iM, SATURDAY, MAY u 1856, NINO RO eee x {ce Dr. Jesse Burne is authorized to receive Subscriptions for this paper, and @ give ¢ Receipls | fee the same. ie Rev. W. Douanass ts authorized bo recevwe LOns for the Provincial Freeman, oe give for the same, ee: in the State of New York. D. Parker, of Racine, Wisconsin, linots. Rey, P. H. Warp. Bloomington, Tr. Lewis Curtis, Geneva, Wisconsin. . Roser Porrer, Mendota, Illinois. are W.. 8 Mann, Maem RARDIN DAD ABNER TAY pied nae WYNER ANA Lackaves to increase the cir- lation of this paper. Mary A. Shadd, also ice, will visit Niles and other towns he will also seek an, during ihe present month. We e the friends of freedom will give them , who eors died the Re tice te Rev. Se carefully peels vingaag £0 ») to be born free. Got Gt: the gentleman has been mis-led! oor "ee of © degradation are true of 'a9 hee and Cadads ce sees that neither all fugitives, free-born colored men as ny should do, "nor white men, behave and we a against this ae il reference f assiduously 62 arcs = nL oe s, and so greedily seized upon by poloyists for the slave oe that mae, ( Jom ean oa do. aie of slavery does aot Bea re not wiiling to shield others at the of any part of the colored people province; we have good and bad of 3 The rtion pabiogridsiiong as exhibited ie col- rts, and fugitives do not deny it. / dW by eile men, who (ete of the opportunities; neither do free men monopolize all of the loa- our railroad stations, where colored nen make such displays. Bat the sient © mistake in ee letter con- fugitives get support in time of need, ha pee told us, that "they find friends, ieee we "40 aot by, "such s the colored people cannot furnish, is | ed by the Ss of friends at Toron- - If Mr. Loguen's eg Btpose | is, to show id " all of ihose whom the clea ae " eannot help or any " very,consideral dle?? num- ey at Toronte or elsewhere, he says oh widely at variance with (he facts e case. While we e believe there are a ak _ here and there in haste to aid any siderable nur that the bre otheren of to, Dy aah the past ye and the RAR Moses Viney is authorized to act as Bal, ws "authorised to act as Agent for the Provincial Ili vation of the ee in ier ada, irresistibly lead to conclusions, that to the credit of the United States be it spoken, the honest of adopting and practising the same ereed there, have mercifully spared us; and are free to say that could we be persuaded that British anil slavery is fairly represented in Canada, the entire company 'might have our free consent to" walk t the plank." No phase that caste assumes in India can be, to swarthy Hindoo more debasing than is this diseusting, repulsive, surveillance, this , , despotic dictorial, snobbish, air of superiority. of white people over the fugitives, by Cana- di anti-slavery people only, we believe, of all this population towards their colored fellow subjects. We say most decidedly that | were visitcrs to the country to examine more thoroughly, they. would be slow to fawn upon any who assume the anti- slavery char- acter, whether entitled to it or not, of socie- No! guage of one of the few active and earnest. members of that society, before a thorough induced a ties or individuals, To use the lan- conviction of its heartlessness | withdrawal of several members during the past year, " the colored people are to low in Io? their estimation to. approach" such now-- a-Jay philanthropic institutions. Mr. Loguen alludes to wealthy friends abroad, hope there may be--believe there are, and of those : Douglass of this office, will travel | | Ohio the present season, where he | address the citizens on AMERICAN SLA- | | for it may be, that the Freeman will have to | iteism, but truth and @38 cor fibttides at a0 own poibi, | South, -- whose generosity does not impose a burden upon the recipients of the same, but the allu- sion to their wealth, suggests oddly enough, | the buceanier sentiment among colored American leaders, that every colured man has the right to the fundsin the world's | pockets, provided, he will but exercise Ais While words inalienable right to beg for them. there is a sort of magic about the philanthrophy, charity, friends, &., to you in pro-slavery United States, where there the name, reside in Canada for atime, and ob- are many antisiavery people worth serve. compare, reflect, then write, and as we do, you will publish your convictions and the bare facts concerning societies at your peril. You will-see societies and individuals assuming ad the philanthrophy ; anti-slavery under their lock and Key, and all the " ne- groes" into the bargain, holding, to posses- as well as to sions for the " poor" fugitives, professions of anti-slavery, with a erasp equalled only by the miser " who will cause the eagle upon a dime to scream," and who e | actually pain the colored man by y thelr op- | pressive meddling consideration. | Policy, we have been told, and we admit, should oblige silence upon us, or at least caution, or it may be a word in confirmation of the may points raised by friend Loguen, go by the board--have "' to stop;" or better "the friends in England wiJb turn their backs upon" the thousands of us who belicve do, for so much Cannot help it!! as we as is unpalatable We do not let policy only, but principle guide us;-- favor herein. nivht--not a foolish " | veneration, for owners and keepers of gold, for perpetrators of oppression or of caste, though draped in the mantle of anti-slavery ; but let the truth be told though the Lee- man fall and hough frinds be displeased. * Negroes Voting in the South. A New Orleans correspondent of 'ite Cinctanatt Gazette siys: " A clcumstance has just come to light which is likely to prove an awful disurace to the State of Louisiana, and will uridoubt-' edly lead to the contesting of a seat in the Legislature. Away up Red River, in the nelvhbourhood of a place called the ' Ten- Mile Precinct,' it seems a number of free citizens, peaceable, industrious planters, but well known to be tinctured with negro blood '| (O shame!), were allowed to vote at the State election. It seems from the account in the papers, that in 1838 ¢ three of them, to all appearance, white men, were allowed to vote! This was the commencement of the coloured franchise.' At the late election not counting these, " to all pearance white' colored men, the parties were about equally divided; ak on the day of election the dem- ocrats calpasa up to the smut, brought them all out, ' with a flag flying, marched them up to the polis and made them vote! And 'the only justification given for the act was that these kinky-headed vagabonds had as good a right to vote as their straiobt-haired relatives.' The paper. adds, thit "every man who knows these men feels and knows it to be a a buming shame that they should be allowed to vote? But why shoul'nt they vote? ae are native-born citizens, educated, intellivent, Iam told, m: any bf them owners of plantations and siaves. And the same paper-says, ' they were and are quiet, orderly, and weil-behaved--interfer- ing with no one, and generally well treated by. their neighbouring planters.' By their votes, it is said, Mr. Andrews was elected to the Legislature over Mr. Boyce, and Mr. Boyce is going to test the legali ty of the matter. It wil then be decided whether these kinky-headed cousins have or have not as good aright to vote as their straight- haired cousius.. ae important question, aa une that must be settled before the South can grumble any more at Massachusetts, New Max k, and Ohio, for allowing certain of their colored population to vote. The above article which we clip from the | t S, Reporter, will be found interesting ase up the effects of Slavery in the The plans. sought to elect candi- dates for their Legislative Halls, &e. The. black slave @ 80 thoroughly detested by the 30 | mast r S a ' rior t the whites, as men and seful i as the beist of the Sage women Pahl at present the all absorbing question, with | satished that they should and musi be free, | the masters. Lisis; and why, and es with equal from the exercise of those Civil Rights less alacrity. and ah eal wives; if we are ane 'to judge by t the Electors of the State Election spoken of us e white and Negro planters begin to appr oximate SO closely in complec- tion, and features that. it is almost an impos- sibility to distinguish between the two, and with the master and slave female servant, in many instances she appears to be taken in mistake for the wife, and from these in- tentional mistakes of the owner, the chastity of many noble females are sullied, and re- duced to unwilling prostitution and degra- © | dation, to gratify the lustful desires of those who cry out " negroes." And from this increasing system of lewdness, is growing up electors, to be used whenever their elec- tions are close, but contemned trampled upon in all other cases, and will continue to be soas long as the institution ef slavery exists. What ashame that those kinky- headed vagabonds should be allowed to vote just.as their straight haired cousins" was the ery; but when we view the character of southerners thoroughly, what can be found too low for them to do, where, or when in- terest Is at stake? Cousins and sisters, are in fearful. positions; yet says the multitude it is right, our learned Divines, followers of Christ, and examples of the world say so, and assist in its perpetuation, it isa Gudly practice. | Can cin Parlia 'reting peculiarities are thus brought int® This continued playing one tune, indicates to us, lack of capacity for our de- partment of legislative duties; but as the gentleman has shown sach qualifications for gress of Liberia at once? there he would find all of the varieties among his colered relations he seeks and a few not dreamed of by him. We have heretofore regarded the' vent as the most dignified and honorable, legisl: ative body on this con- tinent; but this worse than King's fool in parliamentary quackery, will bring the place It would be well for the considerative party, were it represented in this section by a different sort of person. . * into contempt. nr > Oe 2 Ladies Attention. Missess A. M. Sterriit & Adams have opened their Fancy Store, few doors west of the Lown Hall on the north side of King St., where ladies by calling can be accomo- dated with all the requisites for summer fashions, and have their dresses cut and made in the wfhest and most fashionable style, at short notice. Ladies wishing to be | in the " tip" had better call at which time they will be accomodated. ment. Ss. FIRS institution, and our Government supports it, | and we are law abiding citizens, and these | are our guides, and we will support them But who believes them? does not the feel- ings of every one revolt at it? and should | not the vengence of Almighty God descend upon them, when He is made the shield for their villiany ? we feel so, and had we the controll of affairs a few moments, we would cause such a rupture as to eject the venom from within them, when the welkin would ring with the sound of Freedom. In the United States, whites have the rights of lo comotion, but, let them be in possession of the feelings of right and justice to all men, regardless of con:plexion, and immediately sentimats, e only nominally fiee, both they are made slaves to their while colored are ip body and sentument. 'The curse of slay- ery has caused this state of affairs, and is white and black, some devising plans for its destruction, while others are working for its Anti- Slavery Society, has done its might towards extension and perpetuation. The its suppression and lifting from bondage | many who have been oppressed, but to us the Key to unlock the prison yard has not been turned the riyht way. In our opinion a more effective work can be done yet than ever has been, if the proper means were resorted to. StJl with few exceptions the universal cisposition of the whites (northern | people) seem to be to with hold the means, but not more, Give what men and children that are free, the opportunity of educations, allow to them all the privilidge In Common with of doors where e correct and general eae 100 others, instead closing the isto be gained, and the most effectua| method for the Black man's redemption will be arrived at, no help will be demanded then they can belp themselves and will; but | when we look at the past the disposition | seems to be, have all free, as slavery is not only blighting the interest and interfering with the rights of the blacks, but, making tools of the northern whites, at the will of Such is the present position of the north, while ignorance and poverty are very prevalent among the poor whites of the south. 'The blacks of Canada the least rest'icted of either. S. Mr, Larwill in the Assembly, The member for Kent, is, judging from the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, dated May 2nd, " turning over a new leat" in bis parliamentary career. He seems tohave taken the " colored popula- ion" under his particular protection and to the exclusion of other people. Mr, Larwill--On Monday next Avpress to His Excellency the Governor General, praying him to cause to be laid before this House, a Return of the number of all Negro or Colored Male or Female, Quadroon, Mulatto, Samboes, Half-breeds or Mules, Mongrels or Conglomerates, in the Peniten- tiary, Lunatic Asy! ium, or other Public Institutions, as also the proportion of those curious Classes or varieties of the Provincia! population as compared with the Celt and Saxon Races. Mr. Larwill--On Monday next-- ADreEsg His Excellency the Governor General pray ing kim to cause to be laid before this House a List of all appointments which may have been made by Ler Majesty's Govern- ment, of Her Binion Negro or Colored }) opalation in this Province, to situations of Military or Civil empioyment either orna- mental or profitable. Mr. Larwill--On Monday next--Ap- DREss to His Excellency the Governor General, praying him to cause to be laid be- a this House, Copies of all Corresponden- e between Her Majesty's Negro or Colored sicoe and the Provincial Gotesament, as to their continued absence from the Jury 'property and intelligence, t they are debarred which their pale bretheren possess. Who will be permitted to say henceforth, that Mr Larwill has not a peculiar affection for the sable race? His frisky ness appears to be tinkering at their business with breath We do not pretend to know the motive for these " addresses," any more than does the Honorable member himself; but itis very certain, that it is not from any new-born zeal for their welfare, that his fer- ; York mitted to the Bench of Bishops to do" with The house of Mr. W St. took fire on Sunday evening 18th inst., between 6 and 7 o'clock whilst. the | m. J. Moore, on family were absent, on the alarm being giving many hastened to the spot and were active in moving the goods and exlinguish- Our firemen were as usual soon upon the ground ; ing the devouring element. regular but those whu were not incumbered with engines being in the advance were enabled by the use of buckets to suppress the flames, preventing any very serious aomunt of dam- age being done to the building. Although a considerable amount of bed clothing and wearing apparelwas destroyed. The fam 'y tender their thanks to all those wh» aided in extinguishing the fire and saving their goeds. eee en EP Br (> An entertainment will be given this 24th large in the Foun Hall, when a ' the erally will be expected, to participate in the inst., turnout of Citizens gen- evenings performance, the closing scene of celebrating the Queen's birth-day. Some choice pieces will be perfo: med on the Me- Jodeon and Guitar, accompanied with vocal} Mr. R. Francis's attendance. A supply of Ice cream and music. Band will be in other refreshments will be on hand to sup; ply the audience. 8. att. e@ In our paper of May 10th, we gave an account of the baptising of the 4th, in which we were incorrectly informed in regard to the number of persons and name of church. We therein inserted nine converts of Ist Baptist Church, when it should have been | 7 of Union Baptist Bhurch,in order that the public may not be in error, we make this correction. @ oe Mr. Herbert, a member of Congress from | California, who shot a waiter named Keat- jng, at Willard's Hotel, 8th inst., Washing- ton, D. C. has been hell to bail in the'sum of $10,000. See Qorrespondenece, For the Provincial Freeman. Cincinnati, May 10th, 1856. Mr. Eprror:--I promised to drop youa line or tow, how matters and pee were-in these diggings. So without mach prelimin- ary we will tell all we ean. On arriving in this city 'my old home" I found the friends ajl well and on tiptue to receive the Rever- end white cravets as they arrive, all seems to be alive at this time, though they tell me they (the citizens) have experienced one of the hardest, and coldest winters ever known in this section of the country for 25 years. They say the ice and snow stood in the streets and alleys, to the thickness of 8 and 4 feet; in fact the streets were almost im- passable. The council was forced to employ hundreds of men with their horses and carts, " with pick and shovel in hand" to remove the ice and snow out of the Streets, to make the way passable, so that the ordinary busi- ness might be transacted. And even at this cae we are compelled to wear over- coats, though this has been the case ever since we left our home. The General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church, met on the 5th | in this city, we did not get here until the | Conference had amciced its session. | Bishops Payne and Quinn present, Bishop Quinn was in the chair. It was a orand sight to see so many Reverend gentlemen, many of whom we met in ne ast General Contlerence "4 years past" in the city of New York, it was a happy meeting. Bish- ops Quinn and Payne cheerfully greeted the Canada delegation on entering the house with Bishop Nazery at the head. "Of course, the harmony of the August assembly was somewhat disturbed when the (Britishers) entered.. But as we were ;iloted to our several quarters by the hospitable steward, it is presumed that the conference rec its usual quietness. As we of course, did not get to hear much that was done the first day, we can only speak of the second day and so on. On the second day in the morning, the officers and committees were appointed, the following gentlemen were elected Secretarys A.W.W avyman, James A. Shorter'of Bal- timore, and G. W. Brodie of Canada. Then come the committees, "of course we shall omit the names of persons to serve on said eommittees'"? There was one on Episco- pacy, Educatlion, Book-concern, Petitions and Memorials, Bicsdling Elders, ete., ete. After the appointments © which were sub- this, why not vote him member of the Con: | Ings. See Advertise- | wk Dicvies, the question arose as to what constitutes a member of the General Con- ference. Jfere a spirited debate ensued, between Revd. Green, Bias, Campbell, Mor- gan and others, the argument grew out of a complexed article in Book of Discipline, ship by "Annual Conference, requiring four years as member (entitling) to General Con- ference membership, the gentlemen came from another -Denomination (though an Elder," had not lived his probation out" and this was the bone of contention; " but as bre "re was nothing detinite relating to his case," after the 'afternoon was nearly spent in discussion by motion he was received. The number of members belonging to Gen- eral Conference are 121, though all have not yet come, they are coming in every day. ' The city is pretty well filled with (colored) strangers. The ladys in most ex- quisite style are the smiling spectators of the conference, indeed, it is a neh treat to them, full of amusement to witness the proceed- lo see this one, the other one, pop- ing up and at the top afd ris sonorous voice, claiming the attention of the chair, rap, rap goes the hammer of the President, sit down, sit down ev gs man of you, take your seats, then such peals breaks forth from another quarter, making the welkin ring (moving the previous question) and after much struggle the exhausted combatatants are seen sinking | into their seats, (and harmony is again re- one is harmed" and we are compelled to re- mark, " Tlumane nature is but humane na- ture." Though the crater is often heated and the Java is seen pouring forth io fiery streams, all ends in smoke, " for there is something peculiar about these hot contests and characters of the pulpit," that amid all | their warmth in debate at the close, the best | of humor prevails. Many of the clergy of the white churches attend, together with the Lae al reporters of our newspapers. We have two sessionsa day, and preaching af night, the house is then crowded to overflow- 'ng, fee Cineinnation's are exhibiting great hospit: lity, their table groan un ler the weight of good things, and to say the least all are doing fine to "the gratification of the clergy. HANNIBAL. NON eI NI Ne al Nay, Arrival of the " Canada." The Steamer Canada arrived at Halifax last night. The Washington arrived at Southampton on the morning of Sunday ine 4thea Eh ie Fulton landed on Wednesday th 7th, with,.about 150 passengers. The Cambria arrived at Liv erpool on Thursday the 8th. Lhe clipper Raver had gone ashore on a bink, and would probably bea total wreck; all passengers and crew over 500 In number, were saved. In the British House of Pariament, the votes of thanks to the army and navy had been carried unanimons'y. Jord Panmure moved the resolution, which was seconded by Earl Derby, in the TLouse of Lords. In the [louse of Commons Lord Palmerston moved the address, seconded by D'Israelt. ford Granville announced in the House of gs that a pension of £1000 a year for ite hi id been settled on Gen. Williams, who 1s alse-created a baronet,-by the title of Sir Wm. Williams of Kars, Lord Elgin post- poned his motion of inquiry respeeting the troops ordered to North America till after the holidays. The Queen has oranted an amnesty to all poulical offenders; consequently Smith O'Brien, Frost, Jones, and others may return home; but spee aa exoupnien is made against those who escaped to the Unired states. The Lord Mayor gave a banquet to the Ministry. Count Persizny, the French Ambassador, had said that nothing could sever the alliance between France and Eng- land. A. bill was introdueed to the Legis'ative Chamber, granting 4,000,000 franes fur the bapti:m of the infant Prince. Monurney is the new Ambassador to St. Petersburg. Arrests of suspected persons to Barcelona. The Be lot an Senate is convened (or Wed- nesday the 4th. The pres of Beloium has created intense excitement. Jn the Chamber, on Wednesday, the For-ien Minister, in an- swering the interpellation on the recent speech a Walewski on the press of Bel; giam plage At elally commnnicated to the Government: when it came officially they would answer, and satisfy all claims. London, Friday evening. The mininum bank rate of interest is six percent. The arrival of s secie during the week, £460,000; exports, £290,000 POON Oe aT ee LO Lol ele ea GLO tO ng Ol Rev. J. W. Loguen's Visit to Canada. Dear Frienp:--I have just returned from a visit to the fugitive slaves in Canada. (Alas, how pre ferable i is the limited mon- archy of Britain to the unlimited monarchy of white freedom in America, our poor peo- ple being judges,) We had reports of late of the wretchedness of these fugitives, and Tresolved to go to Canada and see them. I did not believe their case as bad as repor- ted still T thought they should "be looked to. the foll owing instructions, to select one from Therefore I took the cars. and crossed the magnificent and almost superhuman Bridge, which coanects the soil of African freedom and slavery, the 26th of March last. The thought which comes unbidden intoa colored man's mind when he crosses the line into Canada, is"here, the black man is free-- here, he may be a man." How sadly was my joy ofthat thought cooled down when we came upp a dranken company of color- ed menin the Canada Hepes of the Great Western R. R. Their mouths flowed with the effluvia of rum and vulgar blasphemy, such as we witness in a like row of low nig- gardly, druuken, white men. Standing among them were two or three stripped of their coats, prepared to fight surrouned by that portion of our travellers of a like character who were amused by the same while they were seen by all our company some of whom were on their way to secure freedom in Kansas. It saddened and shamed me, that this miserable exhibition was to be credited to may poor scattered brethren, from the South--because ] kaew some. of these men and that they had never seen the South-- though they were fugitives and bad worn chains and been shut in dungeons, they were not the chains and dungeons of slavery but of the justice and laws of New York, to rogues and villians. They were fugitives from justice, Judge then how it mortified me to hear from the crowd that followed Te; | stored) and on 'ooking around, '* Behold no | replied tl h hae 2en off. | plied that the speech had not been off 'for the daar and come OF the genuine Te ferving fer the reception into full member- } act} 2 ae . ie Ol ers ie 6 "They are | peiter of in sla- | 5, «" See how they act when they are free: « Just sol have beard of them setheri free and that's the way that they will | 7 very." ES = : Fa The free Poiaies i ave tick rascal Is is ive as whife ones and they often escape to. Canas|a da; pretending to flee from Slavery, when the flight i isfrom justices for crimes committed in their lawless freedom. 'Thus are the dirty acts of the fugitive loafers of New York Albany, Buffalo &c., set to the account of ple under. heaven--=the, slaves of America. | White loafers and vilians also escape from the United States to Canada. IJ saw them there too, and they were the same low mean, negro dating vilians as they were this side of the line. It is the same spirit. which thous- ands have among @us (though I thank God, their numbers grow beautifully less.) who hate the colored man if he tries to be a man and pat himif he will be a nigger, and dance Jim Crow, and get drunk like themvelves," and do their dirty work for litle or nothing This class of whites and blacks have poisoned and ruined the border towns and cities on the lines and Railroads of Canada. 'They are the meanest of the mean white men asthe above named black scoundrels are the mean- est of the mean colored onse. But mean white men of this sort are more intensely mean on thatside of the lines, for they are mean without pay, whereas the same class are paid for their meanness on this side of the line. Cruelty and meanness. to black men havea market price in our statutes and parties The Canadian Borderers are as ape as the Border Hufhians of Mis- sourl. "lhe hotels were of a piece with the rest, We could have nothing to eat that we did not fight for asa dos fizhts for a bone: Our next stopping place was St. Cath- arines. It is a large and buisy place. Some eight or nine hundred bona fi le fugitive slaves are in its neighborhood hey have two meeting houses. One of them well finish- ed, and a large congregation. They have | a swfall school too which they sustain them- selves. The Government. school house tor co:ored children, built by American caste and placed ia the outskirts of the town by | m American prejudice they disdain to occupy. Denied equal school rights by the Govern- ment, they scorn the favor which proscribes | t their equality and dignity. They have braved radation which such a boon implies, 'A few of them are trying to sustain "a 'select school like independeut and public spirited citizens. Like brave men they resolve not to be colonist under equal Jaws, and to maintain their rights agein-t every prejudice and at all hazards. [tis plain that some of our Missionaries have done the fugitives great harm with the the most law abiding and Jaw outraged peo too much for freedom to consent to the deg- must have had their ieee | minds conld not help reflecti Gr and Deke Nicholas had N have a eae? crite much to fear that the ee DI of those who looked to the past are Cy | well founded. ae The war with Russia « was, with hea. a war of. principle; sith Fee i ~~ turned out to be no more than a a 8 glory. England's hostilities towards a Certain end; Fr that she has secured to fees amouut of wilitary fame. termination of Tord Cravenane come es lly: good terms have been se ured 'iq 'fication ofpeace; but it Hel re eat as if our ally but-cared, to ee ae from the war. Up to Tee me belnaia, England had 'emphatically born the ce of- the conquest. -- At ie Inkerman and at every bombardmen She land had the most to do and didit. Boar' : had the Iuck to be most. briliant in ne acheivements and then she show ed no : for any thing but peace. It is not that Russia did not get better 'term she has obtained and 'elt ea see that there is any difflcult that but for ber have been carried on tox a mor sult. Were de an oi = le We do not haze much stress" fleeting rumour that passes. But he burgh Leevriew isa good auth. ity and the Eainbieck Review states that after Alma, Lord Raglan was anxious to press pursuit of the flying enemy and th: prevented byt the ill-health of Arnaud. he same authority. declares that the Enolish general was for once ; ttempted, Sebastopol by a coup de main but t that the French commander refused to co- rate Again is is stated that. Lord Raglan Was on- ly deterred from an asault after the first bombardment. by the failure of the Preneh 'batteries. We are also told that. at Ipker. man, General Canrobert deci- ively refused to pursue the Russians and the same:story ig repeated of the Tchernaya. It is said too, that the Irench government set its. | with effect against the bombardment of O sa apd: wi.hout eflect against the i: ae into the sea of Azoff, a against ee cand that it only assented to an attac | Kinburn when she found that elat Was determine d.to essay such an 'exploit whether she liked it not. If these tales be true they woud go to show that in the war France was constantly bent on deprecating the repu'ation of England, and whether they be or not when advanced by high authority, best intents no doubt. 'hey have succumb- ed to caste, and opened schools seperate from the whites to be supported by contri- marks-- _ « There are your fugitives." butions from England and the States. When it suited the convenience of the teachers they have left them sometimes worse than they have found them. Very few such teach- ers treat them as if they had equal rights, and in fact encourage the opposite op! inion. Some such pes have. shown themselves ashamed of their cliarge in the presence of | Canadians,-- The Canadians were quite willing to be relieved fron to the colored citizens and vladly Jeft all care of them tothe Missionaries--while the good people on this side had there been no one on which to roll the responsibility. would have been more interested than they have been. I am told that where they had no seperate school there has been no trouble on this score. Ve have some high-minded and enter- prising colored men in St. Cathiines. One fugitive from. Tennessee, w hy eft since I did is said to be worth seven or eight thous- and dollars. He worked asa b! me snith in' the shop where I got t noble shod on which I fled trom bondage. others are-rapidly making property- is rarely-seen here eee. are several excel- lent mechanies; one silversmith with shop well filled. Still the place is cursed with too he aplnal Many AV hat their obligations | ifit were only for the sake Re our "calum- | nialed"' oeneral the charges made ought to be defiinitely cleared up. Api niles Ez- | BIESS, =k wl Ths Grand: Trunk, bee: a ORONTO, rege oie Tt Sir:--I have now the "honor, in your request, to furnish you with ar dum of the terms on which, after m I they would-be yi vstitied in recommending to parliament the granting of aid to the Grand irae 2S re You, sir, cannot be sapsiies to the many dificulties which beset this question or the differences of opinion which exist as to the best mode of disposing of them; and, as the further course of the government may ma- terially be influenced by the opinion. "which 'you, as the accredited agent of the English proprietary, and. may ee tain of the prac- tical rerults to be expected from the ee of the seheme which 1 have sketched, I shall be obliged by your favowring me with your views thereon, which I may submit to the gover sor general, and ny callers. in. the vovernment. 1 have the eee to bids St = our obedient servant, many both black and white of the bad class | from the States, which I have spoken of.-- | The suffering ones among this large black population are mainiy are to auc Class. Among them are a few idle loarfers who are | too vicious and lazy to work for their bread and seek to obtain it under a false of being fugitive slaves. It would pretense be wel) fugitives if that villanous class were actualy ws 'ged at home for their crimes, as they deserve Mulutudes however do daily arrive from the heli of slavery. Many of those in the. dead of of winter, have frozen limbs and suffer sad- ly; but they find friends, shelter, and comfort among our people, get healed, fiud work and thrive. Some who arrive at otber seasons. and in health find work at once. Verry few need help but for a skort time. Such help asthe eclored people cannot furnish is | furnished by the society of friends at Poron- | to. Lhe friends-in Hogland-and Scotland too are rich able and willing to help all who need assistance. Thus ae are cared for. In this letter I have given the dark side of the picture. I imtend- = to give the bright side also. Your's truly. Siew. Syracuse, April 17 756. LOGUEN. France Depreciating England, If the numerous revelations which have been made revarding the policy of the Em- peror Napoleon, are in truth revelations, and not the mere imaginings of many diseased minds, we might well paraphase the proverb "Put not your trust In princes, = info. Pat not your trustine emperors." The evidenced anger of the lead ling Koglish ee towards Prapee- othe Hon rel politeness of the Feench press towards Mngland,--each in its own way characteristin ee the natiou it re presenls,--are significant warnings of the hollow ness of the 'friendship whee has Jast- ed fora couple of years between the two states. Indeed fortuitous friendships are seldom anything but hollow,--and the friend- ship existing between those two hereditary sagem enemies, has been fortuitous to a degree. Previous to the disagreement with Becca which ended in war, England and France were but on very cold terms of inti- macy. Perfidious Albion was a favorite theme with the Frenel h journals ofall creeds' and 9n the other hand in England, we heard of every sort of improved weapon. 'of offence: and defence, Suggested as a practical set off against and in as of a French inva- | sion, The war with Rassia. quenched all" this. An alliance was got up umpromptu, " which was to. 'bean alliance for ever: but those who looked back to alliance of 1815 Subsidiary lines at Port Hope, | completed at the date provided, 1] taken in the cabin, while poor or on | deck. Stare etek: West; ewe ad in the cabin, and another thirty, a ther thirty, and still another had twe Fouts News, March 21, ; Wak C saa ' To the Hen. Win. Nanter Toronto. _ a | PROPOSAL FOR RELIEF TO GRAND TRUNK Rall- ee ROAD COMPANY. Ist. The company to be empowerec 'to issue preferential bonds to the. -atsount of £22 ,000,000 ster ling. 2nd. Phe bonds not to be issued until the railway is finished, and in -- foomiBt Thomas to Stratford. 3rd. The proceeds of the £2 ,00( 000 _paid over to the Provincial agents in Lon and released on certiticate of receiver eral, on proof of progress of work. : A The proceeds te be ae | follows sinirdlon to St, Mary's, Stratford and Sarnia Branch Cobonrg, and Prescott, © Victoria Bridve St. Thomas and Riviere ie Three Rivers Branch u i Loup 52 , -- . <T He 5. The St. 'Mary? s and Lenton 'bran and subsidiary lines, to be completed by Ist Sept. 1857; the Stratford and Sarnia by Ist Sept. 1858: the Three Rivers: and baska by Ist January, 1859; the Victoria Bridge by 1st. January, 1860; the 'St. Thomas and River du Loup by Ist January, 1860. SS "Ifany portion of the roads abor originally entitled to the guarantee " pany will return to the government £3,000 ious consideration, the GOV ernment. conceive : oe sterling for every mile remaining unfinish He credit "being given to the company aed much in pay ment of the a a tee. SLAVES FOR Ko keos ZAS. oe Dhe. 'Highflyer, it : this morning from Louisville, brought betw en fifty and sixty slaves,- belonging t who are on their way from Kentue sas. The slaves who came in the | consisted of persons of all ages shades of color, and. were a 'good Ic : dressed and apparently well fed party, came as cabin passenvers, Since cheng of the river, full five hnhdred slaves have arrl- ved from the Qhio river, on their mee to sas. The J. H. Lucas took up arly | the Star of the West 100, the Char ae 50 to 75, and almost: every boat that has ae ay the Missouri river 'since the opening Of river, has taken up a larger or cone n ber. The slaves are. almost. every, © oe going to the same place, os One 3g Shale