apparitions, yet some are so well authenti- Pe ~_ Charles XII. was.one of the most despotic, i but, at the same time, wisest monarchs, who ~~ ed the power of the Senate, made laws on Se { : _»shave been expected from a man of his char- is "The remain alone. The count and his compan- her portrait which hung in the room: - gives the expression, at once so gentle and 80 dignified decidedly plain." palace situated on the Ritzholm, facing Lake and the light was too brilliant to be caused _ .Brahe's attention having been called to it, he He opened the first door which served as an : lously at stories of visions, and supernatural oligarchy, and forced the States to invest _ tached to the Lutheran religion; his dispo- Leernie in his dressing-gown and slip- ers, nprisgid interest him in nothing. - and the moon was in her first quarter. . a horse-shoe; the king's private apartments - the « : sing yourself! . At.all events allow me.to ee Go Forth into the Country. Go forth into the country, From a world.of care a | clusters grow; nesiles 'mid th e furze, from the country, echid? an, who made it all, an nian! Christi : - Vision 'of Charles XI. - We are in the habit of laughing inerudu- cated that if we refuse to believe them, we ~ should in consistency, reject all historical evidence. The fact Iam about to relate is guaranteed by a declaration signed by four _ credible witnesses; I would only add, that the prediction contained in this declaration was well known and generally spoken of - long before the occurrence of the events which have apparently fulfilled it. : Charles XI. father of the celebrated ~ ever reigned in Sweden. He curtailed the enormous privileges of the nobility, abolish- , his own authority ;in a word, he changed the constitution of the country hitherto an him with absolute power. He was a man _9f enlightened_and strong mind, firmly at- sition was cold, unfeeling, and phlegmatic, utterly destitute of imagination. He had s queen, Ulrica Eleonora, and he Sree feel her death more than could acter. He became even more silent and gloomy than before, and his incessant appli- cation to business proved his anxiety to _ banish painful reflection, == © _ Towards the close of an autumn evening efore a large fire in his private apart- en .. His chamberlain, Count Brahe, and 1ysician, Baumgarten, were with him. he evening wore away and his Majesty did not dismiss them as usual; with his head down and his eyes fixed on the fire, he " Maaintained a profound silence, weary of his guests, and fearing, half-unconsciously to P jon tried various subjects of conversation : At igth Brahe, who supposed that sorrow _ for the queen was the cause of his depres- _ Sion, said with a deep sigh, and pointing to " What a likeness that is! How truly it "Nonsense!" said the king angrily, "the portrait is far too flattering; the queen was _ Then, vexed at his unkind words, he rose and walked up and down the room, to hide unemotion at which he blushed. After a _few minutes he stopped before the window looking into the court; the night was black The palace where the kings of Sweden now reside was not completed, and Charles XI. who commenced it, inhabited the old Modu. It is a large building in the form of were in one of the extremities, opposite was the great hall where the States assembled _ to recieye communications from the crown. The windows of that hall suddenly appeared iagpinsied «che ling: wae. startled. bi at first supposed that a servant with a light 'was passing jthrough; but then, that hall was never opened except on state occasions, bya single lamp. It then occurred to him that it must be a conflagration; but there was no smoke, and the glass was not broken; it had rather the appearance ofan illumination. proposed sending one of the pages toascertain the cause of the light. but the king stopped him, saying, he would go himself to the hall. 'He left the room, followed by the count and doctor with lighted torches. Baumgarten called the man who had charge of the keys, -and ordered him in the king's name to open ors of the great hall. Great was his . surprise at this unexpected command. He dressed himself as quickly as possible, and]. came to the king with his- bunch of keys. ante-chamber to the hall. The king en- tered and what his amazement at finding the walls hung with black. ~~ «Ww hat is the méaning of this," exclaimed he. us 4 Fig : : ; 5 The man replied, that he did not know what to make of it, adding, "When the gallery was last opened there was certainly no hanging over the oak pannelling." _ '. The king walked on to the door of the hall. | z "3 Tee : ~ «Go no further, for heaven's sake," ex- claimed the man; "surely there is sorcery going on inside. At this hour, since the quéen's death, she walks up and down -here. God protect us." fe _ "Stop sire," cried the count and Baum- garten together, "don't you hear that noise who knows to what dangers you are expo- 'summonthe guards" _» T will goin" said the king firmly, " open "the door at once." 8s ~~ Phe man's. hand. trembled so. that he] could not turn the key. _ - i | &A fine ce se tes thing to see an old soldier fright- ened," said the king, shrugging his shoul- diers; "come count, will you open the OOS IE NI RT CATS a's, i ge > ae 4 "With the help of God." His two attend- { child--a crown on his head, and a scetpre in its left in the well known formularly: -- | broidery, and dress-making come under jis furnished by the customer, the dress- AEN as oy See See Tata SSE S EEG SPSS Snag tee ge gS "Sire," replied Brahe, "let your Majesty command me to march to the mouth of the Danish and German cannon, and I will obey unhesitatingly, but I caunot defy hell itself." : oo: "Well," said the king ina tone of con- tempt, "I can do it myself"' He took the key, opened the massive oak door, and entered the hall, pronouncing ants, whose curiosity "overcame their fears, or who, perhaps were ashamed to desert their sovereign followed him. The hall was lighted up by an innumerable number of torches. A black hanging had replaced the old'tapestry. The benches round the hall were occupied by a multitude, all dressed in black; their faces were so daz- zingly bright that the four spectators of this scene were unable to distinguish one of them. On an elevated throne from which the king was accustomed to address the assembly, sat a bloody corpse, as if wound- ed in several parts and covered with the ensigns of royalty; on his right stood a his hand; at his left an old man leant on the throne; he was dressed in a mantle for- merly worn by the administrators of Sweden | before it became a kingdom under Gustavus Vasa. Before the throne were seated seve- ral grave anstere looking personages, inlong black robes. Between the throne and the benches of the assembly was a block cov- ered with black crape; an axe lay beside it. No one in -the vast assembly appeared con- scious of the presence of Charles and his conpanions. On their entrance they heard nothing but a confused murmer, in which they could distinguish no words. Then the most venerable of the judges in black robes. he who seemed to be their president, rose, and struck his hand five times on a large folio volume which'Jay open before him.-- Immediately there was a profound silence, and some young men richly dressed, their hands tied behind their backs, entered the hall by a door opposite to that which Charles had opened. .He who walked first and who appeared the most important of the prisoners, stopped in the middle of the hall, before the block, which he looked at with supreme contempt. Atthe same time the corps on the throne trembled convul- sivly, and a crimson stream flowed from its wounds. The young man knelt down, laid } his head. on the block, the axe glittered in the air for a moment, and descended on the block, the head. rolled over the marble pave- ment, and reached the feet of the king, and stained his slipper with blood. Until this moment surprise had kept. Charles silent, but this horrible spectacle roused him, and advancing two or three steps towards the throne, he boldly addressed the figure on "Tf thou art of God, speak; if of the other leave us In peace." The phantom answered slowly and solemnly : "King Charles, this blood will not flow in thy time, but five reigns after." Here the voice became less distinct, " Woe, woe, woe to the blood of Vasa ?"* The form of the assembly now became less clear, and seemed but colored shades: soon they entirely disappeared; and the lights were extinguished; still they heard a melodious noise, which one of the witnesses compared to the murmuring of the wind among the trees, another to the sound a harp string gives in breading. All agreed as to the duration of the aparition, they say it lasted ten minutes.. The hangings, tlie head, the waves of blood, and all disap- peared with the phantoms, but Charles' slippers still retained a crimson stain which alone would have served to remind him of the scenes of that night, if indeed they had not been but too well engraven on his memory. When the king returned to his apart- ments, he wrote an account of what he had seen, and he and 'his companions signed it. In spite of all the precautions taken to keep these circumstances private, they were well known, even during the lifetime of Charles, and no one hitherto.has thought fit to raise doubts as to their authenticity. The Sabbath Bell. " BY ELIZA COKK. Peal on, peal on--I love to hear The old Church ding-dong soft and clear ; The welcome sounds are doubly blest With future hopes and earchly rest. Yet though no calling chime is found To spread the cheering echoes round, There's not a place where man may dwell, But he can hear a Sabbath bell. Go to the woods, where winter's song Howls, like a famished wolf, along, Or where the south winds scarcely turn The light leaves of the trembling fern-- Although no cloister chimes ring there, The heart is called to faith and prayer; For all creation's voices tell ~~ The tidings of the Sabbath bell. Go to the billows, let them pour In gentle calm and headlong roar ;, Let the vast ocean be thy home, Thou'lt find a God upon the foam; In rippling swell or stormy roll, The crystal waves shall wake thy soul, And thou shalt feel the hallowed spell Of the wide water's Sabbath bell. A lark upon his skyward way, A robin on the hedge-row spray, A bee within the wild thyme's bloom, An owl amid the cypress gloom,-- All sing in every varied tone A vesper to the great Unknown; _ Above--below--one chorus swells, Echoing sounds of Sabbath bells. Paris Millinery. There are in Paris eight hundred and seventy nine millinery establishments, of which eight hundré@ and sixty-seven are managed by females. These houses em- ploy 2,717 work-women, and the buisness for Paris alone amounts to nearly thirteen millions of francs a year. Under thg head of millinery is included the making of bon-. nets of different kinds, caps, head-dresses. for evening parties, and fancy articles for the toilet. Gloves, readymade linen, em-. other categories. The articles of millinery above mentioned, acquire almost all their value from the labor of the workwomen, | the. originality of the cut, the grace ofa bow, or the skilful adjustment of a ribbon. The. millinery business reckons six months of dead season,--three in the summer, and three in che winter. It is during this time that these houses make goods for expor- tation which are soon afterwards distributed over every part of the world. Dress- making includes almost exclusively the making of dresses, the material for which maker furnishing only the lining, trimming. etc. These trimmings and the making of | the dresses sometimes reach prices almost | terposition, it may get tipped over. | for something. door ?" fabulous. There are in Paris 5,181 dress-ma- | kers, of whom eighty-six employ more than ten workwomen; 1,239, from two to ten; 3,203 woik alone, or only employ assistance at certain periods. The number of work- women in this category may be, then, reck- oned at 10,00, and are perfectly distinct from those we have mentioned above. They are employed in making dresses, cloaks and such-like articles. The ladies of Paris at- tach more importance to fine linen than even to the richest silks and velvets. 'The pro- duction of this trade amounts to twenty-se- ven millions of francs a year. It is carried on by 2,023 persons of both sexes, and em- ploys 10,190 workwomen. Since the large embroidered sleeves worn by the ladies, have come into fashion, one house in Paris has exported more than 30,000 of them to America. The Lay of the Lowly. ' Cg BY ROBERT NICOLL. We are lowly--very lowly, Misfortune is our crime ; We 've been trodden under foot From all recorded time. A yoke upon our necks is laid, A bnrden to endure ; To suffer is our legacy, The portion of the poor. We are lowly--very lowly, And scorned trom day to day ; Yet we have something of otfr own, Power cannot take away. By tyrants we are toiled to death-- ~~ By cold and hunger killed ; But peace is in our heart--it speaks Of duties all fulfilled ! Weare lowly--very lowly, Nor house nor lands have we; But theie's a heritage for us, . While we have eyes to see. They cannot hide the lovely stars, Words in creation's book, Although they hold their fields and lanes Corrupted by our look! We are lowly--very lowly, 'And yet the fairest flowers, That by the wayside raise their eyes-- Thank God they still are ours! Ours is the streamlet's mellow voice, And ours the common dew. We still dare gaze on hill and plain, And field and meadow too ! We are lowly--very lowly ; But when the cheerful Spring Comes forth with flowers upon her feet, To hear the throstle sing-- Although we dare not seek the shade ' Where haunt the forest deer, The waving leaves we still can see, The hymning birds can hear! We are lowly--very lowly; Our hedgerow paths are gone, 'Where woodbines lay their fairy hands The hawthorn's breast upon. Yet slender mercies still are left, And Heaven doth endure, : And hears the prayers that upward rise From the afflicted poor. 'The Invalid Wife. ------ BY FANNY FERN, " Every wife makes a good stock oflove, to begin with," Don't she? You are upon asick bed; a little, feeble thing lies on your arm, that you might crush with one hand. You take those little yelvet fingers in yours, close your eyes, and 'turn languidly on the pillow.-- Little. brothers and sisters--Carry and Henry, and Fanny, and Frank and Willie, and Mary, and Kitty--half a score--come tiptoeing into the room, to "see the baby." It is quite an old story to nurse, who sits like an automaton, while they give vent to the enthusiastic admiration of its wee toes and fingers, and make profound inquiries, which nobody things best to hear. You look on with a languid smile, and they pass out, asking " why they can't stay with dear mam- ma," and why they musn't play " puss in the corner," as usual? You wonder if your lit- tle croupy boy tied his tippet on when he went to school, and whether Betty will see that your husband's flannel is aired, and if 'Peggy has cleaned the silver and washed off the front door; steps, and what your blessed husband is about; and that he don't come home to dinner. There sits old nurse,keeping up that dread- ful treadmill trotting "to quiet the baby," till you could fly through the key-hole in desperation. The odor of dinner begins to creep up stairs. You wonder if your hus- band's puddiug will be made right, and if Betty willremember to put wine in the sauce, as likes it; and then the perspiration starts on your forehead as you hear a thump- ing on the stairs, and a childs suppressed scream; and then the nurse swathes the ba- by up in flannel to the tip of its nose, dumps it down. on an easy chair, and tells you to leave the family to her and go to sleep.-- By-and-by she comes in after staying long enough to get a refreshing cup of coffee, and walks to the bed-side with a bowl of gruel, tasting it, and then putting the spoon into the bowl. In the first place, you hate gruel; and in the next, you couldn't eat it if she had a pistol to your head, after that spoon had been in her mouth; so you meekly suggest that it be set on the table to cool--hoping, by some providential in- Well, she moves round your room with a pair of creaking shoes, and a bran new gingham gown, that rattles like a paper window-cur- tain at every step; and smoothes her hair with your nice little brush and opens a drawer by mistake (?) "thinking it was the baby's drawer." Then you hear little nails scratching on the door, and Charley whis- pers through the key-hole, "Mamma, Charley's tired; please let Charley come ae ° in Nurse scowls, and says no; but you inter- | cede--poor Charley, he's only a baby him- self. Well, he leans his head against the pillow, and looks suspiciously at that little moving bundle of flannel in nurse's lap. It's clear he had a hard time of it, with tears and molasses! The little shining curls that. you have so often rolled over your finger, are a tangled mass; and you long to take him and make him comfortable, and cosset him a_ little, and then baby cries again, and you turn your head to the pil- low with a smothering sigh. Nurse hears it, and Charley is taken struggling from the room. You take your watch from under the pillow, to see if husband won't be home soon, and then look at nurse, who takes a pinch of snuff over the gruel, and sits down nodding drowsily, with the 'baby in an alarming proximity to the fire. Now you hear a dear step on the stairs. It's your Charley! How bright he looks! and what nice fresh air he brings with him out of doors ! He parts the bed curtains, and looks in and pats you on the cheek. You just want to lay your head on his shoulder, and have such a splendid cry! But. there sits that old Gorgon of a nurse--she don't believe in husbands, she don't! You make Charley a freemason sign to send her down stairs id . ' S & men are stupid! " What did you say, dear?" He ane right out loud, | Of course you protest you didn't say a word--never thought of sueh a thing! and cuddle your head down to your ruffled pil- low, and ery because you are weak and weary, and full of care for your family, and don't want to see anybody but Charley! Nurse says "she will have you sick," and tells your husband, "he'd better go down, | and let you go to sleep.' Off he goes, wondering what on earth ails you to cry;" wishing he had nothing to do but to lie still and be waited upon! After dinner he comes to bid you good- bye before he goes to the office--whistles "Nelly Bligh," loud enough to wake up the baby, whom he calls a comical little con- cern, and then puts his dear thoughtless head down to your pillow, at a signal from you, to hear what you have to say. Well, there's no help for it, you cry again, and only say, "Dear Charley!" and he laughs, and settles his dicky, and says you are a "nervous little puss," gives you a kiss, lights his cigar at the fire, half strangles the new baby with the first whiff, and takes your heart off with him down the street! And you lie there and eat that gruel! and pick the fuz off the blankets, and make faces at the nurse, under the sheet, and wish Eve had never ate the apple (Gen. iL 16,) or that you were Able to Cain her for doing it! Lire iw Russ1a.-- Living in Casks--A peasant here is a wretched looking being-- dirty, ill-clad, and hunegry-looking. His shagey beard, huge boots outside his trow- sers, dingy blue frock, and rough cap, speak of hardships of all kinds. But give him his short black pipe, and spirits enough to madden and then stupify him, and he will not complain of his destiny. The female of the same class is even more easily contented. The tub residences to which I referred are among the features of the monster market here, and they are inhabited by women. Elevation, eround plan, and other archi-. tectural contrivances, are all comprehended in a single effort. A large black cask, somewhat resembling a sugar hogshead, is laid on its side, and the house is built. A quantity of hay is laid inside, and the house is furnished. The. lady gets in upon the hay, and the house is inhabited. Before the entrance of her mansion she secures the onions, tomatoes, or whatever else she may vend, and during the hours of busi- ness, she sits in the tub, smokes her pipe, chatters with her customers, and says her prayers. After business is over, she ascer- tains in which quarter the wind stirs-- turns the close end of her tub towards that quarter, and creeps to rest in peace and tranquillity. But some of these women are ambitious, and take to building. They do not, indeed, demand marble staircases and mahogany doors; but they take two tubs, whieh are laid face to face, but at a distance of three or four feet--and over the inter- stice, tubs, and all, is placed a water-tight canvas. The fair occupant (and two or three whom I saw, though not literally fair, were extremely pretty) has then two rooms, besides a hall; but this luxury 1s not adopted by the older class, who think that we ought to adhere to the customs of our ancestors.--Russians in the South. Aw Incrpent.--The New York Evening Post relates that the present Emperor Ni- cholas, some time since, driving along in his droshke, observed an English gentleman move down another street, apparently, as he thought, to avoid him. He sent an officer to ask why he had done so when the Em- peror was coming. The answer was, that "he did not see his Imperial Majesty." "Then desire him to wear spectacles in fu- ture,' was the immediate co..mand; with which the delinquent was forced to comply, during the remainder of his residence in St. Petersburg, much to his own annoyance and the amusement of his friends, for he was a remarkably well-looking man, and piqued himself on his clear sight. Deatu From Rorg Jumerne.--A bright and interesting little girl, about eight years of age, died on Monday last, in the village of Newark, from convulsions, brought on by ex- cessive exertions in "jumping the rope." She was competing with several of her school com- panions, in this exercise, who were endeavour- ing'to out-do each other iu endurance. She jumped four hundred times in succession, and until entirely overcome by the long continued exertions. The child was taken home insen- sible, but the movement of the muscles of the limbs, as in jnamping, continued for about forty- eight hours, until the sufferer was released from the painful exercise by death.--Roch. Democrat. Terrivic MLoQquencE.--At 2 country de- bating sc ool, where the question was, 'W hich exerts most influence, love of country, or love of France?' the leader on the ' coun- try' side, arose and delivered himself as fol- lows: --"When Washington, with his invin- cible urchins, was preparing to cross the Del- aware to attack the preposterous Hessians, was it not he, with one hand on his heart, and pointing his flashing blade at the malignant enemy, and reining in his fiery steed, and blowing his fingers to keep them from freez- ing, for it was cold, that cried out, 'E Pluri- bus Unum' forever ?' He had demolished his opponents in one sentence. 'The audience was convinced, and Country declared victori- rious by a unanimous vote. The "independence" of Dutch emigrants struck us very forcibly to-day, as we marked a party of those worthy individuals, men, wo- men and children, on Exchange street. The women stood in the street without any cover- ing to their heads duriug the prevalence of a sharp rain, sleet and snow storm--two of the men were quarrelling in "low Dutch" ove: a trunk--onef was dancing a hornpipe on the sidewalk--two of the children were fighting for a stick of candy--and another was "mak- ing bubbles" by jumping in a mud puddle, up to his knees. Hach was apparently intent upon his own business, and heedless of the employment of the rest of the company:-- New York Paper. Tre Beviienrent Forces.--According to the most reliablae accounts, the Russians have now upon the Danube 115,000 men-- say 80,000 to 90,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, 8,000 to 10,000 Cossacks and the proportion- ate amount of artillery. This allows 35,000 for killed, wounded and sick, since the Rus- sian forces first entered the Principalities. There are, it is said, 20,000 more between the Prath and Dniester, in Bessarabia, ready for immediate reinforcement. The effective strength of the Turkish army is calculated at 117,000 men. As to numbers, therefore, there is no disparity. The proportion of cavalry, however, is in favor of the Russians. The English forces under Lord Raglan amount to about 20,000, aud the French to about 50,000 or more. Both will soon be increased and pro- bably doubled. Tur ALLIED Fuxers ro BE Blown Ur.-- The New York Herald states that Ex-Alder- man Wesley Smith, together with several other Americans, went out in the last out ward trip of the Baltic in company with M. Grunn- burgh, and that they are in contract with Rus- sia for the destruction of the allied fleet in the. Baltic, by means of Taylor's Submarine Armor aud Colt's Submarine Battery. They 'are to receive £100,000 sterling for the clean job, or a proportionable sum for sll services: short of that. ; Tur Enciish Quarter or Grain.--There is some misapprehension existing, says an exchange astathe quantity of grain contained in an Eng- ish quarter. It is eight bushels, but not eight dfichester bushels, which is our measure. 'The quarter contains eight Imperial bushels, about eight and a quarter of our bushels, The Win- chester bushel was the standard in England un- til 1826, since which time, the Imperial bushel has been the standard, New Rectpe ror making Ice CreAM.-- The following recipe is from a Connecticut lady: it is the best and quickest method of making ice cream we have seen. "l'ake one teacup ot cream, one tea cup of sugar, one egg; beat the egg and sugar well together; flavor as you please, and then stir in light snow until it is frozen as stiff as you wish. It is quickly made, and first-rate. 1s =" 70 Constitution of the National Council. For the purpose of improving the char- acter, developing the intelligence, maintain- ing the rights and organizing a Union of the Colored People of the Free States, the Na- tional Convention does hereby ordain and institute the "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE." Art. 1. This Council shall consist of two members| from each State, represented in this Convention, to be elected by this Con- vention, and two other members from each State to be elected as follows: On the 15th day of November next, and biennially there- after, there shall be held in each State, a Poll, at which each colored inhabitant may vote who pays ten cents as poll-tax, and each State shall elect, at such election, such delegates to State Lsgislatures, twenty in number from each State, at large. The election to be held at such places and under such conditions as the public meetings in such localities may determine. The mem- bers of the National Council in each State, shall receive, canvass, and declare the result of such vote. The State Council, thuse elect- ed, shall meet on the first Monday in Janu- ary, 1854, and elect additional members to the National Council, in proportion of one to five thousand of the colored population of. such State; and the members of council thus elected, to take office on the sixth day of July next, and all to hold office during two years from that date; at the end of which time another general election by State council shall take place of members to con- stitute their successors in office, in the same numbers as above. 'The State council of each State shall have full power over the internal concerns of said State, Art. 2. The members of the first council shall be elected by this convention, which shall designate out of the number, a Presi- dent, a Vice-President, Secretary, Treasur- er, corresponding Secretary, and committee of five on Manual Labor--a committee of five on Protective Unions--of five on Busi- ness Relations--of five on Publications. Art. 3. The committee on Manual Labor School shall procure funds and organize said School in accordance with the plans adopted by this National Convention, wiih such modifications as experience or necessity may dictate to them. 'The committee shall immediately incorporate itself us an academy under " The General Committee of the State of. »' and shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the Manual Labor School, with full power to select a location in the State designated by the National council, to erect buildings, appoint or dismiss instructers in the literary or mechanical branches. There shall be a farm attached to the School. Art. 4. The committee on -- Protective Unions shall institute a Protective Union for the purchase and sale of articles of domestic consumption, and shall unite and aid in the formation of branches anxiliary to their own.. Art. 5. The committee on Business Rela- tions, shall establish an office, in which they shall keep a registry of colored mechanics, arti- zans and business men throughout the Union. They shall keep a registry of all persons will- ing to employ colored men in business, to teach colored boys mechanical trades, liberal and scientific professions, and farming ; and also, a registry of colored men and boys seeking etploymeat or instruction. They shall also report upon any avenues of business or trade which they deem inviting to colored capital, skill, or labor. Their reports and ad- vertisements to be in papers of the widest circulation. They shall receive for sale or exhibition, products of the skill and labor of colored people. Art. 6. The committee on Publication shall collect all facts, statistics and statements, all laws and historical records and biographies of the colored people, and all books by colored authors. They shall have for the safe keep- ing of these documents, a Library, with a Reading Room and Musenm. The committee shall algo publish replies to any assaults, wor- thy of note, made upon the character or con- dition of the colored People. Art. 7. Each committee shall have abso- lute contro) over ils special department ; shall make its own by-laws, and in case of any va- cancy occurring, shall fill up the same forth- with subject to the confirmation of the coun- cil. Each committee shall meet at least once a month or as often as possible ; shall keep a minute of all its proceedings, executive and financial, and shall submit a full statement of the same, with the accounts audited, at every regular meeting of the National council. Art. 8. The National council shall meet at least once in six months, to receive the reports of the committees, and to consider any new plan for the general good, for which it shall have power, at its option, to appoint a new committee, and shall be empowered to receive' and appropriate donations for the carrying out of the objects of the same. At all such meet- ings, eleven members shall constitute a quo- rum. In case any committee neglect or refuse to send in its report, according to article 8th, then the council shall have power to enter the bureau, examine the books and papers of such committee ; and in case the committee shall persist in its refusal or neglect, then the coun- cil shall declare their offices vacant, and ap- point others in their stead. Art. 9. In all eases of the meetings of the National Council, or the committees, the tra- veling expenses (if any) of the members shall be paid out of the respective funds. Art. 10. The council shall immediately es- tablish a bureau in the place of its meeting : and the same rooms shall, as far as possible,be used by the several committees for their vari- ous purposes. The council shall havea clerk, at a moderate' salary, who will keep a record of their transactions, and prepare a condensed report of the committees for publication ; and, also, a registry of the friends of the cause, Art. 11. The expenses of the council shall be defrayed by the fees of membership of sub- societies or councils, to be organised through- out the States. 'The membership fee shall be one cent per week, = Art. 12. A member of the council shall be member of only one of the committees there- of. Art. 13. All officers holding funds, shall give security in double the amount likely to be in their hands, 'This security to be given to the three first officers of the council. Art. 14. The council shall have power to COLORED makesuch By-Laws as are necessary for their | wald, a Russian officer, bound to St. Peters- proper government. DS ee a ens ci SS Ls [The following resolutions having direc bearing upon the plan of organization were adopted by the Conyention and are therefore appenced to the Council's Constitution. ] Resolved That the Council shall be dele- gated to select its various Committees. Resolved, 'That the Council shall have power to offer a premium for prize essays on different subjects agreed on by Council. Resolved, That the said Council shall hear and grant petitions and be governed by the rules of legislative bodies, and their decisions shall be final. Resolved, That any State applying for ad- mission into this Union, shall be admitted on such terms, as may hereafter be agreed upon. Resolved, 'That in establishing a National Council for our own special improvement, and a Manual Labor School for the education of our children in science, literature and me- chanical arts, this Convention do this, not to build ourselves up asa distinct and separate class in this country, but »s a means to a greatend, viz: the equality in political rights, and in civil and social privileges with the est of the American people. PLAN OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCIL9OL. The undersigned, the Committee on Man- ual Labour School, appointed by the National Council of the colored people, in offering a plan for the organization of the school, beg leave to state, 1st. That the location of the school, which | is to be within one hundred miles of the town of Erie, Pennsylvania, will be selected as soon as three thousand dollars are paid in; the school building and work-shop will be commenced as soon as ten thousand dollars are paid in; and the school commenced as soon as fifteen thousand dollars are paid in; and that in no case will a contract be made beyond the sum of money actually paid in. The site of the school. will be at least two hundred acres of land, one hundred and fifty of which shall for ever be used as a farm for agricultural instruction. 'Qnd.'In accordance with a vote of the Rochester Convention, the teachers are to be selected for, and pupils admitted into, the school without reference to sex or complexion. 3d. Special provision will be made to make this, from the beginning, an industrial school for females as well as males; a prom- inent principle of conduct will be to aid in | providing for the female sex, methods and means of enjoying an independent and hon- orable livlihood. Freperick DouGtass, | Joun D. PEcx, Committee Amos G. Beman, 'on Manual JOHN JONES, Labour J. D. Bonner, School. J. McCune Smitu, 1. The title shall be "Tor American INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL." s 2. The foundation fund shall be thirty thousand dollars. _ 3. Twenty thousand dollars shall be in stock of 2000 shares, at ten dollars per share. 4. 'Ten thousand dollars shall be in dona- tions to be solicited from the friends of the cause.) 5: 'The shares shall be 'payable, ten per cent. at the time of subscribing, and ten per cent. every first dav of July, October, Janu- ary and April thereafter, until the whole is paid in. 6. The School shall be organised and conducted entirely by a board of fifteen trus- tees: 7. Six of these trustees shall be the Com- mittee on Manual Labour School, appointed by the National Council of the People of Color; and nine of the trustees shall be elected by the Stockholders when three thousand dollars shall have been paid in by them, (the stockholders) and annually there- after. Each share of stock shall count as one vote. at all such elections. And stock- holders may vote by proxy, on affidavit made and acknowledged before a Commissioner of Deeds. © ; 8. In organizing the School the following regulations shall be strictly enforced: -- a. ¥or every branch of Literature taught, there shall be one branch of' handicraft also taught in the School. : 6. Kach pupil shall occupy one half. his time when. at School, in work at some handicraft, or on the farm. Ses c. The handicrafts shall be such that their pro- ducts will be articles saleable for cash, or money's worth, ata market within easy access from the School. The agent appointed by the Committee Frederick Douglass, Esq., shall be empow- ered to receive donations and take sybserip- tions for stock, giving a receipt for the latter, signed by himself and Rev. Amos G. Beman, the Secretary of the Committee. As soon as, and as often as the Agent aforesaid shall receive two hundred and fifty dollars, either in subscriptions or donations, he shall. pay the same over to the Treasurer, John Jones, Kisq., of Chicago, who shall deposit the same forthwith, in the Bank of America, Chicago, Ill.: the Treasurer aforesaid, as soon as he shall receive one thousand dollars, and for every thousand dollars thereafter, shall give bonds with two sttreties to the President and Secretary of the National Council of Colored People, for double the amounts aforesaid. for his services, the Agent shall receive five perent. on all stock instalments paid in by him, and ten per cent. on all donations above two hundred dollars paid in by or through him. - 10. The members of the Committee on Manual Labor School shall also be empow- ered to receive donations for the same; and they shall transmit all said donations to the Treasurer, by draft, within ten days after receiving the same. They shall also be entitled to five per cent. on all such donations paid in by him. | od 11. The Treasurer shall publish at least once a fortnight a list of all the donations and subscriptions of stock received by him ; and shall transmit to each donor or stock- holder, a copy of the paper, (Frederick Doug- lass' Paper or Aliened American,) which shall contain the acknowledgment of their gift or subscription. X THE GOSPEL TRIBUNE. PROSPECTUS. The first number of a monthly paper, to be | known as above indicated, is proposed to be pub- lished in Toronto within.a few months, and not later than the First day of July, 1854. The work in size and appearance, to be at least equal to the Missionary Record or Christian Observer; and as much superior to either in style and execution as the subscripticn list will warrant. DISTINCTIVE OBJECT? To enlarge the limits of: Communion and Church-Membership, among Christians, to the greatest possible extent; and to circumscribe hose bounds to the exclusion, if possible, of all '| other characters, without otherwise disturbing the Membership. of existing Churches; till acknow- ledged Christian' Character shall constitute the only passport, at any time, and the perfect p: sspor at all times, to every Communion and Church worthy of the Christian nanie; " that the world may believe" in Christ, even as he prayed. GENERAL OBJECTS: : The promotionjof Religious, Moral, Intellect- 3 ual and social improvement, under the guidance of Divine Revelation, submitting every moveang -- measure to the test of Gospel Principles, : SUPPORTERS: eo 4 The distinctive and general objects of the work are such, as to claim for it the patronage of all ' classes of men, excepting those svedded to other pre-requisites of Communion and Church-mem _ bership, than acknowledged: Christian Charactep. -- and here it is recorded with great pleasure tha, the encouragements tendered, thus far, are in strict accordance with the above general clajn, -- ORIGIN AND PROGRESS: This movement has long been contemplated, For twenty years the subscriber has made the distinctive object of the Gospet TRIBUNE his spp. cial study: examining carefully and personally A the denominational aspect of Religions Socie, ties,--their reciprocal bearings, their mutyg) relations, and the nature of their combined jp, fluence on the evangelization of the world. Tay. erly, his position as Publisher of the Scrwryg, -- Manuva, has probably afforded him the best pos. sible facilities for personally testing the strengi, his positions, and for the attainment of certain important information, but little of which he haq previously been able to obtain. All may rest as. sured, however, that no undue advantage wi ever be taken of the franknessffand candor With : which Christians of every name, as well as Skep. tics of every class, have freely expressed thejy -- convictions in the presence ofjthe Travelling Cgl, porteur; the capacity in which the Publisher js _ still extending his observations through Canada _ and the neighboring States. fe CO-LABORERS : neg ee Of distinguished worth and of well-khown -- literary ability, are already secured in the severa] -- sections of Canada, and in the States of the 4. _ merican Union; and arrangements are now ip -- progress, to obtain from living responsible writere in Britain, important assistance in the develope. 4 ment of the Trisune's Mission. 'TERMS AND NOTICES: z The Terms are One Dollar per Annum in ad. -- vance,--otherwise Two Dollars; it being foung that one half of the Subscriptions, not paid in ad. vance, are worse than lost. Kditors--friendly-- will render assistance by noticing this Prospectus, _ All parties willing to aid; may at once commence -- soliciting the names of Subscribers. Two books -- --the Scripture and Laconic Manwals--tfally git, -- and the Paper one year, will be forwarded to the person who first sends thenames of ten Subseri bers; and one of either of the books, in substantial -- leather binding, or the Paper one year, to every one who sends ten names. Subscriptions and al| -- other communicalions for the Paper to be sent, -- post-paid, marked Money, (if inclosed) and ad. -- dressed, Ropert Dick, Box 411, TORONTO, Sermons and Lectures, promotive of the Trr BUNE'S object, will be delivered by the Publisher -- throughout the Province as frequently as shall be -- found compatible with his other duties. 4 ee (Signed) ROBERT. DICK, *4 Toronto, March 25th, 1854. 4 a CALL FOR NATIONAL EMIGRATION CONVENTION OF COLORED. MEN, ig To be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 24th, 25th and 26th of August, 1854, --y Men anp Breruern :--The time has now fully -- come, when we, as an oppressed people, should -- do something effectively, and use those means -- adequate to the attainment of the great and long © desired end--to do something to meet the actual demands of the present and prospective necessi- ties of the rising generation of our people in this country. 'To do this, we must occupy a position of entire eguality, of wnrestricted rights, composing in fact, an acknowledged necessary part of the ruling element of society in which we live.. The policy necessary to the preservation of this elemen -- must be 7m our favor, if ever we expect the enjoy- -- ment, freedom, sovereignty, and equality of rights -- anywhere. For this purpose, and to this end, -- then, all colored men in favor of emigration out -- of the United States, and opposed to the American Colonization sheme of leaving the Western Hemisphere, are requested to meet in CLEVE. _ LAND, OHIO, on TUESDAY, the 24th DAY -- of AUGUST, 1854, in a great NATIONAL CONVENTION, then and there, to consider and -- decide upon the great and important subject of -- emigration from the United States. ee No person will be admitted toa seat in the -- Convention, who would introduce the subject of -- emigration to the Kastern Hemisphere--either to _ Asia, Africa, or Europe--as our object and de- termination is to consider our claims to the West Indies, Central and South America, and 'he -- Canadas. This restriction has no reference to personal preference, or individual enterprise ; but to the great question of national claims to come -- before the Convention. fe ee All persons coming to the Convention must bring credentials properly authenticated, or bring verbal assurance to the Committee on Creden- -- tials--appointed for the purpose--of their fidelity -- to the measures and objects set forth in this Call as the Convention is specifically by and for the -- friends of emigration, and NONE OTHERS-- and no opposition to. them will be entertained. © The question is not whether our condition can -- be bettered by emigration, but whether it can be -- made worse. If not, then, there is no part of the wide-spread universe, where our social and poli- tical condition are not betterfthan here in our na- tive country, and nowhere in the world as here, -- proscribed on account of color. | Weare triends, too, and ever will stand -- shoulder to shoulder by our brethren, and all our friends in all good measures adopted by them for -- the bettering of our condition in this country, and surrender no rights but with oar last breath ;;but as the subject of emigration is of vital importance, _ and has ever been shunned by all delegated as- semblages of our people as heretofore met, we cannot longer delay, and will not be further -- baffled ; and deny the right of our most sanguine -- friend or dearest brother, to prevent an intelligent enqniry to, and the carrying out of these measures, _ when this can be done, to our entire advantage,' as .we propose to show in Convention--as. the -- West Indies, Central and South America--the -- majority of which are peupled by our brethren, or _ those ideutified with us in race, and what is more, destiny, on this continent--all stand with open -- arms and yearning hearts, importuning us inthe name of suffering humanity to come--to make common cause, and share one common fate on the continent. The Convention will meet without fail, at the time fixed for assembling, as none but those fa-_ vorable to emigration are adimissable ; therefore no other gathering may prevent it. The number -- of delegates will not be restricted--except in the -- town where the Convention may be held--and -- there the number will be decided by the Conven- -- tiot when assembled, that they may not too far ex- ceed the other delegations. iO The time and p-ace fixed for holding the Con- vention are ample ; affording suffieient time, and -- a leisure season generally--and as Cleveland is -- now the centre of all directions--a good and fa- _ vorable opportunity to all who desire to attend -- _ Therefore,, it may reasonably be the greatest -- gathering of the colored people ever before assem- _ bled in a Convention inthe United States, = Colonizationists are advised, that no favors -- will be shown to them or their expatriating scheme, as we have no sympathy with the -- enemies of our race. fe _ All colored men, East, West, North and South, -- favorable to the measures set forth in this Call -- will send in tbeir names (post-paid) to M. | = Delany, or Rev. Wm. Webb, Pitsburgh, Pa.,that there inay be arranged and altached to the Call, : De ices! jive names from each State. We must make an issue, create an event, and -- establish a position for ourselves. 11 is glorious to think of, but far more glorious to carry, oh = Rev. Wm. Webb, ee: M.R. Delany, H. G. Webb, sas Thos. A. Brown, i ; John Jones, 1 L. L. Hawkins, > Pillsburgh, Samuel Venerable : John Williams, A. F. Hawkins, S. W. Sanders, Jefferson Miller, Rev A. R. Green, P. L. Jackson, J. H. Maloney, G. Harper, Jonathan Green, H. A. Jackson, a E.R. Parker, ee Samuel Bruce, Lice J.J. Gould Bias, M. Rev. M. M. Clark, A. M. Summer, 'Johnson Woodlin, - ~ James M. Whitfield, John N. Still, Pei Alleghany City. -- ans oe Epa 9 CD ER BEL | ' PvE. New York. wy tet Stanley Matthews,