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Oa inte WINDSOR, CANADA WEST. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1852. Extend the Circulation. Any person who will forward to us four dol- prs, with postage paid, we will send to their order rye copies of the Voice, during the term of ape year. To Postmasters and Subscribers. For all subscribers in the United States, the Voice of the Fugitiye is mailed in Detroit Mich. So that the postage should be no more to the sub- weribers in the States than it would if the paper was published in Detroit. ------ #,# Editors and publishers are hereby respect- fully requested to mail our,exchanges to Windsor, Canada West, or Detroit, Michigan, as we have mow toved our office from Sandwich to Windsor, which is directly opposite to Detroit on the Oa- mada shore. , S, R. Ward's Letter. This letter will be seen on page first, under the caption of " Negro Hate," in reply to the "' Lar- ovill Petition." 'It isa masterly letter well wor- thy ofits author, and we commend its perusal to our readers in Kent county especially. ee: | a Sa see a ae Cash Report. ' Horace 'Hallock Esq, (Treasurer of the Re- ngee's Home Society,) wishes us to report the sum of $376, 29, which has been remitted to him by Rev. C. ©. Foote, for the Society, since the 25th of August last. '12 Ae _ Anti-Slavery in Michigan. We haye just received a line from friend Na- than Power, of F 'armington, which came too late for insertion in this number, but it shall appear inour next. Jt informs us that an anti-slavery society has just been formed there by the friends -of humanity. (= A new paper has just been established in Detroit, called the " Free Democrat," edited by §. A. Baker. It isa well conducted medium size. ed sheet; afforded to subscribers for the sum of $1 per annum, It Should have the support of every anti-slavery man in the State. {a@~ Rey. Jeremiah Thomas is in. Detroit, preaching for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, cy The Refugee"s Home. This Association since its Jate anaual meeting wid Detroit Michigan, has been marching forward accomplishing its legitimate work with signal suc- cess. Ithas furnished permanent homes, and selfemployment for twelve worthy settles, who are now slaying down the tall forest and convert- ang itinto cordwood, which is worth 50 cents percord on the ground. All of these persons can now-for the first time in their lives say that they are landholders ina free country; and that they ~ ean dwell safely " under their own vine and fig- treo, where none dare to molest or make them afraid." To the honor of this Society, it has made the most systematical and ample provisions for the physical and intellectual developement for the parents,.as well as the children who settle on this Jand, « Five acres are to be given to every actual settler, on conditions, viz: that they sha!l clear ff and cultivate the same, within three years from the date of occupancy; and for twenty acres adjoining it, they shall pay within ten years, just what the land cost the Society, and that without interest; and one half of all monies they pay for the land shall be used to keep up schools in such settlements for the education of their children, _ There has been some feeble opposition shown to the Society, in Windsor, only by a set of half cracked, hot headed incividuals, who haye had the vanity to think that because the Society would not show the same favours to fhose who haye been free all their lives, that they do to the fagi- tiyes from slavery, that they could call a meeting and break up the Refugee's Home. Oh! what folly is this? Tt is true that they did succeed in getting up a: public meeting under a delusive plea, and therein took adyaytage of the ignorance of two or three individuals who acted as officers of the meeting, including the projector af the scheme; und whatanade the whole thing perfectly ridieu- Idus, néither the Chairman or Seeretary could réad, write, or even answer a single question ask- ed them intelligibly. © f Poor creatures, they were not so much to blame 'however, for their ignorance, as old Dr, Slayery had laid the foundation for this in the cotton and tobacco fields of the south, 'They passed a batch of resolutions, which were published a§ ag § adyer- tisement" in the Qanada Oak. "Was it not that our time epulil be more profit- ably spent in the cause we are trying to 'serve-- We should give a full deseription of the whole of that disgracefil meeting. 'The whole house was thrown into mad con- fusion. The resolutions were snatched from the table, and carried offby ope who became disgust: ed at his own party, and the cause which they were trying to defend ; and a poor deluded sister, ran out of doers in the dark affer the man who car- ried off the resolutions: and justat this time several men were smiting their fists together and had they not been prevented by the interference of women, blood would have been shed ; so that no person opposed to their disgraceful meeting--vo- ted for or against their resolutions--and the Ite- fugee's Home is marching forward with giant strides, in the accomplishment of its legitimate work, Local Matters. Windsor was never ina more flourish- ing state than now. Every laboring man who will work, ean get his dollar a day for common labor, here on the railroad; and there is at this time five new brick houses going up, and several frame ones, which affords labor for many hands. Our docks are often so much crowded with steamboats and yessels, that the ferryboats can scarcely get to their landing places for the accommodation of the multitudes which throng our shore from day to day ; and our hotels are frequently so much crowded that travellers are sent away to private houses to get lodging--and two li- very stables with from 15 to 20 horses and carriages, each, are frequently unable to meet the demands of the liberal public for horses and yehicles, This is no fancy sketch, and we are proud to be able to say that. our adopted country is growing more and more attractive every day. Detroit, which is only one mile north west of us on the American shore is rapidly growing to be a large commercial city ; and the visitors there from all parts of U. S., are are almost sure to step across the line, unto our free British soil before they return to their respective homes ; they like to tell of having visited a foreign gov- ernment where there is no sanction in Cliurch or State for human bondage. Be sides this is a beautiful place for pleasure- riding: the banks being higher than on the Michigan side of the river, so that persons can have a delightful view of Detroit city from this side. Srarve Lasor.--We «nderstand that our path-masters are going to do the duty for which they were appointed, and for which they made the people pay their money in advance, We think that 'they have been slackin the discharge of their duty, especially when the sidewalks and streets are in such dreadful repair, 'The people who have paid their road tax, have long expected, and had a right to expect that the work would be done. Who is to pay for the cart wheel that got smashed in the gutter, the other day in coming up from the ferry? Noman who wishes to be on the safe side, should think of driving down that hill after sunset, without having his horses lees and cart wheels insured ; and the side walk is but very little better than the road. Wrogress of Liberty. Never since the first utterance of anti- sla®cry sentiments, from the pulpit and press, on the American continent, was the underground rail-road doing so successful a business as now. Within the last ten days, we have had the pleasure of greet- ing 24 refugees just from Slavery. First came 4 able bodied young men--then 2 women with 6 children--then 2 men-- then 2 women 2 men and 6 children more, not one of whom haye met with any difli- culty in making their way fo Canada, Since the above was written we have had the pleasure of taking by the hand two more who haye just escaped: and all of these have come in defiance of the fugitive slave law, and by the aid of practical aboli- tionists. What a change has come over the country! About 20 years aco Wm. Lloyd Garrison, was halted with a rope a- bout his neck, by a hostile mob and drag- ged through the streets of Boston, Mass. to be hung, for proclaiming immediate and unconditional emancipation to the Ameri- can slaves: and for uttering the same sentiments, Lewis Tappan's house was mob- ed and his furniture burnt in the street of New York, in broad day light--and Loyejoy, Torry and Dillingham, died as Martyrs to the same cause, within -the past 5 yearsin the United States. But there is now a strong re-ac- tion; the cause of liberty is now spread- ing from "Ocean to Lake." Every true church of Christin the North, is now an abolition Society--every devoted minister of the Gospel is an adyocate of emancipa- tion: every reformatory newspaper is pro- claiming "liberty to the captive and the o- pening of the prison doors to those that are bound :" every ehristian a finger- board pointing the escaping refugee on his flight to Canada, and thousands upon thousands have sworn that they will obey the Holy injunction, to fed the hungry clothe the naked and shelter the out cast." Oh! and they will carry their princi- is ples from the pulpit to the ballot box. Prom the Morning Star. Mission to Cunada. Bro. Smith's mission to the fugitives in Canada is just what thousands have long prayed for. Itisa mystery to all of us that we have done nothing of this kind before Brethren in Canada have made some at- tempts and so have we on this side of the line, but no permanent result has been at- tained. 'The fact is, we haye wanted the man to take the lead. We trust that God has given us one now in the persoas of Bro. Sn.ith. Much can be done and will be done to sustain the effort, if it is so managed as to inspire confidence among the churches. The mission Board must have the enter- prise under their careful supervision, so as to avoid the calamities that have attended several personal efforts to do something of the kind among others, and we must give to the cause such a vigorous support that: enough will be done to keep up the courage, and prompt to greater efforts. The field isinviting. Thecolored people are teachable, religiously inclined, and the expense of living among them is light. They are sonear our home that we can reach them with but little trouble, and have the promise that great good will re- sult. 'The fugitives constitute the nucleus of a great people ; great in number, for Ca- nada must be the home of thousands yet who are now oppressed, and great in abili- ty for good, for the colored people are sure- ly destined to rise in the scale of being, mentally and morally, under the influ- ence of religion and science, in a free land, if the church makes the effort for them that it should. They have the elements, the raw material of greatness, a greatness that will yet crush the monster slavery & rebuke } the wicked prejudice against: color, if the proper culture can be enjoyed. We can do more to kill & exterminate these vicious elements of society by giving to the fugi- tive a training that shall make him respecta- ble, & force the most fastidious to respect him, than by all other means. The intelli- gence and yirtue of the rising generation of fugitives, will effect a wonderful reflex influence upon this nation, and awaken a mighty moral force in the civilized world, tha t shall press heavily upon the slave- holder. Hence we find no words to express our delight that something at last is to be done by the F'. Baptist in this cause: No effort has ever met with a warmer support among us than this will ; and we hope that, it will be prosecuted with vigour--e, H.B. Windsor Anti=Slavery Society. Pursuant to notice, a large number of the inhabitants of Windsor, C. W.--chief- ly refugees from American Slavery--met in the school room of the barracks, on the evening of the 18th inst., for the purpose of forming an Anti-lavery Society, auxi- liary to the parent Anti-slavery Society of Canada, formed at Toronto, March 1851. On Motion, Mr. Colman Freeman, was called to the chair, and Rey. Alex. Me- Arthur, appointed Secretary. On Motion, the following preamble, res- olution and Constitution were received, and after descussion addopted. Whereas weregard American Slavery, to be the sum of ail villanies--holding as it does about three and a half millions of our fellow men in the condition of chattles, many of whom are our own kinsmen ac- cording to the flesh. And whereas we feel bound by the law of God and human- ity- to do all that is in our power morally and legally to effect their emancipation, and secure their elevation in the scale of being, therefore. Resolved, That we do now constitute a Society which shall be a branch of the Anti-slavery Society of Canada, the lead- ing object of which shall be the abolition of chattle Slavery, and the elevation of the colored population of North America, un- der the following. ; CONSTITUTION. Articir, 1. This Association shall be called 'Tun Anvi-Sravery Socirry or Winpsor," and have for its object the pro- motion cf right principles upon the subject of Slavery, and co-operation with similar Societies already formed, in diffusing in- formation, and seeking' to awaken greater zeal in religious bodies in regard to this momentous question. Arr. 2. That all persons paying Two Shillings per annum shall be entitled to be Members of the Association, Art. 3, That the Society shall hold an Annual Meeting, at which the proceedings of the past year shall be reported, and the account of Kunds received and disbursed shall be submitted. ' Arr. 4. That the business of the Socie- ty shall be condueted by a Committee ap- pointed by the Annual Meeting. Art. 5. That the Committee shall meet on the first Monday of each Month for the prosecution of business, such Meeting to be announced previously by the Secre- tary ; who may also, with the consent of the President, or in his absence, of his own accord, convene Extraordinary Meetings of the Committee, as occasion may re- quire ; there to form a quorum. Arr. 6. That application for Subserip- tions be made to the friends of this cause, in Windsor, and elsewhere, as soon as the Society may deem it proper, Arr, 7, That a Course of Lectures be delivered. Annually by Ministers of the Gospel and others, on tlie subject of SLAVERY, so as to meet prevalent fallacies on the question, opposed to Scripture as well as humanity. Arr, 8. That these Rules shall not be altered or amended, unless after notice of such proposed alteration or amendment has been given One Month previously. The following persons gave in their names as members of the Society-- Mary E. Bibb, Henry Bibb, Mary A. Shadd, Coleman Freeman, Alex. Me- Arthur, Mary Ann Reynolds, Henry 0'- Brian, John White, A. Gasaway, Mildred Jackson, Milinda Fountain, L. Stegal, Wm. Walker, Wm. P. Francis, Nelson, Smith, Peter Poyntz, Peter Lock, Thomas Brown, Thomas Jones, Silas Jones. On Motion, a Committee of 3 was ap- pointed by the chair, consiting of M. P. Mitchel, W. Reynolds and T. Jones, to nominate officers for the Society. After the Committee had retired, the Rey. A. McArthur, was called upon to ad- dress the meeting, which he did relating some incidents connected with a recent visit to the States. Messrs Bibb and Holly, also entertained | the meeting with remarks touching the importance of having an Anti-slayery or- ganisation in Canada, especially amongst the refugees. The Committee on nomination made the following report which was adopted, President, Vice-President Henry Bibb, Wiley Reynolds, Recording Secy. } Corresponding Sec. Alex, McArthur, { Wm. P. Francis, Tresurer, Colman Freeman, Executive Committee, M. P. Mitchel, Mary A. Shadd. Jacob Jones, Mary Reynolds, John ' White, Anna Freeman, Peter Poyntz. On Motion the Ex. Committee were or- dered to frame by-laws for the regulation and government of the Society. A paper, presented to the meeting by Miss M. A. Shadd, containing important suggestions with regard to the object and manage- ment of the Society, was also refered to the Ex. Committee for their consideration. On Motion, the meeting adjourned to meet at the call of the Ex. Committee. Coleman Freeman, Chairman, Alex. McArthur Sec. Escare anp Recarrure or Staves .-- A party of 30 or 40 slaves who escaped from Kentucky, arriyed at Ripley, Ohio last night They were jursued by their oweners, who, suspecting them to be in a certain house, applied for a warrant to search it, which was refused. Three of the runaways were subsequently captured on the road and taken to Ripley, last night, on their way back at last accounts, 'he negroes of the neighbourhood had assembled in great nnmbers with arms. and surrounded the hotel where the party was stoppmg. It is feared that disastrous consequences may ensue, as the slave owners have expressed a determination to have their property at all hazards, NOTICE. I hereby Caution all persons against buying a promissory Note dated at Am- herstburg, on the 7th day of September, 1852; and signed by me for £87, 10 cur- rency, made payable to George Wilson, or order, on or betore the 1st day of May 1858. And also a promissory Note dated Amherstburg the 7th day of September 1852 and signed by me'for £100 currency made payable to George Wilson or order on or before the 1st day of September 1853, No value having been received by me_ for the same, I hereby give notice that I re- fuse payment of the notes aforesaid. HENRY McKENNEY. Amherstbury, 22nd October, 1852. R@® Seven Fucitrves caprurep.--We understand that cight persons escaped from the southern prison house, and suc- ceeded in reaching as far north as Sandus- ky City Ohio, and took passage fox Casa- da, on board of the Steamboat " Arrow," which would have landed them in Amherst- burgh, within 5 hours: but just before the boat's departure, the slave hunters boarded the craft, and captured the slaves. One of the females rebelled against the tyrants and effected her escape. We are told that the City was thrown into great confusion, and it is not yet certain that they were carried back into bondage. Tur Martyr or mie Wortp.--The following authentic and highly interesting table is copied by the New York Commer- eiql Advertiser from the Belfast (Ireland) Mercantile Journal « Number of Vessels and Tonnage belonging to the pp leian ar aaniles ons: Countries: Vessels; - Great Britain. - - 4,144,115 34,090 France - - - - 695,344" 13679 Norway - + - 837,058 3,064 Russia' 9s") => 750 Greece - = - - 160,000 4,000 Naples -' = /="'- 700,000 -- Hamburg - - - 82,953 286 Belgium' =~" =" = 22,770 161 Cape of Good Hope 4,080 34 United States - - 3,535,451 mee American Missionary Association. The following interesting extracts are from the proceedings of the last annual meeting of the above society. We belieye that this society is doing more for the ele- vation of down-trodden humanity, than any other Missionary organization in Ameri- ca. This Society held its Sixth Annual Meet. ing at Batgor, Maine, 29th September, in the First Church. At 2 o'clock, the Presi. dent, Hon. William Jackson, took the chair Prayer was offered by Rey. David 'Thurs. ton. The Recording Secretary read the minutes of the last Annual Meetine Messrs. C. B, Swift and A. Willey were ap- pointed Assistant Secretaries. The Treas- urer's Report was read. The receipts of the last fiscal year were thirty-one thou- sand dollars, and the disbursements alittle short of that amount. The annual report was read by the Treasurer, Lewis Tappan Hsq., in the absence of the Corresponding Secretary on account of severe illness.-- The reading of the report Occupied the at- tention of the Association two hours and a. half, and was listened to with much atten- tion. The following summary embraces the statistics of the oreign Missionary opera- tions : 'The whole number of Missions, is 5 « Stations, 13 ordained Mis'aries, 16 Whole number of male assistants, (of whom 2 are physicians.) 16 Whole number of female assistants, 33 Whole number of laborers, including those: under appointment and ready tosail, 65 < "ec "cc Whole number of Churches, 11 Home Missionary Operations. The number aided directly from the Society, 8t Through the treasury of the Western Home and Foreign Mis Asso. 25 In Canada three ordained Missionaries with their wives and four female as- sistants, 10 Colporteur in Kentucky and ditto in New York, The whole number of Missionary laborers under the care of the Association, 133° Being an increase of 33 oyer the number reported last. year. The Mendi Mission in West Afiica has 17 Missionaries and Assistants. This mis- sion has labored under serious embarass- ments, and its operations have been retard- ed through a great portion of the year by the illness of many of its members. It has therefore been impossible to commence the new stations authorized last year.-- Two or three favorable places are mention- ed farther in the interior, where mission- aries will be welcomed, and where the lo- cations are supposed to be healthy. Kin- di, a wealthy and powerful Chief, has pro- mised to welcome the establishment of a mission among his people. Other Chiefs have requested the establishment of Schools, The girl's schools, of which Miss Kinson, (Mar-gru, one of the Amistad Africans,) is principal, is making encouraging progress. Notwithstanding the untoward events that have disturbed the mission the missionaries believe great good has been done, and that the prospects are encouraging. A large re- enforcement is ready to sail for Africa this fall, to be accompanied by a physician. The Jamaica Mission has 19 mission- aries and teachers. 'Two haye been sent out last year, : * 16a * The Canada Missions.--The Association employs ten missionaries and teachers in Canada, white and colored. 'They ' give: advice to and teach the colored population, especially those recently self-emancipated, They also preach, and with success, to con- eregations of various denominations, and to their own people. A missionary writes that the Fugitive Slave Bill seems to be a dead letter, judging from the number who get safe to Candda. 'The fugitives are ad- vancing in intelligence, and the means of acquiring a livelihood. % RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That mission churches whick receive any sin into the Christian commu- nion, by so doing sanctify that sin in the eyes of the heathen, and strengthen its pow~ er in the churehes at home. Resolved, That whenever a church or religious or@anization is induced to tolerate and patronize sin in order to gain an influ- ence by which ultimately to destray it, she has fallen into the most fatal snare of the adversary ; and, in the end, instead of re= moving the sin, is sure herself to be brought into sympathy with it, and to la- bor in its defence, Resolved, That to oppose sin in one set of relations while we do not in another-- for example, to oppose intemperance while we do not oppose slavery, or to pray against oppression while we yote for it, is to strike down Christian principle, to dead- en conscience, and in the end to undermine and destroy Christian character. Resolved, That Christians should labor and pray earnestly, and give liberally, not only for the cause of Free Missions in hea- then lands, but also to build up and sustain evangelical churches in the destitute por- tions of our own country, that will exclude Slaveholders from their fellowship, and in all other ways pratically honor the gos pel.