Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-07
CANADA CORRESPONDENTS.

CANADA CORRESPONDENCE,
French and Indian Sieck-- Condifon ef fhe FH-
giiire Siapts--Join Brotcn's Em'Rranis, &c.
g. y LoSnoS. C. W Nov 80, 1859.
EOroR MoRNINs LKADER After week
spent along the Western line Of Upper Canada,
rnd interesting myself in taking notes Of what
] saw Of the different classes of society which
60 To make up the population Of this rich but
only partly developed country, will try and
make my promise good by sending on letter.
Immediately on the east bank Of tho 81. Clair
River extending from Windsor, opposite De-
troit, to Amherstburgh, about twenty miles be-
low, the majority are of the old French and
Indian "Stock," Catholic in their religion, and
ia their appearance and manners neither French
or Indian, except in rare exceptions. On Sab
bath morning last | stood for some time in the
street in Windsor to witness the masses that
were going 10 their immense church in Sand
wich, two miles below, and for an hour might
be seen continued string Of all sorts Of car
risges, the great majority Of which were the
Canada Buggy" with the driver seated on the
side rail (or board laid across the high sides,)
and one, two, or three women on the bottom Of
the vehicle, mostly with their backs to the horse.
| will here say the Canada Buggy is the little
cart so universally used by the French Canadi.
ans for every description Of loeomotion, and TO
which is attached their small but useful pony.
A pretty lively gait was kept up, and was
strongly reminded OF an Irish funeral home
ward bound. such as we used to see, but happi-
ly are now among the things that were.
At Windsor made the acquaintance of many
who had "emigrated" from various parts of the
South and was much gratidei 10 find so many
who had once toiled without enumeration, now
hard at work for their wives and little ones,
ownin g good property and continually accumu-
lating. One man, whose name l might give,
but think best to withhold it, left Kentucky five
years ago without ten dollar bill in the world
has now three pretty little houses and lots, all
paid for, has Sl200 at interest at 10 per cent.
besides several hundred dollars out IN small
amounts, house neatly furnished who gave
$50 towards a church edifce on our side of the
River, and is largely aiding in the erection Of a
substantial Brick Church for the Baptists on his
side of the River, Il did not get this last intor
nation from him however) besides an almost
endless string of Fugitiyes being fed from his
well provided table.
have also gained what information ] couit
in Chatham Of the present condition of the col
ored people as compared with their state som'
eight or ten years ago. Taking into eonsidera
tion all the circumstances by which these peo
pie are surrounded, it lie surprising TO any un
prejudlced mind TO see what progress they have
made. heard of an Evening School being held
say from Z to o'clock, free for all ages, A." ant
theTeupOn took a tramp for the District Ar
rived, knocked, and received cordial vel
come into large. pleasant room; two lonG
desks with benches and a few chairs composed
the furniture, save some Eaps hung around 70
the benefit Of the scholars. The lady like host
ess informed me that very few would be presen
to night | J consequence OF festival being Civ
en-, the proceeds to be sent to the Immorta
John Browns widow. Some Of these grea
!, stripping specimens of man and womanhooe
were. only few months ago chattels, and wer,
said to be owned by Harper's Ferry ehivalr!
and their betters in Kentucky, and some few
e got away from the far South Alter hart
days work these scholars would gather evening
after evening and strive as if for dear life to OBJ
tain "litte education"
o Chatham is oil the river Thames, and consid
cradle business is done on ttis river in lumber
= mostly black walnut d whitewood, whic
abounds in this rich, black soil. The Thame
is navigable for schooneTs, and several steam
boats are plying between Lake St. Clair and thi
!, place. Tue crops this year throughout lh
! Province are very large. Potatoes retail at 37i
! per bushel; corn 45r.i splendid beel 4c. per ID
: butter, IA to l6c A large number of the store
? keepers are colored, and some have a stock q
groceries and provisions that will compare IA
yOrably with anything on Ontario street in you
! city. l wish deputatiOn of Northern dough
- faces and Southern Shareholders could
: brought TO this part Of Canada West and see
ninety out Of every hundred (and rather tha
! lessen this proportion, l will say nnety.iy
: out of every hundredl can, or cannot, take car
of themselves | would then take the sam
. deputRtion into one or two streets in Detroit
: Cleveland, Cincinnati, or any other large cit
= your land of Freedom and see Ihe effects
, that wicked prejudice against color. will her
, state, however, that by many parents amungs
the Canadians there is a desire TO have separal
= schools; but il is an uncomfortable fact thu
the most liberal and the most intelligent az
= willing to adopt your mode Chat is, blacks an
, whites together,) in Public Schools Only on
. renegade Englishman did hear express hulse
' in opposition to the liberal and right side q
= this question, and he simply marked ~ dun
= ma want fur moi cheeldem to goo to scool W
u ony o. the nSegnrs, for theer's the danger
theer maxim all theer attachments, an / don
r want my gal to marie neegur" Now NJ
Editor, tell your Cleveland parents to be yer
Q keeriul
But must say a word about some Chatte
that got away from Missouri last Spring by Il
aid Of that "friend of the slave" John Brown.
heard they had a severe loss from fire fc
months ago, and all their clothing, bedding, il
ie deed everything was consumed, but they al
% cheerful and happy and are hard at work ge
o ting in corn aud potatoes which they have bee
II digging and husking OH shares, and if you ca
induce any one of them to return to SLAYER,
you can then rescue the unfortunates of Ha
per's Ferry, or still the tumult in Gov Wise
breast after the perusal of Mrs. Child's letter.
T. To satisfy myself respecting the girl taken O
the steamer North Star last summer, when o
her way from Lake Superior to the far Sout
ir l called TO see her foster parents, and askC
le particularly II she was still dissatisfied with h
If new home and desirous of going back TO h,
70 kind mistress" as according to a certain Den
Ocratic journal Of your city, she was a mon
after her ''rescue." The answer from both p
rents, and Caroline herself, was most emphat
for Canada and schooling omitted to So
that they have newspaper published in Cha
ham, by colored persons, that both for matt
ic and general appearance will compare most I
yoIably with many of our weeklies in Ohio
The soil between Chatham and this thrift
little city OF London, is in some parts light /
deed poor, hut in the neighborhood of Lond,
of you are sgain brought into a soil well wo
st cultivating. This place now contains over |.
ld 600 souls, and is lively, although the fsg ell
Of our panic is still ON it, and some heavy ia
n ures have taken place this fall London b