Voice of the Fugitive (Sandwich and Windsor, ON1851), February 26, 1852, p. 1

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, "vial feet oft a Ts) oslo od? wl seed. weltad mort i70h 6H .& WHT "oO TKMOA MMOD ai etgivoe, Yur oie Yeir0% Sato 'eorntltoA oly 4 yniwolle asain NNRY BIB Pak R AND PROPR RINTOR, °" THs oe Avior ye "uri spn WF a) : "| Fonthill, || complexion had, doubtless, procured for us.) On, Ff succeeding evening we reached where we were very kindly re- ceived. and, hospitably entertained by-some | white families whose acquaintance we haye, --= = =F ae aa = DTA Ta Pa the pleasure to enjoy for several years, of DWUBBUE Soe idoroll 2 and toawhom jwe, my, svife and myself, now ONE DOLLAR por anmuiny hvnys!'in!Advabicd, tsa tender our, grate) wl acknowledgments. | But eo will be*received for a 2 oss feria, ag, si] trials. M araie fore, us, --Thur sday the 52nd Alverteoment not excoedin ol ie iheertba 'ux} Wasa cold,, raw: "day,. and the road from, me: for one dollar. iByety i bkeqnent) insebtion' aE thi to Drummondyille almost i impas- Et aa HOA bag acitwD ciation. the, snow- "drifts hie , in places, == harman & iil fo.blacked ap; ihe thoroughfare ryt was F< 5.% AQUNEABS P me WOR A bblived "frequently to "drive through: 'the i oD ban ' ' axdpa Wi er. --Amhersthuree D. Hotes sand Li rel er) Sandwich, Israel Campbell: Gua ames E, Grant. : ole {aly wm Mitis.--George Catys fan oaiff EL han 'ononto.--J, T. Fisher, IOHIGAN.--JoE, Dolbeare, Raisin, rancike bing sh | Hin Barhes, Owasso. Chester Gurney, Centre nu ter, Genesee, ni PT a Ings. Mr. Eastman, Chicago. _ Rev. Mr,. ier, ora. Dr. L. Hale, Dundee!' Sy Massacuusers--R. I. Walcut, 21, Cornhilly 'Boston, » Wie eke otTy Boston. J. Morse, 5, Wate street, ic Poston. enry shards, Tall River, » Wiliam] wstér, Lowell. Rutus Elmer, Sprinetighto, Revel 41 sek Worthington. W. llarley, Mort mpton. , ler, Amherst. Rey. Foster, Lit eville. tv Li a Sa eas P. Rogers. hh Die fVork--Wm. Harned, 48, Reekmahstreet, News Matlack, price street 5 c roe Broadway + samen TN Gay dang iis, Albany; John Lyle, Syracuse, ;, George Weir, ans 5 ffalo; Lewis Clark, Busti "Wei Tampsnine.--Edward' Titickart, | Nuvet; is! WV Foss, Manchester; Elder Brooks, Great Pa Qxu1o---William Merrett, / Maumee City; | . R, Galns,) Cincinnati; Henry Dabner, E yyin. Punnsynvasta.--Dr. Bies,' tint evi, lisdtnde! Moore, Philadelphia; M. R. Delincy, Pittsburg. 9.) )\) ees ~Theodore Rolly, Burlington, a NGLAND.---Rev. Josinh Henson, London; also, megs HH. Garnet, Dr. Pennington, multerne Henson! i} gt ie Ps i, py Kamlcee Pr aiwdices The following letter from Mr.O" an apun will show how this skin-deep prejudice has worked itself into' Canada, wherever the "Yankee" has been permitted to act as bar-tender. in a public house, onjstewas on board of a steamboat. «Who-but:a'hall- hearted time-seryiny Yankee: would "bel guilty. of thus iniposing on respectable travellers on the Queen's highw ay.f Wel, cannot believe that an English Jandlord would: be guilty of such an act! of inhu- manity and the scoiindrel who is! 'guilty or it, Ought to be made ¢ 0, feel the full f force of the Canadian law. .V e assure sour rea- ders that this prejudice, is} unsupported here by law, and it is theiduty ofall colored!} per sons in Canada whieh' tivelling on board of common carriers, or putting up. at public houses, to maintain their rights 'aS, men; andif they are invaded, appeal to the strong! arm of the British-law for protection. We are a little surprised 'to Tearn that, Bip. O'Banyoun,, did not take, Ahjs course age dmow 'him to be aman, 'of yy, calth and high moral standingyamonpi ite citizens Pe Binntford. : m,--Permit me through ie 'columns |g oa your paper, which I> know to hey ever open f for the redress 4 cof, wrong, to, give the public,a plain and Simple, narrat tion. of the treatment received by my yself and wite dyring, a recent sleigh ide, taken, antily for, pleasure and partly. jn. the, yay, of bu: ness, having been engaged to Moye 24 family, from this town to Buffalo. We left Brant: ford on Monday the 19th 'instant, 'and suceeded, 'the first 'day, in _veaching" he dlep ort in Onondaes, Shere," we W sre Wi lolged and othe erably, well trélited by Mr. Bayard, 'at Ww ost! hotel' we' 'put' up.' I should, for the ictotn atta! of those! {m=} acquainted with us, Have'stated Before, that though IT am.a frecholder and.owner *f considerable.. property, jn this Proyince,, 1 am | unfortunately y lt 'would § Seem rena white than'that of | rity of what are called Whites,. 1 having been white and my nother black +" whilst my_wife is but Jittle darker, in, com- plexion a many W hite females, syfiom haye fae she also haying had, a white, fe ther, and. black mp the "But, to, my, 2 raty ra Hel the-foll lowing.ey ening, we Teach-, ed ( anbéro,, and, stopped, at the, hotel ke by Mr. J. Clark. My wife entéred the hotel in comp: ny with the white family. that, J was moving, and. on asking for bed &e.,| 1 was answered that she could | have them. In the meantime I was engaged jn pul bing up my horses &c.,,after w which Tentere te bar room where,I sat until' my wit to me that it was bed time, when I bet ately, rose to a; to bed, and was entering the } passag xe towards the bed room, when ihe landlord struck me on the shoulder saying "where-are you going ?" T replied "Tam going to hed." when he said " you cannot go up, there, we must m; ike you some kind of shake down on the floor." Accordingly the. "shake down " was pre- pared; and, fatigued as we were after a day spent in the "cold, traversing extremely ad. roads my,wife and myself, ~ passed the night on this novel kind of bed, which my il i Peden y ents, fields... Thor, oughly, chilled by, the freezing M wind: seh $ PPA an gusts oyer i @ snowy, covered, a jiozen ground,, my. "wile, a ea a de icate, 1 Weg shiveri mg, in. ever » AE djapparent ry Fea, to sink under the 'inflyence of the co! d, 1 urged my horses forward 1 In. order to. reach, Drummondyille, Yfand gain, the shelter 'of 9 onion table. hotel. Tt was however, about, oclock ati night, before we, reached Jyuminondyilly when, we. drove, to, the Inn, ept by Mn. 'Thomas| Scott, where, my; wile was, 'yeceiyed and promised supper ay and a hed, T ailending to get my, hoyses unharnessed, fed, c&e., after the, performance of which duties, I entered the, bar room, ; where happened | to be a | colored, man who, after making. some: in- quiries 'of me, said to the landlord, "this man: jyishes to stop. yith you, to-night," to which the landlord xeplied " I cannot keep \him." Aftersome further colloquy between '| the landlord and myself, in which Talluded to the su ferings which my wife had. that day,. endured from the cold, I found mae i} compelled. to, hamess, my horses and, 'feompany with my wile, start in quest, ve a shelter forthe night. We applied at the Inns of William Goodwin and Jobn Hyans, but jn, vains, They, could not receive. Us. What was, I to, do ?. The night was fear- {fully cold; but with ample. means in my possession, my wife and myself, were com- p elled, to bear up, against both hunger and 'cold, and make our w ay to the City of the Falls, where we hoped: to, get, better treat- ment. Here we called at the Tons, of Wm. Rose and Mr. Ellis, but, could. not" ain admittance for the night. Mr, Isaac-Bias, a colored man, who. "had. accompanied, us 'from Drummendvill e, then went, fo,an Inn Key of by a. Dr, John Creighton, who, (before Hic, say. qis) agveed to receive us);) but he had no;sooner secn,me than; he excl: aimed "T cannot keep.you ab all " &e;. Now, 1 was_at, my, wits',end." Thad tried Drum- tmondyille , but there, was, neither food. nox shelier, to 'be got for money by, me there, The city of the Falls, 1h ad canvassed, with 'am equal result. wing, seemed to be the fate that ineyl- ORE aite my wife and pro ably my-|, self. _Tleaye, the. yeader to picture to him- self ny feelings, on that trying occasion ; for they cannot be described. Here Ww. as I a British Subject, possessed ae le means gained by years of toil and industry, refused a shellérfonmy wife and myself, onone of ie coldest vights, of a remarkable. severe (Canadian Winter, W hat Flere in the midst of is termed civilization, ina, British ovince, was, 2 delicate female, Suffering intensely from cold and hunger, hear tlessly (refused that ned¢essary warmth on food for "Jnvhichiishe avs. willing to pay. any price, 'however jextyavagant. "Comment is, | think, funnecessary.; , 1 have jonly to add, that I succeeded at length in getting shelter for, the night in the house of a poor colored man, , Tsaae Bias, above Yeferred to. Next morning, T laid a statement of my case be- |fore the: authorities who, I am happy to! say, vestigation of it. What the results are; I Haye not lieard; but whatever they are or maybe; Tiifeel thatit have, done, no more | than duty required in thus} laying} this, un- varnished, statements of my case before an chlilflitenied public, that are! ever ready ' |:t0 ay aithis se with the oppressed. 1 , Prrek 0' BANYous. "Baty Jan.' "sth, F eis ae ; re ae N, Y. Tribune, COLOR) END, COLONEL RTLON, | fideingik you ane) so "strong and: constant an iadvoedtd of LAftiean: Colonisation, Thee' les Wwertoofferjadewideas joni that, subject. T have: been very partioularto read | very. carefilly alleyow haves writtenlin Whe: [Dri- bune on this 'subj ect, believing you to-héa trye friend of man. 1 haye, been, struck very forcibly by one vary promine nt omis- sion, and 'also by one yery , prominent in- consistency en.your part. The omission consists in, the fact that. you. invariably speak of the free colored people as all being employe dan menial oceupations ; you, never Nave, in the least, intimated that 'there are a yery considerable portion of free colored people m all parts of the free States em- ployed, in, ag ricult ural and industrial pur- suits. This js the fact,.and as aman desirous to do justice to an outraged and wronged portiow of your fellow beings, you, should have noticed it to the yery great credit of To freeze to death, before id Jost no time in proceeding to male an in-|' this people. But youshave seemed tio -- this fact and are prone to speak of this people so as to give your readers (they are many) to understand 'and eonelude' the colored people are all absolutely degleded | | eyond the last hope of recovery. You usually spealc of them as all bei cng id Merial beéupations and therefore | graded, This) brings moto the inéonsi on your pant... Whichois, this You Ta tepeated)y remarked, thatya Pian occupa- tion, , provided it is Jawful and honest sl ould nbt! 'detract fred Ahis' character "as a i bilt 'that 'be 'should? be" redarded: 8 nidyal worths by other swords; aman not! /be judged. less worthy.or lesses able because he follows an honest al ful ecuption. ow, Sir, 'that this 1s true Standard note will deny. "But w you acknowledge' the' principle,' and de- mand) its applichtion o all others, you ¢ex~| elude the free colored people from the be- nefit, of, it. This you do when you agree that they' should colonize, because they are in' "méhial occupations. | This "I yeeret! Ist. You!-do' the' colored people injustive by representing. that they are! whiolly 'de- graded, , 2nd. You deny, the pringiple of 'manhood by, urging them, and apsistin upon their leaving 'the country, urging' good reason, that they. ave engared)in File nial occupations: I give my view of your position, which T think.is also the opinion of all who have given the subject sufficient thought to come 'toa ,correct conclusion. But, Sin suppose we adinit that the color- ed people, are wholly) and hopelessly. de- graded because they) are meniils, which I 1] deny, and admit that!a menial condition is a good: and sufficient reason why they: should leave the country, which 1 also deny,||, what then ? Their occupations will have;to, he taken by others; and who! will take them? Who'would be the seryants and) waiters, boot-blackers 'and dstlers, for the American people ? ? sd suspect thatiall will say the! Trish.» But) whoever, may, would not that be a sufficient reason. for their re- moval fromthe country ? If not, why not? .| Would they not take the consequences : by, taking the 'position of the colored people? and ifidegraded would not: wea be pHa to'colonize'?v If youare pleased to publish tiv soon I willsend you another short cemmunication in which J will show the utterfallacy: of the African! Oolonization 'scheme and the very bad effect it has on the: American mind, as |regards the free colored peels wherein! cousists the evilvof the project. | Most gruel Poughkeepsid. Jan, Aerts Remanns. 'M. B. is. mistaken in, his facts, and vay naturally, blunders in his inferences, M. B. We have urged the Colored Race, not espe- | ai to migrate to Africa, but to 20 some- were, 80 that they may. forma community by themselves and prove that they axe worthy of the respect and consideration now denied them. If they will fasten "upon a township in New-Jersey, a County in the Great West, and settle, improye and culti- vate it, being their own farmers, mechanics, teachers, lawyers, justices, &e., they. will (wwe are confident) i improve essentially and in the world's opinion as they never can while they shall insist on remaining mixed up with a more numerous, powerful, am- bitious and intelligent race, who repel and treat, them as inferiors. 'This we have stated repeatedly. ; put M. B. insists on regarding Africa as in our opinion the only home for the Blaek, Race. 'M., B.' quite mistakes us again if ite sup- poses we regard all oceupations as equally honorable. , If we hear that one, of two brothers is at fi fifty a day; -laborer--much more an ostier, while the other has a fine farm of his own, and: hires, instead of being | hired, we natundly infer (and so does every one) th: at, the Jattey has, more:ability, more thrift, and probably, move energy and fore- cast) than the former, We certainly esteem it thore honorable to "work, than, stand idle; howyeyer humble the, work: may be ;, but we do not consider it creditable to any man inj this,country, to remain a hireling and a menial through a lifetime. , And we docon- sider it dis creditable. to the Blacks that they so generally prefer to eat other men's cold vietnals rather than raise their own grain, and to curry other men's' Horses ra- ther than herd 'and milk cows of tlicir own The fact that a small proportion does otherwise docs not invalidate, the rule to which they "are exceptions. So far from being 'appalled' by the pros- pect ofthe' ¢hasm that would' be! created by the withdrawl of the Blacks from menial service, we heartily wish they would do it at-once, and that there, were none to take their places. Servitude is just one of those things 'we would' 'like to 'see abolished: 'There mieht some inconvenience' result' at first--a ni probably: w ould--but the world would soon be on a better footing in con- sequence, 'As to his proffered article on Africa Colonizatio n wo will not put 'M. BY to. the trouble of writing it. We are tolerably familiar with the ar euieni on thee sia the question. --[Hd. p tpasild j PREAMBLE a CONSTITUTION North Amoricaw dé NWese, pnees League. PRHAMBER! |) Na ¢ bigot thé edldted' people of! Canada, the 'Islands, do mutually, combine ourselves in aco-operatiow League to promoterour elé- | n ion, counter act 'the scheme 'of African onization, and e xpedite the cause of uni- al emancipation, For these pur poses. we do ordain and agree to be governed: by, the following Constitutions, woe ad C arta fy wept CONSHTTUTION, © Art. 1. This combitiation shall be knowd Hoy! the name of | the North Americdn and West India League. as ' Art. 2, The means that shall be employed preceeding preamble, shall be to create' a 1 | capital, by the concentration of the finances of shareholders, to be employed in agricul- tural, manuf; returi ing, and commercial enter- prizes ;,and out. of the profits arising there. from, to devote a portion tothe encourage: ment of'education and to grant small loans ofmoney' to enicotrage poor but enterprising young men in business who will give good security and pay interest ther eon. Art, 3. To create this capital, , each roust' take a share of $50 payable in; ten: annual instalments of $5 each! wor See. 2! When the share of $50 shall be paid 1 in full, 'the subscriber shall become a life member, ; 3 ar, by paying) $30 on sub-, scribing, shall be gntitled to life members ship: , ! | Art)4, Hach devehioldar ell ba baile! to a dividend on his investment, to be réeu- lated according to the circumstances of the League. wee Avt. 5. The government of the League shall be invested in a Convention composed of the representatives of shareholders, which shall' assemble annually at Toronto, O. Wi on the third Monday of September. Art.:6. The supreme 'administration 'of tho provisions of this: constitution' and 'the incidental regulations pertaming 'thereto, shall devolve upon said convention,» (> Art: 7. Th the interim between the: sit-|) administration of affairs shall 'devolve upon 'a President, Vice-President, Corresponding: and Recording Secretaries, Treasurer .and. twelve Directors, who shall form an execu- tive committee, and w ho shall be elected by the cony aun at its annual meeting. Sec. 2. The Recording Secretary. 'Treat surer es Directors shall be residents of Toronto, and who shall meet monthly, i in cominittee to audit the Treasurer' s financial account. Art. 8. The executive committee shall meet quarterly.at Toronto, to, receive the quarterly report of the auditing committee and transact any urgent business of the | League. Sec. 2, The executive committee shall | cause the corresponding secretary to prepare an annual reportito the convention of:allithe business that came under their notice, dunt ing the years Art. 9. Agents. to collet aubeciptians for shares in the, Canadas, U. Sy and, the make returns to the Treastirer. :| Art. 10. Organizations auxiliary. to, itis may be\:er reatod specially by the an- nual convention, fo assistin carrying out the) ® objects of this constitution, whenever it, shall! be deemed pr indent and most econortical to, do so, | Art..11/ By) Laws shall be: appended : to this constitution ordaining more 'specific ne-)}) | zulations for administering the affairs of the 'League, which shall be subject to the re- vision of the annual convention. Art. 12. This constitution may be altered | ™ or amended by a special convention called by a two third vote of 'the annual conven- tion, and proclaimed by the) President, provided such amendments after being pro- mulgated by the! special convention, are satisfied by the next sueceeding annual conyention, BY LAWS. Art: 1. The funds of the League shall be deposited in the Bank of Upper Canada by the Treasurer, except the amount, of $50 which he may retain in his hands, at the "14 Shall be enrolled amongst the members. . United States and the British West 'India' ar ie 'to! ehiry out the objects" et forth, 3 in, the |° I | Laws member who subseribes to, the League |, tings of the annual convention, the chief! WestiIndia-Islands; 'shall be appointed by.) the executive committee },and they shall vi ? a ~ ao SS a a my, ive: a NOU De Midi immedintordisposal- of: the yexeeutiveseom- mittee. sie | Art. 2. The sum of five dollars 'muet be paid by each 'subsériber! before his name | Art. 8. The the ¢ xecutive committed !An ie Beeps we pointed by them, shall belmembers emf of! the annual 'Conventions the presiding: 'and the'retording seerétary shallbe Secre+» Jee enn Art. 4. Twenty-five - shareholders may associate together and select..oue:.of their dumber a representative to the annual, con-. 'vention,; but no, shareholder, can join, more than one such association... , j ie ot ete | Sec. 2. Until there be, twen atioaed the membe oer ae ae Te a, a iommittee the Collecti 1M ng ee h of the shareholders as the H Biceutes Coma! | mittee may designate, shallimect in annual, convention together: with sudh representa- tives\as'may beventitled under Article 4, JAtticle!5. The offi¢ers of the Constitution | shall perform:such duties as lare |usuailys § performed in er ee by such named Officer mun ¥ ak soD eeleosta hezofe Art. 6, , The , cian rer shall giye s in bonds forthe safe. eset Ab si ae ia ent usted to his, charge, as) the. enrire 5 Committee may demand, an the annual " conyention may prescribe, Art, 7, The Committee : poi by the Conyention 'held in "1851, to "perfect the ae League, shall exercise provisional 'all 'the | i powers of the annual 'convention, 'until the" Mfrs: convention shall" assemble ! hecording: to" " the provi isions of the Constitution and" re - rit in hone es nes paadorad se aepaccay 'The "above" Piimnble essai and By Laws 'have been drafted and approved' "a by 'a portion' of the 'committee, which' was" appointed by the North American Convene! « tion" at" ae onto, last 'autuinn,' to "perfect: such' am organization. "We have lost nimch" by net having a constitution at an r period: 'Many would have united withthe | league on this, and: 'profitable business would' nave been going on under it, but) for want) | of a Constitution: i Wellay the Constitu- 'tion, &ex ini this forna before those of theo. comniittee, who have not'seen it, for, theirs examination, ges We ang to, Seni from, them soon, r ; In; our |next., issuen we shall Je 'Holly's approyal.and...explanations iio the,whole,,document,,, We aye reason to. , believe that, there, will be. no disagreement. among the committee with regard to its adoption. 'nietily 43 is Ss iquig hin SGT Bind 2) NMny Ass; Tha Christian wishes not to, Ce his, sincerity, questioned, he should be just... The Pharisee was not deemed the {ke for long prayers. iia 'f= Wonderful gold ciutayeuee have. een made; at. Port Philip, the adjoining, colony of New South Wales, . Many cases:,,; of individual suecess were most. remarkable. One man had obtained £1,500, in,a week; and another, a blacksmith had got, £1,000,, A party of three men found 20 pounds weight in one day, while another: before * brealifast, raised 13 pounds weight. The consequence was a far greater See from all ordinar, 'y occupations than had ever been witnessed, at Sydney. Four or five bs large ships were ready for sea and detained for want of hands." 'The salaries of the overnment offivers had been increased 50" pet cent, and labor of all kinds 'had ad: yanced in proportion. A government escort " had arrived: with:10,000,; 'and Was: to re+ turn! fora further) sum of) vey 000.-- Southéru Press: | wah oliry, se 9o0 |, PRort Troms' py vie' RoAvsiE. The practide of' setting out frit treés by 'the roadside cannot be too'hi ghi; ie recommendeé In many parts of 'Hurope! "this" practice" general, and the fativued traveler ackn Tedaes: 'the well-timed hospitality 'thus: ian ne rded him The 'exéuise) is oftenmade: that the fruit: will be stolen') but if thes" practice, was, general, the amount, of fruit' taken by wayfarers ,would, only. be, what. common. hospitality. would freely, grant}: 'and in German y, every third tree, by cus- tom, may be tabooed; the owner of the adjoining farm' tiés"a piecevof rag to' one of the lower limbs ofthe tree) and no traveler" will touchit.; Urayelers inform us that no" reward will tempt a Germain stage driver to vegale his: passengers with fruit from' a! marked: tree--two out of three being left, to his use, if,desired, renders the selected tree secure, from the chance of beingiused. The amount. of fertilizing material continu- ally wasted ypon roads would be available by: such a practice, ; and nothing but, extreme)... selfishness will prevent the use, of these for, , ublic benefit. Many of the larger sortof , Fruit trees are highly ornamental and afford fine shade, while the use of fruit trees alone, , for shade, like the display of costly as sions, only. excite the-poor to enyy, withor adding mz aterially to their - comfort aegis nal Working Farmer: NLDA { *

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