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If this cannot be considered as a complete || sans aucune assistance étrangère. Ils ont re triumph of our cause, yet it cannot fail, partial versé par leurs efforts des obstacles sans nomas it is, to give us pleasure. We see in this re- bres qui se présentaient pour les empecher d'atsult the effect of the spirit of opposition which teindre la hauteur de ces sciences, et ils peuvent we had succeeded in exciting against the origi-se vanter de posséder ce que nous (blancs) n'anal bill. If we had remained silent and passive vons acquis qu'à force de contributions sur notre spectators of the progress of the enemies of tole-pays. On n'a jamais oui parler d'aucune école rance and humanity, if we had not "opposed an publique ou collège établi pour leur éducation ; equivalent force to their efforts," we have no le trésor public n'a point ete épuisé pour soutedoubt, that instead of this failure, they would nir, de semblables institutions, et nous les trouhave met with entire success. The bill would vons néanmoins nos égaux en talens et en scihave passed without the necessary examination. The majority of our legislators finding the false reasonings, and barefaced assertions of its framers and proposers uncontradicted, would have voted for it, and thus struck a blow against the interests of our state from which it would have, perhaps, never recovered.

ADDRESSE AUX LEGISLATEURS LOUISIANE.

Quand Auguste buvait, la Pologne était ivre.
Ce vers profond d'Arouet, lui seul vaut un bon
livre.

En tout temps, on le sait, le destin des états
Depend et de ses chefs, et de ses potentats:
Si son chef est guerrier, le peuple aime la guerre
Quand il est un tyran, le peuple est sanguinaire
Aime-t-il les plaisirs, son systême est suivi
Et s'il naît hébèté, chacun feint l'être aussi
A-t-il l'esprit méchant; le peuple l'a caustique
S'il est homme d'état, le peuple est politique.
Voulez vous maintenir un bon gouvernement?
Avant de faire un choix, pensez y murement
Qu'à vos élections, la sagesse preside

Prenez la pour mentor, et pour base et pour
guide

Soyez invariable, en défendant ses droits
Que l'interêt de tous décide votrechoix.

O! mes concitoyens ! nos premiers mandataires
Ont entaché ce nom, par leurs loix arbitraires.
Tous, pris au dépourvu, sont justes, bienfaisans
Nommez les au pouvoir, vous faites des tyrans
O! vous dignes rivaux! de Lycurgue et Solon
Législateurs fameux, dont Dieu nous a fait don
Despotique sénat, votre esperance est vaine
Le bien de tous, vous dit: etouffez votre haîne.
Divine humanité, je vois sur tes autels;
Des présents que te font, des coeurs ingrats,

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CARACTERE DES HOMMES DE COULEUR.

Le caractère général des hommes de couleur libres, et l'état de la société parmi eux, ont été depuis longtemps les objets de notre attention. Nos perquisitions ont toujours tourné en leur faveur et augmenté la bonne opinion que nous en étions formé. Quand nous réfléchissons sur leurs progrès intellectuels, l'admiration se joint à l'estime. Chacun possède la lecture, l'écriture, et l'rithmétique, beaucoup ont acquis avec la théorie des langues, des connaissances géographiques, mathematiques, &c. Ils y ont réussi

ence.

Ce n'est pas seulement sous ce point de vue quelle se montrent nos rivaux. Examinons leur caractère moral; nous le trouvons tel qu'il doit être; des notions justes de l'honneur, un orgueil bien placé qui les empêche de rien faire qui puisse les avilir, et une probité qui eclate dans toutes leurs transactions. Le vice n'a étendu son empire que sur un très petit nombre. On voit chez eux peu d'ivrognes; il y en a parmi nous une multitude. Et quoiqu'il y ait un plus grand nombre de loix contre eux que contre les blancs, nos prisons en comptent à peine un pour cent blancs.

Plusieurs riront de nous voir rendre à cette

classe, le tribut d'éloges qui lui est dû ; mais nous savons que c'est un rire forcé. Nous osons dire (et il est de fait) que la haine que beaucoup de blancs nourrissent contre les personnes de couleur, n'est fondée que sur la jalousie. C'est la persuasion qu'ils ont que cette classe leur est supérieure en bien des cas, qui leur inspire cette aversion et qui les portent à nourrir dans l'esprit de leurs enfans des préjugés d'où naissent ces sentimens anti-libéraux.

COLONIE CANADA.

Les autorites du territoire de Cincinnati or donnèrent aux personnes de couleur de ces en droits, par avis public de fournir des cautions de leur bonne conduite ou d'abandonner le territoire: elles étaient au nombre de 2000. Dans ce nombre se trouvaient beaucoup de gens intelligens et riches; la demande de cautions fut rejetee. Ils convoquèrent une assemblée genèrale qui eût lieu; et après plusieurs propositions concernant le lieu qu'on devait choisir pour refuge ils deciderent de se rendre au Canada. Ils y achetèrent cent vingt quatre mille arpens de terre de première qualité. Nous avons appris que leur colonie est composée de 1100 personnes, dont 600 de Cincinnati et 500 de différens au tres endroits la balance restante des 2000 de Cincinnati doit se joindre à eux le printemps prochain ils ont pris des mesures pour attirer quantité de graines de différentes places.

Ainsi donc dans un jour, une colonie qui doit operer un effet puissant dans la condition des hommes de couleur et dans notre situation ă leur égard s'est élevée sans la protection du peuple Americain. En cas de rupture entre les gouvernemens Anglais et Américains ils seeon deront les anglais de tout leur pouvoir.

Nous n'hésiterons pas de dire que la condition des hommes de couleur sera de beaucoup améliorée, et nous croyons qu'il ne sera pas nécessaire de passer des lois pour empêcher leur émigra tion dans cet Etat. Sous un point de vue politique, nous pensons que le peuple de cet Etat a outre passé les bornes. Ils ôteront aux Etats Unis une grande quantité d'artisans, et tout le monde

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convient que les artisans sont la richesse des Etats; ajoutez encore à cela qu'ils augmenteront les forces d'un gouverement rival.

BLACK LIST.

YOKING AND CHAINING!

A short time since, the editor of the Genius of Universal Emancipation was informed that an odious spectacle, relative to a young slave, was exhibiting in the western part of this city. Curiosity, in addition to a desire for its exposition in a different way, induced him to visit the place, and investigate the matter.

remarks, on this Heaven daring traffic, as follows:

"Our readers are generally aware of the settlement of a Spanish Slave Trader, at Little Bassa; but few of them know of the cruelties which this tyrant has exercised over the poor and helpless victims of his rapacity. He styles himself, Don Magill, Lord of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, and ten thousand dollars; he has his horses and carries, cows, sheep, and a place withal to cover his imperial head. Like Robinson Crusoe, he is "lord of all he surveys," and the wild Bushmen stand amazed to see this "last hope" of Adam's race act the monarch, and consider it an honor, like the followers of the grand Lama, to be permitted to kiss even his great toe. But as we have already said enough concerning this man of straw, we shall present our readers with a few of his royal acts.

It is but recently that this lord of "ten thousand dollars" ordered one of his slaves to be bound hand and foot to a post, in one of the thatch houses of the About the same time, another was lashed country, and the house to be set on fire. to a cannon which was loaded and fired! Will such facts be believed in this enlightened age? Does not human nature shudder, when we reflect and know, that the greatest enemy to man, is man!

On making enquiry and examination, it appeared that a man was building a new house, near the corner of Lexington and Eutaw Streets. He had a negro boy about fourteen or fifteen years of age, perhaps, who for some cause that I did not hear assigned by him, he compelled to work in the cellar, with an iron yoke or collar (as it is called) weighing several pounds on his neck, and a long chain attached to one ancle and a fifty-six pound weight!!! In this predicament the poor youth was laboring with one other person in the cellar, as aforesaid. I shall A FEMALE MURDERER. not dwell upon this subject of outrageous An atrocious act was committed about treatment now; but intend soon to pro-five o'clock last evening in this city. A cure an appropriate engraving to repre- Mrs. Hayward in the neighborhood of sent the "Yoke" above mentioned, which Henrico Court House, suspecting a seryears of age of is much used in some parts of this State. vant girl of about fourteen Verbal descriptions of such things seldom theft, taxed her with it, and one word bringing on another, seized a butcher's convey adequate ideas to the minds of knife and stabbed her to the heart! The readers in general. girl survived about five minutes, presenting a dreadful spectacle to the beholder. The culprit is in jail.-Richmond Whig.

AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

The second number of the "Liberia Herald" states, on the authority of a gentleman from Sierra Leone, that ELEVEN slave vessels had been recently sent in by the British cruizers, and were awaiting their destiny. One of them had on board five hundred slaves-six or seven dying daily !—And yet, every one calculates to destroy the slave trade BEFORE THE MARKET FOR SLAVES IS DESTROYED!!!

FROM MANTANZAS.

The brig Rebecca, which arrived on Tuesday evening in 15 days from Matanzas, informs that the U. S. ships Falmouth and Shark were to the leeward, all well. A large Spanish Guineaman, with 300 slaves on board, had been chased ashore She sucby H. B. M. schooner Pincher. ceeded in landing all her slaves, got off, and arrived in Mantanzas. The Captain of the Pincher had demanded her of the Governor, but the latter refused to give

The editor of the "Herald" further || her up.

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Selecttons, Extracts, &c.

From the (New Orleans) Liberalist, of April 9.

EMIGRATION TO JAMAICA.

In consequence of the unprincipled and inhuman acts of the late legislature of this state, a number of free colored people of this city, and some of them personally known to us to be men of respectability and worth, have resolved to leave this country-the country of their birth, and to seperate themselves from their friends and relatives, the scenes of their early youth and to relinquish forever those delightful sensations, emanating from the enjoyment of the society of those with whom they have thus far spent their lives. This is truly a proof of their being possessed of a spirit of independence, worthy the name of republican citizens; that they hold in detestation and scorn the sordid, unworthy and tyrannical motives, which guide the actions of those men in office, who, lost to a sense of justice, moved and supported those barbarous measures which were under discussion in our late legislature; the object of which, was to array such laws against the free colored people of this state, as either to expel them from their homes, or reduce them to such a state of degradation and wretched servitude, as to render existence here a curse! We hope the time is not far distant, when such principles will find no advocates in the councils of our state.

Those persons of color who are about to leave this state, are nearly or quite all bound to Jamaica; where under a monarchial government, the rights and privileges of citizenship will be extended towards them. What comment will this present on the boasted freedom of our in- | stitutions? But we have before, and do now advise them, to be patient, remain here, and cherish a hope, that the principles of reason, justice and humanity, may again return to this region; and that our leading men may become convinced of the evil tendeney of enacting oppressive laws and bringing them to bear against a class of people who, as a body, are free even from the suspicion of crime.

From the Kinderhook Herald.

ing morning Mr. Dorsey applied to Judge Vanderpoel for a writ of Habeas Corpus against a colored man in the employ of Gen. Whiting, calling himself John Russell, whom he alleged to be his lawful slave. Sufficient evidence having been adduced to warrant the issuing of the writ, it was accordingly made out and placed into the hands of the deputy sheriff, who forthwith brought the person in question before the judge at his chambers. The negro was identified by the oath of a person who accompanied Mr. D. as being his slave, and it was proved that he absconded from his master in the year 1828. John confessed the truth of the allegation against him.-The judge ordered him to be restored to his master, who without much ceremony ordered him to be manacled (having brought the manacles for that purpose with him) and immediately took his departure for his place of residence.

There is something in the case of this unfortunate man, who has thus been compelled to return to a state of bondage after enjoying the blessings of liberty for nearly two years, which is calculated to excite feelings of commisseration for his fate. During his sojourn here, which was several months, he had conducted himself in the most unexceptionable manner; and his industry, civility and good conduct, had secured to himself the confidence of his employer and good wishes of all who knew him. He had acquired the art of reading and writing, and was often seen, after the cessation of his daily labors, engaged in the perusal of books. His literary attainments which under any other circumstances might be considered a blessing, have proved to him a curse; as by means of an intercepted letter which he wrote to his friends in Baltimore, the place of his retreat was discovered. What adds to the severity of poor John's fate, is that we was on the eve of being united in the bands of matrimony to the maid of his choice.

THE DEVIL IN PAIN!-In Plymouth, there is, or was formerly, a ready-witted negro by the name of Prince. Persons acquainted with the humor of the old fellow, were in the habit of cracking jokes with him, to hear his ready answers. The late Judge Paine, who was attending Court in Plymouth, one day accosted him thus: "Prince have you heard the Devil On Sunday evening Mr. Richard Doris dead?" "No Massa," replied he, "I no sey, of Baltimore, Maryland, arrived here || hear ob it, but I pose it berry likely, for I in quest of a fugitive slave. The follow-understood he was in Paine !

A circumstance of a painful nature and which excited much sympathy in the breasts of our citizens, occurred in this village on Monday last.

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