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NCIAL FREEMAN, ~ CHATHAM, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1856, a Dr. Jesse Burwe is authorized to receive - Subscriptions for this paper, and to give Receipts : for the same. = ma ea MEP Rev. W. Doverass is authorized to receive ea Mr. Moses VINEY ts authorized to act as or this paper in the State of New York. -R.M. Jounson, 1s authorized to re- ueive subscriptions for this paper. [ce Rev. Ricnarp Persron, of Halifax, N.S» is authorized to-act as Agent, to receive Moiwes. and. give receipts for the same. Se nae Me. is D. Parner, of Racine, Wisconsin, 18 - authorized to act as Agent for the Provineial Freeman, SSS te Rey. Evisna Weaver, of Chicago, ts authorized to receive subscriptions for this paper. Ses _ VOLUNTEERS. "Our beautiful Provinces at present, ap- pear to be alive to their interests and duty in the formation of Volunteer Companies, eC - to the Statues of the Crown, 'the purpose of quelling riot or domes- urrection, and repelling foreign inva- Chatham, is about to do her duty _ in this respect, by the formation of a Rifle Com- pany. On Saturday evening last, a large | and spirited meeting was held in the Town Hall, for the above mentioned purpose, when above sixty " able bodied" young men rea- dily responded to the " call for valient heart- ed men." The "Military Act" was read and explained by lawyer McCrea, and when the words " repelling foreign invasion" were mentioned, the house thundered with ap- plause, when the words " Yankee," could be distinctly heard thronghout the andience. We at once thought of the Annexationist Seward, and his compatriot of the Trzbune- Poor Horace Greeley, will have to mourn another " half century," set-back of Cana- dian Annexation. By simple addition, we make it out, that two set-backs at- half a} century each, make one whole set-back, which being reduced to years, make one hundred. By this time, doubtless, all of the traitors to liberty, and infidels to a contigu- ous national intercourse will have been dead Jong since, and gone where they ought to eee. 3 But while on this subject, we desire to say, that however unfavorable we are to separate organisations by the colored people under Her Majesty's Government, we are quite in favor of the formation of colored Military Volunt@r Companies, while the malitia and recular service enrollments are as they should be, promiscuous and without reserve or respect to persons, except age, which is regulated by law. In this matter we think that colored men would be properly classed, because it would be doing what they should, showing their fidelity to the country in @ manner more expressive than any other. eo The Germans, Scotch, Irish, and others are known to have such Volunteer Com- panies, and we see no impropriety in colored men having them. For the accomplishment Meeting be at once called in the Town Hall, Colored people have more at stake, in the event of a struggle with the Yankees, than any other British subjects. A Noble Fellow. - We had the pleasure on last Saturday, ef taking by the hand, Mr. Wm. Parker, the hero of Christiana. The memory of that covflict of five noble bondmen, unarmed, in protection of 'their wives and children, against an armed gang of thirty wretches in the employment of the United States, with the hireling Aline of Philadelphia, and old Gorsuch or Gorsooch, and son slaveholders of Maryland at the head, will never be effac- ed. mild and forgiving m expression and char- acter, but as decisive as death, as determin- ed asa hurricane, and as brave as a Desso- line. A hundred sucb villains as Kline of Pennsylvania, would be made to tremble and quake before the masterly eye of such a man as Mr. Parker. Grant, that his manly arm could have reached the cowardly breasts of the whole thirty who assailed him at the time, instead of only two! His ever faith- ful wife, suffered many privations till she reached him; but they are now happy in their own domestic abode, under protection of the British Lion. te Loss of the Steamef H. Lewis. We call attention to the account of the loss of the steamboat Henry Lewis, copied into our columns of to-day. Here is ex- __ hibited another reckless loss of life by the eheerest neglect and carelessness, on the part of those who should have attended to their business, ou that despicable stream of Z huma misery, woe and destruction, the _. Ohioriver. A doomed stream it seems to - be, as i aveng'ng angel of the Almighty, 'had ¢ S waters, of this object, we suggest that a Public |. | in proof of the utter n. ie - a ae d our attention nor excite our reflections so much as that of the child of Margaret Gar- ner (called in the notice" Peggy") the noble moral heroine and slave mother, who like her ancient prototype, the Cuarthagenian mother; put her own darling infant to death, rather than it should live to be a slave. We have but one sentiment of reflection on this subject, and that is, the hope and wish, that the just retribution of Heaven's displeasure may sooner or later be dealt 'to their discomfiture, upon the head of each and every scoundrel, including Kentucky slaveholders, Ohio slave-catchers, Marshall, Commissioner, U. S., Attorney, constables, guards, steamboat, steamboats-men and all, who in any way or manner have any sympa- thy against, or anything whatever to do with the re-enslavement of that more than model of modern women. The name of Margaret Garner shall live in the minds, and be cherished in the hearts of every true man and woman, when those of _the contemptible wretches, who sought to en-- slave her shall have gone down to the earth from whence they came. "Unwept, unhonored, and unsung." Mar- garet Garner shall not be a slave--she must and will yet be free ! ES Mr. Abram Keyno, has purchased the commodious building on the corner of King and William streets,--formerly occu- pied by Mr. Thos. Bell,--which is now per- manently named the Villa Mansion. Mr, and Mrs. Reyno, are persons of much taste in their arrangement of business affairs, and calm and courteous in their manners; there- fore, we commend the visitors to Chatham to give them a call, as special pains will be taken to make their call a pleasant one. We might also state, that boarders wishing car- riages to make pleasure trips inthe country can be suppled, as a fine Livery Stable is a part of the attache. ee eee (te The communication from Q. in to- day's issue is brief but interesting, referring as it does particularly to some of the pre- tended friends of the fugitives, or distribu- ters of old clothes. We hope to receive. another ere long. (<> The weather for the present week has been quite pleasant, the snow is gradu- ally disappearing, rendering the prospects of our out door business favorable. Several buildings are being erected. The ship carpenter's have also commenc- ed the building of another "craft," the first of the season. R= Mr. Wm. Whipper of Columbia Pa., arrived here on Tuesday evening the 18th inst., and put up at the Villa Mansion. ms. @e-~ (<> <A lecture was delivered by Dr. M. R. Delany, in the Rev. H. J. Young's church, on Wednesday evening 19th inst. AS Some persons appear to suppose that anything they may scratch upon paper, whether original or otherwise, if sent to a printing office should be published, we do not think so. At this time, we have some communications coppied from religious and | other works, which we must decline pub- lishing. (<> We invite the attention of our read- ers, to the advertisement of Dr. A. Aray, and others in this days issue. The Doctor, having selected this as his permanent home, is prepared to wait on all kinds of diseases that may present themselves. See adver- tisements. : Derrorr River.--The river between Windsor and Detroit is at present open, and the Ferry Boats are making their regular trips. &S The first fresh fish of the season, were brought in market last week. This week a large supply has been on hand. f= The advertisement over the sig- nature of J. J. E. Linton, and headed Ame- rican Slavery, we will notice more partic- ularly in our next. Correspondence. Mr. Parker is a slender man, rather tall, DASA A To the Editor of the Provinc.al Freeman: - Sim:--As you seldom have any commu- nications from this town, though matter of interest sometimes oecur among us, it may be that a few lines at this juncture may not be deemed unworthy of your notice. Knowing that the Freeman, has waged an uncomproinising and successful--at least in some sections--war, against the "begging system" as it has been termed, I venture to make a few remarks in regard to the state of affairs here. I apprehend that your readers generally, are aware that St. Catherines has for several years been the head quarters of one Hiram Wilson, ostensibly a Missionary to" fugi- tives;" at the same time, they have received some light as to the real character of this individual from the letters of your agent, M. A. Shadd, which, by the way, gave so much offence tothe Missionary, that he preached a sermon one Sabbath, not long since in re- gard to the matter. However, he was care- ful to not deny one assertion of your agent, but told his hearers, that he did not wish them to believe all they saw in the papers, that men were prone to " go wandering after strange lies" and to sum up, warned them against too great credulity about matters relating to himself. Passing by reasons jor the apparent in- 'difference manifested by our townspeople, | revarding this great cwrse resting on them, _ | and the many faets which can be presented dlessness of having | See NS PRO duced, some of which are, a tendency to servility on the one hand, and hy pocrisy, 'avarice, and impudent assumptions on the other. I shall close by giving your readers an incident showing that even here the "sys- tem" appears to be tottering. A man ar- rived here from slavery in the State of Vir- ginia, a few weeks since, in a state of desti- tution, having started during the Christmas Holidays. 'The family who on his arrival gave him shelter beneath their roof, thinking that as Mr. Wilson, was ia receipt of cloth- ing and money for the benefit of the " poor fugitive," sent the man to him, for the pur- pose of procuring some clothing, sufficient | to enable him to get to work, his own being litterally rags. He came back without any. Again he applied, and was told by the wife | of the " Missionary" that such a disturbance had been caused by the reports which had been circulated about Mr. Wilson, that the distributing of clothing had been taken from him, and as a consequence they had none to give. Good news if true; but some of the "old ones" shake their heads ominously, being impressed with the conviction that it is, but one of the many shifts, and evasions of which that woman Is capable. More. in future should this prove acceptable. St. Catherines, C. W., March 138th. For the Provincial Freeman. An Address to Young Persons. I intend in this address, to show you the importance of beginning early to give seri- ous attention to your conduct, as soon as you are capable of reflection, you must per- ceive that there is a right and a wrong in human actions. You see that those who are born with the same advantages of for- tune are not all equally prosperous in the course of life, whilesome of them by wise and steady conduct attain distinction in the world, and pass their days with comfort and honor, others of the same rank by mean and vicious behaviour, forfeit the advantages of their birth, involve themselves in much misery and end in being a disgrace to their friends, and a burden on society, early then may you learn, that it is not on the external condition in which you find yourselves placed; but on the part which you are to act, that your welfare or unhappiness, your honor or infamy depends now when begin- ning to act that part, what can be of greater minoment than to regulate your plan of con- duct, with the most serious attention before vable errors, if instead of exerting reflection for this valuable purpose, you deliver your- self up at so critical a time to sloath and pleasures, if you refuse to listen to any coun- sellor; but humor or to attend to any pur- suit except that of amusement, "if you allow yourselves to float loose and careless on the tide of life," ready to receive any direction which the current of fashion may chance to give you, what can you expect to follow from such beginnings, while so many around you are undergoing the sad consequences of a like indiscretion, for what reason shall not those consequences extend to you, shall you attain success without that precaution which are required of others, shall happiness grow up to you of its own accord and solicit your acceptance, when to the rest of mankind it ia the fruit of long cultivation, and the acquisi- tion of labor and care, deceive not your- selves with those arrogant hopes, whatever be your rank reserve its established order. "The author of your being hath enjoined you to take heed to your ways, to ponder the paths of your feet to remember your creator in the days of your youth," he has decreed that they only who seek after wisdom shall find it, that fools shall be afflicted because of their transgressions, and that whosoever re- fuseth instruction shall destroy his own soul by listening to these admonitions and tem- pering the vivacity of youth, with a proper mixture of serious thoughts, you may ensure cheerfulness for the rest of life; but by de- livering yourselves up at present to giddi- ness and lovity, you lay the foundation of lasting heaviness of heart, when you look forward to those which either your circum- stances have suggested as your friends have proposed, you will not hesitate to acknow- ledge, that in order to pursue them with ad- vantage. Some previous discipline is requi- site, be assured that whatever is to be your profession, no education is more necessary to your success than the acquirement of vir- tuous dispositions and habits, this is the uni- versal preparation for every character and every station in life, bad as the world is, re- spect is always paid to virtuein the usual course of human affairs, it will be found that a plain understanding joined with acknow- ledged worth contributes more to prosperity than the brightest parts without probity or honor, whether science or business or pub- lic life be your aim, virtue still enters for a principal share into all those great deport- ments of society, it is connected with emi- nence in every liberal art with reputation in every branch of fair and woeful business, with distinction in every public' station, the vigour which it gives the mind and tho weight which it adds to character, the gen- erous sentiments which it breathes the un- daunted spirit which it inspires, the odour of diligence which it quickens, the freedom which it procures from pernicious and dis- honorable avocations are the foundation of all that is highly honorable or greatly suc- cessful among men, Jet not then the season of youth be barren of improvement so essen- tial to your future felicity, and honor now is the seed time of life, and according to what you " sow you shall reap," your character is now under divine assistance of your own farming, your fate is. in some measure put into your own hands, your nature is yet pliant and soft, habits have not established their doings; but when nature is turned out of its regular course disorder takes place in the moral, just as in the "vegetable world," if the spring put forth on blossom in summer, there will be no beauty,and in autumn no fruit; soif youth be trifled away wtihout im- provement, manhood will probably be con- temptable andold age miserable. I shall finish this address with calling your attention to that dependence on the blessing of heay- -en, which amidst all your endeavours after improvement, you ought continually to per- severe, it is i066 common with the young, even when they resolve to tread the path of virtue and honor, to set out with presump- | tlous confidence in themselves, trusting to their own abilities for carrying them suc- cessfully through life, they are careless of applying to God, or of divising any assistance from what they are aptto reckon the gloomy | discipline of religion; alas, how little do they know the danger which await them, neither |. esi 5 Missionary-- | you have yet committed any fatal or irretri-- even if they were active in discharging their | ported by religion, is equal to the trying duties as such, which Mr. Wilson has never Situations. which often occur in life, every _been,--together with the bad effects pro- good and perfect giftis from above. I con- clude with the solemn words, in which a great prince delivered his dying charge to his son, words whieh every young person ought to consider as addressed to hivself. "Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind, for the lord seach- eth all hearts and understandeth all the im- aginations of the thoughts, if thou seek him he will be fond of thee, butif thou forsake him he will cast thee off forever." Miss 8. A. Sweep. Malden, C. W. Sinking of the Henry Lewis. Thirty to Sixty Lives Lost! From passengers of the Henry Lewis we gather the following particulars of her de- struction. Between 3 and 4 o'clock last Sun- day morning, this steamer, bound to New Or- leans, with a full cargo and a good many pas- sengers, came in collision with the E. Howard, a short distance above Lewisport. The How- ard struck her just abaft or in front of the boilers. The Lewis immediately commenced sinking rapidly, and at the same time, while the passengers were rushing out, the hurti- cane deck, thickly crowled with freight, fell in, thus preventing many from escaping. The boat was run far as possible to the Ken- tucky shore. The Howard came to ber res- cue and saved a good many-people. A num- ber of deck hands and passengers wcre Jost.-- The passengers variously estimate the loss from twenty-five to sixty lives! Mr. Butts, Marshal of Covington, vho was cut out of the cabin, informed us he had no doubt that sixty persons were lost. The Hungarian arrived here from the wreck Saturday evening, with all the freight which could be saved--not a very greatdeal. Capt. Coller says the Lewis is a perfect wreck--the water upto her sky- light, cabin erushed in and chimneys gone.-- The stern lies mach higher than the bow. The Henry Lewis was owned by Capt. Eamer- son, and the two clerks, Messrs. Patterson. Insured for $16,000, Freight list insured for 6,000, This is the second boat destroyed by collis. son with the Howard. The first was the Swallow. # The Louisville Journal gives the fol- lowing additional particulars of The Loss of the Henry Lewis. AnoTaeR Sreampoat DisasteR.--The steamer EK. Howard, whicharrived at Portland yesterday morning, brought intelligence that she had come into collision with the Henry Lewis, from Cincinnati bound to New Or- leans heavily laden, by which the latter boat was sunk and several lives lost. The colli- sion occurred a mile or two below Troy. Indianna, about 4 o'clock on Saturday morn- ing. "Mr. Smith, of the firm of Smith & Hawley of Cincinnati, who was a passenger on the Lewis, Mr. Burroughs, the steward, and Messrs Patterson, the pilots of the Lewis, came up, and from them we have obtained some particulars. The letter of Messrs. P., which we give below, gives the position of the two boats previous ta the accident and how it occurred. There were exaggerated reports circulated in the city in regard to the loss of life. Some had it that nearly everybody on board was lost. The highest number mentioned by any of our informants was twenty, and th2 pilots think that this is an exaggeration. The persons lost, so far as we can ascertain, were the fol- lowing in the cabin: A gentleman named Finney, who came on board the Lewis at this city witha lady. Two gentlemen from Portsmouth, Ohio one of them a young man about 18 years of age. Wm. Jacobs, second steward, of New Or- leans. , David McCutcheon, a cabin boy, of Steu- benville, Ohio. Two or three others were supposed to be under the ruins of the cabin, Nearly all the above were crushed to death. On deck a woman and two children were drowned, and also another child, the mother of which was Peggy, the fugitive slave who killed one of her children in Cincinnati when retaken, and caused so much excitement in that city. An officer was here from Ohio on Saturday, with a requisition for her from the Governor of that State, to answer the charge of killing her child, but she had been taken away on the Lewis. She is said to have given vent to shouts of joy when she found that her child was logt. It is believed that seme of the crew were lost but it is not certain. Those on deck had a better chance of escapethan those in the cubin, as the Howard came immediately along- side of the Lewis, on which those below took refuge. : Mr. Smith informs us that the wife of the Captain displayed great courage. He was standing alongside of her on the wreck, and she hailed her husband, who was within speak- ing distance of her--'* Keep cool. Captain, don't become excited." Mr. S. lost nearly all hia clothing and also a valuable watch. The passengers saved most of their baggage. We now give the letter of the pilots: Lovursvitup, March 9. To the Editors of the Louisville Journal: GENTLEMEN-- We presume you have heard of the collision between the Henry Lewis and EK. Howard. Below we give you a correct account of the occurrence. We left Hawes- ville about 3 o'clock. Saturday morning, the 8th, after taking coal. When we reached Troy, we changed watches, and were convers- ing together in the pilot-house, when we dis- covered a boat coming up about two miles distant. She was running up the Indianna shore, and we thought she would keep it until we passed, at is customary with steamboats when the river is as high as itis now. We were rnnning down the middle of the river as near as we could in the night, which is the channel. We continued our course until we were within the usual distance when boats are to give the signal for the side they want to take. Expecting the Howard to blow her whistle first, we waited to hear it, but not hearing it as soon as we liked, we were in the act. of sounding our whistle, when we heard hers from the _ star- board side. It being impossible for us to get to that side, we sounded our whistle for the larboard, and stopped our engines and com- menced backing as soon as we saw that she was headed across the river, She struck us on the starboard side, about the forward end of the boilers with her larboard bow. We immediately gave our boat the wheel to the larboard, trying to run her ashore, but had not proceeded more than two or three lengths of the boat, when she went down and her wheels became uni.anageable, She sank in about fifteen feet water, about eighty yards from the Kentucky shore. When she sank, her hur- ricane deck, a considerable quantity of freight being on it, broke down to the cabin floor. catching some of the passengers between the two decks. Wecut holes throuch the deck and took out four passengers, but whether there were more or not, we do not know. We know that seven lives were lost--one cab- in boy, one cook, one cabin passenger named Finney, given name unknown, and one wo- man and tree children, on deck, names un- known. fours, se Jas, PATTERSON, -- A.C. Parrnrton. human wisdom nor human virtue unsup- | Pilots of steamer H. Lewis. ved, - The freight of the Lewis will mostly be sa~ It consisted principally of pork, lard, whisky, oil, &c., which will not sustain much damage, and when the Baltimore passed up her crew were engaged in taking it out. 'The machinery of the boat, as well as her furniture, will also be saved. ae The E. Howard does not belong trade. She is a Nashville and New Orleans packet, but her captain probably thought it profitable to make a trip to this port. have not seen any of her officers. We under- stand her pilots are named Wood and Bell. The Slaveholders in Dread to See a Glimpse of Intelligence nerving the Patriotism of the Slave. The following is from the Louisville Courier of the 5th inst,, and for the credit ofthe State, and Mr, Worthington, in par- ticular, the Courier should have kept his plan for the remedy, an eternal secret. Slaveholders must be green indeed to. think that these patrolls would keep the slaves from escaping. The white man is made a slave by keeping black men at work without wages; and the intelligent white manis not a going to be hired to cripple his fellow la- borers by forcing slaves to do the work that white men would otherwise gct good wages for doing. Ten slaves would get away by the following plan where one does now; and it is impossible to make the masses do acts that they, by nature despise, and that re- duces their own income and place them upon a level with the slave and in the service of the same master. The viva voce vote will never send up to the Capitol the best sense of the state. Read be "THe Onro River to BE ParroLien. -- Much time has been occupied during the session of the present Legislature in devis- ing ways and means for the protection of the slave property of the State. The fatal facility with which negroes now make their escape demands some measures for the pre- vention of this grievous evil. Several schemes have been proposed, but none adopt- ed. That which is now in favor, and appears likely to be carried into effect, was introduc- ed by Mr Worthington, of this city. It makes it the duty of the Counnty Judgs and a majority of the Justices in the coun- ties upon the Ohio river to appoint patrole for their respective counties, and makes such patrols removable at the pleasure of the Judge, or of the County Court and a ma- jority of the Justices; requires that all wa- ter crafts at the Kentucky shore and not in the immediate charge of the owner, &c., shall be chained and locked and the oars removed, and for a violation. of this pro- visions any free person may be fined not ex- ceeding $15 by a Justice of the Peace or County Judge, or recognized to appear at the Circuit Court, where he may be fined not exceeding $500, or impris:med not ex- ceeding six months in the county jail, or both, and the craft shal] be dealt with as if attached for debt, &c., and proceeds appli- ed to paying wages of patrols; if the offend- er be a slave he shall be whipped and his master may be fined. 'To pay wagesof pat- rols, the following annual appropriations are made to the border counties, viz: to Greenup, Lewis, Oldham and Henderson, $1,200 each; to Mason and Boone, $2,700 each; to Bracken and Kenton, $900 each; to Pendle- ton and Hardin, $300 each; to Campbell $1,800 to Galatin, Carroll and Trimble $1,500; to Jefferson, $4,200; to every other county on the Ohio river, $600. 'To raise a revenue to carry out. the object of the law, an annual tax of # of one cent on the $100 is imposed upon the taxable property of the State. A negro or mulatto is made compe- tent to testify against any person charged with stealing slaves, or enticing a slave to leave his master, or forging a pass, &c., or attempting to do so, or attempting to excite an insurrection, &c., or concealing a runa- way slave &c., &., We must confess that we have very little faith in the plan proposed. It may prove efficacious, but we doubt the virtue of any remedy that can be invented. We are a prey to the thieving scoundrels of the North, and legislation can effect but little so long as men are tolerated in high positions in the free State, who say "that they would much sooner steal our slaves than execute the laws of the United States." Such was the lan- guage used in the National Know-Nothing Council, by Liet. Gov. Ford, of Ohio, the leading Know-Nothing official of that State, President of the State Council, and the re- cognized embodyment of the views and feel- ing of Ohio Know-Nothingism. Before le- gislation avails anything, Know-Nothingism, which in Qhio is a synonym for Abolitionism must be rooted out. "Root 'em out," willyau? O yes! Root out 'the thieving scoundrels of the North," and let the thieving scoundrels of the South rob the black man of his labor, (when a brother Southern editor does not finish a sentence we like to help him out with it.) You should advise the Kentucky legislature to issue her edict to enslave the whole North, white and black, and tax the people thereof to support tke slave masters in the South who have aright to live upon the labor of others. Do the thing up brown while you are at it, and learn the " thieving scoundrels" of the North a lesson they will not soon for- get. Teach them to know they must obey when a Southern master speaks! For ALL must yield to the fiat of his power and trem- ble at hisfrown! Do all this Mr. Courier, and encourage by your insolence the South- ern slaveholders to force the North to pre- sent themselves with Sharp's Rifles, after which, you may lay down your pen and help clean out the contents of boots and britches to your hearts content.--Kentucky News. A Fatal College Row. Ohief of Police, Columbia, S. C., and Three Students Killed. A A tremendous excitement now prevails in Columbia. Last night, about 9 o'clock, some of the students of the South Carolina College were walking around the city with murdeous object in view, itis supposed. As three of them were strolling down Richardson street immediately in tront of the market house, one of them yelled out the name of the Chief of Police, whom they intended murdering that night. This gentleman hearing considerable noise in the street, proceeded to the spot to- arrest the parties disturbing the peace. One of them pretended to be almost beastly drunk The officer commanded the peace, and laid the intoxicated person, and as he did this, one of the students punched him in the abdomen with his club ; the policeman thinking he had with his bludgeon, splitting his skull to this | We. his hands in the meantime on the shoulders of | been stabbed, immediately struck the student | S dreadful- | This being done, he commanded bis fellow- policemen ro assist in conveying him to the 160 students were present, all armed with pistols, bowie knives, swords, hatchets, and clubs, and rushed to the guard house crying, "out! out!" After cutting all the doors and windows into fragments, they rushed upon the chief, each student giving bim a wound witha knife, bludgeon or sword, and then threw him out of the seconed story win- dow on the brick pavement. The alarm bell was rung to call the citizens together, but too late to be of any service to the po- lice. This morning about 10 o'clock, the alarm bell was rung again, On arriving at the guardhouse, I found the students and several of the citizens" going to lemons" with pistols, swords, and bowie knives. _Seyesal of the students were carried to tkeir yarious homes, dreadfnlly cut and bruised. 'The students had sworn to kill the police- man, and they broke into the guard-house, where he had been put for safety, and pull- ed him outin front of it, where they were each glving him a blow with their clubs, and some of them with their bowie knives. The few citizens that were present rushed upon them and they had a dreadful mess. The alarm bell was again rung to summon the military companies, and in short time five military companies were present, including the artillery, clearing the sidewalk. Tuzspay Nieur, Febuary, 19.--The mili- tary are stationed around the guard house and Jail, prepared to give the students a warm re- ception. The students haye made several threats to-night and the military will be kept under arms, I think, several Jays. The may- or says they shall not disperse till peace is declared. 'he students say they will not sub- mit to any peace proposals, till they have murdered Bedell, the chief of the police. One of the students died this afternoon, and others are expected to die to-night. Bedell Tunderstand, died to-night. Three of the police have heen murdered by these ruffians since my arrival here. It is so late that T cannot give you the full details of this exciting affair. WeEDNeEsDAY, 20.--The students have dis- patched one of their number to Charleston for the purpose of purchasing ammunition, inding the citizens of this place will not sell to them. They have also procured rifles from the neighbouring town, under false pre- tenees, and were moulding bullets last night and all to-day. The mayor having secured the key of their armory on Tuesday, they sent a messenger to him this morning, stating that if he did not give up the key they would break open the armory. He refused to do so and they broke it open and procured the weapons therein. Tuurspay, 21--The governor went to the cambus this evening and demanded the arms from the students, telling them if they did not surrender he would fire upon them. his being done, they gave up their arms. There was a college meeting held to-day, and some of the students were expelled. I do not think the matter will end here. The newspapers have said nothing about this affair as they fear the students will be down upon them with " sharp sticks." IWrurder. _ The Kentucky news, of the 10th inst, says: On-.Tuesday the 19th inst., C. GC. Lownsbury, editor and proprietor of the Kosciusko Chroui¢le was shot and killed in that place. A correspondent gives the cir- cumstances and description of the murderer as follows: " Lownsbury was shot while ascending the steps to the tavern to get his supper, and without any previous warning whatever, by one Richard W. Payne; seventy-three small shot taking effect in his right side. ranging from the hip to the shoulder. He lived only about _ thirty minutes. This was cold blooded, permedi- tated a murder as Tever knew. Payne is still at large. He is about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, 23 years of age, sqnare built, weighs 130 to 135 pounds, his hair is of a dark yellow color, his eyes of a greyish blue, his front teeth rather wide and slightly sep- erated, his hands and feet small, his comp- | lexion is of a sallow white. He is quick spoken in conversation, but not loud; laughs ners, stands very erect, hasa very short, quick step and swinging gait; has a noted scar just below his left temple, about an inch and a quarter long, ranging from his lefi eye- brow to his ear. ---- eet a i pe Horrid Murder in Grant County. On Thursday of last week Mr Elijah Ford, a wealthy and respected farmer of Grant county, Ky., was encountered on his planta- tion, at a point remote from his dwelling, by one of his negro men, who fell upon him and beat him with rocks untill he died. The murder was committed in the morning but the body was not found until the evening. In the meantime it has been so torn and mutilated by hogs that it was almost impos- sible to recognize it. The murderer has been arrested and committed to the Grant county jail. No cause assigned for the com- mission of the fiendish assault. New Advertisements. AANDAANAAARNADRSN SLNLNS NS NSNININ IRS NIN IRS NAS NSN LIRS NIRS NL NSP NPN SNR Sere Mrs. E. A. Reyno. R, and MRS. REYNO, have purchased, and are now the Residents ana Active Proprietors, of the pleasant and commodious MANSION on the corner of King and William Streets. Having refitted the house in a neat and elegant manner, they have given it the permanent name of ihe VILLA MARSLOM, where they will be pleased to receive and accom- modate all genteel and respectable persons of any race; and none but respectable persons need ap- ply at this house, as the strictest deportment 1s re- quired in all of its departments. An excellent LIVERY STABLE is a part of the attache of this Mansion, where the Citizens, Boarders, and Strangers generally, can Mr. Abram Reyno. good Horses and fine Vehicles. RESEMENCES. Mr. Asrim D. SHapp, Mr, Apsatom W. Suapp, Messrs. Brovis & Srerrirr, Di M,-B..DeELany = -- 'Chatham, March. guard house. As soon as he was lodged | there the cry of « College" was raised by | the students, and in less than two minutes, | ~ (Advertisement, Nos8, ye American Slaver Ameriean Tract Society--| "Sunday School Us very loud; is very genteel in dress and man- | be accommodated on the shortest notice, with Kent County, C. W. 5. | Chatham, Mareh 7th, 1858, Canadian Churches and 5 ----_. [eee to the various instances. 4 ings; of which the American Tract So and has been notoriously known, thereh entitling it : es accused of silence. hypoer sincerity and falsity, the following aaqia) proofs ie offered oe eee edlbonay i. Reve WdJays " Morning Exercises_gae _ Pree =e oe eae - Mammon, or. Covetousness j es a church, by Rev. John Le roel dis 1o. 3, Atonement and Justificati : 12 mo., pp. 396. meee af al In reference to the last, (No3).it may he aa = that the author wasa ie ist buted pestated, . on the point, are tomitted, and "the volun ce made-up-of extracts from all parts of his wo ingeniously framed into systematic chapters" says the Preshylerian of the West as quote ae referred to in an artiéle titled "Golporiaee 5 the Ecclesiastical Record of the (Free) Presi ae ie rian church of Canada, published atTore + he W., number for January, 1855. Astothe & or, portage" and: its aims, of the A. Pract Soc see its publication "Home Evangelisatio 41. -- = ee Sa _ Religious Book and Tract societies of Can including Bible societies, and the various religi. ous chureh denominations in Canada which '= hold fellowship or connection with the 'American' & pro-slavery churehes and SOcieties, are again ee, warned to "/Rajce The Wesle * Methodist church in Canada, in its eon we and fellowship with the. pro-slavery ] Ge church (north) of the U. 8, (some of whose class leaders, members and even ministers, buy, sel\ and hold slaves),--the (Pree). Presbyteria Bete church of Canada, in its circulation and colpo : age of and giving credence by its Record to the -- publications of the noted pro-slavery Presby- terian chureh (O, S.) of the United States. and its 'Board of Publication" at Philadel- 8 phia, --the Regular Baptists of Canada in an especial manner--and some of the Conere. gational Ministers of Canada, instanced by Rey: Flenry Wilkes, D. D: of Montreal, (Janaary, 1856,) and J. T. Byrne of Whitby, C, W., (Jan se uary, 1855) with the Congregational Union of _ Canada in its vacillating fellowship.--should all now say " Ler us Beware." oS as If every educated Minister of religion in Cana- da were to peruse the Book," 'The Slavery Question; by John Lawrence." 3rd edition. Dayton (Ohio) 1854, pp. 224--THE GREAT __ SEN of the fellowship ofthe Canadian churches referred to, would be to clearly-seen, and a proper -- knowledge of the questiomof Ameriean Slavery -- obtained. See also Tracts Ne. 1 & 15 of 1 American Reform Tract Society at Cincinnati (Ohio) Phe righterus course pursued by the -- '"American Missionary Association," 48 Beek- man street, New York, should be a pattern to Canadian churches and Religious societies, The American 8. 8. Union "dave not publish anything against the sin and system of Slavery, - and, therefore, the youth of America are not instructed in anything of that iniquity, by its op erations of publications. Besides the objections otherwise previously advertised--shall its sinful course be encouraged by Ministers of religion and Students in the British Provinee of Cnana- arris--see p, r da 2 ee The Religious Tract Society of London, Eng- - land, can furnish by a pure source, every Sun--- day Library, and every Book and Prieto. which can well be desired for general colportaze opera- tions in disseminating a-pure knowledge by man's authority, of Christianity. See catalogue of 8 long folio pages, obtained at the U. C, Tract So- ciety's Rooms, Toronto. . 2s A want of sterling honesty with humility, in re- ligious Teachers and in their. profession, does" much mischief to. enquiring and truthful minds --and in the workit--and is a curse to Christianity and tothe Cross of Jesus Christ. = JOHN J. E-bINEON.. Stratford, C. W., March, 1856. {ce See advertisement of A Minister for aud Lists of Publieation, Nov'r 1855. Sale tue) ADVERTISEMENT, R.1. D. SHADD, you will please give this short article an insertion in the columns ot your paper. White sitting in-my troubles, num-~ ~ bers in the different churches are praying for the salvation of their souls. While I like John, in the Isle of Patmos, have no friend; but in the hands of Christian Men to work out my salva- tion. Incarcerated in prison, solely for being charged as dishonest, and by one of God's chil- dren; here to remain one year--they say--then to come out and pay my honest debts. Sv says this child-of God. 'Can aman Jove God, and hate his fellow man." May they pray on until -- every soulin Chatham is converted, then the time will come when all will love one another. I fee} sorry for my downfall, but] hope the time wilt come when Ican pay all my debts. Although~ without a friend, I shall keep in good heart... Some say Tama wicked man, but admitting that J am, I have a heart, and not a '* gizzard." 3 J Beg. 1 Chatham, March 21st, 1856. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS! 2 SF LIFE-LIKE PICTURES -- Can now be obtai ned in Cuaruam, by calling a BECKWITHS | Excelsior Daguerrean Gallery, Mrs. Smith's Block, King Street. (o> Particular cttention paid te gett | Likenesses of Children. = | Pictures taken, in all kinds of weather, in the | latest and most approved Style, and=at very: ~ = moderate prices: - Jes ent eal ta Lfaimar teri Satisfaction given or no charge will be made. Call and see BECK WITH'S GALLERY. he Remember the place, Mrs. Smith's -- lock, King Street Chatham. Chatham, March 7th, 1856, 43f Come One !=-Come: All!! | CORNELIUS H. CHARITY \ T OULD respectfully announce to his nu--- merous Customers, and the Public gene- ~ rally, that he has bought out the extensive SHOE EsraBLisHMENt of \his Brother, J. H. CuarirtY, where he has OPENED, with an unrivalled assortment of 35 BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS | of every description, and of the latest style, suit- able for Spring and-Sammer wear...) = =~ = He will keep constantly on hand, a large stock of his own Manufacture, of every description. s Measurés will be taken, and work made to. ~ <s . order. LADESS WEAR will be kept in endless varieties, and of the lates -- 3 = fashionable style, viz:-- Boots, Gaiters, Buskins, Sho Slippers, French Tres, fe. Having a thorough and practical knowledge of ~ eS the business, he feels prepared to render satistac~ a tion to all who may favor him with a call. as wishing to purchase, by wholesale; will find it -- to their advantage to call, as he can supply them = i cheaper than any other Establishment in this par lof the' Province: =) = wae Repairing done with neatness and desp te fg" Call at Cosnetts H. Cuariry's, jt doors below the Royal Exchange Hi