[3] During the last twenty years, there have been, at different periods, published among the colored people of the United States, twenty odd newspapers, some of which were conducted with ability.  Among them, the “Colored American,” in New York city; Samuel E. Cornish, Philip A. Bell, and Charles B. Ray, at different times, Editors.  “The Demosthenian Shield,” issued from a Literary Society of young colored men, in the city of Philadelphia.  “The Straggler,” by Philip A. Bell, New York, out of which the Colored American took its origin.  The “National Reformer,” an able monthly periodical, in pamphlet form, in Philadelphia; William Whipper, Editor.  “The Northern Star,” a Temperance monthly newspaper, published in Albany, N.Y.; Stephen Myers, Editor, still in existence—­changed to ——.  “The Mystery,” of Pittsburg, Pa.; Martin Robison Delany, Editor—­succeeded by a committee of colored gentlemen as Editors.  The “Palladium of Liberty,” issued in Columbus, O., by a committee of colored gentlemen; David Jenkins, Editor.  “The Disfranchised American,” by a committee of colored gentlemen, Cincinnati, O.; A.M.  Sumner, Editor—­succeeded by the “Colored Citizen”; Rev. Thomas Woodson, and William Henry Yancey, Editors.  The “National Watchman,” Troy, N.Y.; William H. Allen and Henry Highland Garnett, Editors.  Another issued in New York city, the name of which, we cannot now remember; James William Charles Pennington, D.D., and James McCune Smith, M.D., Editors:  the issue being alternately at Hartford, the then residence of Dr. Pennington—­and New York city, the residence of Dr. Smith.  The “Excelsior,” an ephemeral issue, which appeared but once, in Detroit, Mich.; William H. Day, Editor.

The “Christian Herald,” the organ of the A.M.  Episcopal Church, published under the auspices of the General Conference of that body; Augustus Richardson Green, Editor, and General Book Steward.  This gentleman has, also, written and published several small volumes of a religious character; a pamphlet on the Episcopacy and Infant Baptism, and the Lives of Reverends Fayette Davis and David Canyou.  The “Elevator,” of Philadelphia; James McCrummill, Editor.  The “Ram’s Horn,” New York city; Thomas Vanrensellear, Editor.  There is now a little paper, the name of which we cannot recollect, issued at Newark, N.J., merely a local paper, very meager in appearance.  “The Farmer and Northern Star,” in Courtland, N.Y., afterwards changed to the “Impartial Citizen,” and published in Boston; Samuel Ringgold Ward, Editor.  “The North Star,” published in Rochester, N.Y.; Frederick Douglass, and Martin Robinson Delany, Editors—­subsequently changed to the “Frederick Douglass’ Paper”; Frederick Douglass, Editor.

A number of gentlemen have been authors of narratives, written by themselves, some of which are masterly efforts, manifesting great force of talents.  Of such, are those by Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, and Henry Bibb.

Of the various churches and clergy we have nothing to say, as these do not come within our province; except where individuals, from position, come within the sphere of our arrangement.