, 1874-04-19

Mr.. K has done with them. ! 7e2d that lar
t1ce] on Australia through, and well liked It.
It iB noble exposure Of the wrongs and oppTeR-
aions OF those sous Of tho soil, and clever do
fenRe OF their right to tic land which gare them
birth. Poor degraded cLildrcn OF the wilds tho
time will come, but not, perhaps, till your TACO
has passed away from the earth, Wien Britain
will blush to read, and wish it WAS blotted out
from tho page OF history, that fire-Na.er and the
1nushet were made to do the " ork of civilization
for tho aborgines Of he, colonies, and that state
trickery aud cncaue ehould Intel fere to hurt the
interests Of men over whom they have no right
but that Of might"
Robert Collier II as married on one day, and en-
tho day following started for America: From
tho hour he started ha began recording for
his frieuds1 hin experiences, which contain
much good description and humor.
I. CoLLYEE AID SLAVERY.
The noxt letters chow that Coilyec has plenty
OF work on his hands. not only iron-work at
Chelsenham, but preaching to do. Some people
in Philadelphia wish him to devote himself to
preaching against the Catholics for 81 1,0G0
year. He cannot geo his way clear for this,
probably because there has already loomed up
before him m enemy Of another Shape that he
is eager to be at-. He has already begun to
preach against elarery, and got the hornets
around him; or, as it is expressed N ono OF
these letters, '.Ihat old cant knocked to pieces
by the HonFides 2o0 years aso-that minister
ought not TO meddie Ill lsolitcs-royiyed ali over
the country, and touched me-" It ives, indeed,
as the writer hereof happens to know, 0 pretty
vigorous ''touch, for some authority tried to
turn him ont Of the church vhele he was
preaching with effect, but the stewards uud the
people gathered arouud him, and maintained
h,m in his place aud liberty. He becomes
st once prominent in the ]yceum, aud there
gather around him many WorElnon to hear Lis
stories OF the Old World. He also trayels about
great deal to preach and lecture, but feels that
he cares for tho cause Of the slaTo than for
tho old creed. Whnt changes lis opinions are
| undergoing he describes to hls old oIksilre
friend by saying that he is almost persuaded
to bo Chrlstian!" Tho significance Of which
remark may be gathered from what follows it in
tie game letter, dated Nov. 8, 1858.
''ko doubt" ho writeB,. you studied the
records Of your great revival 1ait winter with II
terest. II TINT Gun be q repentance unto lie
wherc tho peuitent still holds on to his slave
like grim death, and would rise from his knees
to tar and feather any minister who should dare
to say that slavery was sin to bo instantly ro-
tho South. in which our churches fra-
tcrnizee.' II. that was the kindling OF .
tire from heaven in the great public
halls OF our cities, whcre thousands
met every day to exnort ard p1ay. under notices
placarded that forbidden subjects should not DO
introduced (sia1or5 being tho principally, where
no prayer was offered for the slaSe WHOM it could
be prevented, and . request for Bucl prayer le-
fused, then We lad q revival North. Bat it left
the great national Gin and danger untouched,
/ aud took no part in it. How you would have
loved DR.. lying! He wn3 young minister n
the Episcopal Church, who took public ground
in his pulpit for freedom; was stopped in the
midst Of his sermon; his church divided; lie
filled one OF our great halls every Sunday after
that, but was taken suddenly away by al acc-
dent short time ago. It seemed to 1Ine tho
whole city mourucd him.
question whether. after all, it is best to wit
| until man Is dead before We set him IN his
right place among lia historic compeers. Ger
tain nm that the true pulpit or platform from
which some men have right to be heard is that
OF their past lives. These may be exceptional
persons, but among them is the man OF whoae
early life, passed 80 far from tho scene Of his
present laborB, have boon writing.