, 1874-08-08
moria, :" II, wbioh ho signally md Clearly pro-

cln,mpd tho wiekatNeas of Slavery. ogsoHInl
nss os IN aex The SHy e.Ste yed Fl a e aoaso in oef
n lin onfayo, mud il, protss. against the egts-
Initial, wcil oJ1.c4sod tlom.
Dirng tho Fty yGng5s following tno 81 p'inl1ea,,
tnn vi his tract Ahl1.oagory ~. ~ r.
}nrnnt nortluus Of tho Province, hit none OF
them affeotoi tho HocuitY Of tho institution.
'lho suits for freedom a,il fur aoETico which lilo
alayes iirst began ~ l7"3 TO inst!s%sa asan,st
tloir tnaBtcrs, wo,o among tho furoloAons Ut the
coming Abottion-sontinant bosoro which Sta-
very waH at last to full. Tho century Ind waned
to l7G0, however. hoforo the final decisive con-
tgoyersy cotnsnoncoa. In May of that year Hes-
a law to pyo!'iht the mpurtatlon ain II TUG ?, =,
c!,uao Of snvos for tho future" Tho initial
movement fur tho l1nssaes of m ao9 aHalnst
Slavery and tho slave-trado was Hlade oy tno
177l md l774 tho orori WAS repeated wtii sn.
|ur lnol of Baccoss. Meantime. Ani-SlhVery t
petitions wore presented to tho LcElsihshfo ny
vasioua towns MD by the noHroos, nnd dssonraes
OIL liberty woio rreachht IN lilo pnap'ts atu
printed I'll tho Newst'tpors.
Tho niaHt l.un.ralylo document OF hihHanch,1-
eclts legislation co1lcerIns tue negro was tlo |
t,u.eu,e III t7it uf Il resolution fsrb!dh!nS tho |
pnlo III twu b1achs who 1uA boon oA'euroE III the
sioop IIau,,ibal IN tho high aoas. mud brought
into Boston. Sympathy FIR tllc slave hsa nor
wAxcd no strong tint the consignment to bond
nge OF tnuso two prisonors-of-wat wunld not 10
tolerated by tho people. m 111f anotaot "nos,
cnrry bill for preventing tso practioo of hold
ing roreo,,R In Slavery. And 30 porlsoa every
cffur. Ut Massachusetts to rid ltAeli Of SlhVory oy
means of legislation. Wncn she hrst arllt ot
onrttution WIS mado, IN ITS, an not WIS m
cor,,oratol into It. excluding negroes. lndlnas
and n,u!nttocB fran the rights of cltlzol'sfp.
But tho Cous it'ltloh WAS rejected bY q popa!ar
vute und titus II lAsacllrlsetts escaped tue lBno-
nny Of enrolling thsa Ubiquitous act IN Us eoae
Of laws. She llas vet. hoaefcr. to establish ny
statute tile right OF tho colorcu maa 10 TUG o4ect
i've franchise. Anon
1t in alleged TINT. by the Constitution of 17so,
Slavery wns abu,islol In Maaaactnsetts. Tho
iirrt atico In Tho Doc!raion Of Rights 'loos IN
deed declare that "All mon aro burn FREQ anu
equnl "-lnug,,ugo with which Amorica!ls are
vury fa,nlliur, but which they alsu anow VAS
nncd with bat partial rognra @ 70 ~ meaning
luns. III Massachusetts Judging by contouipo-
rary evidence, tho wuraB tInd no proat1or hlEnll-
canre t.,un in other commemorative, Slaves
coutsuued to ho ho;tl, thrir Bnfo 'saa ndVortlsc
in tho nuwH,,aperu, nnd masters were sued
for wrongs toue 10 their negroes, yours
after lilo adoption Of tho Constitution. The
truth IL, n determination gradually grew up ~
tiIu minds Of lilo penpe to eonsdpr slnVgry ahoi-
actually pori<hotl Tho prohibition OF tho olayo-
trade w.,s ntfected by the sfuEsacsotts Los'slt-
tnro In 1773. Tho net IL dated alnrch 20, h,d
Aturcl 70 o stntute was pnsBed furbodlng tno
residence within the oomnlon%ea,tt 81 IN .1I
African or negro, other tlsan . subject OF Tue
E,npe,or of Mu,occn. or a citizen uf some ono
Of The United sta.ea!" sucl, IL. in briof ab.
stract, tue history Of Slavery il Massachusetts:
"ln point NJ lnw," tue i,'st1tntou, never HAVING
been foi u,aliy ubo!ts,cd by loglsatan, continued
to r,lbstBt nnti the voar 1896, ~non tho ot'alets-
t.lt,ona Amendment terminated 1ts existence iu
| tie United StIlcs.
Scr"pr.
| ,1uopr, ass w,rr 1o..- RIM Nnvrr, p NEM
| YoRk Asu liar tFuuD lss FnEDEhIoK L. PERKINS,
| svo, pp. us. B.tstou: lsobarts Bros.
! Ii III easy to presagc TINT this will not bo
| po,tular book, yet it IL decidedly GOV 'r ono
Tho tiotlble IT, it tas not the right aoit Of cloV-
! erness for novel. Indeed, 1t ID almost mis-
nomer to coll it 4 noyei ut all. 1t ID tathor
series Of renlistio pictures of metropolitan lie,
linked together by slondor thread Of ron1as'co.
| The pictures aro not photographs, nltlough
ust,,ute aud faithful to tho last desrca. They
have soul in thcm which tho photograph laclts.
They are inspired by thought, ideazod by art
| They Weld dlatinck impression Of oontnusB
aud colors and. with thnt, tAoy givo up the
| inuor, hidden meaning that lnforna item.
Moreover. they roteot perfectly the nrtist's feel
ing and character. 1t is oven moro easy
to divine tho pcculiarities Of alr. Per-
kins than it is TINT Of my one Of his per-
!
arc as plainly written out NJ though ho had un-
totsakcn MI autobiography instead Of noyol.
Aud this without cgot,s1n o. vanity. Simply be-
cause he las nat tho facut.v to pnss out Of his
owl. Individuality Ltd ontos into that Of aother.
If he makos Ills characters lifo-like it is By ILL.,
yesting them with Ills own splrlt, causing tlona
to set and thi,lk az lo would net aisa think. Tu
tho thoughtful reader this esult is not lnpleas-
nut, for Mr. Perkins il III entertaining compAtl'
ion, lIo luis observed loe!Ily ul rsilected Ill
| teiiiyently, and tMs ideas Mro worth altoatlon.
His illustrations vi bbIionlantn, hib skotclcs Vi
lnLliopists collections, Ut tic various ulystlc
prise vf u subscriptions publisher, arc wosl
tiuuo. TIM sumo may be .saia Of nih descriptions
of tho concentrations aud the oliiard-l'a!l. bat
.esp nre open to the grave objection Of being tue
p1alnly Eet iur.h. uttuts Of vice ahd u!hApatloll
do nut furnish applops'ato scenes ior drawing
"ufesorvraiy poua Hs''' pott'sysd. tic ed bit'
of er'ltliso infor,nul"n ,plontfally scat.
tered through tho booR viii bs wcrome tc
tlla studlous, though somewhat out Of place
lilo pieces Of ml1s1c, too, viii be ananlgentl,
viewed by tho authors friends. As showing ttt
| ycaaihtY OF lii taatos anu requirements. VI
themselves, they will nut atilact much comment
But all this discurslvcncss, We i.aso noted, H.
lures thu unity ai,t urtntu, oiEect vi lie novel
aud also irrltutcs tue soul OF tbs genuine novet
! reader. y slUry IL what lhe latter ~nuts wliat
tu I)iGk9 up u VOLUME bO tut1tGl. hu1 "HAtoSo
loarllll,g aild mo1aliznS euGlnlLof iss lhgaa. III
ul.ltttr how iale anu precious they may De, ye:
and atnCt him.
There are Two agreenhlo pcople IN tho book
| Cirllle Eau Draam ana Aarlar Chester, aut =
ouurae they mutually attract cacl other, al4d i
the elltl suil out together ol tho Hca ol ,narl
, ulouy. Adrian il Il wholesome youllE le,io"
. nuiutal tad consistent throughout There ar
hundreds ]ust like him among thu better o'aaha
U. New England. Girl will pnss as pleas!n
rouls.y too, WITH her lovely person. Ut lovely tA
poslticl, and luusbidly- y-iocato nerves. Two Q
| tn,Go minor cna;uutulH-auch I'LL Stanley, Bird
, ! and Vim Draam---nro falriy woil Bhotc1lca; All
: others, including suo famly OF Talbox Batton
i | arD tlllite unsatisfactory.
Tie sto.y h4llgos sllo discovery OF tho loA
, | library OF the New -Engla.d ancestor Of til
5crupu fnlnily. 1t comprised vary 10" rolntnns
out lhoy woro OF exccetllnx, yuue, "nrsh the aae
riIlco Ut b.bltonnaLnGs l!fo md tttslre Aatla
ID tho lucky illdur Int wt!at llo .Esnoye.ed ~
won iu tic course ot his aoac ch aftof it,-tll
!, beauty, mud worth, md lose. OF his cousi
j Cirillo, ,-wero, alter all, moro highly pr'zea 3
him tlnr It'll tllo unique aud n'.lsts volulncH j
D tho uniYe.so.
: 4 certain presage from the book, from 'ts pt
c,ia, t.lnclllcss tia presollt nunoHt, Ia sutt
.ransc:ibiug. 1t is piece uf si4n adY'us dol4'
r cred by tao u,lfot aatuctsu. bird, upon prt
| II st1n4t