The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-07


their own fghts. and to labor more zealoualy
for the overthrow Of slavery. II had also pot
new life inte the sfforts Of the Aholtionists, and
the eject of this revived energy was to be seen
in the receat elections These were cheering
signs Of ti,q times, and. no would urge upon the
friends Of the slave to take encouragement from
the cheering tidiugs that daily reached them, and
manfully to 90 forward. (Applause)
Mr. Purves seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously agreed to.
Mr Villa Crafts, who was received with
loud cheers, next addressed the meeting. He
said lit affords mo great pleasure to meet with
you here this evening, not because feel capa-
Die OF interesting you with speech, but because
feel myselfin the midst Of friends, amongst
whom can exclam,--thank God, am free =
lAPplause) Il ~ only two years since escaped
from slavery, and previous to my escape, was
unable to read syllable. hope then, If should
speak ungramatically, or 80 al not to be clearly
understood, that my friends will attribute it not
to any neglect Of mine or Of my parents, but to
that accursed system which kept mo in a state Of
ignorance. (Hear, hear.) -
Considerable disappointment was FELTON, &C,
count Of the absence Of Ellen Crafts, who was
detained by illness. 1t was stated, however, that
she was expected to be present ut the meeting
IN Brighton street church on Thursday night.
The Rev. George Johnson moved the next
resolution: "That we reprobate in the strongest
manner the Fugitive slave law, which has re-
Gently been passed by the United States Con-
gross; and deeply sympathize with all who are
now suffering, and are liable to suffer, from its
enforcement while we cordially welcome VIII
liam and Ellen Crafts to these shores, where
they are safe from the pursuit Of the inhuman
slaye-hunter." In reference TO the last part of
his resolution, Mr.. Johnston said that he need
not nsk this meeting to welcome William and
Ellen Crafts to our shores, and to say to them.
"We give you a cordial welcome here you
can breathe the air of freedom" They must
have felt, when they set their feet on the shores
OF Britain, how true the words Of the poet
Cowper-
England cannot bear slave;
He that breathes the air Of Eng land must be free"
Applause. And free they were. No Fngi-
tive slave bill could reach them here lie would
call, therefore, upon this meeting to congratu-
late William and Ellen Crafts on the freedom
which they had so heroicalIy obtained for them
selves. He would say nothing Of the means by
which they obtained their freedom. He would
make no remark upon the system of deception
which they were compelled to practice while
journeyiDg over those thousand perilous miles I;
but, if there was one thing more than another
which they had heard tonight that was calcu
lated to fix in their minds an utter detestation
of the horrid system of Slavery it was this very
circumstance that they had been compelled to
practise so much deception in gaining their free
dom. APPLAUSE
The Rev. J. r. Campbell said he thought
what had been stated about eloquence and gram
maticalness and all that sort oftlng in reference
to Mr. Crafts, was quite unnecessary for it did
not require grammar to make man, a Christian
or an eloquent pleader, and such pleader they
had heard tonight. [Applausel In regard to
the system ofdeception whichhad been practsed,
it struck him (Mr. CampbelD that there was a
somewhat Ingenious and very Ineligible allie
CORY running throughout the greater part oftle
story. lie was quite sure, from what he hsd
heard, that Ellen Crafts was a man every inch
OF her, 80 that there was no deception in that
part of the story. Loud applause.] AS to her
being sick OF nfiammatory rheumatism, it was
pretty evident that she was heartily sick of the
aecursed system Of slavery. Hear, hear. Her
right arm was buckled up; and was not the
right arm OF her power, and strength, and vigor,
weakened and diseased, when she could not call
her husband her own,--when he was the slave
of another master! Applause.l When her
husband said he was her servant, that was what
husbands said to their wives every day.
Laughter
The circumstance of her applying poultices
to her hand and face to get rid of the nfamma
tory rheumatism, might teach the lesson that it
would require something better than Colonial
ton Societies and such like, to heal slavery
| Appause.] lie was, therefore, perfectly salts
he'd OF the truthfulness Of the whole story,
viewing it as an allegory. Laughter and APP
pause. He was not disposed, then, but he
thoroughly went along with the sentiment ex-
pressed by Dir. Johnson, that if there was one
thing more than another that should lead them
determinedly and with their whole hearts, TO hate
the abominable system of slavery, it was the
circumstance that nan and woman, impelled
by the strong instincts that God had implanted
in their hearts, should be driven TO such decep-
ton, in order to secure for themselves their in
alienabe rights as human beings. Applause
Mr. GROVE, missionary from Guatemala, sup.
ported the resolution, which was unanimously |
adopted.
Work IN THE GARpEs.-Every homestead |
should have attached to it we-arranccd and
well-appointed garden; for of all the spots
on farm that is the one, if properly TILED, which
assures the greatest degree of comfort and profit,
and creates the most pleesurabIe emotions |
What spectacle can be more interchangeable |
can fill the mind with more interesting delight, |
than to behold garden filled with its fruits, its
vegetables, and its flowers! We know of more
for in such one, there is all that can CRAFTY the
most exquisite taste MS TO the beautiful or in |
sure bountifu supplies of wholesome vegeta-
bles to our tables, delicious fruits for the en-
joyment Of our family and friends.
1t shall be our duty now to point out few
of the numerous things TO be attended to-
SoDing misunderstanding that your frames
are ready, we would haze you to prepare your
hot-beds as we directed last month, and then to
SOW cabbage seeds of different sorts, both early
and late, so that your supply may be long con-
tinued. Tomato seed for plants for the early
crop. Egyptian seed for do Lettuce seed for
do Caui.doscer seed for do; and Celery seed for
do BY the time these plants are argc enough, the
ground will be in condition, owing to the nb-
scnce of frost, to receive them BY sowing
Radish seed thinly through your hot-bed, you
may secure an early supply without their detri