The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-05

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Making about church every 5is the free colorcd
OF the free States Al the same time granting that all the
churc hes in the South promscuosy attended, by tho
Baltimore, Richmond ietersburgh Va Norfolk Charles.
ton, Savannah Mobile, New Orleans, Louisville, ST.
Louis and Washington, with total population Of all
classes these cities contain only i67 churches
one church to every l6l inhabitants from which
follows that the free coored people of the North Nave
greater number of churches, by nearly four fold than
bave the entire population of these slave holding cities.
There are also $40 benevolent societies and
papers are printed by the free colored people OF the
States.
For all OF which reasons, your msmoriaIists would
lst That your honorable body would cause the census
OF 1910 TO be reexGmined and far is possibe
reced anew III the Department Of State in order that the
head Of that Department may have facts upon which TO
| found his arguments
Washington, general office of Registration with pro-
officer at its head who shall cause to bS returned from
sanitary condition of each class of inhsbtan,s as VEL. 90
| the births deaths. and marriages
81, That your honorable body will be taken,
in the census of 1850, the number of adults who cannot
read and write among the whites the slaves and the free
people Of color in every county Of the United States.
And your memorialists will ever pray
The meeting was then addressed by black per-
sons OF the name OF Bishop, Bell and Tue-after
which the Rev. Mr.. Garrett was loudly called for.
and commenced long address in the course of
which he alluded to the late letter of Dr Torrey
OF Boston, addressed to the Christian Citizens in
which the writer makes severe mention of Mr.
Calhoun ma being stakeholder, and showing how
ne iiau sOlu one OF ms slaves Tor large sum OF
money TO slavedrver Of Alabama, tearing her
away from her husband-that she was subsequent
ly rescued, and died on the banks OF the Potomac.
where she was buried by her husband, who es-
capped with her. The meeting was subsequently
addre ssed by others, when sum Of near $50 was
collected to deray the contingent expenses in for
warding the memorial TO Congress. What next,
PENNSYLVANIA CANALS Increase of tolls on the
state Canals thus far this year. the Period last
year, s26S9A
LEGISLATURE Mr.. Seymour's bill for the prcser-
walton Of the public works passed to third reading In the
House. the "a INST by vote OF 81 10 3e The FinsLce
Bill also passed by vote OF 60 10 20.
THE GROWING Crops From every quarter of
this and the neighborng States, says the Annapolis lie
raid learn that the growing crops OF wheat and other
gram promises to yield super abundant harvest
FIRE IN TnK WooDs We learn from Concord
that fire took place in the woods on Fairhaven
Ill., in that town, on Monday last, which burned over
apout two hundred OF woodland the propcrty of
Cyrus Hubbard, Abel Wheeler. and others. Sfaii
ASSAULT. -Amasa Sprague, young man about
fourteen years OF age, Of the late Amasa Sprague,
was violently and brutoly assaulted ny last We'd
ncsday evening The ruhan approached him and having
looked IN his face, apparently TO recognize nm drew
stout club from under his and beat him so violently
that Mt first feared the wounds would prove mortal
He IS however in fair way Of recovery IhSo,sisn
evidently was to murder him The william has not bees
taker.-Proridcncc journal
Tur New YORK CANAL.-'rhe tolls received IN
the Collectors Office In Albany for the month OF April,
amount TO Sis6l5 20