The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-06
The Hypocrisy OF England and her False
Humanity.

From late number of the London Weekly Ne,cs,
(Jan. Z, 1854 we take two interesting extracts,
showing the preference of sympathy in England for
published under the head Of Philanthropc and
Educational Progress!" While o poor outcast white
child is imprisoned for taking some old pieces Of
wood to boil few potatoes to save it from siarva-
ton, and when thrust from the prison to die or to
steal 1t is told to take care of ITSELF the negroes,
William and Ellen Crafts with their black infant,
are treated with the greatest care and eonsidera.
ton. The two extracts speak for themselves -
CHILD TOLD TO TAKE CARE OF HIMsBLP."
Niles POSSESSING means app.rsa,iy, ., getting m.sl
before the Dsvi..s bench With stealing some dead
wood from . fence Toere was no doubt Of the
tasted nothing two days. and haa the wood to
cork few potatoes which had been given to him Have
Jon any fathersn ssasd the MAGISTRATE YES, sir,
ever been in prisopf" The boy YES -four tinesl
for stealing nuts; for stealing applss tor
Show old are your "Mother says am l8 {" Have you
ever been gged2' "Yss" al oft.nY, "ooce aasis.
give you Grange Tn. bench could not fog him ss he
beyond the prescribed BY the Juvere Offenders
act 30 they rent him to j. sgan for MONTH and told
him he had better take OF himself when he outl
The reporter in publishing this case ADDS .aoy
would rave the kiDonsss pcin. out to the unfortunate
,le wretch how he is ito take care of himself he
would be doing an act Of real bensvosncs He has ne
been IN prson five tres Ga each occasion he bs.n
told that The had better take care o, mself when he
sat tcoued and looked upon with icion ~ every
body Stsrvirg he has again thi-ved the only
of taking OF hiateh and the same fA.e-a prison
OF the Ash-bAs awaited him
WILLIAM AND ELLEN CRAFT.
We (Anti SLAVERY Advocae) haze been favored with the
perufa OF circular print for the inform alton few
frietds 81 william and Ellen CRIT, Who supplied them
with the OF self mprove since their ia
Eog)apd. Although II Is private document, there
por ions which It interest All to whom the rafs
are bpown personally or by repu ation and whicaws
have, the efors he itation in laying before Our
read.rs:-
The friends who have been tina means OF ahoraing to
these n,erestT fuyitves the benefit Of two yeArs In
struc ion At the oa ham SCHOOL, have every for
Satisfaction with abe result William and Eon Craft
have tored with Industry ans to acquire q
knosIedge Of reAing, wfi Ing and arh m.c cum
TO qualify them for engaging In many OF the ordinary
pur us Of life AMI TO lay foundation for any iurner
amount Of knowledge which they ray hereafter Hnd
leisurr to pursue
The ttel err hospitality and EDUCATION sdo:dAd to vii
ham ard Ellen Craft in his coupsry cannot be entirely
Invested Of signf apcs, nstonai Act When the
future historian OF America traces tie workings Of the
Fugitive slave Law their will not bs passed over
Glitss Of any crime there In he whole Unted
states tpot sbere they could from outrag.
~ they claimed from EoslAnd hat .rsonai proeoos
bitch America boa ting Of her title 10 bs tbs 9TH. lA,d
o. u. nee and the home Of the epprsl.d vas in ,ops
II Q Afford them.