Potts.] J oZ [April 19, 



the uames of the Committee as follows, reserving a few words to be said 

 about two or three of them afterwards : 



Rev. J. S. Jones, Mr. John Turner, 



" Hugh S. Brown, " T. R. Aruott, 



" Charles M. Birrell, " Peter Stuart, 



" John Robberds, " David Stuart, 



Mr. John Cropper, " George Golding, 



" I. B. Cooke, " Robert Varty, 



" Denis Duly, " Andrew Leighton, 



" Robertson Gladstone, " E. K. Muspratt, 



" James R. JeflFery, " Maurice Williams, 



" John Patterson, " "William McGowan, 



" Charles E. Rawlins, " Charles Wilson, 



" Charles Robertson, " Robert Trimble, 



" Richard Sheil, 



" Besides the above named there were many others that both worked 

 hard and subscribed liberally to our objects, such as the late William 

 Crosfield and his two sons, Thomas Ellison, S. Bull3% etc. 



" The committee lost no time in beginning its work. In every district of 

 the town meetings were held preparatory to a great central demonstration 

 at the Amphitheatre. We were followed everywhere by paid organizers 

 of disorder ; but notwithstanding this opposition we carried our resolu- 

 tions at every meeting, including that at Birkenhead. 



"On Thursday evening, 19th of February, we held a great meeting at 

 the Amphitheatre, where we had much organized opposition ; but all our 

 resolutions were carried. We had many other occasions for demonstra- 

 tions and plenty of private work. It is a remarkable fact that our oppo- 

 nents never had a public meeting from the opening of the war till the 

 end. 



"Perhaps I ought to say something of the meeting to hear Mr. Beecher ; 

 but the truth is I had no faith in its success, and although we carried our 

 resolutions by overwhelming majorities, yet I think it did us no good. 

 He did not understand his audience, and was too 'bumptious.' 



"You ask about garments made for the fugitive negroes by my wife and 

 other ladies. I have no particulars of the work done. I have a memo- 

 randum written on one of my pamphlets showing the final result of the 

 eflbrts for the Freedmen and I have the original subscription list some- 

 where. I saw it quite recently amongst some papers, but for the moment 

 cannot find it. The figures are : 



Cash subscriptions £3170 2s. Od. 



Computed value of clothing 362 19 9 



Total , £-2533 Is. 9d. 



