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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
In Third District Court-Par,sh Of East pa,
ton Rouge.
F. & z. Risas J
VS.. mo. 22f3.

Joseph Bernard. }
By vutde Of a writ Of feri facias issued in
the above entitled Suits and to me directed
from the Honorable the Third District Cour.,
holden in and for the Parish Of East Baton
Rouge, viii be exposed at public sale, on
SATURDAY, the Sd day Of September. 1912,
at the Court House door, in the town Of Baton
Rouge, Between the usual hours Of sale. III
Tie right, title, interest and claim Of the PLAIN
tifs III and 70 the following described proper
III, to wit the undivided two-tbjrds Of a tract
OF land situated in thIs Parish, with all
the buildings and Improvements thereon.
Shout nine miles below the town Of Baton
Ro1gf, and on the Mississippi riveT, bounded
above by F. q. Conrad, and below bg4Iands Of
REM DotfoD, beng the amt purchased bY
Joseph Bernard at the Syndfess sale Of NJ
estate Of Marie Riyas. containing 10 arpent=
front by 40 in depth, The lines closing 50 as To
produce a superfces Of about 379 acres.
Seized TO satisfy the judgment, interest and
costs Of the defendant TO theabove entitled suit.
Terms-Cash. III. w. FOWLER,
July 80 25 Sheriff
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
allgust ~ 70
STATE or LOUISIANA.
THIRD District Court Parish Of East Ia
ton Rouge.
William Flower,

Augustine Duplantief ct al.S
BY virtue of a writaof feri facias issned in
the above entitled suit, and directed 10 the
Sheriff. Of the parish Of East Baton Rouge,
from the honorable third district court, holden
inand for said parish, wifi b. sexposed to pub
lie sale, on =
SATURDAY. the LIST of Oct, 1912.
5atthe court house in The town of Baton Rouge.
commencing, atsl1 o'clock 4. NJ, all the right,
title, interest and claim Of the defendant 4.
sDnplanfief, IN or 10 the following described
property 10 nit: certain negro woman slave,
named Giafissa, aged about tfirty-fre years,
Seized 10 satisfy The Judgment, interest, and
costs in the above entitled suit.
Terms Of sale, cash without appraisemeDt,
j.. MORRIS, Deputy Sh'f.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE or LOUISIANA.
PROBATE COURT.
Parish Of East Baton Rouge.

T FFFNFE IT II y F''H- "
In the matter of the succession Of William II.
Young. deceased.
Whereas, Daniel y. Alcrv has applied Tor
letters Of ADMINISTRATOR on abe estate of the
late William Fl. Young, deceased, notAeis
hereby given 10 all persons interested to <new
cause within ton DAYS why the prayersof the
pctlncncr should not be gr& ntrd.
AUG ~ 90 HIS. TEsSIER,p.I II.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

P"INT toTTrE-~A meeting, we learn.
Is held 10 dav at the dwelling Of A Bourceat
Esq, to arrange the ~preii,nmar'es necessary
ior the Parish Far, TO take place n the
Court House IN Point Couple. on the 7irst
MONDAY N November next The cif'7ens If
that parish show a noble sp,rt on n ques-
ron their society numbers now tortv-e.rlt
or ff'y numbers, amonr whom ave the most
wealthy. intelligent aud eHter?r!sing planters
q &at reE'cl.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE or LOUISIANA.
Of Last Baton Rouse-In Third
District Court.
Ann X 1Iafheur }

IS. No. 3lGO.
Tllos. Canty, her husband
BY girtltc Of a writ OF fefi Gacias, issued in
the ab6Fe entitled suit, from the Hon. third
district court, in and for The parish aforesaid,
and directed 10 the Sh"rffI Of said parish, will
be exposed 10 public sale on
shrtRUAr The Sd day Of Sept, nezt, 1912.
at the court ho1seiin the tow of Baton Rouge,
commencing at II O'clock A. NJ, all the right,
title, interest, and claim Of the defendant in or
10 tie following dcscribed property tos7rit ten
head Of goats. one carriage, four head Of hor-
SEES, five coWs and calves, more or less, orr
yoke Of oxen twenty-five head of ho"s, more
Or less, said property is surrendered by the
defendant to satisfy the judgment and costs
Ill the above entitled suit.
Terms of sale-Cash.
L. G. MORRIS. =
Aug % II Dep. Sheriff.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

NAEOEALTY
THE price Of fresh -four beng $40 Ger
barrel. the 5tEe-s must give, RE ersl:~g
week, S. ounces Of bread to- a dime.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
CARRIAGES.

CARRIAGES.
"a Tn subscriber having
$751; employed several first rate
TEfrW workuen from Newark, n.
@-zE~~1S3J and Enlarged, MS accom-
modat1ons. Is now prepared to repair carriages
OF every description with n~eatuess ana des-
patch. A few sets Of Northern made har-
ness tor sale, at invoice prices. Also on
hand and completing an assortment Of cherry
and poplar bedsteads :or sale low. A share Of
patronage IS solicited.
aug % % ". T. TJEE4RO.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
"T"-T5
household and kitchen furniture,
farming utensils, &c. &c.

The land At one, two and three years credit,
The personal property payable on the first day
ofjannary l843,dn notes endorsed, payable
II bank, and mortgage TO be reserved on the
realestate Until final payment.
The sale 10 take place at the last place Of
residence Of the deceased.
Oh. TESSIER.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
James NettIe, husband

5IfBt5 ENSkttt'5 bJSDGIj
a judgement BY default haviag been regn-
Ia " rendered IN this Gag, it was HI motion
of John Morgan Of counsel taken np after TIE
lapse Of three judicial days TO be made final.
The evidence addUced shows that tBe defen-
dant since his ia,er1n7rriage with plaikfif, re-
celEed OF her separate estate the sum X nlne-
hundred and niaetysfbrea dollars aad fhirty-
seven cents, which slm 1t n proved be apprc-
prIatad to his own use, the evidence also shows
The disorder Of defeadHat's pecuniaqy metters.
il ~ therefore ordered adj Idged and decreet
that The default rendered be- made final, that
plaintiff do recover Of defendant the sam If
nine hundred and ninety three doI.ars thirty
seven cents, with interest thereon at five per
the 9Th day Of may 1912. and for tie
~sccufIfy q the payment Thereof that she have
q pr vtIege and mortgage on the real estate
Of defendant and it is further ordered that
sepecateA On property from the de-
fendant and that she resr*fe the free aiming
Of her property & afI,irs defendant
to pay The costs, ga June ls42.
Signed, ISAAC tOHSON
Judge 81 District,
certify there foregoing to he a true copy
Of the original decree on file & Of record .nmy
Office.
SO. A. HOfT, Dep Clerk,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
PROBATE SALE.
Parish of East Baton Rouge

ow and universal legatee Of the late Joshua
Amrnons deceased will be sold by the under
signed Parish Judge and e.xoficio-auctionccr,
AR
WtnSEspAr, the 2lst Of Sept. 1912,
between the usual hours of sale, tbe following
described property belonging TO the SUCCESSION
Of the late Joshua Amnpans decd, to wit:
one tract of land containing one hundred
acres mere or less, bounded BY lands Of
r.. II. Burnett together WIN all the build
Ings aud Improvements thereon.
Aiso-G head ofcaeIe-
II head of sheep,
household ard kitchen furniture,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE or IOUISf8NA.
Third District Ccurt-Pasish Of East
Baton Rouge.

bd(eS u Malta syHdS,@
VS.. No, 2l464
Samuel Kenyon ct ais.
BY virtue Of plur. writ, Of The fisri faeias
lssued5n the above entitled suit. from the
Hon. third district court, bolden in and for fl
parish aforesaid, and directed to the sherfHsof
sad parish, will be exposed to PUBLIC sale on
sArtnosr, the Sd day Of Sept, next, 1912.
at the court house inthetoWD ofBaton Rouge
commencing at II o'clock A. NJ, all the right,
tito lnfer"Ftaud claim Of Nathaniel Gray1ess
one of the ndahfs in the aBove sr,it, in or
10 the following described property ldHit:
five head Of horses, thirty head Of horned cat
Tie more or less, and also The mark or claim
of said defendant to Il stock Of hogs, in this
parish,
Seized to sotisfr he judgement, interest, and
costs. IN The above entitled srfi.
Terms ofsale, cash, L. G. MORRIS
Aug. - II Dep. sheriff
- E M@
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA. .
PROB8TE SALE.

Parish of East Baton Rouge.
VIII bcsoId BY the undersigned, on
WEp>Esp4Y, the 31st= inst.
some household -fdrnifnre, cattle &c, belong
ing 70 The succession Of the late w. II. Young
deceased.
The sale viii take place az the tate residence
OF the decd, IN the rear Of this town
Terms ofSalc.
All sums of $40 and under that amount,
cash. Above that sum, 80 days credit IN en-
dorsed notes payable in bank.
CH. TESTER.
August 20 % RJ
$40 REWARD.
RanaTay, a few weeks since, from the Fo-
rest plantation in the parish of West Felicia
IA, a negro naansnan1ed JIM Jonn4s, about %
years OF age, 5 feet y inches in height, has
lost one Of his upper front teeth, He IS verY
active, has down lock when spoken to, and
answers quickly.
1t fspresumed he will endeavor to make his
Way#teN atchez or New Orleans, at which pla-
ces he formerly resided.
u above reward viii be paid for lodging
him IN Jail and information given to the sub
scrlber at Baton Rouge, CLa.)
STEPHEN HENDERSON.
Aug. 20 % St..
O. The Natchez Courier ani New Orleans
PlcayHne will insert the above ) times and
forward their accounts to this office
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27
STATE OF IlTISJANA

In Third District Colirt--I aHagh Of la, I Ba-
s. ton Rouge.
Charlotte Fl Harbour, wife of rs
II. 7. Taylor, Nasaeo
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

- We h1v" .omo communinat'cns on
hand tina; will Re attended 70 as early as pos
$40.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

II The following epitarh ID upon 4 tomb
stone IN the city u Rheims, Here lieth the
hodY of EfcIIa, He Transported his fortune
to heaven III charity during lass lie, and Is
now conc there 10 rnl0v IT.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

"~lIuNTfHe ~hgvEr1uREs IN LOUISIANA -
Tie $plrlt nt the TUGS. Of lie 18th INST.
gtg"+. under this caption, a lively h story "t a
bunting eXcltsieti in the s'ae It IS drawn
mp Is one Of the gent'cmaniy officers at pre-
sent garrlsened IN this. city. ny The way,
Mnssieurs. whenever any If you teel Ike m
dutgtug III the exercises ut the Qn,'1, We shall
be happy 10 make room for you IN tn"
iTeYnfta
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

q We find in The Bayou Sara Glironie'e,
a lelter rom Senator DatroWs at ktoEiedgirg
the ~fetcllts Of hume o,ls @letfcts IRON, HIS
friends on The river. soliciting his ageary IN
bringing about n more satisfactory mail ar
ran9cfnent Mr., Barrow Promptly attended
to tic call Of his friends, and thr result Isl,
that the Clipper and the Brilliant VIII hence
forth carry the mails.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

..rRrtoFe.-we take pleasure II annot,n-
cling that the Rev. Mr. WirapF will preach
IN the Methodist Epascnpal Church next
"Wednesday evening. Services 10 coulffeate
at early candle lighting. i.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-08-27

50, A. HOfT, Dep Clerk,
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07
9eleb9cbun9 Don Obtc.
6auS Der Meprdfentantelt.

I'd W1pnta9, 13. december, 1871.
pr.grptrt9 CAB Nadrtdt, oaB er ndffens cine Sns
forpcraticn Der neitlihen Seuerprieen Gpnpa9uieD D.
Cincinnati oprIhla9en werbe. aS - FS7k
Nadmtta9s leste Der 9crGser ben Sabresberibt
Der Sbip Srrenanifalt Dor. .. ss#Ea faats1fsT
Sor. @larf beantra9te fcl9enoen gefhluss:1 gs5+aa
8efhGc ffen, baB bic @erthtss COMMITTEE aitae,
tefen peroe, 5u llnterueu pb es SpentdBio ei, ei,
ne Sill CUR gcrbeneruns C2l bes Mablsefses sll BE,
riten, wcnad, ieper 9eleelide Wdhler, il, ir9enoe
nem @auntD oes Stoates fur gDuDerneir 'ifinrten
fSnnte-ltnc ebenfc, Dae jeber 9efeebe Gdbeg III ir,
senc enem @on9reebeSirf porin es pcbneit iaay fur
2eprdientanten TN @cnsreB ftmmen fann- utb eten,
falls, oaB jeoer 9eesld)e Wdhler AUDI III tr9et,o eirem
Gppnfbtp ietnes @auntDs fur Senatoren ili,o Heris
entanten IN Der Shic @eietsebuns uno fir @aittss
Seansteu lttn'nten fam isbcd iol Elm EdbIer nid)t
mehr ais etnnal BET folder Wabl lfin1nen biirfens
slnmerfune. Der ecer ,pirb an oieie1n 8elhiagbes
4errn @larf anf ben eren Slid ben NferbefB bener,
FEN. Sel Der lesten Mab par ciirch oas eite lobl,
|seies, tponad jecer bios Il, eiuem 9csptfbp imea
lorrfte bas 9fohrenleac, ein9efte' 'ano beut ubben
llSahtetrn9 eln Cube 9emaft Danltvdt s0erlDt btnn
l,le Whispartei bic aEdb GO ii oahesi gsla nuber,
~ sJt9f34ItTgg Ss4ffNssethT
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07
Neuia brs.ptopbe3eibun en-.
,9cn 9. W. @arbir.)

(>Scn VI Nv. S"FDe'J
Das ueue Sahr rpiro, pe jebe Sieui9tet eitten Gag
BAD alaen,eine StaotSeprdd {epn Ntan rp1ro f mt
bem Wunbe ruanIhen, bduFs NIT benz 0erSen oertpul>
fd,en NRau fpirb fcit6are @eldenfe madden uno ose
sRecnurden uitt besablen Qeute tperoen lan9e Neoe
ba(ten unb m,ts fa9en. 9ebbaber peroen NIT Sntano
peritemfen pas man tbnen NIT 9roBen Anifano bcr9z
te Das cSabr tptro ieDn etn Sd,alabr tr aue Nranz
rn. bic Ithrpaoe Oednner baben. Die 3lnSSahl iptro
Dem Sausberru INNER ut fleiu, ben Naus9enoien tns
n,er III qroB blufcn. Der anet, Der oas abr re9tes
rem rorb beiEt Gelb. Den ldng(ten Gag tptro hdoen
elm Diher at eem Gage, an oem FIN critics St'd auts
aeflbrt tpirb. Die du9fe 3ett miro baben eln 9Selo
Dor Der Abreie ibres Wannee, u1 cte tnrSelte NaoI
Der anu mad, Der Nbreife fetnes QSebes Gin epl9er
Trb(ino tpirb IeDn III ben Ipettenbithen Der Dame1
Tinerne rptrb cs spei 9eben, ene und>tbare BET ben
iSoenannten Oelrenferu II. cine htbare bon Der Sop
ie bis ,um Sheite etner 9eplien 5un9ra o'e CROP
olS aan; @uropa lit. Das erte Wono9oertel rttt eu
nid,t lana, nao Der poSe Gtn 1ebr er9eot9ee Nelo
nirb es aebeu fir 3pitentrd9er tno enen 9unltIgen
gnb fir Sbrenb(l1sr cine trpdene 3ett fir Die Spn
nersatic, uno beB tpiro es perSen alien etr(ten sel
+en Der O1ael tpiro piel llnhet( anrthten ndml1th
Ser coubaoei 8ic 8(ts uno Dcnncr miro es 9eben III
bSusli,sn &reiIen. @ine lleberftnen'nnI9 tplro es
nsbeu al, G5eoiden unD bod cine Drre III Der pcee.
;e( qebe( miro leDa ope retfsn ptro ntts Glne err
e;sh;ne Grnte niro feDn an Dlnfeforn, en berrd1er
SgHnitt FIR Namens uno @hrenablhnetoer; at Se9el1
;S fp;n SHauoe( fem, bod 9eorolden miro tr eerce
trnk gRan tpiro ipe iein eeben lteben o1e ScGfen IT,
sSsi;h bnIen bic 9ebenoteen. Iean miro dl tur ene
Gmofet trauen laen u1o ild pom otelef Ntlnule az.
fenen ssabld nshr rae @ et nS nie - S.e Saer e.G e
son nyoe 8ien frteeen. an plro ait eben 70 otel
@.sinoen e. ais QSeclel anSftelen. 9tah n'rO pas
sn,s cohr ner[iebt fem unp bo nlbt l'eoet. Mta
s;rS MEL GS6nner itab peia Senner FaoeH S.s
%naSnner ,peroen iebr behdgt 1epn H. o'els
isne ,perben ml9 9eben Seoer eros" a w"
..n gao nbe aeben, Abenos 81 9etanen nnu
1eM NV svhtpt ,tiafallen Gin ecer Dro ee
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07
. a 8 @ e b e t.

Gin Grtlntt am $ibancn,
Den man 0Is etntn Jortr9en tbrts,
ltnb rptldbrn Gott gum 6ftcrn fbon
Sur4 bimmIifAe 8eft4te lcDrte,
Sag Rcbtnp einlt rcr tetncm x9rpn.
O1 nabtt lib in filler Scter
G(oab, Snrtt Der 9crapbim
8eriDrt ftin Dug unp fpri1t 3u tbm:
"9ieD jones l1eib int Slcnncn19lettr
ttnO faUarjru, barnen BUS xatar;
@ie tnirt am trntten Su6"altar,
ltnp Elm 0stct prs S(aioen
9tr6mt iltcr ilrc $ippcn bin!
ttnc bier, mit febr Scn ibr rtrtAtecen,
ST pirfc junsc Stirtcrin
Sit Srrupe laebt aus iDrtn Ulitnttt,
1tnn NIT erDtktrr Nemll9teit
1Btrtt (le Gin buntc5 Sttcrtlclo.
Sprieb, rel6e tctet nnter iDntn g
"9ie am altar" ertpiercrt CT,
ltnb ta(lt ouf's 2tutlis unp errctbet.
Du irrlf, fic fast 8stetc brr,"
9erfcst Der @tilt, "uno bie(t ttttt."
"@te 2" risf Der &lausner; "ibre !9aHr
@irtt ia nit arstrli4tm SlciBe .
Gin Sle,r" ). ."fIr cine arn'e 2Satte'"
@praa 0ottes I0erOle nnb uerl@spano.
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07
2Sc0tugttugc11.

! Der "8 ttrlanb freunb nnb 8ttf Der Sci
fbeint reaelmaBi9 iecen Sreit"S
z.Oer @utferircnss9 9oreis 1T 6 in IT, SO Gents,
crauSttabtuns, pbtr ba e falls bic 3tn9 ndt in
balb Der tten 61lfte res SaDrs btta9lt mirn.
9 3eitunS tann Damn auJt5etcn psrrsn, wtnn ae
Satranet bt}aDlt Gnp
~ QBsnn htm 9erauf res S'bres ris 3tttun9 nidt
aufatnoi9 pirp, 70 brabtct man cs ais encH 2S~alh
neett fur ein aupercs Sa5r 5u tebaten.
5 Gn ltnter(breiter wp fir siun tArsrn 3etr"nm ais
6 Wlonattn an9cncmnltt.
g. Die 8trcapun9 schcDt ouf Srrtu untcr rttter,
aup Src at bt erNus9rter mHBtn rofrtp
T. 4n,i3tn wtptn fir bic t4n ]rcife cinGtrHdt; mh5n
br c3teib taar VsHb werocn, no man Mot "uf pft8e
art in 0tednun5 tr5t.
Fzy Sober 91otmetter bat oa5 91echt, enen SrieI
lit pchen itt 3ctung59elo beftnoet, 20 fret ali oe
Drufer su iiberIenosu.
Q8trn lt15 uniere eutferuten eeer oI1o Ge(O ienbe
1pOQcn fo brauben e Su brem Yoltmet'tcr 81 qe:
All un5 s le9en St ihretbt coan bic soore8e oaronf
,no fr1nfrt oen Srte >p,our ben Sublcri6enten ire
nem Drufer oa5 Yot9elo eripart wiro.
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07
gieben Seli9eeiten oe6 Gonfueius.

Selig it Der Mann> Der nihtS oetfebt oenn er miro
ME nBoeritanben tperoen.
Selie 1T Der Mann, tpelber ntdbts 9aubt, oenn er
lptrb lIh nie tdufhen.
Selia lit Der Neanu tpelder nidts beIet oenn er
ipirb ME beraubt tperben.
Se(ia 1T Der Oeann, melder ntdts 9tebt, oenn er
ntro ME NIT llneanf belphnt tperoen.
Selis 1T Der Mann, rpe[ter fetnen slopcfaten 9e>
braud,t, benn er tpirb ME betrc9en tperoen.
Selig it Der Waun, ped9er foen9 ;u eiien bat oenl
er tpirb uie bon SnbiaeEipnen 9epla9t tperben.
Selia 1T Der Wlann, ped1er alf Seoermtn ihtn1pft
benu er ,pirc nie Ser artedfeit befhulct9t mercen
Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit. [volume] (Canton, Stark County, Ohio) 1837-1845, 1842-01-07

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The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-02-17

Here let me offer thought as to how we can
better our condition. 1t is said by our opposers,
that we are ignorant and degraded class of peo-
pie, and they seldom make any exceptions, altho'
there are MANY worthy exceptions, and the op-
pressions we have received from the very persons
who make the greatest elamor against US, have
caused no small portion of our degradation. Let
US try then to dspe the mist of ignorance from be-
fore our eyes, and instead of wasting the precious
time, which God has given us to improve, not to
abuse, in places of amusement. let each young man
devote portion of his evenings to the study OF
some useful book, and remember that 6 knowledge
is power"
Let us think less of dress this is great evil
with US; love for Dress and striving to follow
the fashions of the day, tend to keep us as our op
posers would have US be, pennyless. So long an
we continue in this practice we iniure ourselves.
In the first place, what money we spend moro
than would clothe us in arespectable and comfort-
able manner, we should lay aside for the purpose
of commencing in some kind of business, which
would be more profitable than being a waiter or a
daily laborer In the city. How many young men
among us have spent unnecessarily for dress, mon
ey enough to buy themselves good farms Now
as dress has not the tendency to make us respect
ed, why should we continue the practice to such
extremes /? | hope the day is not far distant when
young men will think less of dress and more Of
cultivating their minds.
u RH
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-02-17

Gentemen-My heart is daily panied to behold
the inactivity which exists among the colored
young men of this city. They seem to think, if
we are to Judge by their actions and actions 81 eak
louder than words sometimes, that they have on
ly been created to be the hewers of wood and
drawers OF Water-as some of those saw, who
would have us believe that God never intended
US to be any more than beasts of burden, and on
ly gave US birth in this Christian land, in order
that they who are fairer in complexion, (but. in
my opinion, no fairer in the sight of God } might
have an opportunity of showing their philanthropy
and Christian feeling towards us, by sending us
some thousands of miles across the Atlantic to
country unknown to us, that there we NAV be
kings and princes. But let me say to all such
ARISE and shake off the lethargy which you have
SO long suffered to enthral you-the spirits of our
fathers call upon US to arouse from our inactivity
the sutterlngs of nearly three millions of slaves,
urge us to more united action, that our opposers
may see that we are capable of, and ought TO en-
Joy, all the rights and privileges which cd, in the
plentude OF his wisdom, intended for mankind
injuries and insults received from day to day,
warn us to move in our might, and act the part of
lreemen, not Of serts. Justice, honor and interest
with one voice demand that we should no longer
slt with folded arms and eyes closed to the pain
iul TACT That our enemies are secretly planning
destruction. Justice, humanity and love to our
country and to our God call on us to come forth
from the degraded position we have too long oc-
cupled. The question may be asked, what can
we 90 towards ameliorating our condition? Some
may answer, we can do nothing-the power is in
the hands of our opposers. But would say let
us try what we can do, let our watchword be to
try before we despair f3
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-02-17
AFRICAN TEMPERANCE MEETING

meeting was held at the Hamilton street Ban.
tist meeting house, last evening, for the purpos.
of promoting the cause of temperance among the
colored population of our city. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Wright, Cromwell, Butler, Tho
mas, Myers, Morton and Murray, (all of whom
are colored persons,) some of which would
have done credit to any audience. Indeed
we have rarely listened to more able and eloquent
arguments IN favor of the glorious cause of tempe
rance, and regretted much that larger number of
our colored citizens were not present to be bene-
fitted by them. Nearly all those present signed
the total abstinence pledge, and resolved to pre-
sent it to every colored man, woman and youth
in the city.
God speed them in their noble effort Let II.
colored people of the Northern States become an
industrious and temperate people, and they will no,
only gain the respect and confidence of the white
citizens here, but they will remove one of the
greatest obstacles to the abolition of slavery in the
South, for whenever it can be said (and not gain
sayed) that the free blacks are sober, industrious.
and intelligent people, capable of self government
the only argument in favor of slavery falls to the
ground. Let our colored citizens, then. engage
heart and hand in this temperance movement ana
they will do more for themselves and their ensla-
we'd brethen, than all the effort of abolition soc;s-
ties can accomplish in century-Eue. Jour.
The northern star and freemen's advocate., 1842-02-17
Messrs. Editors :.

Messrs. Editors:-
You will please permit me to ask our colored
friends few questions upon the subject of self re-
spect. The first question that may be asked. il
do you want people to think that you are not
colored man, by your absence from their meetings
OF do you wish to make the impression on our
minds that you should attend our meetings. such
as temperance and the like, that your white friend,
would withdraw their custom from YOU. or that
they would respect you less for it9 Itell you no.
but on the contrary every lover of good society
would respect you the more when they saw ofa
truth that you We're doing all you could to for
ward good cause among your people by urging
the claims of temperance upon the attention of
those with whom you are, and ever will be iden-
tilted. Now, then, if this will not bring the de.
linquent part Of our people to action, they will
hear from O. K again.