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| HELPERS AM) SYMPATHIZERS. 537 you can tell us where money is needed. Probably you know of some one in Canada who acts for the needy there. So many impositions have been palmed off upon charitable abolitionists, I am afraid to act in such a case without the directions of one who knows all about these things. la money needed to help those escaping? If so, should we send to New York, Philadelphia, or where else? When J was in Xew York last, a young man from Richmond, Va., assuming the name of Robert Johnston, who had come by steamboat to Philadelphia, and whom you had directed to the Anti-slavery office in New York, bad only one dollar in money. His fare had to be paid by a friend there, the treasurer of the fund being absent. I know that they nearly all need money, or clothing. \Ve want to send our money wherever it is most needed, to help the destitute, or those in danger, and where it will be faithfully applied. Write me fully, giving specific directions ; and I will read your letter to the society. And as I have been waiting anxiously, for sonic two weeks or more, for an answer to my previous letter, but am disappointed unless you have written very recently, I will be much obliged if you will write on the reception of this. Any informa-.tion you may communicate, respecting the doing of your section of the Underground Railway will be read before the society with much interest. If you know the address of any one in Canada, who would be a good eorresjKmdent respecting this matter, please give me his name. ******** My dear brother, go on in your good work; and the God of the oppressed sustain and reward you, is my earnest prayer. Yours, fraternally, iu our common cause, N. R. JOHNBTOX. TOPSHAM, VT., December 18th, 1856. WM. STII.I., VERY DEAR FRIEND :—I will be much pleased to hear from you and our common cause in Pennsylvania. I am so far removed, away here in Yankecdom, that I hear nothing from that quarter but by the public prints. And as for the Underground Railway, of course, I hear nothing, except now and then. I would be greatly pleased if you would write me the state of its funds and progress. Whatever you write will be interesting. The Topsham Sewing Circle has begun its feeble operations again. Owing to much opposition, a very few attend, consequently little is made. The ladies, however, have some articles on hand unsold, which will bring some money ere long. I wish yon would write me another long letter in detail of interesting fugitives, etc., &iich as you wrote last winter, and I will have it read before the circle. Your letter last winter was heard by the ladies with great interest. You are probably not aware that fugitives are never seen here. Indeed the one half of the people have never seen more than a half-dozen of colored people. There are none in all this region. |