To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-01-31T00:00:00

Sir,-The conduct and treat-ment of the Mfissionaries in the west Indies attract at the present moment a considerable share of the pub- -ic attention. No one can have read the newspapers dutring the last three or foar months without-haYinR Witnessed the uneaalng efforts which have been made by son~e of the WVest Indian party to backen the characte: of the Missionaries'who are engag,d in the:benevolent work of instructing their slaves. They have not scrupled, In the most utnqualified terms. to describe them as incendiaries tvhi have been sUrring up the slaves to rebellion,' and in particular to attribute to their insidious suggestions the insurrection which has occturred ii- Demerara. This charge was in the first instance preferred, without reserve or distinction, against alt the missbrnaries in that colony, being fcur in number; and so deeply rooted was the prejudice enter- tained against them;that, prior to tne possibility of receiving any Ore. lible evidence of their guilt, they were at once pronounced guilty by the solonial public. Two of these Mlissionaries,- however, belonging to the Wesleyan connexion, did not long remain under this imputation. One of them had been arrested, indeed, but was almost immediately liberated, and no distinct charge has been preferred against either. Thevloose and general accusations in which they a'cre at first involved have sinse been most triumphantlv disproved. And it has appeared, that out of 1,216 persons, chiefty slaves, who were membe'rs of their society in Demerara, only two were even suspected of being at all concerned with the rioters; and the innocence even of these indivi. duals has since been fuUy acknowledged. The other two Alission- arias, lVr. EDiot and Alr. Smnith, beong to the London Mlissionary 'Soidcty, and have experienced a much harder measure at the hands of the colonists than their br-ethren of the WVesleyan connexiori. They were taken tnto custody; but pne of them, Air. Elliot, after having been kept a prisoner for. about ten days, was set at liberty. No disturbance having taken place in that part of the colony in which he resided there did not exist the shadow of a ground for his protractal detention. All the vehement accusations, therefore, wlich bad been poured forth against the Alissimnaries generally, were at length confined to Mtf. Smith alone, the scene of hnose labo.rahbappened to be that partof the colony where the tu- inult had taken place. Against Al r. Smith the most extravagant and incredible charges were cinfidently preferred. It was even affirmed, that on the evening before the disturbance he hadppreached to the Negroes from the following text, taken from the, 149th Psalm " Let the saints be joyful in glory: 'let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand; to execate venreanceu nonthe neatnen, auaa punishments upon the people; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles witb fetters of ironr;" and that hc had employed the sacramentof the Lord's Supper as a bond ef confedera- tion among the insurgents, to secure their fidelity to each other in the meditated work of destraction. The utter falsehoodI and absurdity of such statementg are so manifest,that it is astonishing any one shoaid be found to give them currency. The doors of MVIr. Smith's chapel were open not to slaves only, but to all who chose to enter. Some Whites usually attended his service ; and he never could be certain that they might not attend. And while these and a thousanl other calumnies, equally grounidless, hav been heaped upon Mr. Smith, he has been denied the opportunity of cotn- municating with his brother missionaries, or of writing te his friends and employers in England; andl tCe utmost pains see. to have been taken to draw from tne condemned slaves, stimulated by the hope of pardon, matterofcharge against him. The following statement, which has appeared recently in the newspapers, and which was pro- babiy selected for publication because it contained what were deeined the strongest indications of Air. Smith's guilt, will show to what miserable expedients the colonists must have been reduced, in order I to support the semblance of anv thing like fairness in even putting him upon his trial On ruesday, the 2d of September, 1823, a slave, named Telema- chus, was tried as having been a chief in the rebellion. He pleaded guilty, it is said, of rebellion, " but denied being a chief or leader." The following is given as his confession-with respect to Ir. Smith:- "I was not one of the first members of the chlurch ; f am one of the last in MAr. Smith's book. Any partictlar orders which Mlr. Smith had to give, he gave to the deacons of the church, and they repeatel them to us: he desired the deacons to arrange the peoplein a line as they came into church, befdre he came himself, and one of us teachers to every bench to instruct theniv About two years ago, after morning prayers, about 10 o'clock, Air. Smith and Quamina were in a little room off the chapel by them selves: 1 was going in to buy a catechism- as I opened the door I observed thent together: I heard Mr. Smith tell Qua- mina that he had just come fromn town, and that no good could ever come to the Negroes unless thev took it themselves. I am ready to repeat it before Air. Smith's face. Quamina came one morning about five weeks ago, and called some of the members who were standing under a tree close by the church and told us that Afr. Smith said someth ing good had come out for Ke slaves. The Sun- day after that, Quamina told us again that Mir. Smith had told him thlat freedom hall come out f'or the slaves, antd that they ought to have been free six months ago. Jack atterwards said that one ofthie Governor's servants sent to caUl him to town, and told him that he overheard the Glovernor saying that somuething good had come out for the slaves: that the Governor's servsat asked why the coLntry Negroes were so foolish as never to seek to know any thing.' The servant said, that if Jack would get friends in the countrv,he couldgetfriends in town; and in particular he knew a man who could get fire (meaningsome luan abouttthe Governor'shousetwho could be seen with fire withotu'suspicon; the powder magazine is neartheGovernor'sholise),.and that wou'd set tire to the powvdr*. WVhen Jack returned, he told his father (Quamina) thie; I did not hear Jack, but I knew it was done. The dleacons afterwards Laid the plan tohether as to hOr they were to rise; and Jack, Quapuina, and Bristo , rold Joseph the whole story, anti that if the Negroes wanted their freedom they must take it, as Air. Smith had said they ought to have been free six months ago. Quamina told Joseph that when they did begin, they must break down all the bridges to prevent the people coming from town, and bringing their big guns (tlhis was done), and thiat on every estate ther must put the white men into the socks, and take away their arrms and ammunition ; that they must not hurt the white people; that tie understood from a sensible person (mneatting Parson Smith), that they were so to act. I was not present at church on the Sunday be- fore the revolt. On Mlonday I saw Sandy and Paris come to Joseph Prince's house. [was there. Thev said they were goir,g up to all te upper estates as far as Dockfour, io tell the pesple what had passed on Sunday in the church. WVhen they had gone, I asked Joseph what it was they had heard in church on Sunday. He answered, the parson had spoken very plain, ' that if any thing belonging to you was in another man's possession, and 'you did not take it, you were a fool ;,' and that they had settled the whose business at Suscess Middle Patli, as to the whole rising on Mlonday night. Joseph called us together, and told us that whoever did not go with us should be killed. Jack (who was present) said, that freedom had come for the slaves, and that IMr. Hamilton told him that it was of no use buying his wife (meaning a black girl kept by slr. H.) as she vvould be ftee. Both Mr. Smith and Mr. Hamilton told them these things very plainly, and that the people must not be afraid. This (namely, w at to lows) was after Coh;nel Leahy had spoken to the slaves, and requested tham to lay down their ayms; and it was when the people were about to obey the Colonel's order that Jack told him of this. I heard the Colonel speak to us. I lefL them along with another Negro, named Stepheny df Bache- lor's Adventure. Whilst Colonel Leahy was speaking to us, Quamina went to Parson Smith, and asked wvhat we were to do; and MlIr. Smith replied, wve must not give it up. Quamin& told all the people so. I heard him mvself and the Negro witness twho appeared agamsg me to-day knows it. i did not put any white person, or or- der any one into the stocks; on the contrary, I assisted to save our overseers. I gave myself iup to iMIr. Parson Austin, who was at Pa- radin, and who I heard was speaking to the people there, and desir. ing them to be quiet; I went to him, and he desired me to return home. When I rehurned hiome, I found, the three overseers whom I had saved from the stocks; and they gave me a letterto Mlr. Austin, Merely to say that I bad behaved wvell to them. (He wanders from his subject here, to give a distinct idea how far the Governor's ser-- vant was connected, in reply to some questions from the Court.) Sandy told us, in my presence, that the Governor's servant said we must leave the town to him; and that before we allowed any of the soldiers to return to town, we must pull out the sluices, and burn the estates, and cut through the back dams; that the Governor's servant added, to leave the town to him, he knew what to do. 3andy and Jack said, the Bush Negroes, 1,000 strong, were expect- ed to join the Negro camp a-back of the town." After this confession the prisoner, it is added, threw himself on his knees, and begga hard for mercy: but his solicitations were unheeded; and ever; his confessions, which have been deemed ofuiffi. cientimportancetobe publishedasevidence of Smith's guilr butwhiclh were plainly drawn from him by the fear of death, and the hose of escape, proved equally unavailing. Hie vwas executed on the follow- ing Saturday. Lit us for a s-Aoment look at this evidence, by publishing which, previously to his trial, the prejudice, already sufficiently strong against Mlr. Smith, must have been greatly increased, 'and at the ctrcumstances under which it was given. Tlhere is oaly oneasser- tion ir. the whole detail which is nore than the loosest hearsay. A poor creature, in the hope of savhng his life, states, not on oath, that one Negro tells arother, that MIr. Smiit had made use- of certain words, and these are gravely put forward by the planters of Deme- sraa as pregnant cause of suspicion againSt hint. Two years, in- deed, before the insurrection, Telemachuis says, he overheard some words drop from IlIr. Smith, in conversation with another slave. Thesewords, broken qff from their connexion, are intended to refer to we know not what, to which his accusers woald trace theinsurrection; bet they prove nothine, except the inveteracy of the prevailing pre- judice. - And when, with these drcumstances, we connect the strong notives which this condemned slave evidently had to frame some story by which he might hope to disarm the hostility of his judges, by inculpating Smith, we shll at once sem that to give a nioment's heed to Such testimony, is an outrage on all nar nottons ofjustice. The reader will observe in this detail the names of Quamina and Jack. The former was aniember of Ar Smith's coiigregation, and the father of Jack. WVhat Jack's cofesnis4savebeen ,w been his consequent-fare, wn have yettolearn. Quamina, the father who seems designatedby Telemachus as the chief actor in this atiir, ha.s bean shot, it seems, in the woodls; so that no contradiction is to be apprehended from that quarte. Jn a case, however, where rumours, and rumours of the most vague and incredible description, have bean alowed to usurp the place of proofs, in condemnation of the Mis-l sionaries, we may be permitted to quote a single passage from a pri- vate letter, received by a highly respectable gentleman in Lonon, from aperson on whom he places implicit reliance, in which some information is communicated respecting the slaves Quanmina and ,Tack:-" I have known Quamioa," says the wrter, tfor 14 years a huinble, quiet, peaceable man, and always a peace-makler, and should as snoio suspect MUr. - of exciting the Negroes to rebel. He must.either have had insupportable provocation, oritis a plot of thegreatestenvyagainsthislife. I am tonfounded, and could weep tears of blood." Of Jack's character all he says is, thatL he was " a wild yonth ;" but he adds, " he was married to a young woman ou a nelghbouring estate, some years ago, by whom- le had two children ; but a white man took her to he his wif?e. This is all I know of the history of Jack." ft at least nrerits investigation, to ascertain whether the suspicions entertained against Qaamina, and through him against .Mr. Smith, may not have originated in the share which Jack, goaded to'revenge by such an injurv, may have taken in the di9turbance. Tclemachusspeatks in his evidence, of its having been agreed not to hurt the white people ; and welearn from the came correspondent whose letter we havexust quoted, that It was so evident the Negroes did not intend-to Ehe white bloud, that that very circumstance was most perversely taken by the colonists "as a proof," notthat Christianity had softened their minds and manners, but v'that tht Mlissionaries h:id sontelhand in this inisurrection;" fortheynrgatefnat otherwise the Negroes would have massacred all the Whites, as in former insurrections. A farther elucidation of this case will be foundin a statement just * The Governrps sarvatat, thus sircumsttmntialy arraigned, has nevertheless been fully acquitted. This shbot the little reliance to be plated on such evldence. - I pt'olis'ed, under theauthoety of the flroctu ouithe ftdaon Mis. sionary Society, from which I extract the foLlowing pasges " he Directoishaae at length the satisfaction of Informingthe membt-s of the Society,sthat tEy have r&ceived a: let't f1r6u Mr.. Elliot dated Octobir 18, enelosing acopy of one vwrtten-to the Tre' eurer on the 25th of Sentethber,buttdetained in the colony besideis communications from other persong. - - ' ' ; I The letters of 1lr. Elliot assert the innoWcend of the Mlisstou. aries of at participation whatever in-the crime of tlie mnturrectiOit', annd thedirectors entertain no apprehension. of advancinig that which teysie zall have to retract, in saying that the give -fullerrditrto.the decla=ation. They will quote thlet-erms in vhich the3ssu hezireare made to themselves, eonvmccd tnat the manly feelins -. conscto D integrity which shine throtigh them, wil carry to theb=tohof vrery, .inpartiI readeraconficticnof the veracityby whicli theyaaie'dicited. ' 'Nurmerousfalse reportshavebeen sentforth againstMr. SiriBh, (Mr.ErBiit might have added agamilithfmselfalso), but ass'nreyopr slf nd all the directors,-that whatevir repDrtsyoumayhearthedly. crime that the l.issionaries have committed is their zeal-for the conversion of the Negroes. They have neitber been so v.eimk nor sto wicked as toetcite the Negroes torebelEon. The Alissionaries Waint justice- only; they have no favourto ask; they have* nltfing -t fdar. The 11fisitonariis have. not- degraded their, holy caijing, nor dishonoured the society of which they are mrrembers, by.stwing the seeds of rebellion instead of the Word of lifie. 6'he reat causes ofMi. rebellion are far, very far, firom being the iusttuctions "vea by 'the Missionaries.' He adds. s W^e are not cast dova; tlC Lo?d our God protects us; -and wve are persuaded that her-who. protecied Dsaniei ia the lion's den will supprt artid protect us.' '- I " The colony of Demerara is divided into thd East and West coasts by the Demerara river, the formner in&luding Dahaia, beiing on its right bank. Air. EUiot is stationed on the wcst,Mr. ml on the east coast, about 20 miles distant from eachoth'er. "It, appears that the insurrection wasentirely confined'to the east coast, so that no commotion w.hateyer took place on .he estates on: which Alr. Elliot labours'. and not one of the Negroes under hisin-' structid'n was implicated in the rebellion. " The;nsurrectiun, it shenild sxem, manifested itself firstit Mla. i9aica, thc dhtrict to the eastward of that in which MIr. Smith re- sides. Its appearance on Le Ressouvenir estate, 'vlwere Mlt. Smith nisides wras on 1'ilommlay, the l .h of Augu.st, in consequence of. rn order to take into custody twosl saves belonging to - an et1)lfoihi plantation,, whom the Ne~groes of l,e Reseouvenir, as tfie pri- soncrs had to pass over it, rose to rescue. Air. Smit'i i'as at homr~ flp s7/'rrM.,^lS11w > a.A 1;. nnA...,rn,r onr r.prrP,vjnn *hs tumult, to rescue the maiiager from the Negroe,,anf continued'hia exerti\ns to indurce them to return to their duty, till be himself was driven off with violence, and witb a weapon held to his body, frnM the etate. r. Smlfth was taken into custodv on the evening of the 21st of August, and all bis papers seized. lie is kent a prisener in the Colony House, and has, since the 24th of August, had a guard stationed over him. Alri. Smitlh is not detained as a Drisoner; but does not avail herself of her liberty, lest, on leaving her husband, she might be refused access to him again. ARr the -d oF August, Milr. Eliot had no communicatidn with him. -ir. Smith was, on Milonday, tle 13th of October, brought So trial before a court-martial, the egality of whichl procee is.greatlv doubted in this country. I-he public papers have Str four-charges as forming the indictment against him; but ef their accuracy the difectors aTe not enabled to judge. They trust that under the direction of Divine Providence, he has been able to pfove himself guiltless of them all. " It is not, however, to be concealed that he will have had nucit to contend with from the violence of public prejudice in the colony, and it is to be feared from hte false assertions of some of tthe unhappy Negroes, whom the hope t,f favoar towards themselves may havo led to bring against him tbirigs that he knev. not. Indeed, the Directors aTe informed, uHon nuthoritv on which they can rely, that some of the condemned Negroes, finding the hope of lite taken away, hud, in the most solemn mannery sleclared that they had been induced so to act; and that others, on btuiOg quei5tionid whether they had not been incited to rebellion by Mr. b..ith, had, in the strongest terms which their broken language ceula supply, denied the imputation. it is stated by the writer of one lettef, 'bat he often heard charges circulated against the Missionarie^, . if spoken by the Negroes at the time of their execution, which hc knew (for he was a near spectator) that thev never had?uttered. The iPsue of li r. Smith's trial is not vet known in England." I mean not now to enter into the &eneral subject of the Demerara insurrection; my.present purpose being merely to rescue the charac. ter of the Mlissionaries from the load of obloquy which has been cast upon it, and incidentally to illustrate the general state of- feeling whict prevails, at least airnong some of our colonists, and especially their blinddisregard of everv consideration of truth and justice, and even of prudence, which ma' stand opjtosed to the violence of their passions and prejudices. 'Thie following recent transaction in -he island of Barbadoes speaks volumes on this subject:- It will be recollected, that the tumult which took place in the island of Barbadoes, in 1816, was as confidently attributed to the machinations of .Methodist Alissionaries, as hasv been the more re- cent disturbances in the colony of Demerara. On inquiry, howerer, it was discovered that there was not at the time, -nor had there been -for about two years, a single Mlethodist Alissiosarv in the island of Barbadoes. A mission had been attempted there; but it had met with so little success, and with so much discouragement from the planters,thatit was at length withdrawn. The mission was sub. sequently renewed, under the care of a Air. Shrewsburv, whose character is represented as highlv respectable; bUtn he' was re- ported to have transmitted to the Society at home, statements highly injtrious to the character of the white Population. This charge, however, was evidently nothing more than a flimsy pre- tence for the outrage of which -he became the object. It was fully disproved at the time by Mllr. Shrewsbury. His letter has since been published by his constituents, andl it certainly affords nio groun waever for those feelings of resentment which appear to have actuated the Barbadors population. The nature of the outrage wivl be beettstoderstood from the followin hand.-bill issued on the occasion: '"Great and signal triumph over Methodism, -and total destrmction -of the Chapell!! "The inhabitants of his island "Bridge-town, Oct. 21., Th- naiatso i sanate respectfully- informied, that in consequence of the ummerited and unp0ovoked atiacks which have repeatedly been made upon the community by the Methodist Mis. sionaries (otherwise known as agents to the villainous African So- city), a party of respectable gentlemen formed the resolution of closing the Alethoiist concern altogether. With this view they commenced their labours on Sunday evening, and thev have the greatest satisfaction in announcing, that by 12 o'clock lait night, they effected the totl destruction of the chapel. " To this information they have to add, that the MissiDnary made his escape yesterday afternoon, in a small vessel for St. Vincent's ; thereby avoiding that expression of the public feeling towards him personally, which he had so richly deserved. " It is hoped that as this information wi be circulated through- oat the diffierentisl*nds and colonies, all nersons who consider them- selves true lovers of religioa will follow the laudable example of the Barbadians, in nutting an end to Methodism anid MVlethodist chapels throughont the>'Vese Jndies."- This outrageous proceeding, which, though it occupied two nights, met with nO interruption wrhatever f.rom the Iocal- anthorities, was followed on the succeeding day by a proclamation f.om the Go. vern,or to the following effect: " Barbadoes. "Vhereas it has been represented to me that a riotous assem- bly collected at the WFesleysa chapel on 9unday night, the lIth, and Mondayt ight, the20th instant, andt pro&ceded to demolish the building, which they completely destroyed; and whereas, if such an ouitrageons violation of all law and order be ieiffered to pass un. punished, no man will be safe either in person or property ; since, when the very ends-of civii asssociation are thus detieted, the peo- ple, finding the la3s too feeble to afford them protection, nmstcourt the favotir of the mob, and rema.m entirely at their mercy. In such a state of things, th*aws are only a scourge to the weak. And whereas, in a society conFtituted as this is, the very worst conse- quences are to be apprehended from such evil example: "1 do tberefore, by and with the advice of his Mlajesty's Council, hereby offer a reward of 1001. to any person or persons who will give -such information as will lead to the -conviction of any person or per. sons concerned In the aforesaid riotous proceedings. "G Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Government House, this 22d day of October, 1823, and in the 4th year of his Mlajesty's - reign. i' God save the King ! " By his Excellency's command, "WA WM. HUSBANDS, Dep. Sec." With equal promptitude there appeared a counter-pvoclamation from the White mob of Barbadoes, which will be found to supply materials for much usefl reflection. It was as follows:- " Bridge-town, Barbadoes, Oct. 23. "Whereas a proclamation having anpeared in the Barbadias newspaper of yesterdiy, issued by order of his Excellency the Go- vemnor, offiering a reward ofone hundred pou'nds for the conviction of any p-rson or persons concerned in the said-to-be riotoas proceedings of the,19th and 20th instant, public notice is hereby given to such person. or persons who may feel inclined either from pecuniary~ - temptation or vindictive feeling, that shouid they attempt 'to come forward toinjure, in any shape, any individual they shall receive that punishmenit which their crimes v ill jsstly deserve. They are to nmderstand, that to impeach is not to convict; and thatthe re- ward offered will only be given upon convictiort, which canmot bea effected whilst the pwople are firm to themselves *" And 'whereas, it may appear to those persons wto at. upac- quainred with the circumstances which occasioned thd said, procla. mation,thatthe demolition the-chapel. was efflcted-by therabbieof this cormmunity, in orderlo create anarchy, riot, and insqdina- tion, to trample upon the laws of the country, and subfe-it ood or-der, it is considered an imperative duty to repel the chargjE and to state-Firstly, that the majority of the persons assembleu were of the first respectability, and were supported by the concurrence of nine.tenths of the community. Secondly, that th.eir.motives were patriotic and loyal-namely, to eradicate from this sail the germ-of Uethodism, which vwn spreading its baneful influence over a certain' class an?d which ultimatelv would have injured both church and stiae;.>thth this view the chapel was demolished,andthe villainous preacher.who headed it, and belie us, was compellcdby a speedy fiight to - resiove-hs elf fromrt the island. with a fixed determnina- tion, therefore, to pot an end to Methodism in this island, all Dle. thodisipr&achrs are war-ned not-to approach theseshores; as, ifthey do, it will be at their OWlt peril.. " God save the King and the people'1"' WVehear muh of rebellion and insurrecstion; but if tlisbe not rebellion, it would be dfficult to say w,tat is. But I must be brief, reserving myself for other opportunities of comrnenting on this precious document. It is impossible, however not to remark on the previous determination, which it is ae-areie that the population of Barbadoes have adopted to prevent, at all hazards, the due course of lawt. lWhat can he -emeanL by the statement, that "conviction," although the crime is aclnowledged by theso- selves.' and therefore mutt be proveable, "cannot be-effect. ed whilst the people are firm to themselves:" l'it be not thatjuries, sworn to deliver a true verdict, would, if necessary to secure the impunity of the offenders, deliver a false-verdict ? I-do not com. prehend the English language, if the wofda do not plainly and ob. viously convey this meaning. But let the effect of such a spitit as this, -in a whole community, be contemplated for one moment, as it respects the various questions now at issue with the colonies. Are abuses to beinquired intoandpunished;whathope of detection; what clianceofpuniSlment,even incses themost flagrant? Isan obnoxious isdividual to behunteddown; what possibility of escape? Consider, for example, tde case of a personsuspected of having communicated anuy fctconnectud with the stateof slaVery,to thoDse who aim at ni. tigatinigitseventies. Suppose some false cbarge-to-be preferred painst him,. before a jury of men acting unier the feelings which dictateds the above placard. Weuld it beat all morelikely, thatthe p.uvest innocensce would seenae condemnations ip this case, than that the p1asmest evidence of guilt-would prevent a verdict of acquiettal in the other ? How tremendous, then, are the perils which any indviri duel must incur', wh-o, belng a member of such 3a commaninis, should even- he suspected of breathing a single ayllebe whicX should vitirtell laW a ppars to have been yrol.nged fdrthesole purpose of leoailz1h tbse tril of tha s 1isikonzy by courr.martal- exPO32 tbe evils of tbe prevailig System I And haV We riot, 1thiz very p eeding,. dlie.means . affrded u9 of solving et~Y ZOf- tl$cseb calumniouis brges, whiclr -aYe directed . oga-t d having been aeyitnrsa f she acene flie the PulAk iItolbn?l?a livingwpongtherii; dares 'nifato Kknown lo, h iict.~ p S n ravoirable-16 the. Wstlodsianaystem? . Should be continueto rliein3 the Wet Indies tihe.vioces^su iYould.piobably he ~ ~ ~ 3~~tfle~~.Shieivisury~ Theco,{encmudi,g pdart of the Iast cited pa-eris most impattant, e,s Pt 1allirnsconmmgfrom aais1aud i-wliich.as i mayhieeafwTr shiow, eLefegiOusinstIuction Of the slavesb2as been lamentibly ntglectca T er shis partof the.subject til another ouDortunitv. -- PUL-urnau 1 t, -, . TO rAf EDITOR OP TRB TZfjfg.