i various articles [on European affairs, the War, &c.-- £4. Era.| on European affairs, which the Cowrzer attributes to one, have ceeded from six different pens,' The 1 us spoken unreservedly of. ize we did not dream 'impertinent to | »? who consti- 2 We do not - that much, perhaps of its editorials on the ar is prepared by these gentlemen ; int of the denial is, that they do ry work for Russia." Let the ; If the editorials er to are not adapted and intended to the Allies and their Cause into disre- nd create a pro-Russian Public Senti- he world is laboring under a pro- ake. But the Zribune, we mean 'sonality which comprehends the > phalanx of twenty editors, as one and sable, leaves no room for doubt--for me hav. le judge between us. ing it to our remarks, it says: us of the Czar's attack re-we of Louis Bona- 'abhorred than Russia. t the English oligarchic vussia, in her outward policy, izing agent than Britain. her industrial means have improv- ivilization is patent to the world. t thing that eould happen to: Turkey e, that Russia would swallow her up. ected then in her manufactures, she would flonrish. As for the danger to Europe from ~ Russian growth, we have already, on repeated occasions, shown how chimerical that notion 'fs. Moreover, as far as the United States have an interest in the controversy at all, it is that France and England united should not at- _taina position to dictate to the world. We _ need Russia as a counterpoise to those Powers. Seen through the free trade spectacles of the Era, liberty and civilization may depend on "the triumph of the Allies; to our judgment, 'however, they have quite as much to hope "from the success of Russia. We trust that 'in. any discussion of these points, which the Era may think proper to engage in, it will eschew useless personalities, and courteously address itself to the matters at issue." .« This is plain enough. The Zrcbune desires sthat Russia should triumph, and thinks that -the* best. thing: for Turkey would be that "Russia should swallow her up. "., We will notsay that. we are shocked that va liberal American Journal should take such position; for. we have ceased, in this age of amarvels and monstrosities, to be surprised at anything. Let us then glance at the reasons -by which the Z'ribune seeks to vindicate it. « 1. "Russia in her outward policy isa more humanizing agent than Britain." 2. England is for free trade ; English _Free Trade is a blight to all that touches it: Russia is for Protection--Turkey, swallowed sup by Russia, would. be 'protected in her 'manufactures,' and she would flourish." - 8. There is no danger to: Europe from Russian growth." - 4, England and France may. attain "a 'position to dictate to the world:" " We need Russia as a counterpoise." ~ The outward policy of Russia may be -summed up briefly as follows: '¢ Suppression .of Revolutionary Movements; Maintenance of Legitimacy ; Supremacy of position in sEurope and Asia; Territorial Aggrandize- ment by diplomacy and Conquest." Can the sy this ?..JIs--there a-chapter of | ~ Russian history, since the era of Peter the Great, which does-not confirm the truth of our, representation'? In its whole career, ' swhat schenie of " outward" policy has it de- _vised, what "outward" act has. it done, to shumanize any portion of the Family of Man 2 As to what it has done to degrade and en- slave Humanity, let Poland, the Holy Alli- ance, Hungary, Italy, Turkey, and the in- domitable mountaineers of the Caucasus, bear witness, .- > . -On the other hand, Britain, badly govern- ed as she was in past times, corrupt and oli- garchical as her Administration is now, did not dismember Poland ; did sympathize with Hungary; did not aid or abet the subjuga- 'tion of Italy ; bas not, at least since the time of Napoleon Bonaparte engaged in any war against liberal opinions or movements ; has not labored to maintain Legitimacy or Ab- solutism; has been anxious to maintain the independence of the various Sovereignties of Europe. Besides, in her immense commerce, she has acted as a great Civilizer. 'T'hese States, now among the first Powers of Chris- tendom, were once Colonies, the offspring of er "outward policy," which has further ; eT pie) sh tied bass bin | The following gentlemen are requested to aet shown its humanizing operation in the estab- dishment of the Canadas with free institutions and.in planting the same kind of institutions in the Continent of Australia. .dtis easy to say that in all these respects she has been actuated by self-interest. Very likely--Governments are not philanthropic agencies--the Government of England doubt- Jess is controlled by a paramount: regard to the interest of England, but, in pursuing this interest, it had adopted an " outward policy," which, on the whole, has been humanizing in its tendencies. What the Zribune says in favor of Russia, on the ground of its having rejected Free 'Trade, will not find many supporters. En- glish ree 'Trade has not blighted this coun- try. It will puzzle the farmer to compre- hend how he is injured by England admitting his breadstuffs to her ports, duty free ; and } our mrnufactures will have to study a long time to understand how the market for their wares is to be benefitted, by the closure of the Bane 9 Euisig and Turkey against them. [t-would be a good thing to have the Allies humiliated, because English Free 'Trade is tending to break down 'all commercial re- striction, and we should hail the triumph of Russia, pecause her' protective system would shut us out from Turkey as well as her own dominions! 'That is a queer philosophy. _ There is no danger to Europe, says the 7'7- bune, from Russian growth, but it is important to us to have her as a counterpoise to Ene. and and France, which may attain a position, to dictate to the world. No danger from the growth of an Empire, which commands Northern Europe and Asia; has already a population equal to that of France and Eng- land combined; has been steadily advancing in territory, wealth, and power, for the last seventy-five years ; is recognised as the great bulwark against the spread of Liberal Opini- ons and the success of Revolutionary Moye- ments ; and is now engaged ina war provok- ed by its determination to usurp the protec- torate over Turkey, just as the 'Turks assum- ed a protectorate over the Greek Empire, before they saw proper to take actual posses- sion of Constantinople! No danger from the growth of a Power, whose career has been one continued aggression upon Europe! \ ao, 49 in that respect France. pelled or ever was impelled ny other motive than selfish- it too preposterous for seri- trade is a blight tovall that touches e Russia has' adopted the protec- nderfal degree, and her onward. ~The notion that England and France may attain a position to dictate to the world, is itself " chimerical." No one who has read the histories of these countries, who compre- hends the relations between them, who under- stands the public sentiment, the institutions, and destines of both, can imagine a perma- nent alliance between them, to control the affairs of the world. In the present crisis, they are one, for a common danger, a com- mon interest, bind them together. But let the war be terminated by the defeat of Rus- sia, and the imposition of just restraints upon her aggressive tendencies, and they will be but too glad of an opportunity for repairing damage, renewing their energies, relieving themselves of exhausting burdens, to involve themselves in a bootless contest for the supremacy of the world, which even could they accomplish it, would serve only as an apple of discord between them. There can be no joint partners in the dictatorship of the world. 'Timour could not bear to share the sovreignty of Asia with even a brother Ma- hometan, and so he carried Bajazet captive in his triumphal march. Let the war be ter- minated, and England would as soon think of cutting her own throat, as joining France in a crusade against the United States. Our position is such, that it must be the interest of both France and England, especially the latter, always to maintain amicable relations with us, and abstain from any kind of dicta- tion. This talk about danger from England and France we could understand, in General Cass, and his tribe of Alarmists, or the Wash- ington Union, andits gang of Propagandists, but it is utterly discordant with the charac- ter and position of the Zrzbune. = We cherish no antipathies to any nation --we are not prejudiced against Russia, but her Government is a Despotism, her Institu- tions are despotic ; she is founded on Princi- ples and upholds Doctrines directly antago- nistical to the Principles and Ductrines of this Republic. These facts may not be deem- ed objectionable by the Slavery Propaganda of this country, but they must prevent all true Americans from sympathizing with it. On the other hand, whatever of Free Insti- tutions exists in the Old World, in sucha form as to be effective and command respect, finds its home in Old England. Democracy does not exist there as it does here, but it has root, and is growing ; it is too strong to be proscribed, potential enough to have secured a Free Press and the Principle of Popular Suffrage. As for any danger to be apprehended from her power, to harbor such a suspicion is both absurd and unmanly: it implies gross ignorance of the most manifest interests of both countries, and a cowardly doubt of the power of our own.-- Vat. Era, To Correspondents. An interesting communication from London, C. W.., relating: to Mr. Fairfield's begging so- cieties, unavoidably crowded out this week, "X.Y. Z." of Chatham, will appear in our next. Jacos Jones' letter is too Jate for this week's issue; will be given in our next. "J. H. A.," from Chatham, must learn to write with decency, to pay his postage, and to give his name, before he " will see" us again. 'X.Y.Z.' will compare with him, at least; and what we have said of their demi-god Fairfield: we can say again, without fear of successful contradiction, PROVINCIAL FREEMA DDD OOP Pome SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1855. LLL LLIN DNDN ice Mr. Isaac D. Swann ts authorized to receive Subscriptions for this paper, and to give Receipls | for the same; he will also act as Canvasser for Toronto and vicinty. {ee Dr. Jesse Burne is authorized to receive Subscriptions for this paper, and to give Receipts for the same. hes Mr. Moses Viney is authorized to act as Agent for this paper in the State of New York. fice" Rev. R. M. Sounson, is authorized to re- ceive subscriptions for this paper. BAIRD PBOB IBFD PIII DDI Travelling Agents. Michigan--Rev. Elijah Burket. Indianopolis--Rey. William Douglass. These two gentlemen are at present our onLY Travelling Agents in the Western States. -- -- Local Agents. as Local Agents: CANADA WEST, Brampton--Jesse Burke. F Rev. Hiram Wilson. St. Catharines } ¥ Ww. Taylor. Paris--Thomas Keith. : George Miller. pemlley } Josiah Cochrane. Vienna--Moses Thompson. Duindas--Robert Brown. Lefroy--Z. H. Martin. A. B. Jones. Aaron ; William Hamilton. Rev. H. J. Young. Chatham < John Lott. Cornelius Charity. a. § Lhomas Jones. ey } Coleman Freeman, Brockville--C. H. Coles. : ao}, § Levi Foster. Amherstburgh John Flatfield, Niagara Falis--Mrs. L. Patterson. Dresden--Dennis Hill. Z TT. W. Stringer. Bunton } George Shreve. : UNITED STATES. é i Mrs. C. M. Barnett. Logansport, Indiana i George WW. Parker: : sae eorge De Baptist. Detroit, Michigan ; James Haley. Harrisburgh, Pa.--Thomas Brown. Pittsburgh, "Rev. William Webb. West Chester, '© Rev. John M. Brown. Philadepma, " William Still. Buffalo, N. Y.--Moses Burton. Brooklyn, ' J.N. Still. Princeton, Ia,--John O. Butler. Cincinnati, Ohio } se aha Cleaveland--R. H. Johnson. To our Readers West. Mr. Isaac D. Suapp, an Agent of this paper, is now on a collecting tour West; he will also receive subscriptions. We hope the patrons of the Freeman will do all in | their power to facilitate his business, and use their influence among their friends and ac- quaintances, to increase our list of paying subscribers. That many persons do not like the Freeman, we know full well; but many do: so let those that do, be zealous to estab- lish it permanently, and those that do not, cease to injure it, and all will go well. We } cannot well aflord to do without an organ in interests; should it be cried down, as is attempted, the disgrace will not attach to the handful who labour for it, but immea- surably to the one who would " preach, lec- ture, edit for the blacks," and the people at large, who were so eager to have it got up. The assertions of those interested in their own schemes, at your expense, as to a want of appreciation on your part, asa people, already too true in notable individual in- stances, will then tend too surely to consign | you to an unenviable and subordinate posi- | tion, as a class, and which can only be averted, or from which you can only be suc- cessfully rescued, by a press in your interest, well supported and well supplied with able managers; this latter, from the straightened circumstances under which the Lreeman came into existence, it has not been able, as yet, to have. Without powerful friends at | home, or abroad; opposed to begging, even to prolong its existence; no corps of devoted persons ready: and willing, without pay, to make the " iwelkin' ring" with appeals in its behalf, beyond solicitations for subscriptions, advertising, and jobs; with Editors of the unfortunate sex, who never, in their most ambitious moments, aspired to the drudgery ; with this chapter of difficulties at the outset, and attending it, it has had to strugele harder than the interests of any people re- quire, if they too will not put their shoulder to the wheel. But it. must not be so; the Freeman must not be discontinued, because obnoxious persons have it in Maree. You must not be suffered to fall into the error of starving, because you cannot get a " whole loaf" at once. Arrangements are being made, which it is hoped will secure for the Freeman a gen- tleman Editor--one that will see to your interest--with a number of efficient canvas- sers; by that course, it is hoped, your busi- ness will be attended to. The ladies will be pleased, and assist to sustain it, which they will not do while a colored female has the ugly duty to perform; then, it is hoped, that the childish weakness, seen in some quarters, will disappear altogether. Mean- while, friends, do all you can to make the Agent's tour profitable, and the Freeman prosper. We had a severe winter; you all had; 'dull times" was at this office, too; but you can keep him away in future, by paying up arrears, getting new names, and organizing tea-meetings among yourselves. Who will take the lead in the latter move- ment? Itis at home;is not begging, as some wiseacres have said; is for your paper, and they have heretofore been patronized by yourselves and a generous public. Those ready to stigmatise it as begging, do not know all they might, and are not of the class who help any good enterprise. Toronto June the 3 1855 Dear Miss Editor I wihsh hist paper stoped: and you send in your account James Baker --- The above literary curiosity, good readers, will give you an idea of tlie beauties of news- paper life. This James Baker knows as well as we do, that his account was settled a few days since by himself; he also knows that there have not been any compulsory measures used, to make him take the paper, or to continue it after the said settlement. What he could have intended to accomplish when the bright thought of inflicting such a gem of a "communication" upon your attention struck him, we are ata loss to tell, unless it was to "ape" quite a class of pre- tenders to gentility, who think it proper to let their paper run into the next year, say one, two or three numbers, or more, for the petty satisfaction of saying, very patron- izingly: "I have numbers in this year: I will pay you"--elongation of the shirt collar!--" and stop the paper." Or, as did a live merchant of this City, after re- ceiving papers for nine weeks over his first year, " Certainly, parties can stop a paper when they please, if they pay for the num- bers they get." So you see Mr. A. subscribes for a year, get two or three numbers, and suddenly the thought: "Too many papers now ;" pro- bably not more than that one; " do not like the tone; I'll stop it; and if they will not take what I offer, I'll pay nothing." "It is not ultra enough,--or it is too ultra;--or, the colored people should take our papers: what do they have to say through a paper? one paper is enough for them; if they must have one, there is Douglass' paper, it is 'plenty good enough for us: we should not encourage such things; it is clearly opposi- tion, and ['Il not encourage it." "You colored people should not encourage such divisions; should help Douglass: you are all one peo. ple; your paper here is an experiment, that you cannot carry out." True, Mr. Speaker, and James Baker's letter is evidence; too much ignorance, yet awhile, for the intelli- gence available to surmount it, if left to colored men alone; so we do not, though thankful for their names, solicit subscriptions from them only--white canvassers are not slow to ask colored men to subscribe to papers they get up, and we follow their ex- ample. Brother Baker, going around in his public capacity, as white-washer, or privaté capacity, as a preacher, hears the "oentleman or my lady" in the above strain, and asa clincher to the imputation of indifference, ignorance, &e., couched in "' the experiment," indites for us the missive with the formidable sentence--" TI wihsh hist paper stoped." You are quite welcome to stop the paper, Mr. Baker, when we think of the shoe- this country, at present, for our credit and PROVINCIAL FREEMAN AND WEEKLY ADVERTISER. leather worse than wasted, to remind you of your many promises, to pay the debt you now so snobbishly pretend to be ready to settle, and which, after more than a year, you finally did. James brings to mind Li- beria, dirty, little Liberia, " Dahomey," the 'National Council," and another " black" nation or two, where tyranny, conceit, igno- rance and impudence, are the "upper ten- dom." How glad we are that we are not there! ee &2 Colored Canadians seem to be com- pletely "stirred up" on the-Fairfield busi- | ness and begging; some for and more against. the " True Band" of Amherstburg, set the ball agoing, and it run well to Windsor, where we know the "two million dollars" of Mr. Fairfield will not.take;. but since that, there has been "an uncertain sound." We are glad something has moved you all; it was badly needed! #2 An Osszrver says that great quan- tities of pork, in barrels, are being brought to this City from the Western United States, by steamers to Collingwood, in this Province ; thence to Toronto, on the Northern Railroad. It is re-shipped from here for the Eastern United States, and from there finds its way to other markets of the world. One thou- sand barrels now await transportation. This evidence of our adopted country's growing greatness, must tend to strengthen the at- tachment so frequently expressed for her by all classes. Canada "is hard to beat" in this world! fa" The Second Annual Convention of the Prohibitory Liquor Law League was held in London, C. W., May 23rd; although the gath- ering was small, owing to another meeting in Brantford, an address was read by the Presi- dent, which is full of hope, in the ultimate adoption of a Prohibitory Law, and other en- couraging words. "Some good resolutions, which we shall give next week, were adopted. We are sorry that the proceedings, with the notice for the meeting of Friday evening, came too late for last week's paper. : BRS" At Galt, on Wednesday, the shop of Mr. William 'Taylor, Watchmaker, was violently entered and robbed of goods to the amount of £250. (<> Two fires broke out in Elora, and one in Fergus, last week. fa A brakeman, named Powers, was crushed to death, when attempting to get on a train, on the Northern Railroad, May 28th. (< <A colored man, says the London Prototype, named Brown, was drowned while watering a horse in the river, at that place, on the 380th May. R@ There is a rumour that President Pierce, and family, will. visit the Mineral Springs at St. Catharines. Ace Barnum announces that his Exhibi- tion is to be for white babies, not colored ones. Colored mothers ought to be thank- ful that they are not to be made liable to the temptation of engaging in the disgusting affair. ka Henry A. Wise has been elected Governor of Virginia, by a large majority, over the Know-Nothing candidate. Bk The principal part of Springfield, Illinois, was destroyed by fire on the 11th of May. THE Peopie's REcorD: This is the name of a neat little monthly, gotten up by Mr. Wm. H. Day, of Cleve- Jand, Ohio, and in the interest of the Colored people. The present paper isan able expose of the grievances suffered by a majority of the coloured men West and East, at the hands of the five or six men who do all the talking, trumpeting and dictating. The faets it contains will open the eyes of many who are at a loss to account for the differences among the free colored people of the States, and who attribute to jealousy much of the d'scontent evident among them, and which has its just grounds in the overreaching assump- tion, hypocrisy and impertinence of a few recently great men. 'Thereis certainly more learning, talent, enterprise and wealth, to be found among that class of the colored peo- ple represented by the Rzcord, than any other, but unfortunately (?) for their leaders they have never managed to by the popular current. Resvtts or Prontsrriéx iv Connecricur: being Special Returns received from every County, as to the Effects of Toe Marz Liquor Law: containing Contributions from the Governor, and upward of fifty . Clergymen, Judges, Editors and private Citizens. Edited by Henry S. Clubb, Secretary of the Maine Liquor Law Statis- tical Society. With Portraits of Rev. Ly- man Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and Rey. John Pierpont; and a. Map, showing the extent of Prohibition in the United States, This is an interesting little work, and should be largely circulated. Publishers, Fowlers & Wells, 308, Broadway, N.Y. Price, in muslin cover, 50c.; paper, 25e. Frederick Douglass Paper. This paper, which is now in its 8th vol. has been greatly improved im appearance, by an entirely new dress, and other changes, which denote great prosperity. It is ably edited by Messrs. Douglass and Watkins, with 'Book Notices," by a Miss Griffiths, Although we cannot accept its position, on Emigration, and a few other questions of importance, still, as we like to hear both sides, we like to sce it, and wish it success. 'Norwalk. We hada good time. be borne along | ture grave, &c. Correspondence. DO law For the Provincial Freeman. To the Central Committee at. Toronto. GENTLEMEN:--The people expect you: to do your duty. This is an obligation you owe to yourselves and them. You should issue a proclamation for the call of the Con- vention, to meet at Dawn, on Thursday, the 23rd day of August, 1855. Hach Township to be represented according to the population. Worontog: «+0 ewisine see gee «<9 St. Catharines, +. o<.s065 Hamilton, «0 «0-6 <0 «tgs 6 "Brantford,'s ss ceresca cay os LOndOn? .2. 0 se0 seu us cece Cligthai, ve awceesa ves pees Windsor and Amherstburgh,.. Now, I beg to say to that Committee, with all my mind, to see Mr. Brown, and get the Declaration of Trust, if you have to search all Quebec, with a lighted candle; for in getting that Declaration, all will be safe. Attend to this immediately. HE O10 = 0 09 B EX | Chatham, C. W., June, 1855. For the Provincial Freeman. Norwaix, Ono, 5th May, 1855. Miss M. A. Suapp,--I take my pen in hand, to address a few lines to let you know that I am in the Anti-Slavery field, doing all that Ican. I lectured last evening at Kast I got two subscribers for the Freeman, and you will please send them to Norwalk, Ohio. There is much complaint, because the paper does not come every week. J. S. CampBe.. wee. by the above that friend Camp- bell is doing good service in Ohio, We hope hope he may meet with great success. He is known in Canada as an energetic man, and as opposed to every thing injurious to Cana- dians generally. The friends who complain of irregularity in getting the paper, are as- sured that it is sent to them regularly--Ep. For the Provincial Freeman. Lerroy, May 30th, 1855. Dear Freeman,--l had hoped to escape the task of contributing to a newspaper, and ever to have remained silent in the humble circumstances to which I and the great mass of the injured race with which Iam connected seem to be doomed; but I cannot resist the earnest calls made by members of that race, from time to time, through your columns, for in formation concerning the. different localities occupied by your friends. As far as I can learn, I am the only per- son in this locality who would be disposed to tolerate an luclination to this task; it therefore devolves upon me as a duty, in the performance of which, your readers will expect nothing more than a simple and un- varnished statement respecting whatever here or hereabouts may be of importance and interest to colored Americans. You will ask what is Lefroy, ? &c. Lefroy is a small village, built on a spot fifty-two miles from Toronto, by railway, and from one to one and a-half miles from Lake Simcoe. This spot was opened by the woodmen within the last two years. J am informed that Lefroy derives its name from Captain Lefroy, a son-in-law to the Hon. Chief Jus- tice Robinson. It is situated on the decli- vity of a hill at either side of the Northern Railroad, and consist of, as yet, but a very small collection of houses; it is surrounded by wild and luxuriant foliage, at this period of the year, which is the common resort of birds; these birds we find to be cheerful companions: if one awakens here at the breaking of day, his ear is caught by the unbroken chant of hundreds of these wild songsters, and held thus in sweet suspension until the sun has arisen. The place, at the present time, seems to be in a thriving condition, and the erection of several buildings is contemplated in the ensuing summer and autumn, among which is that of a School-house and place of wor- ship. It is the reception of farm produce for railway traffic, and it offers no small inducement. to enterprising pioneers, who have a strong arm and a disposition to en- dure the hardships of preparing for them- selves a home in the " wild woods." Wages are good, and labour greatly in demand, and the future prospect of the place is that of becoming a large and well settled village. _ AsTI have not the slightest impression that the people of Lefroy have the least desire to place colored people where they do not place themselves, I shall use this oppor- tunity to say, that colored men of a free and independent disposition, and who appreciate your motto-- Self-reliance is the true road to Independence,"--who are disposed to lay their hands to that which is respectable for a living, and that only, and who will main- tain this disposition at the risk of seekin do well here. Z. H. M. For the Provincial Freeman. Toronto, May 28th, 1855. Dear Miss Saapp,--It is not a little re- markable with what pertinacity the Co- lonist, of this City, and some other respec- table journals in this Province, oppose the passage of a Prohibitory Liquor Law. I am surprised at the course of the Colonist on this all-important subject, because its proprietors and conductors are gentlemen, I: believe, of strictly moral and religious habits, and who cannot be ignorant of the disgust- ing condition of destitution, debauchery, filthiness, and crime of every kind, too nume- rous and filthy to mention, produced by the influence of liquor; and yet that respectable journal, the Colonist, opposes the honest and sincere efforts of those who are trying. to bring about a check to so' monstrous an evil, which takes hold on people and carries them from one degree of wickekness to another, until they are brought to a prema- ture grave. It intrudes itself into happy and unsuspecting families, and there leaves its driadful mark, an appalling sight, to the astonished beholders and lookers on, scatter- ing the. members ot families in every direc- tion: some to the Penitentiary, some to the Lunatic Asylum, and others to a prema- Yet the Colonist, and its coadjutors, offer no other remedy in the place of that which they so strenuously oppose. Surely they will or must admit some remedy is absolutely necesSary; what makes the matter worse, it is making inroads among the females! and we need not go out of this City to establish the terrible fact. A few | loaded with the accursed thing, that it was ; ZS ' e , ° other quarters for an abode, I think might THEI DO Wen Ey Wee ee days ago, while I was standing near the cor- ner of one of the streets, a few minutes, speaking with a friend, a man passed, so over- with the utmost difficulty that he could keep on his feet; that is bad enough thought I; but he had not got out of sight, however, | before a very respectably dressed woman | been ignorant ot the fact that your exce) been'visiting the Educational and oth (but I cannot say as much with regard to her appearance, for she was in a similar con- dition to that of the man who had just passed, reeling and tottering,) passed the same corner, going in another direction. Such cases are to be met with every day, in this City, to a large extent, Sunday not ex- cepted. Married women, while their hus- bands are at work, leave their homes and children to the mercy of fire or any other accident that might befall them, while they are taking down the intoxicating draught. I know of one woman, at least, who, when she returned home from one-of those sprees,~ as they are called, found her child dead or nearly so. In view of those evils, does it not behoove every,man and woman, who has a compliment to the white schools, for the last ten days previous. ; taught by Professor Reason and Miss Ma, he was addressed by a talented p Saeee eae name of Jacob C. White, Jun,, in the fon, inp danouageis-- << s ourselves as we read the various repor papers, " will the Governor visit our Scho 'We know that the chance to see you in our ¢; pacity of scholars, was not so good Bs under a different state of things in society aroy --for you see us, sir, a little family by Ouse set off from the other youth of this great ra monwealth, and in this fact we are constanily reminded that Pennsylvania. does not yet a knowledge the common brotherhood of her chil dren. We are glad, therefore, thatiin the Midst a of your numerous engagements, your Excellene has given us an opportunity to present ourselye before you, that you may see that though a recognized in the political. arrangements of th Commonwealth, we are nevertheless Dreparine ourselves usefully for a future day, when cit; zenship in our country will be based on manhona and not on color. sentimeuts uttered by you prev Governor or Pennsyivanta,--We the alt" aS might be | manh We do not forget the et particle. of humanity, to-use-their influence | ejection on the subject of Common "Se 1001 Edn. to destroy the evil? I verily believe that the feeling in this Province, in favour of the liquor law, is extensive enough to compel our legislators to pass it, and-those who-will "oppose it, must be remembered at the polls. They tell us about taking away the liberty of the subject, To what subterfuges people will resort to maintain an evil that is des- troying their fellow-creatures all around might be objected, with equal propriety, to the various regulations, made. from. time to time, in towns, cities, and other localities, for the preservation of health; for instance, we have a Board of Health, and City Inspec- tors, whose mandates are frequently oppres- sive and unnecessary, yet they must be obeyed, or we suffer the penalty of disobe- dience thereto. They are armed with power to mvade our most private premises, without let or hindrance; they have power to com- pel people to drain or fill their lots, as the cases may require, all on the plea of pre- serving health, People are compelled, if they build on their own lots, in certain limits, to build certain kind of houses, or none at all. In fact, the various laws and regula- tions which are in existence, for the preser- vation of health and good neighbourhood, are too numerous to mention, all of which interfere with the liberty of the subject, as much as any liquor law that could be passed: yet that hue-and-cry has been reserved to be raised to sustain one of the most destruc- tive evils to health and human life that ever a land was burdened with. The evils grow- ing out of the use of liquor are so plain to every body, at all times, that it would be ridiculous to undertake to prove their exist- ence; it would be like undertaking to prove believes in the duty of impartial education-- because it gives us opportunity to prove to yon that we may advance without an alienation from the land of our nativity, and because you. permit us to express in your hearing our hope, t lat _as Governor of Pennsylvania, you will support ang - defend, though approached by the humblest in. dividual, its D and Independence." cation ; nor are we unmindful of the benevolence of those individuals through whom this insitu.: tion now exists. We believe that notwithstandin the restriction imposed upon. us nr ee Sone avenues of life, we may yet by meansof 'this an, other schools,. by 'aid of the mechani agriculture, and the strength of upright charac. ters and a love for the right--make ourselyes | useful--worthy of respected citizens in this coy. try of our birth :and affection. ing the Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth them. Why, upen the same principle, it | " withess our feeble endeavours, we do i this and arts and And in weleom- glorious motto--* Virtue, Liberty, In reply. to the address, the Govdner arose and said, that he had been busily en- gaged for the last ten days in visitin g the public schools of the City, and had bee highly delighted and gratified with the cor- diality with which he had been received, as well as with the prosperity of the' schools: but in no school had he found so much gra- tification and pleasure, as on the present occasion. He continued to address the scho- lars at some length, counselling them to get knowledge ; to cultivate the love of morality, -- christianity, &c. which was all very good. But of our rights, of which:we: haye«been s0 long robbed, and have suffered so severely in consequence thereof, he said nothing. Of course he could not have forgotten the fact, as the address of the pupil so justly made allusion to it. thankful for small favours, as.I: believe he is the first Governor of Pennsylvania who has ever condescended to visit.a colored school, Well, I suppose we must be that there are sun, moon, and stars in the | in connection with visiting the popular the firmament, which no sane person dis- | schools of the " approved classes.? « putes. All then that is necessary for the At Miss 8. M. Douglass' school, the Go- friends of the liquor law to do, is to force | vernor was welcomed by a few pertinent re- their suit, and the law they can and must | marks from the teacher, which was courte- haye. TEMPERANCE, From our Philadelphia Correspondent, No. VII. PuitapEeLputa, May 30th, 1855. Colonization Meeting--Rev. Theo. Par- ker's Lecturc-- Governor Pollock's Visit to the Colored Schools, ; Touching the Anti-Slavery cause, the pre- sent week has been one of uncommon inte- rest. On Tuesday evening, a Colonization Meeting, presided over by the Governor of this State, came off at the Concert Hall; also, on the same evening, the Rev. Theodore Parker, of Boston, Mass., for the first time, in Philadelphia, addressed a large audience, on the subject of slavery, at the Sansom Hall. Of the former meeting, it would be useless, in my opinion, to waste words in attempting to give a report thereof; at any rate, I feel no disposition so to do, except to briefly remark, respecting Africa, the pros- perity of Liberia, and the hand of the Good Lord in the work sought to be accomplished through the agency of the Colonizationist;- the usual degree of sophistry, subterfuge, and hypocrisy, which has heretofore inva- rlably characterized the arguments of its advocates were advanced on the present oceasion, As specious and sanctimonious as the agents and speakers rendered themselves, in seeking to promote their vile schemes, there is good reason for believing that in this in- stance, at least, but little capital was made, notwithstanding the Governor's participation. _- With regard to the Anti-Slavery Meeting, the arguments used by Mr. P., in showing up the stupendous iniquities of this govern- never made 'more convincing to a Philadel- phia audiénce, The aggressions of the South, one after another, were exposed and con- demned, without the slightest apology, as was the pusillanimous practice of the North, in tamely submitting, when it had been in The trifling proportion that the South had added (the increase of slaves and wholesale ageressions excepted) to the population, wealth, education, science, great men, &c., contrasted with the rapid progress of the North, were not proven by mere words, but demonstrated by figures and facts, which at onee bid defiance, doubtless, to all objec- tions, except the incorrigible. Notwithstanding the low state of morals, lack of enterprise, and uuparralleled despot- ism controling the South, Mr. P. showed conclusively that the legislation of the nation, United States judges, ministers filling im- portant posts abroad; &c., had always been left to the dictation of the slaveholding power. But least'in my attempt te speak favourably of Mr. P.'s admirable lecture, I should de- tract therefrom, I will conclude my remarks on the subject by briefly alluding to a "secret" which he divulged , relating to cer- tain resolutions adopted by a party of Bos- tonians, touching the Missouri outrages: «An Appeal from New England Settlers," in Kansas, he said, had reached Boston, for rifles. to defend themselves with, at the coming election (which was to take place on the. very day of Mr. P.'s lecture), and had been responded to liberally. Several hun- dreds of Sharp's rifles had been " boxed up continued up to the 22nd. a French occupied the large place between the central bastions and the sea shore, wheré the enemy would collect large forces. | The English cruisers in the Baltic had brought several prizes to Elsinore. tia continued great. covered in Saragossa. ously replied to by the Governor. The third class read a piece very. beautifully, after which, the visitors retired. stated also, that in the high school very creditable exercises were performed by the first classes of males and females. other colored schools, 1 am not able to re- poe as I had not the privilege of being on and. I should have Of the WS 4 Arrival of the " Africa." Important News from the Seat of Ware ' -- Hairax, June 6. : 7 The steamship Africa arrived at 4 o'clock this evening with one week's later news. She -- was off the harbour yesterday, but was unable to enter on account of athick fog. Her news is ofa highly interesting character, and com- mercially highly important. Austria has proposed that the conference meet again at Vienna. , The English and French ambassadors had not given a reply. The meeting is with a view to arrange the i vik 3rd point. Austria also insists that the German States shall specify distincly the line of conduct each © intends to pursue, General Pelissier is very popular. It is surmised he will make a bold attempt to cut off Liprandi's army. ae Omar Pacha has offered to take and SN i ini _ | Simpheropol with his Turks, if the French -- ment, in sustaining slavery, perhaps were | wi) support his advance. : The allied forces in the Crimea are now 200,000 men, viz.: 120,000 French, 30,000 British, 40,000. Turks, 11,000 Sardinians. : 'The army in the Crimea is now well sup- -- plied with luxuries as well as necessaries of life, but some fever and cholera prevailed. On May the 10th,.a severe combat took place during the night along the right attack. The affair lasted an hour and a half, when the -- Russians retired under the cover of their bat- teries. Night attacks also made of Telegraph line, on -- the nights of the 11th and 12th by the Rus- sians. repulsed. Loss considerable on both sides. On both occasions they were gallantly The attacks of the Russians were spiritedly a On the 25th the The Russian government had ordered the He ships of war at Cronstadt to be sunk, with the exception of 8 liners. © ef All the fortified harbours in Finland are to be placed in a state of siege. The mortality in the Austrianarmy inGala- : 15,000 had died. ae The Austrian proclamation of martial law -- in the Principalities only referred to persons. -- inducing Austrian soldiers to desert. Great Britain. Res Parliament has expressed its determination to aid the Queen in the prosecution of the Wal, until a safe and honourable peace is obtained. " The Queen visits France on August 16th. Spain. Coe A conspiracy on a small scale has been dis- and labelled, books," and forwarded for the use for which they were needed. The elec- tion has passed, and great outrages have been repeated, as every mail informs us; ut of what use the rifles have been, I have no knowledge; they may not be unavailing, nevertheless. ame wa Governor Pollock's Visit to the Colored Schools.--On the 24th inst., Governor Pol- lock, of this State, graced the colored schools with a visit, having been paying the same the 20th inst. Unusual activity was diss - Le Oe Sy United States. s» Massacuuserts.-- The Governor has vetoted the bill making a grant of a million and a-half of dollars to the Western Rail- road Company. The Senate rejected the bill abolishing -- capital punishment. The new liquor law went into effect on tes} + R Rae t S A PWBLS