of
provocation on our part,) at whose bare recital the very savage
draws him up for fear of the contagion,--looks noble, and prides
himself because he bears not the name of a Christian.

"But the Convention would not wish to dwell long on this subject,
as it is one that is too sensibly felt to need description.

"We would wish to turn you from this scene with an eye of pity,
and a breast glowing with mercy, praying that the recording angel
may drop a tear, which shall obliterate forever the remembrance
of so foul a stain upon the national escutcheon of this great
Republic.

"This spirit of persecution was the cause of our Convention. It
was that first induced us to seek an asylum in the Canadas; and
the Convention feels happy to report to its brethren, that our
efforts to establish a settlement in that province have not been
made in vain. Our prospects are cheering; our friends and funds
are daily increasing; wonders have been performed far exceeding
our most sanguine expectations; already have our brethren
purchased eight hundred acres of land--and two thousand of them
have left the soil of their birth, crossed the lines, and laid
the foundation for a structure which promises to prove an asylum
for the colored population of these United States. They have
erected two hundred log-houses, and have five hundred acres under
cultivation.

"And now it is to your fostering care the Convention appeals, and
we appeal to you as to men and brethren, yet to enlarge their
borders.

"We therefore ask of you, brethren,--we ask of you,
philanthropists of every color and of every kindred,--to assist
us in this undertaking. We look to a kind Providence and to you
to say whether our desires shall be realized and our labors
crowned with success.

"The Convention has done its duty, and it now remains for you,
brethren, to do yours. Various obstacles have been thrown in our
way by those opposed to the elevation of the human species; but,
thanks to an all-wise Providence, his goodness has as yet cleared
the way, and our advance has been slow but steady. The only thing
now wanted, is an accumulation of funds, in order to enable us to
make a purchase agreeable to the direction of the first
Convention; and, to effect that purpose, the Convention