Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-30
From the Philadelphia Ledger
EMPARNATtON OF ENIGRANTs To


Gently sent out to Liberia, through the agency
Of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society. Mr..
Pnnry the writer of the letter, was the gentle
man employed in this mission by the Managers
ofthe Society. We make the following ex-
tracts FROM the letter. The Incident narrated be.
low happened at Louisville, Ky.
"Among the emigrants were ten brrthers and
sisters, the children of old Rachel, who had last
summer decided not to go. When, however,
the time for final decision came, she conclti-
ded to 90 with her children, and had come on
for that purpose. Her husband, an old man ma
med Reuben, who belonged to one of Mr.. Will
sons neghbors, was allowed to accompany the
family to Louisville and then bid them adieu.
His master, however, sent letter offering TO
lei him 90 for $780, 1t eeemed hard to sepa.
rate the old man from his family his wife aud
children and grandchildren, and statement of
the facts were made to the meeting. All eyes
were on the old man as he arose, when DR..
Breckenridge inquired if he desired to 60 with
his family His answer was, "Yes, sir, would
do anything to go with them"
A proposition having been made to open
subscription for his freedom the Presidents Ia
ole was soon crowded and old Reuben was free.
lie is now daily glorfying God for the liberality
of those who secured for him the boon of liberty.
1t was an act, doubt not, approved in Heaven,
and the actors in which will not regret it on
dying bed.
Our purpose was 10 leave Louisville on
Thursday morning in a steamboat for Plttsburg,
but at the moment Of embarkaten it was Disco
ycred that an application had been made for a
bill of injunction to prevent their departure.
Here was another difficulty, which at first
seemed to threaten an entire failure. 1t, how
ever, failed the application was refused, and
after only days delay, we were enabled to
start on Friday morning in the mail boat for
Cincinnati.
The hour OF separation had come, and some
who came to bid their fellow servants adieu
parted with heavy hearts
Several left husbands or wives behind, per.
haps forever. Two of these cases were of deer
interest. Jordan belongs to un estate neae Mr.
Wilson's farm, and had come down to bid hi.
wife and two children adieu application hat
been made to know if he could be redeemed
aud an absolute refusal was given. When ask
ed if he wished his wife aud children to stay
he replied mo ; if they can be free, let then
90" Still their separation was sorrowiul, ant
after having come all the way to Baltimore ant
put their clothes on board the vessel, his wife
having been discouraged, decided to return t
Kentucky.
Peter belongs to a gentleman who lives ou
of Shelby county, and has been hired by Mr.
Wilson for some time at Sl15 year. lie is
valuable blacksmith. He could scarcely speak
20 affected was he at the prospect Of the depar
ture of his wife and children. ] iet deeply ii
tercsted for him, and promised his wife TO max
an effort in his behalf His owner had sent m
letter vaIung him at $1,000, but offered to !,
him 20 for 5000. Dir. Wilson expressed it Q
his opinion, that if Peter had his time, in tw
years he could earn enough TO pay for his frc'
dom, md had | possessed the means, withol
hesitation | would have advanced it for him.
wish some friend of Liberia, who could spar
$500 for two years, would advance it ior hia
and Jet hun earn his liberty and follow his Il
mlly to their home in Africa.
James, a most excellent member of Mr.. Wi
sons family, after packing his clothing and ge
ting them Oh board, found the sacrifice too gre'
aud chose to remain in bondage rather tina
leave his wife and children behind.
Onc canno, but admire such motives, Will
the necessity which demands the sacrifice OF
bcrty or affection, may be lamented. unde
stand that the owner of James wife had otic
ed to let her 20 for 800, but would not i
their two children 90 on any terms.
Besides the provisions purchased by Ms 4
the support of these cmigrants IN Liberia for r
months, they have received a large outfit fro
their former owner, of clothing, hardware, d
goo1s, &c, and more than one hundred dolla
IN cash.
While delayed at Wheeling, one Of the
males, Eliza, the molher of two children, befo
mentioned as Jordau's wife, decided not to pr
cecd. Her master offered 70 leave her ia NJ
Tyland until another vessel shoaA go, but s
refused, and at Mr.. Wilson's expense she a
her two children have returned to Kentucky
Her decision, as in the ease Of others who
fused to go, was a disappointment, aud at
mented the expenses OF the expedition per
pita, as only twenty-one emigrants actually sa
ed. while We had made the contracts and
cess4ry provision IJr twrnty seven. The
change. are, however, incident to our wo