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Port or New York, May %, 1856.

Port or New York, May %, 1856.
CLEARED
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Snip Albion, Williams, Liverp ool~fspscottS Go.
Ship Northern Belle, Chase, Grand Bay Canada-walsh,
BAIL Ey.niide Partridge, oaaiz--H Brokm.n 90.
Bark Lancaster, somers, Cienuegos-Mcoready Mot
Bsrk Little Lizzie, fitzpatrick .Havsna-Msasr.
coss HOVE S Po s sTe Co.
Brs Union Br5 chisholm 81 John NB-Js wSitnsy Co
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schr IAyrsIce Bslcher Nor'olh-Piss ury Sanford
Sem .a' ., INN Borden: Fss nyerE Goodwin.
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ARRIVED.
ship YS.rs H,s s Is w G. %.s and
John Duncan bound " % "a; +. r.
i1 ssy ONO assss
hence Ion6on. The has experienced light winds aad
sf Snip W. ~ss APR.
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sm ss~ s xs Hs ss S
i:s y 8 :.
xmsrcsn wal steamer steering ss susquehsnnah Tho
hss salem ssS ee non me- Oh es s
gar bound 10 Corsantnops Put into this port 70 procure
crew ..,.. - ~.
sugar and molssses Peters Sid In company with
bark ard for New York. 18th inst lat 81 co. lon 20,
exchanged sgnas with ship Greeley Cutter from Mobile
Brig Perm Is, Cooper SMYRNA March passed Gibraltar
April, with tocac &c, 70 order .
&C. . osds: April IS. si lon %, saw Br brig British
Big Emma ft Para % days. with hides rubber, &c. to
Bris Eissbeh watts of rhomaston) Oonroy Ponce PR
eth inst with molases and pesssuaers 70 Issser Ilh inst
Jsgo IT'D LAT IS TO- Ion IT, spoke Br brig sage, from cien
Bris Golden Ago iBr Curtis Ponce Pr i3 days, with
gar 70 Hamilton Bros. Doth inst at 80 a. lon IS go spoke
Wbalrr schr Santa CIara, with 10 bbs oil.
Brig Knsht of SearsporD, Grimm, Ctrdenas, 10th inst
with sugar and mossses master l9h inst lat So 49, lon
n TO- spoke bark Nickels, hence for West Inoiea.
Big dalena (of Boeop Perkins Sagna 0rAnee 9th Inst
with rnosspcs 10 Taylor Co. Bid IN company with bark
Hebron. for Hew YORK.
adv brig Henry from Cardepas for Pbladelpsia.
BIG fay tof Dcnnis Baxter Windsor i2days with fab
sehr Maa Pike @ mastel Hayes, CoA.zacoacos, S days
pchr Youra America Dassed) Aihorn Csrdenas 3dAya
With sugar Hober, Williams Sd 10 company with bril-
Betry. hr Ihi,delIhA-
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schr oceN Bird (Bp. Lochhars. Wiodsor. With Asr. 70
nas1er.
gchr Governor Eaton, Jacksonville II days
Echr Loyal 6orsnn Lovdsa 6avannah days, with cotton
and rice. 70 Scranton falinan.
Gchr W Smith HI Shes, Wilningon, NC, 7days
6chr Al Ward. Robin. virginia days
BohP Isdora smith, FROM the wreck Of The ship Stingray
Fire Island, Bird Neilsa She sucoseted In recovering
the boiler q ne steam pump ssd piece Of ne chain that wss
Propeller Parker vein Ramaay Baltimore with dse to
Riley.
Propeller Westehevss. Clarke. FFsvkteuco
HAukD,
Ships Palestine London; Shooting 6t Ban Frnncsco bark
Nord America Ham, Hamburg; brig Curtis, Savannah
Wind uring the day. BW.
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NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY "a, 1856



THE NI00xR woAsHIPrRRs CNUNTY CONVENTION.
Ths delegates to this Convention, consisting Of two
from each ward, committee Of Ave from the Republican
Central Committee, and ths Executive COMMITTEES ap-
pointed ct the mass Niger worshippers meeting held at
the Broadway Tabernacle time SINCE met last
ing ct stuyvssant institute, to appoint delegates ths
Syracuse Convention, the 2sth Inst. The meeting
gan,sed by choosing Mr.. John Ksyser, Of the Ninth
ward,7 chairman, and the appointment Of VIM.
Jones, IT,, and John Fitch, e secretaries. Con-
siderable time was occupied In . preliminary dis.
cussion % to the proprety Of excluding from the
nesting those not delegates. This finally decided
ntyepubicsn, and compromise with republican prin
ciples effected By directing all outsides take stand
ing position in the of the This question set-
tied, debate to the mode of choosing the
gates and whether they should choose slternates
themselves leave the vacancies to be filed by the de-
legates II at length voted to appoint DO delegates
and aterpates and that each ward delegation should
those TO be sent from their respective Assembly
districts.
The ward delegations instructed to notify the de-
legahs and alternaes Of their election, and to CAN
meeting rext Monday evening" to make the necessary
arrangements to enter upon their programme OF duties
at Syracuse.
wM CURTIS MOVES then offered series Of resolutions
condeu naoy Of the conduct OF Brooks for
his attack Senator sumner and upon tbs adoption
of the same, three cheers given for Mr. Sumner
1t was also we'd that copy OF the resolutions be
sent to the Of this State In Congress- to
the Speaker Of the House, and to the President Of the
Senate.
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DISASTROUS FIRE AT ISLAND PoND, Me.-A fire
broke out yesterday morning at O'Clock the large
three stoy bulldog erected By John Poor, and
nIed nv J. Green for q store, ut Island Poin. The
building and stock we're all consumed. The FIRE rapidly
spread and destroyed the following buildings store and
dwelIno house occupied by Mr.. Sweet; The large ote
owned and kept by J. d, h $. NJ Giksy with ali the
adjoining buildings part OF the furniture saved
store and dwelling house. owned and occupied by Cham
berIsin Hobart Howard; stock mostly saved. Esi-
mated loss $50 COO. All we're partially insured-por
land Aroas May ~.
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CahAwbA New York May r. .Aav. N. Orleans
BTKANERs 10 CALIFORNIA
FOR AsPNwAA-Intnos bh and George Law 300 Of each
STEAMERS TO AND FROM HAVANA.
IAsM-From Charleston 18th and 4h, duo at Havana "a
and It'll From Havana Lott and 28, duS u New York lTn
EXPIRE CIrY On new GRANApA-Yrom Kew York 17A
irving Havana "a and New orIeSns aMa From New Or
BLACK WAaRIoR-From York l1h arriving q Havana
lsh and Neg ore..s 2sa From New Orleans Ah Havana
ouAKn CRY From New York LIST OF eaeh MONTH arriving
Havana eh, and Mobile ssh. From Mobile l0sh, Bsvana
C1HAWs.rFror New York 9Th, arriving .. Havana ID and
New ORIGINS Oh From New Orleans nh Havana iSsh duo
Wien The above dates mn On Sunday the steamers win sail
Monday They leave New Orleans a. near r. - tide
viii admit he Isabel leaves Charleston and Havana q
THE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND CHINA.
The following may be Of value those having correspond
The man leaves Southampton On the ~ and aA q sa
Arrives at Gibraltar about the sA and M month
Arrives Alexandria abou. the lsh Of and ~ d fo'
lowing month.
Leaves suez about The 18th s q And 81 Ga Of
Arrives al Alden about the nth or ssh Of isA
". s aSsS S . @ or Chm. IT, aA'
Indian Navy steamer arrives Bombay about The Sd IA 70
and lah . alst q ths following month
Leaves Poat Dc dsns Sr fuo Penang Tho ms l.y As
Arrives ct Puo Penang about ~ l2h o. sn and 2sh sad
81 singapore shout .hs ~ ssh,nd ss q LIT Of
Leaves Singapore about IL hours sees arrival.
Arrives st Hong Kong about tho IA or 2AA and ~ Or Ion
Leaves next day for shsnghas.
Two mails Leave FL sland-one on We 9Th and h OF each
time The Southampton mall
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ACCIDENTAL observation-disclosures Hills held an inquess
yesterday at the Twelfth ward station house upon the
body Of . man named Daniel O'Brien who was acy-
censy drowned the 18th inst by the upse.tipg Of
boa. al the foo of 125h street. The deceased was
hand On Board cara beat lying At the above pier, and
vent cut 6thipg in q small boa! at late hour In the
night and was mssing until yesterday, when his body
was recovered by OF the Twelfth ward police Yer
dict Accidental drowning" Deceased native OF
Ireland, and WAS about twenty one years OF age.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.-The Annapolis
Gazette states that efforts making TO have that city
constituted the headquarters OF the eastern division Of
the army tits proposed TO Fort Madison for the
conmodation Of the soldiers while the Officers will pro-
vide their residences In Annapolis General Perser
Smith Ia in command OF the eastern Division, and he s
II b said 30 confident of the Of the movement
thar he IL already in treaty for residences la Anna.
pohs.
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NAvIG ALTON OF THE ERIE CANAL DTsCOURAGTNa
PRospETsrhe Lochpor correspondent Of the Rochester
Ltmocrat, In letter dated May 49, rays The canal
above the locks at this place ia full Of boats. They may
get far Rochester by the 1s of June, psrhsps ev
days sooner and 1t IL full likely II may be later Since
the 18th inst six different culverts have given out and
which win require FIVE days from yesterday to re-
pair fall this within the distance Of twenty miles from
here. The water after each break, has been let In
slowly and 1T time been two feet deep in the canal.
Most OF the breaks at eighteen twenty inches
water One break In the bank Of the canal mAe east
~ here and one partial break two miles east As many
other ouverts are In the condition those broke
and repaired many of them doubt, win give away
the water IL let In from time TO time, when those
renaired md the canal filed Then the danger OF
some Of the embankmsnh giving way.
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THE IRISH FOR THE CANALs.-Let Americans
rule America writes forwades 10 the Rochester De-
oro but give us at least the capacity OF an ordinary
Irssbuan W manage the canal
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The circular of I. J. Stewart & Co., prepared for
transmission abroad by the steamship Atlantic, gives
the following review of the cotton market
The dull cling that prevailed at the date Of last
issue, per Ericsson, the 10th inst continued the
suing week mp to the arrival OF the Asia Friday
irg during which period the daily sales did not exceed
600 bales from stock. The decline by that pa,ket
being less than holders anticipated, rmer feeling
sued resulting in large business the iolo wing day ct
40. improvement On Wednesday Of the present week
received by telegraph from Halifax the Csnadas I'D
voes to 10th inst These accounts of sales of 46
bales closing seadisr at the full prices Of the previous
week. with = frmer feeling ct Manchester aud prospes
lively easier market for discounts has given the trade
here renewed strength the sales that day reaching
5000 bales Of which cnehalf in transit, ct small
Improvement. Although the market exhibited more tome
there less disposition to purchase the next day. and
the &es did not exceed ], 500 bales.
The letters per Canada received yesterday
ing since receipt Of which the market has been less at
tended and closed heavy ct previous quota with
occafiopa al sales 40 eff, wih business Of 900 bae
The rivers navigable, and likely to remain
for month rain has fallen at the SOP tn vest and the
Mississippi Is kept In good stage by rises above the
mouth Of the Ohio Here the opinion prevails that the
receipts may continue stesoy for about month, but
that go, they will entirely exhaust the crop, and the
subsequent deliveries be less than in 1863 We know Of
place the crop under COO Whereas in opinion
nott rg but want of navigation prevent the
cepts from reaching 600 bales In that event. Great
Britain viii necessarily receive 600 0C0 bales
1t La rot at all probable that mills will take
ESQ bales As regards the crop which is grow
ing have only to that the accounts of its progress
uniformly favorable.
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General COnlerer CO OF the Methodist Eplsc0-
pal Church OF Indianap olls.
REPORT OF THE SLAVERY COMMITTEE.
ICorrespcpdence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.1

INDIASAPoIIs, May II, 1856.
Mr.. RAYMOND, Chairman Of the Committee Slavery,
then announced that be ready to report The hAu
imme atey 50 still that the lsast iootstep on toe
carpet VAS audible.
Dr. DuRBN announced that the minority. he believed,
were not quite ready with their report he was ready
but some Of the members had within an hour, expressed
desire to revie It before 1t WAS offered
Mr.. RAYMOND then read the report
The COMMITTEES after suita sic preamble, recommend
Resolved, BY the delegates in general conference
fembed that recommend to the Annual Conferen ses
the alteration Of the discipline in regard to the general
rplts n slavery, so as to READ
bondage"
Resolved, That We recommend . substitute for the
seventh chapter Of 'hs Book Of Discipline, tbs follow
what shall be done for the extirpa,ion OF he evil of
slavery
Answer l. We declare that we are as much as ever
convinced of the great evil Of slavery believe that
that has moral right hold fellow berg pro-
perry Therefore lsvehoder shall be eligible to mem
be eeote, without Injury TO the slave But inasmuch
persons may be brought ntohe egslreadon Of slave
..Sss in or er to free them therefore, the merely Legal
relation shall not be considered of ITSELF su sent to
exclude person Who may thus sustain 1t from the fellow
Answer 2. whenever a member of our church, by any
MEANS becomes the Of slave 1t shall DO the duty
at least three members Who sh. investigate the cass
and determine the time in which suchl ssvs shall be
and on his Iefu'a or neglect to abide BY the dec
zion Of raid committee he shall be ceat with In
Of i'm morality.
Answer 3. It shau be the duty Of all members and
probatoners who msy sustain the legal relation of slave
holder 10 teach their servants to read the word of
to aew them to attend tie public worship OF God
Observance Of the duties Of the oopUssi and parental
relations to give them such compensation foe their
vices may, under the circumstances be just and equal
to make such provisions may be legally pra cable, to
prevent them and their pcsertty from passing into per-
petual slavery; and to treat them, In all respects
quired by the law Of love-
Answer 4. It shall be the duty Of preachers pru
IDENTITY TO enforce the above rules.
immediately after the reading Of the report the
forenee adjourned.
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Naval Intelligence.
The United States frgate Potomac, and sloop-ofwar
Saratoga, arrived ct ST. Thomas the eth inst, and
sailed again the 7h for St. Croix. The officers and
crews Of both vessels all well.
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viht the public charitable institutions Of the CITY, In
campnaIo % with the invitation Of the Governors Of the
Alkshouie.
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Uplands. Florida Mobile and Texas.
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Middlirg fair: .IlT 1lsd ux liz lfXaH W. RI
Fair 10 coed do1lI LIZ none LA 12Z 12x al3
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NEW YoHK-rns DAT.
...,...... IS IL 50
Is HfoH WATERPROOF. morn ii 81
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Sss:ee = =. :ss S.s
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s~iw BEDFORD, NAY 2ssa scnrs cornslia. Young. New
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Holly, Esy Yorh sloops arssm. woran; oleiI:, Jc6s
' PoETiHHS, Nay S.An h.st Alslo. LINCOLN Dunn!ss.
NEG Ss s ssy Has:
ssr hs s%or BRIG ID ssIs
| Odd Fellow; briggs H Kent MAnysni,
| PLYMOUTH, Way $3.50 schr Austin, Philadelphia.
| sALHM May D-kry schrs Louis Walsh. Paine, PhlAdA
phia: 2ft shroqshre Baltimore: SD 20th, bark g
Porter Acs brig Uscea fHey Sss1isus schrs
milford Phle6e ,pAia; 2lst, Q Iosser, sno v, do.
| SAVANNAH. May 19--Cld bark Edmund Dwight, Wicker
son. Boston big Macon, Watkins, Providsnce. RI.
Nc May EST SAT- bs. Cen fosr Dsys
Boston; Tdumph lBr Atkinson New Brunswc5; Florence
FraprAs; Emily Cbeesbrough l. Smith. W0st l. sharp.
She ~ and Hulse. 0verton, EYork; Barry Pondeon.
WEXFORD. May 2o-Ar sIoQp Hope Gardiner, Rondcui;
I 225 ecbr Mespcra. Harding, W&rebsm for FYofk
| WARREN, Nsy g-A,r sshr Grace psriiog, Carr Etctk
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HnADELPHIA. MAY 2 Arr bsrss Lennis synues
her CsSt.; Csneu Crowen. Boston; Ormus. Baker. New
BedfScd schTs Onward Emery Porto Rcoi Oxds, r
Smith Kelly Sarah Ann. KstcAyn; Mercy Taylor Mskessos
dom Worcester, Rhodes Provdeaoe; HasAra Smith, New.
sqrg; Ausp Wen ny outh Curtis Wrisley. harord
land; Pina, Lathsn. Lagrange. Mayo. New Bedford,
Harmed, CLARK, Pawtuchet
Old ship Messenger noss, NYort; barks Isaac Davis
OGDEN FisSer Albany: luther Chd H,cseeson: Smb
Kelly Pnta Lstham Iieac Rich Smith and Louisa Fuller
Bos on; Niagara, 6ni Fall River slmmons Barrett
Austin Wall. Pyn oath; Kate KallAhan Kauahsn and
Curtis Wrisley Hartford Orem0nA Potter Me- Bedford;
T. Harris ed RI havv Have
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INfELhIGgACk.

FOE CALIFORNIA, 30.
CahawbA New York May S...Aav. N. Orleans
BFKAMHRs 10 CALEDONIA.
For AsPINwAI-ILtnos bh and George Law 30A Of each
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rs Jan e. AInea R 9o H. P Pacific Ocean rslcs
huAlo $50 bbs OIL Sold 100 bos and 100 do VIII
@ Snt S ks s' Corey wssSs lisa
Xr At raT.own 2oh ship Champion, Pesss honolulu Jan
passage 5000 lbs bone spoie inst ai 50 9 Ion 7aK W.
Youn g ss,s s Sss Su ssnsy Indian
Ocean, 1sssin. Sept With rs bSssp Ss 200
SD from do George Henry, BuddDsOn Dsvis Straits;
OCEAN, reg s n
SD from wespor 2s' sobr Kate Corey Manchester Auan
sd from Mystic 2s bark Lsardsr Chester Indian aud Pa
c IA fm Warren 2,, bark Belle Smith Pacific Ocean.
AT Thomas ID inst AnnAwAn. Of Nat mos out 70
on three Kings NJ Feb 81 Sophia Thornon Nichols, NIB.
oil no Ppsrns Island Jan 20 Spartan Turner Nanuke
touched he mate NJ TSSsy who .caensd and died -
see S:ss ~ by H - jan
sla hs 20 SS p oil leaving
;5,s .a:s s Do, SO
o X ryan Navy sg s % oS
% .s Das
cruise 49, spoken, go.
ship spnare Jackson nom London for Canton March al
shp SP Small, from Nor san'or Liverpool May l.
a ar os OK ou days New YORK May
rs h,5srt Mason sua days from Boston for
ucH. ca, May 10, OF 6hsrlesto, bar
.=sS1s ForeagA Ports.
Arrwxnp May SIN port Ozark Edso Kendrics for Boston
70 CSonSssiAs1rsopE April 2gIn port ship Britannia Wood
ME- BIi for Mesns ready; schr Rosenesth
Rogers Msrssil,lsa and Boston % Inst ,,o,
s. Sanss at iis ess ~ ~ vessel
49, bsrs Venus Aps1T Sfo s 9os o
| NICK rtxt day.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-30
Election Of President by Congress

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Election Of President by Congress
There is net the remotest probability that the
duty of electing the President will devolve up
on Congress. Yet as many are specuiating as to
the mode by which such an electi n would be
conducted, we subjoin an extract from the Con-
sttution, which will regulate the action of the
House in such case: .....
ART. IL, SEC. l. The electors shall meet in
their respective States and vote by ballot for
President and Vice President; one of whom at
least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same
State, with themselves they shall name in their
ballots the person voted for as President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice Pre-
sident, and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and of all per-
sons voted for as Vice President, AMI of the
number of votes for each, which lists they shall
sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the scat
of government Of the United States, directed to
the President of the Senate; the President Of
the Senate shalt in the presence Of the Sena'e
and House of Representatives, open all the CO.
tifcates, and the votes shall then be counted;
the person having the greatest number of votes
for President shall be the President, if such
number be majority of the whole number Of
electors appointed; and if no person shall have
such majority, then from the persons having
the highest number, not exceeding three on the
list Of those voted for as President, the House
Of Representatives shall choose Immediately by
ballot the President. But in choosing the Pre-
sident, the votes shall be taken by States, the
representation from each State having one vote;
a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
number of members from two-thirds of the
States, and majority Of oil the States
shall be necessary to choice. And il
the House of Representatives shall not choose a
President whenever the right of choice shall de-
volve upon them, before the fourth dav Of March
next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President, as in case Of the death or 9th.
er constitutional disability of the President.
1t will be seen that the selection must be one
of the three highest candidates--that each State
has one vote-Delaware being equal to New
York-the majority of each delegation determ-
ining the vote of the State. Neither candidate
being able to secure majority Of the votes,
there would be a scene of bargaining, intrigue
and corruption, such as the world never witnes.
sed before.
The Senate having the power to choose the
Vice President from the two candidates having
the highest number of votes, it is not difficult to
decide who would be elected
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-30
Visit of a slave to tl,e North.

Messrs. Rowland & Bros, of Norfolk, own a
a slave, James Wiley, whom they permitted
some months since to take trip to the North
to see the curiosities. They not only gave him
permit to take passage in the New York steam
er from Norfolk, but also gave him the necessa-
ry funds to bear his expenses. He visited Fal-
mouth, Fall River, New Bedford, and sundry
other abolition towns in Massachusetts, and on
Saturday last returned home, via. Philadelphia
and Baltimore. The Norfolk argus says:
when Jim (for this is his familiar name)
was in New Bedford he met several fugitives
whom he recognized as slaves in Norfolk. They
suppoSing he had run away, received him with
downcast looks, and assured him that he had
come to the wrong place, and remarking that
they were making out very poorly, having to
labor very hard and get but poorly paid in re-
turn; they expressed great dissatisfaction at the
treatment they received at the hands of their
abolition friends Jim told them that he had
not run away, that he was only on visit and
would return to Norfolk in a few days. At sew
eral of these towns in Massachusetts, he was
irnportuned BY the abolhionists to remain, as
suring him that he was then free man, he de-
clincd their kind offers, and assured them that
such freedom as black man enjoyed with them,
had no charms for him--he vastly preferred the
slavery Of Norfolk, accompanied with an abun-
dance of the neccssaries, aye, the comforts Of
life as he enjoyed them at home, to all the free
dom that Massachusetts, could tender him."