Poetry: To Liberty

Where art tnou gone ïmmoriai snauw Wbere now Í3 thine abidiog piace, Wbere do'st thou hide thy sacred head, And leave thy narne to dire disgrace? Once thou did'at make thy happy home, Witbin these hille, our naüve land- But now thou'rt gone afar to roam, Or wanderon thy leafy strand. Thou could'st not dweil within a land, Whore white men's banner's freely wave But where a son of Afric'a sand, Is doomed to bo a wretched elave. Thou could'et not bear to hear the cries Sent up from Southern climes in. vain, There Afric's raoanings reach the ekies, Where Afric's blood bedews the plain. Spirit of Time! come back, come back 1 Forsake usnot in hour of need; Ijeave not the poor despised blacks Foreve o'er his wrongs to bleed. WliD8OB. York, Jan. 19Prom Gerrit Sraith? Tennesaee Corroepons dence.Nov. 27, 1841. Mr, - etated to me, that he fully united n opinión witb tbeabolitionists, and waa ready to give tbs cause h8 raost efficiënt support. On my return, I spent a night wiih , „ "in _ Couniy. I met at bis house,Rev. Mr. a Professor n the College. They, with a youog friend, were met to concert mensures to advance the cause. Wben I was at his house ob my way down, Mr. mformedme, that they had a meeting appointed at one of the churches to discuss the subject of slavery. He intbrmed me, that their meeting was well atlended.- No disorder or disturbance took place. - Aoother. meeting was appointed in the county for next month. The prospecta there are very encouraging. I met with tho Post Master of He is a roa of ardent fceling, is a good deal animated in tho cause, and will 1 have no doubt, make a good use of any thing sent him on the subject. Mj. - Post Master ■ ■ with whora Ibecarae acquainted is in favor of a Beparation of the State, and for the tota! abolition of slavery. Through him much good may be done. He is a man of influnee both in and out of the church. I called to see the venerable Samuel Johnetone. I had a wish to see him. - His son. requested me to visit bis father. I found him at work near his house, clearing some new ground wiih a colored man, thathe had made free many yeurs ago. - He is now about 80 yeurs of age, active and iadustrious. His white locks and venerable appearance much reminded me of lbo venerablo Dr. Johnson, whom I used to sea at Stratford in Connecticut, wheu 1 was a youth. Mr. Johnstone conversed mucb on the subject of slavery. He snid, the children of Israel were a long Urne m bondage, but their oppressors had to lel then go,, and were visited wiih severe judgments- that the slaves in our country wouid be hberaled, and he believed their oppressors would be visited with the severe displeasure ofihe Almighty. He said much on the cruelties he had witneesed, and of ihose transpiring now. Some years ago, he saw. 300 slaves in Knoxville a large proportion of whom were There is now near him a slave dealer by the name of Upton, who had collected about 30 slaves, which he had in a private prison, awuiting their removal to Louisiana. Among thetr. was one from the neighborhood of Knozville, who had been taken from his family. He escaped wiih he inteniion of going back to see his family again. They pursued him, and in taking him, struck him with a club across the loros so as to disable him. He wae then lying in a dangerous state, wiih but little prospect of recovery. My aged friend ia a member of the Seceder's Church. Their clergyman lives in Co. Sumething like a year ugo, ibis clergyman was in S. C. Duty led him to express his sentiments on the subject of slavery. They tarred and reathcred him, hnd gave him much rough ub ge. iti Mr. Johnstone has a large farm, I think the best cultivated that 1 saw io the county. In his supplications for mercy, he does not forget the poor slave. He said he was happy to hear, that the abolitionists were increaaing in nu.tib r and irfljence. He feit that iheir labors might be crowned with succees. The good man did nut conceal hisopinions, but expressed theni wiih an open, undisguised fronkness, which testified how much he loved the cause. He Bpoke with ardent feelings of thoso who had been active in ihe cause. I inquired if he would like to correspond with them; he raised his hand to show me that it was palsied. He said he wrute with diflïculty, but said he,"if there is any who wish, J will try." 1 told him I ihougbt they would send him some pamphlets and papers. - He said he should receive them addressed to Madisonville, Monroe Co. E. Tenn. East Tennessee contains 18,000 square miles, 11,450,000 acres, one-half, 5,728,000, may be profitably opplied to agricultural purposes; 3,000,000 acres are hme stone land; 3000 square miles produce biturainous coolj nono better. Some anihracite is frund, but none exlensivei'bre.1 N-iijnWo Bircatn,nessee, Holston, Fronch Broari, Nolicbucky, Clinch, Hivvossee. kesser rivera, Powel, Emery, Tellico, Wattunga.- There are more than u thousand streams 8uitable for driving roachinery of every description, with any power. Iron ore of every qualuy found every where. Lead, Zink, Copper, Manganeso, Marble, Gypsum, Gold, Silver, Salt Pi-ter in caves, Alum, Cupperas, Eosom, Nickel. V e have specimens of all the above, and can readily give further information as (o their localit'ies. The mines are bul vcry litile wroughl.