Forward.
from the german of hoffman, in follersleben.
It is a time of swell and flood,
We linger on the strand,
And all that might to us bring good
Lies in the distant land.
O forward! forward! why stand still?
The flood will ne'er run dry;
Who through the wave not venture will,
That land shall never spy.
(signature) T. W. Higginson.
What has Canada to do with Slavery?
The question is often asked, both in Canada and in the United States: What have we in Canada to do with the Institution of Slavery, as it exists in the neighboring Republic? I do not think that a better answer is necessary, than that which is contained in the following extracts—the former of which is taken from a speech delivered by George Thompson, Esq., at the formation of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada—the latter from the valuable work of the Rev. Albert Barnes on Slavery: