committee, which is to forward the number of voters in their
city or county to their Stale committee, and the State committee
is to forward the number of voters in their State to the
national committee; and also to distribute, or cause to be
distributed, in his sub-division, such tracts, circulars,
notices, tickets, &c., as shall be furnished by his superior
committee for that purpose.

"Each committee is to communicate with its next superior
committee once a year, or oftener, if required, and to meet at
such time and place not less than once a month, as shall be
agreed upon between it and its superior committee."


I afterwards was present at one of a series of meetings, held for the
purpose of introducing to the public the Amistad captives, Africans of
the Mendi country, who had recently regained their freedom. The case of
these people is so singularly interesting, that, though some of my
readers may be already well acquainted with it, I venture to introduce a
brief statement of their history in the Appendix.[A]

[Footnote A: See Appendix E.]

On this occasion a very crowded and miscellaneous assembly attended, to
see and hear the Mendians, although the admission had been fixed as high
as half a dollar, with the view of raising a fund, to carry them to
their native country. Fifteen of them were present, including one little
boy and three girls. Cinque their chief, spoke with great fluency in his
native language; and his action and manner were very animated and
graceful. Not much of his speech was translated, yet he greatly