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SIGNAL OF LIBERTY.t he Abolitionists of tlae United

States.I was commissioned by the British and

Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, to presenta memorial from them to your President,and proceed to Washington a few daysRCO, accompanied by John G. Whitficr, ofMassachusetts and a friend from me omiuof Delaware.

It was my first visit fo the scat of legis-lation of your great republic. On our ar-rival wo went to the House of Representa-tives, then in session. A member fromMaryland was speaking on our entrance,who was the author of a resolution whichhad been carried in a former Congress,excluding nearly three millions of yourcountrymen, on whom every species ofwrong and outrage is committed with im-munity, from all right of petition, either bythemselves or their friends. He was ad-vocating the reenactment of this very res-olution for the present Congress, ami sla-ted that he had a letter from your Presi-dent approving the measure. Although Ibelieve I do not speak too strongly when Ieay an attempt to enforce such a resolutionbyany crowned head inthe civilized worldwould be inevitably followed byarevolu rtion, yet it seemed evident that no smallportion of your present members were infavor of it. It w&i with no ordinary emo-

ition that I saw tho venerable ex-presidentat his post, nobly

tablishmenf,or in the pwblic CITY PRISON.The former was generally preferred, onaccount of its superior accommodations inrespect to food nnd lodging. On my ma-king some remarks to the young man onthe nature of his occupation, he signifi-cantly, and, as I think very justly replied,that he knew of no reason for condemningslave-traders, which did not equally applyto slave-holders. You will bear in mindthat this was said within view of the cap-itol, where slave-holders control your na-tional legislation, and within a few minuteswalk of that mansion where a slaveholdersits in the Presidential chair, placed thereby your votes; and it is certainly no mar-vel, that, with such high examples in hisfavor, the humble slave-dealer of the Dis-trict should feel himself in honorable com-pany, and really regard his occupation asone of respectability and public utility.

From thence we proceeded to the cityprison, an old and loathsome building,where we examined two ranges of smallstone cells, in which were a large numberof colored prisoners. We noticed five orsix in a single cell, barely large enoughfor a single tenant, under a heat as intenseas that of the tropics. The keeper statedthat in raiiiv seasons tho prison wns un-comfortably wet. i - i'lace had to us apainful interest, from the fact that hereDr. Crandall, a citizen of the free States,was confined until his health was completeLy broken down, and was finally releasedonly to find a grave, for the crime of hav-ing circulated a pamphlet on emancipationwriten by one of the friends who accom-panied me. On inquiry of the keeper, heinformed us that slaves were admitted intohis cells, and kept for their owners at therate of 34 cents per day, and that transfersof them from one master to another sometimes took place during their confinement—thus corroborating the testimony of thekeeper of the private jail before mentionedthat this city prison, the property of thepeople of the United States, and for thebuilding of which a large sum of your mon-ey has been appropriated, is made use ofby the dealers in human beings as a placeofdeposite and market; and thus you, incommon with your fellow citizens, aremade indirect participators in a traffic e-qual in atrocity to that foreign trade, thesuppression of which, to use the words of

Mr. Pcrk in ' s Letter*The following sentences from this faith-

ful and eminent missionary, ought to pen-trate deeply the heart of every supperterf missions in this land.

'In these dark realms of Mahommedanespotism, I have seen nothing in thenape of oppression to equal, and scarce-y to bear a comparison with the rigorsnd abomination of that under which mill-ons of immortal beings are at this mo-

ment groaning, in our own Christian, Pro-estant and Republican America.

"Notwithstanding all the flagrant blem-shes on anti-slavery organisations, stillneater pain and astonishment have beenxcited, in my mind, by the appalling apa-hy, on the terrible evil of slavery, thatbviously pervades the great mass of the

ministers, and Christians, and people ofAmerica, and prevents them from doingny thing, and seems to nerve them withn almost desperate determination not too any thing for its removal.

"I am by no means forgetful of the dif-culties in the way of removing this fear-ul evil. Still, as f view the subject calm-y from this distant position^ I feel a deep

vho fear God, or regard man, in America,o 'do something,' and it is equally my bo-ief, that a feeling heart, for the untold mis-ries of the injured African, pervadingven the Christian part of the community

vould not belong in'finding out what thaisomething' is, which ought to be done ancmight be done, for the entire abolition olavery in our beloved country.—Eman-ipator.

gainst this violation of tho rights of hiscountrymen, and I could not but regret4hat, with one or two exceptions, he ap-peared to find little support from his younger colleagues from the free stales.

a- your President in his late message, "is re-quired bythe public honor and the promptings of humanity."

As one who has devoted much of hi.1

humble labors to the cause you wish topromote, I perhaps shall be excused for

The same day we visited one of the woll! thus staling these facts to you, as they nlKnown slave trading establishments at j passed before my personal observation, inAlexandria. On passing to it we were j in the course of a few hours. Recollec

l i o n . T h o m a s Morris.This gentleman in the course of a

peech before a recent antbslaverycon.ention in Hamilton County, Ohio, gavehe following testimony in regard to theHonda war. We are glad to see that theonvention went strong for political ac-ion.

I wished here to say a word with re-gard to the Florida war. That war hadis origin inslavehunting, and it has beencept up for no other purpose. Tho gov-ernment agent when attempting to makea treaty with the Seminoles, with a viewof their removal west of the Misi&sippi,"vas actually sent back to Washington cityjy the slaveholder, who declared that hemust have his runaway negroes who wereamong the Indians—negroes that wereclaimed by the indians themselves as their>roperty! American troops were accor-iingly ordered into Florida for the ostensi-ble purpose of compelling the Indians tojive up the territory to the United States;)ut in reality the object was to recapturehe negroes, This force proving rather

weak, the Creek Indians were employedto assist our arms, and finally,—O shamewhere is th

they all occurred and exist within the District of Columbia, and that those who electhe legislators who uphold the slave sys-tem arc justly responsible for it in the sighof God and man. Is it not all the naturalconsequences of your electing slaveholdersand their abettors to the highest officesof your state and nation? Some of yourmost intelligent citizens have given it as

shown the costly mansion of its late proprietor, who has recently retired on a largeproperty acquired bythe saleof native bornAmericans. In an open enclosure, withhigh walls which it is impossible to scale,with a strong iron-barred door, and inwhich we were told that there were some-times from three to four hundred personscrowded, we saw about fifty slaves. A-mongst the number thus incarcerated was! their opinion that fully two thirds of thea woman with nine children, who had population of the United States are in favorbeen cruelly separated from their husband of tho abolition of slavery; and my ownand father, and would probably be shortly, observation, since I landed'on these shoressent to New Orleans, where they wouldnever be likely to see him again, andwhere the mother may be forever severedfrom every one of her children, andeach of them sold to a separate master.—From whence we want to the Alexandriacity jail, where we saw n young man whowas admitted to be free even by the jailerhimself. He had been seized and com-mitted in the hope that he might prove aslave, and that the party detaining himwould receive a reward. He had beenkept there nearly twelvemonths because

not only confirms this opinion, but hasconvinced mo that there is a very rapidaccession to their numbers daily takingplace; and yet we have the extraodinaryfact exhibited to the world, that about twohundred and fifty thousand slave-holders,a large proportion of whom, bankrupt infortune and reputation, have involved ma-ny of the North in their disgrace and ruin,hold in mental bondage the whole popula-tion of this great republic, who permitthemselves to be involved in the commondisgrace of presenting a spectacle of na-

MANUFACTUUSS OF MASSACHUSETTS.—The annual value of all the manufacturesof Massachusetts exceeds $100,000,000n 1837 the annual value of her woollei

manufactures alone, was estimated by thSecretary of the Commonwealth, at $17,409,000; and in 1840 was equal to all thron, coal and wheat of Pennsylvania, an

yet she has less than one half the popula-ion, and only one sixth of her territory[n 1837 her cotton mills consumed $37,-275,917 lbs. of cotton, which at 10 elsper Ib. was equal to $8,727,501, so thahe additional value given to this raw ma

terial by the manfacturers was more tha$13,000,000. The establishment of manufactures gives employment and compe-tence to the industrious poor, and banish-es poverty and vice. In Massachusettsforty thousand females are employed in thedifferent branches of manufacturing indus-try—fifteen thousand, in the cotton manu-facture—ten thousand in the woollen—andfifteen thousand in making straw bonnets,palm-leaf bats, stocks aud all the variousarticles for which New England is noted.A late English writer states, that these fe-males receive an average compensation of£8 per month and board, which is $4,000,-)00 per annum. They are also moral andntelligent, and often leave the faetory forhe Academy as soon as Jhey obtain, byheir industry, the means of education.—

There are in Massachusetts between fiveand six hundred cotton and woollen facto-ries, one of which consumes annually, be-tween five and six thousand tons of Penn-sylvania anthracite coal.

N. Y. Evangelist.

wi}ere>_lhy blush ?dians? No, they had never been trainedto this. Their profession, if I may sospeak, wa3 to hunt the negro. Theyknew nothing about the Indian. Theywere brought for no other purpose, andGen. Jessup himself acknowledges it, thanto hunt the poor negro.

Behold American soldiers, Creek Indi-ans, and Cuba bloodhounds, all associatedin this great enterprise which has cost thecountry forty millions of dollars 1

In view of all ihe facts which have beenpresented before us this day, I think weshould not hesitate to Carry out our princi-ples at the ballot box. For one I am re-solved to voto for no man for public office,be he a whig or a democrat, who is notwilling to let the oppressed 'go free,' whois not willing to join heart and hand in re-moving from the institutions of our coun-try one of the greatest curses of the earth.

Free American.

WHITE SLAVES.—Busbequius, a nativeof the Netherlands, who travelled inTur-

could not pay the jail fees, nnd, instead; tional inconsistency although without aofoblainingany redress for false imprison parallel. I confess that, although an ad-ment, was about to be sold into slaveryfor<a term, to reimburse these fees.

The next morning I was desirous of handing to the President the Memorial, ofwhich the following is a copy.

We omit the memorial for want of room.I thought it most candid to address a

letter to the President, informing him ofthe character of the foregoing memorial,rather than take advantage of a merelyformal introduction to present it withoutsuch an explanation. To this letter no re-ply was received, nor was there an allu-sion madeto it by the Presidentatat subse-quent introduction which we had to him.It may be proper to state in this connection,that memorials of a similar character, bear-ing upon the slave trade and slavery,signed•by the venerabte Clarkson, have been pre-sented to different heads of governments,in other parts of the world, and have beenuniformly received with respecr.

Previous to our departure, we visited aprivate slave^trading establishment in thecity, and looked in upon a group of humanbeings herded together like cattle for market, within an enclosure of high brickwalla surrounding the jail. The youngman in attendance informed us that therewere five or six other regular slave-dealersinthe city, who, having no jails of theirown, either placed their slaves in this es-

mircr of many of the institutions of yourcountry, and deeply lamenting tho evilsof my own government, I find it difficult toreply to those who are opposed to any ex

The National Intelligencer, June 10th,contains two letters from two slaveholdersBotts and Stewart of Va. giving the rea-sons why they voted against the gag-ruleBotts says among other things, that "ileft to themselves the abolitionists are ir-revocably dead." (News is'nt it?)—Stuart wishes to "show to the world their in-significance in regard to numbers and chnracter. This can be done only by receiv-ing their petitions, referring them, havina' report and a direct vote on the questionof abolition or no abolition unmingled wit]the rights of petition, or any other collateral question." (Just what we want.) '*]this course had been taken years ago I bolieve that the abolition fanaticism woul

key about the middle of the 10th century,ives the following account of coflies ofvhite slaves! "I stayed about fourteenays at Constantinople to refresh myself,nd then I entered on my journey back a-ain to Vienna: but I was entertained withn inauspicious omen,—even a very sadpccticla; for just as I was gone out of the

gates of Constantinople I met whole wag-jon loads of boys and girls, which wererought out of Hungary to be sold at Con-tantinople, no merchandise being morerequenl among the Turks than this.—?or, as when we leave Antwerp with alltincls of goods and merchantable commod-ties importing into the town, so here, ev-ry now and then, there passedjby us abun

dance of poor miserable Christian slaves,which were going to be sold in the mark-its to a perpetual bondage. Thero was no

distinction of age; old and young weredriven in herds, or troops, or else were tiedin a long chain, as we aro wont to tail hor-ses when we carry them to fairs. When[ beheld this woful sight, I could not for-jear weeping and bemoaning the unhap-py slate of poor Christendom."

A. S. Standard.

Volume I. Number 12.

From the Liberator.In teres t ing Le t t e r f rom o b c r l i n .

* * # #The pro-slavery spirit existing at De-

troit is really dreadful to behold. It wouldseem scarcely equalled by the slavocracyat the South. The greatest crime a mancan be guilty of, in the estimation of ma-ny individuals, is to assist the poor, home-less, wandering fugitive from Southernbarbarity and oppression, in escaping to aland of freedom. They are ready to hurltheir anathemas at you, and denounce youas much worse than a horse-stealer, audunfit to live; and when you ask them ifthey would not wish to have a friend oftheirs assisted, who was endeavoring toes-cape from slavery, their answer is, <Doyou mean to compare me to a d—d nigger VThey will justify such acts as these. Acolored woman, a servant at one of the ho-tels in D. tried to persuade a young wo-man who was stopping there with a South-erner, who claimed her as his slave, andwas travelling about the country with her,to leave the mail and go to Canada. Sheinformed her master of it, and he, filledwith rage, immediately went down into

He rejoiced over it greatly and boastedthat he could whip a woman for $'12.—The woman afterwards sued him for dam-ages, and the enlightenefl, honest, impar-tial jury awarded her one cent damages!But this, doubtless, will benefit, ratherthan otherwise, the colored people there jfor it cannot fail to awaken sympathy forthem, suffering from such monstrous in- 'justice.

A company of slaveholders spent some-time in D. a tew weeks ago, making un-successful attempts to obtain possession ofseveral of their slaves, who had escapeda short time before into Canada. One manofferred $1500 for three of his slaves whowere musicians, and of great value. Hehired a company of 15 or 20 'black-legs'to go to Maiden, and entice them on boarda steamboat, under pretence of playingfor thorn; and when they got them onboard to 'shove off' immediately to thoother side, when they would be in theirpower; but the slaves were informed oftheir intention, and escaped from the snare.

tension of the political rights of English- ] a v e s n arcd the fate of the Sunday maimen, when they point to America, and saythat where all have a control over the leg-islation but those who are guilty of a darkskin, Slavery and the Slave-trade romainnot only unmitigated, but continue to ex-tend; and that while there is an onwardmovement in favor of its extinction, not on-ly in England and France, but even inCubia and Brazil, American legislatorscling to this enormous evil, without at-tempting to relax or mitigate its horrors.Allow me therefore, to appeal to you byevery motive which attaches you to yourcountry, seriously to consider how far youare accountable for this state of things bythe want of a faithful discharge of thoseduties for which every member of a repub-lican government is so deeply responsible;and may I not express the hope that, on allfuture occasions, you will take care to promote the election of none as your repre-sentatives who will not practically actupon the principle that in every clime, aadof every color, "ALL MEN ARE E<IUAL."

Your sincere friend,JOSEPH STURGE.

Philadelphia, Sixth mo. 7th, 1841.

excitment." (What a pity that was nothought off sooner.)—Voice of Frecdo?t

COTTON INTEREST.—A southern papethat Col. Todd has been appointe

minister to the court of Vienna, to represent the cotton interest. It was a questioat first, whether to send a representativof the cotton or tobacco interest, but thcotton-qcracy prevailed. We had supposed our miniaters abroad were appointeto represent the nation, and not a sectional interest, but it seems we have beemistaken. The free States are very meeunder these impudent assumptions ofthslaveholders; and yet, they, too, havefew interests of some importance.—Ad-vocate of Freedom.

Is IT so?—The Washington Correspondent of the New York Express says iherwas an exciting KACE on the Washingtocourse, on Friday, which was the reasowhy the House of Representatives oThursday, adjourned over to Monday!—amany of the members were highly intciested in the result of the race.

2ist Ru le ,One advantage, at leas!, his resulted

from the debate and the several votes onthe gag rule. It has furnished the pressof the country an opportunity to speak itsmind on the subject. We are gratified tofind in almost every Whig paper we openan expression of warm approbation of therejection of that "infamous rule," as it iscalled. It is useless for Mr. Wise to con-tend, as he did, that the rule was not ameasure of the last Administration, or thatthe attempt now made to renew it, after ithad been rejected, is not a measure of thesame parly, aided by some of the SouthernWhigs. Messrs. Ingersoll and Fornancewho made the motions to reconsider bothbelong to the opposition. The advocatesfor reconsideration were Northern Demo-crats and Southern Whi<rs.

Progress.It is a fact, as undeniable as it is cheer-

ing, that, if we look at the bearings of theanti-slavery enterprise either upon thereligion or the politics of the country, theclearest indications are seen, thickeningday by day, demonstrating that abolition-ism is rapidly growing in majesty andstrength, and 'going down' into the heir'sand consciences of ihe people. Let notthe abolitionists deem themselves justifiediu relaxing their efforts, in view of thishopeful state of things; but let their blowsfail upon slavery with the rapidity of light-ning until thejubilee, when all the peoplemay enjoy their rest, with none to molestor make afraid.—Liberator.

Tho number of banks in the UnitedStates is about 700, with 130 branches; to-tal capital $300,000,000.

Their master spent some time with themat Maiden, using every art to induce themto return with him to the comforts, pleas-ures and happiness of slavery, but theysteadfastly refused, being so fanatical as toprefer 'mereJj the name of being free,*with all the hardships and miseries of free-dom, to the blessedness of a life of reposeand quietness beneath the shadow of thepatriarchal institution. It was sttangc,and greatly wondered at by the pro-slave-ry folks; but it was doubtless owing to theinferiority of their intellects, in conse-quence of which, they failed to perceivethe superior advantages of slavery to free-dom. The poor man, it is said, wept tothink of their determination; the story doesnot say whether it was at the thoughts oflosing so much valuable property, or on ac~count of the sufferings and hardships theywere about to undergo by living in a landof freedom; but, from what we know ofthe love of the slaveholders for their slaves,their kindness to them, &.c. we can butthink that it was the latter reason! Hoeven offerred to give them their freedom intwo years, if they would return with him.This was strange; to offer to make thenvmiserable again at the end of two years, ifthey would but place themselves in a stateof happiness till that time. Could he havethought that they would prefer the evils offreedom to tho blessedness of slavery,which both he and they well knew about?Strange to ofter a man misery and wretch-edness as an inducement to him to placehimself in a situation of happiness andpleasure!

Quite a number of fugitives have pas-sed ft to Canada already this season, manyof them having remained at Oberlin,through the winter, in consequence of ihoLake having closed when they arrived atO. Oberlin has to receive a pretty goodshare of the hatred and wrath of pro-sla-very men, on account of its assistance torunaway slaves. They seem to makothat the butt of all their spleen and ill-hu-mor, in consequence. They seem to hateit with a perfect hatred.

A few weeks ago, while in Detroit, Ihad the pleasure of being one of a smallcompany, in assisting three fugitives incrossing the river to Canada. They ar-rived Saturday night at about 12,and foundtheir way to a colored man's house, fromwhence, at about noon on Sunday, theywere conveyed privately to the river, andsent across in a skiff, it not being deemedsafe to have them cross in the ferry boat,as slaveholders were in the city. It wouldhave done your heart good, and more thanmade up for much of your suffering in thecausa of the slave, to have witnessed thesmjle of joy light up their countenances asthey seated themselves in the boat, and tohave heard the::e words gushing from theirfull hearts—"Now I feel I am safe!" Yosthank God! there is a Canada, where ourbrother, who has been deprived of. and

denied the rights of manhood, on accout olthe color of his skin, can be safe, at leastfrom the fury of the southern robber; al-though, melanchely to relate! even inCanada, he is subject to the scoffs andscorn of his fair-skinned neighbors. O,it does seem as if our poor colored breth-ren, like the dove from Noah's ark, couldfind no resting place for the sole of theirfeet—every where, and in every place,alike subjected to the insults and abuse ofthe proud whites. They fly from mobs inone State, and oppression in another, to aState where they think they will be atleast no worse off than they were before;but (as is the case with some of the coloredpeople in Michigan,) they are disappointedThen thoy conclude to leave the countrywhere they have had their birth, andwhere their friends reside, and lake ref-uge under the protection of tho British li-ou, fondly supposing that, under a govern-ment which has done so much for theirrace, their rights will be given them.—But alas! even there, although the lawsprotect their persons and property from in-jury, yet they have to encounter the samefiendish 'prejudice against color' as theydo in these (Jnited States. Their childrencannot receive the advantages of educa-tion in their schools on account of it;they are deprived of some of the facilitiesfor obtaining a livelihood which are gran-ted to tho whites; and they are insulted,not only by the white inhabitants, but bythose who are travelling through the coun-try, About the place where J resided, amutual spirit of hatred between the blacks

SIGNAL, OF UBEKTlf.

Wednesday, July 14, 1841.

LIBERTY TICKET.

For President,JAMES G. BIRNEY, ofJYew York.

For Vice President,THOMAS MORRIS, of Ohio.

MONDAY, JUNE 28.—Both houses adjourn-ed to attend the funeral obsequies of Gen.Maaomb, the commanding General of thearmy. He wns appointed to that situationin 1823 by Mr. Adams,itary service in 1799.

He entered the mil-

For Governor,JABEZ S. FITCH, of Calhoun Co.

For Lieut. Governor,NATHAN POWER, of Oakland Co.

"IN ESSENTIALS, UNITY; IN NON-ESSENTIALS,LIBERTY; IN ALL THINGS, CHAHITY."

Confe rence ,Many preachers of this body held a meet-

Tlie Methodist Episcopal CJbmrrli,vs.

Abol i t ion.Human nature is so constituted, that

wherever power is possessed, there isgreat danger of its perversion. It is oftenemployed to promote the purposes of injuatice, folly or selfishness. All history leach

and whites seemed to prevail. As far asI U L d t h l ! l ^hubjts they were more cleanly, and theidwellings presented a neater and betteappearance. As to temperance and reli-gion, they are far before Iho whites. Inthe place where I was, there was but oneindividual who was in the habit of drink-ing to excess; while the whites all aroundwith very few exceptions, were given upto this habit, and frequeutly lost their livesat 'raisings,1 &c. in consequence of it.—At one white settlement, there had notbeen a religious meeting for years; whilethe colored had services every Sunday.Those who have been slaves agree, withscarcely an exception, in expressing theirdetestation of slavery,- and in fully sub-stantiating the accounts we have read ofits horrors and cruelties. Their univer-sal feeling is, that they would suffer anydeprivation, and death itself, before theywould go back. Said one woman whowaa struggling with poverty, when I askedJier if she did not wish to return to theSouth and be as she was before—'No! Iwould rather live on bread and water all

NOMINATIONS.—We published last weeka call for a convention for tho Counties oflaton and Ingham. We republish to day a

call for the friends of liberty of Jackson Co.,to meet on tho I7lh instant. We expect tohear of a spirited meeting and a very gene-ral attendance, If we remember right, Jack-son County, last fall, gave a greater vote forthe Liberty ticket, than any other county inthe State. If, however, one town, at theSpring Election, gave half as many votes asthe whole county gave last fall, we shalllook for a large increase at the coming elec-tion. Washtenaw will soon be forth coin-ing. Let UB hear from the Western coun-ties. The cause of liberty has tins advan-tage, that it has nothing to fear except fromindifference and inoction.

ing, June 11, during tho sessions of the con-1 e s l h i a f a c t ' ll i s e t l u a l l y l r u e Ml powerference at Providence, and organized an an ! i s Pervertcd from its legitimate cud, inti-slavery Society. They resolved, that du- ecclesiastical as well as in civil governty requires each member of this Society to ments. In both cases the rulers are men,preach at least once during the conference, and so far as they are selfish and sinfuhyear, exprepsly on the subject of slavery, andj selfishness and wickedness will be foundto make the subject a prominent ono in their t 0 mingle more or less, in all the measures

of their administration.The persecutions and cruellies practi-

sed by the Government of the RomanCatholic Church, show how fur the wick-

ies

pulpit exercises.T the

are among the oldest and most successfulpreachers in the ftl. E. Church, and from Iwhat we know of them, we cannot doubt jthattheir interest inbehalfof the Blave7wi!lj

e d n e s s o rules will developc

publish to day ihe account of the visit of thisdistinguished philanthropist to our nationalmetropolis. Have we not reason to be proudof our domestic institutions as here deline-ated by a foreigner? The address to thePresident of the United States by the Com.raitto of the British and Foreign A. S. So-ciety, of which he was the bearer, we havenot room to publish. It takes the grouncthat the negro is by nature equal with olhurmen; and that to hold slaves is a crimeagainst God, contrary to Christianity, ancthe moral sense of mankind. It is couchedin very respectful terms, and ia signed b>the venereable Clarkeson. Would it have>een at all undignified or improper, if thePresident had politely acknowledged its re-ception?

be .manifested by the most energetic excr- itseIr> when not opposed by counteractingtions. Wfcal a contrast between tb<? sayings circumstances. It fills one with horror endand doings of the eastern preachers of tho M.! indignation to read of the cruelties prac-E. Church, and those of our own State!— tised b) the leaders of the church on thoti-There they Beem to have cut loose from the: sands far better than themselves, of theshackles of prejudice and selfishness (if they! delusions impised on the ignorant andwere over bound by ihem,) and have enlisted ! simple, and of the open and bare-fucedin all the benevolent cntcrprizes of the age,1 , y r r a n y £j, l c n ' t l l e y exercised lOwards the

and the poor slave comes in for his full share! r i h t s a n d f e e , j ()f f g ^ w h o d

of sympathy. Here they seem to be men of ,i • • \ r - , ,.„ ' , „ , . . . , . , j their iniquities. Yct so fur as the ruling"one idea," as a general thing and feel no . . , J b

special interest in uny thing beyond the pre~ PruunPlcft ofoction are concerned, ihe M.cints of their own church.

"tn'lffjrv Herald for

those months.From the Free States,From the Slave States,

Total,

yburnt any one at the

lliey have been guil-

$56,365,303,099,00

Congressional.

my days than do it. I recollect walkin*through thestreetsofDctroitoneday, wiiha man who had been a slave. All at oncehe started to run, laughing most heartilyall the time. \ asked him what the matterwas. 'Oh,' says he, 'I feel so free. Iused to have to skulk around, lookingthis way and that way to aee if any onewas observing me; but now I can standup straight, like a mart, and do as I please.'This man, the first year after he commen-ced work, after leaving the South, laid upins wages, besides boarding and clothinghimself, $200, was then paying for hisboard in Detroit, and attending school.—Such facts need no comment. Tho feel-ing seems to be pretty generally preval-ent among the colored people, that theywould never get their freedom withoutfighting for it. They seem to be discour-aged, and to think that the abolitionistswill not succeed in abolishing slavery —This feeling I labored to do away with, as1 am a non-resistant, and do not believe infighting in any way, although at the riskof losing my reputation as an anti-slaveryman among them. It is certainly a hardcase to decide, to say that a slave doeswrong in defending himself when escap-ing from slavery; but the gospel seems toforbid every thing of the kind.

I was traveling, last fall, with a gentle-man from Louisville, Ky. who was a deci-ded abolitionist. He said there were asmany as fifty in that city, of tho sameopinion with him, though they were afraidlo come out openly. They conversed somewith their slaveholding friends, which hada good effect. He said they were vjjatch-ing the abolitionists of the North, and wouldgather courage in proportion as they suc-ceeded. He said they must go on, andjust in proportion as they exerted them-selves, and spread light and truth around,would the overthrow of slavery be hasten-ed. \i the abolitionist should cease theirefforts now, he said a great work would

IK THE SENATE, JUNE 23—Petitions fromall quarters camo in for a general bankruptlaw, with occasionally one against it.

Mr. Berrien from the Committee on thJudiciary, on iho 25th, reported a bill to es-tablish a uniform system of bankruptcy.

JU.\E 24.—An abstract of the new censuswas laid before tho Senate; ordered to bepointed.

Mr. Smith, of la., from the Committee iPulic lands, reported back to the Senate thebill to distribute the sales of the public landsequitably among the States, and to grantcertain Iand3 to certain States.

PIr. Clay's project of a fiscal ngent wascalled up and discussed.

JUNE 25.—Mr. Calhoun spoke in opposi-tion to the bill, and was replied to by Messrs.Mangum and Graham.

j E. Church of the United States will wellj bear comparison with the darkest days of

December, 1340, and January 1841, ackowl- tQpery. True, they have confiscated noedges the receipts into the treasury of the

; onc ' s"P roPe i"1^ l)1"American Board of Foreign Mission, during s t a k e f*ur n o r c s y :

** • ly of oppressing and injuring more than ai hundred thousand of theft members whoare leasable to defend themselves from

359,464,30 j i n s u l t a n d injury. Is it asked whereinJr slavery bo neither a sin nor a curse, but they have committed this wickedness —

"a practical blessing," as they contend at the' We answer: 't1onslhfroWby l h 'S d ' f f e r e n O e in t h e c o n t r i b u - | *• They have voluntarily upheld and

the number of professed Christians in the d r e d t h o u s a n t l of their number. They haveslave states is smaller, or that thoy are poor- Set their faces as a flint against cverv at-er, or less devoted to the cuuse of missions.' £„,;# .,. nr , . ,t ° • • ,- •may not all these differences be traced to that ' ' * l h e e m a n c i P""on 9 'her

heard by the church. And if the RULERSare determined not to hear the complaintof the injured persons, how very far wouldthey be from doing them justice! Thebaseness of this act of the General Con-ference should forever shut their mouthsfrom uttering a word concerning ihe op-pressions and iniquity of Popery.

3. The course taken by the authoritsof the church toward the abolitionists, has

been unjustifiable and oppressive. Theyhave pursued abolition as though THATwere itself a crime, which would shut ev-ery anti slavery Methodist out of heaviThe church has no authority to make thata crime which is not forbidden by the wordof God, and when it docs so, it usurps apower which was never conferred upon itby the great Head of the church. Noth-ing is property an offence, except it besomething contrary to the will or word ofGod, or clearly deducible therefrom. IsAbolitionism any where condemned in theScriptures? Yet it'lras been accounted acrime by the authorities of the church.

The New York annual conference re,,solved as the sense of that body:

en.

y all hese differences be traced Sthai 9 ? ppeculiar system which they eo much ad- brethren and sisters, unless accompaniedmire as a practical blessing? j by a system of colonization, disgraceful,

(t/^TheRev. Mr. Davis, a Baptist slave*! r u i n o u s a n d hopeless. They have becomeiielder, who owns 30 slaves, is making a tour l l i e P^ons of slavery, gratuitously.—through the North, lecturing on slavery, and There was r.o need of their defending it.

^ *JT1 That any of its members or probation-

ers who may patronize Zion's Watchman,by writing in commeudation of its charac-ter, by recommending it to our people, byobtaining subscribers, or by collecting orremitting monies for it, shall be consideredguilty of indiscretion, and be censured bythe Conference?

Patronizing a paper called Zion's Watchman, is made a disciplinable offence. Jt isnot alledged that it is a licentious, immor-al or infidel paper: not at all. But it isknown to be an Abolition paper, and thatis enough. The members of the confer-ence had just as much authority to adjudgea church member deserving of censure,who should wear his hm in presence ofthe Bishop,as to pass the resolution above.

In doing either, they usurp authority nev.er guaranteed to them by our holy religion,and expressly violate a principle laid downby the General Conference of 1828, whichwaa as follows: '"Our minister and membersof every class, are entitled to the PULLLIBERTY OP SPEECH &THE PRESS,EQUALLY WITH ANY OTHER CITI-

challenging Oie abolitionists to defend their! But now they have stepped in between j Z E N S OF THE UNITED STATES/ This

The bill to provide for the family of Gen.Harrison was brought to a third reading.—It waa opposed by several, chiefly on ac-count of ita unconstitutionality.

IN THB HOUSE, JUNE 23.—Mr. Adams of.fered a resolution, which was adopted, thatso much of the Message as relates to the Af-rican slave trade be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, with instructions to re-port to the House such measures as "thehighest considerations of public honor, aswell as the strongest promptings of humani-ty" require for the su ppressiod of the trade.

principles, if they can. At the latest date,1 their fellow Methodists in b b t e She was ,n Utica, holding a public debate with Uber.v, and have virtually declared.Wm. GoodeJl and Benah Green on the OUGR f •

2ZZl £S£2£ I^* " ^Are

C o n f c r e n c e o f 1 8 3 0 Pas~gion who hold slaves, doing right?" Hemaintains that slavery is a Bible Institution.1 ? ^He admits thai the slaves are not allowed to S e d , l h °read, and rpgrets that it is so. But then' ^solved, By the j!elegates_of iho an-

nual conferences in General Conferenceoppos-

they have oral instruction! Many afSouth would like to extend to them the blcs- ^ t 0 m o d e r a a b o i i l i o n i 8 m j

disclaim any right, wish orthe agitations of the abolition- interfere in the civilpe™ i t j

exists inists have obstructed their endeavors to al- between master and slave, as it w

ieviate the condition of the slave, &,c. An- thj Slaveholding States of this Union,ti-slavery readers are. familiar with all the The Baltimore Conference passed thearguments he advanced. Mr. Davis is help- following resolution:ng the cause he opposes more than he could

by directly advocating it.

Illinois.

Rcsolv3d,Thnl we are opposed in every; part and particular to the proceedings ol• the abolitionists which look lo the immedi-

The Stale A. S. Society held its anniver-' a . l e ' in.disc<itni™te and general emancipa-aryat Galesbury, June 10. One hundred U ° " ° ^ l a v e s ' .

and twenty five members were present. Ihe representatives of the church,inThe State Society is hereafter to publish the General Conference assembled, May, 18-Genius of Liberty, which has heretofore been ^0, volec* t 0 deprive a large portion ofpublished by a County Society. . < their brethren and sisters of one of the

The following resolutions on political ac- privileges granted to them by Jesus Christwhen they became suljects ofhiskin"-

Ile has commanded his disciples.incases where they are injured

were adopted.

their suffrages only to anlLsIavery me°n tohold legislti d i fli

nnd w u s m t l i e d a v s °' i i e r simplicity, before thehydra-headed monster Slavery had shownitself in the form of EPISCOPAL OP-PRESSIO.V and ECCLES I A S T I C A LMISRULE.

Patronizing Zion's Watchimn is by theMichigan Annual Conference deemed anoffence calling for the interference of thegovernment of the church. Thi3 Confer-ence has created a new crime. It declares"that those preachers which take a coursecalculated tohjure our official periodical*to give plaee to abolition or other period-icals,violate1heir obligations to the churchand should be dealt with accordingly."—What obligations have the church°inera-bers entered into to sustain "our periodi-cals," let them contain what they will?—Is a Methodist bound to be a subscriberfor life, and be liable to church disciplinebecause he discontinues "our" paper andsubscribes for another, or because he re-commends to his neighbor to do ihe same?Besides, tho rule is the most indefinitethat ever was put together. "A coursecalculated to injure our periodicals," m-wmean any thing the Conference choo.-rsto have it mean. It is a gross invasion ofthe rights of individual church members.

It has been the policy of the "priinoministers," to drive abolitionists from thechurch, as far as possible. Heretofore,g y to anlLsIavery men to J ? .

hold legislative and executive oflices. j brother, to tell their grievances to the \\however, only a small portion have thoughtT l i S i h il d T

, g work wouhave been accomplished at the South,Their consciences were awakened, andthey regarded the abolitionists, not as in-cendiaries and cut-throats, as they former-ly did, but as respectable and intelligent

Mr. C. H. Williams offered the following . 7 h a t t l l J3 S o c i e ty requests nil the auxil- church: but the General Conference re- \'a n e c e s s a r y t o secede. The greater part

Resolved, That a Select Committee of]six members, one from each State, be ap-pointed whoa© duty it shall bo to renort a i .bill to this House, as early as practicable, P C S t U t C A \ S ' S°C i e ly-

iaries to take action on the subject of car- solved,"That it is INEXPEDIENT and DKJUS ? f t h . e m l l a v e Par ted the evils of disorganrying their ami slavery sentiments to the T rw r us, izuion, and have probably agreed in feeUpolk, and that they report by their secre- 7 3 ° y P r e a c h e r t 0 P e r<™ color- ing with the sentiment of Edmund Burke,

pointed, whoso duty it shall bo to reno-t • t a n ° S t 0 t h e C o r r e s P o n d ' n g Secretary of persons to give testimony against white " l .n a t wuh or without reason, a revolution1,111 »_ .1.: . . TT_. . 4 " l I hfi St:lff> A S Srir-I^lxr ; nprenne in n n n C u i . ...1 . • > Will hn ttif vr>w Inot roenrt r\C •!«« 11,1., I,,'.,,-

for the apportionment, of Representativesamong the several States, to thei

persons in any Slate where they are d e - u i " e t I i e vcry ' a s t r e s o r t of the thinkingA Convention of the delegates of the third n i e d *hat privilege in trials at law." Jesus *"?!*?!S°!l"S J5?tl!ff? '8 rf*«>n^*8 '

Disttict held a meeting, du- Christ has commanded the colored man to

mittee on Ways and Means, reported a bil' °f Adams County.authorizing a loan not exceeding #12,000,0001 Aboli t ionism ifor the relief of the Treasury, redeemableany lime after Jan. 1,1850.

i ster to let him complain! ) t l i e m by t h e authorities or the church shallt he Geuesco ConJ By virtue of this rule, no colored person TrTJfm 5 V^'" U"d o u b t e .d

ur i>h l«

fereuce of t h e M . is. Cbiirc!]. v f r o m a l 1 connection with n n ^ iAt a meeting of the members and minis.

connection with anecclesi-can bear testimony against a white church astical government which fails to fulfil th,

been purposes for which it was first establishedis rule operates rigorously a n d t J l ' s riS^jt t n e y will mostassuredly wk

,000 of the female members | S S £ i f e ^Jj811

men.Your sympathising brother,

. CHARLES STEARNS.

AIR. WJSE.This would-be leader of the Whig party

has, thus far, been a nuisance In theHouse of Representatives, and as Buch heis very generally viewed by tho Whigpress. Some of them beseech him, injustice to the party, to abandon it, and jointhe enemy openly, if he will continue toco-operate with them in frustrating the de-signs of the whigs. But for him the Housemight have been half through with thebusiness of the extra session.

O. Free Press.

Gov. Seward, ofNew York, declines be-coming a candidate for re-e.'ection.

W. C. Johnson, from the committee on ters of the Genesse Conference, at Palmyra,public lands, reported a bil! to provide for the June 12, an Anti-Slavery. Society was form-distribution of the proceeds of the sales of ed and the following resolutions were passed:public lands.and granting pre-emption rights. Resolved, That the recent attitude as-! o f t h e c h u r c h w h o '^e slaves. They hove great body of the church, to primitive pu-Keterred to a committee ofthe whole on the S l lmed by a large portion of the M. E.I n o protection for their persons or purity rity, truth and righteousness, has foreverState of the Union, and ordered to be prin-J C n u r c h in relation to slavery, makes it of character from the laws of the State passed away.ted. incumbent on every consistent abolition-

A message was received from the Secre 'St 'P S a i d C n u r c h t 0 b e a r his decided, un-tary of the Treasury containing his project e ? U 1 V 0 C a ! testimonyfnr.M, ( ; .n . iD.. , r, , °. P_T abomination.

against this greatfor a National Bank. Referred to a SelectCommittee on the currency. That Moihodism and abolitionism arc

legitimately conjoined; and that the doc-

o4 t h e Union.It is disgusting and fatiguing to read a-

SATURDAY, JUNE £6—Tho mortal remains trines, government aod institutions of theof President Harrison were taken from the M. E. Church, when- truly and equitablyvault of the Congress burying ground, for the administered, are exactly in accordancepurpose of removal to the neighborhood of w i t h l n e Principles of the anti-slaveryCincinnati, where a monument is to be erect- ^ fedat the expense of the people of ihatplaco.A r o f c?r6'headed by

^ e elective franchise is not onlyp t e people of ihatplaco.L y

Adams accompanied the corpse to the Rail- those sections of our country where wetoad depot, where it was met by the Preei- exercise the legal jurisdiction, but is con-ent and heads of department. y M e o d i t brother, without the

sistent and comports with moral suasion, possibility even, of making his complaint

Marriage is not recognized by law, neitherarc thoy protected from outrage and insultby public sentiment. Their only hope, gain and again the everlasting threatthen, for the preservation of a virtuous made by members of Congress, of commi.character, would be that the church, which ting high treason against their country.—had received them into its bosom, would One speech frequently contains this wor;listen to the story of their wrongs, and out threat half a dozen, or a dozen time .shield them, to some extent at least, by We are tired of hearing about it at the nort!the weight of its influence, from the snares If they will set up an independent gove..,-which beset them on every side. Violenceand oppression of every kind may thus bopractised upon the colored church memberby a white Methodist brother, without the

and thereby destroy themselveswhy let Ihem go about it. We have n >particular inclination that way ourselve^and they need not wait for us to set the.ithe example.

'Vise Fugitive Law.Suppose that, by the laws of this Stat<

judgment should be rendered against yoi

by a single magidtrate, apon a forged bon

and that by the terrorof the law, the whol

proceedings should be so conducted that n

opportunity should bo given you for obtai

ing counsel or procuring witnesses,or hav

ing the cause adjourned, or of a jury trial

or appealing from the decision of the jus-

lice, but the decision should be renderet

instanter, and your whole properly sol

without redemption, and yourself and fam

ily obliged to find a homo in the poor house

would you not complain of the injustice of

such proceedings?

Now compare this supposed case with

ihe law of the United Stales respecting

fugitives from slavery, by which the liber

ty and all the earthly interests of some hun

dred thousand of our free inhabitants may

at any moment be forever decided, and

you willreadilj' perceive that injustice is

done by them, even to a greater extent,

lhan in the ca?e supposed.

The law^of the United States is as fol-

low*:"Sect. 3 . And be it further enacted,

That .when a person held to labor in anyof the United States, or in either of the territorie3 on the Northwest or South of theriver Ohio, under the 'aws thereof, shallescape into any other of the said Slates orterritory, the person to whom such laborpr service may be due, his agent or attor-ney, is hereby empowered to seize or ar-rest such fugitive from labor, and to takehim or her before any judge of the Circuitor District Courts of ihe United States, re-eidingor being within the State, or beforeany magistrate of a county, city, or towncorporate, wherein such seizure or arrest•shall be made, nnd upon proof to the satis-faction of such judge or magistrate, eitherby oral testimony or affidavit, taken beforeand certified by a magistrate of any suchSlate or territory, that the person so seizedor arrested, doih, under ihe laws of theState or territory from which he or shefled, owe service or labor to ihe personclaiming him or her, it shall be the dutyof such judge or magistrate to give a certificato thereof to such claimant, his agentor attorney, which shall be sufficient war-rant for removing the said fugitive fromlabor to the State or territory from which«heor she fled."

Let us examine the actual operation of

this law as it affects the rights of the color-

c(] population.

lat. It is for no crime that the negro is

hauled up before a justice or a judge, and

placed on his defence. If he be actually

a fugitive slave, which frequently is not

the case, ho has only escaped from the do-

minion of hia master—ot a fellow man,

who could show no better title to his prop-

erty than that which brute force can give.

He has only done the same thing which

the justice or the claimant would have

done in like circumstances.

2. It devolves on the claimant to show

that this identical negro owes him service

or labor by the laws of another State, and

that he has fled from that Slate. He ought

•inequity to prove these points hy such tes-

thcy will ^come voluntarily, the testimo-ny must be only on one side.

7ih. No bail is required of a claimant,and he can imprison and harrass a freeman, to any extent, and put him to greatexpense and trouble, besides jeopardizinghis liberty, and unless the claimant ownsproperty in the State no damages can berecovered.

8th. There is no privilege of appeal toa higher court. By the laws of our State,an3' judgment of a magistrate for thesum often dollars or more, may be appealed from to the circuit court, and there betried by a jury of twelve men. But in thiscase, when the liberty of a man is broughtin question by the claim of a slave holderor frequently of a kidnapper, no appealcan be entered from the decision of a mag-istrate, selected exclusively by the claim-ant himself. Is not the liberty of a manworth ten dollars?

9th, A trial by jury is the great safe-guard of every ones rights. A single magstrate is sometimes corrupt, or partial, orgnorant, or prejudiced, sometimes incom-petent, and always liable to error. Manyustices that are upright in principle, aregnorant of law, and are therefore liableo be greatly misled. So important washis feature of our Jurisprudence deemedby our forefathers, that they incorporatedan article into the Constitution of the Uni-ed States, which provides that "in suits atcommon law, where the value in contro-ersy exceeds twenty dollars, the right ofrial by jury shall be preserved.

The law is disgraceful to the nation.—Iere is a man who claims property in aluman being,and instead of requiring himo prove his property as in other cases,nd obtain it in a Stnte Court, Congress ispprehensive that he will not be able toustain his claim successfully, and there-ore steps in and becomes a SLAVE CATCH-R for him, and secures him the property,v declaring that the justices of the peace

the several Stntcs SHALL deliver up theman claimed. The slave-catching by na-

onal authority that was pertrated in Florda, as brought to view in Gidding's speechas not the first service of the kind that

he nation has performed at the bidding ofhe slaveholders. That was done by the"xecutive Department: but this plan oi

Union; and on the question of reference,he demanded the yeas and nays.

The question of the reception of the pe-tition was laid on the table by a vote of155 yeas to 28nays,all the other membersfrom Vermont voting in the affirmative.

For the Signal of Liberty.MESSRS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—Hav-

ing just returned from a visit to Ihe southpart of Ohio, and resuming my laborsagain as agent of the Michigan WesleyanAnu-blavery Society in our beloved Statewill you permit me to lay before the rea-ders of the 'Signal'some incidents whichoccurred during my trip? They may be

timony as is allowed in courts of justicegenerally: but this law only requires himto prove them to the satisfaction of the JUS-TICE. The claimants own oath oraffidavilstaken without the knowledge of the defen«=dant, may be admitted as good testimonyin determining whether the man claimedis entitled to his liberty.

3d. By the laws of this Slate, the de-fendant can examine ihe witnesses personally which are produced by the plaintiff;or, if affidavits are to betaken, a noticemust be served upon the defendant, thathe may be present, and examine the wit-nesses when the affidavits are taken. ThStatute declares expressly that no ex parte affidavit,(ihat ia,one taken by one parljwithout a notice to the other,) shall be re-ceived as testimony in any court. Wheras by the law of Congress, for any ihin^that appears to the contrary, the testimon}may be partly or wholly produced to thejustice before the person claimed is arrcsted, and an order made out to consign hininto slavery, without his ever having anopportunity to know upon what evidencebe was made a slave.

4(h. There is no provision in the lawby which counsel can be obtained, or canbohea»d when procured. If any be obtain

avecatching by national legislation haseen in use nearly half a century.

1 lth. A trial by jury has been securedalledged fugitives by law in Vermont,

Iassachusetts; New York, and New Jer-jy, and their example will doubtless bellowed by all the free Spates. Another

ession of the Legislature should not bellowed to pass, without the united effortsf the friends of liberty to secure the enact-lent of a similar law in our own State.—uch an effort will certainly succeed.

C o m p a r e t i iem.Massachusetts doctrine in April, 1838, as

eclared by the Legislature, and approved byovernor Everett:Resolved, That Congress has, by the

bnstitution, power to abolish slavery ande slave trade in the District of Colum-a, and there is nothing in the terms orrcu instances of the acts of cession by

Virginia Maryland, or otherwise, impos-ing any iegal or moral restraint upon itsexercise.

Resolved, That the inhuman traffic inslaves, carried on in and through the Dis-trict of Columbia, is a national disgrace,and a national sin, and ought to be abol-ished.

Resolved, That Congress has, by theConstitution, power to abolish slavery inthe territories of the United Slates.

Resolved, That Congress has, by theConstitution, power to abolish the trafficin skives between different States of theUnion.

Resolved, That, the exercise of thispower is demanded by the principles ofhumanity and justice.

Resolved, That no new State should

«dor heard,it is by the favor of the justice,and not by virtue of the law.

5th. There is no provision for an ad-journment in any case. Adjournmentsurc usually granted for the purpose of se^during ihe rights of the parlies: but iniilis cube the rights of one party at least do

not come into the question: the great ob-ject is to satisfy the. justice!

Olh. It does not appear that the defen-dant can compe 1 the attendance of witnessS3 to testify in his behalf, so that unless ,

her&nfjer be admitted into the Union,whose Constitution of Government [sanc-tions the institution] of domestic slavery."DANIEL WKBSTER'S DOCTRINE, OCT. 5.1840,

"THERE IS NO POWER, direct or indirectin Congress or the General GovernmentTO INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WHATEVER

in the slightest degree, WITH THE SUBJECTOF SLAVERY, or the institutions of theSouth."

"These memorable words," said Mr. Rivesin the Senate, Feb. 2$, 1841," are on rec-ord. They were taken down at the timeand they have been given to the world underthe revision of the Senator from Massachusetts himself."

ot some interest to your readers, as theyappertain to thejsubject of abolition. Myvisit was to that city in the Queen State fa-mous for mobocratic violence at the open-ing of our late spring—the city of Daytonwhere my friends reside. I arrived thereust in time to witness an abolition excite-ment, and, lo some extent, an abolition tri-umph. 1 arrived on Tuesday, and onThursday of the same week an appoint-ment for an anti-slavery lecture by a Mr.Thomas, of Hamilton, was announced inthe city papers. The Daily's were teem-ing with many fearful prognostics of iheconsequences which should result from sobold an introduction of abolition into theplace, and so soon after their late troublesby riots, &c. Especially the Transcript,a daily paper edited, as I was informed, bya Universalist preacher, was very profusewith matter, well calculated to ignite thecombustibles of which a mob is generallymade up. The city council were petition-ed by one hundred and eighty signatures,to prohibit the lecture. The city councilhad now an opportunity of redeeming thereputation of this otherwise noble city.—They did do it! They immediately madea formal report to the citizens; a valuabledocument, with but one exception, and thatwas an allusion to the objection now per-fectly stale, where abolition is known, thatof Amalgamation. The document as Ijudged it, was calculated, with respect tothis particular, to leave the impression thatamalgamation, was an element of aboli-tionism, and designed as one item of con-summation, by abolitionists. Why thiswas lugged into the report I could not tell—I could see nothing in the circumstancesof the occasion to require any opinion, oreven allusion to it. The remaining partof the document simply announced thatthey possessed no constitutional right toprohibit the lectures, and that they werebound by their oaths of office to protectthe liberty of speech, and should do it tothe extent of their ability. No sooner wasthis determination of the city council pub-lished in the papers, lhan the elementswhich were belore lashing themseives in-to a sufficient fury to riot at noonday uponthe person of some defenceless friend ofthe slave, immediately subsided into a lawabiding calm. Whatever may have beenthis official fault heretofore, it is certainthe conduct of the Mayor, Marshal and oth-er city officers, in the announcement theymade of their full purpose to sustain law,and their presence at the anti-slaverymeeting was worihy of note. Suffice it tosay, that the hour arrived for the meeting,and with it came not only the speaker forwhom the appointment was made, but alsoour distinguished friend, James G. Bir-ney. Mr. Thomas's and Mr. Birney'saddresses were listened to with profoundattention. They were eloquent! Mr.Birney's remarks were principally uponthe righteousness and rightfulness of thelate dceision of the Supreme Court of Ohio,which declared that with the consent of hismaster, the moment a skive "touched thesoil of' Ohio, that moment the shacklesfall." It was truly a theme for such amind as Mr. JBirney's. After the audi-ence was kept in attendance upwards oftwo hours, I made a few remarks, andclosed with prayer. I felt it to be a plea-sure in the place where 1 have spentchildhood and youth, the most interestingportion of human life, and where ( have

course, they must be. Few persons, evenamong abolitionists know what such menas Augustus Wattles and Hiram Wilson, ofCanada, are suffering in consequence ofprejudice against color, by certain palefaces, as the Indians call them, who hap-pen to reside near their respective fieldsof labor. For the present we can onlybid them look for 6afety and support tothat God who has made of one blood allnations that dwell on all the face of theEarth.

Affectionately yours,WILLIAM M. SULLIVAN.

Fore ign News.By the arrival of the Columbia on the

16th inst., news was brought eight dayslater from Europe. Hostilities had beenrevived in China, and the British had ta-ken possession of theBogue forts and thefactory of Canton. Great Britain wasthoroughly agitated with the corn lawquestion, and in Ireland immense mee-tings were constantly held in behalf of therepeal. Thanks to God and father Mat*lhe\v, theso great assemblages are no lon-ger disgraced with drunkenness and riot.The Irish are regenerated. Having gain-ed such a victory over whiskey,the 'repeal'of the Union' will be an easy maiter. Thechartists are as busy a3 ever, and obvious-ly England is to have free trade and freebread, or—a revolution.—Free American.

A FEMALE SLAVE.—1 had purchased herfor her great beauty, but soon found thatshe was active, intelligent and lively. Atfirst our only means of conversing was bysi^ns,and her eyes sparkled with pleasurewhenever she succeeded in comprehensing my meaning. After the task of pre-paring our dvening meal had been conclu-ded, I frequently called her to my side andendeavored to acquire her language, whichwas of a silvery sweetness, every wordterminating in a vowel. Sometimes shesang ihe wild and plaintive airs of hercountry; and when I had explained to herthat this also was not my native land, shewould point me in the direction of her own,nnd her eyes would fill with tears at therecollection of her own happy home.—WellsteiPs City of Caliphs.

fj^r-The total number of slave vesselswhich have been captured by the Britishcruisers, under the late treaty with Spainfrom 1837 to 1840, inclusive, is said to beseventy*nine!

THRESHING MACHINES, HORSEPOWER, MILLS, &c.

THE undersigned are manufacturing andwill keep constantly on hand at theirshop twoanda half miles west of Ann

Arbor, near the Rail Road, HORSE PO W.EKS and THRESHING MACHINES.—

The horse power is a new invention byS. VV. FOSTER, and i8 decidedly superior toany tiling of the kind ever before offered tothe Public. The price of a Four HorsePower, with a good Threshing Machine* iaone hundred dollars, at the shop; withoutthe Machine, ninety dollars. These HorsePowers can be used with two, ihree or fourhorsea to good advantage. Throe men withtwo horses, can thresh one hundred bushelsof wheat per day (if it yields middling well,)and it will not be hard work for the horsed.The Horse Power and Thresher can both boput in a common waggon box, and drawnany distance by two hor9e3. The TwoHorse Power will be sold at the shop, withthe Thresher for one hundred dollars; with-out the Thresher, for seventy-five dollars.

Thi-y also manufacture STRAW CUT-TERS, recently invented by S. VV. FOSTER,which are decidedly preferable to any othersfor cutting straw or com stalks, by horse orwater power. They also wo.rk by hand,.-^Price, fifteen dollars.

—ALSO-CAST-IRON MILLS for grinding prov-

ender, at the rate of six to eight bushels perhour, with two horses or by tvatcr.

—ALSO—(XpSMUT MACHINES of superior con-

struction. Invented by S. W. FOSTER.—Price, sixty doJIars.

S. VV. FOSTER, & Co.Scio, June 23, 1841. 10-ly

Castor oil is manufactured in largequantities in Illinois, and as a material forlight, is preferred to sperm oil. A thou-sand barrels are said to be made annuallyn Randolph county alone.

Printers of New York haveformed a Temperance Society. About50 signed the pledge at their first meeting

The Court of Sessions in the city of NewYork is composed of three judges, one aprotestant, the second a Catholic, the third

Jew!

The greatest benefactors of the worldare those who contribute to make man-kind the most happy.

S p e a k i n g Out.

The State of Vermont has one representative in Washington who dares avow hissentiments. The following is reported:oncerning Mr. Mattocks:

"Mr. MATTOCKS, of Vermont, pre-sented the petition of Jonalhon P* Millerind 1G8 others, citizens and freemen of the

5th Congressional district in Vermonf,praying for the abolition of slavery and theslave trade in the District of Columbiaand in the territory of Florida.

Mr. M. said he was not about to presenthe petition for the idle purpose of votinglimself against it, but he should present itjeeauso he believed m his soul that therayer thereof ought to be granted, so as

o relieve this land of liberty from the na-onul and damning 6i'n of slavery in thisurown bailiwick, the District of Columbiale presented the petition, and moved thatbe referred to a select committee, consis

ng of one member from each State in the

JEW DAVID'SOR

H E B R E W P L A S T E R .The peculiarities of this Chemical Com-

pound, are owing to its extraordinary effectsupon the animal fibre or nerves, ligamentsand muscles, its virtues being carried bythem to the immediate seat of disease, or ofpain and weakness.

However good any internal remedy may bethis as an external application, will prove apowerful auxilary, in removing the diseaseand faciliating the cure, in case of Local In-ilamalion, Scroffulous Affections, King'sEvil, Gout,Inflanitory,and Chronic Rheuma-tism, and in all cases where stated pain orweakness exists.

A gentlemen travelling in the South ofEurope, and Palestine, in 18S0, heard somuch said in the latter place, in praise ofJew David's Plaster; and of the (as he con-sidered,) miraculous cures it performed, thathe was induced to try it on his owo person,for a Lung and Liver affection,the removal ofwhich had been the chief object ot his jour-ney, but which had resisted the genial influ-ence of thnt balmy and delicious climate.—He put oiie over the region of the liver: :nhe mean time he drank freely of an herbca of laxative qualities. He soon found

health inproving; and in a few weeksus cough left him, the sallowness of his pkin.isappeared, his pain was removed, and Juscall li became permanently re-instated.It has likewise been very beneficial inca*

»»uiie in uixywn, L visneci me prison wno leci so disposed, are invited to attend. 8es of weakness, such as weaknes and painand conversed with the unfortunate color- I am authorized to announce that ample m ^ Q stomach, weak limbs, lameness, anded man who stands indicted for murder in accommodations will be provided for by the 8ffeCtions of the spine, female weakness,Scc.the second degree. The particulars of theaffray, which resulted in the untimelydeath of a young man, have been given inthe anti slavery papers generally. \ thinkprejudice is giving away to some extent,against him. Repeatedly was it said to

SPECIAL MEETING,OF THE

Mich igan Wes leyan A. S. Society.The undersigned hereby gives notice that

here will be a meeting of the above Society,leld on the 18th of day August next, at theCORNERS, six miles north-west of the village)/ Plymouth, Wayne county, near tbe dweUings of Rufus Tiinyer and Rev. Samuel

Bebens. The object of this meeting, afterstrengthening each others hearts and handsby the exchange of the friendly salutation,and the adoption of such preliminaries asusually take place at such meetings, to se-curest'deemed practicable, certain importantAmendments to our Constitution, either atthis special meeting or at the next annualmeeting: amendments, supposed by many,to affect vitally the interests of Abolition inthe Methodist church. The members of theAuxiliaries, already formed: and members ofthe M. E. Church; Abolitionists and Anti

the best of earthly friends, to plead the Abolitionl's^.Tndmembers of the VVesleyancause of the oppressed. Methodist church, and all other churches,

While in Dayton, I visited the prison who feel so disposed, are invited to attend.

G R A S S L A K E A C A D E M Y ,AND

TEACHERS SEMINARY.

THE TRUSTEES would inform thopublie, that the Winter term of this INSTI-

TUTION will commence on Wednesday,EIGHTEENTH OF AUGUST,

and continue twenty-two weeks, onder theSuperintendance of MR. LUCIEN H. JONES,the present incumbent. They would alsosay that this School has been respectablysustained during the present pecuniary pres-sure that has crushed so many of the Litera-ry Institutions of our country; and that thereis a disposition with all concerned to sustainit till better times shall secure to it, its antic-ipated prosperity and usefulness.

T U I T I O N .For the common English branches, $3,00.The higher Eng. br. and Mathematics. 4,00.

[The Latin and French Languages, 5,00.' The Tuition to be paid at the middle ofthe quarter, unless other arrangements arepreviously made. Board and washing giefrom 1,00 to 1,50 dollars per week, and anumber of private rooms may be engaged bysuch as wish to board themselves. TheSchool is open to both sexes and all denom-inations. No Studeut will be received forless than half a Term; and no reductionmade for absence except for continued sick-ness. FOSTER TUCKER,

Secretary of the Board.Grass Lake, June 23, 1341. lO-4w

friends in the vicinity, lor all who may at- N o f e m a l a s u b j e c t t o p a i n o r weakness in thetend. It is probable the meeting will last 2 b a c k o r s i d e s h o u J ( 1 b e ,v l t i1 0 U t i t . Marrieddays. Opening exercises-will commence at

k W d d h fpg Jadiea, in delicato situations find great re-11 o'plock, Wednesday, 18th of August. Uef from constantly wearing this piaster.

V. MEEKER, Rec. Sec. jy0 puffing, or great notorious certificatesJuly 6, 1841. j s intended. Those who wish to satisfy

themselves of the efficacy of this plaster, can~ L •• mi* i"'-* i TAfr/onM nmrMrpv f^r\M\Tv\rrnTrwr uiumseives oi mo emcacy oi uns piaster, canme by citizens of worth in the place, that JACKSON COUNTY CONVENTION. o b , a i n s u f f i c i e n t t 0 sprcifd 6 o r 8 £]a8,ei4 f a r

were he a white man it could easily be de- U^Thero will be a Convention held at the 50 cents, a sum not half sufficient to pay forlermined what would be the result of the Court House in Jackson, on Saturday, the the insertion of a single certificate into anycase before the civil court, The aboli- 1~^ "^f. at 1 o'clock, P. M. by the friends of our most common prints, a single time.—tionists of Dayton, what few there are, are o f "INDEPENDENT LIBERTT NOMINATIONS" this trifling price per box is placed upon H,in thp hper cnn6n ,,F ili« nnnnhr nhrico f o r t i j e PurP°se of nominating suitable can- in order that it may be within the means ofin the best sense of the popular phase, d i d a ( e s for ,he next State Legislature. All every afflicted son and daughter of the com.'good men and true ' 1 he meeting above t h e f r i e n d e o f Independent Anti-sfovery nom- mUnity ;that all. whether rich or poor.may ob-rcferred to was held at the dwelling of Mr. inntion. in th* nnnntv aw earnnsilv invited t a j n t n e treasure of health, which resultsLuther Bruin, one of the earliest citizens to attend.of the place, and one of the first to espouseand defend the 'oppressed.' I should havenoticed tho presence also of Mr. AugustusWattles at the late meeting above named.He tarried some days in the city for thebenefit of a sick -child and I enjoyed thel l

MANY FRIENDS OF LIBERTY.Jadkson, July 3, 1841.

P r o d u c e of every Description*ECEIVED in payment for Job work,Advertising and Subscriptions to the

| from its use.Jew David's or Hebrew Plaster, ia a cer-

tain cure for corns*A liberal discount mnde to.wholesale pur-

(chasers;Directions accompany each box. Pries

150 cents.

pleasure of hearing him relate the'success • • § « « or LIBERTY." if delivered at theof his mission for the instruction^ the col- Office, immediately over tbe Store of J.p gof his mission for the instruction'of the col , _ored people of Mercer county, Ohio. *He j B e c k l e y > " C o-informed me that much proficiency was

April 28.

made by a number of his scholars, andhi ff

^ S o l d by Dr McLeanJackson; Dewey &. Co., Napoleon: D. D.Kief, Manchester; Ellis Si Pierson, ClintouF. Hall, Leoni; G.G. Grewell, Grass Lake

Wood! Wood! Wood!. „ - _ _ ANTED IMMEDIATELY, a few .

much prosperity attended his efforts, all ww cords of good hickory wood in ex- Keeier to Powers, concord,things considered; aqd every thing would change for the "SIGNAL OF LIBERTY." ' A n n A p K n r Man l 9 i Q A 1

move on in the colony to a charm, were it June 23, 1841. 9-tfAnn Arbor, May 1®, 1841. if

ynot for a dissatisfaction existing in theminds of some white inhabitants becausethey live in t/ie same count}'with them-

l d f h f f h

the

B l a n k s • B l a n k s ! ! BZrunks!:!UST PRINTED, on fine paper and

, _, . » . , , r -„,_- I -««*- in a superior style, a large assorf.and_ Christian Almanacks for 1841, | m e n t of b l a n k Summons, Subpena*, Execu-

tfselves, and some of them professors of tho a* Alex. M'Farren Book Store, 137 Jef. tions, toe.-For sale at this office,religion of the Bible. Professors only, of I f e r s t m Avenue. Ann Arbor, May 12, 1841.

fcfi

INDEPENDENCE DAY.AIR—Auld Lang Syne*l'AKT I.

I.The bells are ringing merrily,-

Tnc cannon loudly roar,And thunder-shouts for liberty

Are heard from shore to shore;And countless banners to the breeze

Their 'stars and stripes' display:What call for sights and sounds like these?

'Tis Independence day!

II.Our fathers spurned the British Yoke,

Determined to be free;And full of might they rose and broke

The chains of tyranny!O! long they toiled, with zeal unfeigned*

And kept their foes at bay,Till by their valorous deeds they gained

Our Independence day!III.

They fought not for themselves alone,Bat for the rights of all,

Of every cast, complexion, zone,On this terrestrial ball:

To> God they made their high appeal,In hope, not in dismay;

For well they trusted He would sealTheir Independence day]

IV.Their creed how just; their creed hovr grand!

•All men are equal born!'Let those who cannot understand

This truth, be laughed to scorn!Cheers for the land in which we live,

The free, the fair, the gay!And hearty thanks to Heaven we'll give,

For Indcpendonce day!

PART II.I.

O God! what mockery is this!Our land, how lost to shame!

Well may all Europe jeer and his3At mention of her name!

For, while t he boasts of liberty,'Neajh Slavery's iron sway

Three millions of her people lie,On Independence day!

II.She may not, must not, thus rejoice,

Nor of her triumphs tell:Hushed be the cannon's thundering voice,

And muffied every bell!Dissolved in tears, prone in the dust/

For mercy let her pray,That judgments on her may not burst

On Independenee.day!

HI.Lo! where her starry banner waves,

In many a graceful fold—There toil, and groan, and bleed her slaves,

And men, like brutes, are sold!Her hands are red with crimson" stains,

And l)loody is her way;She wields the lash, she forges chains,

On Independence day!

IV.Friends of your country—of your race—

Of freedom—and of GodlCombine oppression to efface,

And break the tyrant's rod:All traces of injustice sweep

By moral power away;Then a glorious jubilee we'll keep

On INDEPENDENCE day!W M . LLOYD GAUBISOS.

Boston, June 17,1841.

denounced against those "who sell therighteous for silver, and the poor for a pairof shoes/'—A. S. Standard.

POLITICAL ACTION IN OHIO.—We nrehappy to place on record the followingtestimony, coming as it does from a strongfriend of the old organization. We quotefrom a letter of E. D. Hudson, giving anaccount of the anniversary of the OhioAnti-Slavery Society, published withoutcomment in the National Anti-SlaveryStandard. What opportunity the writerhad for ascertaining what proportion of theOhio abolitionists are friends of the old or-ganization, we cannot guess; but we aresure we may now reasonably ask somepeople not to charge all the ludicrousnessof third party upon new organization.—The liberty party is neutral ground in re-gard to the unprofitable controversy whichhas split the anti-slavery body. It is theground where the great mass, East andWestj can and will meet, and act with apeaceful and overwhelming efficiency.—Heaven bless the abolitionists at Ohio, nomatter of what organization.

The abolitionists of Ohio are fierce forindependent nominations—and still ninc-tenths of them are decided and uncomprom-ising friends of the old anti-slavery socie-ty, and contend for its broad platform.—Their sympathies are, in ninety-nine cas-es out of a hundred, with the AmericanSociety. They are firmly and fiercely infavor of equal rights-—of all, men and wo-men—as of political organization. Noworganization and political organization arcuot synonymous here, as in the easternstates. Neither do they contend that po-litical organization must be the "livingprinciple" ol an abolitionist. As a body,they arc firm friends of Garrison. Eventhose who call themselves non-resistants,believe it to be the most expedient courseof those who go to the polls, to organizethemselves into an independant party—atthe same time not so far committing them-selves to their own party, but that theywould make the candidates of other par-lies their own.

Political organizationists in Ohio are al-together of a different character and sen-timent from political organizationists inthe Eastern States. They are democrat-ic; willing every one should act as he (orshe) thinks fit; anti-sectarians—uncom-promising advocates of equal rights, ofmen and women, and opposed to all pros-cription for opinion's sake.

There was a perfect fanaticism amongthe abolitionists with regard to politics—fierce for the onset at the ballot box. Theconsequence was, (which I believe to beinevitable tendency of entering this or anyother moral question into the political are-na,) the convention assumed more of thepolitical than a moral character; and themoral question of slavery in the main hadthe go-by. Still I must say it was goodfor me to be there. There was a nobleenthusiasm and spirit of philanthropy,which I never before witnessed, in mostof the members of the convention. Youngmen and women came up thirty, forty andfifty miles on horseback, to tho gathering.One four-horse team, with a long wagon,(a low, black schooner, swift sailer, calledthe "LIBERATOR," constantly engaged intransporting "happy slaves from VirginiaKentucky, to Victoria's land,) came uptwo hundred miles, loaded down with menand women, to the convention. It was agrand sight, and nobler still to witness theirentire devotion to the cause of human lib-erty, and their "go ahead" spirit in everyhuman and philanthropic enterprise.—Free American.

THE RESURRECTION OR PERSIANPILLS.

In order that this valuable medicine shouldnot be counterfeited, we have a plate repre-senting a persian scene, that is struck oneach bill, one of which accompanies eachbox. We deem it unnecessary to publish along list of certificates, as they will neitheradd to nor diminish the virtues of this admi-rable compound.

Superior to tho IIygeian,Brandreth's,Evan'tomatto, the Matchless (priced) Sanative,or any other Pills, or Compound, beforetho public, as certified to by Physicians andothers. Let none condemn them until theyhave tried them, and they will not.

It is now a settled point with all who haveused the Vegetable Persian Pills, that theyare pre-eminently the best and most effica-cious Family medicine, that has yet beenused in America. If every family could be-come acqnainted with their Sovereign Power over disease, they would seek them andbe prepared with a sure remedy to apply onthe first appearance of disease? and then howmuch distress would be avoided and moneysaved, as well as lives of thousands who arehurried out of time by neglecting disease inits first stages, or by not being in possessionof a remedy which they can place depen-dence upon.

All who wish to guard against sickness,

inc and arnsnic, which, if they break the A-gue, injure the constitution, often causingthe patients to linger out a miserable exis-tence, subject to every plhnr disease.

These pills do not break the Ague leavingthe scattered fragments in the system, toshow themselves in every other form, but bytheir cleansing properties they root out ev-ery vestige of disease, leaving the systemfroc and healthy, and tho constitution nutonly unimpaired but improved Those whowish a tonic biter can make a most excel-lent one after the receipt that accompanieseach box of pills.

Doolittle and Ray, Slate Agents for Mich-igan. Orders addressed to M. W. Birchard&, co., will receive attention.

Sold by Doct. McLean Jackson; Dewy& co., Napoleon; Ellis & Pearson, ClintonI. D. Kief, Manchester; T. Hull, Leoni; C.G. Grevell, Grass-Lake; Kcelcr St PowersConcord.

should useneeded, no

the Persian Pillsinjury can ensue,

freely, whenif used from

Q u a k e r Slaves.It is worthy to be recorded in the an-

nals of bigotry, that in 1659 two of the^ancestors of Joseph Southwick, formerlyPresident of the Massachusetts Anti-Sla-very Society, were sentenced to be soldas slaves, for not attending the public wor-ship of the Puritnns, among whom the)1*lived; they being members of the Societyof Friends. The following order was is-sued by the General Court of Boston.

"Whereas, Daniel Southwick, and Pro-

Frora the Free American.Clinu'ch Act ion.

Here are some resolutions of the right6tamp, from the Congregational church inMarlboro1, Mass. The fir&t passed withthree neutrals, the second with one.

Resolved, That regarding slavery in allits forms, and under all the circumstancesin which it is at this moment upheld andpractised in our country, as a sin of aw-ful magnitude in the sight of God,—as inmost direct opposition to the spirit andprecepts of our holy religion—as a tre-mendous obstacle to the spread of the Gos-

youth to old age, when taken according tothe directions.

CERTIFICATES.Rochester, Sept. 1840.

Messrs E. Cliase ^Company:—Gents. Sirs:—Thi6 is to inform you that

we have used your Vegetable Persian Pillsfor a year past, in our practice, and are, wellpleased with their operation. Believing themto fulfil their advertisment, in answering asa substitute where calomel is indicated, wecan recommend them to the public. .

Drs Brown, M'Kensie, & Haisted*Rochester, 1840.

TO MOTHERS.Messrs. E. Chase fy Co-Gents —Hearing much said about extra-

ordinary effects of the Resurrection or Per-sian Pills, upon those about to become Mothers, we were induced lo make a trial ofthem. My wife was at that time a motherof 5 children, and had suffered the moet ex-excruciating pains during and after her con-finement of each. She had tried everymeans and taken much medicine, but foundlittle or no relief. She commenced takingthe Persian Pills about 3 mo. before her con-finement (her health being very poor aboutthis length of time previous,) and soon afterwas enabled by their use lo a: tend to thecares of a mother to her family until herconfinement. At the time she commencedtaking the Persian Pills, and for severalweeks previous, with a dry hard cough, andfrequently severe cramps, which the use ofthe pills entirely removed before using halfa box. It is with great confidence that weadvise ail those about to become Mothers tomake use of the Porsian Pills. All thosethat have taken them in our neighborhood,have got along in the same easy manner,and aro abouf the bouse in a few days.—''here does not appear to be half the dangerf other difficulties setting in after confinelent where these Pills are taken. We uni-edly say, let none neglect taking them forhey are in the recch of tho poor as well ashe rich. We are truly thankful that there3 a remedy which females can easily pro-ure which bids to lessen the world of euf-ering, which many of them have to bear,nd perhaps save the lives of thousandsvhich otherwise would be lost.

Rochester, May 14th, 1840; corner of Caldonia square, Edingburg street. For par-iculars; see subscribers.

S. ROBERTS,A. O. ROBERTS.

Gents.—I wish you to send a quantityfour Persian Pills to this place, for I am surehey would meet with a ready sale. Myrother-in-law while passing through your)lace heard so much said in their behalf,thatie was induced to purchase4 boxes; and 1nay safely say that they have done moro fornyself and a half sister of mine, than $400vhich I had paid to Doctors, and for othervarious prescriptions and medicines. I haveused 28 boxes of Brandreth's Pills, whiclgave me some partial relief. But your Pillsvent right ahead like a man of war. What

vided Southwick, son and daughter of Law-; pel of Christ, and as having a direct andrence Southwick, absenting themselves! powerful tendency to corrupt the purity,from public ordinances, have been fined byj disturb the harmony, and destroy the in-ihe courts of Salem and Ipswich, pretend-; flucp.ee of the church; we will not, know-ing they have no estates, and resolving I ingly, suffer a slaveholding minislor to en-not to work:* the court, upon perusal of a! tcr our pulpif, nor a slaveholding profes-law, which was made upon the account of j 6or to sit at our communion table,debts, in answer to what should be done j Resolved, That the cause of the slavefor the satisfaction of fines, resolves, that is entitlod to the sympathies, thecontribu-the treasurers of the several counties are, tions and the prayers of all, and we here-and shall be fully empowered to sell the by add tho Massachusetts Abolition Socic-Eaid persons to any of the English nation,' ly to the list of benevolent societies, toat Virginia or Barbadoes, to answer the j which have pledged to countenance andsaid fines, &c.

EDWARD RAWSON, Sec'y.Edmund Butler, one of tho Treasurers,

for the sake of gain, sought to effect a sale;but the moral sentiments; of tho people,which has since changed the laws was eventhen beginning fo go »-.head of them •. Nota sea captain was found willing to under-take the business. One master of a ship,by way of excuse, pretended that theywould spoil all the ship's company withtheir heresy; to which Butler replied, "youneed not fear that; for they are poor harm-less creatures, and will not hurt anybody.""Is it so?'' rejoined the shipmaster* andwill ycj offer to make slaves of such harm-less creatures?"

This dbgr&ceful order was answered atlarge, in print, by Gr. Bishops who quotedthe* Scripture \vhcr4 God*« judgments are

•Th&t is, would not work out the fine.

support.

DEFEATING LAW.—At the regular Mayterm of the Circuit Court, in Phillips Co.Arkansas, a large amount of property wasto be sold, and a petition signed by above200 names was presented to the Judgepraying him not to hold the court. Disregarding this, however, in the manly dis-charge of his duty, Judge Baker proceed-ed to the court, when he found the hall ojustice in the possession of about twent}armed men, who refused admission to airone, and threatened the Sheriff with deathif he showed resistance. The Shcrilmade a requisition on the colonel of thcounty for an armed force to suppress threbellion. He then resigned his office anthe power to appoint a successor devolving on the Coroner, who was himse!among the insurgents, the holding of thcourt was wholly prevented.—Record.

>assed off looked like ink. My disease has>een named differently by every Physician)ut my idea is, that it was a general vitioeof the fluids which produced symptoms of almost every disease. It would be too tedious*or me to give give you a history of all mydifficulties. I was wealcdnll, stupid and reduced to a skeleton. All hopes of being•estored had been given over, except by my>rother-in-law. I took two boxes of yourPills, and am able to perform my duties inthe counting room. My sister was con-sumptive—her liver was much affected, heegs swelled—a harsh cough constant!};roubied her. One box of your Pills entirey relieved her from all those symptoms.—lam about to remove to. Burlington, amwould wish an agency, &c.

STEPHEN B. LUTHER. JR.FEVER & AGUE, CHILL FEVER &c

Those in health who live in marshy countries, and unhealthy climates, can avoid tindisease to which their situations are sub-ject, by taking the Persian pills once, onein eomc instances perhaps twice a week, tocleanse the system and purify it from thesmall accumulation of effluvia, which causethe different diseases, in different situationof the country.

Those who find disease fast increasing upon them should take 6 or 8 pills on goin<to bed, which will generally operate asgentle emetic and cathartic; after whiccontinue the use of them in smaller dosesas recommended in the other large bill.

Those who follow this course will futhem a sure and never failing preventive-

Those whoso diseases are stubborn, shoultake a sufficient quantity of'the pills to vomit them once or twice, say every third nig!till their disease is subdued, then take themin smaller doses until every vestige of itexterpated.

Be no longer imposed upon by "TonMixtures," "Tonic Bitters," or any medciuo recommended to break the Fover anAgue; ;\s they all contain more or less qu

M e r c h a n t ' s i m p r o v e dF lu id E x t r a c t of

S A R S A P A R I L L A .or removing diseases arising from an abuseof Mercury, chronic and constitutionaldiseases, such as scrofula or king's evil,secondary syphillis, ulceralions, corro-sions of Uio throat, nose, cheeks, lips, earsand other parts of the body, eruptionson the skin, rheumatic afflictions, whiteswellings, pains in the bones and joint?,fever sores, obstinate old sores, scalledhead, salt rheum, ring worm and otherdiseases arising from an impure state ofthe blood. Also, habitual costiveness,piles, chronic affections of the liver, lungsand chest, pains in the stomach and sides,night sweats, &c. It is likewise muchrecommended as a cleansing'spring med-icine.This compound fluid extract is Alterative

Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Laxative, Arometic,«.nJ slightly stimulenf, and may bo useduccessfnlly in scroffulous and syphiloid dis-ases, and thnt6h;ittered state of' the constUution which so often follows the abuse ofneicury, exotoses or morbid enlargement)f the bones, supiginous mustulos of ring-vorm; liberations generally; caries of theones; cortileges of the nose, inoulh, withhe other diseases nbove mentioned, and alliseaes arising from a morbid state of tholood.There is hardly a physician who has not

lad occasion to observe with pain, the phajrdenic variety of herbs; and in spite of allheir remedies ho could bring against this

cruel disease, was compelled to acknowl-edge their wr.fficacy and allow the monstero corrode and destroy the nose, cheeks,ips, eyelids, ears and temples; parts of"vhich this malady generally affects a pref-rence. But in this extract, will be found a>erfect remedy, in ail such cases, and wherehe disease has not produced a very great

derangement of structure, it will even yieldo this remedy in a very short time.

Within a very sliOFt poriod, there has beenjreat improvements in France, on the phar-maceutical and chemical treatment of Saisapavilla, and it has been fully proved thatnine-lenths of the active principles of thataluable root is actually lost in the usual

node of preparing it for medical use.The compound extract being a very nice

)harmaceutical preparation, requires thenost rigid care and skilful management,and not without strict reference to the pe-culiar active principle of each of its consulucnts. The French chemists have ascertained by actual experiment, that the activeirinciple of Sarsaparilla is either destroyed)y chemical change, or driven off by theleat of boiling water; consequently thereparations from this root in general use,[which are also frequently prepared hy per-sons unacquainted with pharmacy, and" frommaterials rendered inert by age or other-wise^ can have little or no effect upon thesystem.

G. W. M. taking advantage of these,acts has adopted an improved process foratracting the medical virtues from the ac-tive ingredients of this compound fluid ex-;ract, which aro nine in number, withoutlent; that is to say neither concoction, infusion, or maceration are made use of; nor ishe temperature of the menstrum allowed (o;xceed 80 dt'grees Fah. until every particleof active principle is exhausted, leaving atasteless mass behind; thereby obtaining thewhole of the soluble active principle in ahighly concentrated state, leaving out the fe-cula woody fibre, fcc, which encumbers theextract obtained by decoction. The propri-etor therefore has not only the satisfactionof assuring the medical faculty and the pub-lic, that this remedy is prepared accordingto strict chemical and pharmaceutical rules,but that he also united some of the offiein-ale valuable and active vegitable3, all of thechoicest selection which materially enhancesits value in the treatment of the diseasesabove named. He is therefore induced tooft'er tiiis fluid extract to physicians and oil)er3 under the fullest conviction of its supe-riority ovor thai ir. common use.

Physicians will find great advantage inthe use of this extract, and a great relieffrom the perplexities attendant uponthe treatment of those obstinate cases whichbid defiance to every remedy; their confi-denco prompts them to prescribe such a di-et and regimen as in their judgement thecase would seom to indicate;—thereby giv-ing the extract its full ittfluence.

This extract is prepared from,the best se-lected materials, without heat by an im-proved process; on an account of which, itis preferred by physicians as being more ac-tive than tiny other now before the public.

Prepared at the Chemical ^Laboratory ofG. W. Merchant, Chemist, L'ockport N. Y.

N. B. A liberal discom-.t made to deal-ers and Physicians.

The above article may be had at the storeof J, Mc'Lean, Jackson; Hale and Smith,Grass-Lake, and by tho principle druggiststhroughout the state.

W. S. and .7. W. May nan!, aand Gibson, Agents, Ann Arbor.

Jackson, July 4th, 1840.

E. DEANS' CELEBRATE!)CHEMICAL I'LASTER.

An important discovery for RheumatittnFever Sores, White Swellings, lnjlatnma.tion in the Eyes, Burns, Sivelled Throatiii Scarlet Fever, Quinsy, c.THE CHEMICAL PLASTER is an important

remedy for all those who are afllicted withinflammatory complaints, by its easing pains,counteracting inflammation, aod giving spee.dy relief, by its active, strengthening, andsudorific properties.—An effectual remedyfor inflammatory rheumatism, ague in thebreast, cramp, burns, bruises, scrofula, oldsores, ulcers of almost every description,canjtered and swelled throats arising fromscarlet fever, felons, white* swellings, chil-blains, &c. Persons suffering 4'rom livercomplaints, pulmonary diseases, inflamma-tion on the lungs, with pains in the Bidesand breast, pain and weakness in the back,will find relief. In all cases it may bo usedwith safety.

TO THE PUBLIC.T o WnOM IT MAY CONCERN.

This may certify that I, Erastus Dean.,the proprietor of E. Dean's Chemical Phs»ter, have for more than two years been in adelicate state of health, BO that I have beenunable to prepare and circulate uaid Plasterto tint extent which the interest of the suf-fering community demands; and feeling sovaluable un article ought to be extensivelymade known to the afflicted, I have madearrangements with H. HARRIS 8i Co., ofAshtubula, Ohio, to manufacture and vendit in my name as my sole successors. This?therefore, may be relied on as the genuin*rticlc heretofore prepared by me,

As witness my hand,ERASTUS DEAN.

WERTFIELP, CHAUTAUQUE CO., N. Y..January 21, 1889.

Perm Line, Pa. April 7, 1840.Messrs. H, HARRIS & Co.—Sirs:—Since

I was at your slore in July las?, I have usedE. Dean's Chemical Plaster, which I havereceived from you at different tiroes, andfeel myself in duty bound to you as proprie-tors, and to the people generally^ to recom-mend the same as a safe and efficaciousremedy for those complaints £pr which it isrecommended. I have used it in severalcases of inflamed eyes, in some of which itseffects as a curative have been very decided,and in no case has it failed of giving reliefwhere it has been applied according to di-rections, and all who have used it are per-fectly satisfied with it so far as I know. Ihave also applied it in some severe cases ofague in the breast with the happiest effects.

I would also lelate the case of Mr. Thotn*as Logan, who has been afflicted with therheumatism in one hip for thirteen years, sothat he had been compelled to abandon laborin a great measure. I let him have a boxof the Plaster, he applied it, and for threedays found, as he supposed, no benefit, butafter that he perceived that the pain "<va9not so severe, and in less than two weeks hecould labor hard all day and rest free frompain at night.

He says that he would not part with thebox he has for three hundred dollars, provi-ding he could not obtain another. He alsosays to me, keep it on hand and recommendit wherever you go.

I have used the plaster in cases of painsin the sides, back, shouldor, etc. with likefood effect. Yours, &c.

DANIEL KNEEL AND, M. D.Monroe, June 18, 18S9.

Messrs. II. HARRIS fc Co.:—Sirs: I haveused E. Dean's Chemical Plaster for morethan four years past, and do cheerfully rec -ommend it to Physicians for rheumatism,sprains of wrist, ankle, shoulder, &c. Infelons, whitlow, and scrofulous swellings ofall descriptions, it is generally an effectualremedy. In short, wherever there is a painit is almost sure to give relief in a few hours*I have used it in a great number of rheti-imatic affections. One of my patients, aged40, full habit, had a rheumatic swelling ouone leg. He had been unable to get out ofhis house for three months; his leg tvasswelled to an enormous size, twice its usualbigness; every thing had been done withoutsuccess until we commenced using Dean'sChemical Plaster. We enveloped the kneeand a purtion of the limb in the plaster, andin three days the swelling entirely djsap-peared, and in ten days he went about hisordinary business. Such has been our suc-cess with the article, and we now willinglyrecommend it to the public for a trial.

Yours &.c.J. H. REYNOLDS, M. D.

The plaster is now put up in boxes at 50cents, and one dollar each.

Sjbide and sold, wholesale nnd retail, UyH. HARRIS & Co., Ashtabula, Ohio—soleproprietors.

None genuine unless signed by H. Harrison the stereotype wrapper.

The above article may be had at she star*of J. M'Lean, Jackson; Hale & Smith,Grass Lake, and by the principal druggist*throughout the State.

Jaekson July 4, Ili4o

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