alk of prejudice must
not be understood as general. Negroes were not excluded from the
schools, and the laws were administered to white and black alike. He
drew attention to the dismissal of a magistrate who had been suspected
of conniving at the return of a fugitive, as also to the case of a
member of Parliament who had sought to have Negro immigration stopped
and had been simply laughed at.

Necessity for action along industrial lines to provide suitable
employment for the fugitives was emphasized by the Canadian
Anti-Slavery Society and efforts were made to give the black man a
fair chance in his new home. The question of cheap land for the
immigrants was also kept to the front with the idea of making the
refugees more self-dependent and preventing them from congregating in
the cities and towns. Some idea of the extent of the relief work being
carried on at this time may be gained from the statement presented at
the 1857 meeting which showed disbursements of more than $2,200, a
total of over 400 having been relieved.

Reference has been made to the support given the society by _The
Globe_, of Toronto. For this George Brown was given the credit but it
must be said in justice that no small share of the credit for _The
Globe's_ attitude should go to the lesser known brother, Gordon Brown,
who was regarded by many as really more zealous for abolition than
George Brown. This was tested during the Civil War period when the
turn of sentiment against the North in Canada brought much criticism
upon _The Globe_. There was a disposition on the part of George Brown
to grow lukewarm in his support of the North, but Gordon Brown never
wavered and is said to have threatened on one occasion to leave the
paper if there were any more signs of hauling down the colors. When
the war was over American citizens in Toronto presented Gordon Brown
with a gold watch suitably inscribed, an indication possibly of the
opinion of that day with regard to his services.

One duty of the American anti-slavery societies which fell but lightly
on the Canadian society was the watching of legislation and the courts
to see that the Negro obtained his rights. It was rare indeed that
anything of this kind called for action in Canada, the only case of
any importance that arose being that of the Negro, Anderson, whose
return to Missouri was sought on a charge of killing his master in
1853. A slave catcher from Missouri recognized him in Canada in 1860
and