Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-21
Notes from The Leeturlng Field.


/ lnE tillOh llfli w cFIObiSg NsNsg luI WI
ored people, again aud again havc we been
called upon TO contribute our funds for the
support of Teachers and others connected
with lie education Of ihgiiivcs aud fec per-
sons Of color. Aud so unsatisfactory has
been the manner in which monies have been
applied, illnt nearly all have become more or
less indisposed to do anything further in this
direction. Atthe last meeting of tic Ameri-
eau Society, this suijec. claimed attention,
aud believe committee was appointed TO
investigate the condition of tho different in
sttuiions that claimed support on the ground
of educating colorcd people.
The above seminary, is one established
by colorcd n,nu, mainly for the education
of cOlorcd icoplc-of its financial concerns,
! ! know nothing Mt NIL, aud of course will ven
/ iurc 10 remark on that subject But of tie
institution, aud of Mr.. Foster, shall feel free
TO speak. The Seminary is situated about n
mile from Jackson's Mills, ia a most bcaiii-
inl situation, aud about twenty miles from
! Adrian. There is connected with the sclIoul
two hundred anil forty acres of lund, good
| portion under cultivation. Tho grounds
around the buildings arc most beautifully
laid ou. L1rgc wide avenues planted with
! the maple tree, on either side, with circular,
aud semi.circIIlar cnfringc drives, planted 50
! that the trees will make coninuciis arl,or,
| the boughs mingling over head, while all
cfnnI ~, tf,f tt.laf f,I Of nt,ti
, ful naturnl groves ever saw, making Tie sit
uation truly enchanting. There il already
erected large bIilding FOR the school, fin.
ishcd all but plastcring, in part Of which
the family aud boar,ers at present reside,
nlso, II fine large bniding for boarding
house finished mainly save plastering There
nre, also, several log cabins around in which
colored people live till they can get better.
Also n store, aud this summer there will he
erected machine and wagon shop, aud per-
laps other buildings. Barns, sheds, &c, of
good material belong TO the establishment.
have not seen in the country any thing llml
compares in promise for future earthly
paradise, with this establishment of our col.
Orcd friends. There is tasic order and
cxpansivcncss about the concern, which i'm
presses you, tha, TO ordinary mind has had
the control ofnf,iirs.
! Seven years ago, this was wilderness,
seven years To come, it will vie, If prosper
ous, will, the mos, lovely places in the State.
Prior Foster scllled among people posses.
sing all the prcjudices of the North against
the Negro. Soon after his settlement, town
meeting was called for the purpose of expcl-
! ling him from the town, the meeting was
boistcrous aud exciting but he obtained
hearing, and completely cnlmcd the angry
( passions Of the people, aud has never been
/ disturbed. The very man who acted us
chairman aud was mainly active in getting
up the expulsion meeting, attended our meet
! ing aud said he would shoot any man, that
would attempt TO take a man into Slavery
I Aud he was even advised hy Quakers 10
abandon the lhrm MS II hopeless enterprise.
BIT the change in The public sentiment has
been almost magical Now, venture to
say, there is not q family in the neiglbor-
hood trcoted more kindly and respectfully
Than this. Although ii wasa bad night and
bad going, the white people from all around
the country we,e present at meeling-
! Among both men and women, old and young
| the same freedom Of intercourse with the
colorcd friends was manifest. There SEEM
cd 10 be an entire absence oithc idea of col
or. IN fact Prior Foster aud family have had
the very best influence on the entire commn-
nifty. Tho people publicly uvowcd their de-
termination that no colored lnnn should ever
be taken from their midst, law or no law.
What monsirous lie, this ihuily and in
stiiniion cnnvicIs this nation of u,ieriug
when it says, the negro is incapable of inn
proycmcnt aud cannot take care Of them
selves. There are f,c or six daughters, ms
refined aud educated ns any Of our whites in
the same position, aud vastly mere so than
the uHjorily. Would That we had such a
family Of coored people in every town in The
country. II would save this milton. And am
convinced that ifihis institution did nothing
more then to break down the ungodly preju-
dice of sociciy-it would pny well.
There are between forty aud fifty colored
persons living on the premises, aud in week
or two will be sixty or upwards. Education
IS Free, and work is furnished to pay the
hoard of students, which is believe dollar
per week. Land can be had for four dol
lars per aGre, aud reasonable time given to
pny for il. a better opportunity for upright
industrious colored people, who wish 10 edu-
cate their families, don't think can he found,
MS also for single meu mud women-who de-
sire an education. But for The sake of the
great cause of human freedom, let all low,
lazy, incorporate people keep away.