At the mighty voice of the glorious free
      The chain of the oppressor breaks;
    The slave from his bondage springs forth to love,
    And, standing erect, his eye fixed above,
        He honours his race,
        And in the world’s face,
      The language of liberty speaks.

    The oppressor no longer owns a right,
      Or property claims in the slave,
    But the world, in the glory of freedom’s light,
    Beams out from the darkness of wide-spread night;
        Throughout its length,
        In greatness and strength,
      The honour of the free and brave.

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Printed for CHARLES GILPIN, 5, Bishopgate Street Without.

The Fugitive Blacksmith, or Events in the History of JAMES W.C.  PENNINGTON, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York.  Foolscap 8vo., sewed, price 1s.

“This entrancing narrative * * * We trust that thousands of our readers will procure the volume, which is published by Mr. Gilpin at a mere trifle—­much too cheap to accomplish the purpose for which, in part or mainly, it has been published—­the raising a fund to remove the pecuniary burdens which press on the author’s flock.  NOTHING SHORT OF THE SALE OF FIFTY THOUSAND OR SIXTY THOUSAND COPIES could be at all availing for this object. * * * We very cordially recommend him and his narrative to the kind consideration of our readers.  Let them load him with English hospitality, fill his purse, and send him back as fast as possible to the land of his early bondage, of his matured freedom, and to the people to whose character and capabilities he does so much honour.”—­Christian Witness, October, 1849.

“The principal portion of the ‘Tract,’ as Mr. Pennington modestly styles his book, consists of an autobiography of his early life as a slave, and of his escape from bondage, and final settlement in New York as a Presbyterian Minister.  His adventures and hair-breadth escapes invest the narrative with startling interest, and excite the deepest sympathies of the reader.”—­Nonconformist, September, 26th, 1849.

“Believing that by the purchase of this little book our readers will confer a benefit on the writer, at the same time that they become possessed of a narrative of deep interest, we give it our most cordial recommendation.”—­Teetotal Times, October, 1849.

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London:  CHARLES GILPIN, 5, Bishopsgate Street Without.