emi- | grant Aid Company of Boston has misrepre- sented the state of affairs here." Again, the assertion that America will, in '| less-than one hundred years, be proud of the Negro name, because the Norman was proud of that of a Briton, in the same period, is not founded on facts, the cases not being parallel ; the Britons were conquered and enslaved on their own land. They still had their gentry, who were never wholly subdued, so that while the Saxon leaders continually exhorted | their followers to seize upon the rights which had been snatched from them, the colored American leaders tell their followers to wait, not for rights, but for privileges. The Saxons could command respect even from their ene- mies ; the colored people, by waiting for the privileges which may be extended to them, will gain only the contempt of those who otherwise might be true friends. A few words more about coloured professional men and we have done. That one colored lawyer has been admitted to the bar in Massachu- setts is known; that there are a very few phy- sicians, one or two large capitalists, a few wealthy farmers, merchants, &c., and a very large number of divines, is also true. These constitute what, if they were white, would--though unfortunately for the no pre- judice of color doctrine, they are not--be termed the upper classes of society, while a few mechanics and small farmers, with the thousands in menial occupations, make up the number. Now what is to be the result of this state of society? Owning, in com- parison with the rest of the community, a very small proportion of the soil, with a strong public feeling against their becoming possessed of it, and and a prejudice,--for it is admitted that there is a preyudice which continually meets them, though presumed to be on the wane,-- What remedy is there to be found other than emigration to some place where they can become possessed of the soil, and what place so easy of access as Canada? ner which will be respected, that they have planted their tree in American soil, for having planted it on their own lands, they will not be under the disagreeable necessity of digging it up. 8. A Plan to Kidnap Fugitives. We copy this week, from the Montreal Gazette, a letter from a police officer of Maryland, directed to the Chief of Police in Montreal, requesting him to engage in a kidnapping scheme. While we know that such a proposition will be rejected with scorn by all loyal subjects, we would warn our brethren throughout the Provinces to be careful about venturing across the line, and indeed to keep a sharp look-out even with- in the borders. This plan, it will be seen, only contemplates getting them to the borders. Times are dull in the States, while the price of everything, the slaves included, is high, so that a reward, accompanied with a descrip- tion, as this man promises, may tempt the hungry Yankees to any acts of villiany. Persons at Windsor, Niagara, and other places on the line should be doubly careful, and those more remote should not be tempt- ed to the frontier by any letter from un- may seem. 8. Suffering in the States. The suffering in the large eastern cities of the United States, in consequence of so many persons being out of employment, seems not to have abated. In Boston three soup houses have been established, in addi- tion to the numerous other charitable insti- tutions ; and in New York, although very energetic measures have been taken to alleviate the sufferings of the destitute, the 'evil seems to be increasing. An ex- change says that one of the wealthy firms of that city, has opened a soup kitchen in the basement of their " marble dry goods palace," where the clerks, who have enter- ed into the spirit of their employers, give out soup every day to about five hundred. The subjoined appeal from the Tribune of the 12th, shows a sad state of affairs :--- " Destitution and suffering at the Five Points have increased to such an alarming ex- tent within the last few. weeks, that the Ad- visory Courmittee of the Ladies' Home Mis- sionary Society have been constrained by their interest in that locality, and their inti- mate knowledge of its pressing wants, to take definite action in its behalf. Their simple object is to supply the destitute and perishing with bread. 'The mission of the "Old Brewery" has exhausted all its re- sources In this effurt. It is well known to those who are ac- quainted with that locality, that hundreds of families have sold or pawned the last article of furniture or apparel to procure food, and are now left on the bare floor, without bed- ding or fuel, and not knowing where they may get the next mouthful to eat. Per- sons in these circumstances, (many of them sober, industrious people) are thronging the mission house daily, and from stern -neces- sity are denied relief. This state of suffer- ng 18 increasing daily, and the starving must Sed. : = Pierce Democrat, preferring poverty to rich-_ Here they will be enabled to say, in a man- known parties, no matter how plausible they - It will require not less than one thousand loaves daily, to keep the destitute from suffering with hunger. They now call up- on the public to sustain them in this effort. They make no labored appeal. The ery of suffering humanity is echoing from street to street, and cannot be unheeded. It rises above the din of commerce, and calls upon all who have happy homes, and by the bless- ing of Providence have a competency, to lend a helping hand to those suffering poor whom God has committed to their care. " Ye have the poor always with you," Is a legacy to the whole community, and if cir- cumstances prevent you giving personal at- tention to those cases of severe distress, let your gift of money represent you. Remem- ber the truth, " that it 1s more blessed to ive than to receive." Donatioris to this object can be forwarded to J. B. Cornell, Esq., treasurer, Centre Street, New York." AZ The dollar and cent are now a part of Canada currency, legally used on notes, contracts, and the like; but as it will be long before the terms will be used very ex- tensively, we have inserted a table for the benefit of immigrants from the States. -- Correspondence. To the Editor of the Provincial Freeman : Dear Fremman,--Permit me, through your columns, to communicate to your nu- merous readers a word from the " Queen gion. 'And though on the borders of the land of oppression, more grievous than those who willingly devote themselves, as did Moses, to guide the Israelities to the land of promise--not the Canaan over Jordan; but to Canada, truly a land of pro- mise to the thousands ef our raee, who would be hunted down by the oppressors in any part of this boasted land of liberty. When I compare the condition of our people in the two countries, it appears to me that any one with very limited in- importance of as many as posiible of our people securing homes in the British Pro- vinces. But yet we find those who would be considered leaders, opposing the subject of emigration to those Provinces; and so sagacious did one of those gentlemen appear, in guarding the public demonstrations of the people, lest they should be considered endorsing emigration sentiments, that, after a course of three of Miss M. A. Shadd's lectures on that subject, in a large assembly in Allen Chapel, at the last lecture, he made a powerful effort to drive the friends of emigration from their purpose of passing the following resolutions. And could the men and women engaged in such a noble enterprise be pursuaded or-affrighted by hard speeches from opposers, they would at once prove themselves unworthy of the cause; but such was not the case. that "nine-tenths" of the people were op- posed to anything that might in any way, as did those resolutions, favor the scheme of "emigration," and that the only way. for us to expect any of the honor due to those who would labor in the cause was, to let it suffice to know, that the people came out en masse, and listened attentively to the speaker. Not to attempt to request the people, who after all, the measure was pressed, and the vote taken; and when we found who the "nine-tenths" was, it was the gentlemen who set himself up to decide for the people." And after extending his efforts, even to a breach of politeness, how chagrin- ed he must have felt to find the whole as. sembly rise in favor, and he afterwards standing up as independent as if he was the " nine-tenths,"finding fault of the people for voting their true sentiments on the re- solutions. The following are the preamble and reso- lutions :-- Whereas, We have been favored in our city in a course of three Lectures by Miss M. A. Shadd, on the subject of Emigration to the British Pro- vinces, which has been highly instructive and gratifying. And, whereas, the Provincial Free- man, a paper published in Toronto, C. W.., is edited by this distinguished advocate of emigra- tion and her sister, therefore-- Resolved, That we do most cordially recommend the Freeman as a paper worthy of the patronage of the friends of emigration, as a reliable source of information from these Provinces. Resolved, That we will encourage the circula- tion of the Freeman, in the Queen City, so as to disseminate intelligence of the facilities for our elevation in the Canadas. Resolved, That a copy be forwarded to the Freeman. You shall hear from us again after the papers come to hand to the subscribers. Yours, for the cause of liberty and eleva- tion. A. Cincinnati, Jan. 4, 1855. é P. S.--The U. G. R. R. has been doing good business; you know people like to take pleasure in the holidays, and none greater than riding with good conductors on a com- fortable R. R. A. For the Provincial Freeman, Emigration. " Better to bear the ills we have, than fly to others we know not of."°--SHAKESPEARE. Messrs. Eprrors:--A thought on the emigration, en masse, of the colored people of the United States to the Canadas, Central or South America, or to Africa, may not be amiss, as it is now the theme of all others among the intelligent colored men of this country. : In presenting my views, I desire to divest them of prejudice; but I confess, that habit, custom, association, education, et cetera, have so much to doin moulding the mind, that it is almost impossible to do it. The | only exception to this rule are our par ex- City of the West" about matters in this re- Egyptian bondage ever was, yet, there are formation, could at once perceive the great. -the wife. After being informed were so much opposed, to pass them. But, | cellent emigration friends, who, like the Wolf in Ausop's Fables, claim an unusual amount of honesty. If they are to be believed, they state nothing but what is true, morally5" for they draw their light. from the " clear upper sky," while those who oppose them, say what is false, wickedly; for they draw their impressions from the dark regions of | woe. I was edified as well as amused at an eloquent lecturer, who insisted that the people, for the.purpose of making.up their [minds to emtigrate, should depend for in- formation on emigration partizans. and tra- vellers only, so that whatever an Anti may say must not be credited. Now, this is very pretty, indeed, and doubtless reminds one of.a thief defending his-own -case..-.-Believe what we say, for we tell the truth; but do not believe what they say, for they tell lies. Now, an unprejudiced .mind._will .hear both. sides of the question, and then make up his own from the materials before him. I begin, by noticing the main objections of the emigration leaders to the colored people remaining in the United States. Firstly, that the prejudice against color is so intense, it is impossible for the man of color within the next five hundred years to be elevated to any office of trust or honor. Secondly, that the hatred runs in every vein of society, and interdicts him from rising higher than a boot-black, a waiter, or a laborer. Thirdly, that the antipathy pre- vents that thorough development of his 'manhood as would exist under other cir- cumstances. Fourthly, that the dislike will not allow him to be a citizen; and that there is no sucha thing as a colored citizen of the United States; and fifthly, that if it was possible for him to have his political rights acknowledged in every State of the Union, his vote ina contest would be neutralized by the superior numerical force of the whites. To all of which I demur. In the first place, I remark, there is no prejudice in the United States against color. The color only points out the object of con- tempt, as the peculiarities of the Puritan, in the days of Elizabeth, pointed out the ob- ject of royal hate. If it be against the color, wherever you find a white and a colored person it must be, which I know is not the case. It is not known in England, 'France, Germany, Mexico, the West Indies, nor in any of the continental powers of Eu- rope. John Brachman, D. D., Professor of Natural Philosophy in an institute of South Carolina, on a recent tour to Europe, visited the burial place of the bard of Avon, and on that classic ground, observed the statues of a black gentleman and a white lady leaning tenderly on each other--the husband and In Paris, Edinburgh, and Lon- don, he saw colored gentlemen walking arm-in-arm with white ladies, in the public places, and though at first, it was disgusting to his American taste, it saluted him so often that it eaased to attract his attention. In the States, here and there colored men marry white women, and white men colored women; and were it not for the disgust with which such unions are received, in the popular heart, they wonld be dirt eheap all over the country. About twelve months ago, a colored family, consisting of a mother and two daughters, took passage on a steamer from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Wheeling, Virginia. They were quite fair, and might have been taken for Germans, fresh from the Old Country. When the bell rang for dinner, they were invited out, and took their seat at the first table, beside the captain. After dinner, he was informed that niggers par- took at the dinner, and the fellow went in- to histrics!' "Where are they, said he, in a tremulous voice. There! exclaimed the valet. He looked at them for some moments, for he could scarcely believe his senses; but on the strong assurance of the cham- bermaid, he ordered them out of the cabin down into the nursery. Now, it was not their color that subjected them to this out- rage, for in complexion, they were as white as the villian who insulted them. ; Prejudice is not universal, nor is it as bit- ter in one place asin another; butit is mo- dified according to locality and circum- stances. Hotels (as a rule) in Massachu- setts are open to colored persons, whereas in New York they are shut; in Cleveland they are open, but in Cincinnati they are not; in Cleveland white and colored children go tothe same schools, in Cincinnati they do not; in Cleveland, the theatre and other places of amusement are opened on terms of equality; in Cincinnati they are not; in Cleveland colored and white worship in the | same church, kneel at theesame table, break the same bread, drink the same wine; in Cincinnati they do not. But, withal, Cincinnati has improved much during the last ten years, which every good citizen will bear me witness. The people are more tolerant to anti-slavery men, and they would just as soon burn the Bible as attempt to destroy another anti- slavery press. Nowhere in the yalley of the West are anti-slavery lecturers treated with more respect, and their words listened to with more attention. You do not hear the word nigger so often when passing along the street; and I will say that it was the first word I was met with in Toronto, C. W. In New Orleans, colored men work on the same buildings (as leading mechanics) be- side the pale faced Yankee; but such is not the case in Pennsylvania. We have had two magistrates, which is one more, I be- lieve, than our neighbors in the Canadas can hoast, and one postmaster, in Portland, 4 a- Maine, during the administration of James K. Polk. Since we have had three officials it is possible for us to have ten, twenty, or hundred, so may our kinsmen oyer the Lome" a 5 a aaa ae As to the five hundred years before color. ed Americans can enjoy, in its broadest and fullest extent, the right of franchise, the ag. sertion is gratuitous with the emigration gentlemen, An anti never dreamed of such folly, for. they. know as well as does ey ery well informed American, that our morale is been as much as unreasonable for the Byj. ton of Sixteen hundred to have said that the distinction, the hatred, the enmity between the Norman and the-English-gentry, would. not be effaced for a thousand years, as for an American negro to say thatthe enmity The same influences--the power of Chris. tianity--the amalgamation of races--the - downfall in England, will efface every veg. tige of it from the United States. Macaulay says:--" In the time of Richard the First, the ordinary imprecation of a Norman gen. © tleman was, ' may I become an Englishman? -- years later, was proud of the English name" -- Saxon in less than a hundred years be proud _ of the Negro name. The prejudice in the United States dves not prevent him from rising higher than a boot-black, a waiter, de, An uninformed Englishman or Canadian -- Now nothing is further from the truth. We have lawyers, doctors, editors, org. tors, divines, professors, musicians, mer--- chants, mechanics, and capitalists. Mr, | Robert Morris is practising successfully at the Boston bar, and has been admitted to pleadings in the Supreme Court. James. McCune Smith, M. D., a graduate of the University of Glasgow, has an extensive now a member of the Historic and Philoso- phical Association for the promotion of . Science, and lately read a paper on the tics to be exceedingly creditable to his head. Drs. M. Chaumette and Roudanez, the graduates of one of the best medical schools in Paris, are. now doing good business in the City of New Orleans. And we have have received their diplomas in the United States. The conceited American, although he thinks he can wash a plate, mend a coat, he has not carried this foolish notion tosuch a pitch as to scorn the medical atfendance account of his color. He would just as soon have a black finger to feel his pulse, a black intellect to prescribe for it, a black white, provided it will save his life or cure the disease. dical quack held forth in Cincinnati. was illiterate. He could neither read nor write. He was conceited, impudent, arro- . gant, had not studied men in the books nor in skeletons, but had read them_in herbs, roots, signs, &c. Yet he.had more praetice' than any six members of the regular faculty. These gentlemen, as you may imagine, Dr. - to attend to your case, you had to take your chance at his office, on -- , as you would to enter a Barnum show, and skilful physician. Hence, competent color- ed men can do as well in the professions as competent white. If he has a superior in- tellect, and pessesses.as rich a fund-ef infor- mation as that of a Webster or a Morton, his labors will be rewarded; for mind, when possessed of power, will command respect... GAINES. Cincinnati, Monday Jan. 8, 1855. ['To be continued.}- BAABLBAIB BLP ILOIOII PPL LPP Journal of Commerce argues that the annexa- tion of the Sandwich Islands to the United. States is precluded by a pledge formerly given to France and England. He says: "In regard to the Sandwich Islands ques- tion, itis oniy surprising that it was ever en-. tertained by the present Administration, and it could not be, with proper regard for the obli- gations into which the United States had en- tered with foreign powers. It is not general- ly known, but it is true, and can be at any time shown, that this Government is under & sion of those Islands. During the administra- tion of President Taylor, and while Mr, Up- shur Was secretary of State, an event occurre that drew the attention of this Government to the Sandwich Islands, A British fleet, under the command of Sir George Follett, took pos- session of them upon some pretence, wh2re= upon this Government made a strong remon= strance, and the British Government withdiew their pretensions. This Government, at the same time recognized the independence of the Islands, -and-urged the same measure upon the British Government. Lord Palmerston, with some hesitation, assented to it, not but without a most decided and explicit pledge on the part of our Government, that the United States would not acquire the Islands. Mr. Fox was the British Minister here at the time, and the pledge to which I refer was given by Mr. Upshur to him, in the correspondence on the subject. At a subsequent time, under the Administration of President Taylor, Mr.Clay- ton being Secretary of State, the Hawaiian princes were here, with a Commissioner, and their Mission was to offer to cede the Islands to the United States, on the condition of an- nexation to the Union. The proposition was not entertained, for many reasons, and one Was that it would be a breach of faith towards England, France, and other commercial pow- ers that had negotiated Hawaiian independ- more was President, and Mr. Webster Secre- tary of State, a difficulty in relation to the consttuctio of a commercial treaty, arose be- take forcible possession of the Islands. TI United States Government again interpose for their protection, and France desisted from their independence should be respected by @! the powers that had acknowledged it, and that neither of these powers should appropriate the | Islands to itself. Under these circumstances, it would be a breach of faith on our part to take the Islands, and it is not likely that we W' nuld long keep them, But there are not vane other objections to the scheme, which be decisive against it," -between the colored and white American, . races will notbe obliterated for five centuries -- His ordinary form of indignant denial was, ' Do you take me for an Englishman? The - descendant of such a gentleman, a hundred quite a number of colored gentlemen who © of a scientific colored gentleman,, simply on - Some years ago, a colored me: He why? because he was thought the most: The Washington. correspondence of 'the distinct pledge not to acquire or take posses: * undergoing arapid change. *It would have progress of letters, which facilitated jtg And so will the descendant of the Anglo. would suppose the American people of color nothing but a nation of valets des chambres, practice in the City of New York; heis Sandwich Islands, which. is said by the eri- . or make a hat, better than any body else, -- hand to prepare the medicine, as that of a_ ' grew jealous, and determined to put him | down, but it was no go. If you wished | SANDWICH ISLANDS, ~ ence. Sometime afterwards, while Mr. Fil- tween France and the Hawaiian Government, : and the former went so far as to threaten to -- her purpose, and upon the understanding thet --