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ft: it ft I i i t) si 7 hi i LITEBAlY. i ME WU Ky eoantry who shell mmg thy r- Or tiuat th reqowm of ty ft- Or pn unmoved poo tho "wri 1 4, wit Wx 4 HE Tbo Ao i akoaUng o'er tbo dead i It fa fcarfiif ftarful hour Yet ore ly banner waving free; ore ringing in their bowerj 44 Cet aaen around them bend the knee: 5 Ui4 shouts of freedom ringing high XboVo the shriek and groan and sigh A wail sounds o'er the southern plain, Its pbuntiva notes are loud and wild It rises o'er the clashing chain, i I A mother weeping for her child It is in Tain it is in Tain jr 8ho ne'er shall see it smile again. Tet there is one who fearless stands, 'Mid recreants in the halls of state r. Pleads for hie countrv. desolate -i l-tx 'Adams thy name shair lire end shine; i' ipn country's noblest wreath is thine.

4 i-'t Tv-" ij Tee, patriot, on thy honored bier i A nation's bitter tears shall fall, :6 Tyrants shall start thy name to hear, And ceo look np amid their thrall And Afrie's millions bless thy name, i 't 'CraTod on the brightest scroli of Fame. A thousand hearts are beating high; fc2-' fforv'd for the contest, stern and strong, 8 -Firmly resolved1 to do or die inifht titil nnflinrhinr throng 1 "i 4 Beady to fall as Lovejoy fell; Their lives for human rights to sell. 'tit 'Ji i- Yes. thy grave wo kneel, And biesainrs pour upon tfajr name And in oar sorrowing hearts we feel Tbe risings of a patriot's flame-- We give tliee to thy.glorio' bed, thy noble step? to tread. X' There is a voice on every A Each cave and deSI senrfs back the sound La Hirer and lake and movr tain rill i Each forert and each field around- crag aci cliff from shore and sea, eJr: The slave jfiall be anchained and free.

And yet no bate's-blast rings 1h To caB tb Woman to the fight No trumpet call -no warlike shout, But hr that battle for the right i The tyrant of the south shall find, Ti hard to war with human mind. 7-The i. 'tzldoiiog res, long still and pent, Boai-tO a mighty mountain's brow, Aja kindled anc ths jpojintanrent Sends earthquakes 'neath your dwellings now Wake ye are standing, in your pride, 4 On a volcano's heaving aide U- G. B. FrakliH Academy, March 10, 1838.

With the exception of using carnal weapons. -V'ir THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 1 iU i I ar MKS. U. SIGOt7RSKT.

I heard the forests as they cried Unto the valleys green, Where is that red-browed hunter race Who loved our leafy screen They humbled 'mid these dewy glades The red deer's antlered crown, -Or, soaring at his highest noon, (-z- t-'v Struck the strong eagle down. Then in the zephyr's voice replied Those vales so meekly blest They reared their dwellings on our side, if- corn upon our breast A blight came down, a blast swept by, ti. rii where that exiled people fled. It is not our's to tell. it: Niagara of the mountains gray, t- 7 demanded from his throne, And old Ontario's billowy lake Prolonged, the thunder-tone, Those cineflaina at our side who stood Upon our christening day, I Who gave the glorious names' we bear, sponsors where are tliey And then the fair Ohio charged i niany nisters dear, Show me once more those stately forms, Within my mirror clear; But they Tall barks of pride Do chase oar waters bluer And strange keels rido our larthest tide, But where 's their light The farmer drove his plouglmhare deep' Whose bones are these said he I find them where my browziog sheep '-'Roam o'er the.

upland lea; jt trt starting sudden to his path A phantom seemed to glide, A plume of feathers on his bead, A quiver at his side. Ut pointed to tbo rifled grave, Then raised his hand on higb, And with a hollow groan invoked The vengeance of the sky O'er the broad realm, so long his own, Gazed with despairing ray, Then on the mist that slowly curled Fled mournfully away, i i 'f Fbrget-me-not. From the Knickerbocker. THE STARS. The stars are angels' eye i Bright beaming from above Upon the good and wise They smile with looks of love; And kindly seem to say, Come, kindred spirits, come 11- 4 Offspring like 'r Come to our heavenly home Ga out when thick and clear, 'v They're shining down at night, And read that written sphere, So eloquent with light And, if thy soul be free '( From sin's polluting They'll so discourse to thee, Thou'It often come again.

Bat if thy secret heart, i With stings of conscience riven, Ad vises' thee thou art Traitor to truth and heaven, With calm yet stern rebuke, They'll tell thee of thy sin, vJ And bid thee turn and look On the dark scroll within i'S CHARITY 'The blessing which, the weak and poor can scatter, Have their own season, a little thing Te five a-eup of waur; yet iu draught 1 -Y Of cool refreshment drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a thrill of pleasure to the frame lii nectareau juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. Jl is little thing to speak a phrase jstt. Of common comfort, which by daily use iwiv. Has almost lost iu sense, yet on the ear Of him who thought to die Jinmourn'd, 'twill fall Like choicest music fill the glazing eye i MTith gentle tears relax the knotted baud To know the bonds of fellowship again 1 And shed on the departing soul a sense h'y' ktore precious than the beniean uf friends i About tbo honor 'd death-bed of the rich, him who else were lonely, that another Of the area family is near and fI 'M I A IT D2EADFUL STEA3IBOAT DISASTER. On the night the 21st nit.

the sieam-boat Fulas-kit on her way from Charleston to Baltimore, was destroyed in consequence of the burning of her boiler, and the lives of about 130 passengers About 70 persons got ashore in. boats and on pieces of the wreck. The following4 thrilling narrative, by a gentleman of Boston, one of the passengers who was fortunate a ft v. ait (Va srK-kffA in i A frm tVA Tti r-v Commerce. 4 'I' Was awakened 'about; 11 o'clock report, followed by a tremendous crcut My first impression y.

as, that we had goi asiore, or had run into, some resseL It die not occur to me that the boiler had finding myself uninjured, I dressed itself entirely, putting; my watch in my pockV.and taking; my hat, and from the pocket -r my cloak a light capf which I put into my thinking it would be of use in case I keep my hat upon my head. Before -d finished dressing, a person-ran -down intosxhe cabin, exclaiming, The, boat on fir-come up and bring buckets, to extinguish I reached the deck, I found that the boiler had buist. The confusion was very great men'r'jd women were running from onej part to the'uther some calling for their wives, others for, their husbands. On going I fouDif .1 could get no further than the shaft Beyond that, as far as the wheel house, nil appeared to be in ruins and in darkness, and at yry roll of the boat the waer would rush in. There was one solitary lantern near me, and this I lashed to the ceiling.

In doing so, I saw a person among the ruins of the engine, trying to get out, and moaning and crying aloud, gone -gone -gone firemen, help me firemen, help In a few minutes some one came to his assistance, and extricated him. This person, I afterwards learned, was one of the firemen. I then went aft again, and with some others assisted in removing some of the rubbish in the gangway, for at this time, I think, no one supposed the boat would sink, and we thought it best to have as clear a place as possible on deck. But we soon found this of no avail, for the water was rushing in rapidly, and every one began to turn his attention to preparing something to' support himself upon the water, such as lashing settees together, and tables, A negro was discovered preparing something of this kind, and on being asked what he was going to do, said, I avi going to try to save my master appearing per- i it i if iecuy regardless ormmseii. The two quarter boats wew into the water but when.

I do'not recollect, though I have iuuisiinct remembrance of seeing one of them lowered by two or three persons. The boat now appeared to be sinking pretty fast, and I climbed to the promenede deck, (the anly way to get there, for the stairs were tit the forward part of the boat,) and there I found some 40 or. 50 persons, many of whom were ladies. There was also a yawl boat which was filled with women and children, and among them the family of G. Lamar, of Savannah.

Himself and two or three other gentlemen were standing near the boat to keep it in an upright position when the promenade deck of the steamboat should sink, which, as the boat had broken in two in the middle, it had begun to do, and one end was already immersed in the water. For the pnrpose of assisting in keeping the boat upright, 1 took hold of the bows. The water Was now rushing on deck rapidly, and tbe forward part of the promenade deck sank so fast that the bows of the yawl boat filled with water and a wave washed me from my hold and I sunk. When I rose, Iibund myself nearj a piece of plank, to which I clung but this not being large enough to support me, I left it and after-getting from one fragment of the wreck to another, (dad the water all aronnd tne was filled with fragments,) I succeeded in find- ing a piece large enougn to support me sming, and upon this I remained some ten minutes, and took ofTmy boots and loosened my dress for my clothes were so full of water that I could scarcely move. While upon this piece, I saw near me Mr.

Geo. Huntington of Savannah. -Here I will mention what was told me by a person (Mr. Eldridge of Syracuse, N. who was upon the promenade deck after I was washed from it.

He says that nearly all the females in the yawl boat were drowned at the time it filled, and that as the hull of the steamboat towards the engine began to sink, the promenade deck gradually separated, and when the whole had sunk to an angle of nearly 40 degrees, leaviug the stem high above water, the promenade.deck broke oft a few of the wheel, and the hull completely turned over and came heel up, throwing those persons upon it (many of whom were females) into the water. A number of them regained the promenade deck, which afterwards served them as a raft, and upon which twenty-four persons found themselves the next morning 6 of whom succeeded in getting ashore in a boat which was picked up, and 7 were taken off by the sch. Henry Camerdon. The remainder are said to have died from exhaustion. After removing my boots, I remained quiet some 10 or 15 minutes, when I heard some persons calling out not far from me and concluded they were in one of the boats but upon inquiring found it Avas a part of the ladies' cabin, (the side,) and that there were two persons upon it, (Andrew Stewart and Owen Gallagher, deck hands,) and that there was room enough for another, and that they would take me upon it if I could get to it, but that they had no means of coming to me.

I knew the only chance of safety was to reach it, and I made a desperate effort, and succeeded, by swimming, and by getting from plank to plankj which were scattered all around me, in reaching "it, and was pulled xipon Ix almost exhausted. This piece of the ladies cabin was then about 10 feet wide by 4-5 feet long but in the course of the night we lost 10 or i5 feet of it, leaving us a piece of 30 feet in length. Upon this we sat all night, with the water about a loot deep. i The wind was blowing quite fresh in direction towards the land, and our raft being long and narrow, made very rood progress, and in the course of two hours after the bursting of the we were out of sight of the wreck, About this time wc discovered approaching near us a portion of the deck of the steam boat, Avith an upright post near the centre of it and upon it were Mr. Geo.

Huntington and two other persons. They said they were all from Savannah. We lashed the two rafts together with a.rope which they threw to but finding that the sea dashed our rafts together with considerable riolence, we concluded it would be better to separate again and we did so. Mr. II.

wish-ed-me to iake a passage with them but I concluded to remain where I was. I saw them no more. X.i.. Friday morning came and discovered to us our situation. We were out of sight of land.

Three rafts we saw at a distance. They were too far off for us to discenrthe persons upon them, but they', all had signals flying, pon our little raft we found a small chest (belonging to one of and which afterwards served us as a scat,) two mattrnsses a sheet a blanketand some female wearing apparel. fcThe ruattrtsses we, emptied of their contents, and with tho covering of one of them we made sail, which, with a good deal of difficulty, we succeeded in putting up, but which did us much service, for by noon we had almost entirely lost muwm 2 0 fftnti sight of the -otbi Yafta and in the afternoon nothing wayflu, as for as the eye could reach, but sky anrFater. -But cttf spirits did not Hag; for we thought that byjiie mornings we tnust certainly fall in with fishing boats. We had also found on tK" raft a tin box the cotct gone-omnin cake, wrapped up in a cloth.

This yr-ii completely saturated with salt water, but ie took a mouthful of it: in the course of the day, and found it pretty good. There was also a keg, which floated on to the raft, containing a littls gin, but this was of little service, for by some means or other it became mixed with sail wcter. The night came the wind and sea in-creasedi and we were obliged to take down our little sail. During the night the waves were constantly washing over our raft, and the water at all times stood a foot deep upon it. 'We sat close together upon the chest, which we lashed as well as we could to the raft, and wrapped' ourselves up in the wet blanket and clothes, for the night air felt very cold, after having been exposed, as we were, all day, to the broiling sun.

We were much fatigued, and once during the night we fell asleep, and were awakened by the upsetting of our seat, which nearly threw us overboard. Anxiously we watched the rising of the moon, which rose some hours after midnight and still more anxiously the break of day and the rising of the sun, which we hoped would disclose to our weary eyes the tight of some distant sail. The sun at last did arise but there teas noth' ing in sight. For the first time we began to feel a little discouraged, stil the hope that we should soon see land impressed itself forcibly upon us, and eagerly we cast our eyes every now and then, as the sun continued to And, joyful sight about 6 o'clock, we thought we did see land, and in another half hour were sure of it. Now We redoubled our exertions we paddled we held Up in our hands pieces of cloth we did every thing to propel our little craft, for we feared the wind might change and blow off shore, and then all hope would be lost for our raft, we felt sure, could not hold together another day.

As we neared the land, we found the surf was running pretty high, but there was a sandy shore, and Ave felt no fear of this, for we saw the land, and we kneAV that soon our suspense would be at an end. About 4 o'clock, P. M. on Saturday, Ave reachejd the breakers.1 The first breaker came over us tvilh great violence, an dso did the sec--. thir'1 broke the raft into pieces, but we clung to the fragments, and -soon found we could touch the bottom AA-ith our feet and in a few minutes Ave Avere safe upon terra-Jirma, considerably bruised and sun-burnt; but Avith our lives.

And grateful did Ave feel UTthat Almighty arm Avhich in the hour of danger was stretched over us to save and protect And it was only by the mercy of a Divine Providence that Ave A'ere thus saA-ed from a watery grave. Respectfully, your obedient serA'ant, B. W. FOSDICK. SKETCH OF THE LATE DR.

WORCESTER. From H. Martineau's Retrospect of Western Travels The venerable Noah Worcester is an original. I am thankful to have seen this aged apostle, for so he should be considered, having had a mission, and honorably discharged it. He is the founder of Peace Societies in America.

Noah Worcester Avas a minister of the Gospel, of ortho dox opinions. By the time he was surrounded by a family of young children, he had chauged his opinions, and lound himselt a Unitarian, lie avowed4 the change, resigned his parish, and went forth Avith his family, Avithout a farthing in. the Avoild or any prospect of being able to obtain a subsistence. He Avrote diligently, but on next his heart, and on Avhich he Avould have Avritten in like manner if he had been the wealthiest of American citizens. He set up the 4 Christian a publication which has done honor to its supporters both under its original title and its present one of The Christian He devoted his poAvers to the promotion of Peace principles and the establishment of Peace Societies.

Whatever may be thought of the practical effects, iu a narrow view, of such societies, they seem to have well answered a prodigious purpoe in turning men's conteilations full on the subject of true and false honor, and in inducing a multitude of glorious experiments of living strictly according to a principle Avhich happens to be troublesome in its The number of peace-men, practisers of non-resistance, out of the Quaker body, is considerable in Americu, and their great living apostle is Noah Worcester. The leaders of the abolition movement are lor the most part peace-men an inestimable circumstance, as it takes out the sting from the worst of the slanders of their enemies, and gives increased effect to their moral warfare. Human nature cannot Avithstand the grandeur of the spectacle of men Avho have all the moral poAver on their side, and Avho abide unresistingly all that the physical power of the other side can inflict. The boldest spirits tremble, hearts the most hardened in prejudice melt, when once they come into full vieAV of this warfare and the victory rests with the men of peace, who all love the name of Noah Worcester. Nearly tAA'enty years ago he AAas encompassed with distresses for a time.

Indeed, his life has been one of great poverty till lately. He is not one cf the men made to be rich, or to spend his thoughts on whether he Avas happy or not. 'He was sent into the world for a very different purpose, Avith which and Avith its attendant enjoyments pover-erty could but little interfere. But in the midst of his deep poverty came sickness. His two daughters Avere at once prostrated by fever, and a severe struggle it was before they got through.

Tavo friends of mine nursed them and in the dlsctiarge of their task learned lesons of faitK Avhich they Avill be forever thankful for, and of those graces which accompany the faith of the heart, cheerfulness of spirits, and quietude and simplicity of manner. My friends were not at the beginning, fully aware of the condition of the household. They Avere invited to table at the early dinner hour. Un the table stood a single brown loaf and a pitcher of water. Grace was said, and they Avere invited to partake Avith the utmost ease and cheerfulness, and not a Avord passed in reference to the re striction of the fare.

This Avas what God had been pleased to provide, and it Avas thankfully-accepted and hospitably shared. The father AA'ent from one sick room to the other, willing to receive what tidings might await him, but tender to his daughters, as they have since been to him. On one evening when all looked threatening, he asked the friendly nurse Avhetber the 1 voice of prayer A-ouId be injurious to his sick children finding that they desired to hear him. he set open the doors of their chambers, kneeled in the passage between, and prayed, so calmly, so thankfully, that the effect was to compose the spirits of the invalids. One now lives Avith him and cherishes him.

She has changed her" i religious opinions and become orthodox, but she has not changed towards 'him. They are as blessed iu their relatioti as ever. Noah Worcester Avas seventy-six Avhen I saw i him in the autumn of 1535. He was very tall, dressed in a gray gown, and Avith long "white hair descending to his shoulders. His eye is clear and bright, his manner serious but cheer- fuL His evening meal was on the table, and he invited us to partake -with the same grace Avith AA'hich! he offered his harder fare to the guest.

of former years. He lives at Brighton, a short arty a oat ifr g) bi distance from Boston, where his daughter man ages the post-office, by'which their humble wants are supplied. He had" lately published; and" he' now presented me with his Last Thonghts' on some religions subjects which had long engaged his meditations. I hope his serene old age may yet be prolonged, gladsome to himself and eloquent to the world. FOR THE PARDON OF ABNER KNEELAND.

To his Excellency, the Governor of the Com-. monwealth of Massachusetts -The undersigned respectfully represent, that they are informed, that Abnr Kneeland, of the city of Boston, has been found guilty of the crime cf blasphemy, for having published, in a certain newspaper called the Boston Investigator, his disbelief in the existence of God, in the following words Univcrsalists believe in a God which I do not but believe that their God. with all his moral attributes, (aside from nature itself) is nothing more than a chi mera of their own Your petitioners have learned, by an examination of the record and documents in the case, made by one of their number, that the conviction of said Kneeland proceeded on the ground above stated. For though the indictment originally included two other publications, one of a highly irreverent, and the other of. a grossly indecent character; yet, it appears bv the report, that, at the trial, the prosecuting officer -mainly relied on the sentence above quoted, and that the Judge who tried the case confined his charge wholly to stating the legal construction of its terms, and the law applicable to it.

In these circumstances, the undersigned respectfully pray, that your Excellency will grant to the said Kneeland an unconditional' pardon, for the offence of which he has lieen adjudged guilty. And they ask this, not from any sympathy Avith the convicted individual, who is personally unknown to most or all of them nor from any approbation of the doctrines professed by him, Avhich are believed by your petitioners to-be as pernicious and degrading: as they are false but Because the punishment proposed to be inflicted is believed to be at variance Avith the spirit of our institutions and our age, and with the soundest expositions of those civil and religious rights which are at once founded in our nature, and guarantied by the Constitutions of the United States and this Commonwealth Because the freedom of speech and the press is the chief instrument of the progress of truth and of social improA-emehts, and is neve to be restrained by legislation, except Avhen it invades the rights of others, or instigates to specific crimes Because, if opinion is to be subjected to penalties, it is impossible to determine where punishment shall stop there being few or no opinions, in which an adverse party may not see threatenings of ruin to the state Because tiuths essential to the existence of society must be so palpable as to need no" protection from the magistrate Because the assumption by gOA'ernment of a right to prescribe or repress opinions has been the ground of the grossest depravations of religion, and of the most grinding despotisms Because religion needs no support from penal law, and is grossly dishonored by interpositions for its defence, AA-hich imply that it cannot be trusted to its own strength and to- the AA-eapons of reason and persuasion in the hands of its friends Becausr, by punishing infidel opinions, we shake one of the strongest foundations of faith, namely, the evidence which arises to religion from the fact, that it stands firm and gathers strength amidst the severest and most unfettered investigations of its claims Because error of opinion is neA'cr so danger ous, as. when goaded into fanaticism by perse' cution, or driven by threatening to the use of secret arts Because it is Avell known, that the most licentious opinions have, by a natural reaction, sprung up in countries, Avhere the laAvs have imposed severest restraint" on thought and discussion Because the influence of hurtful, doctrines is often propagated by the sympathy which legal severities awaken towards their supporters; Because Ave are unA'iIIing that a man, Avhose unhappy course has drawn on him general dis approbation, should, by a sentence of the exalted into a martyr, or become identified Avith the sacred cause of freedom and lastly, -Became Ave regard with filial jealousy the honor of this Commonwealth, and are unwilling that it should be exposed to reproach, as clin ing obstinately to illiberal principles, Avhich the most enlightened minds have exploded. A FEW Q'S AND A'S FOR A CERTAIN CLASS TO CONSIDER. Q.

Who is horror-stricken at the word Amal gamation A. The pro-slavery party. Q. Who practices Amalgamation A. The pro-slavery party.

Q. HaA'c you any proof of this? Yes Go to the south there you will find more than 500,000 living Avitnesses of this fact. Why, the colonization society, it is said, can not expatriate the increase occasioned by members of congress, governors, while K. M. Johnson, -V.

and D. R. Porter, candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, are notorious for this practice. Q. Who talks so hard about incendiarism? A.

The pro-slavery party. Q. Who burns houses, The pro-slavery party. Q. Have you any proof? 'Go to the south' look at the burning of the contents of the mails in Charleston, S.

the burning of a negro at St. Louis, MoL immolation of Mr. Breckenridge's pamphlet iu Pctcroburjrh, V. the firing' of the warehouse in Alton, 111. and, lastly, tba great conflagration in Philadelphia.

Q. Who cries out, murder, should the slaves be freed A. The pro-slavery party. Q. Who practices it A.

The pro-slavery party. Q. Have you any proof of this A. Yes Go the south many slaves are murdered annuall' see the attempted murder of Hopper and the tragedy of Lovejoy, Sec. Q.

ho is amazed and concerned about adul tery? A. The pro-slavery party. Q. Who practices it 1 A. The pro-slavery party." Q.

Is there any proof of this A. Yes: Go to the south. See answer to the 3d query. Q. Who talks of theft, robbery, occ.

by the A. The pro-slavery party. Q. Who practices it A. The pro-slavery party.

Q. Is there any proof of this A. Yes: Go to the south' see 2,500,000 slaves robbed of. their earnings, and of even their souls and bodies starved, denuded and whipped to death, almost, and just permitted to liysrer out a most miserable existence. The pro-slavery party are thus plainly and unequivocally the 'stop thief party, as facts t- L- 1 -1 ainpiy prore, icn are oeuuceu irom tceir own conduct.

Azr Ohio.) Aurora. Rejection of the Scb-Treasurt Biia. The sub- treasury bill was rejected in the House of Representatives on the 25U ult. by a vote, of 125 to 111. 4 4 iia 0 From the Maine Advocate of Freedom ANTI-SLAVERY SUGAR.

4 In our recent visit to Livcrmore, Talued friend, Avith whom we put up for a night, pro sen ted an admiraple article which be called Anti-Slav ery Sugar. It was made from the sap of the maple irom his own farm. It was far su nerior to much of the sugar produced by slave labor, and equally as pleasant, when used in tea or coffee, if not more so. Oar Tricnd has just made about 70 pounds, Avhich is now in a fine state foT the use of his own family Aho present year, and also a barrel of molasses which is far superior to any thing of the kind ve hare ever seen, being about the color and thickness of well strained honey. The Anti-Slavery pinciples of our friend led him to make tue experiment, which, if they are without profit to a Georgian slaveholder, are of great Taluo to our friend's family, besides relieving their minds from the painful reflection at every meal, than they are consuming the products of unrequited toil and labor.

Africa: Slave Tbae. The Boston Courier gives the folloAving shocking incident concerning4 one of the captured slave ships which left Africa with 442 slaves Sickness was general among them on the voyage. The captain, by name Colli ngAvood, pretended to be short of Avater, called his officers together, and said, "If the' slaves died a natural death, it would be the los? of the owners of the ship but if they Avere thrown alive into the sea, it would be the loss of the undenvriters and he argued that it Avould not be so cruel to throw the poor sick Avretches into the sea, as to suffer them to linger out a feAV days, under the disorders Avith tvhich they were afflicted. The mate objected as there was no present Avant of Avater but the captain prevailed, and he caused to be picked out from the ship's cargo 133 slaves," Avho Avere, by his orders, throicn alive into the sea tcith Jitters on them METHODIST ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING. A Convention of the Ministers and Members of the Methodist Episcopal Chiych, friendly to the cause of immediate emancipation, was held ir Utica, N.

Y. on the 2nd and 3d days ofMay. The members numbered two hundred, representing twelve annual conlerences viz: iew Hampshire, Maine, iew Philadelphia, Troy, Oneida, Black River, Gen-essee, Erie, Michigan and Baltimore. The New Jersey, Pittsburg, Ohio and Illinois conferences were rep resented Dy communications to tne convention. Jom-munications were addressed to the Convention signed by six hundred names, says Zion's Watchman, travelling and local preachers, aDd official members of the The Rev.

Jared Perkins, of Portsmouth, IC. H. was President. The Convention is represented as having been exceedingly interesting, and calculated to have an important effect upon the whole deuomination. Model or a Patriot.

William Johnson, the leader of a party of marauders in Canada, seems to be, from all accounts, admirably designed by character, and fitted by education and habit, for the enterprises in which he is now engaged. Hardy, bold and resolute, he recklessly pursues the objects he has in view. He professes to be well aware of the perils he encounters, acknowledges the desperateness of his cause, and avows the belief that he shall lose his life in its prosecution. Ha declares that he will not be taken alive, and has notified those who are on the search for 'him, that they must bring their coffins with He is literally armed cap a carries six pistols about his person, a repeating rul dirk and bowie knife. His row boat is nearly forty feet in length, made of white cedar, has eight oars, and exceeds in speed, on trial, the fastest steamboat on the Lake.

declares that he ist war with the Queen of Great Britain, for the redress of injuries received from her Canadian subjects that his warfare is honorable, and that he acts under a commission received from the Patriot government. Hie Capture of five Slave Vessels. The Burmuda Ga-zeue of the 29th of May contains a notice of the arri-vafat Hamilton of her Majesty's ship Pearl, commanded by Lord Paget, having in charge two slave vessels captured by the Pearl, toward the close of April one was the brig Diligent, captured after a chase of sixteen hours. She had on board four hundred and eighty slants, besides a crew of forty-five men forty of the poor slaves bad died on the passage. The other was the Opposition, and was captured the same day.

She had, however, previously landed her slaves on the south side t.f Cuba, Another slaver, the brig Camoens, with re hundred and eighty slaves, had been captured by the British armed schooner Sappho. The schooner Benjamin Gaither, Conover, arrived last evening from Chagres, reports that on the 23d of May, Avhen off Ponce, P. R. fell in with and was boarded by H. B.

M. Snake, which reported that she had captured two slave. vessels, which were bound for the Havana the Matilda and Arrogant. Distressing Occurrence. We learn from the Lowell Courier, that on Sunday last, a child of Mr.

Abraham Bickford, of that city, aged 20 months, was discovered, between the hours of nine and ten in the morning, lo be playing with a quantity of percussion caps. But little was thought of the occurrence, until, at the expiration of about two hours, the child was seized with vomiting, and threw up one cap. An emetic being administered, three more were discharged from the stomach. No relief, however, was afforded, and the little sufferer continued to be distressed with nausea and vomiting, the extremities gradually became cold, and at seven o'clock in the evening death terminated the scene. On the next morning an examination of the body was made, and in the stomach were found twenty-one percussion caps, and twelve in the small intestines.

These, altogether with the four thrown off before death, made thirty -seven swallowed by the child. Pennsylvania Hall. In the cases of Samuel Yeager and Edgar Kimmev, charged with aiding in the destruc tion of the Pennsylvania Hall, the Attorney General applied to the Judges of the Criminal Court yesterday, to certify the recognizances to the next Oyer and Terminer, to meet in September. The Court, by the President, Judge Todd, expressing a doubt as to the validity of such certificate, and the regularity of the course. the defendants were called, and, answering were on motion of the Attorney General directed to enter into new recognizances, to appear at the Oyer and Terminer.

Edgar Kimmey, in default of bail, was committed. No action was taken in Yeager's case, the Attorney General agreeing to allow time to tbe defendant to communicate with his bail. U. S. Gazette.

Dreadful Famine in India. The overland despatch from India, had ariived at London. The accounts of he progress of the famine in the western provinces of India are most horrible. The inhabitants of the Agra are compelled to forego their evening drives on account of the: intolerable effluvia arising from the dead bodies urrounding the station. A small river, near Cawa- pore, is said to be literally choked witn the corpses of the multitudes starved to death.

A. relief fund has been opened in Calcutta, and on the 15th of March the subscriptions amounted to above 40,000 rapees. Sugar in" the French West Indies. In ortler to en. courage the cultivation of the beet root sugar in France, the government of that country has.

laid a duty so heavy upon that imported from the French West India Islands, that the planters have been obliged to relin- o'jisl. h. cultivation nf sncr-iT- nno inil 1 tUI UUlg their attention to cotton. Large orders have recently been received at N. Y.

city from the planters, for roller cotton gins. Zion's Herald. Treaty of limits with Texas. It appears from certain letters of Mr. Yell, the Representative of -Arkansas, published in the Arkansas Gazette of MayJ30, that a treaty has been concluded with the Republic of Texas for the settlement of.

the Boundary line between the Texan territory and that of the United States. This is a matter of much interest to the people of Arkansas, because one or two counties claimed by that State are claimed also by Texas. Another Eastern Steamboat Lost. A gentleman from St. John, N.

B-, states that the Steamboat Gazelle which plies between Eastport, St. John and Windsor struck cn a ledge ol rocks, ca Wednesday last, when about thirty miles from St. John, for Windsor, "and that the passengers and crew had barely time to save themselves in the small boats, before, the Gazelle went down. 11 i i it- We learn from a letter received ia town to-day from Washington, that the War Department has determined upon the employment of an ARMED STEAMBOAT on Lake Erie, and also on Lake Ontario. This is a wise precautionary measure, and will restrain outrages on either side' An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Buffalo Com. Adv. A Masonic Convention has been held at Houston, and a Grand Lodge for formed. So we should have predicted The Grand Lodge undoubtedly has its corresponding members at Wash, ington. The Fritnd of JJa DS.

TZXOS2A3 TIATXITSS, SURGEO.V IEWTIST, 2 HOWARD STREET, BOSTON, Hiving received the premium at the late Fair to city the beet whole eel of Mineral am! otber Artificial Terth. oM acquaint bW frteinle and the public thu he rnnlmu nmrau in Dental Surfer by inwninr Mineral or Force falsi Teetlt. from mmm to vhol set. The Teeth m4 br in. U.

are made bjr Dr. Sticklon, of riiila.Mphw. whicla have obtained (or the sast-ihree year the roetlal at the New-York Institute and lite Teeth are pffrct that Mo one -aot cinmlucetl with dent la try taa detect, JaB. Thee are fir aoperior any laanufactured ia Him country, especially thorn mad ia Boetost, aud act at the caoc nioue price of 810 or S'O apiece. Dr.

Bame ha prtetwed Dentistry in this city far twraty. We jreara, aiU be Halter hinuetf tiiat hie iaag experience, aa well a hie knowledge of the French method acttinr Trth, ae taught by the celebrated Dr. 3IoroMjrne, of Pari wiU be eufGciert recmnmeiulatknt to the citizna of Boston and He vicinity. He ie of the opinion that it ia of the jrreatest importance to pereofia employ ir? Dentist that they abonlrf apply thoee Tho paeees experience, awl trAe are perftti huh. ttrt Ike art.

Specimen aiay be aeen at hie office, S3 Howard Street. TERMS. TV hole eet on sold plate with eprinr, Half eete, Block on eol 5 earn. Pivot Teeth, (3,00. iMdin.

1,50. Cieaninr, Kxiractio- 60 cu. N. B. Dr.

Barnes continues to Instruct Dentists 1 la-method erfi'nr Ttvth an Vld Piatt, trhich practice it not undrrt'CHxl Ay any otlf.r Dtntittt excrpt luuikt bghim. Price ftOO. TJIPERACE BOARDIISG IIOUSK. THE SUBSCRIBER takes this method to inform his friends and the public in cencraL that lie ha? taken the larse and commodious lioue situ a led near the west end of Soutliack Street No. 4, and opened llic samn aa a Temperance Boarding House.

Genteel persons can be as occasion may requite. Livery -ex- eruon will pn msrdc to render Ins house pleasant and agreeable. Persons on a visit to the city are solicited to call and examine for themselves. Reference given and required. Apply at Mo.

70 Cambridge st. or fit JVo. 25, Corn hilt. JOLL JuneSfi). 3t.

CAMBRIDGE STREET RESTORATOK. No. 7d, Cambridge Street, Bostox. GEORGE TOLLIVER informs hid fiends and iW public, that feeling grateful lor past favoru, he iVnd to keep constantly on hand all kind: of fruits an-i ic frcsliments. Meals furnished at anv hour, to be corn ted to any part of the city at abort notice.

May aa, 4t BOARDING. THE SUBSCRIBER has opened a house for the accommodation of respectable persons of color, at No. 33, Soutliack street, where he will be ever rendy to exhibit the utmost nltention. Strangers will find it to their advantage ou visit- ing in city, to can at tins nouse. GEORGE TOLLIVER.

Boston, May 22, 1833. 4t INTERESTING WORK. ALTON TRIALS of AVinthrop S. Gilmau, who was indicted with Enoch Lon, Amos B. Rcff, Geo.

H. Walworth, Geo. H. Whitney William II arned, John S. Noble, James Morss, Henry Tanner, Royal Weller, Reuben Gerry, and Thaddeus B.

Hurlbut; for the crime of Riot, committed on tbe night of the 7th of November, 1637, while engaged in defending i printing press from an attack made oa it at that time, by an armed mob. Written out from notes of the tricl, taken at rhe lime, by a Member of tbe Bar of the Alton Municipal Court. Also, the trial of John Solomon, Levi Palmer, Horace Bealt, Josiah Nutter, Jacob Smith, David Butler, Wil liara Carr, and James M. Rock, indicted with James Jennings, Solomon Morgan, and Frederick Eruchy; for a riot committed in Alton, on rhe night of tbe 7th of November, 1837, in unlawfully and forcibly entering the Warehouse of Godfrey. ii an and breaking up and destroying a printing press.

Written out from notes taken at the time of trial, by William S. Lincoln, a Member of the-Bar of the Alton Municipal Court. The work contains a lithographic view of the mob attacking the warehouse of Godfrey, Gilman Ar Co. UB A. A SU ltd 1UUI 11.

11ALL.O U'S ADDRESS, on American Slavery. i What is Slavery Incapacity of Slaves. Means of keeping down the Slaves. Liabilities of Slaves. Proposed Remedy.

Objections answered. District of Columbia Dissolution of the Union Exciting Insurrection Harsh and abusive language Injuring the Slave Societies and Lectures unnecessary Amalgamation The Negroes are an inferior race Slaves better oil than the Free Blacks Danger of Immediate Emancipation Let them be sent out ol the Country Orsuuul Lmancipoiton Remuneration Go to the South A great polilicarTar- ty The Bible and Christianity tolerate Slavery; 'For circulation among candid inquirers, I know of nothing so brief, which, on the whole, I should consider preferable to it. -Its chief excellency is, that it contains. in a compact form, conclusive answers to the most common objections which tire urged against our cnneinles and measures. The style is perspicuous, the language glowing, and often eloquent.

Let every abolitionist who wishes to stir up his mind by war of remembrance. get it for his own perusal; and if he wishes to make converts of his friends, let him purchase a quantity for Correspondent of the Liberator. A few copies of the above for sale at 25, Comhill. 12 1-2 cents single, 1,20 per dozen. March, l.

tX. FREE LABOR STORE. N. West corner of Arch and Fifth Street, PlUI.ADEI.rHIA. THE SUBSCRIBER has just received a sopdIv 1 Free Labor Cotton Goods, of the followin description, viz 200 ps 100 50 50 25 200 20 50 20 4-4 Unbleached Muslin 7- 8 Bleached do 4-4 Apron Check 4-4 Domestic Gingham 8- 4 Table Diaper, Bleached 4c Unbleached; Calicoes Twilled Muslins 3-4 Unbleached Sheeting do Stout Canton Flannel 3001b.

Wick Yarn; 500 Cotton Laps; 200 Knitting Cotton, bleached, unbleached Sc mixt; 2 doz. do do Drawers 30 White and Black Wadding. Also a great variety of Silk, Linen and Woolea goods, which will be sold wholesale and retail. CHARLES WISE. P.

S. Orders from a distance punctually attended to. march 1. SELECT SCHOOL IN N. MARSH FIELD.

THE Summer Term of Miss Elizabeth Lewis' School will commence May 2lsT, in which will be taught the higher branches of an English Education and the French Language, plain and ornamental Needle Work Painting, and. the projection of Maps. The School will be furnished with Globes and an Orrery to illuwate the principles of Astronomy. A few Scholars can be nccommodatcd with board ia the family with the Teacher, if application be made in For further particulars parents are referred to Edward P. Little, Esq.

North Marshfield. Daniel Phillips, Esq. MarsJjfield. Rev. Mr.

White, S. Marshfield. Rev; S. J. May, S.

Scituafe. May 11. ANTI-SLA VERY DEPOSITORY. The EreCtltiW fVtmmtttoa rC fiMnlinl Antl Slavery Society, have opened a DEPOSITORY, at JVV. 7 Asylum street, where all the publications of the American Anti-Slavery Society can be obtained, at the same prices as at New York.

Orders from anv rtnrt of the State, with the cash, will receive prompt attention. s7 o. o. vuwLts, Agent. Hartford, May 12, 1838.

THE GRATE THE COMMON LOT. A NEAT EDITION of The GtiAYE' bv Blair, and other select Poems, on the Common lot of Man, by Cow-per, Montgomery, Wordsworth, Gray. 'Just published and for sale by I. KNAPP. Price 12 1-2 cents, 1,20 per doaen.

tf Starch 1. FAMILY BOARDING SCHOOL. light ful situation in pleasant town in Connecticut, where public setuimeM will sustain him, proposes to a 1 1 1 a laiiiuy uoa ruing scnooi lor rojrs, irrespective ot coior; wnere they shall be laugnt o' tne Drenches oi an. English nr Tbe srkniil to rnm. mence as soon as ten scholars are engaged, and the number to be limited to twenty For further particulars, address G.

W. BENSON, Brooklyn, Conn. April 3, 1538..