The register., 1860-04-05
A Darkey Convention in Canada

A convention Of all the darkes in Essex and
Kent counties in her MIesty's dominions, was
called TO meet at Sandwich yesterday, to take
action on the Detroit Free Press and New York
Herald. A grand pow-wow was expected but
the thing failed The authorities ut Sandwich
refused to let them have the town.hall, nnt, the
Sheriff declined IN Invitation to open the court
number of them accordingly repaired to n d.
lapidatcd old building half mile out Of town,
and organized for business. The first thing The
meeting did was to make a sally on All unof.
Tending Canadian gentleman, who was present
as Il spectator, aud chase him ont of doors, un-
porter, IN eminent degree Of dissatisfaction
seeming to prevail in regard to our report of
their last convention. This summary treatment
OF one who was innocent Of amy hostile intcn-
tions was the more uukind. as they drove the
wrong one out.
Having accomplished thisftat, they returned
and made an attempt to proceed to business,
but their proceedings were interrupted by "
fight between two colarcd cergymon, who fell
into dispute on some knotty theological topic
aud came TO sturdy blows. Tho combauuts
were the Rev. Mr.. Jones, pastor Of the Zion
Society at Windsor, and tho Rev. Mr.. Boiler, of
Philadelphia. distinguished colored divine.
who had come all the way from The Quaker
City to attend the Convention Tho Rev. Jones
g sailed in " unexpectedly, and delivered n
scientific " me two" on Rev. Boilers nose,
bringing the claret. The Rov. Boiler rrtaliated
ny getting in II sumner on the Rev. jones'
breudbaskct, which the Conventinn now deeply
interested, pronounced fonl. Loud cries OF
" butt him, Jones, butt him." cmanated from
the audience, acting upon which, the Rev Mr.,
Jones doubled up and planted The top of his
skull in the Rev. Nh. Boilers abdomen with
fearful effect The downfall of Philadelphia
caused shouts of triumph from the spectators,
which WAS cut short by an artiul dodge on the
part Of the Rev. Bocr, who shut himself up
like a jackknie, and opened with such veloci.
ty that the collision trippcd up the Rev. Jones
aud brought him down, where. with his head
in chancery." he took a healthy pnmmellng
They were finally pulled apart hy some o
the sisters and turned out, after which they
procured clubs. and wag"d an uncompromiring
warfare until both their heads were seriously
damaged. They were then arrested lsy officer
Port, and locked up for trial.
The fight between the reverend gentlemen
excited SD much debate that the Convention
was forgotten, and the discussion turncd upol
the merits of the com'latants. The general
opinion was in favor of the Rev. Jones, rs I
home champion; the sentiment being cn,ircl,
aversc to allowing Philadelphia darkics t,
come out here and take on airs over the abort
gines majority of the sisters sided viii
/" de gcmman from Filmadcliy," on account o
his wearing white hat and hcing wilha
rather good looking darkcy but they wcr'
indignantly frowned down. Some of the know
ing ones went SO far as to intimate that TIN
good clothes he wore were II part of the pro
cccds Of some 500 which he had collected io
the abolition cause and appropriated to his owl
benefit. This may have been the cause of th'
fight, which actually occurred as described
and which promises to create no li.tlc dstur
. bancc in the church before The matter IL set
flied