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

reapea and ,r,.u,..>-t community There ia rratua,
rise from the river n, ak up to natural terrace that
stretches along for mile. and offers beautiful spots for
swellnss and grounds put the property is now salea
bc the growth of tho lae q, remaiurey checked and
the resnecable norNon Of the community is fast being
driven awav or overrun nv the LAM worthless and do
,nora,,ed r,,,ves from the states IKE min stree, OF
tho VILLAGE RING paraueI ,Sitb tho rivnr There ara
a. or four bouses d,gniaea NV tho name Of
,o,oI- an ns s,ree,s intended ~ catch sncb
,.or.,,.,s nc NAV he seduoed ,pto ,em,,-no
.,.,, a. ca..a. .horo ,ra n .ccorrr,oaa,,,,o
$3.50 4, ,ho on,nov ~ Tho Great wes,ern R.llwav
-. -, ,.n, ars r,h,.s errer,orc. a. .
-, .,m.,.., m. yv,nd,or Castle ,r,,ch
- -. ia. c...o \. ,,L. cow ,s Tho host Of
,ho.. ho.os ~ which .nv sensible landlord
,,. -. -. 49,, ,o,o,rs ~
-. 80 go 49,. g.. s,or., ., anr o,har A.
scrnon for the people nj least know enough to do their
shopping at Detroit The depot and workshops Of the
ST ss wss'ern NJ h aMT h % %ss
ed village AS in Chatham great numbers Of blacks are
to be seen on the Streets and the groceries and grogg
res some OF tnem Yep. o o"acu en, ~, 49,, WIZ ~
de and as.o",o from ,hs opnos;ts cy and as
.;ors ~. r,.c.aa .ch AZ nt ths
cheractsr ~ ,hst nort;on tS ne nonu,stion w
SAa'A0'0' VI 'A"' t"'' 'o1 " A' f'pN'~'
THE REFUGEE HOME SOCIETY.
The soc;etv besrnu This nae Is the princnal assoca
i'm ~ r.s.~ corr,v fo- N. .,,.nD,.a s.,,,a,,er,
of escaped slaves It's pr6fessed object "o assist the
refugees from American slavery to obtain permanent
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nones snu pi'"o'' 'ner "oi"' so0'A p"ss'.
cal and intellectual elevation Under the regulations Of
- =. ~. -, 1900 p, a.. CO.. - ~
mho noe On s's'e fo one vi '"e S'a'es " '"e
.uS e ronua
other soc,e,es .ur;,orv 70 this
0'n ne so'le'es auAilaIs 20 'as ga,
ara mixed American and Canadian Thu land oun.d v
ore in'Aeu nu', AAa An' 'an1 49, =!
located in the townships Of Sandwich and Maidstone from
seven N eighteen niles distant from De.ro, h, divdad
seven W e'sn'een nii.es uis.n' no" peuo" uN.aea
into farms lots of about twenty acres each which
a. sold subject to pretty stringent regulations The price
paid by the company was about two dollars per acre. and
their sales are made according to the value Of the lots,
although the original proposition was To sell at the price
80 80 - a,s,.. =. =, ~. r,,,, ..o,,., -,
VI eos' anu eApepses us AZ 'ne Is AssooiaoH a oo0
tract Is given to the purchaser hampered with conditions
n usu anu WY rse -. .us .oiO, .,' sesass -
ou'' anu ','s ioes VI .e assoe'O VIC opoiv
Or Tho ex,nc,,o, ~ f.,n,,os The latter ;s bv no
y - $3.50 -. A"
means a rare occurrence ior want, anu cola ana
the negroes The bylaws require that no timber shaa
pe chopped OF removed uat ater Tue nrst snai
be made on the laud that no dwelling shall be erected
less than ten feet high or containing less than two rooms
ana tnat no liquor shall De or soa on the
ssemsnt ANY violation OF these regulations offes all
1t q noticeable fact that. although the society has
been operation seven years only one person has re-
little amount Of money In his possession when he
purchased. .4 49,
AS the company claim 70 have over eighty old settlers
on their lots would appear that the requirements OF the
contract given preliminary to deed are very difficult Of
iulnment Indeed there is some question, believe, as
10 me validity OF the title given by the society the deed
nave alluded TO is granted to negro named Thomas,
and Is signed by Horace Haliock and Walker OF
Detroit, as trustees; contains many stringent cond
when Is tne iohowiog:- - - ~.
G ana n mes arg upon sne ex
press conouon tnS inc sa,o Inomss snhn hot seu ex
CONVEY ., assure .ne sao ,aao ana or
any pu,s 20 any person Of pesSs
Anu tnn. ne e sa,u AoHas, snnil no. seu OK
change convey or assure tne saio and or premises or
save 70 refugee rom american slavery Ana Is mere
oy eAPiessy aereeo ana oecareo .na upon
e oleach o enner u Tue aoove conoions tne saiu ana
contiticraiy to tbe said parties OF the first part
will thus be seen that the society keeps keen eye
Oa ,ne pponS 81 Eve winch are 20
the settlers
is evident from its character that this American
p'un Aooinion iAna Assccia.,or v IN enec!, nos
as chaeed BY the Detroit Free Press for Il offers special
Inducements TO slaves Of the United States to from
o , H. ~ m sn possess9 " A ~ WIZ DC
of Yankee shrewdness Not ony are the land purchases
likely 10 eventually Weld good prot hut wear fter wear
Begging abroad and never returns su wthou wrI Ss
pockets. The Rev c. C. Foote, Of Canada the General
Agent of the society, sturdy beggar, and has within
other cities soliciting aid for the society and boastne OF
its connection with old Ossawatome Brown AS the d.
rectos of the Refugees Home deny that their assoc
alton is actually the grand western DEPOT of the under
ground railroad it difficult to tell what they do with
the funds they thus extot from the charitable They
sac;tv UraSsses ~ he and -, 49, ,Sa ar .a t
supporting" The really charitable should look into these
facts thoroughly before they yield to the opportunities Of
I o hnhis 81 I'M e aya ~ o. t ~ ~ aso o
aave on the Refugee Home Soeetys lands concernei
it world be mercy to send him back to a careful
% anu or nome nan cab ana ns sarvea
committed upon bis neChbors who chance to have any
thing to lose He is burden to the community and no
he'p 70 nnse OF 20 npypoay eise.uness naeea, may
duck 10 attract the dollars out of the pockets OF carta
bic men into those Of the Brtsh American abolition spe
cuia'0rs 10 jamaican ianos.
OTHER SETTLEMENTS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
lhere are other secments Of negroes IN Essex county,
in the townships OF Anderdon, Sandwich, Maiden and