The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-03

AFRICAN NEWS.

LIN A1DAAON- "a WIZ pa HNSS ~ AANSAA
ing large class of your readers who ar
interested in the cause of universal freedom
and African civilization, l take this oppor
tunity to lay before them some cheering
intelligence which l have recently received
The Rev. Theodore Bourne arrived il
London about the first of August, as for
eign agent of the Society. Mr.. Bourne
had the pleasure of being present at the
great meeting of the friends of freedom
held in London on the 1st of August, Lord
Brougham presiding, and he and our cause
were introduced to the meeting by George
Thompson, Esq, who cordially approved
our movement"
Mr.. Bourne has also met the committee
of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society, and was most cordially received
by them. The English people are well in
formed upon this subject, and are extreme
ly anxious to promote the growth OF free
labor sugar and cotton. The best and old
ests Abolitionists of England are with us,
and the laws of nature, trade, and COM
merce sanction this practical effort to cur
tail and cripple the power of American
slavery. During three years labor in that
country, l gathered the facts which sustain
me in these remarks. The common sense
and philanthropy of the Old World APP
proves the principles of our Society. AS
far as our own land and people are con-
cerned, we could not desire greater sue
cess.
An eminent lady of the Society of
Friends in England thus writes: We are
much interested in the object you have in
view, but the proposed work is so great it
will unavoidably take you long time to
accomplish even small portion of it; and
we earnestly hope that the power for doing
this will not be neutralized by aiming al
too much. Some of us have observed that
trees and shrubs that are planted small land
even seedlings,) are sure to flourish better
than those of larger growth; and so it is
with moral and religious objects. While
we should aim high, still we should remem-
Der that, in the order of nature, it is first
the blade, then the ear; after that the full
corn in the ear l have much pleasure in
forwarding thee two pounds sterling as an
expression of cordial interest from our An
ti-Slavery Committee, and we shall con-
tinue to watch your course with lively in
terest. Could not some of you work hand
in hand with our excellent friend, Thomas
Clegg, of Manchester, His name is well
known in England, and his persevering eff
forts Con the African coast are highly
priced
Entract from a Letter TO w. A. LeaOe-
lette, Esq, Of HornellsviHe, N. Y, from
Mr.. John Bennett, formerly Of the same
place.
LIVERPOOL, June %, 1859
.Iam well. and have been since | left New
York. and have not even been sea sick. L have
been to Dublin, Edinburgh, London, and Manches-
ter. | could have sailed to Africa month ago
had 1 been ready l have bought two cotton gins
at Manchester, and paid S75 for one and $50 for
the other. | have paid $3.50 for a ticket to take
myself and goods to the west coast of Africa. l
sail tomorrow noon, in the splendid steamship
Ethiopia. l could have gone cheaper III a sailing
vessel colored gentleman by the name OF
Robert Campbell, from Philadelphia, Is going to
Lagos with me, and three other colored men-one
from Sierre Leone and the others from Cape
Palmeston. l take at ten bushels of cotton seed
from all parts Erf the world. There are some
eighteen English stores at Lagos, and they say II
is the best cotton field In the world. They have
Just received specimens from Lagos, which have
sold vervhiy! Tell Alex. Champion that am
told that' coopers can get the highest wages al
Lagos"
The friends of the African Civilization
Society will be gratifed to learn that the
Board of Directors have unanimously elect
ed the Rev. A. A. Constantine, of Ludlow
VT, to the office of Corresponding Secreta
ry, and he will enter upon his duties OF
the first of October. Mr.. Constantine has
occupied the mission field in Africa for sew
eral years, and is admirably qualified fol
the responsible post, both as regards expe
rience and love for liberty at home ant
abroad. Yours truly, for universal liber
ty, African civilization, and negro nation
atty. a,u,
HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET.
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