Good News from Slavery. Itis a pleasing trait, observes the St. Catherines Journal, even in slave holding humanity, to announce, that a few days since, some twelve slaves arrived in this town, honorably manumitted by their late owner, now deceased. 'These people were not only released from slavery, but also had bequeathed them $1000 each. They were carefully brought here by one of the executors of the will, and though a slave- holder hhimself, and now holding the wife of one of the manumitted slaves, yet to the letter of the will has he carried out the intention of the deceased owner. This gentleman refuses $600 for the liberty of the wife of one of the released slaves. The history of these individuals exhibits 'the beauty of slavery, as they all have relatives, husbands, wives and children still involved. We have also the slave girl here, who was manumitted by her ate master, but who was not brouvht from New Orleans slavery till within the Adast few weeks. She was followed here by a colored kidnapper, who lately escaped from the liands of Ann Craig and others, who are prepared to administer lynch law to any black damsels coming here 'to inveigle escaped slayes. We saw this lady running away from her pursuers, and shouting murder, and not knowing the affair, we invited her to take refuve on Our premises; but when informed of 'the cause of quarrel we turned her out and let her take her chance. We venture to say, thaf no money will induce this Jady to St. Catherines again on the same errand,--Zoronto Examiner. 'Whird Annual Report of the Directors of the Elgin Association. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held in Toronto, 1st Sep- tember, 1852. the Directors have great pleasure in re- porting that the Association continues to prosper, aud that the benevolent purposes .of the friends of the Institution bid fair to 'be realized to the fullest extent. The number of families of colored per- »sons settled on the lands of the Assovia- 'tion up to the Ist of August, 1852, is 75 --and the number of inhabitants 400. By ithese settlers not fewer than fifty houses have been erected, after the model which chaye been submitted to them, and some of these have been acknowledged by compe- tent judges to be in seyeral 1espects superi- vor in plan and structure, even to the model itself. By a considerable number the picket fences have been cumpleted, and all expected to be finished by the fall, Besides the regular occupants, about 25 families of colored people, attracted by the advantages of the settlement, have pur- chased lands in its immediate proximity. Including these 100 colored families, above 50U inividuals are now comfortably . settled on their own property in that dis- trict. The houses have been arranged as near- ly as possible on a definite plan, and con- siderable attention has been paid to orma- ment and neatness. 'The public road to the West passes right through the setile- ment--and the plan is so arranged, that a road passes through each lot of fifty acres. The benefit of a Post Office nas lately Leen extended to the settlement. The number of acres cleared on the El- gin grounds to August Ist, is 850; and 204 of those have been under crop this season. 'The land is best adapted for the culture of wheat, but it also produces corn, tobacco, and hemp, equal to any that is grown in the Western States. In the commencement of a new settlement itis of importance to study the utmost economy, and the friends of this institution have di- rected their attention to the manufacture of cloth for the use of the settlers, from wool of their own growth. A sample of this cloth is now exhibited to the general meeting of the Stockholders--the quality has been pronounced by competent judges to be good. In order to bring out this branch of industry, a premium was offered by the local Committee for a garment to be made from wool grown in the settle- ment, and spun, wove, and made by a set- tler; and the result was that in three months, two garments were produced, which are also submitted to the meeting. Specimens of wheat, tobaeco, and maple sugar, are also produced. The climate in the neighbourhood of this settlement is well known to be very mild, and the soil fertile. Last winter, which was considered one of the severest that has been experienced for many years, the thermometer at Buxton was 12 degrees higher than at Cleveland or Chicago, and only four degrees colder than at Baltimore, in Maryland. Hence, all the productions of the Northern States grow well in the settlement. With regard to the moral state of the people, sobriety is so general, that no case of drunkenness has occurred; and as a guarantee for peace among the settlers, a court of arbitration has been set up, before which five cases only have been brought, all of which were decided easily and ami- cably, and without any expense to either party. The members of the Association cannot fail to take a deep interest in the progress of the settlement in education and religion. The day-school has seventy-three on the voll, the attendance is good, and the num- ber increasing. About twenty of the pre- sent number are the children of white pa- rents. 'Ihe Sabbath-school has fifty three attending it. Mr. John Strathy, from Knox's College, takes charge of both the Sabbath and day-schools. The chured, which is supplied by the Rey. Mr. Bing, the indefatigable and able missionary to the Elgin Settlement, is attended 'yy from one hundred to one hundred and forty per- sons ; and the desire for the administration of the Word and ordinances seems to be on the increase, particularly among the members of the Bible class, who are the most regular attenders at church. A Latin class was opened last Noyember, which is attended by six colored youths; and it is hoped that some of them may be found qualified for teaching their brethren, or for filling the office of the Christian ministry. No part of the expense of the education- al and religious instruction is defrayed from the funds of the Association, but entirely from other sources. A. wide field for such services is opened up, from the great increase in the colored population in Canada, arising from the atrocious Fugitive Slave Bill, aud the pri- vations to which the race is exposed in the United States. 'Three thousand fugitives are estimated to have passed into Canada within the last eighteen months, in addition to from twenty to thirty thousand previous- ly in the Province. The Directors would conclude by ex- pressing: an earnest hope that the purposes for which this institution was established will be fully realised; and that the result will give another proof that when the chil- dren of Africa are possessed of the same advantages as other races, they are capable of making the highest attainments in knowledge, in morals, and in religion, and of reaching to the highest position in the social system; and for the success hitherto attained, the Directors would ex- prvss the deepest gratitude to Almighty God, without whose blessing all their ef: forts would have been ineffectual. The following gentlemen were then chosen as office-bearers for the ensuing year i-- John Fisher, Esquire, President ; Dr. Willis, Hirst Vice-President ; Dr. Burns, Second Vice-President ; N. Gatchill, Secretary. Directors :--Rey. Wm. Kine, C, Bere- zy, Messrs. Peter Brown A. T. McCord, Peter Freeland, John Laidlaw, Robert Beckman, W, Abbott, J. McNab. Andrew Hamilton, J. Osborne, Thomas Henning, William Miller, George Davidson, A. D, Ferrier, John Birrell, Donald MeUoll, Archibald Mekeller, Edward C, Cambell, Alfred Triplett, Andrew Shaw, J. B. Os- borne. James Dougall, Rufus Holden, Speech of Charles Summer. At the conclusion of Mr. Summer's speech in the Senate, for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Hon. John P. Hale rose and bestowed the following gen- upon it :-- "Mr, President, I did not intend to have said anything, and I shall occupy the Se- nate but a very few minutes; but 1 feel that I should be doing injustice to my own feelings and injustice to my friend, the Senator from Massachusetts, who has ad- dressed the Senate to-day, if I were to failat this time to express the very great gratification with which I have listened to his speech; and in saying that, I do not mean to pass by entirely the honorable Senator from North Carolina, for I listened to him, as I always do, with great pleasure, but justice compels me to say that I thought by far the best parts of the speech of the honorable Senator from North Carolina, were those extracts he read from a former speech of the Senator from Mas- sachusetts. I listened to both Senators with great pleasure, but I feel bound to say to-day that it is my deliberate con- viction, that the honorable Senator from Mass., if he was actuated by as corrupt and selfish motives as can be possibly attributed to him, has, so far as his own personal fame and reputation are concerned, done enough. Yes, sir, by the effort he has made here to-day, he has done enough to place him side by side with the first orators of antiquity, and as far ahead of any American orator as freedom is ahead of slavery. I believe that he has formed to- day a new era in the history of politics and the eloquence of the country, and that in future generations the young men of this nation will be stimulated to efforts by the record of what an American has this day done, which all the appeals drawn from ancient history would be entirely in- adequate to do. Sir, he has to-day made a draft upon the gratitude of the friends of humanity and liberty that will not be paid through many generations; the memory of which shall endure as long as the English language is spoken, or the history of this republic forms a part of the annals of the world. 'That is what I believe, and if I had one other feeling, or could indulge in, one other feeling in reference to that effort it would be a feeling of envy that it was not in me to tread even at an humble dis- tance in the path which he has so nobly and so eloquently illustrated."--Liberator. erous but somewhat extravagant eulogy | Capt. Drayton in New Bedford. A public meeting was held in Sears' Hall, New Bedford, on Sunday evening last, to congratulate Capt. Drayton on his release from his long and cruel confinement in the national prison at Washington, for remembering those in bonds as bound with them. A crowded audience was present, and large numbers were unable to gain ad- mission to the hall, the room being complete- ly filled at a very early hour. The meeting was organized by the elec- tion of Andrew Robeson, Esq., as Presi- dent, and Wm. C. Coffin, Secretary. Mr. Robeson, after a few pertinent remarks, ex- planatory of the objects of Capt. Drayton's visit, and an incidental reference to his cap- ture and sufferings, introduced him to the audience, Capt. Drayton took the aunt and °pro- ceeded to relate his sad tale of suffering. -- The recital was eminently calculated to touch the heart, and excite a deeper love of that freedom which is the God-given right of all human beings. The narrative was the plain and unvarnished statement of the capture of the schooner Pearl, the sentence of Capt. Drayton and Sayres, &e., who were arrested at Washington, duting the winter of 1848, for an attempt to aid 72 slaves in escaping from bondage. After the conclusion of Capt. Drayton's remarks, which produced a marked effect, the meeting was addressed in a very able manner, by Messrs. Ezra R. Johnson and Josiah S. Bonney ; also, by I. C. Ray and David W. Ruggles. A colored gentleman, by the name of Chas. Thomas, was introduced, who resided in Washington at the time the arrest of Capt. Drayton ocewrred, and was adyised of the circumstances attending it. Ie fully corroborated the statements of Capt. D., and also gave quite a graphic description of several scenes which came under his im- mediate observation, connected with the affair, The following resolution, introduced by Mr. Ezra Johnson, were passed unanimous- = Whereas Capt. Daniel W. Drayton haye- ing been released from the American pri- son at Washington, where he was incarcer- ated for faithfully executing the Divine in- junction of doing unto others as he would wish them to do unto him; therefore, Resolved, That we, the citizens of New Bedford, welcome Capt. Drayton to our homes and hearts; that we have listened to his pathetic narrative with deep interest; that we honor him for his intrepidity, and admire him for his unspotted integrity and unbounded humanity, that we truly sympa- thize with him in the painful and enfeebled condition of his health, and rejoice with him that he has been restored to. his fami- ly and friends, and we hope he may be bless- ed with a Jong life of usefulness, and when the drama of his eventful career closes, may his tomb-stone be embellished with the em- phatic inscription, ' Here lies the Martyr to Liberty. ' Resolved, That this meeting return their sincere thanks to Hon. Charles Sumner, for his indefatigable efforts in procuring the re- lease of our brother, and we hope that he will continue the agitation against slavery and its concomitants, until every pretext for oppression shall be erased from our na- tional escutcheon. A very liberal contribution was taken up for the benefit of Capt. Drayton, and the meeting adjourned.--Liberator. Atti-Slavery in the Theatre. From the True Democrat, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," has been drama- tized, and draws nightly, large houses at the National of New York. The representation is gotten up " well" and the New York Herald declares that it is received with rounds of applause. " Ne- gro Traders" it says "with their long whips, cut and slash their poor slaves about the stage for mere pastime, and a gang of poor wretches, handcuffed to a chain which holds them all in marching order, two by two, are thrashed like cattle to quicken their pace. Uncle Tom is scourged by the trader, who has bought him, for whin- ing at his bad luck. A reward is posted up, offering four hundred dollars for the runaway, Edward Wilmot, (who, as well as his wife, is nearly white,) the reward to be paid upon 'his recovery, or upon the proof that he has been killed." But Wil- mot shoots down his pursuers in real Chris- tiana style, as fast as they come, and after many marvelous escapes, and many fine ranting abolition speeches, (generally pre- ceding his dead shots,) he is liberated as we have described." And this is received with rounds of ap- plause in New York nightly, Tow the play is written we cannot say; what its mode of action we are unable to determine ; but the plot of Mrs. Stowe is followed, ex- cept that Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe are set free. Strange, is isnot? A few years since and the crowd at the National would have mob- bed an anti-slavery speaker. Now it cheers--* rounds of applause" we are told follow the representation of the play night- ly, and, at the most popular theatre in New York, no play has had such a run as Uncle Tom, The New York Herald says :-- "We would advise all concerned, to - seen 7 drop:the play of Unele Tom's Cabin at once and forever. The thing is bad taste --s not according to wood faith in the Con- Stitution, or consistent with either of the two Baltimore platforms ; and is eaculated, if persisted in, to become a firebrand of the most dangerous character to the peace of the whole country," tems. Tum Linerry Party. The result of the National Liberty Convention in New York, on the Ist inst., was that the party split in two. The majority upheld Gerrit Smith, who made elaborate speeches in favor of voting for Hale and Julian, and the minority headed by Mr. Goodell, seceded, and nomin- ated for President, Wm. Goodell, and for Vice, Chas. C. Foot. The majority in favor of Hale and Julian was 17---the number at the Convention being quite small. It was agreed to make Frederick Douglass's paper the or- gan of both branches of the party! The conyention finally adjourned to meet at Syracuse, Oct. 1, when Jerry's rescue will be celebrated in Wheaton's new hall, which is to be named 'Jerry Hall? ANTI-SLAVERY Cuurcies IN SuAvenonp- ING Srares.--Our Executive Committee re- cently appointed anew missionary in one of the slaveholding States. He reports the ex- istence of eleven chnrehes, in four neigboring counties, having an aggregate membership ofthree hundred and tifty members, to whose communion no slaveholder is admitted. They are poor, and at present almost des- titute of the ministration of God's word ; and so long as public opinion remains what it now is, must continue so, unless God rai- ses up a faithful ministry on the ground. No minister from the non-slayeholding States would be permitted to labor there, unless he would consent to regard slavehold- ing as no barrier to church communion, in which case the church would not tolerate him. We hope that prayer may be made in their behalf--Amer Missionary- Annus ConrereNcr or tHE Mernopisr Evrscopat Cuurcu--Cotorep.--The Ohio Conference of the colored M, E. Church met at Cincinnati on the 6thinst. Bishop Quinn, of Indiana, presided. The whole number of preachers in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania embraced in the Confvrenee is thirty-eight ; of these twenty-four are itinerant. The whole number of communicants is 300,300. --The reports of the preachers show a con- siderable increase of membership in the Con- ference an increase of spirituality and flourishing Sabbath School. Parsxres ror Swine.--lIn the Isle of Guernsey, the raising of parsnips for swine is a Jeading branch of farming, The root is almost exclusively used for 'pork making. A gentleman who once reseed there, no- ticing the peculiar fine flavor of the pork, inquired the reason of it, and was informed that it was owing to the hogs being fattened on raw parsnips. 'The pork, he says, was beautifully white, sweet, juicy and firm. ae A gentleman, lately deceased, in Ambierst county, Va. by his will left 6,000 dollars to settle his negroes in one of the non- slaveholing States: the heirs of the gentle- man are willing that these liberated slaves should be sent to Liberia, and application will bs made to Judge Thompson, at the present term of the Superior Court, for per- mission to do so. Cotorep Conventron.--There was a large attendance at Cleveland, September 8th, upon the State Convention of colored people. George Cox of Oberlin presided, and the Convention was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Pennington of New York city and others. Women's Ricurs Convuyrron.--The Women's Rights Convention met at Syra- cuse, Sep. 8. Lucretia Mott presided, as- sisted by the following officers :--Vice Presidents--Paulina Davis of Rhode Is- and; E. O. Smith, of Brooklyn; C. H. Nichols, of Brattle borough; Gerrit Smith; Sarah L. Miller, of Pennsylvania. 'The first business transacted was the adoption of a resolution declaring it to be a duty to examine existing social institutions, and ascertain which are worthy to be retained, and which should be set aside. Also de- claring it be right for every married wo- man holding property to resist taxation until she acquires the right to yote. The Convention was largely attended, and much enthusiasm was manifested. Among the speakers were Antoinette Brown, Lucy Stone, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Rose, and Gerrit Smith. The Boston Congregationalist states that most of the secular papers of that city, which, a short time since, were earnestly contending for obedience to the fugitive slaye Jaw, affirming that no man could be a patriot, a philanthropist, or a Christian, who failed to aid in carrying out the law; --'are now that we lave a law to eman- cipate tens of thousand from the bondage of lust, and other tens of thousands from the thraldom of poverty, slavery, and snf- fering; saying, "the law must not be sus- tained ;" it is a bad law, because it effects the pockets of the rum manufacturer, and the rum vender, and others engaged in the work of spreading the " double distill- ed damnation ;'--we have no right, law or no law, to take the bread from mouths sa -- ® ------ and human souls, ant te deny-to madayet the weapons of seli-destuction!» And*at no event may the law be enforeed. though it should empty our jails and almhouses, and spread joy and gladness through thon- sands of wretched families! Ono! The law is bad, mischievous beyond endurance, let every hand be raised to tear it from the statute book, Jest widows and orphans should not be manufactured fast enough, nor penury and distress sufliciently abound to give scope for the exercise of holy com- passion. Verily, such papers are the friends of unri-hteousness.--Théy would keep the colored race in bondage to man, and oppose all attempts to free the whi man from bondage to vice. Whem th press is made subservient to the intefests of wicked men, then evil flaunts abroad un- abashed, and wicked men beeome embold- ened in their wickedness --Morning Star. seit NEW SPRING GOoDS AT 3 THE BRILISH COMMERCIAL STORE, oom WINDSOR. Yi Subscriber, while tendering to the Public his thanks for past patronage, would respectfully solicit their attention to his new and extensive Stock of Fancy and Domestic Vistas DRY GOODS, : GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CROCK- ERY, STATIONERY, BOOTS AND SHOES, READY- MADE CLOTHING, Drugs, Patent Mleviciues, LKe,, Which he offers for sale at most reasonable prices, for Cash or Barter. All kind of Produce taken in Exchange. The Trade supplied on reasonable terms and at Low Prices. CASH PAID FOR WOOL, ~ Liberal advances made on Pot Ashes. Call and see for yourselves at the British Commercial Store. r Windsor, 10 June. J. McCRAE. BABY & O'CONNOR, LAW, CHANCERY, AND CONVEYANCING, OFFICES, AT SANDWIGH & WINDS Chas. Baby, | _ John O'Connor, Jr., Sandwich. Windsor, i Witatfieay DRESS MAKING WBS. BIBB : OULD inform the Ladies of Windsor, Sandwich and vicinity, that she has the newest Eastern and Parisian Fashions for Drmss Sacque and Visrrvn. She will be happy to wait on all who may favor her with their patronage. -- Windsor, July, 1852. BUILDING LOTS -- IN WINDSOR, HE Undersigned offers for sale a num- ber of building lots in the village of Windsor on LONG CREDIT. For particulars, apply to Mr, Joan O° Connor, Attorney-at-Law, in whose office, adjoining " the Montreal Store," a plan of the Lots can be seen, + i ARTHUR RANKIN, Windsor, 10th of August, 1852. AG BwTOor JOR obtaining Bounty Lands, Pensions and Soldiers claims of every nature uguiust the United States, ut Vavip Preston & Co's Exchange Office on Jefferson Avenue, third door above the F, & M. Bank, Detroit, Mich, Parties in every part of the United Stutes and in the Province of Canada, having claims tains he United States tor Land, Pensions, or pay ofany kind will have their claims promptly and properly attended to by address- ing the Subscribers, * post paid. '" 'There ure many thousand persons in the United States and very many in Canada, (who have served in the U. 3. Army,) that have claims for Bounty Land. By an act of Congress, passed Sept. 28, 50, very officer und sol- diet who hus been ia actual service in any war of the U. States (since 1790) us long as one month is entitled to 40 acres of land ; 4 ionths service entitles them to BU ueres; 9 months to 160 ueres. an Act "approved March 22, 1852" muny persons have claims for land that are not entitled under Act of Sept. 28, 1850. We can not{tor want ofspace| here enumerate the dif- ferent classes why have clatms for Land, Pension &e,, un- der the different acts which have been passed Any per- son, who thinks they have a claim ofuny nature against the U. 3. for service rendered by them, or any of their re- latives, please write the facts of the case to the subseri~ bers and you will be imediately advised, whether you have wu claim or not. Ifyou have, proper forms and in- structions will be sent you. No Fee will be charged in any cise unless the claim is established. We charge but $5 fur obtuining 160s, $4 for 80s, and $3 for 40s. P.S.--Bounty Land Warrants are constantly andsold by the subscribers at the best rates: parties wishing to buy or sell will find it for their interest to ud--- vise with us, Every branchofa Banking and Exchange Business Is done by the subscribers, DAVID PRESTON & Co, Exchange brokers, Detroit Mich. no20 ly. THE WINDSOR PRIMING OFFIOR BIBB AND HOLLY ESPECTFULLY inform the inhabitants of Windsor and vicinity, that they are now prepared to execute every description of work in their line with accuracy, neat- ness and despatch. Books, Pamphlets, Circulars, Handbills, &c., at Detroit Prices, Handbills struck off in one hour's notice. The patronage of the public is earnestly solicited. H. BIBB, J. T. HOLLY. *e 2 of these gormandizers of human ne *