st Pe ay OL TTY. PARRA Ee - From Dicken's Household Words. Miasma. Near a cotter's door, in a murky Tane, Beneath steaming dirt and stagnant rain, Miasma lay in a festering drain. A bone of clay, cemented with slime, He artfully built--for he hated ime-- "Midst slop, and rot,-and want and crime, __ He lay securely, biding his time. Though a voice. cried, pointing out his lair, Run, run, for Miasma lies hidden there !" It died unheeded, away on the air. Living and breathing the filth among, Miasma's home was secure and strong, And the cotter did nothing, for nothing- went wrong. And the children would play by the prisoner's a 'poo! ec Mahe HR, Nis, es oe a : z 'For they liked it much better than going to = «sehodiy 7%" 7 _ Then Miasma arose from his reeking bed, _And:arouwnd the children bis mantle spread-- -" To save them from harm," Miasma said. But they sighed a last sigh. He had stolen their : b eath, ; a And had wraoped them in Cholera's cloak of = death. 'Tea a Preventive of Cholera, SSSR -- 'From a pamphlet now in press, in our : - office, entitled "Hints to Tea Drinkers," compiled by Messrs. L. F. Harter & Co, tea dealers, Woodward Avenue, four doors north of Jefferson Avenue, we extract the follow- _ disease is to arrest the diarrhea. ing: Le " An intelligent captain in the East India Company's service, has addressed a letter to the Medico Botanical Society of London, which contains the following, and is certain- ly worthy the most marked attention. He observes, "another fact is, that although on each one of the eight voyages I made to China, many of my crew had fallen a prey to cholera; yet I have never heard of a Chi- nese being attacked with this fatal epidemic. And this is the more remarkable from the crowded population of the country, subsist- ing, as they often do, on very unwholesome diet. As, then, the Chinese with whom tea [black] is the universal diluent, have es-: caped disease, and that other nations, and _ more particularly the coffee drinking French, 'have suffered so much from, it may not be unworthy the attention of your society Whe- 'ther tea'may not be regarded as the princi- pal cause of this unhappy exemption." _ During the prevalence of cholera in Paris, in the years 1749, a cup of pure hot tea, with a small part of brandy, without cream or sugar, was a recipe much used, and which proved almost invariably successful in the premonitory symptoms, and even after the malicnant type had commenced.--Detroit PP UDUHE 2 GF Sk & i 759 WuatT Aare CHoLERA Symptoms ?-- . 'The first symptoms is a mere rumbling m 'the bowels, sometimes so slightly as hardly to be perceptible. If a man is temperate and regular in his habits, it may pass off harmlessly, but a very little imprudence will bring on the next stage--diarrhaa--a simple diarrheea, free from pain and not ne- cessarily attended with rice-water evacua--- tions. While the rumbling sensation exists, there is frequently a coldness at the pit of 'the stomach--and a feeling of what an Irish- man described asa feeling of goneness, or emptiness. Rice water discharges take _ place sooner or later, next vomiting or purg- ing, and generally cramps. The pulse be- 'comes small, thread-lke and almost imper- ceptible, the body assuming a purple cast, 'with a cold, clammy perspiration, the fea- tures pinched and contracted, the eyes sunk- 'en, and the hands shrivelled, called washer- 'woman's hands. 'This is the collapse state 'of the disease, from which the patient sel- - dom recovers. © - The greatest point in treatment of the The rice water evacuations are, in fact, the serum of the blood, and when long continued, very - Jittle of the substance of the blood remains in the svstem, but the clot or solid portion -of the blood. While, therefore, the diarr- hea is suffered to go on, the patientis going rapidly to the grave by the exhaustion of his very life-blood. _ During this stage, how- ever, the disease is easily manageable. Tur Bricut sipe or CHoLera.--Cho- lera has.a bright side, for it has taught us to purify the water which we drink; to venti- late the rooms in which we live; to erect the dwellings of our labouring population with some regard to sanitary laws; to build them well and drain them effectually ; to see that they are not overcrowded with human beings, and that they do not become unhealthy for want of space in which to conduct necessary domestic operations. 'Science may lament _ the weakness of curative medicine; but she rejoices in the knowledge that preventive measures do exist, and the investigation of the cholera, from having been unattended with satisfactory results, has led to the know- ledge of many things before mysterious or unknown.-- Household Medicine. = SS trance Occurrence. -- We under- stand that'a man died in West Troy last "Thursday evening, with a disease strongly resembling cholera, and his body was de- posited in a coffin, and fully prepared for 'burial. The remains were kept until Satur- day evening, and then, while the friends of the deceased were engaged in holding a wake over him, the supposed dead man_ slowly recovered from the state in which he had so Tong lain, and actually arose from the coffin, walked across the floor, and requested a drink of water, saying that he was very thirsty ! This comes to us from one of the arties present, and we see no reason to doubt her statement. We further under- stand that the man is convalescent, and will recover.-- Troy Tvmes. | News from Venezeuela, News from Porto Cabello, Venezeuela, to the 28th ult., reached New York on the 10th inst. by the schooner St. Mary, Capt. Johnson. The revolution against the Monegas Government appears to be spreading. 'The province of El Guarico, bordermg upon the province of Carracas, the seat of Government had revolted. 'Tlie insurgent chief Barquis- imeto, with some 3000 men, had reached ~ San Carlos, in the province of Carabolo, to attack General Silva, who was at 'Tinaco in ' the same province. whole party butchered, Silva had sent for more men.' Col. 'iaroas, insurgent, with about 500 men, who was on his march to join Barquesimeto, had been overcome by (en. Falcon, and, it was said, he and his '| several points. 'Mr. Dall on the First of August. Rev. Mr. Daxz, of Canada West, was next introduced to the audience, and gave a very {interesting account of the fugitives in that country, and of the feelings of the white peo- {ple about them--mainly in answer to ques- tions from persons in the audience, on the He said that the fugitives generally found ready employment, the males !as mechanics or laborers on farms, and the females in families. On one occasion, about a year ago, he asked S. R. Ward, the Agent |of the Anti Slavery Society there, ifany fu- gitives had recently arrived, and he replied that nineteen came the day before, and that he had obtained employment for all but two. That was the principal work of the Society. They employed Mr. Ward as their Agent, furnished his travelling expenses, and paid him a stated salary, to enable him to devote his whole time to the furtherance of the ob- jects of the Society. The board of the fu- gitives was paid for a week or ten days, and it was seldom necessary to pay it for a long- er time. The general fact. was, that the fu- gitives were at work and able to take care of themselves. In fact, some of them had taken measures to stop the sending of money and clothing there from the benevolent in the States, by circulating widely an article in the newspapers, headed, 'No more aid for Fugitives." Mr. Ward was soon expect- ed home from England, with some four or five thousand dollars collected there, which would meet the wants and extend the efforts of the Society. There was some indifference and hard- ness of heart observable among those color- ed people who were not fugitives; but who had been there fifteen or twenty years, and might be called old settlers. They were not prompt to meet the fugitives; while the fugi- tives themselves were always generous-- When Patrick Snead, as he was called, was arrested, the fugitives held public meetings and gave liberally for the purpose of rescu- ing him, some putting down a pound note to engage the services of a lawyer, that he might be protected and rescued upon. the ground of the Ashburton Treaty, as it was said he was taken on British waters. here was some difference among them in religious matters; but, generally, they had confidence in each other's honesty. He had seen colored men doing the best carpenter work in Toronto, where nice finishing, cor- nice work, w&c., was needed. What the colored people there needed, was an organizing mind to direct their efforts to the most profitable purpose. As an in- stance of the lack of Yankee calculation, Mr. D, stated that, one day, being in Montreal, he started to find Shadrach, 'of glorious memory,' and after going through several narrow streets, and examining ali the signs, but finding no ' Shadrach,' he finally went into a small shop over which was a little sign with 'S. Makins, Victualler,' &., upon it, and asked a man he saw there if he knew where Shadrach, who once lived in Boston, could be found. 'I am Shadrach,' replied the man. The man had a fortune in his name and did not know it--else he would surely have signed himself' Shadrach.' In reference to the effect of the climate upon the fugitives, Mr. Dall said he inquired of Shadrach who is farther north than most of the fugitives, as to that matter, and he told him that he and his friends there reali- zed no bad effects from that cause; they could not see that the climate had the least deleterious effect upon their constitutions, their power to work, or their general health. Te was sorry to see that there was quite as much pro-slavery feeling in Canada as in the United States. Western Canada was filled up chiefly with emigrants from Eng- land, Scotland, and Ireland, who expected, though in very subordinate positions, at home, to be 'lairds' of the soil, when they came to America, and they did not like to haye the fugitives come into competition with them. He feared that, unless anti-slavery lecturers were busy there, to keep alive the fashionable tone of anti-slavery feeling, se- vere restrictive acts would be passed, placing a barrier at the line between the two coun- tries, which the fugitives could not pass. In regard to the question of annexation, the speaker said the thing had not been talk- ed of since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law. 'That act was looked upon as an in- separable barrier to the annexation of the two countries. The general feeling now was in favour of the union of all the colonies, as independent States under the title of 'The United States of British North Ameri- ea.' Ofcourse the colored people depre- cated the idea of annexation to the United States. An important question among the color- ed men was, whether it was most expedient for them to settle themselves abroad among the whites, or form exclusive settlements of their own, somewhat on. the plan of the El- gin Association' Much, Mr. D. remarked, was to be said on both sides, and he hoped that some of the leading anti-slavery papers here would give them light as to the expe- diency of isolating themselves, or becoming, {as the best part of the English population hoped they wonld become, 'a good peasant- ry' among the whites. Referring to the Elgin Association in charge of the Rey. William King, (an eman- cipator of his own slaves, and for a time a Presbyterian preacher in Ohio,) Mr. Dall spoke of their school. He said it was intend- ed at first only for colored children. It was so well taught, however, that the white far- mers around petitioned for the privilece of sending their children! At this time, it is said that more than half the pupils are white, and that the 'black ' school is becom- ing the 'fashionable' academy of that re- gion. . C. L. Remonp then came forward, and made the concluding speech. He said that as that was a free platform in regard to speech, he hoped that it would be made al- so a free platform in regard to color; that it would not be long before some colored man, other than himself, would come forward and make his mark on that platform, especially on the First of August. Mr. R. said, in reference to the remarks of the preceding speaker, that he was not in favour of the fugitive slaves going to Ca- nada even, because he wanted it kept con- stantly and plainly before the world, that they hada right to stay in this land. If they must flee, let them flee from one State to another, until they should stir up humanity enough to defend them on their own soil, [Cheers.] Another reason was, that he believed the day was not far distant when that country would become so identi- fied with the United States, that the colored man's rights would be no more respected there than here, and then they would oc- cupy less advantageous ground than if they had remained here. No longer than last summer, he went to Toronto, and found pre- judice as rife there as here. He went to three or four public houses, before he found one at which he could be admitted. There were colored churches, ministers and schools, and it seemed to him that the colored peo- were themselves carrying that damnable pre- judice to Canada, if it were not there be- fore. : He protested, before God and his fellow- men, against the colored man's flying to Ca- nada. Let'them stay here and fight the battle out. The day was coming when the fugitive slave might remain here in safety, and that day was hastened just so far as his friends would sustain the society that had gathered them together. The anti-slavery movement would yet make the atmosphere so warm with righteous sentiment that no disgraceful Curtis, nor shabby Loring, nor contemptible Freeman could be found in our midst, but every one of them should be more despised and disgraced than was the colored man now. His heart had been ereatly glad- dened at seeing so many colored people on the ground. 'They had acted for some time as if they were discouraged, and had not shown their faces. They should come for- ward anywhere and everywhere that free- men come, and especially on such occasions as that. If they would only continue faithful, they would redeem Massachusetts, and Massa- chusetts would magnetize her neighbours, and and all New England and all the North would become free. . He was glad to hear Mr. Higginson's re- marks in reference to his change of feeling in regard to the efficiency of any political or- ganization in the anti-slavery movement. It was of no use to mince matters. He had stood by the Free-Soil party when he thought the party needed a friend to stand by it; but the ouly organization which could do anything effectually for the slave, was that organization which knew no sect, no co- lor, and no clime--and on the platform of such an organization, he then stood. He would tell his white friends that when they, like Wiit1am Lioyp Garrison, should come to be considered in England, Ireland, and Scotland as black men and women, because of their zeal for the slave, the question would be settled. [ Cheers. ]--Liberator. The Slave Pirate Case. A final hearing took place yesterday, be- fore United States Commissioner Ingraham, in the case of Captain Donald, of the Grey Lagle, charged with having landed six hun- dred slaves on the Islanad of Cuba. The preliminary hearing in this case was had on Saturday last, at which time we published the testimony then elicited. Yesterday there were three witnesses examined, one Frenchmen and two Portuguese, whose testimony corroborated that of the lad, already given, which, in substance, was that they were shipped in New York in March last, to go to St. Thomas and other parts. The shipping articles were produced, which contained the names of the sailors and the destination of the vessel. After they had been out about 25 days, the crew were in- formed by the defendant that they were going to the Coast of Africa for a load of negroes. The crew, up to that time, were not aware of the destinaation of the ves- sel, and did not then object, because there was no other remedy. 'hey landed first at Cape Palmas, and proceeded thence to Cajuda, about four days' sail, and there took in the load of slaves, 600 and odd in number; there were about 250 women, and 50 children; the Spanish captain seemed to have the principal command after the slaves were taken on board, but the vessel was jointly navigated by both captains; on ar- riving at the Island of Cuba the vessel was run into a creek, and the slaves were landed under the protection of the police, the crew being afraid of the soldiers; the head police- man, a governor, was bribed for this pur- pose; $32,000 having been paid him, ac- cording to the testimony of these witnesses. The slaves were taken in the night to the plantation of Don Louis, which occupied about six hours travel over a bad road. The next night the crew also went to the plan- tation of Don Louis, where they remained for several days in a sugar loft, until a small schooner was procured to take the crew to Havana. They were paid at Dom Louts' plantation $450 each, in addition their wages. On arriving at Havana they were told that each person must look out for him- self, and arrive in the United States on board of different vessels. The boy, Town, made a statement to the American Consul at Havana, and was sent to the United States in custody. The defendant was finally committed for trial at the next term of the Circuit Court, and the witnesses also, to testify, in default of bail. Guillou for the defendant-- Philadelphia Daily Register. Another Slave Murdered. A horrible murder was committed in Hendersonville, Kentucky, on Saturday, the 8th of July, 1854, by a Rev. Mr. Joel Lambert, upon the person of one of his slaves, aman about 45 years old. He was seen to knock dewn the slave three times with a loaded whip, some six feet in jength, and give him more than a hundred lashes with the same. He was abused in a field and died, and was shrouded in the same field. In a few hours the coroner, Mr. James Rouse, held an inquest over the mangled body, and the verdict was that the slave came to his death by over-heating and imprudent whipping. Lhe Grand Jury will take the case in hand and deal with him according to law, if there yet remains any law for ageravated cases of murder in Kentucky. It was more brutal than the Mat. Ward tragedy. Et Brrant. Evansville, Ind., J uly 20th, 1854. P. S--I wish you wou!d request other papers favorable tu freedom and humanity to publish this. The preacher that committed this foul deed belonged to the Cumberland Presby- terian Church, and was, as I understand, their regular Pastor. This is a fair speci- men of the foul principle of slavery. E. B. GLEANINGS. It is said that the first cruise this season of Her Majesty, will be a visit to the Chan- nel Islands. The Canadian Parliament will meet on the 5th of September next. 'The time for private or local bills expires on the 20th of September. One hundred and fifty-nine deaths from cholera occurred in Buffalo in July. A Baptist clergyman, in Brooklyn, N. Y., lately, while under the influence of aleohol, murdered his own child. The island of Barbadoes is said to have produced, last year, 40,000 puncheons of sugar, at a ton each. The Spanish revolution is said to have caused a paralyzation of Mr. Soule's in trigues for the acquisition of Cuba. The deaths from cholera in Barbadoes, up to June 25th, were at least 5,000. A great fire occurred in San Francisco, California, on the 11th of July. Loss esti- mated at nearly $300,000. One thousand and twenty-five deaths, being nearly two-thirds of the whole num- ber occurring in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, last week, were of children under 5 years of age. A fatal affray occurred at the St. Nicholas hotel, in New York city, on the morning of Aug. 2nd, between a bullying Southerner named Dr. Graham, and a Mr. Loring, from California, terminating in the death of the latter. The daily average of emigiant arrivals at the port of New York, for the our wecks ending July 24th, was nearly 1000. Her Majesty has sanctioned the imme- diate erection into a bishopric of the island of Mauritius and its dependencies. The body of a young woman was found floating in the Don a' few days ago. She is supposed t» have committed suicide. Coroner's verdict--* Found drowned." Montreal and vicinity were visited by a severe thunder storm on the 6th Inst. Con- siderable destruction was caused in several places. 'There were 29 deaths from yellow fever in New Orleans during the week ending on the 6th. A riot took place in St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 7th,--election day--resulting in the death of several persons, and destruction of pro- pe:ty to the amount of nearly fifty thousand dollars. : The crops in Maine and New Hamphshire are suffering from droughts. The crops in New Brunswick present a very promising appearance. The line of railway. between Kemptville and Prescott was formally opened on the 9th inst. Late advices from Maderia say that the erape crop has entirely failed. JJrovincial. RPL PIII >" Ann Meeting of Parliament. By an Extra of the Canada Gazette, we learn that Parliament will meet for des- patch of business on 'Tuesday, the 5th of September next. 'The time for receiving Petitions for Private or Local bills will ex- pire on the 20th September. For some time back a fierce fire has been raging in the woods above Lachine, L. C., and having extended to the settlements, we regret to say that it has been attended by a loss of life. real Palot that three children who had been locked in a shanty while their parents were endeavouring to save some cattle, were burned to death, the flames having reached the fshanty and consumed it.--Jouwrnal & Lsxpress. The New Currency. All former currency acts are repealed, and it is enacted that the denomination of money in the currency of this Province shall hereafter be pounds, dollars, shilling, pence, cents, and mills; the pound, shilling, and penny shall have the same proportionate value respectively, as they now have. In any agreement or statement as to money, either denomination may be lawfully used. The pound currency is to be of 101-321- 1000 grains troy, of gold, the dollar to be one-fourth of the pound. The pound ster- ling to be £1 4s. 3d., or $4 853 cents cur- rency, and to be a legal tender for that amount. Less British coin to be also a legal tender for proportionate rates. Public accounts to be kept in the deno- minations of coin prescribed by Her Majes- ty. Accounts kept or stated, or agreements made in the other class, to be legally bind- ing. Such silver coins as are struck of the Royal Mint of the fineness now fixed by law for coins of the United Kingdom, and of weights, bearing respectively the same pro- portion to the value to be assigned to such coins of the United Kingdom shall by Her Majesty in her proclamation, declaring them Jawful money of this Province, be a legal tender at the rates assigned in such procla- mation. Until otherwise ordered by Royal procla- mation, the silver coins of the United King- dom shall pass current for sums in currency according to the proportion hereinbefore fixed to the sums in sterling, for which they pass current in the United Kingdom, and no other silver coins than those declared to be so by this act shall be a legal tender in this Province. No silver coins shall be a legal tender for more than £2 10s. currency. Wheat Crop of Canada. We learn from a gentleman who has tra- versed Canada, from London to Montreal, and visited much of the interior, that the wheat crop of Upper Canada will far exceed that of any other year in its amount. It is estimated a third more was sown last year than before, and it all looks flourishing. The surplus estimated last year 7,000,000 bush. 'Lhis year it is calculated the surplus will reach 12,000,000 bushels. Estimating the price at only $1.50 per bushel, it gives the farmers $10,000,000 for wheat, alone, for foreign market. The Canadian farmers last year enjoyed great prosperity, and this season bids fair to add largely to the contents of their coffers. The united circulation of the Banks is over $22,000,000. Of this sum, it is estimated full $15,000,000 is now in the hands of the farmers. The notes of the banks do not return upon them sufiiciently for ordinary transac- tions of the day, and hence there is a great scarcity of currency for daily business. Every bank in the Province bas made appli- cation for an increase of capital, to the amount of $15,000,000. The Cannucks are rapidly becoming a " go-ahead" people. "Thousands of laborers are wanted to. se- cure the grain harvest. The railroads now employ all the laborers offering, at high wages. Harvest labor is up to $1.373 per day.-- Rochester American. " rs Tur Tipe or Emicration.--During the month of June last, fifty-one emigrant ships took their departure from Liverpool, having on board 21,767 passengers. Of It is stated by the Mont-. : rd 'and paper money, the Attorney-General in- these, thirty-two ships were bound for the United States, having on board 13,866 passengers, composed of 2,124 English, 318 Scotch, and 9,042 Irish, and the remainder, 2,381 natives of other countries, chiefly Germans; six ships for Canada, with 3,238 emigrants ; one for New Brunswick, with 255 passengers on board; and twelve for the Australian colonies, of an aggregate ton- nage of 14,922 tons, and with 3,734 adult passengers on board, of whom 2,007 were English, 1,699 Scotch, 562 Irish, and the remainder, 466, natives of other countries. The total emigration from Liverpool for all foreign ports during the quarter ending June 30 was 83,230, as compared with 74,641 in the corresponding quarter ending June 30 was 84,230, as compared with 74,641 in the corresponding quarter of last year, showing an increase in the number of emi- grants of 9,589. This is the largest number of emigrants who have sailed from that port during any quarter. ren Arrest of Counterfeiters. We understand that in consequence of information received by Government, that an extensive and well-organised band of counterfeiters in the border townships were engaged in the manufacture of spurious hard structed Mr. Felton, the Crown Officer at Sherbrooke, to superintend the necessary proceedings for their extirpation in the townships, as well as in the district of Mon- treal as in that of St. Francis. Under this authority, Mr. Clark, the well known High Constable of Sherbrooke, arranged a plan of operations, and carried out the details, and has succeeded within the last few months in quietly arresting many of these gentry, with their tools of trade, including coining plates and forged bills. 'The stronghold of the gang, however, was ascertained to be in Dunham, and the most effectual measures were undertaken to attack them. Every thing being arranged, and every precaution having been adopted to avoid failure, a large force of constables under the command of Messrs. Jobnson and Clark, were assembled on the spot from different points, and on Tuesday evening last a descent was made upon the unsuspecting counterfeiters. Many suspected persons were arrested, and a large booty was secured. After some search and examination, six leaders in the nefarious traffic were finally detained, making, with those previously arrested, twelve noted snag- gers, of whom the country will now be rid, if the courts do their duty, for it must be remarked that the plan of operations con- templated arresting no one until full proof suficient for conviction had first been ob- tained. 'The result of the operations is that about forty plates, two printing presses for printing counterfeit bills, a large number of dies, moulds, and other tools for making hard money, together with an immense '"' boodle,' have been taken. Sucha severe blow has never before been struck in this Province against this villainous traffic, and we confidently trust that by a little further exertion it will be completely rooted out. It is, we believe, only justice to say, that it is to the able management, skill and caution of Mr. Clark, that this success is mainly to be attributed, and it cannot be forgotten what good service that etlicient officer ren- dered the public some years since by a simi- lar operation. -- Montreal Pilot. PROVINCIAL FREEMAN. ~ SATURDAY. AUGUSTE 19, 1854. ODIO Travelling Agemts, Rev. Willis Nazrey, Toronto. Rev. Wm. H. Jones, Toronto. Rey. T. H. Thompson, Vienna, C. W. Mr. Alfred Whipper. '- William E. Martin. © William Flamer. a : Local Agents. The following gentlemen are requested to act as Local Agents: Rev. Hiram Wilson, St. Catherines. Mr, J. W..Taylor, * Robert Brown, Hamilton. « A. B. Jones, London. ea Wiinl. Hamilton, << "Haywood Day, Chatham. Rev. H. J. Young, SS "© Cornelius Charity, " ' Thos. Jones, Windsor. "Coleman Freeman, Windsor, C. W. ** George De Baptist, Detroit, U. S. " James Haley, gs T. W. Stringer, Buxton. George Shreve, a Ge " George Carey, Dresden. Rev. A. R. Green, Cincinnati. "Wm. Webb, Pittsburg. 'John M. Brown, West Chester, Pa. Mrs. L. Patterson, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. Thos. W, Brown, Harrisburg, " Wm, Still, Philadelphia. J, N. Still, Brooklyn. J.J. Cary, Niagara Falls, C. W. "* Moses Burton, Buffalo. '¢ Levi Foster, Amherstburgh, C. W. John Hatfield ms " C. H. Coles, Prescott, C. E. oe Printed for the Proprietors, at their Office, 5, City Buildings, King Street East ODIO IOPLOWOPWOD"DYIIDWLILILMA™r Speeches of Mr. Dall of Canada, and Mr. Remond of the United States, on the 1st of August, at Abington, Masachusetts. We often feel impelled by a sense of duty to our readers to lay before them the course now being pursued by many of our own people and also many of our professed friends, who have heretofore gloried in the name of abolitionists, that they may see for themselves, and take their measures accord- ingly ; being certain, from accumulated evi- dence, that it is calculated to work out for us evil only, and that continually ; and fear- ing, too, from facts equally certain, that there is deep laid design on the part of some of those " friends," so working, to oblige us to effect our own destruction ; but we are as often deterred by the fear.expressed'by many of our people, that we will "stir up our friends against us." We are told that they are powerful--that we should be very cau- tious--that even colonizationists should not be opposed in their schemes by us, as, " may be, it is an honest difference of opinion.'°-- That as we have one set of interests with the colored people of the States, we sheuld listen to their advisers, in order to get on smoothly--in short, should be guided, led, directed by them--should have them do our thinking, though, by the way, we should do the acting, and, finally, should settle down \ in that snail-like and quiet obliviousness so desirable to "persons who are conscious of their duty and ineffable privilege--the. only 'one we should have--of waiting until they 'say our feet are strong enough to stand upon, that they may shower upon us the manna in their keeping for us; but really we have not been able to resist introducing the speeches there spoken of, to further notice a friend of "union,? as we are, even at the risk of displeasing the very still people dotted on our social map, as are the flies our sphere. We pass over Mr. Dall's statement relating to the terms made by the anti-Slavery Society with Mr. Ward----the funds spoken of, &c., and comeat once to the general theme. To the charge of " indifference and hardness of heart " made against the " old colored set- tlers, who were not fugitives," and that non- sense about the pounds, we would say, that a more wilfully wicked stab is seldom attempt- ed, even by our professed enemies. by this worse than satanic attempt to imbit- ter one class of colored people in Canada towards another? and who do they intend to convince, by flattering fugitives, and giving the impression that the misfortune of having been born a slave, confers superior right to general consideration, over a man that had been born free? a deep-laid scheme to work evil to our people If there were not in this country, and to the colored people of the United States, by promulgating such views, whether " in answer to questions" or otherwise, in public places, and before thou- sands of those known to favor white emigra- tion from the States to this country, at the same time that they counsel the colored man to "stand still," tell us would such state- ments, and others in the speech of Mr. Dall, be made ? born man, from, and array his fugitive brother against him, but that the designs against the fugitive might be frustrated, could he counsel and advise with his neigh- bor?" We hope colored men in Canada will look this matter full in the face. An enemy comes boldly before you, and you and he can have a trial of strength; but "our friends," if we are to judge by ¢hzur mouthpieces, act the part of the wolf in the Mr. Dall has ina few instances, when speaking of what is clothing of the sheep. patent to every observer, adhered to the facts; but it is strange that in every in- stance involving an opinion, though well supported in by the experience of colored Canadians, he has seen fit to report adversely to our interests, and to the feelings and In the Patrick Snead case, we have learned from the best authority, that, though contributions were opinions of our people. showered liberally by men, without regard to birth, as free-born or fugitives, the only pound. given by any one individual, was given by a man actually born free--of 'twenty years' residence in the Province--a person respected by fugitives and all. But, says Mr. Dall, " colored men need an organizing mind to direct their purpose," although he has been pleased to admit that some of the best carpenters'? work, d&c., they do. 'l'his profound opinion is based upon the fact, that,unlike many Yankee exemplars and gamblers generally, they are not disposed to coin money by using a fictitious basis, as a name, for instance ;--not anxious to make the most by offering, at best, a doubtful equivalent for the sum to be obtained--say giving security for hard cash in some hair- breadth escape--a name used at the time, --a narrative of sufferings when in slavery, or something of the sort, when the whole proceeding was an act of simple duty even to the using of the name, and when a great field lies before him, in which fact, not fancy, makes it imperative that every man who would reap should sow--not become a pen- sioner on the bounty of every man because he had not opportuneties at one time, now that they invite him to find his own bread. "He was sorry to see that there was quite as much pro-Slavery feeling in Canada as in the United States * * * and anti-Slavery lecturers should be busy here to keep alive the fashionable tone of anti-Slavery feeling, lest severe restrictive acts would be passed," &c. We remember to have heard this same Mr. Dall, at the meeting against the Provincial Council, held bere last winter, draw the attention of the colored people of Toronto to the surprising deference between Canada and the States in this matter of pre- judice, instancing, at the time, the patronage extended to colored men in business; the equal privileges enjoyed by colored students in our colleges, and many other facts. The free introduction of anti-Slavery lecturers among the wild English, Scotch and Irish, will effect but little good to any community, should they be needed to the extent Mr. Dall declares, if they are of the " fashion- able" sort. 'That kind never did good any where, and especially in Canada. We trace to Mr, Dall's fashionables much of the dis- If we cannot be privileged to listen to genuane agreement among colored people here. anti-Slavery men, we do not want to hear any ; it would be better to do as the people are trying to do when not interfered with-- make, by their industry and their own oppo- sition to oppression, a strong anti-Slavery feeling. We venture the opinion, that there are men in Canada in sufficient numbers, and of wisdom enough to make all the anti-. Slavery needed here, and we believe that these Provinces will yet do more to destroy Yankee slavery, than the United States themselves. Were the white people of the West inclined to pass restrictive acts, the \ i prevented annexation. W hat | do anti-Slavery men hope to gain, in the end, | West could not do so without concurrence. of other portions of the Province ;--they U.S. is often known to do, in violation of all constitutional and other obligations, But. this panic maker to the colored people of the States, admits that the fugitive slave law professional talkers may declare to the con- trary, but Canada refuses an alliance with the States because of its adoption ; and yet who, outside of all organizations, receive the victim of that law, are represented ag comparing with the men who seize them under. the law. -- We are to. have the " United States of British North America,* Indeed ! ie With such important disclosures on the part of Mr. Dall, we are prepared, somewhat, | for his main and most dangerous assertions, and also for the speech of Mr. Remond, in which he protests " before God" against the colored man's going to Canada, that they may, among other things, if misfortune nity of fleeing (fleaing "), indeed, from State-to State. 1 reported to be in doubt as to whether they should settle abroad among the whites, and. by inference of Mr. Dall and the " best -- part of the English population," @ few pro- called, of Canada, and thetr advisers of 'the United States, become a good peasantry among the whites he has spoken of, as having isolate themselves as at " Elgin." Just | here a number of questions crowd themselves Why attempt to divide the free- } upon us. When did colored people give Mr. Dall assurances of their perplexity of mind on, these points ? and what does he hope towards quieting their troubled spirits from "the leading they do not circulate among them to any extent? Does the gentleman want a news- paper agency ?--and 'last, but not least, is there a combinateon of efforts to reflect upon. the Elgin Association, by ringing the changes "Colored men will laugh at the "stew" into which Mr. Dall and his friends seem to be, about them, and will no doubt incline to forgive their upon its asserted exclusiveness ? bad manners, as shown by taking their busi- ness upon themselves in true colonization fashion, without saying " by your leave," but they will not so readily forgive them for the mischievous tendency of their movements to stir up one class against another--to deter colored people from participating in the ad- vantages of a residence here ; for trying to make a daubtf{ul sort of work, for their own "personal, family," or other " considera-_ tions," where nothing is desired of them ; or by trying to reflect unjustly upon the here, that is really worth favorable mention. There is evidently a want of harmony or 'union " as to the Elgin, as on other paits, in contravention to it, although the Elgin does not present any feature opposed to in- discriminate settlement amongst the whites, Now, friends, for a full measure of your wrath for this review of our " fiend" Mr. Dall and his friends. We have only to say impertinence, should you so decide it to be, must be well directed. bail The First of August at Chatham and -- Dawn, From the papers published in the States, and from papers, correspondence, &c., here, we are led to believe that the celebration of the Ist of August, was conducted on a more extensive scale than at any period for several Our city papers gave pretty full in- telligence of the movements here, on that day, but, beyond the bare fact of festi- years, we have not, until at present, been able ta obtain information that we could venture ta place before our readers. At Chatham, a large concourse of citizens repaired to a grove, to par- take of a dinner, &c. At Dawn, 18 miles from Chatham, there seems to have been quite a large celebration, and one _ highly creditable to the people in the details of the arrangements, but, as accounts vary as to brought before them, foreign to the purposes of the day, we here give an extract from Mr, Frederick Douglass' Paper on the point, and of our correspondents, that our readers may decide for themselves. Speaking of Dawn, the writer referred to, says:-- " But in Dawn a procession was formed at the School House, at_half-past 12 o'clock, which marched to Green Lawn, when the ceremonies of. made a few appropriate remarks, and concluded by introducing Mr, Frederick Douglass. And to_ leave the subject, allow me to say, that of the very many receptions that I have witnessed, as given to that man, he never received such a cold one as then and there; the people left it for his friend, Seoble and Henson alone to receive, cheer, and do everything necessary on such an occasion, as given them, and his sentiments as expresse heretofore respecting Emigration, Canada, &¢.-- But he allowed nothing to drop from his lips that a mass,--believing, it would be injurious to the and, secondly, that the people of the States want- over the entire Union, After speaking nearly two hours without the least approbation, except from the above named persons, he sat down, and a Mr. Scoble arose, and spoke upon the British -- West India Emancipation--the means by which it was effected--those engaged in it--the active \ How is that? The law is executed in the States, however much _ there is as much hatred of colored people ag _ - in the States, says Mr. Dall. The people should come upon theny, have the opportus Colored Camadians are -- minent anti-Slavery men and women, so- been " in subordinate position at home," or, Who are they? anti-Slavery papers of the States," seeing only association of the many established -- The views of Mr. Dall's "best part ran_ your blows against the Freeman for such - vities, &c., in other places in the Province, ¢ the \ general feeling respecting subjects -- 'also the account of another eye-witness, one the day were opened by appointing Rev. Mr, Henson Chairman, who, on taking the chair, and prepared themselves to criticise his opinions : they could take hold of. He expressed him- 3 self opposed to emigration to Canada, only a8» present inhabitants of Canada, and their interests}. - - ed us to emigrate, that Slavery might be extended. could not do as an individual State of the ee a