Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-10-29
For the Green Mountain freeman.
Tour among the CO.Ored Refugees in
Canada West;
Performed in the months Of September and October, 1876
BY ED. CYRUS PRINDLE.


Mr. EDITOR
Having Just performed tour of obser-
walton among the coored population in the Province of
Canada, and knowing the deep interest that is felt by
large numbers in Vermont, in the success of these
prosecuted ones, embrace the first moments could
command of laying before your readers the results of
my visit, with such reflections, seem to suggest
themselves to my mind on my return,
But to make every thing plain to the reader not 9TH
erwise informed would observe, that the special OBJ
ject of my visit to the refugees, was for missionary
purposes; performed under the sanction of the board
of missions of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection,
who made beginning in this mission field the year pre-
cedng. Wishing to obtain the most accurate account
of the probable usefulness of missionary efforts in this
field since large share of the missionary sympathy
OF this religious body was running in this direction,
received an appointment from the present board in the
summer past to make tour through the Province, and
spend at least one month, if possible, collecting all
the facts IN my power, in fulhllment of my misson,-
This duty have performed; and the result of it, now
propose to give to your readers, in few numbers
dapted to your weekly publication.
left my home, Keeseville NY, Aug. 81, 1916, and
by steam and packet boats reached Albany next MORN
ing, Sept l. Here in anticipation of the company of
Rev. NJ Bates, remained one day, and then was COM
PEELED to go Alone as illness in Br. Bs family rem
dered it inconsistent for him to accompany me. By
rail road reached Buffalo on Thursday morning the
3d. and remained at Benefits Temperance House I'M
til evening, when went on board the James Madison
for Detroit After the usual incidents of Lake voy-
age, attended with some threatnings from that unruy
body of water, landed at Detroit Saturday morn
ing about s l-2 o'clock A, NJ. Here called upon a
FRIEND and after inqrrng, found to my great JOY that
Messrs, Hiram Wilson and Josiah Henson were in the
city, on the of leaving for their homes, on the
Sydneyham river, some 70 miles, by usual route. Re.
gardng this a Providental indication determined
at once to become companion OF theirs; and accord
ingly we took passage on the steamboat Brothers
which runs from Amestleburgh formerly Malden,) tc
Chatham, at the head of navigation upon the rive
Thames, about 70 miles Our course lay through
Lake ST. Clair of the most beautiful bodies of wa
ter then up the Thames sluggish deep stream capa
BILE Of bearing on its bosom the largest boats, We
arrived in the village of Chatham soon after sunse
and founda wagon in waiting to convey us to Dawn
the residence Of Brs. Wilson and Henson. We wert
soon on our way, and moved on with such speed, tina
we anticipated an early termination of tolls. Blu
alas our anticipated comforts soon turned out to b.
bitter hindrances One of the horses took it into hi
f head that he would no longer go in the direction w
wanted him to- and here wers near ten miles from
our place Of destination. We obtained yoke OF OK