The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-06-25

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| Matter, the Nikro.
The Newburyport Hs-ald of the soth,
contains an article upon the anniversary
meetings held in Boston last week, from
which we extract
"Most Of the resolutions, reports and
speeches Of the meetings have been about
the inextinguishable negro. The ebony
idol is the grand spiritual center for all re:
ligious and benevolent ideas to shoot At in
this era. It was the negro in Canada, tho
negro in Africa, the negro in Jamaica, the
negro in Hayti, the negro in slavery, the
negro as a contraband, the negro at For
tress Monroe, the negro in the District ef
Columbia, the negro at Por: Royal, the ne.
gro as liberated by Hunter, the negro or
the underground railroad, the negro as
seen by old Abe, the negro as he was,
the negro as he is, the negro in heaven, II
reminds us of life as VIC witnessed it at the
| Isle Of Shoals. First, in the morning take
a boat and catch a fish, but lest you should
be hungry before returning take dried hal-
ibut for luncheon next, dress fish; third,
breakfast on hashcd fish with dried fish for
variety; then take bite of salt fish dried;
at IL o'clock. For dinncr fish chowder,
with fish balls warmed up for dessert. At
p. m, herrings smoked. For supper,
| Goldfish boiled, with haddack and mackcrel
fried. Before going to bed, cured pollock
with f,icasseed cunncrs. The next day it
was the same course reversed, beginning
on cunncrs and leaving off with dried hal.
lbut. The third day it was cod chowder
for breakfast, boiled haibut for dinner, and
broiled corned fish for supper. The fourth
day lobster came in for breakfast; sardines
at dinner as l.xury; founders for sup
per, with fried cells cold at ten o'clock in
the evening. And so it was changed FROM
day to day, but all resolved itself into this
process catch fish, preserve fish, eat fish,
and finally be fish. We noticed that the
boats were shaped like fishes the houses
smelled like fish; the vanc OH the church
was the figure of fish the church record
said that the custom had been to pay the
minister in fish for that was the currency
OF the islands and at the conference mQet.
ing, one good man urging sinners to re-
pent, said-'religion was liked baked SAL
mon, the more tnan Lad the more ho
wanted 1t might be that our eyes deceiv-
ed us, but some of the men looked scaly,
like fishes; the women made the sleeves of
their dresses to represent fish fms; a1d
had bonncts Of stuff like fish gills, while
the children wore sections Of fish spires,
strung like beads, about their necks, and
collected seawecds for flowers. We heard
one visitor say that in the shad and herring
season they could not change their clothes,
there were so many small bones coming
through the flesh and pinning the clothes
to the body, like nails in shingled roof
The negro at the anniversary meetings is
quite as prominent and important as fish
al the Isle Of Shoals. The Bible, tract,
missionary, education, and all the other
moral reform societies had the African fla
vor. Sambo crept into the Unitarian fes.
tival at Music Hall; into the Trim tartan
prayer meeting. at Warren Chapel; into
the Universalst Unity on School street;
occupied half the space at the meeting Of
the Kansas Aid Society i'm Keenan, Hall,
and filled the fremont Temple Union gath.
ering held for the benefit OF Parson Grimes
church. Once, at a missionary meeting the
San lwich Islanders were mentioned, but it
was all to tell what deep interest the ma
tivcS felt for the 'contrabands,' and once
Siam was procounced by mistake, it is pre-.
sumed for Sambo. Mention was made in
one meeting Of the Ojbway and Ottawa
Indians; but it was only to tell Of the des-
tructve vices and corrupting agencies Of
pro slavery government that would not re.
member the African as a man and BROTH
er,' and one man speaking of the Cuba
slave trade, referred to the Minister at Mad
rid, when he was interrupted by the black
coated man from the country, who inquired
it he did not mean the Mendi mission. All
through the week, from Sunday morning
to this, Friday, morning, it has been de-
clarcd out of order to speak Of anything
but the colored gentleman, unless by way
Of illustration. On Washington stcet, one
lady from Lynn was overheard to ask
another from Worcester, if she did not
think that it was wicked to have so many
rude and drunken soldiers in Boston on
Anniversary weck?' She should she
said, but they were going down South to
lberate their colorcd sisters oh, is that
the object was the response, well,
thought they were we'll behaved and pious
young men. How sympathise with them.
I have been thinking of going to Port Roy.
al myself as a teacher, but have forgotten
so much Of botany, and it would cost me
so much to have my telescope carried there
to teach astronomy, that think l shall
not 60. But how my heart bleeds for the
poor creatures who cannot appreciate tho
beauties Of nature as seen in the early
flowers, or read the character Of their Max.
er in celestial skies and twinkling stars!'
Here our reporter left, and it is chance if
he is caught in Boston again on Anniyer-
sary week"