Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-07
LOCAL NEWS

To THE HUMANE AND GENERoUs.-A Ken.
4 lucky slave. named Lewis Smith, is now in the
city, soliciting gifts of money, to enable him to
purchase his freedom. His appearance is a sufi-
cient recommendation that he deserves to be free
man-but he has in his possession documents to
show the circumstances of his case, which are
signed by several Kentuckans, among whom is
Cassius NJ. Clay. Through his friend, Rev. Tabbs
Gross of Ohio, who was slave for thirty-four
years, Mr. Smith will make an appeal to our cit
liens for relief at the City Hall, this evening"
Mr.. Gross will describe slavery as it is, and ex--
hibit the handouts, cat-o'nine tails neck yoke,
and shackles, and other internal appliances, by
which the most odious tyranny of American
slavery is enforced. Seats free to all.
We publish the following, correcting an error
into which we fell, in consequence of relying upon
our recollection of verbal information received
during recent visit to Blackstone. We fell into
it, in part, by not being ware that there was
more than one library association in the place.
The letter contains, beside the correction, local
information of an interesting character;
BLACKSTONE, April, 1857.
MeSSrs. Editors IL notice article published
in your journal of Saturday, 2Sth ult abiding
stone Atheneum, in this village, and in which
you state, among other things, that course of
twelve popular lectures have been given during
the season, in connection with the institution
and mention among the lecturers, Henry Ward |
Beechei, Col. Benton, Wendell Phillips &C.
Now, gentlemen, you are evidently misinformed |
for that is not the truth Henry Ward Beeeher |
did not lecture before the Atheneum," nor has
he lectured in this village town for several |
years. Col. Benton did not lecture before the |
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pendent lecture to the citizens receiving the net
proceeds thereof for his pay nor did Wendell |
Philips lecture before the " Blackstone Athen-
cum he did, however, open the course before
the blackstone Library association, notwith-
standing the most bitter opposition from certain
quarters. This course before the Blackstone Lii.
brary Association consisted of eleven lectures,
namely: Wendell Phillips, Rev. E. H. Chaplin,
Rev. Theodore Parker Bishop Clark of Rhode
Island, DR.. VIM. M. Kimball of this village
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rev. Henry Giles, Rev
James ID. Eames of Providence, Rev. DIR. Gan
nett, Prof. w. S. Brown, and Rev. Thomas Starr
King Of Boston. These lectures were regularly
reported in the Woonsocket Patriot The Black
stone Atheneum is Of a more recent birth than
me Blackstone Library Association, and the
management are fully entitled to the credit which
belongs to them, in the formation of the "new
literary institution" and the course of popular
eetures in connection Herewith; and l am sure
10 one IN TINS place has the least desire to detract
- ~ S.iei aStel anu reputation acquired there
~ But, Messrs. Editors, +" Render unto Caesar
me things that are Cesar's;" let us have the
ruth, and nothing but the truth.
During the lecture season, donations have been
presented to the Blackstone Library Association,
'ctaatty swelling the published list in the cata-
ogue to some 1000 volumes Among the con
flbutors, Wendell Phillips presented so volumes
u very choice books; Bishop Clark of Rhode
STAND, the Edin6otg Encyclopedia valued at
ol0U; Ralph WALDO Emerson presented his own
works and Mrs. Jane Anthony Eames presented
Ter complete works; Mrs Lucretia Bancroft Far
um Of our own village, and her sister, Mrs.
ohm Davis of Worcester. also presented ion
olqmes of very valuable books. This is not the
rst nor second donation made by these ladies.
rs. Farnum is lifemember of the institution
3D. BY her noble efforts in its behalf, has forever
lueaTed herseif to the members. MENTOR.