Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-04


Samuel II. Davis, who is reputed to be man
of experience, ability and piety. As soon as
practicable, he reopeued the school, and
kept through the winter with increasing sue
cess until the time of my last advces, when
there were about sixty pupils. Sixteen of
these are promising young persons, of both
sexes, who are to be sustained there four
years, on condition that they devote them
selves assiduously to study, aud afterwards
TO instruction, ii they shall become compe-
tent to that work.
Besides the one at Dawn, this Free Mis-
sion Society" has sustained school at Chat
ham, and another at Hamilton.
In addition TO these things, the society
have supported rs missionary, the Rev.
WIN. i. Newman, whose labors the past ten
months have been unrenitted.
There is another important colored settle
ment in the township of Raleigh, about eight
miles from Chatham. II was established 10y
"the Elgin Association" which was incor-
porated by Act Of Parliament last year; and
named after the present Governor of the
Conadas, Lord Elgin, who is one of its pa
irons.
The tract of land on which this settlement
is commenced, contains nine thousand acres,
which were purchased from government for
sixteen thousand dollars, all of which was
raised in Canada by "the Elgin Association"
The land is intersecied by roads of convcn-
lent distances, aud divided into lots of fifty
ncres each. These are offered for sale 10
colored persons of approved moral character,
who will become settlers upon their lots
The terms are two dollars aud fifty cents per
mere, one tenth to be paid down, aud the bal
! ance in niue equal annual instruments with
interest.
Thus far, the success of the operation has
exceeded the expectations of its projectors
Seventy families have settled there. Four
thousand acres have been sold TO them
There is wholesome spirit of industry and
enterprise throughout the settlement. Some
have already paid the whole price of their
lots, others have paid five, aud others four in
stalments, although it is only year last No
vember since the sales were commenced
All are determined TO pay for their lots be-
fore the expiration of the time allowed
Three fourths of the settlers are iugiliyes
some of them, however, have been in Cana
da several years before the passage of "ih6
Mason aud Webster BIZ" OF September, 1850
The rest are either free born, or have becl
long enough in the Province to have beconl'
British subjects. Seven years residence L
necessary to that end. So soon however, n
a colored man becomes a householder, he i
entitled 10 vote for township aud county OF
ffccrs. Bur nor untff nc has DeroBo a. Brit
ISL subject. can he vote for members of Par
Lament.
In the Elgin Settlement, there is good
school, taught by young man from the
Knox College at Toronto. There are about
sixty pupils in regular attendance, nearly hall
of whom nre the children of the white neigh
bors. AT first, some prejudice against the
colored children was manifested, but there is
now perfect harmony among the scholars OF
every complexion. The school las been
supported hitherto, with the exception OF
some shall contributions from the u. States
10y the Presbyterian Church of Canuda.-
The ladies of Pittsburgh have presented n
handsome Sunday School library, and five
Missionary maps. Ii is 10 he very much de-
sired, that collections of well chosen books
should be sent to the day schools, at each OF
the settlements.
The Rev. William King has the immediate
supervision ofihe Elgin settlement: be-
lieve him to be iudicious, as well as u devO.
ted friend of our eXiled countrymen. lhayG
been told that he once resided in one of ouI
Southern States, aud by marriage, came into
the possession of slaves. But he was not ni
ease in that possession. Questions arose that
trouhled d his conscience, aud ho had little
peace with himself, until he had determined
10 devote himself to the improvement and el-
ovation of that portion of the human family
whose rights and feelings hc saw TO bc
sneeringly outraged. lie removed with his
slaves to Canada, aud if not the protector o
"the Elgn Settlement" he has been from the
first, the active, efficient agent Of this bene
VIOLENT project.
The Elgin plan, with more or less modii
cation, think may furnish good model TO
much more extended operations, in behalf o
the fugitive settlers in Canada.
Aud there will he need of much large
, provisions Than have hitherto been made, 10
} the immediate sustennnce and future self
! support of the thousands who have been ant
will be driven out of our country. The Fu
| g,ive Slave Bill has converted our Northerl
States into hunting ground for the slavehold
} ers. Undoubtedly that Bill must become
dead letter every attempt to carry ont It's pro
visions oggrayates the public Indignation
But il cannot he killed to day, nor this year
Too many Of our great men, il church nnt
state, have wickedly committed themselves
to the support of this internal compromise Il
allow us to hope that il will be abandoned
without reiterated attempts to enforce it,
The assaults made upon Gibson, Shadrach
Mrs. Williams and Daniel; the doom o
Long, Simms and Bouldin, are thunder tone,
in every filgitive's ear, ndmouishing him tC
escape while he may Many, who have been
living for years securely, us they supposed
have now taken the alarm; and, it | may
Judge from what ] sec Immediately around
me, there will not be fewer renewals 10 Ca
NADIA, in the course of ten months To come
than there have been since the passage ol
the abominable Bill.
There will be as many escapes from slave
ry hereafter, as there have been heretofore.
Those fugitives who succeed in reaching
Canada, especially ifthey have their ihpi-
lies with them, will he found entirely poor
Even of those who have been several years
resident in the free states not many of then
will have much more than enough to pny
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