Chapter VII: Life of the Colored Refugees in Canada

Slavery question in Canada 190

Flight of slaves to Canada 192

Refugees representative of the slave class 195

Misinformation about Canada among slaves 197

Hardships borne by Canadian refugees 198

Efforts toward immediate relief for fugitives 199

Attitude of the Canadian government 201

Conditions favorable to their settlement in Canada 203

Sparseness of population 203

Uncleared lands 204

Encouragement of agricultural colonies among refugees 205

Dawn Settlement 205

Elgin Settlement 207

Refugees' Home Settlement 209

Alleged disadvantages of the colonies 211

Their advantages 212

Refugee settlers in Canadian towns 217

Census of Canadian refugees 220

Occupations of Canadian refugees 223

Progress made by Canadian refugees 224

Domestic life of the refugees 227

School privileges 228

Organizations for self-improvement 230

Churches 231

Rescue of friends from slavery 231

Ownership of property 232

Rights of citizenship 233

Character as citizens 233

CHAPTER VIII

FUGITIVE SETTLERS IN THE NORTHERN STATES

Number of fugitive settlers in the North 235

The Northern states an unsafe refuge for runaway slaves 237

Reclamation of fugitives in the free states 239

Protection of fugitives in the free states 242

Object of the personal liberty laws 245

Effect of the law of 1850 on fugitive settlers 246

Underground operators among fugitives of the free states 251