Farmer's Wife Pil be. BY N--STONE. Ain-- The bonnie brier bush. d and laughing girl, just turned of sweet ea : 2 ull of mischief and of fun as ever you have ye seen; - when f am a woman grown, no city beaux .. for me + pe 5 . r I marry in my life a farmer's wife I'll be. a ountry life,---I love the joyous breeze, » hear the singing birds among the lofty Sshedo ae aga owing herds and bleating flocks make music sweet for me, 'er I marry in my life, a farmer's wife I'll be. ve to feed the - e0ws, o hear the farmer's boy a whistling at his chickens and I love to mill the an -- elds of corn and waving grain are pleasant Ue eRe Seer nines I marry in my life, a farmer's wife I'll be 0 see the orchards, where the golden ap- _ples grow; 0 walk in meadows where bright stream- _ lets flow ; owery banks and shady woods-have many charms for me, ; I marry in my life, a farmer's wife I'll be. er girls, who love it best, enjoy the gloomy town, usty walls and dusty streets to ramble up down ; : = wery fields and shady woods, and sunny - skies for me, e'er I marry in my life, a farmer's wife I'll be. = . 2 = ees 5 _ CONSTITUTION a? OF THE : iProwimeian Waoaiome d Articie I. We, the undersigned, associate for the purpose _of carrying out the following Pledge :-- _ Be revine in the necessity of measures to further pro- ote Literature, General Intelligence, Active Benevolence, rinciples of Universal Freedom, and a British Union- ase: on complexional considerations, and in the im- rative duty now resting upon us to thwart the plans now aturing to. array one class of Her Maiesty's subjects gainst another, and increasing class on the grounds of the complexional characteristics and origin of the latter, we pledge ourselves to do all in our power in our associated capacity, as members of this Union, and in our private ity. as Citizens,--Ist: To promote a healthy harmony 0 diffuse a loyal spirit among those of Her Majesty's subjects with whom we may associate or come in contact. To encourage and support a Press, or those Presses, : ada, which will stand on the watch-tower to notify _ the citizens of this country against the unjust imputations, reflections and designs of many inthe United States and this country, who would carve out a policy for emigrants, .erly bond, and free, different from white emigrants 0 nay and do settle herein, by counselling the former to a " good peasantry' for the latter, as their highest ambi- en; or to aggregate themselves into exclusive communities <9 look upen the West Indies as the home for the mass, se eference to the free soil of Canada ; thereby promual- 'ating the dangerous doctrine that God's children of diffe- _ rent complexions, cannot live together under the British _ Lion in British America, unléss those of darker hue, _ become " hewers of wood and drawers ef water" to those _ ofwhite complexion. 8rd. To do allin our power to re- -mijove the stain of Slavery from the fase of the earth, and particularly, as subjects of Great Britain, to check its pro- gress in America by all legitimate means ; and 5th. To en- _ €ourage the rising generation in literary, scientific, and mechanical efforts. 6th. As a nucleus of operations, to support the " Povincial Freeman," ag our organ, so long _ as itmay be found to advocate sound principles, and to Use our ability to promote objests in connexion with it, to ~ further honest endeavours in this direction. Art. 11.--For the better Success of the above measures, the Parent Society shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, Recording and responding Secretaries, Treasurer, and a mmiittee as extensive as the number of signa- tures tothe Pledge. ~ ; _ Arr. UI.--The annual fee of each male mem- _ber shall be 2s. 6d. cur'y. Art. 1V.--The Female Members shall organ- _ ize a Committee with a Moderator, Secretary and _ Treasurer; and the annual-contribution for each _ Member, shall be Is. 3d. - Arr. V.--The object of the Ladies' Committee shall be to prepare articles for an Annual Fair, to be held in Toronto, Hamilton, London, Chatham, and other large cities and towns, at which auxiliaries may be formed; also, to devise other measures for promoting the specfic object ; namely, the support of the people's organ, the Provincial Freeman. _ Arr. VI.--Auxiliary Societies may be formed in each town, city, or village, in which parties may be found to take as their basis the Cunstitu- _tion of this Society, provided that they, at their _ option, make such local arrangements as the _ peculiarities of the case require. _ Arr. VII.--The officers of the Society shall be elected annually, and at each annual meeting, _ one or more persons shall be empowered to assist in forming auxiliaries, and in whatever way the interests of the Society may demand. _ Arr. VIUI.--The Ladies' Committee shall _ meet every Monday evening, for the purpose of king up articles, useful and elegant; and to and to them shall be entrusted the details of their plans. _ Arr. IX.--A monthly meeting of members, _ both male and female shall be assembled for the 4 rpose of promoting the literary objects specfied, _by recitations of original pieces, reading, debates, 'Twice in the year, at the semi-annual and annual meetings, parties shall be solicited to ad- dress the Society. . Arr. X.--This Constitution can be altered at the Annual Meeting, bya vote ofa majority of members present and the addition of the votes from each auxiliary society, through delegates from the same, provided, that at whatever place the Annual Fair may be held, the Annual Meeting shall be held for the time being. (OF THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, 'The undersigned, the Committee on Manual Labour School, appointed by the National Coun- __ cil of the Colored People, in offering a plan for, the organization of the School, beg leave to state: Ist. 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 ac- tually paidin. 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. 2nd. In accordance with a vote of the Roches- _ ter Convention, the teachers are to be selected for, and pupils admitted into the school without ref- erence to sex or complexion. 3rd. Special provision will be made to make _ this, from the beginning, an industrial school for _ females as well as males ; a prominent principle _ of conduct will be to aid in providing for the female sex, methods and means of enjoying an _ independent and honorable livelihood. _..-- FREDERICK Dovauass, o-. JouNn 1). Prcx, | Committee Amos G. Beman, on Manual _ Joun Jongs, Labour "-- J, D;- Bonner, School. «SJ. McCune Smiru, 4. The title shall be "Tue American Inpus- TRIAL Scuool." _ 2. The foundation fund shall be thirty thou- sand dollars. 3. Twenty thousand dollars shall be of 2000 shares, at ten dollars per share. 4, Ten thousand dollars shall be in donations _to be solicited from the friends of the cause. 5. The shares shall be payable, ten per cent. in stock first day of July, October, January and April thereafter, until the whole is paid. 6. The School shall be organized and con- ducted entirely by a board of fifteen trustees. Six of these Trustees shall be the Commit- tee on Manuel Labour School, appointed by the _ National Council of the People of Color; and nine ot the trustees shall be elected by the Stock- holders when three thousand dollars shall have been paid in by them, (the stockholders,) and an- - fhually thereafter. Each share of Stock shall - count as one vote at all such elections. And _ stockholders may vote by proxy, on affidavit made and acknowledged before a Commissioner - of Deeds. 5; ae 2. POLIO at the time of subscribing, and ¢en per cent, every a. For every branch of Literature taught, there shall be one branch of handicraft also taught in the School. b. Each pupil shall occupy one half his time when at School, in work at some handicraft, or on. the farm. se . 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. 8. In organizing the school, the following regulations shall be strictly enforced: The agent appointed by the Committee, Fred- erick Douglass, Esq., shall be empowered to receive donations and take subscriptions for stock, giving a receipt for the latter, signed by himself and Rey. 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, Esq., ot Chicago, who shall deposit the same forthwith in the Bank of America, Chicago, Illinois: the Treasurer aforesaid, as soon as he shall receive one thousand -dollars, and for every thousand dollars thereafter, shall give bonds with two sureties to the President and Secretary of the National Council of Colored People, for double the amounts aforesaid. For his services, the Agents shall receive five per cent, 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 Commitee on Manual Labor Schoo} shall also be empowered 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. 11. The Treasurer shall publish at least once affortnight a list of all the donations and subscrip- tions of stock received by him; and shall trans- mit to each donor or stockholder, a copy of the paper, (Fredrick Douglass' Paper or Aliened American,) which shall contain acknowledgment of their gift or subscription. FUGITIVE SLAVES IN CANADA. A degree of attention has of late been directed to the condition of the Fugitive Slaves resident in Canada, but comparatively little information concerning them has reached the public. The presence in this country of the Rev. Samuel Ringold Ward, who has been delegated by the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada to make the case of these Refugees more generally known, has eaused a number of Gentlemen to form a Com- mittee, for the purpose of raising a fund to afford them temporary relief, on their arrival in Canada, from the scene of their bondage. The entire number of Fugitives in Canada may be estimated at from thirty thousand to thirty-five thousand, of whom from three to five thousand have annually escaped since the passing of the Fugitive Slave Law. On their arrival at Toronto,and other places along the Canadian frontier, that is, along a boundary of some seven hundred miles, they are usually destitute of every thing, having generally fled stealthily, and with- out making much preparation for flight. They undergo numerous privations on their painful and wearisome journey, being in constant peril by the way, not only through the Slave States, but through the Northern, or nominally free. At any point, if overtaken, or* discovered, or even suspected, they may be dragged before the Courts, and, upon a most summary process, sent back to endure a bondage of which the ord nary rigours are always increased in the case of Fugitives, to operate as a warning to others.. Hence, during their flight, they. are in a constant state of sus- pense, fear, and excitement; and when they reach the Canadian frontier, usually fall into. a condi- tion of bodily and mental prostration, which renders them incapable of immediate efforts, and makes them objects of compassionate interest. Being strangers, destitute of the commonesi necessaries, and in some instances, suffering from temporary illness and over fatigue, they require a helping hand. .The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, and a Ladies' Society at Toronto, pro- vide these Refugees with food, clothing, tools, or whatever they require, until they procure em- ployment and can support themselves. This necessarily entails a very considerable expendi- ture, which these Societies are not in a position to meet to the extent fo which their aid is needed. It is not only an interesting fact, but one which should be emphatically dwelt upon, that the Re- fugee Fugitives require only temporary assistance. Labour of every kind is in great demand, and the Society being kept duly informed of the parties who are in want of labourers, they sel- dom fail to procure employment on advantageous terms. In no instance wichin the last year and.a half has the Society been called upon to extend re- lief for more than six days, except in cases of sick- ness. The fund sought to be raised is therefore not intended to be set aside to maintain able- bodied men in idleness for an indefinite period, but to enable the Canadian Society to respond to the large claims made apon it, to supply the more immediate and pressing demands of the Fugitives on their arrival, and until they have sufficiently recovered from fatigue to avail themselves of the advantages of abundant employment and food, good wages, cheap land, equal liberty, and im- partial laws, and the privileges and rights which are common to other classes of Canadians. Canada being the nearest of the British Colonies to the United States, (the stronghold of Slavery) it is of no small importance to encourage the 1m- provement and elevation of these negro refugees, because of the influence, direct and reflex, which would thereby be brought to bear upon American Slavery. The black settlers of Canada are nearly all of them fugitives from slavery. Their im- provement would be a triumphant rebuke to those who once held them as chattles, and to those who hold that the slave requires to be prepared for freedom; for they would exhibit the spectacle of a people just escaped from the galling yoke com- peting as free men, successfully and honourably with other labour. Further, as there exist in Canada some of the prejudices against colour, and as the progressive inprovement of the coloured population is gradually undermining and destroy- ing this feeling, their improvement affords a prac- tical demonstration, not only of the equal capacity of the negro fur self-advancement where he has a proper incentive to labour, but of the unréason- ableness of the prejudice against him Lastly, his social elevation by his own industry and enter- prise, is even now trimuphantly proving the fitness of the slave for freedom, the righteous- ness and the practicability of immediate emanci- pation, (in so far as the slaves themselves are concerned ) and the perfect capability of the negro to live and to advance under the same government and upon terms of political and social equality with the Anglo-Saxon raise, or any other of the one great humrn family. At a large and respectable meeting held in Free- mason's Hall the Right Hon. the Earl of Shat- tesbury in the Chair,--after an Address from Rev. S. R. Warp, showing the condition of the Fugi- tive Slaves in Canada and stating their need of temporary aid immediately upon their arrival in that Colony.--it was proposed by the Rev. C. B Grissie, of St. Paul's East Smithfield, and secconded by the Rev. Tuomas James, Secretary to the Colonial Missionary Society, and adopted: '"" That having heard the statement of the Rev. Samuet Rincotp Warp, respecting the destitu- tion of the Fugitive Slaves on thier arrival in Canada aftevaffecting their escape from the United States; and, teeling that under such circumstances they have aclaim on our sympathy, and need temporary assistance, this Meeting cordially ap- proves of the object of the mission, and pledges itself to promote it ; and that for carrying out of the same the following Gentlemen be the Officers and Committee, with power to add to their number: PRESIDENT. THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. TREASURER. GEORGE WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Esa. HON. SECRETARIES. REV. JAMES SHERMAN, AND SAMUEL HORMAN-FISHER, Ese. COMMITTER. APSLEY PELLATT, ESQ, M. P., G. F. WHITE, ESQ. REV. T. JAMES, REV. J. C. GALLAWAY, A. M., JAMES SPICER. ESQ., REV. GEORGE SMITH, REV. THOS' BINNEY, ROBERT FORSTER, ESQ, E, N, FOWLER, ESQ., JOSEPH SOUL, E8Q" L. A. CHAMEROVZOW, ESQ.. W. JONES ESQ., J. TALBOT TYLER, ESQ. : It sae moved by the Rev. J. Wemberley, Rec- or of Dorrington, seconded by the Rey. ; Wilkins, and adopted co 2 Eas "That the best thanks of this Meeting be 'pre- sented to the Earl of Shaftesbury, for his kine ness in presiding on the present occasion." The following contributions have been already Teceived ~-- = = 'W..Bickham, Esq. eee eee eee George, Esther, Samuel and Thomas -- fat PT Sthrwe] bi <L80) eR ons ANG Samuel Sturge, Esq., and Friends - - Miss Portal,. cos ae Se Miss Sophia Portal - .. +. - His Grace the Duke of Sutherland Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland His Gracethe Duke of Argyle --_- The Most Noble the Marchioness of ls 5 of Shaftesbury 10 The Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby 10 The Right Hon. the Karl Waldegrave 2 Kildare - > The Right Hon. the Earl The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P. Sir Edward North Buxton, Bart. The Viscount Ebrington, M.P. The Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. The Lord Mavor of London, M. P.- The Lord Calthorpe --- - . Dowager Lady Gray eae ee Lady Acland - - - - - 5 Lady Macdonald - - ° - 5 James Spicer, Esq., - - - 10 S. Ewing, Esq., - - - 10 James Cunliffe, Esq., - - 10 James Cunliffe, Esq. - - 10 James Spicer, Esq. ° . 10 Samuel Morley, Esq. - ° 10 George Hitchcock, Esq. ° - 10 0 J.T. Barry, Esq. ° - 10 0 Joseph Sturge, Esq. - ° 10 0 R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. ° - 10-0 J. G. Barclay, Esq., e ° 10 0 W. Baxter, Esq. | Goes ee 7 I0 0 JohnCropper, Esq., < - 10 0 Edward Cropper, Esq., - - 10 0 George Hitchcock, Esq., - 10 0 Joseph Sturge, Esq., - - - 10 0 Ladies' Emancipation Suc'y, Edinburgh 5 0 Ditto ditto Dundee 10 0 Samuel Morley, Esq., - 10 0 G. F. White, Esq., and Famil - 15 S..M. Peto, Esq. M. P. - - 5 E. Viney, Esq. --- On WHE Messrs. J. & D. Campbell, «= = Mr. Alderman Challis; M.P., © - Charles Buxton, Esq., - - Rev. James Sherman - - H. Spicer, Esq. - - W.R. Spicer, Esq. - - - S. Horman-Fisher, Esq - ° Ernest Bunsen, Esq. - 4 R. Forster, Esq. - < = Mr. J. Fitzgerald -- - = = Messrs. Clarke, Beeton & Co. - J. Cheetham, Esq., M.P. - - Mrs. Casterton - = : a C Nisbet, Esq. - - & T. Waterman, Esq. - - ~~ D. Beeman, Esq. ° - = s Joseph Tritton, Esq. - 5 Edward Edwards, Esq. - " Jacob Post, Esq. : ce A = W. Flanders, Esq. - - 5 William Edwards, Esq. - S Miss Jane Grant - = = J. Brown, Esq. si tote = esisjirias BeN: Fowler, Esqac y 24 Gi dbice & F. W. Cobb. Esq. - - c . Joseph Cooper, Esq. - - W. Janson, Esq. - Sr ee Sir E Armitage - S . Jp te Dairy. Esq. os - - Provost Beverage, - = Clarke, Beeton, & Co, s S The Misses Baxter, - - John Fitzgerald, Esq., - - S. Fletcher, Esq. - - - J.T. Foster, Esq. - - : James Dunn, Esq., See J. Cheetham, Esq., M. P. - - S. Horman-Fisher, Esq. fcaes Miss Hulme, | - - . a J. Nisbet, Esq. = - . C. Makins, Esq. <p Philip Sewell, Esq., - - Messrs. George Smith and Sons, James Sidebottom, Esq., - Mrs. Wright, Liverpool, her Lady scholars, - = = : Mr. Mollison, - - - J. Dunlop, Esq. - - KE. Baxter, Esq. ~ - 6h oh Miss Copley - William Crossfield, Esq,... ..... - J. Kershaw, Esq., M. P. - J.Young, Esq., - » = s Rev. Thomas Binney: - A A. Pellatt, Esq., M.P. = = J.. Gray, Esq. - - S Rice Hopkins, Esq. - - S James Dawson, Esq: - - W. Churchill, Esq - = = Rev. Thomas James E 5 Messrs. MeIntosh & Gordon - Sir James Anderson, C. Anderson, .Esq - J.D. Bryce; Esq. - John Cassell, Esq., - Alexander Hastie, Esq., M. P., G. Hall, Esq. ~ - Two Friends, per Mr. T. Tyler, - W. R. Paton, Esq. - - I'. Rayner, Esq. Apsley Pellatt, Esq., M. P Messrs. McIntosh and Gordon, - Messrs. A. and J. McKeand, - John McDuall, Esq. = = BC whe: PS 4, Mrs. Thompson, - - Messrs. J. and S. Sheldon - - W. Woodward, Esq., - - Messrs. S. and J. Watts, - Sundry small sums. - ° - C. L. Braithwaite, Esq. pF G. Putley, Esq. - - - - J. B. Lillington, Esq.; G. T.; Dr. Proudfoot; T. G.; W. C. Shaw, jun., Esq.; Mr. W. Purvis; T. G. Stapleton, Esq.; -- Wilcocks, Esq., each - - - - J. T. Tyler, Esq.; Mr.S. Berry; Mrs. W. Cook; Mr. Smithers; Rev. J. Hamilton, D. D.; Sir George Goodman, M.P.; Sir James K. Shuttleworth ; E. Ball, Esq. M.P.; C. Hindley, Esq., M.P.; J. Talbot Tyler, Esq., (2nd donation) ; Rev. W. Broek; Mr. Hunter; Mr. E. Hall; W. Cook, Esq., M. D.; Rev. George Smith; A. Living- ston, Esq. ; Rev. George Clayton ; Mr. Geldart; Z. Arn.itage, Esq. : Wilson Armistead, Esq.; Hugh Browne, Esq ; E. Lewis, Esq.; G. Beaumont, Esq.; Anonymous ; J. Bain, Esq.; Mrs; Faulkener; Mr. Thomas Burley; J. Wigham, Esq.; Mr. Bignole; E. Ball, Esq., M.P.; Mr. Crofton; A Friend; W. Duncan, Esq.; H. Christian, Esq.; Samuel Brooks, Esq.; The Misses Bridge; J. Sturge, Esq.; Francis Fynlayson, Esq.; Isaac Hudson, jun., Esq.; C. Hindley, Esq., M. P.;- J. Goodwin, Esq.; -- Johnson, Esq.; A Friend, per Mr. Sawyes; Mr. Inglis; H.; Dr. Roberton; Mr. Russell; Mr. Smithers; J. Playfair, Esq.; W. Nickson, Esq.; R. A. Macfie, Esq.; Rev. -- McCullen; J.-B. Tod, Esq.; J. Unitt, Esq; W. Schole- field, Esq; H. Sheldon, Esq.; Messrs. D. and J. Smith; Miss Taylor; Frederick Tuckett, Esq.; + 25 20 10 10 (4) omc pom ined ed peed, ¥ qeooooccoooecoeuncqoooocoooo oocoecocooo mt DD WN NWNNWNWWNWNWNWWNHWNWNWNWHW NWN WWW WWW wWesesestoe GLENCOE OUT OD EG OL. OL OT OT OT GU UO OU ONG UO OV ON OU ON OT OU ST OV UA EN A OTN EN NN © mANMOSDOSSCOSTSS TSF SSSSSSsSsSeSCSSSCOAWSSOSOSS essoomoooeoSCooscosooocoooosooocSooSooMmooooCSo OOS OOMMEME ° e W. Turner, Esq., each - - 10 0 Small Sums, - - - =) O47 6 Mr. Thomas Alexander; Mr. Jack- son; Mr. Johnsen; Mrs. Cross- field ; Messrs Fletcher and Tubbs, Mr. B. Wilson; Mrs. Delwyn; Mrs, Spittae, each - - - 010 0 Collection at Islington - - 714 6 Collection at Freemasons' Hall - 12 0 0 Collection at Brighton - - - 10 11 43 Collection at Cavendish Chapel, Rams- gate - = - - - 11 5 Collection at Lewes, - - - 110 0 s Sandwich, wees 6 0 0 gE Seaford, - - 20 0 is Kimbolton, - 3. 344 sf Manchester, - - 14 18 43 f Pendleton, - 19 5 90 « Holl, - . = Bs Onrd eS Birmingham, - 14.2 6 af Ashton-under-Lyne, - 4 4 0 G Birkenhead, s Teed 0 ' Liverpool, - - 2613 0 Glasgow, - e 10 0 0 gs Ditto, - - - 13 0 6 6 Ditto, 5 45121644 gs Free Church, Rutherglen, 14 12 10 Upper Clapton, - 21 5 03 if Stroud, - ° 3 3.03 c Dalkeith, ° oi, 6078.6 fs Ryde, - - 15:.05:0 a Rev. J.B. Brown's, - 9 9 7 os Edinburgh, - 13 0 0 « Dunferlime, - ers) 19.1 a Dundee, - 9517 7 a Montrose, - - 5 6 63 a Kendal, - ° 17 © 44 s pon nee, : me - 816 0 g r. Roxburgh's Church 3 Glasgow, a er rt 50 0 0 25 A ESS ONE WEI. SERS RRB TIDE i NES BPO ET POD EE SELES ITE Constitution of the National Council. | For the purpose of improving the char- acter, developing the intelligence, maintain- ing the rights and organizinga Union of the Colored People of the Free States, the Na- tional Convention does hereby ordain and institute the "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE COLORED 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 beheld 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, thus 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 haye 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, wich such modifications as experience or necessity may dictate to them. The committee shall immediately incorporate itself as 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 keepa 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 employment 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 documeuts, a Library, with a Reading Room and Musenm. The committee shall also 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 control over its special department ; shall make ite 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 thecoun- cil shall declare their offices vacant, and ap- point others in their stead. - Art. 9. In all cases 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 commiitees 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 macs of only one of the committees tnere- of. Art. 13. All officers holding funds, shall give security in double the amount likely to be in their hands, his security to be given to thethree first officers of the council. Art. 14: The council shall have power to make such Bve-Laws as arenecessary for their roper governmen The following resolutions, having a direct bearing upon the plan of organization were adopted by the Convention and are therefore appended 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 as a distinct and separate. class in this country, but as a means to a great end, viz: the equality in political rights, andin civil and social privileges with the rest of the Americar people. i ad SENS EIT ETE OEE a \ Tee SEG i Ee Caen HAT AND FUR WAREHOUSE 84, Yonex Srreet, Toronto. -- w.H ASHWORTH ESPECTFULLY informs the public of To- ronto and vicinity that the above Establish- ment is now "open with a very large and well assorted stock of Hats, Caps, Kossuths, &c. Manufactured under his own immediate inspection from the best materials. As W. HI. A. intends to adhere strictly to the CASH SYSTEM, he can promise those who favour him with their custom @ First rate Article at the Lowest possible Price. Children's Fancy Hats in great Varietye [ae NO SECOND PRICE. 27] Toronto, May 6rh, 1854. Board of Health ivotice. -------- re BOARD OF HEALTH for the City of Toronto, hereby give notice that at the undermentioned places, namely, Joseph Beckett & Co., Druggists, King Street West; Lyman Brothers, Druggists, St. Lawrence Buildings ; : Oliver, Druggist, King Street East ; Shapter & Coombe, Druggists, Yonge Street ; N. CG. Love, Druggist, Yonge Street, W. H. Smith, Druggist, Queen Street West, Jno. Haworth, Druggist, Queen Street West ; the Medicine suitable to be taken upon promono- tory symptoms of Cholera, will be dispensed, gratis, to those who may be unable to pay for the same. The Board particularly advise that early atten- tion should be paid to any feeling of disordered state of the bowels, as the Medical Profession of the City are of opinion that these symptoms, if promptly and properly attended to, seldom prove fatal. : oe JOHN ROWELL, Chairman. 18 Board of Health eet July 19th, 1854. Great Western Railway, FROM WINDSOR TO NIAGARA FALLS. ALTERATION OF TRAINS. N and after MONDAY, the 24th July, 1854, Trains will run as follows: GOLNG HAS .. Mail Train. Leaves London at - - - 700 am. «- Hamilton at - - - 10.50 " Arrives at Suspension Bridge, N.F. 1.00 p.m. Lay Express, Leaves Windsor at - - - 645 a.m. " Eondon at - - = 05a '« Hamilton at - - - 215 p.m. Arrives at Suspension Bridge, N. F. 4.00 " Night H xpress, Leaves Windsor at - - - 630 pm. '© London at - - =. 10.55. '¢ Hamilton at - - =) . 2-19 a.m. Arrives at Suspension Bridge (N.F.) 4.00 a.m. A Passenger Car will be attached to Freight trains leaving Windsor at 2.30 P. M., London for Hamiiton at 4.00.P.M., and Hamilton for Suspension Bridge at 4.00 P.M. GOING 2W Est. Day Express. Leaves Suspension Bridge (N. F.) 10.30 a.m- " - Hamilton at - - - 12.25 p.m. (= ondoneat - - Si Ey Arrives at Windsor - - = PAG Mail Train, Leaves Suspensicn Bridge (N. F.) LA: " 'Hamilton at - - = Oo A0 st Arrives at London - - 5 fai © Night Express, Leaves Suspension Bridge (N. F.) at 10.30 p.m. > Llamaltonaal - - = 120 5-asm. = london av - - eS) Arrives at Windsor = = SUS 00 ss A Passenger Car will be attached to the Freight Train, leaving the Suspension Bridge, (N. Falls) for Hamilton, at 7.00 a:m.; Hamilton for London at 8.00 a.m., and London for Windsor at 7.05 a. m. The above Trains run in direct connection with Trains on the New York Central, N. Falls, Canandaigua, Elmira, New York and Erie and Michigan Central Railroad. Through Tickets may be obtained at Hamilton, Windsor, or De- troit, for New York. Passenger Carrs will be attached .to these Freight Trains as above, stopping at the inter mediate Stations for the convenience of the public, and every endeavour will be used to run them to the times above stated, but it is impossible to insure the Time being always accurately ad- hered to, C. J. BRIDGES. Managing Director. Hamilton, July 18, 1854. 21 GREAT BARGAINS BOOTS AND SHOES, AT The English House, No. 80, Yonge Street, One Door North of Adelaide Street. OHN HAWKE begs to apprize the Citizens of Toronte, and the inhabitants of the sur- rounding neigbourhood, that he has on hand a choice and well-selected stock of Ladies' Gen- tlemen's and Children's BOOTS and SHOES, which will be sold at the lowest possible prices for Cash. BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER, By superior Workmen, from the best materials and at the the shortest notice. é Purchasers are invited to call and inspect the above Stock. ager Remember the 'English Boot and Shoe Store," No. 86, Yor ge Street. DR. CADWELL, OCCULIST & AURIST, Operator on the Eye and Ear, OR Blindness, Deafness, and all Defects of Sight and Hearing. SURGERY NNo.50, KING ST. BAST. ice" Open from 9 A. M. to7 P. M. £9 Residence Corner of Wellington and York Sts: Toronto, May 20th, 1854, NOTICE. Any person desirous of a copy of Dr. CAD- WELL'S Treatise on THE Eye anp Ear, just published, and containing a large report of very interesting cases, will receive the same, FREE OF CHARGE, by forwarding his address (post- paid) to the Subscriber. EF. A. CADWELL, M.D. Toronto, May 20th, 1854. ICE! 10 8!! ICE!! HE Undersigned begs to return his best thanks to his Customers for the liberal pa- tronage he has received for the last nine years, and to announce that he has enlarged and added to the number of his Ice Houses, having now four, which are filled with pure and wholesome Springwater Ice, from Yorkville. He is prepared to supply the same to consumers, by contract or otherwise, during the season, commencing from the Ist of June. In consequence of the increased cost of labor and materials, the price will this year be raised in the same proportion. The Ice will be conveyed by waggon, daily, to places within six miles of Toronto. - All orders sent to T. F. Cary, 68 King Street West, will be punc- tually attended to. : - R. B. RICHARDS. Toronto, June 1, 1854, Be! 'diate or deferred annuities, and generally any CIRCULATING LI Fancy Goods and Stationery Store, _ No. %6, KING STREET EAST. \ /[ RS. HIGGINS informs her friends and the public that she has opened the above Li- brary, containing over 2000 volumes of Standard Works in History, Biography, Belle Lettres and Novels, which will be kept up by the addition of new Standard Works and Periddicals as they issue from the Press. One Year ' 3 £1 0 O Six Months : 5 ~~ 0-15 -0 Three Months . - -- 0 8.4 One Month 0° 3° 9 Entitling the Subscriber to Three Sets of Books, to be kept no longer than one week : -- One Year é 5 , ll 0 Six Months : Fee Se EAD) Three Months . Ore Oo N.B. If not paid at the time of subscribing, the terms will be 10s. 3d. for two sets, and 16s. 3d. for three sets for every three months. NON-SUBSCRIBERS To deposit the value of the Book, and to pay for a single volume 3d. for four days; for a work in two or three volumes 6d. for one week; for a work in four or more volumes, at the rate of 2d. per volume. For conditions see Tickets. Mrs. Higgins further offers for sale a well as- sorted stock of Fancy Goods and Stationery, to which she invites attention. Toronto, May 10, 1854. THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANGE COMPANY. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL $200,000. HUGH C. BAKER, Esq., President. JOHN YOUNG, Esq., Vice-President. SSURANCES may be effected in this Company on single or joint lives, or on the contingency of one life surviving another ; for the whole term of life, or for a limited poriod; by a single payment, or a limited number of pay- ments; or annual payments only ceasing at death ; to secure a sum at any given age, or al death, should death occur before the attainment of that age. Endowments for children, imme- transaction codtingent on the value and duration of life, may be effected in this Company. Among the advantages offered by this, the only Life Assurance Company ever established in British North America, may be enumerated mo- derate rates and small expenditures ; local manage- ment and speedy setilement of claims ; liberal condt- tions, especially in reference to lapsed policies. Prospectuses, forms of proposal, and full in- formation as to the prosperous condition of the Company, mav be had from SAMUEL 8S. MACDONELL, Agent. D. Cuartes A. Coserain, for Sandwich and Windsor, Medical Referee. Wild Lands. West 4 5in 5th con. Nth Gwilliambury 100 acres ILGYSs 5th 66 cc 66 6c , TILEATSS ee os at + DAQSPECTIR... C2 | [HE first number of a monthly paper, known as above indicated, is proposed published in Toronto within afew mont to in size and appearance, to be at least equal to the Missionary Record or Christian Observer; and ag much superior to either in style and execution ag the subscriptien list;will warrant... .. i DISTINCTIVE OBJECT? = To enlarge the limits of Communion an Charch-Membership, among Christians; to - the greatest possible extent; and to circumserj hose bounds to the exclusion, if possible, of ajj other characters, without otherwise disturbing 'the Membership 'of existing Churches; till gcknow. ledged Christian Character shall constitute the -- only passport, at any time, and the perfect pesspor at all times, to every Communion and Church worthy of the Christian name; "that the world may believe" in Christ, even as-he'prayed, i % GENERAL OBJECTS? The promotion of Religious, Moral, Intellect. ual and social improvement, under the guidance of Divine Revelation, submitting every moy. and measure to the test of Gospel Principles, © 4% nels ae es SUPPORTERS: eae, The distinctive and general objects of the work are such, as to claim for it the patronage of a] classes of men, excepting those wedded to other pre-requisites of Communion and Church-mem; bership, than acknowledged Christian Character; and here it is recorded with great pleasure tha the encouragements tendered, thus far, are in strict accordance with the above general ORIGIN AND PROGRESS: This movement has long been contemplated, For twenty years the subscriber has made the distinctive object of the Gospet Trisune his spe- the denominational aspect of Religions Scei ties,--their reciprocal -bearings, their mutu fluence on the evangelization of the world.- sible facilities Yor personally testing the strength his positions, and for the attainment of certain -- previously been able to obtain. All may rest as- sured, however, that no undue advantage will ever be taken of the frankness and candor with which Christians of every name, as well as ske tics of cvery class, have freely expressed 'their convictions in the presence ofthe Travelling Col, - porteur ; the capacity in which the- Publisher is still extending his observations through Canada and the neighboring States. i Gadeinw ee CO-LABORERS: gee as Of distinguished worth and of well-khown literary ability, are already secured in the several sections of Canada, and in the States of the A- merican Union; and arrangements are now in progress, to obtain from living responsible writere in Britain, important assistance in the develope- ment of the TrisuNe's Mission. TERMS AND NOTICES :? The Terms are One Dollar per Annum-in-ad: vance,--otherwise [wo Dollars; it being found that one half of the Subscriptions, not paid in ad- vance, are worse than lost. Editors--friendly-- will render assistance by noticing this Prospectus. All parties willing to aid, may ai once commence soliciting the names of Subscribers. 'Two books --the Scripture and Laconic Manuals --fully gilt, and the Paper one year, will be forwarded to the person who first sends the names of ten Subscri bers; and one of either of the books, in substantia} leather binding,or the Paper one year; to every one who sends ten names. Subscriptions and all other communicalions for the Paper to be sent, post-paid, marked Money, (if inclosed) and. ad- dressed, Rogerr Dick, Box 411, TORONTO Sixth? 8" 14th " Hungerford 100° * East 29" 11th'* North Orillia Shae [Ath Srd 'oa Fay 100% 15" llth" Nottawasaga 100, EE DOG g 200 " 16" 10th " aS 200 EF 10th © ff 2002 <8 Bast 19% 9th' Medonte 100-2 S. E. ¢ 10 in 9th " & 50 § 1854.] Spring Arrangement. [1554. Quickest and Cheapest Route FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON, AND OTHER ATLANTIC CITIES, Burrato, RocHEsTER, ALBANY, AND THE WESTERN STATES, CARRYING THE MAILS. The Steamer " PEERLESS," commencing on the 25th inst.,,leaves at 74, a. m., from. Yonge Street Wharf, for NIAGARA, QUEENSTON, and LEWISTON, connecting with the under- mentioned Lines, as noted: At Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge with the New York Central Railroad, passing through Rochester and Albany, and arriving at New York at 9 o'clock next morning. At the Falls, with the Buffalo R. R., arriving in Buffalo at 3 o'clock. At Buffalo, with the Steamers guing west, also with the Railroads running west, Through Tickets to the above places can he procured at the Office of the New York Central R.R. R. ARNOLD, Agent, a few doors East of the American Hotel, or of the Purser on board the Boat. ; . J.B. GORDON, Acenrt, Toronto g Niagara Steamers. Toronto, March, 1854. FORGERY. The Counterfeit :adway's Rea- dy Relief in Canada. THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN DANGER. nae public are cautioned against purchasing a counterfeit of Radway's Ready Relief, which is now circulating through the Canadas.-- We are informed that parties at Hamilton, C.W. have been selling a spurious article of our Rea- dy Relief, for the genuine todealers. This is not only a fraud upon us, but isa most wicked im- position on the public. The wretch that will knowingly lend himself to so vile and treacherous a trick, for the gain of a few extra sixpences, is unsafe to deal with, and should be shunned by all respectable dealers, for ifa few sixpences will induce him to rob the distressed sufferer of hope and health and to place the invalid's life in dan- ger, he would not scruple to deceive his best customers. Dealers who wish the genuine, purchase only of established credit, not of irresponsible pedlais or travelling adventurers and impostors. Dealers who have R. R. R. offered to them be- low our regular price, may rely upon the same being a counterfeit preparation. We never sell R. R. R. in large quantities for less than 10 per cent. from our regular gross price. Dealers who purchase the counterfeit and offer the same for sale, render themselves liable to prosecution. All ofour travellers and authorized Agents have a power of Attorney signed by us, authorizing them in our name, te transact our business. The following are our only Agents in Hamil- ton,C. W. T. BICKLE & SON; HAMIL- TON, KNEESHAW & CO., In Toronto, LY- MAN. BROTHERS, & CO., are our general agents--we also sell to SIMPSON & CO. RADWAY & CO. Toronto, April 24th, 1854. A PRIZE OF One Hundred Dollars! ILL be given by the Grand Division of the SONS OF TEMPERANCE, of the Pro- vince of Canada West, for the BEST ESSAY, Advocating the adoation of a PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW. Said Essay not to exceed in length the contents of an ordinary tract of eight pages. The Essays transmitted for adjudication to be under seal, accompanied with a Motto, and should the adjudicators not consider any of the Essays offered worthy of a premium, they shall be at lib- erty to decline awarding a Premium. Rev. J. E. Ryerson, G. W. P., Rev. J.J. Boyd and Rev. W. Ormiston, have kindly consented to act as adjudicators. The Essays must be delivered to the undersign- ed address on or before the 21st day of JULY, and the decision will be rendered on or before the Ist day of AUGUST, 1854. Signed on behalf of the Grand Division, S. of 1, CW; EDWARD STACEY, Grand Scribe. Kingston, Canada West. The Publishers of Newspapers favorable to the cause of Temperance are C ive t requested to give this | Sermons and Lectures, promotive of the Trt BUNE's object, will be delivered by the Publisher, throughout the Province as frequently as shall be found compatible with his other duties, . (Signed) ROBERT DICK, Toronto, March 25th, 1854. NOTICES SS yeas lot of Anti-Slavery Books kept on 3 hand, at Mr. C. 8. Depp's Library; Niles; Michigan. = 18 pea is wanted ecncerning the whereabouts of HENRY THOMPSON,a coloured man, who visited Detroit in. February last, and has not since been heard of by his family, to whom it is a source of great solicitude. Such information will be thankfully received at. this office. =: Toronto, July 7, 1854. 16, Important to Housekeepers. _ I offer for sale 35 different recipes for $1, many of which have been sold the past year for $5 a piece. No housekeeper will gradge $1 for one of those recipes alone after trying it once. _ Address Wm. Brumsack, Point Pleasant. Pa., and the whole number of recipes will be forward- ed by mail. ae ae 4 JOB PRINTING! _ : inheahdt rf\HE PROPRIETORS of the PROVIN- CIAL FREEMAN. would inform their friends and the public, that their Office is supplied with all the requisites for the execution of every description of JOB PRINTING, in the best and handsomest style, with accuracy and despatch. They. would, also, reepeea solicit a continuance of that patronage heretofore extende: to Mr. STEPHENS, its former owner; fully expecting that the Office will continue to maintain the high character it has deservedly acquired under the very efficient manage- ment of that gentleman. rts ; bo igat Cards, Labels, Handbills. Show Bills, Circulars, Bill Heads, Check Books, Bank Books, and every other des- cription of Letter press Frinting, at the Office of the PRO- VINCIAL FREEMAN, on reasonable terms. THE PROVINCIAL FREEMAN, ; IS PUBLISHED _ i - ae EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, - AT THE OFFICE OF THE PAPER, : = No. 5, City Buildings, King Street East TORONTO, 0. Wo -- HEE TeRMs: E faa $1 50 (7s. 6d.) per annum, invariably in advance. RATES OF ADVERTISING. ried, One square (16 lines or less,) one insertion $0,50 Cardin the Business Directory, - . -. es REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS. © 9 2) The Canadian Contributors'are: J. J. Cary, and Ameuia C. Swapp,' of 'Tor onto; and A. B. Jones of London. Friends in Chatham, Windsor, Buxton and other places -- westward,{do also correspond; whose names will be announced hereafter, if not objecti ble to the parties. Se he Att Lerrers, whether intended for publication or on Business, must be addressed, post-paid, to M. A. Suapp, Toronto,.C. W... . 9% <2? 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The ath oC claims, cial study: examining carefully and personally relations, and the nature of their combined in- -- erly, his pesitivn as Publisher of the Scripture 4 Manual, has probably afforded him the bestpos- important infcrmation, but little of which he had ~ lake LPO ie Oe RAN SAO a tN a each subsequent insertion, - 0,25 ee three months, - - = 2,00 "e six months, - 4S 3,00 Coy ONG FORT ce fork cet ae aE Two squares, threemonths, - - - 9,00: ro six.months, 3,, 9, 7 \- whine Half column, one year, ih iid nak One column, one. year, 2 fa tie GRO give express notice to If Subscribers remove to other places, without