The Weekly Anglo-African (New York [N.Y.])
February 25, 1860

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vOL. L—NO. 32. The Gdkeckly Anglo-African 5 IS PUBLISHED EVYERY SBATURDAY., BY THOS. HAMILTON, Yo. 48 BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK. TERNS OF SUBSCRIPTIQN. Two Dollars per year, or Four Cents per copy, sayable on du]ivcry. i RATES OF ADVERTISING. iy (ents a line for the first insertion, and Three (ents for each subsequent insertion. Votiees of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Public \lotings. &0., inserted for Twenty-five Centa, pro vilel they do not exeeed five lines; if more than ihat, Five Ceats for each additional line. 11l communieations for the paper must be ad dressed THOS. HAMILTON, 48 Beekman st., New York, [P. 0. Box 1212.] From the Bangor Whig. THE CHRISTIAN BY THE POUND. Sl BY DAVID BARKER. -—o— a recent slave sale, in one of the Southern tates, the auctioneer, in a drunken humor, guar steed the Christianity of the negro upon the lock, and offered to sell him by the pound.] [e ean mow and hoe, and shovel and dig, And team, and lower, and hoist His muscles are firm and strong and big— And he belongs to the Church of Christ! The blood that followed the soldier’s spear Has seoured the stains of sin 8o what will you give for his body by weight, If we throw you the spirit in No healthier man, no honester man, No prouser man is found,— Say quick !—Who bids? How much do I hear? How much will you give a pound Deferred Correspondence, L THE REFUGEES IN CANADA. Mr. Epiror:—l have read with great in terest your articles on the “Irrepressible Couflict,” the “satanic press,” and the law of nature as expounded by Bennett of the “Herald” and O'Conoc of the New York bar. It is fortunate for us that your pa per exists, and that it exists, too, in the great Empire City, where such men as "Conor and Bennett, of the satanic bar and press, manufacturing new ideas on the lwws of nature,” &c, may be met and ar raigned in their baseness and gross absurd ity before the public, and driven back to their native dark empire whence they em enated. Sauflice it to say on that point we think you have done them up brown. notice, however, that this satanic press has recently originated a number of vile and malicious slanders against the colored people under the head of “The Negroes and Refugees of Canada,” some of which are worthy of a reply, because there are many persons into whose hand: these state ments may fall who are not able todiscrim inate between the truth and error, not be ing acquainted with the facts in the cases referred to. The statements 1 deem wor thy of a reply are: I7irst, It is asserted that the refugees are in a deplorably wretched and starving condition, and destitute of morality, sobriety, and industry. Second, That in some districts they far outnumber the whites, and of course seek to rule by the power of numbers. Zherd, That collis ions are frequent between them, and that obstructions to law and order by the blacks, and riot and outrage, are of common occur rence. These statements emenated from the New York “Herald,” as you have justly styled it, the chief of the satanic press,and have been extensively copied by its emis saries throughout the country, a goodly number of whom credit it here in Phila delphia. They were answered to the “Herald,” of New York, and to the “Press” and “Ledger,” of this city; but these arti cles are yet in their hands, they refusing to publish them, simply because they pre ferred falsehood to truth, neither of them knowing at the time whether they were written by white or colored men. At length after considerable maneuvering, they were published in one or two papers more friend ly to truth. We sueceeded also in driving the “Herald” to mention the matter in a more favorable light, and the “Ledger” to retract the whole story and deny its truth fulness entirely. In attempting to sustain the above state ments, a case is cited at Chatham, and an cther at Sandwich, where it is said the fu citives took possession of the public schools, driving teachers and pupils from them, within the past few weeks. Allow me to say, in the first place, that no such circum stance has at any time oceurred, either at Chatham, Sandwich, or any other city or township within the province. I live in Upper Canada, and have traveled over wost of the province, and have good oppor tunities of hecoming acquainted with the woral, social, and political condition of the @lored people in various parts of the coun "V.and I clallenge the production of a “(‘(‘;\l instance, taken from the criminal re fiu:v any city, township, or county, set spi:e&mh that the colored people have con -1 obstruct law, to rule by the pow er of numbers, or commit riot and bntrage against the laws of the country. Suach acts are traced to another class of fugitives. It is true that such cases as the Jack rescue at Chatham, the Warren matrimonial slan der of Windsor, the burlesque opera diffi culty at St. Catherines, and the compelling of circus companies to draw stakes and re move from Hamilton, Anderson, ®nd other places within the provinee to the tune of “Yankee Doodle,” have occurred; but the facts, as developed in th» subsequent his tory of these cases, show that they were neither conspiracies agaiust law nor at tempts to rule by the power of number, for in neither case did the law or any consid erable number of citizens take part, pro or con. The history of these may be learned from the Toronto “Globe,” Chatham “Pla net,” Sandwich “Maple Leaf,” Tondon “Prototype,” and other papers published in Canada by unbiassed and impartial citi zens. It may be observed, therefore, that the collisions are not between the colored peo ple and the law, but between us and the meaner sert of Yankees who infest the country, or between us and the fugitives from justice or refugees who take shelter from despotic powers under Canadian pro tection, and who are often imbaed with all the prejudice and hostility to colored men that can be found anywhere, yet having no law to lend its influence in crushing out every vestige of manliness and every in centive to honorable emulation that they may be possessed of, as is the case in this country. There is, therefore, sometimes, a collision between the ‘colored people and the meaner sort of Yankees and their pre judices; but, haply for us, the law and al order-loving loyal citizens of Canada are with us, and every such collision advances the cause of colored men in Canada. There are two ideas that I would sug gest to the friends of the colored people in Canada. First, They should not think that all that is published by the papers in Canada on this subject is true. We have branches of the satanic press there as well as in the States, who have their members of the fraternity to serve. Such are the Windsor “Herald,” London “News,” and others of the same stamp. The simple ‘idea of an article copied from either of these referring to the colored people is sig nificant of the fact that the statement is false, for these papers, like their great pro totype, the “Herald,” carefully avoid truth, even when one takes the time and employs the means to secure it for and band it to them. DPersous, therefore, should not think that Canada is Paradise in the direct sense of that term, (as some have told me they thought it was,) and that therefore what ever comes through the Canadian press is of holy origin or of divine inspiration. And it is not always colored people who are referred to by these Canadian papers as fugitive paupers and refugees. Irish, Welch, Serfs, Poles, and even Yankees help to swell that class of the population in Canada. The Toronto “Globe,” “Weekly Colonist,” London “Prototype,” and other official organs in Canada, oftener allude to l them under the head of “lugitive Paupers and Rebel Refngees” than to any portion of the colored population. As an evidence of this, please read the Chatham “Planet” or the “Colonist” for the week ending Jan. 21. Tt is well, therefore, to diserimi nate between those articles that refer to the blacks. I frequently get a copy of the New York “Herald” when at home,and often see such mistakes made by that pa. per. I suppose the reason to be that, liv ing in the blackness of despair itself, it im agines that all that is bad is black, and can form no conception of white fugitive reb els. I would suggest that if the editor of the “IHerald” would have his optics im proved in this direction and the necessity of his labering with the Republican party for the interest, as they avow, of poor white men, he should take a tramp or a ride through Canada, and pass on through Southern Indiana and Illinois, where that class of men the Republicans labor for— and which the “Herald,” too, professes to love—as naturally originate ‘“‘hard-shell sermons” and preach them to gaping mul titudes, as do our burlesque opera troupes present them to us for our amusement, af ter listening to and copying the original as it fell from the lips of its author. It is remarkable that this class of con servative editors in Canada are either refu gees recently escaped from some foreign country or Yankees trained and schooled in the hot-bed of American prejudice. Such are the editors of the Windsor “Herald,” with the additional fact that they both served very faithfully for many years, without murmuring, their kind master, our much lamented brother, Henry Bibb, as journeymen printers the oflice of the “Voice of the Fugii:vc.” awe their present position w 0 Loiw ble and much loved representative of colored refu gees in Canada. Of course they are none the worse for that, for he has made men of them in a certain sense; but such a sudden change of sentiment comes in bad taste from them. I have answered in this so much of the matter referred to as relating to the ob structions to law, ruling by the power of numbers, and collisions between the whites and blacks. The condition of the colored people and the question of separate schools I will endeavor to furnish next week. ESOP. PriLaperruia, Feb. 9, 1860. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PHILA DELPHIA VIGILANT COMMITTEE. The Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia held their annual meeting on Thursday evening, the 9th inst., at the Brick Wes. leyan Church, Lombard street. Robert Puarvis, Esq., presided, and Mr. Wm. Still acted as Secretary. After a few introductory remarks from the Chairman, the Secretary was called upon to read the annual report. No ordi nary degree of interest and anxiety was manifested by the entire audience as the Secretary read of the large number of es capes that had come under the notice of the Committee, under various circumstan ces; of the outrages and suffering that quite a number had been subjected to in various parts of the South, on being suspected of sympathizing with the underground rail road; of the struggles constantly being made on the part of the oppressed to rid themselves of the yokes, while slavehold ers are ten times more active than ever to put a stop to this merciful and benevolent movement—the underground railroad. De spite of search laws, the infliction of the most inhuman punishment, and the most sanguinary ragings of the South on every hand—in the face of all difficulties, “Heav en-ordained masters and guardians,” “Un ion savers,” “kind and indulgent old mas sas and missises,” the idea of but little work to do, and of receiving great care and attention when old or sick—notwithstand ing all these things, the adventurers for Canada over the underground railroad still find their way safely to the Vigilant Com mittee, even though unaided in the least degree by Northern gold or Northern counsel. In this connection, to show how some of the passengers suffer on the way and the courage they evince to gain their freedom, suffice it to give a few extracts from the Committee's report: “Of those claiming special notice, the efforts and success of a woman about forty years of age, with seven interesting children, de serves very great praise. Slavery had been a bitter lot to this truly brave moth er. A year before she escaped two of her eldest children had been sold away from her. One of her sons,a boy only seven teen years of age, had escaped and made his way to Canada, although she knew not of his whereabouts until she gained the in formation in this city. At the separation and havoc made in her family, her bus band, who was a free man, and who had hitherto industriously labored to provide for his wife and little ones—supporting the children until they were old enough to be of service on the plantation or bring a price in market—found himself utterly incapable of wading further through his sore trials. His mind became crazed, and he actually died in an insane asylum a short time be fore the mother, with the remaining child reu, fled. lln traveling, severely had they suffered from exposure, cold, hunger, fear, lack of clothing, Nevertheless, the single idea of freedom, in connection with the bondage they were leaving, absorbed the mother’s thoughts, and kept her from faltering for a moment by the way. Their every want being duly attended to—their ragged garments exchanged for good aund decent clothing, and rest afforded—after being provided with tickets for the entire journey to Canada, together with a large basket of provisions and proper counsel, in their highly improved condition they were again started regularly on.” Among others, the following case was al so referred to: “In this instance the poor fugitive was subjected to an ordeal extreme ly trying. For a long journey the com pass he had to occupy was more limited than the grave that awaits him, and the ac tual suffering he underwent for seventeen hours was, in all probability, severer than he will experience from sickness and death. The plan of escape he had devised bim self. The attitude in which he was placed but barely afforded a hope of freedom, while, on the other hand, there was good ground for expecting an encounter with death at any moment. Although he had a cold he conld not cough for fear of being betrayed; and though sadly cramped, he NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 25, 1860. could not straighten himself, for the space he was in would not admit of it. Being seized with a cramp, he was compelled to endure the most intense misery for a time —indeed, he was brought to the verge of screaming aloud ere relief came. At last relief did come, but it lasted only a few minutes before he had another ordeal to encounter. Now an excessive faintness came over him. No drop of cold water could be obtained. No friendly hand could fan his fainting brow. Nature became quite exhausted, and death, he felt, was near and sure. But his time had not yet come. He revived again, but only to en counter a third struggle, scarcely less pain ful than those he had just passed. Nowa cold chill came over him. The blood in his veins seemed chilled, and he only found relief from his dreadful agony by falling asleep, as sick as he was. However, he surmounted this ordeal also, and soon the glad hour arrived when he was fully re leased from his terrible situatien, and a more thankful and happy mortal wasdoubt less never set at liberty in Philadelphia.” After the reading of the report was fin ished, able and eloquent speeches were made by Rev. J. C. Gibbs, Messrs. J. M. McKim, Jacob C. White, Sr., Prof. C. D. Cleveland, and the Chairman. Upon the whole the report was highly gratifying, giving abundant evidence of the success and usefulness of this important anti-slavery labor. The Committee con tinue as they have existed for the last sev en or eight years, and share most fully the entire confidence of the stockholders and friends of the underground railroad all over the country. LETTER FROM NEWPORT. Newrorr, R. 1., Feb. 14. 1860. Mgr. Epitor:—Oar city has a population of about 8,000, of which number four hun dred or more are of that race who are fit only for slaves, according to the sentiments of O’Conor, that noted lawyer, or liar, as it is sometimes rendered But, despite the social, political, and intellectual obstacles that oppose them, they are exerting them selves with what means they have (and with a good degree of success, too) to rise above that which would crush them, and to urge their way onward and upward until they attain to that eminence where they will be able to demand and obtain that which is their right as rational and intelli gent beings. There are two colored churches in this! city, one of the Methodist, and the Utheri of the Congregational order. The ministe rial office of the first is filled by Deacon; George A. Rue, who is a man of very fair natural abilities, and his labors have been productive of much good to the church, both in a spiritual and temporal way. The house in which he dispenscs the Word ot Life is a frame building, erected and conse crated for the religious services of the A. M. E. Church in this place. It will ac commodate about four hundred people,and is usually full once on the sabbath. Stren uous and successful efforts are now being made for the liquidation of thegemaining church debt, which Las been standing for some time. One of the recent efforts for this object was the getting up of an exhibi tion, which consisted of declamatory and musical exercises, by upwards of twenty five young persons from five to fifteen years of age. The exercises were admira bly conducted, under the direction of Mr.. McCullough, the principal instuctor of the participants. The aptitude and acquire ments displayed were highly commenda able, both to pupils and teacher. A large number of persons, white and colored, of both sexes, attended the exhibition, and gave frequent signs of being very agreea bly entertained. The children, for the most part, were dressed with goed taste, and presented a fine appearance. Indeed, ‘the exhibition, on the whole, was unusual ‘ly interesting—so much so that many ex pressed a desire to witness it de novo. The Congregational Church in this place is under the pastoral charge of Rev. Benjamin Lynch, who, as a speaker, has an earnest and peculiar style of delivery, which seems to arrest and hold the atten tion of his hearers; and though his labors do not seem to be crowned with as much success as is desirable, yet he is sowing good seed, which, if it do not fall by the wayside, will in due time spring up and bear fruit to the honor and glory of God. Next to our churches, the most import ant institution we have among us is a lit erary society called the Banneker Lyceum. This society has been in existence but a short time. It was originated and is con ducted by a very intelligent and efficient club of young ladies, who deserve much praise and credit, not only for embarking in so laudable an undertaking, but also for the very able manner in which the affairs of the society are managed. Of late there seems to be a spirit of investigation and mental improvement working among the colored people here, which, if it contin ues, will soon enable them to exert a mor al and intellectual influence that will be ef fectual in destroying prejudice, that hydra headed monster which stands athwart their path. JUVENTUS. THE DEBATE IN BROOKLYN. Mr. Epiror:—l had the pleasure of at tending a debate in this city on Thursday evening,the 9th inst. The discussion was one of much importance to our people. The particulars you are in possession of, no doubt, as I saw present the reporter of the “Anglo.” This attempt by the young men of Brooklyn to engage in something that is aspiring and intellectual is worthy of com mendation, and should have been com menced long before this, where there is a population of some thousands of colored persons. But while thus engaged I am admonished that, in writing of this truly mental enjoyment which we have had, that the praise cannot be given to the young men of this aspiring city, where we have those who are making their mark. But, as the old adage says “it is never too late to do good,” I sincerely hope that the young men and women of this city will be aroused to action and self-elevation. They cannot but see, in this enlightened day,that wHere there is no action there is nothing obtained. That the young men who have so recently come among us, and are the principals in this movement, may be encouraged by the young men of this city until every one shall be drawn from the paths of vice to the paths of virtue, religion, and every good work, is the earnest desire of the writer. A LADY. LITTLE THINGS. o 3 BY CHARLES SWAIN. —o—— Do something for each other— Though small the help may be There's comfort oft in little things, Far mere than others see It takes the sorrow from the eye, It leaves the world less bare, If but a friendly band eome nigh When friendly hands are rare Then cheer the heart which toils each hour, Yet finds it hard to live And though but little’s in our power, Thag little let us give. We know not what the humblest hand, If earnest, may achieve How many a sad anxiety A trifle may relieve We reck not how the aged poor Drag on from day to day When e'en the Tittle that they need Costs more than they can pay! Then cheer the heart that toils each hour, Yet finds 1t hard to live; And though but little's in our power, That little let us give. AN ADDRESS Delivered on the 14th of November, at Yonkers, N. Y., at the anniversary of a white Sabbath School, by a colored boy, aged 12 years, named Stephen A. Leay.- bron, known by the appelation of “The Little Man.” Written by his mother, Mrs. M. A. B. Leaybron. s Friexps—The subject that I shall ap proach this evening should be one of inter est to every lover of liberty. On the 4th of July, 1776, independence was declared, and the flag of liberty was raised and over spread thirteen States, now numbering thirty-three, and the people were happy, rejoicing greatly, for the nation had prayed, and the God of mercy listened to their prayers, and delivered them from the op pression of a hard task master. But O, I regret to say, after being freed themselves, they showed but little leniency to their African brethren. They drove the iron wedge of slavery among them in 1620. In that year a Dutch vessel brought twenty Africans to Jamestown, Virginia, and sold them to the colonists, and directly after the Indian massacre was perpetrated. And now, my friends, allow me to inform you what has been chronicled for centuries past in the best history on earth. The anger of the Lord was kindled against David be cause he had Uriah the Hittite slain with the sword of Ammon, and took Bethshe ba, the wife of Uriah, for his wife. At this act of injustice the Lord’s anger was very great, so that he sent his Prophet Na than to declare unto him that the sword of his wrath should never depart from his house. Thus saith the Lord, “Behold I raise up an evil against thee out of thine own house.” And now my hearers, what bhave you done? You have sold the African to the slaveholders; you have taken their wives and their sisters to satisfy your evil pas sions. Notwithstanding all this, in the time of the Revolutionary war, the Afri. cans were not idle. ~They did &ll they could to assist you to gain the country which you now epjoy. Often have I heard my mother tell how my great-grand mother hid her master’s silver and provi sions in the well to keep the enemy from stealing them, while her master and her husband were in the army; and although it is now eighty-three years since indepen dence was declared, that same grandmother lived to dandle me on her knee, and as I listened to her I have often wondered why it was we of the present gencration do not enjoy the same privileges as our Anglo- Saxon coadjutors in that glorious struggle. Although united by tbe voice of free dom, (for their masters told them if they would help them whip the English, and if they gained the country they should be released from slavery,) yet, when Inde pendence was declared, the slaves were sent home to their masters and the poor colored people’s liberty forgotten: I say you, but I do not mean all of you, for 1 thank God that there are some among you that are free from this great sin—and 1 hope I may say all that are within my hearing to-night are free from it, and it is to all of you I plead. Already hath my heart been wrung with pain for the lovers of freedom, when I contemplate the atroc ities and butcheries in Kansas; the ruffian ly assaults in Congress, and the martyr dom in Virginia. Why is this? Alow me to answer the question. It is because the iron wedge of slavery, unlike the ore in its prestine state, which produces pure metal when refined, in this instance, being fused by covetousness, brings forth its golden barvest; and although the people of the United Statesappeared tobe the chosen people of God, by his endowing them with a bounteous hand, keeping the land free from famine. Yet God is just, and his anger hath been kindled against you, and he hath afflicted you with an affliction like unto David’s sword of blood, and he hath raised up an evil against you out of your own house. Now, ye lovers of freedom, if you would become reconciled with your God—if you would be rid of the sword of blood—if you would cast off the evil raised up against you in your own house— drive from you the evils of slavery, and let the flag of liberty that has waived over the Union eighty-three years, float unspot ted—free from the blemish of African slavery. Fiom the Paris Correspondence of the N. Y. Expresa. ALEXANDER DUMAS, JR. —oo— The initial public performance of a new comedy, by Alexander Dumas, Jr., took place last evening, at the Gymnase Thea ter, to which establishment he has, of late years, devoted the products of his imagin ative pen. It had been bruited about, for many weeks past, that the younger Dumas was actively preparing to submit to popu lar judgment a work, to which he had de voted the careful study characteristic of his previous conceptions. Such of his friends as had been admitted to the exami nation of the manuseript, the manager of the theatre, and the artists, to whom the various parts were confided, hinted that a rich treat might be anticipated. Although the fiat of the Parisian critics has not yet been heard, nor will be for severa! days to come, I venture to trespass upon their privileges, so far as to declare the Pere Prodigue a more complete and brilliant success than any of the author’s preceding wurks. Although M. Dumas fils has, in reality, accomplished much; for so young a man, he is not considered, in France, a prolific author. Perhaps the greatest error of a French dramatist, when he has achieved sufficient popularity to ensure a ready hearing for his future productions, iz, that he takes advantrge of his reputation to keep hi> name betore the public as con stantly and frequently as possible. The natural consequence of this mistaken fecan dity is, that the great majority of French plays of the present day,and, particularly, those written in what is termed “collabora tion,” show evidence of haste, carelessness, entire absence of study, and, generally, a total want of any element of durable suc cess. The majority of the vaudevilles, so profusely brought out here, every year, and so speedily consigned to merited ob livion, is destitude o a plot, and might be played backwards without the public en tertaining a suspicion of the change. Not unfrequently a party of merry Bohemians will dioe or sup together, at a favorite cafe, and, when champagne has exhilerated to a high pitch eight or ten of these jovial com panious, pens,ink and paper are ordered, and there, in the midst of the half-empty bottles, and scattered debris of the dessert, the bacchanals put their heads together, to extemporize a play—begun and finished in the space of a couple of hours. T'woor three of the roysterers scribble their names on a title page, as the authors, the whole number of contributors casting lots for the privilege and the thing is complete. Fortunately for M. Dumas, and unfor tunately for the public which admires and encourages Lis talent, he works hard, pro duces little, avoids champagne suppers, and has no “collaborators.” He is the sole ‘author of all the works which bear his uame, and, I am strongly inclined to be lieve, that his father’s example induced him to adopt, at the outset of his career, the unalterable resolution to steer entirely clear of the annoyances to which the elder 2RICE FOUR CENTS. Dumas has long been subjected, by work ing in concert with others. Of the comedies of M. Dumas fils, the Pere Prodigue is the sixth. The Dame auz Camelias was brought out in Febru ary, 1852; Diane de Lays, in 1853; the Demi-Monde, in 1855; the Question d'ar ‘geat, in January, 1857; and the Fils Na turel in January 1858. He has conse ‘quently devoted nearly two years to the ‘work, whose first representation took place last evening. A bon-mot of young Dumas—the latest —is related as follows: Some indiscrete person, who had heard the title of the new piece, asked the editor, a few days ago, if the comedy were not founded upon his father’s life. “Not at all,” replied young Dumas. “If my father were the subject of this play, instead of the Pere Prodigue, 1 should have called it the Pere Prodige”” Now that anecdote has at last broken its way into this olla-podrida of theatrico liter ary gossip, suppose we change the subject, by recounting a few more items-—toujoure about the Dumas, father and son. A droll way of “changing the subject,” isn’t it 7— N’importe; if what I have already written has failed to amuse your readers,l con scientiously assure them that they will find the end of this epistle—no worse than the beginning. Some weeks after the first re presentation of one of the younger Dumas’ most brilliant success—the Demi- Monde— one of his triends called upon the dramat ist, and warmly congratulated him upon his triuph. A pleasant chat ensued,in the course of which the visitor suddenly re marked: “Well! you are hard at work again, of course? What is to astonish us next? What are you doing “Nothing. I am giving my brain a holiday.” “Indeed! And you don't ever read “As little as possible.” “Are you fond of history t” “Noj; I detest it cordially, withoutknow ing anything about it.” “Why don’t you write a play in verse “Because it is absurd. Thing of making a notary talk in rhyme!” “Moliere, however—" “In his day, people were spangles!—and to tell the truth, I don’t knos much about him., 1 reread the “Misanthrope,” some time ago —which is not a play. Moliere ends two acts, by making a servant an nounce to Alceste that somebody wishes to see him!” “How about Corneille “Tiresome.” “Montaigne “I never read his works.” “Who then, in the name of all that is inexplicable, are your literary gods “Shakspeare and Balzac! I read noth ing else. Unhappily, Ido not know Eng lish; but have Laroache’s translation of Shakspeare, which answers my purpose. Shakspeare! The man of genius, above all others! He exhausted everything— divined everything—said everything and never overstepped nature. There's my poet!” And let me here interline the remark that all Dumas’s comedies, without suscep tibility to the charge of imitation, bear evidence of Shakspearian study. Native of a country whose people love to think their own authors best, and who flippantly declare Shakspeare inferior to several French poets; this independence is worthy the highest praise. There are many ab surdities in French translations of the Bard of Avon. How much would the enthusiasm of men like M. Dumas be increased, if they could read his works in the original tongue! Somebody once asked M. Dumas, senior, if he had not a hand in producing the Dame auz Camelias. “Better than that,” replied; “I produced the author!” On this subject, it is affirmed that the elder Dumas, after reading the novel of the Dame auz Camelias, declared that the story could not be dramatized. Subsequently, M. An thony Beraud, a Parisian literateur, under took the task, and submitted to the author of the romance a play, made up from its pages. Dumas, senior, then determined to write the play which afterwards met with such unprecedented success. Although he did not in any manner use Beraud’s adap tation, it is generally believed that, in re compense for the idea, Dumas magnani mously shared with him his author’s per centage. Previously to the first representation of the Demi-Monde, the well.Enown publish er, Michel Levy, had purchased the au thor’s manuscript, for three thousand franes. The price was certainly considerable, for a work which might prove a failure,on the stage, and upon whose theatrical success the sale of the book would depend exclu sively. Uuder these circumstances, when Dumas named bis price, Levy attempt ed to obtain a reduction. “Mind what you are about, Michel!” said the Dramatist. “Before it has been play ed, the manuseript is yours for three thou sand franes. If you don’t buy it now,and the piece x-;houldy fail, you may have it, after, for a hundred Baut, should it sue ceed, I shall not accept less than ten thou sand!” Levyhad a sort of presentiment ihat the play would succeed, and he hit the right nail on the head, by purchasing immedia tely, risking the iesult, and deriving a large sum from the business sales of the book. On the night of the Demi-Monde, the elder Dumas, far more agitated than bis son, was seen running in the corridors of the theater, endeavoring to find some kind of a seat—having given away his own box, in accordance with his usual thoughtless ;gonerosity. He was barebeaded, his hair flying about in all directions, and seemed

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only to need a dressing gown and a pairl of slippers to be quite at home. fi “I don’t know a syllable of the piece,” said he to somebody, “and I haven’t seen a rehearsal. But it will suceced!. Alexan dre is so full of talent!” There is little resemblance between this remarkable father and son, except their personal habits of temperance, which is only noticeable because the contrary isthe general rule, among French literary men. Though the pursuits of both are the same, they adopt different means of obtaining the desired end. The father seeks his charaeters- in his history and his own im agination; the son paints his from real life around him. The father connects his naine with those of numerous collaborators; the son labors alone. The high reputation of the father has been largely augmented by the son’s brilliancy—and so ends my chapter on Dumas pere and Dumas fils. The Theckly Anglo-African, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 25, 1860. T Advertisements fof this paper must be ac companied by the cash. IZ" Copies of this paper can be purchased of the news-dealers everywhere., A WORD ON OUR TRUE POLICY. The attention of the civilized world is turned, just now, upon the colored people, free and enslaved, of these United States. Our condition and peculiar position, the many ugly things said about us, and the many propositions for our final disposal, all attract attention towards us, and render it necessary for us who are free, if not to proclaim, certainly to mark out a policy that will direct us through every obstacle and over every barrier to the highest at tainable goal within the pale of the Re public. It should be borne in mind that much that is written and said of us is for political effect, and of no further value. The thou sand and one lies sprinkled through the newspapers daily are but the chief circu lating mediuam of political capital. It hath this extent—no more. While on this point, we may remark that it has become quite the fashion, now that the country is just on the eve of a Presidential contest, for assumed friends— we mean political ones—as well as open enemies, to say all manner of hard things about us. As, for example,a once well known anti-slavery and now good Repub lican journal--we mean the “National Era”—the other day sadly bemoaned the fact that in half a century hencethe blacks in the United States would foot up to the number of forty millions, and this by nat ural increase alone, and calls on the South and the country generally to say if it is prepared for such a state of things, and even indirectly intimates the necessity for oppressive laws in the free,States against free blacks. Inthe Senate chamber and in the House of Representatives we hear staunch Republicans saying their say against the people of color. “We do not place the blacks on an equality with the free white citizen, and we regard him as an inferior being,” is the continual cry of this political party. “We are not guilty of the purpose to introduce the doctrine of negro equality into American politics, or to make it the ground of positive legisla tion hostile to the Southern States,” is the language of one whom we had once been taught to regard as a good anti-slavery man, and is to-day one of the chief expo nents of the Republican party, (Cassius M. Clay,) in his great speech the other day in New York. He further says, “We did not want any such subject introduced into politics, because there was odium enough aftached to us as being the defenders of the rights of the negro against the white man.” Mzr. Beecher, too, has gone so far over to the pro-slavery side as to say, among many other flattering things to the South, that “slavery is not in itself sinful;” and Mr. Bates, now the most prominent candi date for the Republican nomination for the Presidency, has said in his bid for such nomination that “the negroes, free and slave, are a nuisance,and should be got rid of.” These are but samplesof volumes which are daily issuing from our hitherto imag ined political friends, and should serve to open our eyes to the real condition of things, and assist us to map out our true policy in the country. There are other things, also, that press us to the same end. The religion of the land is stricken and shaken like a reed by this simoon of American slavery, and in its feebleness bears hard down upon us. Bat it is not possible—neither is it ne cessary—to name either the amount or variety of operations brought to bear uu justly upon us. We have instanced enough to show their intent and spirit, and to call attention to our true policy; and first, we must unitedly and Jdeterminedly feel that all that either Church or State may heap and press down upon us does not degrade us—that all that they may rob us of shall not break us down—but with rigid front and firm step we will onward. Our pres ent true path lies neither in Church or State. Secondly, We must eschew polities as a business, and politiciaus—that is, pro fessional ones—for be assured that the one is hollow and the other deceptive, and both minions to all who dally with them; and, in addition, we have but little to gain from even rather favorable present political re sults, since we have no hand in the opera tions that lead to them. Thirdly, We must demand only and at all times right and justice at the hands of the American people, and never ask favor and sympathy, nor admit or feel natural inequalities. Whatever differences exist are the result of circumstances or of the ‘exercise of brute force over us. Fourthly, We must ourselves raise our industrial position. This is our own work, and belongs to no other hands. Instead, therefore of waiting for others to come over to our assistance, we must make our own positions, and when so made vigorous ly sustain- them. Sacrifice anything and everything that is honorable to this end. We belong toa country where money and intelligence sway everything else, and if we would wield a portion of that power,or even save ourselves from being crushed beneath it, we too must acquire these aids. We must get them by every honest means possible. If we cannot to-day be the al derman of the ward, we can own the best block in the ward; if we cannot to-day be the judges and clerks of the county, we can be the best farmers in the county; if we cannot be the representatives of the district, we can own the best portion of the district. 'We shall be all of these by and by. Let our household gods hereafter be wealth and intelligence, our motto in dustry, perseverance, and frugality, and our study by day and- by night arith metic and its uses. With these, silent, steady, unwavering, earnest, onward and upward we must go, and no power on earth ‘can prevent us. The political hounds who ‘go yelping about the country, and the croakers in the pulpits, should not move us one inch. They can neither take away nor give us our status. They merely work for their pay, like any body else, and like muzzled brutes their bark is more terrible than their bite afterall. We as sert again, our policy must be a quiet, steady, earnest progressiin the paths of in dustry, frugality, competency, intelligence, and virtue. These lie before ug, and all we need is the will and determination to pursue them. CASTE ON SHIP-BOARD. Some men are in their feelings as low down as the brutes—some descend even lower, and no language can describe them. Let the low, vulgar prejudice prevalent in this country against colored men thorough ly pervade the breast of one such brutal, coarse fellow who may chance to be in some place of petty power,and much annoyance and inconvenience may be occasioned to a sensitive and refined mind, when placed within theic reach. Such was eminently true of the Rev. Robert Gordon, an emi nent divine and refined gentleman, who last week took passage on board of one of our American vessels from this port, for his home in Jamaica, W. 1. On applica tion to the captain (just such a man as we have attempted to describe) for a first class cabin passage, Mr. Gordon was refused, he, the captain, asserting that he was quite full, which subsequently was proven not to be thefact. Application was then made to the agent, Mr. Solomon, who, after fail ing in his endeavors with the captain to yield the points, stated that the captain’s refusal was on the ground that Mr. Gor don was a colored gentleman, and no other. Mr. G. was finally compelled to take a second cabin passage and find his own pro visions, and was apprised at the last mo. ment that he had not been provided with a bed, and but for the interference of some gentlemen he should have gone to sea without one. Mr. T. S. W. Titus, one of the number, after much exertion, procured him a bed and made him otherwise as com fortable as circumstances would permit,else his sufferings must have been great. Such treatment on the part of these cap tains deserves the severest rebuke, but so besotted are their natures that nothing bnt an almighty dollar will, we suppose, reach them. Could not these fellows somehow or other be reached, especially in British W. L. ports like Jamaica? Are not trade and commerce yet in the right hands to do it? If not, we hope they soon will be. Black men of the West Indies, those of you who are rising in wealth and power, see well to it that gentlemen from among you who chance to visit the States, are not in the future thus treated by those, per haps, whosa very bread depends upon you. A Meprcixan Sering has been discover ed on the farm of our friend Lewis Clark, at Sandwich, C. W. A bottle of the wa ter was brought'to this city, and analyzed by the celebrated chemist, Dr. Chilton, who said that “the solid ingredients of it con sisted mainly of sulphate of lime, sulphate of magnesia, and other saline substances,” and that it did not contain any poisonous matter. It was found at an excavation of twenty-one feet. A Remepy Triep.—Mrs. 8. J. Howard, of Brooklyn, writes us that she tried the mode of removing clinkers from stoves suggested by Dr. Pennington in our last issue, and found it most effectual. A stove that was well filled with clinkers was made clean on the third trial. Hoxor Coxrerrep.—The General As sembly of Rhode Island, in grand commit tee, in balloting for a trustee of the State Normal School, on Tuesday last, cast twenty out of fifty votes for our friend George T. Downing, who certainly was a worthy candidate, if not a successful one. NEGROPHOBIA IN DR. CHEEVER'S CHURCH. The following statement of the Hon. Mr. Rochussen, whose colored servant was ordered out of a pew in Dr. Cheever’s Church a few Sabbaths ago, appears in the last number of the London “Anti-Slavery Reporter,” with appropriate editorial com ‘ments: New York Metrororrtay Horer, January, 8, 1860. Sir:—ll arrived yesterday night in New York on my way from Europe to the Ba hamas. To-day was the first Sunday I could pass in the United States. 1 had heard that in this country, even in the Northern States, colored people in places of worship are obliged to occupy pews es pecially destined for them, and are exclu ded from the better seats, to which only whites are admitted. I had, however,read Dr. Cheever’s sermons, entitled “God against Slavery,” and also an account of his proceedings and position, and letters imploring for him the aid of British friends of the anti-slavery cause, in some recent numbers of the “Anti-Slavery Reporter.” This made me think that in Azs churchsuch odious distinctions would not be drawn. Consequently, I drove this morning with my wife to Dr. Cheever’s church, and took my wife’s maid, a white girl, and my man servant, a negro, with me. It was early, the doors were just open, and, walking in, I found no pew-opener The church is a handsome building in a square. Inside it looks like an English chapel of the finest description. There is a gallery all round, windows with colored glass, and the pews in the body of the church are extremely comfortable, with well-filled cushions, cov ered with brown cloth, on the broad seats and at the backs. Outside, the building resembles more an English church than a chapel, as it bas a tower on one side of the front, and three large gates near to one another. By the manner in which the few people who were there as early as myself took their places, I concluded there were no reserved seats,and I took my place with my wife in one of the pews in the middle of the building facing the pulpit, and placed the servant: in pew behind me. After silent prayer, I was reading in the Psalms, and looking over the hymm boek, waiting for the beginning of the ser vice, when my attention was drawn to some one speaking to my black servant behind me. I turned round and perceived that a well-dressed gentleman was inviting my negro to leave the seat he occupied, and to follow him to another he would show him. I asked the gentleman, whom I thought was a church-warden or some other person in authority, if the seat my servant occu pied was a reserved seat. He answered me it was not, but that in this country col ored people were not allowed in the places of worship to intermix with the whites. 1 replied that I knew this, but that I sup posed Dr. Cheever’s church would, in har mony with the views he professed, make an exception to this rule. As I was told this supposition was erroneous, and in Dr. Cheever’s church the same rule was ob served as elsewhere, I rose to leave the church. The gentleman alluded to polite ly suggested there was no necessity for my leaving; that I was quite at liberty to re main where I was; and that only my black footman (it was evident he was my servant as he wore livery) had to take another seat, which he would show him. I, how ever, felt no fellowship with the members of a congregation who appeareds to be as mpch polluted as others by the great Amer ican sin, against which the minister of this church is preaching, and 1 felt indignant that this minister, who is represented in England as rather a martyr of the great cause, did not do away with such odious distinctions, which are mamifestations the nearest akin to the sins he rebukes. I deemed it indecent to make any remon strance, or to appeal to any higher author ity, (Dr. Cheever had not yet ascended the pulpit,) as the services which was about to begin might have been disturbed by my so doing. onsequently, I only said that 1 was astonished to meet with such sinful practices in the church of such a man as Dr. Cheever, who, at that very moment, was imploring the assistance of the friends of the anti slavery cause in England, and I left the church with my wife, followed by the servants. As soon as 1 was outside, between the church and the street, a gen tleman running after me, asked me polite ly what the other gentleman with whom I had been speaking before I left the church had said to me. I told him what had hap pened, and he begged to assure me that the gentleman had no authority but as a member of the congregation, an authority which he (the one who now spoke to me) possessed also; and he added to it that he felt satisfied that the feelings expressed by him were not those of the congregation. I dare not condemn Dr. Cheever, as I cannot sufficiently appreciate his position. and do not know his opinion in the matter. Perhaps the question has never been brought before him. It may be that hither to a colored man has never ventured among the white members of his flock. 1 think, however, no British friend of the anti slavery cause ought to give him any assis tance before all distinctions of skin are de cidedly abolished in his church; and to operate such a desirable change will be the easier to him, as it seems there exists among the members of his congregation a difference of opinion on the subject. Tltis, therefore, sir, that I would feel very much obliged if you would kindly insert this let ter in the “Anti-Slavery Reporter.” Respectfully yours, ROCHUSSEN. A Sywpatay Meerine.—A meeting to express sympathy with the Arkansas ex iles was held last Tuesday evening, at the Metropolitan Assembly Rooms. Moore Walker presided, and T. S. W. Titus act ed as Secretary. Addresses were deliver ed by Messrs. Douglass, Garnet, Wilson, Constantine, Hughes, Simons, Downing, and Green. Quniso Arro Acaix Reseitep.—Gov.Mor gan has extended the respite granted to Quimbo Appo, now at. the Tombs under sentence of death, which expires on the 24th inst., until the first day of June next. Consequently there will be no second exe cution at our city prison this month. Home Correspondence. OUR ALBANY LETTER. ALBaxy, Feb, 21, 1860. Dear Axgro:—A donation visit was given to the Rev. A. C. Crippen, elder of the Bethel A. M. E. Church, by the ladies of his charge, on the afternoon and even ing of the 14th, at their house of wor ship. The Personal Liberty Bill has been in troduced, with a carefully written and able report, and if any regard is to be paid to the hundred thousand signatures to the pe titions which have come up to the capitol, it will become a State law. In the Senate, Mr. Murphy has present ed a petition of R. M. Hoe and several hundred others, asking for comity between the States, and the privilege of a slave holder sojourning with his slave “proper ty” for nine months in the State. One of the noted events of this body, or perhaps rather the clerk thereof, has been the recogrizing of the Anglo African as a ‘man, by issuing to the three colored min isters here invitations, in common with their white brethren, to open their sessions with prayer, a right which for years has been unrecognized; but Mr. Richardson, the present clerk, happens to be a “man,” aud in the discharge of his duty made no distinction of persons, notwithstanding the threats and treasonable talk of the great Democratic party—which happens, how ever, to bein a minority here—and not withstanding “Harper’s Ferry” and Mur phy’s petition are on the carpet again; and when the time shall come when either of these gentlemen shall stand before them, (if they dare to and not cower down before Democratic abuse—and for one your un worthy servant dare, and has sent in his note of acceptance, and now only weits an appointment,) I expect to hear the cry of “More treason,” “Disunion,” “Abolition ism,” &e but I trust that by this time the Anglo-African has determined, as I have, to meet everything that comes, rather than deny and cast away esr God-given rights. A bill to abolish c#pital punishment has also been introduced, accompanied with an able report showing its wickedness in the light of Seripture and revelation, and the fact demonstrated clearer day by day that hanging but increases crime and lessens ‘the sacredness and value of life. The Legislature has adjourned for one week, to honor Washington}s birth-day, &e. Rev. H. W. Beecher was to have lee tured before the Young Men’s Association last week, but the illness of his wife de tained him at home. 'There has been quite a feeling against Mr. B. here lately, by all parties, but the circumstances eonnected with the slave girl who was lately released through his efforts have in a great measure abated the current. Ie is not, however, near as popular as he was a yercr azo. His Harper’s Ferry sermon is not yet forgot ten. There is no one thing, perhaps, that the citizens of Albany—l mean our people regret more than their school arrange ‘ments, having but one public school, and that located in a position where, in winter and summer alike, it is not eligible to a majority of the children, from its distance. Consequently, the primary department, re cently under the care of Mrs. M. C. Hicks, ‘has been closed, while the higher depart ment, under the care of Mr. Phelps, a white gentleman, has scarce an average at tendance of twenty-five at this season, the great reason seeming to be the poor disci pline observed. The children evince no progress, and the general desire of the peo ple is to have a colored teacher, for which however, the Commissioners do not seem over anx®us, and of course Mr. P. is not disposed to lend any influence in that di rection. Your unworthy servant has been appealed to again to open a select school, having had some experience in the respon sible work; but, there being one or two here already, this is a matter to be consid ered, we being of the opinion that the State owes us public schools, and good capable colored teachers, and then they ought to be sustained. Let our friends remember that agitation and perseverance will bring success. M. OUR TROY LETTER. Troy, Feb. 20, 1359. Mgr. Enmror:—l send you the stirring in cidents of the past two weeks here. The first was a juvenile concert of the pupils of the Sabbath School attached to the colored Presbyterian Church, which is taught by sympathizing white _friends from one or two mneighboring congregations. Their performances were of such a character as compelled them to yield to a universal re quest to repeat them, which they will do in the coming week, at a much larger hall than previously, so that all the admirers of the school and of their delightful exer cises may have an opportunity to be pres ent. The next was the anniversary exercises of the Female Benevolent Society of T'roy, assisted by the Daughters of Williams and the St. Augustine, a society of males. Their annual report was written, as 1 am told, by a lady of rare accomplishments, as its mechanical skill and lucid statement of the affairs of the ‘society abundantly proved. It was presented to the meeting by Professor A. M. Bland, the able teacher of the grammar school in this city. A more extendel statement, however, was given by William Rich, Esq., who, it ap pears has been the guardian of the society for the past twenty-eight years. His state ment was highly eulogistic of the candor, simplicity, faithfulness, and Christian mag nanimity by which the affairs of the socie ty had been conducted by its officers. He stated that, besides the expenditure of §2OO in behalf of their sick and deceased, they had donated $4OO for other benevo lent purposes, and had now on deposit $2OO. In brief, they had been the germ of several voluntary associations now in happy existence in this city,and all the good they had achieved would probaby never be known in time, but left to be re vealed in a glorious eternity. After he concluded, the society was ad dressed by Mr. B. Bosman, a young phy sician of aspiring talents, in a very able andteffective manner. His remarks would have done Lionor to many of older heads and more pretending acquirements. The exercises were interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, admirably performed by some of the colored artists of this city, (and, by the way, Troy in this is now brilliant.) They appeared to sing on that night with 2 melody unequaled on any former occasion. By-and-by, sir, I may slip to you their names. But this excellent intellectual feast was not without its all-important attendant. The creature comforts were duly provided by the noble-hearted ladies, and by the blessing of a kind Providence many were enabled to do justice to them. J. N. CLOUCESTER. LETTER FROM LOCKFPORT. Lockrort, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1860. The Bethel Sabbath school of ihis vil lage gave an entertainment a few evenings ago for the benefit of the school, and the ladies spared no pains to have everything “got up” in fine style, but I am sorry that it was not so well attended as it might have been, owing, I suppose, to the many festi vals that preceded it; however, those that were present had a good time. On the first Sabbath evening of every month they have a Sabbath school concert, which con sists of singing and repetition of verses from the Bible and hymms, with responses by the brethren and friends present. They are well attended by both old and young. The school has only been in operation a little more than a year, and one can see a very great improvement in the children; and were it not for the old fogy notions that some in our midst have, there might be many more families represented in the t school. Our esteemed friend, Rev. J. T. Holly, made a visit to the “village of the locks” on Saturday last, which we can scarcely realize, it was so very short, but, never theless, sweet. I noticed alist of centenarians that were published in the “Anglo” a few weeks ago, 'and T thought that Mrs. Lydia Smith, a l colored lady of this village, might be added Ito that list. She was married and was the mother of two children at the time of the Revolutionary war. Sheis now 108 years 'old. She was born a slave in the State of Virginia. We also have living in our vil l lage probably the largest woman in the State. She is a colored lady, and is said to weigh over five hundred pounds. 1f any of your correspondents can beat that, I should be glad to hear from them. MASON. OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER. Purinaperruia, Feb. 20, 1860. Mr. Epiror:—Mr. Wm. P. Price lec tured before the Philadelphia Library Company, on Tuesday evening last, on “Sublimity.” Mr. Price is one of our young men who is endeavoring to dissemi nate literature among our people, and to help forward the work of reform. His lecture was an excellent production, and though short, it was directly to the point. The delivery occupied about twenty min utes. No debate ensued. I noticed a few weeks ago, a letter from one of our neighbors across the river, in your paper, who spoke rather disparagingly of our debates before the Library Com pany, and suggested that we start grocery stores. An idea occurred to me at the time I read it, that we should not neglect the culture of our intellect, however much we might be in pursuit of business and wealth. 1 liked his suggestion, but I thought that more of our people should try to improve their intellects as well as their pockets, because we need to be informed on many points of which we are ignorant, and if we make no effort ourselves we shall never cbtain the desired object. Since the appearance of that letter I was put in possession of a pamphlet containing “Ar ticles of Association” of a savings store, to be conducted on the “Rochdale plan,” that is, a number of individuals are to take shares. The first and second articles read as follows: “1. This society shall be called the ‘Philadelphia Savings Society,’ and shall have for its main object the establish ment of a mutnal cash store, for the sale of family supplies, at a fixed rate over wholesale prices. 2. Any person may be come a shareholder by paying five dollars or more into capital of the Association,and by signing these articles. None but share holders participate in the dividends of the store.” Any person having shares and wishing to withdraw from the Association, can do so by giving two weeks’ notice, and they will receive their money with interest up to the date of notice. I learn that stores conducted on a similar plan, have worked well in England, and T have no doubt something of the kind would work well here. 1 was a little surprised to find a card in the “Weekly Anglo-African,” of last week, over the signature of Mr. John C. Bowers; 1 should not, however, have felt any sur ‘prise at seeing a card over his signature, had he explained his reasons for advocat ing the side of emigration simply, but he says: “‘Banneker’ should have known that T was merely filling up an unpopular side of a question.” Suppose I did know it, was it my duty to say in my report that Mr. Bowers was not sincere, but only talk ing for,buncomb If T had done so, he would have had much better reasons for coming out in a card than he had, for he acknowledges saying the identical words which I attributed to him. Had he atany time during the pendency of the debate explained his position publicly, I would have reported it so. I presume the public are aware that there is a great difference between a person’s taking the side of a question in a debate and one who argues from principle. Mr. Bowers is well known in this community as a strong opponent of emigration and colonization, and he is also known as a working man among reformers. Finding fault with a reporter for recording what actuatly occurs at a meeting is quite new to me, entirely so. If debaters do not wish to be reported as saying certain things, they should not say them. I am not aware that there are any epi demics in the city at present,but there was an unusually large number of deaths from consumption and other diseases last week. The number of deaths reported to the Board of Health last week was 204, 20 of which were colored, 34 from consumption, and 50 under one year old. BANNEKER. LETTER FROM READING. Reapixg, Pa., Feb. 20, 1360, Dear Axaro:—We were stimulated con siderably on Thursday evening, the 9th inst., by a lecture delivered before the Young Men’s Literary Association, by Dr. F. J. Brown, on phrenology and physiolo gy. The Dr. acquitted himself very cred itably, and thereby gained great confi dence. His elucidations were clear, phi losophical, and eloquent. His voice and manner of speaking are well adapted to j lecturing, which convinced us that his fac ulty of “ideality is very largely developed. At the conclusion of the lecture, the Dr. commenced operations on the ecranium, which were not only amusing, but highly satisfactory. I am sorry that there is so little reading among the colored people of this place. The town contains about three hundred colored inhabitants, and yet the subscrib ers for the “Anglo” here are only about fifteen in number. This speaks badly for Reading, and I am greatly afraid it will be wosre, from thejpresent appearance of ‘things. lam ashamed to say that, as you are aware, there are only three subseribers for the magazine. If this was a town where inebriation had the greater sway, I should not wonder at this state of things, but I am happy to say it is otherwise. The G. U. O.of O. F. have had a festi val in progress for three evenings past, the proceeds of which are to liquidate the debt on their hall. The pupils of the Presbyterian Sabbath School, assisted by competent managers, gave an exhibition on the 14th inst., which was also repeated on Thursday evening, and gave much satisfaction. It was very largely attended on each occasion by the most respectable citizens of reading. The singing by the Sabbath School was very excellent indeed. Mrs. P. S. Nelson, Miss S. L. Fry, and Miss Clara J. Fry, we no ticed as being the leading vocalists on the part of the females, and Mr.”L. J. Fry, Hiram Fry, Jr., and J. B. Stratton on the part of the males. Mr. Stratton also con tributed largely to the interest of the affair with his favorite instrument, the guitar. Dialogues of various kinds were rchearsed, among which was one in German, said to be spoken very intelligently. The exhi bition was one of the best ever witnessed in this place, and great credit is due to the leaders and pupils for the effort. The af fair was concluded by a short speech by Mr. Chas. W. Jones, thanking the audi ence for their kind patronage, and by the “Banquet of Queen Esther,” We under stand that the proceeds will go towards re pairing the church and fitting it to roceive a minister in the spring. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. WasHinaron, D. C., Feb. 13, 1860. Mgr. Epitor:—A few days ago the fol lowing publication appeared in one of our evening papers, I believe it was the “States and Union:” CorLorED “MAsONS"'—“NOT ON THE SQUARE.''— The nine negroes who were arrested on Tuesday night on a charge of being unlawfully assembled, were examined last evening before Justice Donn, and their cases disposed of by fining seven of them £3 15 each, and the remaining two $6 15 each. This is quite a mistake, for no Masons of any standing; at all were concerned in this affair. The following, from the Wash ington “Evening Star,” will throw more light on the suhject: Tue CoLorep Masons.—The trial of the nine coloréd men who were arrested the night before for an unlawful assemblage before the hour of ten o’clock, P.'M,, eame off last night at the guard house. Upon the provious evening Justice Donn was doubtful as to the law applicable to this case, and it was postponed until last night for further hearing. The cases were not tried under the law of 1827, but by the supplimental act of 1836. Jus tice Donn very properly asked the opinion of J, M. Carlisle, Esq., the Corporation Attoruey, upoy this law, who repliedjthat he could not consider a gathering of colored persons in a private hous before ten o'clock as an unlawful assemblage, bt he thougt that all meetings of colored persons, of secret character, as Masons, who are bound by oath, as unlawful assemblages at any hour of the night. The evidence showed that this meeting was gotten up by R. Browg, who is “suspended for a hundred years” by his Masonic Lodge, and J. T. JBimms, who is *suspended only” for {he purpose of raising funds to send to Baltimore 1, bring down an unauthorized Mason to open a new Lodge in this city, with these as members. Thg others were drawn into the meeting in this way, with the hope of joining the Order. This stata. ment was made by one of the number, who wy, angry because of being placed in this position, Justice Donn fined Brown and Simums, theleg). ers, each $5 and costs, and the others $1 and eosis each. There is a variety of opinions relative the reading of the lawreferred to. Some magis trates say that the punctuation is wrong ia Sje. ban’s digest, which any one will see is a positigy which ean be accommodated to any constructioy, The correctuned® of the decision is not disputed, But the pesition is: Does the law, as it stangs, jnstify the construetion put upon it; or, in other words, if it is desired to prevent the secret meet. ings, would it not be better to enacta law more elearly defining the objeet Seetion &th of act of 1836, p. 249, Shehan's digest, reads “And be it enaeted, That all seceret or private meeting or assemblages, whatever, and all meet. ings for religious worship beyond the hour of tep o’clock at night, of free negroes, niulattoes, op slaves, shall be, and they are hereby declared o be, unlawful; and any colored person or persous, found at such unlawful assemblages or meetings, or who may continue at any religious meeting af. ter ten o’clock at night, shall for each and evepy offence, on conviction, pay the sum of §5, to be recovered,” &e. BOX. LETTER FROM REV.J. T. EOIV. NEw Havey, Feb, 20, 1- Mg. Epmror:-I had oceasion two ks ago to make o trip to the West a: (ar 4 Buffalo, N i in my official capacity Grand Lec urer of the Philanthropic Unit. ed Grand Lodge of America, and I Tesire to note down a few incidents of particular interest that camc under my observation, In the city o Buffalo I met a young col. ored man by the name of David Lansing, who i 8 not ouly a thorough ship-carpewier, but is also an engineer. Hehas regular and steady employment in a ship-yard, among numerous white mechanics; and, from his superior skill, he not only com. mands their respeet but challenges their admiration. I learn that he constructed by his own inventive genius a singular and unique chest for his emp o yer, which surpasses in its arrangements anything of the kind ever seen in that city, and was really a perfect curiosity. I also had the pleasure of inspecting a curions piece of workmanship constructed as a miniature loom inside of a large candy jar, the loom completely filling the jar, and giving the impression that the jar must lave been blown over the loom, instead of t' e latte being construeted within the. former; but it was actually executed by puttingitin the mouth of the jar piece by picce, and joining it together by the assistance of a bit of wire, with the utmost care, and the most unwearying pains-taking and dili gence. Leaving Buffalo, I proceeded to Lock port on my return home, and passed a day with Mr. Richard Hancock and lady, the latter of whom is a daughter of the Rev. A. G. Beman. Here again I found a vin dication of the mechanical skill and genius of our race, working side by side with the Anglo-Saxon. Mr. Hancock is working in the large machine shop of Holly Brother in the latter town, elaborating the patterns for cast'ng and moulding, and proving himself as proficient in this scien tific avocation as his paler compeers. 1 may also mention with pleasure that a son of the Rev. Mr. Beman is attending a high school in Lockport, drinking at the same fountain of learning with some of the best youth in the land. The barrier that kept out colored boys from this school has been broken down by the indomitable persever ance of Mr. Hancock, who acted as guardi an in gaining access for this young scion of Connecticut. I encountered many other pleasing reminiscences during my short stay in Lockport, among which I may men tion that an estimable and upright man of color, Mr. Bromley, owns the best public livery conveyance in the town. DBut what made my visit to this place most pleasing were the few dear hearts and faces thatl met here, whose genial welcome to their firesides touched the cords of sweet home in my bosonr, and made them vibrate to the impulse of their gentle affection and kindness toward me. I passed another day in Rochester on my homeward journey, and was pleased to learn that all the business coneected with the office of “Frederick Douglass’ Paper” 8 directed and carried on by his sons and oldest daughter during his absence in Eng land. One other day in my homeward peram ‘bulations landed me in Utica. Here lat tended a meeting of a literary socicty, !which was organized among the colored people about two months since. I believe ‘that this is the first society of any kind ever established among our people in this place. They have always been regarded as the most indifferent class of colored peo ple in the State; but this society evidently shows that they have at last awaked from ‘their slambers. Men, women, and children are all members of this literary sociely, ‘and they all participate therein, the child ren by reading and recitations, and t‘he adults by debates and the reading of ong: inal compositions. I had the pleasure of listening to the juvenile and adult exer. cises, and 1 must say that a little girl of

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twvelve years, whose name Ido not now recollect, read a piece from an ordinary school reader with more spirit and a truer conception of the subject than I have ever heard any unprofessional woman read any thing before. lln the debates two ladies and three gentlemen spoke, and decidedly the best speeches were made by the ladies. (One of them, Miss Miller by name, deliv ered an extempore address from a few writ ten notes, showing careful research, and much erudition. I learned that she is a member of a normal school in Utica, and will soon graduate as a teacher. These facts, Mr. Editor, are very cheer ing to my heart, and speak very encour agingly of the much wanted self.reliance that is now being so successfully developed among us as a people, and I have spread them out in a few Lasty words for the in formation of your readers. l OUR SAN FRANCISCO LEITER. San Francisco, Jan. 20, 1860, Mr. Epiror:—l omitted to inform you in my last letter of a circumstance that might perhaps be of some interest to your readers—namely: the abolishment and re instating of the public schools for Chinese. There are about forty-five thousand of those people in this State, all of whom are taxed in common with the whole popula tion of the State. The publie school sys tem in this city provides separate schools for the Chinese, and also for the ecolored children. "T'he Board of Education, at one of their late meetings, declared the Chi nese school null and void, and refused to extend its appropriation. A newspaper clamor arose condemning the action of the Board as unwarranted, the result of which was at the next meeting of the Board a motion to rescind their previous resolution prevailed, and the Chinese school was re opened on the Tth inst. This latter action of the Board has so much aroused the op ponents of general education by our com mon school system that they have printed the following protest, and are circulating it for signatures: “Ist. We claim that the Chinese in this State are not citizens, nor can they be come such. 2d. We further claim the right to refuse payment of our school taxes when demang ed, on the ground of illegal and unlawful application thereof. “3d. We further claim that it was never intended that onr school laws should be applicable to the children of Chinese, but to the children of white citizens only. ith. We invite the attention of Califor nia Americans to this subject, and hope that a united action will be taken in this matter, and the subject definitely settled by ultimate appeal to the Supreme Court.” As to the proscriptive policy of the Board, who evidently—and it is generally sipposed unnecessarily—raised this ques tion, I was unable to determine why one of the usual amendments was not tacked on to their former resolution, making it ap- plicable to the colored school also, until the following argument appeared in an ed itorial of one of our city papers—the “Morn ing Call” of January 6th—which express es the sentiments of the majority of white persons in this city, on that subject: “It may be said that, in following the letter of the law strictly, colored children would al so be excluded from the benefits of free school education; fut when we consider that these children and their parents and parents’ parents were all born on our soil, have no country but ours which they can call their own, and are ever to be amongst us, 2 moral duty arises which requires us to dispense to them the light of knowledge, in order that their ignorance may not lead to crime and increased taxation.” Exhibitions were given two nights (14th and 15th insts.) at Zion Church. The proceeds were for the benefit of St. Cypri an Church. The exhibitions consisted of music and recitations by the choir and chil dren, wifh a little of the theatrical by the Juveniles. A subscription ball was given on the 17th inst. by some of the young men, and many of the most respectable residents patrenized it. Mrs. Anne Pindell, the prima donna, having received news of the death of her sister, has abandoned all engagements for the present. TALL SON OF PENN. OUR BALTIMORE LETTER. Bavmivore, Feb. 18, 1860. Mg. Eprror:-—The battle warms up as it progresses. Thereis nota day but some friend is out against this iniquitious meas use of the chairman of the committee on the colored population in the Maryland Legislature. There is not a Baltimore pa per which advocates the measure of en slaving 90,000 free colored men, women children. liven, away down on the east ern shore, where we least expected a friend, arguments the most potent have beenhurl ed against a measure so wicked. We hope from this very excitement and intended evil,that it may work for the good of bond men and freemen. At no period has Bal timore and the State generally been so thoroughly awake and so well prepared to look into this matter as now. All classes move at this time; the best pens are called into requisition men who have never be fore acted, write, talk, and act for our out "ged and down-trodden race. Dark is e bour we live in, but God, who moves "eteriously, will guide this matter. Mr. Jarglg may bo the chosen instrument—he n;::(\:‘% :v‘m-king God’s designs. lle will m“:}j‘u one or two things, either to il 1‘«»;“}‘ wany noble and generous souls “itiu this region over this land, to tell their story of wrong, sorrow and out rage, and thereby make thousands of ad vocates for our cause, or the victory will be won upon this ground. We may have to cross some Jordan into some unknown promised land. We are willing to go. We are ready to march whithersoever our Moses guides. Let the law pass if Provi dence designsit. You will not forget how, when the honorable chairman of the Sen ate committee upon Territories (S. A. Douglas) offered a bill to repeal the Mis souri Comprumise, everybody was startled —but there was a good Providence in the ‘matter, The nation never before was so completely awake. All the sequences abundantly demoanstrate my position. So in the present case; Maryland needed just the shock she is receiving from the present excited state of things. Every event has its influence. The Harper’s Ferry raid— the Helper book, and the long contest in i the United States House of Representa tives for a Speaker, all had their influence, and the work goes on gloriously. The nation is awake. Onward, then, has been the movement, and aggressive the meas ures, which are and have been adopted for our enfranchizement. At this moment, in all our leading barber-shops, are exposed petitions for signatures against the pro posed enslavement of 90,000 freemen. The best blood in our city have attached their names. Men, who once were members of the United States Cabinet, our best barris ters, ministers, citizens and business men, are doing noble battle. Our people are not idle—they have weekly meetings for consultations—they work—they move, as it were, the very hearers. No event of the least importance, either for or against us, but what all are immediately advised of it. The 9th of February was observed by most colored Christians as a day of fasting and prayer. At 3 and 74 o'clock, P. M., public services were held in Bethel Church, it being the largest colored meeting house in the city. Hundreds turned out; Methodists, Bap tists, Presbyterians, KEpiscopalians and Catholics, all united in calling upon God. Rev. H. M. Webb (because he is the old est pastor of our churches) was invited to speak, which he did, with telling effect. His theme was, Reliance upon God, under all circumstances” At 73 Rev. H. M. Turner preached with good effect. There was present Revs. Wm. H. Waters, 11. R. Revels, Noah Davis, and Mr. Clayton. These ministers represent most of our l churches as pastors. After each sermon there was a prayer meeting, conducted by the pastor of the Bethel Church, Rev. John M. Brown. We have the utmost confidence in our God—He is a stronghold in a time of trouble. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” &e. DELPHIC. LATER FROM HAYTI By the arrival at Boston of the brig Monticello, Ilayti papers to the Ist instant have been received. On Yriday, January 20, the grand solemn service in memory of John Brown, took place at the Cathedral. Although the ceremony did not bear an official char acter, President Geffrard, with his wife and children, was present. Duyring the day the flags were all kept at half-mast, and the houses hung with black. The church was draped in mourning, and in the middle of the nave was erected a cenotaph, covered with crape, and illu minated with lighted wax tapers. The up per part was covered with white drapery, on which were depicted a pen,a sword, and a Bible, with the inscription: S A Jonx Browx, s Marryr LE LA Cavuse pES Nolgs. 3 Fisrmimisniio S i i The services were celebrated with unu sual religious ceremonies. Abbe Moussa, an African, officiated at the High Mass. M. M. Federique and Viesana both pro nounced from the pulpit eulogies of John Brown. In the afternoon, a grand procession was made to the end of the city to a place known as the “Martyr’s Cross,” where fur ther religious ceremonies took place. The principal citizens of Port-au-Prince have decided to wear mourning badges for three days. The “Revue de Commerce,” of Jan. 28, thus speaks on the all-absorbing subject: “The death of John Brown is a erime of humanity—a bloody defiance against civi lization and God. It is, moreover, a polit ical fault of the American Government. Who can foresee the result of this immola tion? Who can tell what will come tothe United States, and especially to the Caro linas and Virginia, who shed this generous blood, notwithstanding all divine laws, the tears of a wife, and the cries of all Europe for merey. “For us Haytians, we do not wish to re turn evil for evil, and we hope that the blood of this glorious martyr will not rise up against his executioners. We pray God to open their eyes and soften their hearts, and while waiting the happy day of the regeneration of an enslaved breth ren, let us raise in our hearts our altar to John Brown, the immortal benefactor of our race, the holy victim of our cause, and let us adopt as our sister and friend his worthy and unfortunate widow. “Of all the champions of the holy war against the absurd prejudizes of color, and ‘the infamous doctrine of the subjugation of ‘one part of .the human race to another, John Brown is the most illustrious and most unfortunate. Henceforth, greater than other philanthropists, superior to Wil berforce, bis sacred name will be pronoun ced with a holy respect, worthy of one who has given bis life for the regeneration of the oppressed of mankind.” The country was quiet, and the popu larity of President Geffrard continued una bated. After the Ist of April, strangers visiting Hayti must be provided wit'l:lpa.ssports, as necessary in the continental nations of Europe. Amusements. GRAND SOIREE OF THE “BENEVOLENT SONS OF MORGAN.” This society, which is named after the Rev. J. R. V. Morgan, celebrated its anni versary by a soiree at Military Hall, Bowery, on the evening of the 16th inst. Your reporter having received a very press ing invitation to be present at this enter tainment, hastened, after the dispatch of other duties and a hasty cup of tea, to avail himself thereof, arriving at the hall about midnight. Here we found ourself, like the great explorer, Dr. Kane,in a “pack,” but with this difference, his was composed of ice, ours was made up of hu manity. There could not have been less than five hundred persons present. The arrangements of the committee (which was composed of the following gentlemen: Jas. Mitchel, Jas. H. Williams, Jas. Cruger, Jacob Smith, Oliver Major, John Whatly, Henry C. West, William Liggins and Wil liam Scott,) for the comfort of this vast crowd, was as satisfactory as could be de sired while the supper, which was under the supervision of our old friend, Mr. Chas. Stewart, was faultless. Such profusion and variety we do wot recollect of hay ing seen at any society’s supper. Those beautifully browned young porkers and birds of various kinds, with their appro priate surroundings of “fixing’,” all finely relieved by several towering pyramids, was a sight most distressing to a hungry man, and the remembrance of which has caused the hidden fluids of the mouth to come forth many times since. Having seen every seat (140) at the tables filled by fair ereatures, who, of course, had feast ed on expectation all day, and who now desired something more substantial, we hastened to the hall below, where we found everything in fine order. Mr. Jno. B. Bryan had full charge of the floor. That he acquitted himself to the satisfaction of all who are fond of “mingling in the mazy dance,” we are very sure, for we saw him everywhere, soliciting the hand of some fair dame. That the music discoursed by the very excellent band gave full satisfac tion, will be readily believed when we an nounce that Prof. Thos. Snyder, who had charge of that department, had secured the services of that distinguished musician and leader, Mr. Robert Brown. But what shall we say of theladies? Ilow could we select the “belle” from this world of loveli ness and grace Yoar reporter tried to do so, but after recording the names of Mrs. R. R., of Second avenue, Miss C. R., of North Moore St., Miss S. H., of Carll St., Brooklyn, Miss_ 1. S., of Williamsburgh, Mrs. S. and daughter, of Houston St., Miss F.,of 15th St.,, Mrs. E. 8., of 2nd St., Miss M. A., of Greenwich St., Mrs. A., of 30th St the Misses M. and M. 8., and A. E. W, of Cherry St., Mrs. P., of Ridge St., Mrs. C., of Saullivan St., Mrs.'S., of 24th St., so vast was the number that con tinued to flit across his vision in the dance or in the stately promenade, that he was obliged to give up the task in utter de spair. We were very much pleased to sce the “Sons of Morgan” everywhere present, extending their kindly greetings to all, particularly assuring the aged persons that they would be well cared for; and although the crushing process which the la dies were compelled to pass through, par ticularly when they were called upon to “feed,” must have brought destruction to many an “extention,” yet not one unkind word was uttered in our kearing. As to the gentlemen, your reporter verily believe that they must have recollected that it is leap-year, for better behavior we have never witnessed anywhere. Having tarried un til two o’clock, although kindly invited by the committee to remain to partake of the hospitalities of the Society, and for which they will please accept our grateful thanks, I took my departure from this very pleas ant company to attend THE FESTIVAL OF STONE SQUARE LODGE. It was in no very pleasing frame of mind that your reporter found himself plodding his way to Williamburg at two o'clock of a cold, frosty morning, but knowing that the eraft would be in anxious expectation for an account of the festivities, there was nothing left for him but to “look tothe east,” and “govern himself according ly.” The first think that struck his at tention was the size and beauty of the room. It could not have been less than 80 feet by 50. The ceiling was beauti fully frescoed, while a splendid drop-cur tain at the north end of the room added very materially to its appearance. The lodge, escorted by the United Grand Lodge of this State, amd a deputation of the Knights of Memphis, made a splendid ap pearance. 'The visiting brethren, among whom we recognized the Rev. Robert Gor don, of Jamaica, W. 1., were welcomed in a neat speech by Bro. Alex. Peters, of Philadelphia. There was one peculiarity observeable, which added great beauty to the scene, and that was the light and airy appearance of the ladies dresses, white, with rose trimmings, being the prevailing taste. A miserable widower attempted to entrap your reporter by pointing out to him the “belle,” but as he failed to “see it” where loveliness and grace was so abounding, Le respectfully declined com mitting himself. 'That ample justice was done to the very excellent supper prepared for the occasion, would have been well un derstood by your reporter, from the vast “wreck of matter’ which he found on the tables below, even if he had not been fur. nished with the bare carcass of a splendid turkey for dissection, Lut this being flank ed by a fine ham and a nice dish of tur nips with a fige cup of coffee, was grate fully received. After supper dancing and conversation were continued,even until the dawn of the “misty morn.” The Stone Square Lodge and the “Sons of Morgan” will permitus to congratulate them on their success. Two finer entertainments we never witnessed, even from the time we first went BOBIN’-AROUND, (From another Reperter.) ANNIVERSARY AND SUPPER OF STONE SQUARE LODGE No. 6. This brilliant affair (as it had been ad vertised in the “Anglo-African,” and there fore eould not have been otherwise) came off on Thursday evening, the 16th inst. This Stone Squnare Lodge of Ancient York Masons, (I give the name in full, as it was given to me) is a body of young men of wealth, worth and intelligence, guided through the intricate paths of the Masonic mysteries by the sage experience of a father in the mystic science, whose whole life has been devoted to the advancement of the eraft, and whose particular aim has been, for the last few years,to increase the prosperity of this lodge. The festivities of the evening were commenced at an ear- Iy hour, and when “sweet music with vol uptuous strains” brok® upon the listening ear, “Fond eyes spoke love to eyes which spoke again, And all went merry as a marriage bell.” The lodge in gorgeous grray entered the hall at a quarter past eleven, and went through their ceremonies with evidently a great deal of satisfaction to themselves. The supper consisted of all that was enu merated in the bill of fare in great profu. sion, and the assembled multitude was heard in gentle murmurs whispering that its equal they had never witnessed. The pleasure seckers dispersed at the early hour of 6 A. M., highly delighted with the evenings entertainment. In answer to a question which has been repeatedly asked me since the affair, I will here state that in such a press of beautiful women and fine dresses, it was impossible to decide who was the “belle.” CONCERT AT BROOKLYXN. Siloam Church was crowded on last evening, I'eb. 21, by the beauty and elize of Brooklyn, to listen to a concert given by the choir of the church, which is very ably guided, governed, and conducted by Mr. G. S. Phillips—Messrs. Robert Ham ilton and W. F. Sturgis assisted. “This race will one day excel in ecloquence and music,” .B. Stowe. This part of the race has already excelled in music. The introductory on the piano, by Miss A. E. Freeman, was brilliantly and effectively rendered; so also was her ductt with the conductor, Mrs. Bruce. Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Ross deserve especial notice at our hands for the creditable manner in which they performed their parts. But what shall we say in praise of “our Bob,” the in imitable Robert, who sang Russell’s “Ship on Fire” as only he can singit? The whole audience was thrilled by the masterly ren dition of the piece, and it was generally encored. Mr. J. Onley did his part well, and was honored by applause. Mr. Sturgis being disconcerted by what he supposed was a mark of disapprobation from the audience, omitted the most beau tiful part of his selection. He must leave his nerves at home the next time he ap pears in public. BALDWIN, THE LADIES ENTERTAINMENT At Shiloh Church, advertised for Wednes day evening, 15thinst.,being slimly attend ed, owing to the severe storm, was repeated onTuesday evening last. On the first occa sion there were about one hundred persons present. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Messrs. Alston, of St. Philip's Church and Robt. Gordon, of London, C. W, and Mr. Rogers, of South Carolina. Every thing passed off in a very pleasant manner, each one seeming to enjoy the society and good things there presented with great gusto. The last occasion was in every particular a success. Alout two hundred persons were present, among whom were many young ladies and gentlemen who gave evidence of much social and religious taste and cultivation. MARRIED. Devo--Exey.—-In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, the 22d inst by Rev. Sampson White, Mr. Lewis Deyo, to Miss Sarah Maria Emry, both of said city. DIED. Tavrox.—ln Philadelphia, suddenly, on the evening of the 10th inst., George Taylor, in the 63d year of his age. Joninsox.—ln Philadelphia, on the 10th inst, after a protracted illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Lymas John son, in the 68th year of his age. In the demise of Mr. Johnson the church loses model member, the Musical Association a be loved officer, and the Sabbath School a warm hearted friend. He was born in Maryland, and at an early age became a convert to Christianity, and attached himself to the first church built by the A. M. E. Connexion in Baltimore, and was ever afterwards characterized by that high sense of honor, humble simplicity, and genuine devotion to his God that so plainly marks the true pro fessor. He was a devoted lover of musie, and for a length of timg filled the office of chorister in the church at Baltimore, as also in the Bethel A. M. E. Church, in Philadelphia, and the musical in stitutions attached to the above named churches have the honor to ackuowledge himas their found er. Many loving hearts have been made sad by his removal. Voices that oft have mingled with his in chanting the praise of God, faltered with emotion as they solemnly performed the funeral dirge over his remains. Eyes that looked on his loved form for the last time on earth, were swol len with weeping. But why weep? Dying to him was but going home. Jordan's billows could not affright him. His path was gloriously illu mined by the Sun of Righteousness, and he safely passed that dark river to the shining shore. Mourners, dry thy tears— Thy loved one rests From earthly cares and toils, He's free. Widow, weep no more ere long "Twill be thy lot to meet thy husband In that happy place, where pain and death Come not. Daughters, remember well the kind Instructious by thy father given And, oh! forget not this thy promise “Father, we'll meet again, In Heaven Specinl Fotices. el Comncordia est Vis.—At a special meeting of the Olive Cricket Club, held February Bth, 1860, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected as officers to serve for the ensning six months President—TFielding Butler. Vice President—James P. Clay. Treasurer—James H. Francis. Seeretary—Wm. H. Swann. Corresponding Secretary—Franeis Wood, Captain of the Field—John R. Kennedy. Attest, WM. H. SWANN, Secretary. FESTIVAL IN NEW HAVEN.— A grand supper will be given by the ladies of the Zion Baptist Church, for the purpose of liguidating a de{w on the property of said chureh, which becomes due on the 15th of March next. The Supper will' take place in Smith Hall, Chapel street, ncar Temple street, on Thursday evening, March Ist, 1860. The committee of management will spare no pains to make it equal to any that has preceded it. The tables will be well furnished with all of the delicacies of the season. The patronage of the public is respeet fully solicited, to help them in tl:is great and lau dable undertaking. COMMITTEE, Mrs. E. A. Harris, Miss Susan Milledge, Miss S. R. Jones, Mrs. C. E. Jackson, Miss Edmonia Harris, Mr. R. Jackson, Mr. W. Harris, Mr. J. Mclntyre. 32-1 t I\IADAME ARNN E. GREEN RE AL speetfully announces that she will give ber FIRST GRAND CONCERT ON MONDAY EVENING, Mareh sth, 1860, in the BETHESDA CHURCH, In Sullivan street, near Houston, on which oceca sion she will be assisted by her brother, Master Frederick Frances, and the following ladies and gentlemen: Madame Calm, her first appearance, Miss E. Anderson, Miss E. A. Smith, Misses O. A, and A. M. Hamilton, Prof. Waldron, (who will preside at the piano) and Robt. Hamlton. Ad mittanee 25 eents. Doors open at 7 o’clock. 02-2 t '""W BL‘“’ARE OF THE IMPOSTER! JOHN GILES, former agent of the “Golden Rule,” s now abroad imposing upon the people, pretending to be a preacher of the Gospel, meanwhile playing the hypoerite. and receiving money without making returns, for various periodicals and institutions. Sometimes he ealls"himself a Baptist, sometimes a Methodist or a Duteh Reformed, to suit his wick ed purposes. He is exceedingly filthy in his hab its, and oiten very impudent to those who do not please him. We have various letters in our pos sesion, and also personal testimony, to substantiate these facts. D. F. NEWTON, Editor Golden Rule. New York, February 14, 1860. L& Lditors please copy. ‘[l!. 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These pianos are fully warranted, and have all our last improvements. Circulars furnished on application giving full particulars. THEY ALSO FURNISH A HANDSOMELY FINISHED PIANO, adapted for school practice and purposes, at ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS. All our piano-fortes have our great improve ment, the insulated iron rim. PIANOS TO RENT. We have constantly on hand a variety of pianos to rent, mostly of our own manufacture, which are very desirable, as they have our new improvements, and are unsurpassed in quality of tone and excel lence of finish. We rent PIANOS OF ALL SIZES, 6, 64, 62, 7, and T} octave. All styles, from the small school and cottage in struments for small parlors and sitting rooms, to the full grands, for concert rooms, large parlors, &e. Persons who wish to rent pianos and purchase in a few months, can select (Prom our large stock, and the rent for a specified time will be allowed towards the purchase money, as may be agreed upon. 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Qoems, Bnecdotes and Shetches. THE LABORER AND THE WARRIOR. —o— camp has had its day of song The sword, the bayonet, the plume, Have erowded out of song too long The plow, the anvil, and the loom ObL not upon our tented fields Are freedom’s heroes bred alone The training of the workshop yields More heroes true than war has known. Who drives the bolts, who shapes the steel, May with a heart as valiant smite, As he who sees th: foeman reel In blood before his blow of might. The skill that conquers space and time, That graees life, that sweetens toil May epring from eourage more sublime Than that which makes a realm its spoil. Let labor then, look up and see, His craft no path of honor decks The soldier’s title yet shall be Less honored than the woodman's axe. Let each his own appointment prize, Nor deem that gold, or outward might, Can compensate the wealth that lies, In tastes whieh breed their own delight. And may the time draw nearer still When man this sacred truth shall heed, That from the thought, and from the will Must all that raises man proceed Though pride shall hold our calling low, For us shall duty make it good And we from truth to truth shall go, Till life and death are understood. CONFESSIONS OF A SPIRIT-RAPPING MEDIUM. -—-—o.—-— It was about the middle of February, when I had paid no rent for nine months, no taxes for six, and no tradesman for three, that 1 first began 1o hear a series of rap piugs of a most persevering character. To account for these rappings was extremely difficult, and I made no attempt to answer them, for I knew it would be quite useless, as I had not a rap in the house. At length it occurred to me, that though I could not answer the rappings, they might in some way be got to answer me, and as my whole life had been of a rather questionable na ture, I resolved on trying the experiment. I was sitting alone about the middle of March, when I thought I heard a rapping, which soon became very violent, at the outer door. Having heard some talk of the spirit-rappers, I determined to try and find out whether the rappings which were so frequent at my house could have any thing to do with the phenomena alluded to. Having lighted my pipe I began to ask myselt the question, “Can that be a creditor when immediately came a very loud “rap.” As the spirits, lam told, an swer by a “rap” when they intend to ex press an affirmative, and give no sign when they mean to imply a negative, made sure there was a creditor at the door. “Is he alone?” I asked. No answer! “Were they all creditors who have been rapping during the last few weeks?” I inquired calmly, but there was such a thunder of “raps,” lasting for several minutes, that 1 could not ask myself another question im mediately, as I know I could not have heard myself speak. “Has the butcher been here?” was my next inquiry, which was answered by several “raps” in quick svccession; but when I hastily added, “And will he trust me any longer?!” the rapping suddenly but most decidedly ceas ed. I had read in some American books on the subject that the spirits frequently moved farniture in the most eccentric man ner. I determined, therefore, to choose the darkest hour of the night to sce wheth er it would be possible to get my furniture moved by the aid of such spirits as 1 might be able to command. 1 got a poor fellow who kept a truck to come to me; and intending to make him a “medium,” I brought him into communication with all the “spirits” I could get togsther; but the “medium” I had chosen was quite unable to preserve a happy “medium,” and the spirits having taken complete possession of him, began to throw him about in the most mischevous manner that can be conceived. They bumped him up against the wall, and when he tried to lift a table under their influence, they threw him down on the top of it. While this was going on, the rappings became so violent that 1, who am pretty well used to them, became! alarmed; and especially when I heard something like the forcing open of a door, which made me apprehend that there was some frightfal “process,” perhaps a writ or summons, with which the rappers intended serving me out—or ratherat home—if they could get hold of me. Seizing the first friendly wrapper—a Mackintosh—that 1 could lay my hands upon, I made my way out by a back door, and did not return till the day following. When I came back to my dwelling I became convinced in the most unpleasant manner that the “rappers” can really do what the Americans attribute to them. I had been told that in the Uni ted States there are rappers who have positively written with pen and ink, as well as moved furniture; and I could not doubt either fact when 1 found all my fur niture had been carried away, and an in ventory regularly written out lying on the floor. It was clear that not only was the house haunted by “rappers,” but the far. nitare had become “poscessed” by some evil spirit in the shape of a “man in pos session,” who had carried it away. From this time forth the house had become a source of such alarm to me that I left it; but I have been told that the “rappings” still continue as vehement as ever, and some of the “rappers” who possess the power of writing have placed a written no tice on the door, which I have not ventured near enough to read, but which I have been told conveys an intimation that they were acting as a “medium” of the landlord, in whose name they will go upon the premises to take possession of them in a few days.— London paper. 8™ ‘I say, landlord, that’s a dirty tow el to wipe on.” The landlord, with a look of amazement replied: 3 _ “Well, you're mighty particular. Sixty or seventy of my boarders have wiped on that towel this morning, and you are the first one to find failt.” A regular “jail-bird”—a burglar when he’s a robbin’. SINGULAR DREAM. —-o_ The following story, from the Wash ton correspondent of the Philadelphia “Quaker City,” appeared several years ago in that paper: Mr. Epiror:—The other morning, at the breakfast table, our friend, the Hon. John C. Calboun seemed very much troubled and out of spirits. You know he is altogether a venerable man, with a hard, stern Scotch-Irish face, softened in its ex pression around the mouth by a sort of sad smile which wins the hearts of all who converse with him. His hair is snow white. He is tall, thin, and angular. He reminds you very much of Old Hickory. That he is honest no one doubts; he has sacrificed to his fatalism his highest hopes of politi cal advancement—has offered up to the shrine of that iron necessity which he wor ships, all that can excite ambition—even the Presidency of the United States. But to my story. The other morning, iat the breakfast table, where I, an unob served spectator, happened to be present, Calhoun was observed to gaze frequently at his right hand, and brush it hurriedly with his left, in a nervous and excited manner. At length one of the persons composing the breakfast party—his name I think is T'oombs, and he is a member of Congress from Georgia, took upon himself to ask the occasion of Mr. Calhoun’s dis quietude. “Does your hand pain you?” he asked. To this Calheun replied in rather a flur ried manner: “Pshaw! it is nothing! Only a dream which I had last night, and which makes me see perpetually a large black spot, like an ink blotch, upon the back of my right band. An optical delusion, 1 suppose.” Of course these words excited the curi osity of the company, but no one ventured to beg the details of this singular dream, till T'oombs asked quietly: “What was your dream like? lam not very superstitious about dreams, but some times there is a great deal of truth in them.” “But this was such a peculiarly absurd dream,” replied Mr. Calhoun, again brush ing the back of his hand; “however, if it does not too much intrude upon the time of our friends, I will relate it.” Of course the company were profuse in their desires to know all about the dream. In his singularly sweet voice, Mr. Calhoun related it: “At a late hour last night, as I was en gaged in writing, I was astonished by the entrance of a visitor, who entered, and without a word, took a seat opposite me at my table. This surprised me, as I had given particular orders to the servant that I should on no account be disturbed. The manner in which the intruder entered, so perfectly self-possessed, taking his seat op posite me, without saying a word, as though my room and all within it belonged to him, excited in me as much surprise as indigna tion. As I raised my head to look into his features, over the top of my shaded lamp, I diseovered that he was wrapped in a thin cloak, which effectually concealed his face and features from my view. And as I raised my head he spoke: ‘What are you writing, Senator from South Carolina he said. “I did not think of his impertinence at lirst, but answered him involuntarily: am writing a plan for the Dissolu tion of the American Union; you know, gentlemen, that I am expected to produce a plan of dissolution in the event of certain contingencies. “‘Senator from South Carolina, will you allow me to look at your hand, your right baund “He arose, the cloak fell, and I beheld his face. Gentlemen, thesight of that face struck me like a clap of thunder. It was the face of a dead man whom extraordinary events have brought back to life. The features were those of George Washington —vyes, gentlemen, the intruder was no other than George Washington. He was dressed in the revolutionary costume, such as you see at the Patent Office Here Mr. Calhoun paused, apparently much agitated. His agitation, I need not tell you, was shared by the company. Toombs at length broke the embarrassing pause: Well-—w-e-1.1, what is the issue of this scene?” Mr. Calhoun resumed: “This intrader, I have said, rose and asked to look at my right hand. As ‘though 1 had not the power to refuse, I ‘extended it. The truath is, I felt a strange chill pervademe at this touch; he grasped it ‘and held it near the light, thus affording ‘me full time to examine every feature of his face. It was the face of Washington. Gentlemen, I shuddered as I beheld the horrible dead alive look of that visage. After holding my hand for a moment, he looked at me steadily, and said in a quiet way: ‘And with this right hand, Senator from Carolina, would you sign your name to a paper declaring the Union to be dissolved “I answered in the affirmative. ‘Yes, said I,‘f a certain contingency arises, I will sign my name to the declaration of disunion.” But at that moment a black blotch appeared on the back of my hand, an inky blotch which seem to see even now. ‘What is that?” 1 cried, alarmed, and not knowing why, at the blotch that was upon my hand. “T'hat,” said he, dropping my hand, ‘is the mark by which Benedict Arnold is known in the next world.’ “He said no more, gentlemen, but drew from beneath his cloak an object which he placed upon the table—placed it upon the paper on which I was writing. That ob ject, gentlemen, was a skeleton. ““There,) said he, ‘are the bones of Isaac Hayne, who was hung at Charleston by the British. He gave his life, in order to establish the Union. When you put your name to a declaration of dissolution, why you may as well have the bones of Isaac Hayne before yon. He was a South Carolinian as well as you. But then there was no blotch on his right hand—’ “With these words the intruder left the room. 1 started back from the contact with the dead man’s bones, and—awoke. Overworn by labor, I had fallen asleep and been dreaming. Was it not a singular dream All the company answered in the affir mative. "Toombs muttered, “singular, very singular,” at the same time looking rather curious at the back of his right hand, and Mr. Calhoun, placing his head between his hands, seemed buried in reflection. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Auglo-African Flagayine, A MONTHLY OCTAVO OF 82 PAGES, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE, STATISTICS, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CAUSE OF HUMAN FREEDOM. 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It is published in the interest of that class of our fellow-citizens who are disfranchised by the Dred Scott decision, and its contents, in their generality, speak very significant}y of the injustice done them by the opinions of some of the Judges of the Supreme Court' We hail the appearance of this Magazine as a step in the right direction, and trust that it will not be suffered to lack for the want of support.—Evan gelis (New York) Among the various new publications recently announced, we are glad to learn of the establish ment of a mnfazinc conducted entirely bly élored rsons, and devoted to the social, moral and po- Efical advancement of their brethren.— Independ dent (New York.) The Magazine is one of great ability, interest and taste, and will bear a comparison with those of much greater pretensions. EVe sincerely hope -the frienf: of the colored people will patronize this work and help them in this honomfife effort to put themselves in a position which they de serve, and which their enemies would fain prevent them from attaining. *“Blake or the Iluta of America,” is beautifully written and filled with thrilling interest.—American Baptist (New York It is a creditable Eublication. RN W a journal will, if rig| tlz condueted, do muech to raise the condition of this elass of our population, and inspire them with a manly self-respect, and breathe a Christian aim into their struggles.— Christian Inquirer (New York.) The colored citizens of the United States nunt ber many men of culture and marked ability as speakers and writers, and theeg have established a monthiy in New York, entitled the Anglo-African Magazine, which is certainly ecreditable in style, execution and literary mert. {Ve hope that its success may be such as to encour age its undertakers to yet greater exertions to im provement, even amid the difficulties which lie in their way.— National Era (Washington, D. C.) The new year has thus far brought to our notice nothing more gratiflying and encouraging than this new publication. The advent of a monthly mag ‘azine, devoted to Literature, Science, Statistics, ‘ete., is no new thing under the sun, and especially ‘not new in our country. The United States ‘abound in such publications but to our knowl edge, nothing of the character of the magazine be fore us, has ever been attempted by any member or members of the eolored race in the United States. We have had numerous newspapers, a good many pamphlets, a few unpretending poems, a few bi(?rnphieal sketches, mostly narratives of fl:fiitive slaves, some written by themselves, others o g written at their dictation, the amanuensis fur nis! infi the words, and the fugitives the facts but beyond these, nothing has been even attempted. The Anglo-African is a bright new faet, nns we trust the beginning of an era in the mental, moral, and religious history of the colored people in this Regublic. Whatever mfy be the fate of this new publication, in point of patronage, whether it shall succeed or }:L for wang of support, we sin eenlyn‘rejoieetom thenuemptmug,’md made 80 we The feature of the M?uine for the present month is the essay of Dr.J. M'Cune Smith, show ing the dependence of Civilization on physiecal circumstances. The subject is one of great inter est, independent of its bunngll upon relations ex isting in this country. To these who kmow Dr. ADVERTISEMENTS. Smith, it need not be said that his essayis a learned and masterly one. But we will say this and more, for it is an original and brilliant pro duction—one which we would gladly see in_the hands of all the political and et.hnfiogleal malign ers of the eolm-eso races of men. Martin R. Dela ny, it will be seen, has chosen a lofty subject. He has given a peculiar theory, ascribing to electricity the office of keeping the heavenly bodies in order, which other very :gle men have aseribed to the law of gravitation. Mr. Delang dismisses all our fears tfl: this firm old earth of ours is to be smashed up one of these coming days by a eolli sion with any other body in space. We shall re fer again to fl{u new mngazine, and meanwhile wish Mr.lq"bomu Hamilton, its entcrprizintg publisher, every success in this praiseworthy effort to pro mote literature and learning among our people.— Frederick Douglass’ Paper (Rochester, N. Y.) It discusses in an able manner the condition. past and present, and the future é)rospecta, of the colored population of the United States. Such in tellectual efforts, affording scope for the nspirinfi free colored population, deserve patronage; an we heartily hope the Magazine will be well sup ported. &We (E)e not expeet to agree with all the views which may be presented in it, but heartily wish it success.” Thus far the articles are good specimens of thought and composition.—New York Colonization Journal. Its list of contributors will embrace the most prominent colored writers and speakers in the country. The present number is very ereditable. Liberator (Boston.) We are much pleased with the first number o the Anglo-African Magazine issued by our old friend Thomas Hamilton.”— Visitor (Franklin, N.

“There is a well-written introductory, but the ablest and most elaborate article is that on Civil ization—its Dependence on Physical Circum stances,” by James M'Cune Smith, a colored phy sician of much distinetion in New York. Itshows much research and thought. The Magazine commences its eareer with a modest appearance and subseription price—a favorable sign of permanence and success. We hope that it will be taken by ail the colored personsin our village who are able, as it cannot fail to improve them, intellectualz', morally, and physicufiy.— Daily Republican Binghampton, N. Y.) Here is a curiosity—the first number of a monthly Magazine, Exlblislxed and edited by ecol ored men, its contri &t:))rs mainly colored people. Among these contrib@tors we notice the names of those whom we know to possess talent of a high order: Rev. H. H. Garnet, Dr. James M’'Cune Smith, Frederick Douglass, J. W. C. Pennington, Marg A. 8. Carey, Sarah M. Douglass, Geo. B. Vashon, M. H. Freeman, &ec. Among the number of contributors named, no doubt others of equal talent are included but we are not so well able to speak of others. The articles are generally creditable the Intro ductory, and one on ‘Civilization—its Depend ence on Physical Circumstances,” are certainly able.”— Daily Dispatch (Puttsburgh, Pu.) “This first number gives promise of an inter esting and valuable journal, and we hope the ex periment of its publisher will be a decided sue cess.”—Free South, (Newport, Ky.) This Magazine is one of the best appearing monthlies we have seen from the American press, and the leading articles, and those from the con tributors, eontain arguments and general informa tion that should be procured by every family, and particularly young men, and treasured up. Let the friends ofi literature and progress subseribe for it, read and preserve it. 'f'he contributors are among the ablest writers we have, and from the number interested in this work, at the end of the year, you that subseribe will have the material to make an interesting volume.”—Provincial Free man (Chatham, C. W) AxgLo-AFricaN Magazine.—We have received the number three of a handsomely printed Maga zine, under the above title, published in New York, bz Thomas Hamilton, No. 48 Beekman street. Never have we received a monthly which, in view of the circumstances under which it has been issued, and the manifest ability exhibited on every page, that has giv :n us so much pleasure. It i 8 managed exclusively by colored men, and filled alone with the contributions of their pens. It con tains very able articles by the following distin uished colored men: Dr. Martin Delany, Dr. §ame¢ M’Cune Smith, Rev.J. W.C. Pennington D. D., J. Holland Townsend, Es%.. Robert Campbell. No colored man who ecan read should be without it, and everyfriend of the colored American should patronize it. Republican (Norristown, Pa.) AnGLo-A¥rICAN MagaziNe.—The first number of this Magazine, published by Thomas Hamilton, 48 Beekman street, N. Y., has appeared. We think it will be read with interest by all who re ceive it. The third article, Civilization—its De :ndence on Physical Circumstances,” by Dr. g:mes M’Cune Smith, we regard as peculiarly in structive and valuable. The idea that in nations advanced in ecivilization, the sources of intellectual power spring from the common people, the physi cally vigorous, is hnp{wily developed, and worthy of general attention. We wish success to the An glo-African Magazine.—American Missionary, (New York.) We wish it could be put in the Eossession of every negrophobia-monger in the land.—Student’s Monthly (Overlin, O.) “This publication, considered relatively to its scope and design, will compare favorably with any other.”—Star Brooklyn, N. Y.) We should judge it to be rather superior to the most of the monthlies. o We hope it may meet with a large cireunlation.”— Repository of Religion and Laterature (Indianapolis, Ind.) Epiror or TrisuNE :—I have just received from the office of the Anglo-African Magazine, pub lished in New York, three numbers, and. as a trib ute to both enterprise and merit, 1 desire to say a few words on the subject. While there is a spirit that weuld crush the colored race, and trample them under foot as infe rior, it is cheering to witness a single triumph of our colored frienfis, and see them rise in manliness and power, in spite of prejudice and hate. If any one SOubt,s their upward tendency, their want of elements essential to elevation, let him ecall over and read a single article in one of these Magazines, and then blush for the injustice done a erushed ple. The talent and taste exhibited would do mor to any Magazine published in our nation. Nor would we thus spenE of a eingle author or a single article the whole work glows with the evi denece of talent and scholarship—far more so than many of the populareproductions of the press. Let our eitizens interest themeelves in the Anglo-Afri san Magazine, and while they encourage the en terprise, they will also beenfit themselves b,y an increase of useful knowledge, and a decrease of un generous and unreasonable prejudices. I com mend it to our Reading Rooms, and to every pri vate family, as a work of decided merit, for only one dollar a yea.r.——Rev. R. H. Conklin, in Tribune (Providence, R. 1) “This monthly, published at New York, bf Thomas Hamilton, is edited and written by ecol ored people. Itisan able Magazine. Some sta tistical articles on the colored population of the United States, evinee a great deal of research, and are valuable.”"— Zion's Herald (Boston, Ms.) We have the third number of this work before us, and have perused it. Itis certainly an able work.”"—The Prospect (Charlestown, Ind.) ANGLO-AFRICAN MAGAZINE.—A new monthl{ in the phlet form, issued at 48 Beekman-st., New Yormt one dollar per annum, by our friend Thomas Hamilton, promises good things, solid things, noble, elevating. The first number exhibits tact, talent, erudition, scientifie investigntions, the pen of a ready writer. The contributions are of the highest order. The narratives, sufferings and hair-breadth escapes of fugitives from the land of Egypt and Pharaoh’s host, are tmltz marvelous, wongerful No romance can equal them, and yet they are solid facts. These narratives will grace every number of this new monthly, and will doubtless give it a wide circulation. Anything and everytfling calculated to elevate and emaneci pate the colored race, meets our warmest sympa thies. The hand of God isin it. Ethiopia s soon to stretch forth her hands to God.” Friends, hand’in your names, enclose $1 to Mr. Hamilton, 48 Beekman-st.—Golden Rule {New York.) _ This is a new Magazine, but, as its name im ports, it is to fill an existing void, ahd cireulate in sphere peculiarly its own. It is to be the organ of the colored race. Ithubeen&'ojeeted by eol ored men, and, in the main, will be conducted by them. The initial number o:gpean well. Its leading articles are of a high order, and give evi dence that if negroes have no rights which white men are boundtonm” they at least wield pens which, one day, work out the redemp BOOKS. tion of their race, and extort from the proud and domineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now so per sistently denied them The opening article is an introductory one by the ts;mbliaher. Mr. Thomas Hamilton, who sue cinetly states the objects he has in view, and the work which he and his fellow-laborers undertake to do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic we refer to those comparing colored and white scholars, one comynrison being between scholars in the City of New York, and another between students in French colleges.

The main article, Civilization—its Dependence 1 on Physical Circumstances,” is blv)eDr. James M- Cune Smith, a gentleman of liberal education, though for it he is not indebted to his own eoun trg. aving been obliged to obtain it in Europe, where the tiger-ferociousness of caste of color is un known. It is an able Eaper, and eonclusively dis- Emves the current p ilosoph{ which predicates uman advancement, or, in other words, civiliza tion, on the innate superiority of a race; but, on the contrary, shows that it is due rather to eli mate and geographieal position. The paper is learned, pregnant with facts, so skillfully handled, that the d(~§\lctions are beyond the possibility of being overthrown. The doetrine of innate superi ority of race is scattered to the winds. This cen tury-nursed /ie, which has been made the exense for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarities, which to-day, in these nominally free States, crushes the colored man beneath a remorseless prejudice and a fiendish epirit of easte, command ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he feels them burning in his soul, to be a hewer of wood and drawer of water, a menial, feeling no manhood, to keeE shut the windows of his soul, never opening them to let in the sun-light of knowlu{;fe, is eviscerated, and shown to be but the invention of the oppressor, as an excuse for his dark and damning dlecds and erimes. When the despised negro can ply such artillery as this, it is time to pause, and ask what we are to gain by at tempting longer to hold him down. The time is approaching when the black race now in this country will be a fearful power, unless we relax the hand of oppression. Tiney are under the tem perate parallels, where all eircumstances conspire to give them physical and mental power. In each decade, the census figures show that they in crease in a ratio which, ere long, will reach that L)oint when the red right hand of revolution will e raised, clenching a sword, beneath whose heavy blade fetters will be but as flaxen strings, and op pressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur ally patient and docii~ raturally he abhors blood end strife but there are exsr+les which emphat ically warn us that, in the schooui of slaveriy, and under the treatment he receives when he is looked uron as he is now, by a large portion of this peo ple, he aptly learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and which we profess to believe a God-ordained one— Resistance to Tyrants is obedience to God St. Domingo thunders in our ears, Beware! Take your hands from your vietim’s throat, or meet the retributive justice ready to pour upon your heads wrath more terrible than the seven vials of the Apocalypse Such are some of the ti.oughts which have sug gested themselves while we have been writing this notice. Others there are which come thronging around our pen, but this is no time for their utter ance. In conclusion, we would say, we are glad this Magazine has been established. Conducted as there is every reason to believe it will be, it will demonstrate that Anglo-Africans stand on the plane of progress, and are not those brutish beings they have becn represented to be. 1t is calm and dignified, manful in its tone, counselling the col ored-man to toil on and vindieate his race, by be ing true to the instincts of his nature, notwith standing the other races proudly affect superiori ty, and look down with scorn and contempt. The Magazine is published by Thomas Hamil ton, at 48 Beekman street, New York, at $1 a year. We mention the terms, because we hope there will be many who will subseribe, if for no other purpose, to see what goo‘l can come out of Narragansett.”— Pendulum (Greenwich, R. BOOKS. PUBLICATIONS FOR OSA.I.E BY THOMAS HAMILTON, 48 Beekman street, New York. THE DREAM; Or, the true history of Dea. Giles’s Distillery and Dea. Jones's Brewery. BY GEO. B. CHEEVER, D. D. Price per single copy 10 cents, $1 per doz., or $7 per hundred. “This will eontinue to be an excellent work for circulation so long as distilleries and breweries continue to send forth their poisonous stream.”— A. 8. Bugle (Salem, O.) We have received a pamphlet copy of that re markable produetion of Dr. Cheever's—* The True History of Deacen Giles’s Distillery,”” which is now being respublished and illustrated by Thos. Hamilton, at 48 Beekman st., New York. It isa scathing artiele, abounding in the fire and hammer of unfiinching truth. It was written originally for a paper called the “Salem Landmark,” pub lisbedp at Salem, Mass., where Dr. Cheever, then a goun§ man, was engaged in the ministr(?'. It Ero uced a great sensation at the time, and the whole rum-fraternity were in arms about it. Cheever was a.rraigne({ before a court of justice. The re production of the article at this time is called for and is eminently Otzipportune, when, on either hand, the hellish floods of Intemuperance are surg ing back upon communities once reclaimed from their devastating flow.— True American (Erie,Pa.) No work on Temperance ever had such a wide circulation as this and the exigency of the times seemed to call for its republication. It purports to be a Dream,’ but it lis not all a dream,’ but an awful reality.”—News Letter (Westfield, Mass.) COLORED PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; 'WITH SKETCHES OF SEVERAL DISTINGUISHED COLORED PERSONS TO WHICH IS ADDED A BRIEF SUR VEY OF THE CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF COLORED AMERICANS. BY WILLIAM C. NELL. 396 pafies. Price 81. Postage 19 cents. This work has been compiled as a means of en lightening public sentiment on an interesting but much neglected department of American History, and is graced with an intreduction by Mrs. Har riet Beecher Stowe, and illustrated by engravings of Crispus Attucks, the first mnrtis;r in the Boston massacre of March sth, 1770; Peter Salem, on Bunker Hill, and fac-simile autograph -certifi cate of General Washington, tendered to a colored soldier. The increasing interest on the general subject of Slavery invests this book with rare at traction at the present time, for throughout its K:rge. are exhibited various phases of the ?ecn iar institution,” interwoven with incidents of pat riotiem and bravery of colored Americans in the days that tried men’s souls.” MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS. 1 vol., 12mo. 464 pp., Illustrated. Price $l, fimetage paid. We have before listened to the homely tale of the liberated slave, but it did not impress us as does this narrative of Douglass, for the reason that we were left to sup;fiy :fie commentary which is here pressed upon us %hone who has both seen and felt what he relates. The story bears through out the impress of truth, and the manner in which it is told stamps the writer as a man of genius and a high order of talent.—Ohio State Journal. This is a sglendid work. The personal worth of the author, the deserved posulanty he has secured throughout this nation, and the universal desire that prevails to have a memento of one of nature’s noblemen, will eonag;roe to create an unprecedent ed demand for this book.— Wesleyan. GERRIT SMITH IN CONGRESS. “Slavery has no right but to die!” A work of over 400 pages, containing all his ll&eeehu delivered in Congress also, an accurate eness. Price only 80 cents per copy, and p stage paid. 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The book is not only true, but it is unquestionably true.” CoxtENTs.—Preliminary Chapter the Relation of Master and Slave; Slave Traffic; Seizure of Slave Property for Debt; Inheritance of Slave Property Uscs of Slave Property; Slaves can possess nothing Slaves cannot marry; Slaves cannot constitate families; Un]imiteg power of Slave-holders Labor of slaves; Food, clothing and dwellings of slaves; Coerced labor without wages Punishments of slaves by the owner and hirer Of laws concerning the murder and killing of slaves; Of the defegated power of overseers; Of the protection of slave property from damages by assaults from other persons than their owners Faects illustrating the kind and degree of protee tion extended to slaves Fugitives from slavery The slave eannot sue his master; No wer of self-redemption or change of masters; ’Ffie rela tion hereditary and perpetual Rights to educa tion—religious liberty—rights of conscience Or igin of the relation and its subjects; Relation of t%\e slave to society and to civil government, Of the ground and nature of the slave’s eivil condi tion no access to the judiciary, and no honest provision for testing the claims of the enslaved to freedom Rejection of testimony of slaves and free colored persons Subjection to all white per sons Penal Y;.ws against slaves; Education pro hibited Free social worship and religious in struction prohibited Legisf:ltive, judicial, and constitutional obstructions to emancipation Rela tions of the slave code to the liberties of the free; Liberties of the free people of color; Liberties of the white people of the slave-holding states Lib erties of the white people of the non-slaveholding states. 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SPALDING’S PREPARED GLURE meets all sach emergencies, and no household ean afford to be without it. It is always ready, and up to the sticking point. There is vo longer a necessity for limping chairs, splintered veneers, headless dolls, and broken cradles, It is just the article for cone, shell, and other ornamental work, 5o popnlar with ladies of refinement and taste, This admirable preparation is used cold, being chemleslly heid in solution, aund possessing all the valuable qualities of the best cabinet-makers” Glue. It may be used in the piice of ordinary mucilage, being vastly more adhesive. “USEFUL IN EVERY HOUSE.” N. B.—A Brash accomypanies each bottle. Price, 25 cents, Wholesale Depot, No. 30 Platt-st, New York Address HENRY C. SPALDING CO., Box No. 3,600, New York, Put up for Dealers in Cases containing four, eight, ang twelve &nen—-l. beantiful Lithographie Show-Card aceqpn. panying ench package, 5~ A single bottle of SPALDING'S PREPAKED O I.l'n will slve ten times its cost annually to every honsehold oy Sold by all prominent Stationers, Druggists, Hardware i Furniture Deslers, Grocers, and Fancy Stores. Country merchants should make note of SPALDING'S I'REPAfiED GLUE, when making up their list. [t wij stand any climate, SPALDING'’S PREPARED GLU k- USEFUL IN EVERY HOUSE. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY STATIONERS. SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY HARDWARE DEALERS. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUR, SOLD BY HOUSE-FURNISHING STORES, SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY FURNITURE DEALERS. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUR, SOLD BY FANCY-GOODS DEALERS SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY GROCERS. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY COUNTRY MERCHANTS GENHRALLY Manutaetured by HENRY C. SPALDING CC., 30 Platt-st.,, Now Yarlk, Aadress Post.Ofice, Pax No. 3600, Annexed is an Alphabetical List of Articien whieh, it damagod, may be restored 1o their oviginal strengin and we fulness by SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE: A.... Mends ACCOUNT BOOKS.. B.... Mends BURBAUS. B C.. Meads CRADLES. Sk e o D, Mende DOBRE. ::i. vt theesin s R...Menas BYAGERRES B BIR I ie il s vhweditains o |IR T L eedl BRI .(O SR i} BDR BRI L ekt bT e e il I.... Mends INLAID-WORK 6 Nl 801-ii e n i o ss s e 3 Bt DS IR it s e s e K Ee...Moodn LEATHRER-WORBK .oncvniiee i, M.... Mends MIRROR-FRAMES, .........c.cc.coon.. N e T TN PRI Ly oahvadon i aes s inae N 0. T ORI RNE. i ihainan b B T EARIREDIRTIE, ST P g...“\lendl RRRIIBIR oo o 0 vnsainerbosnsssseveine s ionds ROCEIRG-HORSES.- ..o cccovaisneicaß B A IR e L s Ben N TARRIR ot ianivnsirmanswiuavoy s svis oo of U.... Mends UMBRELLA-5T1CK5............. s o A T g e T LY WTR VR I BRI L O s e W X, Mends XYLOGRAPHISWORK. .7 X s YARD STIORE. o Y Z... Mends ZEPHYR WOOD-W0RK........... &....In conclusion, SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE is uselul in Libraries und Schoals. Dol ORI R e e s e 3....1’..‘.\1ends PRI 0 e stis s tvadeatoks s i P B i T ARG IR BRI s s e B 4.... L.. Nendo LETTER 5RAG1NG............... i 5....D...Mends DAGUERREOTYPEK CA5E5.......1)... J &l T Res e v cvssasecsi B B 7...-N...Mends NEW 8REAKAGE5...............N... B A R NPT, e B 0.8 Mends SEHDOL-BODKES. ...............8 9 Wi .o ol PARABOLE 5 aiveavinia Kool sl iR T BRI iR 12....E...Mends ELECTRICAL: MACHINES... E...i2 18....P...M0nds PAPER-HANG1NG5...............P .13 14.... A.. Monds ARM.CHA1R5.........c.0000... &0 15....R...Mends RICKETY FURN1TURE..........R...13 16.... E ...Mends ER.SER-HANDLE5...............E. .i¢ mamL BT T SRR R LRS |R 4 .0 NI TR it B 8 19....5L...Mends LOOSENED LEAVE5...............LL....19 20....U...Mends UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE....U'.. .2 2. 8.. HMands BEG-BEATERS. .c-ccopcrveicr o B B ...l ACORNTWORE ...oovvponn H B ecois M CHENRBOARDE. viiinreons 2 B T Ri o vc s b it s s s U e evisaiiong) SEELL-WORN...;.Ltvioiodinn. B B TR o i .o occssiimis BOBBY-HOBSRN. ..ic..oveeinias 5 W....vcsisionds KALRIDOBUOEEE. .cvevvoecionss R 9.........M00ds MONEY-BOXES. ............0.0 %........iMends PICTURE FRAME 5.............. R 81......... Mends 5KCRETAR1E5................. 1 82......0.. Mondls VENEEBRING ........vc..... o 33......... Mends SCHOOL FURNITURE....... 3 8 ........Mends PAPIER-MACHE........ i Wi TN WARDROBEY .i-.iicvieein oonns H 3......... Mends PARIAN MAR8LE........... SRR TV V- ST R -38......... Mends BABRYJUNMYERER. .......ccq-u:- LM it D TYOREWORKE .o 9 4..000.... Monds MATOH-SAFES. W Ao il iends FEOEURREE ..oc .o Cvan oo il 42 ........Mends QUILL-WHEELS. _, 34 2 43......... Mends TOWEL-RACKS, 4.........Mands WASH-5TAND5........... y 4. .....Mends BEDSTEADS.. i 8.0 e DREMR i 47.........Memis CHESSMEN. 3 4R, .......Mends BALL®OT-ROXES w 9. ....Mends HERBARIUNMS 5.... Mends BACKGAMMON BOAR DS 8).........Mends BAND-BOXES. 82.........Menhs BLACK-KOARDS "N 83.. «.....Mends HARS-VIOLS 5 5t ween-Mends BILLIARD TAKLES o 55, .......Mends BILLIARD CUES. 5 8i..... Mends BIRD CAGES o 87 i.iiive. Mands BEOOMRSTICKS. f e 8. Nends BOOK-CASES BB iciinsoamis BEMIEIEEWIN. cdsssidoeienss M 60......... Mends BRUSH-HANDLES. 4 o 81.....0....Mendh BRUBHER. o t QiR CANIRETN. 10 e v 2 63......... Mends CHURNS... e SBy, iive:i Moitin OLETKABRN., o.iii. o v Mandg CRUSURER. o ds ol 66........ Mends CUPHOARDS. xiks S O ic....Mnlls CCURTAINS, 1 00 CARIBRGS. _......... y o Wciiiissiionls AR i, i viniene e 9 B i T TR s i e e e i Thicioncis OB CERAEIIE icii. gisinnd 4o iovivia oPRUTR L T eSS y 13 18.iiieia Monds CLOTHES FRAMES. 3 i Rl CARDRANEN e rt T anln CIENEEE. ol itk i 5 0. Mol TIEARERR. iniicii solbl il T scoviion OO WONEOT BRI i ciiiviaivoiners i T8.........Mends DRAUUGHT-80ARD5,..................7” T oo s rRS BURINOR I 6550 in s waissds ohosa sds s 9nsad Bsoo DO IRY A 005 ides il siianiind oviniike sl B ciicis DY DRI coti i ande ks odiny vurll Bsnvses -DR BOOER i i e sibite isss voun s silliiesrs 58 81 i O DOMINOWE. .o .55 Aiin Nuiv. B BhicssonsscMonin FIBRBOARDE:, coinisvsciipivssceiss B 00 N PRI R ik iscbins shivencgiosnros Beseianit aßonil BARREIREREIE cr o vasrgiveses 87.. ciasMonds GLAR55WARE................ -8 B NN BRI ..i vvnrivas.n A 89.... ....Mends GUTTA.-PERCHA-WARK 9 W caioo sDO TR WML 55 6o ctvnnibstocannssss PR Boov TR TN sk ov i s hisaass chsansannans W RS, T T T NSRS IR et S R T R R 13 9......... Mends SEWING-MACHINE STANDS.. B swionnir IO R 800 inisosssassiens i 96.........Meuds PASTEBOARD-W0RK............. B csincnncdßUE B ETRIIREY. o ochrb ot snnsrmbossns n 98.....00..Mends BIDEBOARDS ........occoiun. 9M.........Meudk WOODEX-WARRK................... w M. Mends WIELOW-WARE. ........cousoovo i SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY STATIONERS. SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUK, SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, BPALDING'S PREPARED GLUS, SOLD BY GROCERS. SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, SOLD BY HARDWARE STORES SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUR, SOLD BY HOUSE-FURNISHING STORES SPALDING’S PREPARED GLLUE, BOLD BY FANCY-GOODS DEALERZ SPALDING'S PREPARED GLUE, BOLD BY COUNTRY MERCHANTS GHNERALLY Manufactured by HENRY SPALDING €O, 48 Cedar-sireet, New York Address Post Office, Box No. 3,600. Put up in cases containing either Four, Eight, or Twel*d Dozen each-A beautiful Litnocuaruic SHow Canp noeo® panving ench package. iy RS ROWRT HAMILTON VOCAI‘:- IST AND CHORISTER of ZION CI]U!}LE' corner of Church and Leonard streets, New York, respectfully announces to the g:bhc that heispre pared to give instructions, day or evemn‘g,.t'J such scholars, singmg;ocxehe-, clubs, or individ uals, as may desire 3 knowledge of the most bea™ tiful SCIENCE OF MUSIC. L He also offers his serviees to churches or 12 viduals, to sing at, or conduet, for a moder compengation, &e voeal department of coneer'd or exhibitions, or to act as agent for persons desi™ iniato give eoncerts. o ereons living at a distance desiring mformntxkx: from this city or vicinity, or wanting to utlianc purchases in t{u market and not having the ti or means to come themselves, might find ‘t'.‘dmo'( tageous to employ the subseriber, as his .c."'."lef“ acquaintances is very largzq and his facilities purchasing ornlling v;;y vorable. TERMS, MODERATE. 4 Please address the subscriber, at t.heofl§ce 2 the Anglo-African,”” or at his residence, Mfif Talman street, Brooklyn, L. I. A RARE BAKGAIN.--FOI 541';’ at Jamaiea, L. I, a house s_nd gixteen doti' for $l,OOO. Terms, $5OO cash, "‘A plf secured zbond and mo_rtgtee-to ’l?boi to J. Solon, MeNeil strest, Jamaica, or guif Hamilton, 48 Beekmar reet, New York.