i ows bed Sr Ne ML ith E WAN. DAY, APRIL 18. 1867. SAR CU THAM, SAPLR jae Mr. William Still, of Philadelphia P. A. A subscriptions for this is sithorite "to receive paper, and give Receipts for ihe same, RBIAL NOTICES SU BSERIB EDLL ORS. POSTMAST- ERS and eae RS, are invited to obtain subscribers othe PRO VINCI: {4 FREEMAN, tor which twenty per cent W ili be allowed. No papers will be sent antil the cash is ree retved. 7) 'The terms of the Freeman are payment 1p a tvance, audno paper will be sent longer than pid for. Sprommen nuinvers will be sen application. Appitrss L pe. (oaerenmmmatias iw tay iP L gratis upon ~SHADD. Chatham, C. W. EMITTANCES All subscription monies for this journal enelused in letters and duly revistured,-- which ean be done at any Post Oifice on payment of two cents in addition to the post- age--ire at the risk of the Publisher. Sub- eerilions will oblice us and relieve us from many di. licuities by forwarding their sub- seviptlon money by mail, as the trouble and expense uf collections through the country is very greal.--I. DE BILLS! BILLS! | 12) 2 Dd LLS! | We have sent a large number of bills, te | Subscribers and hope they will remitt to us at the earliest possible moment, as our sub- seriptions are our only dependence. -<2 8 @- Ob Tt CANVASSING. Messrs. I. D. Shadd & H. F. Douglass, both of this office, will visit many of the towns and cities in Western and Hastern Canada, immediately, for the purpose of pro- moting the irterest and prospects of this pa- per, and the cause of humanity generally. Mr. Shadd will act Mr. Douglass, who as canvasser &c., while has just returned from a tour in the Western states, where he has | spoken with great acceptance, will Lecture extensively as well as canvass, and we know satisfactorily. labouring, in the eause of buinan rights, and far the spread of intell:gence among Canadi- a refugees. We hope the Liberty-loving people of | these Provinces, will give them aid in their work. ASC. ETE Anti im == -Sla Ded & avery I ee. in Uhathar M. R. Hall, Esa, very men, meetings on the subject of slavery, | ; , | dation, consequent upc erpetu- | on Monday evening last, to the | dation, consequent upen perpetu satisfaction of the hundreds who vere listeners, The first meeting was held in Hall, weather, was not as LL oa attended as it would otherwise have howe attendance. The speaker who is of Virgin- ia birth and of German and Lrish parentage, discoursed powerfully eager but owing to the been; there was a res} peetabie Ver Yuna) upon the bearings of slavery upon Canadians, and all free and chris- tian nations; and called upon them Fare) PA ua to ma} national question, fight if need be for its over- Thou suffering at the effects of | © an accl naway horses in the morning, subject handled in a new and emine attractive way to a British ence. 'The Institution, e cry of give! give!--its and to oe time, severely from the dent by ru in was ently audi- encroachments of the --its voracious, horse- leach-lik contaminating ee pesti- ferous breath being felt from Ame- rican intercourse bere in Canada; its dei on ving and degt rading in- pet fluence upon He wuiites, making of the master a tyrant, and of the poor white m nitely below the slave in intellect, and all else, except the liberty slave states if had , were all dwelt ana creature, inf- ' is } go and the with to Wieans tO go upvi 1 a Mastel 'ly and forcible Cee AN ee a as pranvwer. ghe dikereye adoilitvion Both are young men, and are | well known | to Eastern and Western Anti-sla-|* completed a. series of it should be traced to its Just the Town | EER ES eR "PROVINCIAL FREEMAN AND WEEKLY 'ADVERTISER, schools were then adverted to, and though of the Radical A boli- tionists, handsome reference Was made to the Garrisonians. The political parties were next brought in review, and the Know Noth- ings and Democrats were ably handled, as to frighten a pair of live Buchananites quite a- way. Mr. Hull, very properly rebuk- ted our Canadien churches for their silent fellowship with Ame- rican slaveholding churches. At the Indiana Methodist conference, at which he attempted to exercise the church for its great sin, our British Wesleyan delegates "were like Isaiah's a S pupps, dum dogs. The other meetings held in the churches, though consisting most- ly of colored people, were densely crowded by eager listeners, who showed their appreciation of the Speaker), by (a tary contribution. large volun- Mr. Hull will June next.--™M A.S.C. <3 @ oe Rowdyism by three Trustees, A most disgraceful scene oc- 'curred in the British Methodist church, on Sunday night last; and one justly felt by the congregation and community generally, to be a great scandal. 'Vhree graceless individuals, who by mistake, hold appointments among the aye "officiary," felt moved after pre- meditated consultation, to break up the meeting, Lecause the mor al bearing of the slavery question | was too secular a theme for ee ears, on a Sunday night. 'Iwo of the disturbers, were fugi- tive slaves, who had in their ex- perience, travelled North as brisk- ly on Sunday as any other day, The end of the mele and of their disturbance, was a severe caning to one of the parties by a brother "officiary" on the spot; and sub- sequently, a vote of censure by \of Refugees we ever saw. 'gether, the conduct Sunday night, ;would have dignified ' source----the ignorance and degra- ating among colored Canadians, the separate ec and organ- with their multitudes of. andi izations self-righteous &c., im- freedom in the American States. Inderstand us, good reader! 'ate colored churches and institu- tions of Canada and the States, there are no intelligent and ad good men, far from it. Such men as Rey. Willis Nazery, G. W. Rrodie and the _ preacner, who during the troubles of the meeting and in the of genuine piety, prayed God. to. give the people " common stnse and a plenty of it,' show that | even in our churches here, there BAeaetbWe but the great preponderance is on the of stupidity and tyranny among fhe shepherds and office bearers, and cannot be otherwise. We trust that in the Providence of God, and for the credit of the eet that the like may never occur again'--M.A.S.C. are pr raise wort hy side Refugee nicmae Tene = Another letter from Den- nis Washington of the Kefugee Home, ae most presumptu- OUS, rar reprenensible and disgusting conduct on the part of C. C, Foote the agent, will be found in the We beg that will overlook this seri- present number. no reader SO | lecture in the Province yet fur-| ther, and will sail for England in their | the people, at the largest meeting: Alto- | any grog- shop among the wordlings; but) posed by the enemies to human: We do not say that in the sepa- | of RAID OO eerreeses nn ee eee oN eek SS a ee LL LOL IDOL AIA NA ae ~~ | ous, this hum iliating, this pitial ble statement of the freedom enjoyed en the Refugees Home under the rule of C.C. Foote, from the pen of a former slave in Kentucky, but now, a sufferer in that fugi- tive trap, We will give in our iext, the proceedings of another meeting at the Home with set- tlers' names attached. Can any friend of humanity answer why it is thatsuch a petty despot as this beggar for the Refugees C.C. Foote, can find countenance from the Whipples T'appans and oth- er leading that school in New York, Micht- gan and elsewhere? And why it is that they have no ear for the objects of his oppression, the set- tlers? Mr. Foote must remem- iber that we have abundant evi- |dence as to our course, and of their approval of the same, when employed by the American Mis- sionary Society, from the per its Secretary Mr. Whipple, and his vulgar conduct and foul lan- euage about us, will neither con- vince refugees who know better, 'stop us from exposing his mis- 'deeds, nor be borne out by the | testimony we have from the body | he quotes. But his conduct is just what may be expected from such a preacher supported as he is by the Refugees Home officiary. The body should | be regarded and avoided as a "nest of unclean Hirds. MA SC. We have learned by a gentle- man from the Refugee Home the following which we give in ad- A settler on the Refugees Home, deceased, and his widow disposed of his lot to another settler named Wilson, upon which a suit was commenc- ed in Mr. Wilson claiminga right to the land, dition to other matters. Sandwich; and Mr. Foote on bebalfof the society, persisting that by death of the | reverts and former owner, the land back to the society, a quently by inference, that no set- ther can be but merely a tenant for lifeof the society, whose conse- owner, widow and helpless children may become as landless at his di Aan OY 'as before settling on the land. name of the Refugee, by funds begged from the benevolent -- AS Spe GO, rate who boasted in the meeting for the of the R.ELS., that he did not own one foot of land--we were pre-' 'sent and heard him--tlives formation | in Detroit Michigan, in "good style every ee man Foote could 1 conscience to justify lim in | | entering | fares sumptuously land yet this | | fine the houses and selling the furniture of two of the) gedees during the past Se out -when they were absent, working We dare to |assert that not one settler in ten, "was ever told by the society, that 'in the event of the: chaser, the land must revert | the society. Settlers have been deceived, and we hope that Bri- 'eish justice will overtake this Foote in lis high-handed course 'toearn their bread. ra Om LEO th of a pur- to towards Canadian settlers on the Home; and that the cause of the widow and the fatherless may triumph.--.a.s.c. ee T= A committee we $ appoint- cay vy t the Refuees Home Society to visit the Home and_ report. 'Vhe Committee consisted of Rev. Mr. Hitchell, a party who has been in the soc oor since its for- mation, and Mr. Geo. DeBaptist, a comparatively new meiber. 'hey report all correct. 'Phey are interested parties. How could anti-slavery mien of of pase | And this land is purchased in the: 'they report otherwise? 'That is the way to prove things Prove them by themselves. Mr. Hotch- kiss, half of the Home and_ half of the American Missionary So- ciety says, all right. Another man proving by himself, so the world goes.--M.A.S.C. Meetings ae Philadelphia. We beg to call attention to the proceedings of a meeting held in Philadelphia lately, to express condemnation of the Dred Scott decision, &c. Mrs. Mott, Messrs. Still, Remon, Purvis, McKimm and many others, white and col-|* ored participated. The resolutions are strong and pointed, but why not go farther? This is not the time for strong words only; when all realize the yoke so forcibly as now why not act? their way, but to be of effect, they must point to determined action. Do the Remonds, and others, who took part in the meeting intend to stay in the U.|® States! if the amount to nothing, if not why not say so friends? Your national ship i is rotten sinking, why not leave it, and wily not say so 'bold- ly, m anfully? Canada ts a good country,--we haveBritish freee Jom and an abun- dance of it,--equal political rights of ae and if you covet it, | social intercourse with those in your : osition in life. We here give you facts. be distasteful, British Europe, or | the Isles. may be more to your mind; at all events, leave that siavery-cursed republic. Another Protests are well enough in Purvises, SO, resolutions dependent colored citizens was Iheld pre eviously, as they claim to | believe in the United States Constitution, we sball wait with ana ae to see what it will do for them. We hope, however that they too, will look at facts instead of ev erlastingly theorising. ' | == MAUS... oe Mr. W. H. has for sale a very superior com- Nelson, King *t., position for kindling fire, without. the trouble of cutting and prepar- ing light-wood. We have given. 'ita fair trial, and are free to re- commend it as an-excellent arti- jcle. Price 1 shilling york per , paper. | CHOLERA.---No medicine is 1 plas prompt in its SOUT on this B snes than Pe rry Davis' Pain ler Itis the ac knowledgec | an- als te which seldom filoat ape | plied in its early symptoms. No fauily should be without a bottle lof it always on hand. ily fcuranes! | Oxyzenated Biter s. This pecu- eee medicine astonishes every ' sufferer from Dyspepsia, and those lwho have tried a thousand reme- 'dies in vain, will never regret a 'trial of it. A few doses nil give | proof of its curative power. Correspondence. For the Provincial Freeman. Township of Maidstone, Re |fugees Home, April 11th, 1857. wae 'meeting oF the people on the ixefugees Home, called by Mr. C. C. Fuote, was held here: On motion of Mr. Barnes, seconded by J. Holland, Mr. Ward Was ap- pointed Chairman, and on motion of Nathan Evans, seconded by myself, FG. Anderan was made ae A prayer was made by (OF ee Foote, and after reading a sacred chapter from the Bible, Mr. Foote preached a short discourse; then stated that the object of his meet- ing was the two letters of Dennis Washington, in the Provincial Freeman. He said that these letters had fifteen lies in them, Mr. Foote said that giving the produce from the soil in exchange was not selling, that I offered sell him my wood, but he woul not buy it at all. In my lette No 1, concerning the donation: I did Hen say that I never had got any thing from him; this spring year ago, I got some few things from him. when 1 was sent a agent from the settlement. Yo eal find in letter No. 1, where ¥f stated that I did not anti all the way from slavery, to havea white man for my overseer. He said that was a lie; he was no over- seer, he wanted the people to be free. Isaidin my letter No. 1, that you must come and see us, we would call a meeting for you, meeting of respectable free and in- | Sold by | 'druggists and all dealers in fami- | Mr. C.C, Foote said to the feacle er, Mr. F.G. Anderson, that he must. not let you have the School House for any meeting at ait This is the way he wants the people to be free, to choke down free discussion. 'I'he Vice-Presi- dentofthe United States would not have said any more than that] and he is a slavebolder of the state of Kentucky, where I fled from. Mr. C. C. Foote said that when I was sent to Michigan by the settlers to get help, I did nol go among my friends, that I wen among his friens. By this he want: the people to believe that I have no friends in the States. Mr. C. CG. Foote made some very rough remarks concerning the Editress of the Mreeman, when she was sent out by the American Missionary Society at New York: and this same Mr. | Foote said that I stold the flannel shirt out of the School House. iw hich is a lie, for there was a family living in the house when f ly Ceands should got the shirt, and the woman was lin the room when I and she over- Hooked the things, when I carried 'it home. | You will see in letter No where I said that some of them ft s that try to get along he is trying ito starve out. There was a Wo- 'man in the house at the time Mi Foote was in the stand, who said something, and he ae a letter _ from his pocket and said that it! , was froth the Committee, and he| 'told her if her husband did not |Kkeep quiet. the Committee would |put him off. A peac eable fami Ivf ithey are on their lot. Phe wo- iman's husband was in Detroit at the time at work, trying to get something for his family of ten when all at home. 'he woman's husband is my father-in-law. Mhen Mr. C. GC. Foote said that Mrs. Cary had hired me to write these ote which you know is false, and then wenton to abuse ime, calling me a serpent and ally linds of names he Gos lay his tongue to, and told the people tat it they did not vote to have letters of mine published as hes In your paper, and another, be would leave tie agency or have lthenr corrected. He said at last he hoped I would repent. Thave offered them my land back, and would be glad to leave | ithe settlement--my impoverished 'condition demands it. At.present, A have no means. to away with; T amin debt to the amount 'of one hundred and fifty dollars, 'and no wav to make it here. No | more to say at present. Yours for God and humanity. DENNIS WASHINGTON. 48)