The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-05

over the river at Queenstown After had reported TO
him the eipg condition OF the negroes In Canada
he desired 70 know what he could do for 10 England
be then about to cross the Atlantic to visit his
trieads. He related 10 the Surg,s family Five OF
the Oldest coored In the place got together and gave
Mr. Fuller credentials, and statement setting forth the
Of their counrym here. was OF the five,
and three four months after Mr., Fullers departure
received letter from him, informing me that he had
raised 81 O3 IA England for the relief OF people or
this sum, two OF his nepbews in the StWgs family had
given nfy pounds aud two Of bis pieces the Misses Cur.
pey, had contributed Ike On Mr. Fulers return,
heated quarrel Immediately arose among the coiored
population OF Toronto and the vicinity, to what should
II bis own and Jealousy of Mr. Faller's mission was ex
pressed on ali hands Some wanted clothing, went
Ir % IN
OF founding manual labor school, planting negroes on
the land TO work it,, and educating their children:
His remark to In reply was:'Friend Brown, is not
yet time for that Your people not ripe at present
carry institution Of that description then be-
leved that he mistaken, but since found by
practical experience thai he was correct The time had
not then arrived and has not yet arrived when such
colony Of our race could be selfsupporting,
sin consequence Of these dssensons and as the money
had been collected for fugitive slaves meeting OF such
persons called at Toronto II broke up in regular
insoent asked Mr. Fuller who authorized him to beg
and collect money for themS ] recoect Mr.. Fs reply
cates were dying Of starvation and strove to save you
When crossing from the other side, saw man fall over
board at the landing Was to and ask permission
Of the Mayor Of this city before endeavored to take him
~ felt much annoyed at the conduct Of
the meeting Friend Fuller came TO me next
morning and expressed my feelings he said, Don't
be disturbed. Let me bear IT, they would do thus In
the green tree, what would they 40 IN the dryr Those
London, and resolved 70 purchase with Fuller's
money tract OF land and estabish manual labor school
for colored people board Of Six trustees appoint
ed They were, J. c Fuller whites Rev. J. Roaf, white
the Congregational minister at Toronto Frederick Stone,
Peter B. Smith, colored, and myself Hiram wilson
white; Josiah Henson colored, andJ Shelby, coored,
were appointed committee to select tract Of land on
which to establish the proposed institution They fixed
upon 200 acres in the township OF Dawn about sixteen
miles from Catha and was purchased at 81 1t
is as good land there Ia. in Canada. Mr. Fuller paid
at once for the land, and Hiram Wilson and his wife
moved on to It, They started with manual labor school,
with seventy persons The rule was four hours work
every Gay the land and the balance o. working hours
for school, In three or four years nearly hundred
cleared six houses were built Of which
Of brick, and mill established. Upto that
time the experiment promised success Shortly after
wards Mrs. Hannah Wilson who from Troy. N Y.
was aneh SICK anu uisa ana IN ner me cooreu people
mother and teacher to them all.
"From the time of her death the institution began to
sink. From prosperous condition commenced gradu-
ally to decline, until it total failure The Trus
tees bad appointed Josiah Henson and George Carey
port each year the financial enterprise
These men regard as unfortunate in Management
vicious and dishonest The Trustees became OF the
affair, and named John Sc0bel, Englsh abo-
onist who protested great feeling for the negro and
the ability TO do great things with the institution per-
suaded three four of them TO assign their trust into his
1 suspected
scobe as soon as saw him Oae year before this SEQ
bell got possession the Free Mission Baptss Of the States
had taken hold Of the nsttuton and began to improve
The Rev. Mr. Burns OF Toronto said those its
days. but Scobel under assumed right of assignment
from two trustees took forcibe possession of the land
and buildings, in opposition TO myself He promised the
people that he would carry out the requirements OF the
declaration of trust, by wokng them four hours day
and educating them the balance but Immediately be got
possession he broke his pledge He has since that time
cut hundreds OF cords Of wood and shipped it 70 De-
troit. The best timber on the land has been
r. WAY n 10 nrO6 Of
the mill for the six he has been in possession have
been for Asubsequent purchase had been
made OF two hundred acres In addition TO the original lot
OF this last purchase twenty had been resod TO
Hiram Wilson, and eighty decided Josiah Henson
The Dawn Institute therefore, has three hundred of
land but getting into depIorable condition. and,
far as the original intention Of the founders concerned
is total failure" fsF t.t4a
have given Mr. Browns story as told to me- because
II Is evidence drec! from negro Of the unatness of his
at the present time to enjoy freedom of the utter
hopelessness of making the escaped fugives self sup
porting and of the sharp practice Of the professional
phianthropists who make trade Of affection for the
its present ali that Brown asserts There are
two or three blacks in the settlement and
It's vicinity and with very few exceptions they are in
deplorably vicious and suffering condition r..
THE NEGROES IN AND ABOUT CHATHAM.
The town of Chatham, Kent county, is situated the
Great Western Railway, between London and Windsor.
II is rambling, dirty place, most Canadian towns OF
its size are but little dngy looking than ordna
ry account Of the character of its population Over
fourth Of its population negroes and three
fourhs Of these negroes worthless oilers They hang
the place like black cloud and have checked its
growth aud broken down the value Of property TO
ruinous extent Afew years since, Chatham bright
prosperous village. Now 1t is of the most neglected
and unpromsing in Western Canada. One long,
crooked street runs through the town, on which
are the principal places Of business The market,
brick building, forms q square in the middle Of the
%h;
night and day in full force One meets half dozen
black faces in the streets to white. Those who are
employed get low wages, eight ten dollars month";
either por,ers. boot blacks, BARRIERS in
similar occupaton but the greater portion OF them live
they upon the profits Of odd jobs, charity
Thsre Of course negroes superior to the gene
raj and in better position than their neighbours but
am speaking Of the colored population Of Chatham as
whole.
There are two schools for coored children in the place.
somewhat poor buildings, but conducted by competent
colored teachers OF half breed One is named Aaron
Higbgate and the other Mr. Wnipper, and both from
Western Pennsylvania colored clergyman holds out
the market place 10 Episcopal congregation and
there is coored Baptist coored Methodist preacher
besides with their appropriate places Of worship The
schools not well attended in the winter,
for the reason that the children have moi
sufficient clothes TO cover them, while shoes
are luxury almost unknown TO them There is a coored
watchmaker-a yellow man-in tho town, two mahogany
colcred cabinet makers several black blacSsmhs, and
any number Of low grocery and grogshop keepers of
about the market place the of Raleigh sends
cooreo representative to the Council while Brown him.
SELF my Dawn settlement informant, for similar posi-
ton, and within three votes Of election Brown,
by the way, who is a well informed man. was born at
Harpers Ferry, free man. He kidnapped aad sold
in Kentucky, where he learned the trade Of brickayer
and plasterer He CHANGED to get very kud master,
who him every opportunity to purchase his freedom,
which he accomplished He has daughter in Chatham
married TO mulato named James Hausbrow She ia
fine intelligent woman, and the mother Of six eight
children
The colored population OF Chatham constantly increas
ing A citizen remarked TO me in conversation, "They
flowing in here, until the whites terrified at the
nundation." And well they may be- for their property
suffers and the number OF blacks increases
while the crowd Of colored prisoners in the Jail affords
evidence Of the sort Of neRhbors with which the UNDER
ground railroad furnishes them.
THE MOORE coLoRED SCHOOL.
About five miles from Chatham, in neighoorhood in
which number Of negroes have gathered, Ia a school,
founded by Miss Moore, of Philadelphia, for the educa
ton Of colored children. OF money was left by
Miss Moore for the purpose and her brother Dr. Moore
visited Chatham and selected the site for the school,