The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-27


of Friday, publishes from the pen of Maria
Weston Chapman, No. Chauncey Place, Bos-
ton, lengthy official report of that abolition
institution known as the National Anti-Slavery
Bazaar including detailed statement of the
contributors and the contributions to the late
annual fair at Boston, being the twenty-second
of the series. From this official report we
make few extracts illustrative of the active
sympathy OF the abolition philanthropists of
Great Britain and France in the cause.
The receipts of the Bazaar for December,
1s54,were $50l1; for December, 1855, $3.50
a slight falling of, chargeable, perhaps, to the
Russian war and the high prices of provisions,
causes which affect the subscriptions to phi
ianthropy as we'll as the movements of our
domestic exchanges and foreign commerce.
The report then proceeds to say that, " for
their constant, sympathetic, devoted and album
dant cooperation, during all these toilsome
years, we feel how much we owe our honored
and beloved associates in Great Britain. To
our beloved and honored friends, the Webbs,
Aliens, Haughtons and Edmundsons, of Dub
lin; the Wighams, Of Edinburg; the Patons, of
Glasgow; the Armisteads, Baineses and Lup-
tone, Of Leeds; Mesdsmes Reid, Massie and
Sturch, of London; Miss Estlin and friends, of
Bristol Miss Whitlegge and friends, Manches-
ter; S. A. Steinthal, of Bridgewster; George
Thompson; Mr.. Bishop and friends, of Liver
pool; the Sturges, of Nortbfeet, with all their
numerous and to us unknown friends, whom
(as the tribes inscribed on his breast plate by
Moses) we bear continually on our hearts,
though we know not their names-to each
and to all of these we gratefully offer the as
surance of our deep sense of personal obliga-
tion tor the CAUSES sake"
A passing eulogium is also paid to the Earl
Of Carlisle and his sister, the Duchess Of
Sutherland, who, according to her own declara-
li0n, "felt impelled to stretch her hand across
the Atlantic to a band near to every sympa-
thy of her heart" and this while her own
white tenantry, in some cases, have been subject
ed to cruelties which would disgrace the most
savage of our Indian tribes. Among the new
Britsh contributors to the Bazaar, Lady McCas
Hill and Lady Blackhurne receive the warmest
acknowledgements for their exquisite gifts"
Next come the friends of the cause" in
France. OF these our lady reporter of the
Bazaar says:--"To our excellent friends in
France, also, the Monods and Kellers, the
Andre Walthers and de Staels of Paris, the
Guepins of Nantes, the Girauds of Anglers,
and the friends co cooperating with them in the
south Of France and in Switzerland, we would
express no less cordial and grateful acknow-
Judgments"
And here we have bit Of romance exqui-
sitely Frenchy, both in the idea which sug-
gested the contribution and in the application
thereof. Mrs. Chapman is here in her true ele-
ment. Hear her.
While dwelling for . moment the exquisite taste and
great value Of gifts from France (which in common
with ali others, shal be particularly ana fy
Knowedged 10 each individual donor when the time AID
occsEor serve one which received through the ls-
mented Madame ldore Geeffroy St. Hlaie merits ps-
cusr gratituoe. is complete troussexu for an Ia.
an, without DIS me or il scriptioo: but which in ali It's
little component paris tells more plainly than words
couid co, that ,he bereaved heart of some peasant
mother foupc Telief in sending the little garments no
longer need her own home, to give to slave
m ner, fuel i've from her own birthplace that her
child ay be born in a free land | showed to Mrs.
St.we, who was often present with this OCCASION
tits affecting proof Of her infueDce and pledge myself
@ that ma elpa heart in France that it, pious inten
tion shall be fulfilled.
IOW CAou6huuA INV uCilGdIC.-uOW Gu
tirely apropos and seasonable, considering the
violent winter which is upon US, carrying the
snow line down even to the borders of Georgia
"A complete E0usseau for an infant !'-" be-
reaved heart Of some peasant mother for
sumo slave mother, a fugitive from her own
birthplace, that her child may be born in free
land Y That peasant mother" or Madame
St. Hilaire, undoubtedly got the idea from
Uncle Tom" for Mrs Chapman authoritative
~ says that she showed this rousseau to Mrs.
Stove as an affecting proof Of her Influence
But mark the sequel. 1t is singularly curious
and Interesting
Such slave mother into the ba while we we're
thus engaged in raising funds to abolish the system that
bars Gown with power deadly upon four millions o.
persons in this sestyec land of freed M 1t was Mrs
Johnson all friends present thropged
to welcome anc thank herthe strong hearted woman,
Who, amid the thousand paralyzing influences
hoting nation brings 10 bear its Victims TOOK ad
vantage OF the decision procured the Med Case,n
1885, and claimed her freedom under it, We her
was profound satisiaden TO take the hand,
our caoCrer in the cause, whtm neither tnr ats
csjoery could overcome, but who swore in the
OF the world for the TRUTH for her children and for
man in prison her account, that the miserably
tempble -pited sta Mir lister to Nicaragua he'd
Our beloved and honor.d friends Lucfeta Mott Sarah
Pueh, Rebecca Plumly and Sarah McKim who gave the
support OF her companionshp to Mrs. Johnson when
she confronted with Wheeler, will rejoice to hear
that she Is comfortably eted in the midst of as our
riend snd neiehDor; and that We shall want she
wants Pr
How charmingly romantic, to be sure! Ma
dame Geoffroy st. Hilaire, from a bereaved
peasant woman Of France, sends an infants
,roastaa complete, for the benefit of some
slave mother hurryipg to the North chat her
child may be born in free land" and while
the present is on exhibition at the bazaar, 10!
ard behold! in comes the identical Jane John
son captured by the Philadelphia abolitionists
with her children, from Col. Wheeler, cur Nj
caragua Minister, as he was passing through
the city; and Jane johnson wins the prize
This will be plum for Passnore Williamson.
We are not altogether satisfied, however
that Jane Johnson, in preferring African