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H. BIBB AND J. T. HOLLY, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS, VOICE OF THE FUGITIVE Is PUBLISHED 'Eeery other Thursday at Windsor, C. W. QBWS. "ONE DOLLAR per annum, always in advance. No subscription will be received for aless term than six months, aa "Advertisements, not exceeding ten Tines, inserted four times forone dollar, very subsequent insertion 25 ecents, AGENRS. 'Caxkpa West.--Amherstburg, D, Hotchkiss and Levi 'Foster. Sandwich, Istael Camptell, Cnatrnam.--Andrew Smith, Dawn Mitts.--George Cary. Toronto.--J. T. Fisher. Micnican.--J. I, Dolbeare, Raisin. Francis King, Flint. 'Pr. Barnes, Owasso. Chester Gurney, Centreville. B,P. Foster, Genesee. Titinois.-- Mr. Eastman, Chicago. Rev. Mr. Miller, -Aurora, Dr, L, Hale, Dundee. .., MassacuuseTs.--R. F'. Walcut, 21, Cornhill, Boston. "Mrs. W, Blukemore, Boston. J. Morse, 5, Water street, 'Moston, Henry Richards, Fall River, Rey, Wiliam Brewster, Lowell. Rufus Elmer, Springfield. Rey, A. 'Stockman, Worthington, W. mete Northampton, W. 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Imeet the men of merchandize, Upon the-street to-day ; I look into their eager eyes, Each on his anxious way.-- Each bent upon his own pursuit Of bargain or of sale-- Each imhis brain, doth quick compute His gain by box and bale, And rubs his hands in strange delight,-- Applauds each plan invented-- Makes up his ledger for the night, And posts his books, contented. 'Thou busy brother of the mart, A moment lend to me,-- Within the ledger of thy heart, What balance dost thou see / Amid the columns clear and tall, Do "gracious acts" appear 4 Doth any " light of goodness" fall, To make their mazes clear ? Dost thou compute the amp!e gain. From words and actions true ¢ Tf not, ab ! cease thy labors yain, And post thy Books anew ! For the Voice of the Fugitive. Anti-Slavery in Michigan. The Democrats where are they! the Whigs where are they! Have they not both, and all, like sheep gone astray, and pining upon the barren mountains of slavery ? They have forsook the road their fathers trod : yea they, have ceased to look unto the rock from whence they were hewn, and the hole of the pit from whence they were digged, by having pledged themselves to use every means in their power, to put a stop to the agitating of the subject of sla- very. Andasthis is the soil in which slavery has ever flourished, and there is no doubt but it ever will, as long as these two arties Can procure ib this soil to grow in, 4b it is hoped the day is now dawning, when it shall be transplanted in the soil of truth and agifation,in which it shall be with- ered as a tree in the desert, ora herb ina dry land. So then let every christian, philanthropist and true republican, cry aloud and cease not, from telling unto the Democrats their trangressions, and the Whig their sins for placing themselves on sugh platforms, For which purpose some of the citizens of Farmington and parts ad- jacent, have formed themselve into a so- ciety, entitled the "Farmington Anti- Slavery Society," of which the following is the preamble :-- "Whereas the two great political parties of the nation haying recently became more subservient to the slave power by attempt- ing to lock up the mouths of northern free- men upon the great subject of slavery by passing resolutions at their National Con- vention to resist all agitation of the subject of slavery both in Congress and out of it, such principles and avowals being repug- nant to all feelings of Philanthropy and Christianity, and derogatory to a Demoerat- ic Government and incompatible with the principles of the constitution--and that parties who thus sacrifice liberty upon the altar of slavery would be considered apos- tate children of their Pilgrim Fathers, and unworthy of the trust reposed in them. Against these men and measures we pledge unyielding hostility, believing that And allmen are born free and equal; and in order to promote the diffusion of our prin- ciples, have therefore resolved to form our- selves into an anti-slavery society, At one of its meetings held Oct. 12th 1852, it was there 1. Resolved, That we view with utter abhorrence, the act known as the Fugitive Slaye Act, and as being entirely contrary to thelaws of God, Philanthropy, and true Republicanism, and that person or persons that can acquiesce therein is fit for office neither in Church or State. 2. Resolved, That we will make use of every means in our power consistent with the law of God for the immediate and un- conditional emancipation of the slave. 3. Zesolved, That the system of slavery: isa sin against God and an outrage to hu- manity, and that the vender and consumer of its products is an abettor of the system. 4. Resolved, That to colonize on the in: hospitable shores of Africa, the colored born American against his free will is wrong, and that we never will be in any way accessary thereto." Farmington October 18, 1852, A. T. Power President, Benjamin Moore Recording Sec'y. Important from Africa. On the 18th of June, while H. M. brigan- tine Dolphin was lying in the river Congo, an American brig, the Mary Adeline, : at- tempted the passage, up the river, but on reaching Shark's Point--a position of great danger, owing to the strong current sweep- ing round it--she touched the ground, and in a few minutes the stream and surf bed- ded her fast ashore. The danger of the brig was instantly gbserved by the Dolphin, who at once made preparations for her as- sistance; but while doing so, the master of the vessel in distress seeing--so far as himself and crew were concerned--that no- thing effectual could be done to get the ves- sel afloat, made the distress signal, by hoist- ing the American ensign reversed, With- in half an hour of the disaster, the brizan- tine's boats, with anchors, &c., were along- side the brig, butthe tide falling at the time, rendered merely preparatory mea- sures necessary for heaving off the following ay. To the surprise of all, on the following morning, the river was crowded with canoes. from 10 to 40 nativesin each, all armed, and at least two thirds with muskets, Their moyements left no doubt asto their predato- ry and hostile intentions. A boat's gun with ammunition was sent on board, and fitted in the brig. The Dolphin, as soon as cireumstances could admit, took up a position within gun range, for her protee- tion. 'The natives appeard determined not to lose their prey, and poured a volley of musketry into the stranded vessel, brought their scaling ladders in front evidently de- termined on boarding, Under those cir- cumstances, the Dolphin opened a fire of shot and shell, and in a little time cleared the beach of the assailants, whose numbers must haye exceeded 8,000. 'This being done, the next object was to get the brig off, and accordingly every endeavour was made to do so. On the evening of this day--the 20th--I1. M, Firefly (s) arrived, and sent her boats to assist. During the night the natives, who had merely retired to the bush, again returned to the beach and fired a few muskets on the brig, but. without. injury On the morning of the 21st, a movement on the part of the natives again took place ; they appeared to concentrate and meditate a second boarding attack, buta shot from the Dolphin fortunately again. dispersed them, 'Lhe surf rolled in heavily during the day, increasing considerably the diff- culties and dangers of the necessary oppera- tions, so much so, that the Dolphin's cut- ter and crew were eapsized by the rollers, and one man seriously injured. Finding it necessary on the 23rd to completely lighten the brig, the cargo was transferred to the Dolphin, and by great industry and exertion, the brigantine succeeded in heay- ing the Mary Adeline off at 6:30 P, M, Interesting account of Jamaica, "as a home for colored Emigrants,' "BY SAMUEL ALLISON, JUN." * % ae * a % Jamaica, one of the British West India islands, lies south of Cuba, in latitude 18 des. north, is about 150 miles long and 40 miles broad, and contains 4,000,000 acres. The interior is mountainous, but is nearly | all capable of cultivation. Not more than ten acres together, J. Bigelow remarks, are incapable of cultivation. 'The soil is very fertile, and on the large plantations little or no manure is used or needed. Water is abundant throughout the island; in| many places itflows from elevated grounds, forming considerable streams, thus afford- ing a water power, which might be protit- ably employed in working machinery. Though situated within the tropics, the heat of the lower country is not greater than that experienced in our Middle States, being tempered by the sea breezes' during the day, and by land breezes at night. The mountain regions are of course much cooler, but even there frost is unknown. The extraordinary resources of Jamaica are singularly neglected, and a knowledge of this fact may be useful to the enter- prising emigrant. In the cultiyation of the provision grounds, the hoe is used instead of the plough, even for breaking up the land, 'Similar wasteful and. inefficient ex- |penditure of labor prevails in other re- spects. Such modes of culture would bring the farmers of Pennsylvania and New Jersey to utter ruin, It is asserted that there is not a saw-mill on the island, though water power is abundant. Lum- ber, staves, and shingles, are largely im- ported, though timber is abundant. J. Bigelow, of New York, in an interest- ing and valuable work, entitled "Jamaica in 1850," says: "The forests of Jamaica abound with the rarest cabinet woods, in wonderful variety. I was shown a beautiful box, the top-of which was inlaid with thirty differ- ent choice and rich indigenous specimens. " Among the trees of most yalue in yari- ous ways, may be mentioned the bread- fruit tree, which takes a fine polish: the satin wood ; the cedar, which grows to an immense size ; the cotton tree, the body of which is cut out by the negroes for canoes; the bamboo, one of the most useful trees on the island; the trumpet tree, the bark of which is used for cordage and the body for other purposes; the black and green ebony ; lignumyite; the palmetto, which sometimes grows one hundred and forty feet in height, and others. The mahogany is native to Jamaica, but is now getting quite scarce." The population of the island consists of about 800,000 blacks 70,000 " browns," or colored persons , 16,000 whites. Color presents no barrier to the enjoyment of equal rights. As members of the Legisla- ture and of the bar, as physicians, editors of newspapers, judges, and other civil or military officers, jurymen, merchants, min- isters of religion, &c., &e., men take their rank, without respect to color, according to their moral intellectual, and pecuniary en- dowments. Speaking of colored men, J. Bigelow says: "They have certainly a fair share of the public patronage; indeed, they are esteem- ed the favorites of the Government. There are one or two black regiments here, con- stantly under pay ; they furnish nine-tenths of the officers of the penitentiary. and as IT have before said, almost the entire police force of the island, Ultimately, I have reason to believe, it is the expectation of the Home Government that. these islands, without changing their colonial relations, will be substantially abandoned by the white population, and their local interests left to the exclusive management of the people of color." : A yery important consideration with those contemplating emigration, is the healthfulness of the climate. With regard to this, the change for our colored people would probably be favorable. They are here often subject to diseases of the lungs, and to rheumatism, which are but little known in Jamaica, Fevers sometimes oc- eur but generally of a manageable kind. With prudent care to ayoid improper use of fruit, great fatioue in the sun, and ex- posure to night air from marshes, they do not. often become dangerous. The cholera has recently, for the jirst time, visited the island, and with fearful malignity. By the last accounts it was on the decline, and, if it be not now ex- tinct, we may trust that it will ere long cease its rayag¢s. One of its effects has been to encourage emigration, by enhanc- ing the demand and price of labor. Another importast question should be, " What is the moral condition of the peo- le?" 'Lo this it may be replied, that on the first of August, sixteen years ago, the laboring population of Jamaica, amount ing to about 312,000 persons, were emancl- pated from slavery, 'Their previous condi- tion was one of great hardship and debase- ment. Pious missionaries had faithfully labored at many points, and under cireum- stances of great peril and self-denial; but the declaration of moral and religious truth is shorn of its power where slavery exists. It is cause, therefore, of regret, rather than of wonder, that the state of morals, though improved, is still low. The first day of the week is obseryed as a day of rest and worship. .Under slavery, it was the day for market. Joun Canpier, a valued min- ister of the gospel of the Society of Friends, from Chelmsford, England, who spent a twelvemonth in Jamaica about ten years ago, (laboring in various ways for the bene- fit of the emancipated,) and who revisited the island in 1850, testifies of the freed people that. they 'are, emphatically, a church-going people, and that they present a beautiful spectacle, flocking with their families, in neat attire, from their villages on the mountain sides. ("some of the love- liest spots of creation,") to their respec- tive places of worship, This attendance on public worship may, as in other cown- tries, be partly attributable to a gregari- ous disposition; but J. Candler feelingly remarked that 'some of the emancipated people have attended to gospel truth, and are enjoying that liberty wherewith Christ has set them free." There are 20,000 children attending the schools, which are taught by teachers gen- erally well qualified for the station. This number, however, is not more than one- third of those who should. attend. 'The parents, ignorant themselves, cannot yet appreciate the value of instruction, and like many in this country, prefer that their children should be earning money. 'The females seem particularly to require instruc- tion in their rights and "duties, that wo- man may take her place as the companion rather than the servant of man. The use of spirituous and fermented liquors is painfully prevalent, and a very large proportion of the wages of the labor- ers is wasted in these drinks, although drunkenness is rare, As in all countries where labor has been ecmpulsory, itis not respected. An in- cubus is ever weighing down the prosperi- ty of that community where the true no- bleness of an independent laborer is not recognised. There is a degree of indolence and a want of enterprise manifested among the people, caused, no doubt, in part by the climate, but much more owing to the re- maining evil effects of slavery, which in various ways must be expected to show themselves for several generations. A giant iniquity, spreading and strengthen- ing itself for centuries, cannot at ouce be so completely overthrown as to leave no saddening relics in, the moral and physical conditon of those over whom it has exerted its blichting influence. 2 * = APPENDIX, AS The author of "Jamaica in 1850" re- marks, pp. 109, 110: 'So entirely are the capital and industry of the island absorbed: in the culture of favorite staples on the large estates, that common articles of table consumption in Kingston are higher than in any part of England or the United States. I give below a list of prices paid at the hotel where I stayed, for articles, every one of which could be cultivated in Jamaica with the utmost ease and abund- ance, and ought to be sold for prices far below the current rates for the same arti- cles in any city in the United States : Butter, per lb. . . 874 cents, American cheese, per lb, 25 fe English cheese, perlb. . 3874 9 " Potatoes, perlb. .» . 64 Garlic, per Ib... 25 to 874. Hams, at retail, per Ib, 25 ee Lard per Ibi") 27 a Onions; per Iby er 12h) < Flow, per lb. . 12 to 18 rf Cow's milk, per quart 18% " Goat's milk, per quart, 25 " Flour, per barrel. -.. $16 to $18 Corn meal, per barrel. $12 to. $14 Eggs, 2 for 64 cents--during the Christ- mas holydays, 5 cents a-piece. The high price of Iyutter, cheese, milk, beef, and mutton, is the more astonishing, when we learn that the finest pasturage continues during the year. The Guinea grass, an excellent yariety, grows abund- antly, six feet in height. B. The ordinary prices of such articles as the peasantry generally use, are stated by J. McLean, as follows: Yams, per 112 lbs. : y $1 Cocoes, or eddoes, . 40 cts, to $1 Sweet potatoes, F, 75 cts. to' $1 Plantains, per 100 : : $1 Arrow root, per Jb. 12 to 18 cents, Salted codfish, 1b. 8to 4 cents, Fresh beef and pork, Jb. 9 to 12 cents. Salt beef and pork, lb, 12 to 25 cents, Sheep mutton, perlb. 12 to 25 cents. Goat mutton, per lb. 6 to 12 cents. Poultry are reared and by the peasantry as follows : Common fowls each . 75 cents. Ducks, each " 50to75 " Geese, (not many raised) $1 to $2 Turkeys 3 $2 to $4 Guinea hens ; 50 to 75 cents. A roasting pig. 50 cents to $2 A milch goat, (favorite stock) $3 to $4 A roasting kid , » ic, com Eggs, per dozen ; 25 cents. Such a market for his products would be more valuable to Jersey farmer than a gold mine. C. A Jamaica correspondent furnishes the following statement : Yams of all kinds ripen in five to eight months. ' Beans and peas of all kinds ripen in six weeks to three months. Maize (Indian corn) ripens in three to four months. » oF Sweet potatoes ripen in three to four months, Potatoes ripen in four to six months, Cocoas, or eddoes, ripen in nine: to twelve months after planting ; they. hear a succession of crops afterwards, ripening in every three months, * Plantains ripen in ten to twelve months after planting ; they throw up a succession of young shoots, which continue bearing for several years, and always have fruit on them. 'This plant and the cocoa are great favorites with the settlers, as yielding al- most a daily supply of food. 'i The bread-fruit, mango and cocoa-nut, grow on large trees. J. J. Gurney says of the first: "It is round, of the size of a cocoa-nut, and covered with a green rind, divided into hexagons, like the honey- comb, We were directed to keep it for a day or two, then to bake it, and lastly to cut it in slices to be toasted for break- fast. We found it a sweet, agreeable, farinaceous food, probably the best substi- tute for bread that has yet been discover- ed." The same writer remarks: 'As to the mango trees, they may be said to cow- er the country, and during the four sunm- mer months afford abundance of delicious food to men, mules, horses, cows, and pigs. All animals seem equally fond of this fruit. The better sorts have somewhat the flavor of a peach, and are yery luscious." --Le!- ter to H. Clay. A list of articles that might be profitably raised by settlers; Coffee, sugar-canes, cacao, cocoa-nuts, castor-oil, nuts, capsicum and all other peppers, onnatto. cotton, arrow root, gin- ger, indigo, turmeric pine apples, honey, wax, pindars, grapes figs, nutmegs, sarsa- parilla, oranges, lemons, shaddock, bread- fruit, jack-fruit, tamarinds, olives, dates, liquorice-root, cochineal, &., &e. i Agriculture. &e. Farrenine Carrie iy Spans AND IN Sueps,--An experiment has been made in Scotland to try the comparative yalue of these two modes of fattening cattle. Ten animals having been chosen were divided as equally as posible; five were put in a sheltered court with plenty of shed room, and the others into boxes. At the begin- ning of October it was soon found that those in the court eat 134 Ib. per day, while those in the boxes eat only 112 lb,, or 22 Ib, less thus providing that a certain degree of warmth is equivalent to food. After seven months, toward the end of April, they were all slaughtered, and the following results were found : Cattle fed in boxes. . .weef -3,262 Ibs. Tullow - 6,673 Ibs Cattle fed in courts. . .neef-3'416 Ibs. Tullow 6,054 lbs These resultsshow the superiority of feed- ing in boxes. It is thought that in a less mild winter they would have been more siriking. In the course of the experiment the thermometer rose to 50 degrees, and the cattle under cover seemed to suffer from being too warm. It was found a trifling ex- pense to comb them regularly, which ment. Transplanting Trees. Tn answer to many inquiries, we would advise that all trees, except peach, apricot, nectarine, and other similar sorts, should be transplanted in the autum or late fall. By choosing this season of the year the trees may be stripped of leaves, and thus the great surfaces for the evaporation will be remoy- ed. 'The body of the trees by this treat- ment, may retain its moisture, not losiug it by the active powers of growing leaves, This gives the roots an opportunity to es- tablish themselves, and to retain the mois- ture received by simple absorption before the formation of spongioles, which draw wa- ter by the natural governing the actions of plants, Such trees planted outin the spring would be parting with large amounts of moisture from surfaces of leaves, before the roots were sufficiently established in their new location to supply the necessary amount to compensate for evaporation. The slight- est drying of a tree at the time of transplant- ing, is likely to interfere with its organism, and to give rise to after unhealthy lubits. When large supplies of water are at hand, it is well to settle the earth around the roots by its use, as this causes the paiticles "of earth tocome in direct contract with the roots, and to get up a condition of the soil more closely resembling that from which the tree has been removed. It is impossi- ble by pounding or stamping, to settle earth as judiciously as by the use of water,-- Working Farmer. speedily produced a very marked improve- &