Mountain Democrat., 1858-01-02
" The ReAux " che Tsds. -

Under the above caption, the Louisville
Journal, Contsins the following account
Of the condition Of the ''fugitives" in
Canada, and the feeling which exists
among the people there, towards them as
q class:
The people of Canada have become
very tired Of the continual accessions to
their free population, and q great many
Of the fugitives have become disguised
and tired Of such freedom as they are
permitted to enjoy in Canada. The
cleveland Plainde0ler states that every
steamer arriving at that place brings back
families Of negroes, who have formerly
fled to the Provinces from tho Statea.-
They are principally from Canada West.
They describe the life and condition Of
the blacks In Canada AZ miserable In
the extreme. Tho recent action In the
Canadian Parliament, indicates that this
negro population Is becoming distaateful
and oppressive to the Canadians. They
evidently don't want any more Of the ia.
gitives among them and would like to get
rid of those already there. The bill In.
troduced by Prince, providing for the *.
pu'sion Of these negroes from the Prov.
inceS, hass the people to thinking, and
thy have about come to the conclusion
that they have long enough been playing
second fiddle to the abolition agitators Of
the United Stats. They want not only
to discourage the further immigration Of
this claxS of subjects, but show 4 disposi.
ton to drive out from their midst those
who are already there. Already these
misguided darkies are returning In shoals
to tile states. Northern Ohio and West.
ern New York will soon b. conIpltt tsly
overt ckvd with them, and will 6e glad
to get rid Of them at almost any price
Should the return Of the negro from
Canada continue at the present rate, Q 10.
action In public sentiment will most un.
queSti 'nAbly take place upon the bUrder,
and Aboii,iU'ism will give way toself ptU.
lection. The people Of the North don't
really like the negroes. They would ra.
ther not have them there; and when Can.
ada drives them out, the Northern States
will do likewise, and will try 70 push
them back upon the South. Already, in
many loca tiles in the free States, the me-
gro poi uiation has BEEN subjected to re-
>uiction SO stringent as almost to amount
to a prohibition Of th.ir residence. II
Chatam, In Canada, and its adjacent set
Il, mcnts vomit forth their shoals Of eS-
capped slaves upon our northern border,
A6O,itionism will be dumb, and the re'
turn trains Of the underground railroad
will be crowded with negroes, who will
prefer tho easy servitude Of the South
to the drbascd social position and hard
ships and starvation they will b. subject
ed 10 in the North. AbolitioniSin 10 {
very captivating theory 70 the people o
the North so long as they are totally un
acquainted with the evils Of . free nsgrt
population; but when they are compcllCt
to take the negroes to their own bOsOml
and fetd and protect and care for them
Abo,itionism becomes diagracefHl anC
disgusting. This Canadian movCInen indi
Gates total change In Northern senti
ment upon the negro qut stion within
very short period. Il Is not improbable
that the whole country may, ere long, b
Onc.sided In regard to the slavery ques
tion, and that the North will implor,
the South to take back her fugitiveS from
labor.