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<= WLVDSOR, CAVADA WEST. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1852, Extend the Circulation. Any person who will forward to us four dol- lars, with postage paid, we will send to their order rive copies of the Voice, during the term of ane year, To Postmasters and Subscribers. For all subscribers in the United States, the Voice of the Fugitive is mailed in Detroit Mich. So that the postage should be no more to the sub- acribers inthe States than it would if the paper was published in Detroit. *,* Editors and publishers are hereby respect: fully requested to mail our exchanyes to Windsor, Canada West, or Detroit, Michigan, as we have now moved our office from Sandwich to Windsor which is directly opposite to Detroit on the Ca- nada shore, (™ Anti Stavery Mervine.--The anti-sla- very society of Farmington, (Mich.) will hold their next meeting on the 29th day of this month, in the "Hicksite Friends" meeting house of Li- yonia; at which time Henry Bibb, and Richard Gordon, are expected to be present to address the meeting. Meeting to commence at one o'clock' p.m. i Brysamiy Moonn, Sec'y Wreasurers Report, | From E. P. Benham Collector in Mass, $100, From Rey..C. 0. Foote, iS § 611,62. Total - - = = - $711,62. N. B, $1. of the remittance from Mr. Foote was received by hini from Rey. G. Nedkam :---collect- in Rhode Island. _ 4H. Hallock, Treasurer R. H. So, Detroit, Dec. 18th, 1852, Land for the Befugee's Home. We have eight lots more just surveyed off for settlers in the Township of Sandwich, 'This land is about 7 miles south cast of Windsor, and 4 miles back from Detroit River; and borders on improved farms on cither side, The land is well timbered with white oak, beech, white ash, black ash, hickory, basswood, &e. 'The soil is of black sandy loam, with clay bottom, and is well adapt- ed for the growing of wheat, corn, potatoes, and all kinds of products that will grow in the State of Ohio or Michigan. In addition. to this, there is a beautiful stream of water running. across all of the above lots, and there is plenty of Wild game on this land: for while we were engaged in surveying the lots, we saw several flocks of pheasants ; and a huntsman shot a large deer, close by ts. Any person or persons, who come with- inthe provisions of the Qonstitution of the Re- fogee's Home Society, can have 26 acres of this Jand, by making proper application for the same ; ' - "Voice of the Fugitive, and Cana- : dian Independent.' ; The above is to be the title of our third volume simply because this is our distinctive position asa local journal. As journilists, we pledge ourselves to the sup- pert of no political organization or religious sect, but shall to the extent of our humble ability give Support tosavh men as will carry out political measures--not incompatible with constitutional law or exact justice to all, It is true thatin the last general election here, we were found fault with by the Toronto Globe, and many of our neigh- bors, for having expressed our preference for the election of a "Tory Candidate" to Parliament, which was Col John Prince. Our preference for him, was not on account of his connection with the conservative party ; for if Arthur Rankin Esq, had been nominated_in this district, for the same office (who was an avowed reformer) we should ~ have supported him for the same reason that we did Col. Prince. Both of these gentlemen have not only given practical evidence of their determina: tion to maintain the fundamental laws and the integrity of our adopted country, but to support the principles of liberty and justice to all men, Designs on Cuba. { The papers at the federal metropolis of the U.S. have recently published to the world documents of correspondence in the possession of the Executive, that took place under different administrations of the A- merican. Government in relation to the ac- quisition, or more properly the re-annexa- tion of Cuba, These precious ministerial papers were called out to the lizht of day from their dusty hiding places, in the dark nooks of the State Department by a resolu- tion 'of the Congress of the U.S. We believe that the moral obliquity, and secret short comings of tlie last ad- ininistration ia particular would have been kept back from the public indignation of the world by the President, under the plea of "incompatibiliy with the public interest," had not Fillmore designed to turn ié into political capital, against the Democrats iu the late election by exposing their last presidential chieftain. But he resolyed to expose the matter in full, in connection wich some desuliory correspond- ence that has been going on for about 40 years, and the public has the documents, though his accidency Millard Filmore, has failed in doing any service for his party. Scarce had the thunders of war hushed their roar on the battle grounds of Molino del Rev, Chapultepec and the City of Mexi- eo; and whilst the air was stilled obscured by the dense!smoke of the artillery, and filled with the groans of the dying, and the lamentations of the bereaved, than Polk, under the guiding spiiit of " manifest das- liny" so prevalent in American democracy had his greedy eyes turned upon the island gem of the Gulf of Mexico. Diplo- macy was the only plausible means by whieh its acquisition was to be sought. For this purpose he had an accomplished emanuensis at hand in the person of Buch- anan of Pennsylvania, by whom his soyer- eign will was made known to Saunders the American envoy at Madrid. The instruc- tions communicated by Buchanan, were minute, full and explicit, scarcely leaving the adjustment of any pre-liminaries to the judgment of Saunders, in broaching the subject to the Spanish Cabinet. The ap- proach of the Enyoy to the Foreign Minis- ter was to be as wary and cautious as a fox, and if he finally succeeded in haying his propositions entertained, he was authorised to offer as high a bonus as $100,\:00,000 ! to settle the Spanish stomach for so great a disgorgement as the loss of Cuba. And never did one drop of water mingle so har- moniously with another, than did Saun- ders, enter into the spirit of the American Executive. | He was resolute in sounding the Spanish- Cabinet on his purpose, but in doing so he was the very paragon of cautiousness. Ife sheared off from the Queen mother on one hand, and watched the moyements of the Spanish parties on the other, whilst the anticipated' suspicions of the populace of Madrid at his movements about the Foreign office, stood like a spectre before him. fe holds a confidential audience with the chief Minister at first, instead of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and ob- scurely discloses his purpose, and breaks off by leaving a false impression to work on the mind of the minister, until he deems it proper to wndertake another audience. He finally meets the Foreign Minister, dis- closes his full purpose and finds that Spain was not quite ready to entertain such pro- positions. He then advises his government to bide their time, and meanwhile change their understanding with Spain for future operations, So the undertaking failed for the present, but it cannot be charged to a want of skillful dipiomacy. Saunders in this undertaking showed himself to be the very antipode of the blunt Shannon, the American Enyoy to Mexico, previous to the acquisition of Texas, who hesitated not to divulwe to Bocanegra the Mexican Minister of State the secret policy of his Government in relation to the annex- ation of Texas, thereby proving himself to be the merest tyro in Governmental intri- ques. Do those who are interested in the af- fairs of the only free Republic on earth wish to know for what purpose she wishes to acquire this insular adjacency? Do they answer in anticipation that it is to extend area of freedom ? We will not keep you in suspense, but jn- form you by the words from Saunder,s own mouth: to perpetuate negro slavery in the island of Cuba, to secure it to the interest of the Slave states of the Arerican union, and to prevent the possibility of emancipation, by the contagious example of Huyti, the British and French West India's and the influence of Huropean powers. his spivit has animated all the tillibustering expeditions that haye been set on foot in the States against that Is- land, and that is now hatching up some of the same against Hayti. True General Taylor, from his experi- ence in Mexican fillibusteriug opposed them, and Fillmore has wilfully exposed the pre-| vious administration, and in his last dying groan id est presidential message scouts the idea of Cuban annexation. But an insatiable and corrupt public sentiment, will still hatch out of the rotten carcase of the vulgar democracy fillibusters as thick as maggots, wuo will swarm to Cuba, and Hayti during the next four years to com- mit their nefarious depredations. And such pliant willows as a loco foco adminis- tration, who will have sway of the "mani- fest destiny" of the American Union after the 4th of March 1853, will bend before the storm, But there is one significant fact that stares the American Government in the face, which it may be well for them to pause and consider. That fact may be found in Fiilmore's last message. Eugland and France have invited the U. S. to en- gage ina Lripartite treaty, not to seck the acquisition of Cuba, Let the American people persevere in this slave fillibustering, and their efiorts may contribute to a speedy and wrconditional abolition of Slavery, by aconflict with the nations of Europe, in- stead of its perpetual establishment by 7e- annexations of the territory of their peace- ful neighbors. To the friends of the Voice of the Fugitive. " This is our last issue for 1852. When this number shall have gone forth to its readers, the Voice of the Huyitive, will #2 The Windsor Temperance Society met on Tuesday evening the 14th inst. in the brick school room, to hear an address from its President (Rey. A. McArthur.) After the audience had been interested by the speaker for one hour the Rey. Mr. Hoag of Detroit being present, was loudly culled for --who responded in a brief but highly inter- esting speech, After which the pledge was circulated. The society adjourned to meet atthe same place this Thursday evening at 7 o'clock to be addressed by Mr. Hoag on Temperance and Phrenology. #258. 8. McDonnell Esq., County Clerk has published a nolice postponing the sale of Jands for arrears of taxes in the Counties of Essex & Lambton, from Dee, 21st inst. to the 24th June 1853. ta Conrecriox.--We stated in our last, that John Jackson had collected funds for the erection of a building owned by the A. M. E, Church in this place. We have since learned from the 'rustees, that it was not for this building, but for another build- in this Township, owned by this denom- ination to be occupied for a similar pur- pose. AZ Our first snow this winter fell here on the nieht of the 12th but not more than two or three inches in depth.--There is no ice yet in ihe Detroit River and steamboais ave yet running from Detroit to Buffalo and Cleyeland. have pursued its legitimate work bearing its testimony against American slavery in all ils forms, with the united voice of thou- sands of self-emancipated slaves for the past two years. We have endeavoured ac- cording to the best of our ability to exalt the standard of temperance, education, in- dustry and self-respect--while we have re- buked and reproyed those among us who have stood in the way of our advancement. | Tn pursuing this course we have necessarily | aroused the prejudices and repellant feel- ings of the, ignorant, jealous and vicious a- | 5 Ro 5 | be the judges of whether we have done our duty or not. many things counected wih our labors to, cheer us on. We have not only instructed hundreds of fucitives the way to Canada ; but we haye disabused the public mind to | a great extent witll reference to the er- roneous ideas which have been entertained ubout the climate, soil and productions thereof. But in doing this; we have} only done our duty--alihough it has been tous a great pecuniary Joss--from the fact that our_list of subscribers have beea insufficent to meet the expences. We have only to ask that the friends of our cause will not forsake us in this our time of need but renew their subscriptions with- out delay, in order that we may commence the new year, out of debt with a weekly paper, larger than the present copy, well filled with useful information. Local Matters. A Meeting of the Windsor Fire Co., was held at the Hotel of Mr. Beeman, on Satur- day evening, December 11th, 1852. On motion of Mr. Mereer, seconded by Mr. Beeman, Josiah Strong Esq., was call- ed to the chair, and John McEwan voted Secretary. When the rollers persons were elected officers of the Company :-- Horace Davenport, Foreman. Wm. K. Clinton, Ist. Assistant. Jobn Ryan, 2d. Assistant, John McEwan, Secretary. Josiah Strong, Treasurer, Elam Beeman, Steward. Moved by Jobn Curry, seconded by TJorace Davenport, that Josiah Strong, J. D. Askin, Jobu O'Connor, Joseph Mercer, aod Geo Shipley, be a committee to draw a Constitution aud By-Laws for the Com- pany, aud that the same be submitted at some future meciing for approval. Moved by Joseph Mercer, seconded by Jobu O'Connor, that the Foreman be au- thorized to receive the Engine from the commitice, and that our Treasurer be au- tholized to call on (he Treasurer of the sub- sciibers, and receive the balance of money on band. Moved by Geo. Shipley, seconded by} Jobn O'Connor, that the Foreman, Second | Assisuint and Steward, be a committee to | purchase a Hose east, attend to the build- in of the Engine House and collect funds forthe same, Afiera vote of thanks to the chat man, the meeting adjourned. The nest meeting to be called by the Foreman. JOHN McBWAN, Secretary. tae Anew Stage line from Windsor to the Niagara Valls will commence to run veouvlatly when the Ploygh Boy, lays up which will be within a few days, itz A State Convention of the colored citizens of Ohio will convene in Columbus on the 19th day of January next. mongst our own people--ourreaders must When we exauine the} py 4) "THE CRY IS, STILL THEY ComE."--Sev- eral fugitives from southern slavery, have |landed sately in Windsor this weck, and tivo at Amherstburg, all of whom are prom- ising looking young men. FORDIGN SELECTIONS. ) An "Uncle Tom" of real Life. Jolin Weims (a phonogtaphie corrup- | tion, no doubt, of the old Scottish name of Vemyss) has long lived in Washington, the capital of the United States. He has a wife and eight children, five sons and three.daughters. He is a freeman free by purchase ; and one of his daughters, Stella, is,also free--fiee by flight. Sbe fled from the shores of Ametica, and was adopted e Rey. Henry Garnet and his wife past history of our litile journal, we find | (themselves fugitives), with whom she re- sided ashort time in Neweastle-upon-Tyne, and afterwards removed with them to Glasgow. | The remaining family of Joln | Weims continued in slavery, but it was of a "mild" form. . Slavery, however, like other maladies, is apt (o pass out of * mild- ness" into "malignity,"? And so it bap- pened, as we shall see, with the Weimses, Vhey alllived, in their bestdays, in and a bout Washington, working for wages for the joint benefit of their owner and them- selyes, and occasionally meeting in domes- tic intercourse. John's otiginal owner had promised him, when he veught his own emancipation, that be should haye his family cheap--a bargain. The old man was thus encouraged to make diligent ef- forts to raise such a sum as mieht enable him to call his household his own; and he lately left Washington for the state of New York to make a collection among the friends of the negro. On his return he was master of $600 ; but in his absence the owner of his wile and children had swept them into a slave pen, «and sold them to some "man-jobbing" Haley for $3300. They were still in the metropolis of the vepublic (a republic which ignores the ex- istence of negroes as men), and he was of- fered his wite and youngest daughter for $90u. He had but $600: he succeeded, however, in raising the other $300, and got back two members of his family. The remainder were borne away to the dreaded south. Mr. Garnet, who was on the eve of sailing with his wife and Stellato the West Indies, there to enter upon a pastoral charge, wrote, off to Neweastle on the receipt of the afilicting intelligence, saying +The last news from America tells me that poor Stella's mother, two sisters, and five bro- thers haye just been seized by their master, and they are sold to the negro traders, and have been scattered far apart. Stella is but little less than a maniac, and all of us avesmitten asif by death, Charles B. Ray, of New York, the president of the vigil- ance committee for the aid of fugitive slaves, writes me this sad intellizence, and begs me to aid the afflicted father, who bas been in New York to yaise some money for their redemption. A part is secure, but more is needed, and but alittle time is given to get it. Stella's grief is heartrend- ing, and we fear her mind will give away." Will the readers of "Uncle 'lom's Cab- in" in this country reject the opportunity which now presents itself of showing to the slaveholder that theirs is no barren sympathy--that they are prepared practi- cally lo attest their abhorrence of a system which treats men and women as mere cat- tle--which ruvblessly scatters a loving household--and which casts some of its members, it may be, into a bondage worse than death? Lf the virtuous women of ltagland can hear, unmoved, of the sale and dispersion of the fiye sons of John Weims, surely they cannot see his daugh- ter, a handsome girl of 16, torn away from her parents, and not stretch' out a hand to ------------eeee save her from the indignities of a Rosa and the degradation of a Cassy! For the sake of this unhappy girl, and as the ver best and most acceptable homate which they can pay to one of the greatest orna- ments of their sex--Mrs. Stowe--we do hope that our country-women will bestir | themselves to snatch the daughter, and the sons also, of John Weims from the fangs of the American constitution. The act in its immediate consequences will be one of good; and it may assist in shamine the western republic into the practical adoption of its own declaration of independence, The authors of that imperishable paper |grandly declare. "We hold these truths | to be self-evident : that all menare created equal; that they are endowed by theie Creator with certain inalienable rights ;, that amongst these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The « pursuit. of slaves," the framers might also have ad- ded. That is one portion of the « happi- ness" of the republicans--one of their most cherished " liberties." - The "inalienable" heritage of the negro is bondage--the condition of a mere " chattel" op « thing" " endowed by its Creator" with no higher privilese than that of serving "the froest and most enlightened nation under the sun !'--@ateshead Observer. | Gotp 1N Canapa.--The following is an | extract from a letter received by the Amer- ica, dated New York, October 26 :--« You are aware that small particles of gold have been found in the neighbourhood of Quebee | for several years past ; but our Canadian | gold diggings are now likely to come into notice. --has amine of his own, and T have lately had several letters from | him on thesubject. He writes, on the 93rd | of October, " Great discoveries have been made at the gold miues since I wrote you on the 16th. A gold-beating vein, of six feet in width, has been found by the Chau- diere Mining Company, in De Lery's scign- noty, with a promise of being very rich. Dr. | Douglass, who, has an interest in the com- / pany, has just returned to Quebec with a- i bout 40 Ibs. of gold, value £2000 ;and a habitant,* the other day, picked up a lump lof gold weivbing' 143. lbs. This veinds a few miles lower down the river than my location ; but there are a great many veins of quartz within my privilege, and I have very little doubt some of them will be found to contain the precious metal. has seen the vein, and oot a Speicimen from it;and I have not the least, doubt of what T have told you in regard to its being cor- rect. At my own diggins Lhave 30 men working, who are doing well for me--more than paying dunble the amount of waces," | --Liverpool Mercury. i | Wine Tkatlir Ware We have received by a sailing vessel ad- Vices from the Cape down to the 11th of September, but they contain yery little in- telligence of importance, Guasran's Lows, Sept. 4--We have jposbiog ol public importanee to communi- | cate by this post. We have no further re- ports from Kafravia, and for the present | the war seems virtually at a stand-still.-- | Another party of the Albany volunteers 'came in from their camp this morning in | good health and spirits, and were of course joyfully received by their relatives and \{riends. On Monday, early, the whole of 'them, together with the cattle, will move linto town. 'The cattle will then be sold on the public market, and the proceeds divi- ded amongst the party. Kise Wituiam's Town, Aug. 31--Fort Gray has been twice attacked by the rebel Hottentots, who were repulsed by the gar- 1ison, alter losin a sergeant belonging the 73d regiment. We held a sale of the cap- tured cattle, belonging to the King Wil- liam's Town burghers and Armstrong's horse, which realised as follows :--Cattle 'belonging to the King William's Town | burghers, about £830; Armstrong's horse,, jabout £150 ; total, about £980. 'This has given pluck and energy to our warriors, aad has infused such a martial spirit amongst them, that I think his excellency has only to hold up his finger and he will! be surrounded by as fine a set of fellows as- any town can produce. They one*and all are burning for a real slap at the Kaftirs, and I believe our Albanian brothers ave uf the same disposition. I think it will Le better than the * divgings," Cravock, Aug. 24.--A circumstanee has happened here which brings to light |the source whence the enemy get their arms and ammuuition. About ten days since six Mantatees were shot in the bush by a party of farmers, who came on the spoor and followed it to about'12 miles from here. 'Two escaped and' the patrol captured 13 guns, a quantity of powder (some say about 70 pounds) and lead, bul- let moulds, &c. Now, it turns out that these eight Mantatees were part of 14 that had left Cradocka few days previous, the other six keeping the high road, with the trinkets, beads, wire, d&c,; the eight with arms and ammunition going through the bush to avoid being seen. A party of po- lice went after, and brought back the six who were going along the road, who have diyulged from whom they got the guns de, which turned out to be our Fingoe levy, some of whom are already in limbo, and others, on the return of commando, will be elie eters a et oe