And especially were they advised to get education; to act as men, and remember those still in bonds as bound with them, and that they must not forget to write back, after their arrival in Canada, to inform their friends in Philadelphia of their prospects, and what they thought of the “goodly land.”  Thus, with the usual Underground Rail Road passports, they were again started Canada-ward.  Without difficulty of any kind they duly reached Canada, and a portion of them wrote back as follows: 

    “TORONTO, C.W., Aug. 17th, 1856.

MR, STILL:—­Dear Sir—­These few lines may find you as they leave us, we are well at present and arrived safe in Toronto.  Give our respects to Mrs. S.——­ and daughter.  Toronto is a very extensive place.  We have plenty of pork, beef and mutton.  There are five market houses and many churches.  Female wages is 62-1/2 cents per day, men’s wages is $1 and york shilling.  We are now boarding at Mr. George Blunt’s, on Centre street, two doors from Elm, back of Lawyer’s Hall, and when you write to us, direct your letter to the care of Mr. George Blunt, &c. (Signed), James Monroe, Peter Heines, Henry James Morris, and Matthew Bodame.”

This intelligence was very gratifying, and most assuredly added to the pleasurable contemplation of having the privilege of holding out a helping hand to the fleeing bondman.  From James Morris, one of this company, however, letters of a painful nature were received, touching his wife in bonds, setting forth her “awful” situation and appealing to the Committee to use their best endeavors to rescue her, with her child, from Slavery.  One of these letters, so full of touching sentiments of affection and appeal on behalf of his wife, is as follows: 

    TORONTO, Canada West, upper, 18th day of the 9th mo., 1856.

    MR. WILLIAM STILL:—­Dear Sir—­I hope these lines may find you
    and your family as they leave me give my respects to little
    Caroline and her mother.

Dear Sir, I have received two letters from my wife since I saw you, and the second was awful.  I am sorry to say she says she has been treated awful since I left, and she told the lady she thought she was left free and she told her she was as much slave as ever she was that the state was not to be settled until her death and it would be a meracle if she and her child got it then and that her master left a great many relations and she diden no what they would do.  Mr. Still dear sir I am very sorry to hear my wife and child are slaves if you please dear sir inform me what to do for my dear wife and child.  She said she has been threatened to be put in jail three times since I left also she tells me that she is washing for the captain of a vesel that use to run to Petersburg but now he runs to Baltimore and he has promas to take her to Delaware or New York for 50 dollars and she had not the money, she sent to me and I sent her all I had which was 5 dollars dear sir can you inform me what to do with a case of this kind the captains name is Thomas.

    My wife is name lucy an morris my child is name lot, if you
    please dear sir answer me as soon as you can posable.