25.  Having  Mr.  Prince  Saunders  so  much  with  me  I  thought  I
would  go  &  hear  Mr.  Paul  of  the  African  Church  in  Boston.  In
his  late  visit  to  this  quarter  he  had  called  upon  me  in  regard  to
the  subscription  to  provide  African  preachers  for  African  assem-
blies. The  Subscription  &  recommendation  of  a  plan  to  encourage
the  education  of  Africans  for  the  ministry.  The  great  zeal  dis-
played in  the  plan  of  a  Colony,  upon  the  subject  of  which  Agents
had  gone  from  the  U.  S.  A.  to  England,  had  been  kindly  received
&  had  sailed  for  Africa,  &  the  actual  presence  of  Prince  Saunders
from  England  &  Hayti,  &  some  thought  that  he  was  a  preacher
&  might  assist,  all  these  things  gave  a  great  interest  to  the  occa-
sion. The  crowd  was  therefore  great,  the  house  full  &  overflowing.
Many  could  not  enter.    He  discovered  no  reach  of  power  but  great


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solemnity  of  manner.  He  gave  the  tale  of  the  Woman  of  Canaan
pleading  for  her  daughter.  He  impressed  the  audience  with  a  re-
gard to  his  sincerity  &  many  with  a  sense  of  his  talents.  His  per-
son is  good  &  much  beyond  that  of  Prince  Saunders  who  is  still
the  superior  man.
26.  No  virulence  can  exceed  that  with  which  Gen.  Dearborn  is
attacked.  All  the  doggrel  &  insult  of  party  vengeance  are  poured
upon  Gen.  D.  for  what  I  never  heard  doubted.  The  Salem  Gazette
has  gone  into  all  the  fullness  of  this  unmerited  abuse.  We  may
depend  Gen.  Stark  must  go  next,  in  some  way  or  other.  Mr.  Sam-
uel Buffum,  aet.  74,  buried  this  week,  was  a  singular  character.
