ever would be the advocate of the sacred right of petition in a free country. The reason he assigned for the explanation was, that he had received several letters from the south threatening him with violence and assassination, if he persevered in his present course. We need scarcely add that Mr. A. is one of the most undaunted, eloquent, and liberal advocates of which America can boast, and yet in the high capacity of a legislator he dare not express his free sentiments on this all-absorbing topic. We may add to this the sentiments of another senator at Charleston, South Carolina, on the same subject. He said,

"It is certain as the rising of the morrow's sun, that we shall achieve the emancipation of the South and South-west, if we are only prepared to make the efforts necessary to the accomplishment of the good work. The peculiar institutions of the South will be fortified and strengthened-the streams of a rich and varied commerce will fertilize our soil, while diversified pursuits will stimulate the industry, add to the wealth, enlarge the minds, and improve the character of our people. Civilization and refinement-the handmaids of Virtue-will adorn our land, and the great truth will be seen and felt, and acknowledged THAT OF ALL THE SOCIAL CON

DITIONS OF MAN, THE MOST FAVORABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARDINAL VIRTUES OF THE HEART AND THE NOBLEST FACULTIES OF THE SOUL-TO THE PROMOTION OF PRIVATE HAPPINESS AND PUBLIC PROSPERITY, IS THAT OF SLAVEHOLDING COMMUNITIES UNDER FREE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS-a truth hardly yet understood among ourselves, but which the future history of these States is destined to illustrate."

Here we have a senator of a free country tracing social happiness, the development of the cardinal virtues, &c. &c. to the existence of slavery in a free country! By the emancipation of the South this speaker means its continuance as a slave-holding country. The deliverance is

from the influence of the northern liberty men.

In commercial, domestic and ordinary life the state of feeling is very similar. We have selected at random a few slave advertisements from the ordinary papers: they will give us an idea of the state of feeling entertained by slave-holders towards their unhappy servants. In one of them our readers will perceive that the reward will be given if only satisfactory proof be given that he is killed!!! In another, scars are to be found on his person, caused by his having been shot!!! And in a third, we have horses, cows, oxen, farming utensils, and an able-bodied black man and his wife, all for sale. The advertisement too signed by a female !!! Proh pudor!

NEGRO GIRL FOR SALE.

A GOOD HOUSE GIRL, about thirteen years of age, will be sold on reasonable terms for cash. Apply to the Publisher of this paper for particulars. April 17, 1838-27-1. tf."

"RUNAWAY COMMITTED.

and a fashionable black fur hat, about

half worn-no other clothing with him.

He says he is a free man, and a saddler by trade; that he served his time in Cincin nati, with his father, Jack Wilson; that he left Cincinnati about 10 years since, and has been running the river occasionally as steward on steam-boats. Several'

"COMMITTED to the Jail of Hender- persons whom he names as being ac

son country, Ky., as a runaway, on the 11th Day of November, 1837, by the steamer Reporter,' a negro man who calls his name JOHN BROWN WILSON. He is a bright mulatto, about 28 or 30 years of age, five feet 10 or 11 inches high, heavy set; had on, when com. mitted a grey mixed Janes dress coat, and yellow pantaloons of the same material, VIII. 3 N

quainted with him, and who know of his
being free, have been written to, and no
information received in return. If his
freedom is not established, and no own.
er applies, he will be dealt with accord-
ing to the laws of this state.

"JOHN GREEN, D. S.
"For James Alves, S H. C."

From the Wilmington (N. C.) Advtr.

$100 REWARD.

THE CITIZENS OF ONSLOW. Richland, Onslow Co., May 16, 1838. 100 is subscribed and will be punctu- 2nd of June last, my negro man named Ran away from the subscriber on the ally paid by the citizens of Onslow, to RICHARD, about 28 years of age. He any person who may apprehend and safeis dark complexioned, rather low and well ly confine in auy jail in this State, a certain negro man, named ALFRED, said set, limps a little when walking, and has and believed to be the property of Messrs. a small scar over one if not both of his Barnes and Eaton, traders of Virginia. Sound and Wilmington, where most of eyes. He is probably lurking about the He is legally OUTLAWED. And the same reward will be paid if satisfactory evidence is given of his having been KILLED. He is about 40 years of age, spare made, yellow complexion, and has one or more SCARS on one of his hands caused by his having been SHOT.

WILL
ILL be sold at Public Auction, at

T. DOREMUS, dec. of Pequannac, on

Thursday, April 5th,

THE FOLLOWING PROPER-
TY, VIZ.

Working and young Horses, milch Cows,
Oxen and young Cattle, Swine, Rye in

his relations reside. He is legally OUT-
LAWED. And a reward of $25 will be
paid for his apprehension DEAD OR
ALIVE. Satisfactory proof will only be
required of his being KILLED. If taken
alive and confined in jail, or delivered to
me in Richland, Onslow Co., all reason-
able expenses will be paid in addition to
bility, his WIFE Eliza, who ran alla
the reward. He has with him in all proba-

Col. Thompson, now a resident of Ala-
bama. She eloped from her master about
the time he commenced his journey to
that State. I will give a reward of $15
for her apprehension and delivery to me,
or for having her safely confined in any
jail so I get her.

DURANT H. RHODES. Richland, Dec. 12, 1837.

the sheaf, Corn, Oats and Buckwheat. To OWNERS OF SLAVES.-I have

Also his

HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN

FURNITURE,

for several years been engaged in hiring out Slaves for friends in the county and as a number have expressed a wish for me to take their Slaves, and attend to

Consisting of Clock, Feather Beds, &c. them as my own, and charge a commis&c., together with an able-bodied

BLACK MAN WITH HIS
WIFE.

LIKEWISE HIS

FARMING UTENSILS, With various other articles not here enumerated. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M., when conditions will be made known by

CATHARINE DOREMUS,
SILAS COOK.

sion, I shall hereafter attend particularly to this business.

It is well known to many who hire their Slaves in this place, that they have been much neglected by not having some one here to attend to them, and frequently have sustained heavy losses in consequence; I will therefore, hire them out, see that they are properly clad, have strict attention paid them when sick, get the highest prices for their hire, and guarantee all their hires, for five per cent. SILAS WYATT. Address WYATT & WHITE,

Richmond.

Administrators. Pequannac, March 22, 1838. In the United States the postmasters have a discretionary power vested in them to prevent the circulation of papers calculated to shake the stability of the constitution. This power has been exercised not only in the suppression of anti-slavery papers, but in their return accompanied by the most insolent remarks. The editor of the Emancipator, one of the most talented papers in America devoted to the anti-slavery cause, had forwarded his paper to several respectable citizens in the south. Some of the postmasters, without delivering, returned them with answers similar to this:

"You certainly have an excessive stock of impudence.-You ought to come among us if you are in carnest in your endeavors to spread your doctrines-let us see you. "A. WADDILL, P. M. "GAZETTE OFFICE, MEMPHIS, (Tenn.) March 26."

The "let us see you" implies that the editor would be maltreated' as will appear from the following courteous reply of a brother editor addressed to the Emancipator who had solicited an exchange.

"Your paper continues to arrive here, directed to this office,-we have no earthly use for it, and desire you to stop it. If, however, you wish anxiously to disseminate your doctrines among us, I would advise you to come here and distribute your papers yourself. Having great confidence in the liberality of the citizens of this part of Tennessee, I think I can safely promise you that they will hang you at their own expense-not even taxing you with the price of the rope.

Publisher of the Gazette."

We shall not trespass further on the time or patience of our readers than by giving them an opportunity of forming their own estimate of the views entertained by the Colonization Society, of the abolitionists and their measures. The Rev. J. Breckenbridge, the avowed advocate of that Society, said in a public assembly concerning the

ABOLITIONISTS.-"I shall not speak particularly of the principles, the spirit, or the aims of the abolition party. I fully believe that their principles are false, their spirit in the highest degree fanatical, and their aim wholly unattainable."

EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES." No principles are more clear to my mind, than that slavery never can be, nor ever should be attempted to be abolished in this country, except in a manner exceedingly gradual; and then unaccompanied with the grant of political and social equality of the blacks, but attended as far as possible with foreign colonization.'

ORIGIN OF ABOLITION.-" The abolition fanaticism is not a national nor even an indigenous monster. It is a foreign, an English scheme, engendered more in hereditary animosity to this republic, than in any enlightened, or even serious regard for the interests of humanity."

DETERMINATION OF THE COLONIZATIONISTS.-The best interests of all the parties require their early and permanent separation. It is the clear right, the bounden duty and fixed purpose of the community to effect that result; and all opposing pretensions must bend to it. The free colored population of the country should not be allowed for one moment to entertain the idea, that the slaves will be liberated without emigration-and the free colored people must soon be transported, for our work brooks no unnecessary delay.' All attempts at amalgamation are immoral and impracticable."

·

The editor of the paper from which these extracts are made, justly observes, Mr. B. must be pained at every turn to witness the effects of the amalgamation which so much distresses him; and asks, how will he be able to remove nearly one-quarter of our population?

In the perusal of these observations and extracts we cannot fail to perceive the strong and illiberal feeling which prevails in the United States against the emancipation of the slaves and the equality of the colored race; the lawlessness of the attempts to suppress every effort to effect that object, and the influence which this national feeling has over the sources of religion, legislation and justice. The children of the present generation will blush and mourn for the deeds of their fathers. We cannot, however, but rejoice over many circumstances which appear amidst all this opposition and strife. The time was that not one pulpit was open for the slave, now there are many;-when the press was either opposed or silent, now it speaks out with fearlessness;—when the advocates of the slave were few and weak, now they are many and strong; once the success of the enterprize was doubtful, now it is sure; once petitions would not be received, now they may be received but not discussed; yet they give rise to most marked conversation and debate; once the whole American nation were for the

continuance of slavery, now a large and increasing section, is for its immediate and entire extinction. May the Lord grant it in his own time.

φιλος.

P. S.-We can assure our readers that the selections made are by no means chosen with a view to excite an undue prejudice against the system. They are selected almost at random; they are not isolated cases, but things of almost every-day occurrence in the slave-holding states. We shall we trust be able to give a more cheering account of the anti-slavery cause in another paper.

VIII. The Calcutta Christian School-Book Society and the "Friend of India.".

[In reply to an article in that paper, of July 11th, 1839.]
THE ARTICLE.

"We are glad to hear of the formation of this Society, and have placed the account of the meeting for its establishment, as well as the rules adopted for its guidance, amongst our selections. The Society is wanted exceedingly. Such books as it proposes to furnish are not to be had, but in very irregular and meagre supplies; and hence it is impossible to carry on the seminaries in which they are used with systematic order and efficiency. Those Seminaries are daily increasing in number. They comprise most of the Schools for general Native education which are not supported by Government, the Seminaries for educating Native Christian Youth, of which there are now one or more in connection with every Mission in the country, and also a number of the Schools for our Anglo-Indian youth. And the demand for such books is not confined to Schools. There are many well-disposed persons, in all parts of the country, who find great pleasure in taking intelligent Native youths by the hand, and encouraging them to seek higher attainments than they have acquired in School, and to give their attention to the objects most of all worthy of their regard, the solemn and animating interests of religion. Persons of this benevolent character are to be found, we are convinced, in no small number, amongst those who have a share in the direction of the Government Schools. They may hold the opinion, as we do, that it is not fit the Government should take part in the promulgation of the gospel, by teaching it in their Schools. It is a work too sacred for them to meddle with; which they would only mar by attempting to perform. At the same time, the persons we allude to are impressed with the paramount importance of religious instruction, and would be glad, as supplementary to their efforts in conducting the Government Schools, in their private capacity, to put in circulation such books as the new Society will furnish.

"With these views, we regret that the founders of the Christian School-Book Society, instead of justifying their undertaking by existing exigences, should have thought it necessary to go upon the low principle which we have on former occasions shewn to be so mischievously at work in the Societies at home -we may call it the antagonistic principle. In order to excite interest in this Society, it is pitted against a particular party, if not against a rival institution: and by this means prejudice is awakened against it as well as zeal in its favour; and the zeal, with which its cause is espoused, is liable to be tainted deeply with the impurities of passion. We trust, however, the Society will work itself out of this danger.

"In the Rules of the Society we see much to encourage the hope of its useful. ness. There is only one point on which we would suggest a caution. It is the provision for putting the Society's publications at the lowest possible price, and, at least occasionally, bestowing them gratuitously. Now, unless care be taken, the immediate tendency of such a course will be to keep out of the market all similar books, except those of the Society. It is not every competent author who would wish to fetter himself by publishing through a Society: and no one having the will and ability to write really valuable books of education should be hindered by the monopolist privileges of a great Society. The public would be losers by his loss, however much it might at first sight appear to be otherwise. Perhaps we may be allowed to add, that it would be more consistent with the Christian character of the Society, religiously to avoid reprints. Unless the express consent of the original publishers is obtained; they are not only dishonourable to the last degree, but fraudulent and illegal. But the founders of the Society could not have contemplated reprints of such a character, and we fear we are becoming overcaptious."

That the Calcutta Christian School-Book Society would have opposition to encounter, the founders of it were quite persuaded. They well knew that the name of Christ is obnoxious to many professed Christians in this land, and that these men had rather have the inhabitants of India live and die as they are, than that they should become the victims of a religious school-book, or of a Christian catechism. We were therefore prepared for the majestic silence of affected contempt and of real hatred, in one quarter;-for the peevish, suappish, calumnious insinuation of selfish irreligion, in another; we were prepared to find that one worldly friend of the press should notify our existence as he would the formation of a new regimental mess, or the arrival of a company of raw recruits; and that another should overlay us with counsel, too light for truth and too cold for love: we expected many such things, because we knew that in certain quarters every thing that savours of the blessed name of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of this poor lost world, is" despised and rejected of men." we did not expect from the "FRIEND OF INDIA" the blow which he has given we did not look for a shaft from the honoured spot of SERAMPORE. No; we had hoped, and we had good and valid reasons for the hope, that from thence we should have had a reinforcement of strength and an addition of influence for our young Society: but we doubt not that it is a token for good in the end, when we are warned against even our supposed friends. The more independent that Christian agency is made, the more will it prosper although it desires to unite every one in its holy and blessed work.

But

The "Friend of India" commences with announcing his gladness on hearing of the formation of the C. C. School-Book Society; and with admitting that such a Society was "exceedingly wanted;" together with a statement of some of the grounds on which it is needed. This seems well-and we take such things as we find them. Then follows an apology on behalf of certain "well-disposed" persons who support the Government Schools, in which the Revelation of the Almighty is excluded; but who" in their private capacity would put into circulation such works as the new Society will furnish."-What havoc has this distinction between private and official principle wrought! Officially to disown the word of God, which privately we profess as