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The Free Library > Literature > Anne Bronte > The Tenant of Wildfell Hall > Chapter XVI
June 1st, 1821. - We have just returned to Staningley - that is, we returned some days ago, and I am not yet settled, and feel as if I never should be. We left town sooner than was intended, in consequence of my uncle's indisposition; - I wonder what would have been the result if we had stayed the full time. I am quite ashamed of my new-sprung distaste for country life. All my former occupations seem so tedious and dull, my former amusements so insipid and unprofitable. I cannot enjoy my music, because there is no one to hear it. I cannot enjoy my walks, because there is no one to meet. I cannot enjoy my books, because they have not power to arrest my attention: my head is so haunted with the recollections of the last few weeks, that I cannot attend to them. My drawing suits me best, for I can draw and think at the same time; and if my productions cannot now be seen by any one but myself, and those who do not care about them, they, possibly, may be, hereafter. But, then, there is one face I am always trying to paint or to sketch, and always without success; and that vexes me. As for the owner of that face, I cannot get him out of my mind - and, indeed, I never try. I wonder whether he ever thinks of me; and I wonder whether I shall ever see him again. And then might follow a train of other wonderments - questions for time and fate to answer - concluding with - Supposing all the rest be answered in the affirmative, I wonder whether I shall ever repent it? as my aunt would tell me I should, if she knew what I was thinking about.
How distinctly I remember our conversation that evening before our departure for town, when we were sitting together over the fire, my uncle having gone to bed with a slight attack of the gout.
'Helen,' said she, after a thoughtful silence, 'do you ever think about marriage?'
'Yes, aunt, often.'
'And do you ever contemplate the possibility of being married yourself, or engaged, before the season is over?'
'Sometimes; but I don't think it at all likely that I ever shall.'
'Why so?'
'Because, I imagine, there must be only a very, very few men in the world that I should like to marry; and of those few, it is ten to one I may never be acquainted with one; or if I should, it is twenty to one he may not happen to be single, or to take a fancy to me.'
'That is no argument at all. It may be very true - and I hope is true, that there are very few men whom you would choose to marry, of yourself. It is not, indeed, to be supposed that you would wish to marry any one till you were asked: a girl's affections should never be won unsought. But when they are sought - when the citadel of the heart is fairly besieged - it is apt to surrender sooner than the owner is aware of, and often against her better judgment, and in opposition to all her preconceived ideas of what she could have loved, unless she be extremely careful and discreet. Now, I want to warn you, Helen, of these things, and to exhort you to be watchful and circumspect from the very commencement of your career, and not to suffer your heart to be stolen from you by the first foolish or unprincipled person that covets the possession of it. - You know, my dear, you are only just eighteen; there is plenty of time before you, and neither your uncle nor I are in any hurry to get you off our hands, and I may venture to say, there will be no lack of suitors; for you can boast a good family, a pretty considerable fortune and expectations, and, I may as well tell you likewise - for, if I don't, others will - that you have a fair share of beauty besides - and I hope you may never have cause to regret it!'
'I hope not, aunt; but why should you fear it?'
'Because, my dear, beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.'
'Have you been troubled in that way, aunt?'
'No, Helen,' said she, with reproachful gravity, 'but I know many that have; and some, through carelessness, have been the wretched victims of deceit; and some, through weakness, have fallen into snares and temptations terrible to relate.'
'Well, I shall be neither careless nor weak.'
'Remember Peter, Helen! Don't boast, but watch. Keep a guard over your eyes and ears as the inlets of your heart, and over your lips as the outlet, lest they betray you in a moment of unwariness. Receive, coldly and dispassionately, every attention, till you have ascertained and duly considered the worth of the aspirant; and let your affections be consequent upon approbation alone. First study; then approve; then love. Let your eyes be blind to all external attractions, your ears deaf to all the fascinations of flattery and light discourse. - These are nothing - and worse than nothing - snares and wiles of the tempter, to lure the thoughtless to their own destruction. Principle is the first thing, after all; and next to that, good sense, respectability, and moderate wealth. If you should marry the handsomest, and most accomplished and superficially agreeable man in the world, you little know the misery that would overwhelm you if, after all, you should find him to be a worthless reprobate, or even an impracticable fool.'
'But what are all the poor fools and reprobates to do, aunt? If everybody followed your advice, the world would soon come to an end.'
'Never fear, my dear! the male fools and reprobates will never want for partners, while there are so many of the other sex to match them; but do you follow my advice. And this is no subject for jesting, Helen - I am sorry to see you treat the matter in that light way. Believe me, matrimony is a serious thing.' And she spoke it so seriously, that one might have fancied she had known it to her cost; but I asked no more impertinent questions, and merely answered, - 'I know it is; and I know there is truth and sense in what you say; but you need not fear me, for I not only should think it wrong to marry a man that was deficient in sense or in principle, but I should never be tempted to do it; for I could not like him, if he were ever so handsome, and ever so charming, in other respects; I should hate him - despise him - pity him - anything but love him. My affections not only ought to be founded on approbation, but they will and must be so: for, without approving, I cannot love. It is needless to say, I ought to be able to respect and honour the man I marry, as well as love him, for I cannot love him without. So set your mind at rest.'
'I hope it may be so,' answered she.
'I know it is so,' persisted I.
'You have not been tried yet, Helen - we can but hope,' said she in her cold, cautious way.
'I was vexed at her incredulity; but I am not sure her doubts were entirely without sagacity; I fear I have found it much easier to remember her advice than to profit by it; - indeed, I have sometimes been led to question the soundness of her doctrines on those subjects. Her counsels may be good, as far as they go - in the main points at least; - but there are some things she has overlooked in her calculations. I wonder if she was ever in love.
I commenced my career - or my first campaign, as my uncle calls it - kindling with bright hopes and fancies - chiefly raised by this conversation - and full of confidence in my own discretion. At first, I was delighted with the novelty and excitement of our London life; but soon I began to weary of its mingled turbulence and constraint, and sigh for the freshness and freedom of home. My new acquaintances, both male and female, disappointed my expectations, and vexed and depressed me by turns; I for I soon grew tired of studying their peculiarities, and laughing at their foibles - particularly as I was obliged to keep my criticisms to myself, for my aunt would not hear them - and they - the ladies especially - appeared so provokingly mindless, and heartless, and artificial. The gentlemen scorned better, but, perhaps, it was because I knew them less - perhaps, because they flattered me; but I did not fall in love with any of them; and, if their attentions pleased me one moment, they provoked me the next, because they put me out of humour with myself, by revealing my vanity and making me fear I was becoming like some of the ladies I so heartily despised.
There was one elderly gentleman that annoyed me very much; a rich old friend of my uncle's, who, I believe, thought I could not do better than marry him; but, besides being old, he was ugly and disagreeable, - and wicked, I am sure, though my aunt scolded me for saying so; but she allowed he was no saint. And there was another, less hateful, but still more tiresome, because she favoured him, and was always thrusting him upon me, and sounding his praises in my ears - Mr. Boarham by name, Bore'em, as I prefer spelling it, for a terrible bore he was: I shudder still at the remembrance of his voice - drone, drone, drone, in my ear - while he sat beside me, prosing away by the half-hour together, and beguiling himself with the notion that he was improving my mind by useful information, or impressing his dogmas upon me and reforming my errors of judgment, or perhaps that he was talking down to my level, and amusing me with entertaining discourse. Yet he was a decent man enough in the main, I daresay; and if he had kept his distance, I never would have hated him. As it was, it was almost impossible to help it, for he not only bothered me with the infliction of his own presence, but he kept me from the enjoyment of more agreeable society.
One night, however, at a ball, he had been more than usually tormenting, and my patience was quite exhausted. It appeared as if the whole evening was fated to be insupportable: I had just had one dance with an empty-headed coxcomb, and then Mr. Boarham had come upon me and seemed determined to cling to me for the rest of the night. He never danced himself, and there he sat, poking his head in my face, and impressing all beholders with the idea that he was a confirmed, acknowledged lover; my aunt looking complacently on all the time, and wishing him God-speed. In vain I attempted to drive him away by giving a loose to my exasperated feelings, even to positive rudeness: nothing could convince him that his presence was disagreeable. Sullen silence was taken for rapt attention, and gave him greater room to talk; sharp answers were received as smart sallies of girlish vivacity, that only required an indulgent rebuke; and flat contradictions were but as oil to the flames, calling forth new strains of argument to support his dogmas, and bringing down upon me endless floods of reasoning to overwhelm me with conviction.
But there was one present who seemed to have a better appreciation of my frame of mind. A gentleman stood by, who had been watching our conference for some time, evidently much amused at my companion's remorseless pertinacity and my manifest annoyance, and laughing to himself at the asperity and uncompromising spirit of my replies. At length, however, he withdrew, and went to the lady of the house, apparently for the purpose of asking an introduction to me, for, shortly after, they both came up, and she introduced him as Mr. Huntingdon, the son of a late friend of my uncle's. He asked me to dance. I gladly consented, of course; and he was my companion during the remainder of my stay, which was not long, for my aunt, as usual, insisted upon an early departure.
I was sorry to go, for I had found my new acquaintance a very lively and entertaining companion. There was a certain graceful ease and freedom about all he said and did, that gave a sense of repose and expansion to the mind, after so much constraint and formality as I had been doomed to suffer. There might be, it is true, a little too much careless boldness in his manner and address, but I was in so good a humour, and so grateful for my late deliverance from Mr. Boarham, that it did not anger me.
'Well, Helen, how do you like Mr. Boarham now?' said my aunt, as we took our seats in the carriage and drove away.
'Worse than ever,' I replied.
She looked displeased, but said no more on that subject.
'Who was the gentleman you danced with last,' resumed she, after a pause - 'that was so officious in helping you on with your shawl?'
'He was not officious at all, aunt: he never attempted to help me till he saw Mr. Boarham coming to do so; and then he stepped laughingly forward and said, "Come, I'll preserve you from that infliction."'
'Who was it, I ask?' said she, with frigid gravity.
'It was Mr. Huntingdon, the son of uncle's old friend.'
'I have heard your uncle speak of young Mr. Huntingdon. I've heard him say, "He's a fine lad, that young Huntingdon, but a bit wildish, I fancy." So I'd have you beware.'
'What does "a bit wildish" mean?' I inquired.
'It means destitute of principle, and prone to every vice that is common to youth.'
'But I've heard uncle say he was a sad wild fellow himself, when he was young.'
She sternly shook her head.
'He was jesting then, I suppose,' said I, 'and here he was speaking at random - at least, I cannot believe there is any harm in those laughing blue eyes.'
'False reasoning, Helen!' said she, with a sigh.
'Well, we ought to be charitable, you know, aunt - besides, I don't think it is false: I am an excellent physiognomist, and I always judge of people's characters by their looks - not by whether they are handsome or ugly, but by the general cast of the countenance. For instance, I should know by your countenance that you were not of a cheerful, sanguine disposition; and I should know by Mr. Wilmot's, that he was a worthless old reprobate; and by Mr. Boarham's, that he was not an agreeable companion; and by Mr. Huntingdon's, that he was neither a fool nor a knave, though, possibly, neither a sage nor a saint - but that is no matter to me, as I am not likely to meet him again - unless as an occasional partner in the ball-room.'
It was not so, however, for I met him again next morning. He came to call upon my uncle, apologising for not having done so before, by saying he was only lately returned from the Continent, and had not heard, till the previous night, of my uncle's arrival in town; and after that I often met him; sometimes in public, sometimes at home; for he was very assiduous in paying his respects to his old friend, who did not, however, consider himself greatly obliged by the attention.
'I wonder what the deuce the lad means by coming so often,' he would say, - 'can you tell, Helen? - Hey? He wants none o' my company, nor I his - that's certain.'
'I wish you'd tell him so, then,' said my aunt.
'Why, what for? If I don't want him, somebody does, mayhap'
(winking at me). 'Besides, he's a pretty tidy fortune, Peggy, you know - not such a catch as Wilmot; but then Helen won't hear of that match: for, somehow, these old chaps don't go down with the girls - with all their money, and their experience to boot. I'll bet anything she'd rather have this young fellow without a penny, than Wilmot with his house full of gold. Wouldn't you, Nell?'
'Yes, uncle; but that's not saying much for Mr. Huntingdon; for I'd rather be an old maid and a pauper than Mrs. Wilmot.'
'And Mrs. Huntingdon? What would you rather be than Mrs. Huntingdon - eh?'
'I'll tell you when I've considered the matter.'
'Ah! it needs consideration, then? But come, now - would you rather be an old maid - let alone the pauper?'
'I can't tell till I'm asked.'
And I left the room immediately, to escape further examination. But five minutes after, in looking from my window, I beheld Mr. Boarham coming up to the door. I waited nearly half-an-hour in uncomfortable suspense, expecting every minute to be called, and vainly longing to hear him go. Then footsteps were heard on the stairs, and my aunt entered the room with a solemn countenance, and closed the door behind her.
'Here is Mr. Boarham, Helen,' said she. 'He wishes to see you.'
'Oh, aunt! - Can't you tell him I'm indisposed? - I'm sure I am - to see him.'
'Nonsense, my dear! this is no trifling matter. He is come on a very important errand - to ask your hand in marriage of your uncle and me.'
'I hope my uncle and you told him it was not in your power to give it. What right had he to ask any one before me?'
'Helen!'
'What did my uncle say?'
'He said he would not interfere in the matter; if you liked to accept Mr. Boarham's obliging offer, you - '
'Did he say obliging offer?'
'No; he said if you liked to take him you might; and if not, you might please yourself.'
'He said right; and what did you say?'
'It is no matter what I said. What will you say? - that is the question. He is now waiting to ask you himself; but consider well before you go; and if you intend to refuse him, give me your reasons.'
'I shall refuse him, of course; but you must tell me how, for I want to be civil and yet decided - and when I've got rid of him, I'll give you my reasons afterwards.'
'But stay, Helen; sit down a little and compose yourself. Mr. Boarham is in no particular hurry, for he has little doubt of your acceptance; and I want to speak with you. Tell me, my dear, what are your objections to him? Do you deny that he is an upright, honourable man?'
'No.'
'Do you deny that he is sensible, sober, respectable?'
'No; he may be all this, but - '
'But, Helen! How many such men do you expect to meet with in the world? Upright, honourable, sensible, sober, respectable! Is this such an every-day character that you should reject the possessor of such noble qualities without a moment's hesitation? Yes, noble I may call them; for think of the full meaning of each, and how many inestimable virtues they include (and I might add many more to the list), and consider that all this is laid at your feet. It is in your power to secure this inestimable blessing for life - a worthy and excellent husband, who loves you tenderly, but not too fondly so as to blind him to your faults, and will be your guide throughout life's pilgrimage, and your partner in eternal bliss. Think how - '
'But I hate him, aunt,' said I, interrupting this unusual flow of eloquence.
'Hate him, Helen! Is this a Christian spirit? - you hate him? and he so good a man!'
'I don't hate him as a man, but as a husband. As a man, I love him so much that I wish him a better wife than I - one as good as himself, or better - if you think that possible - provided she could like him; but I never could, and therefore - '
'But why not? What objection do you find?'
'Firstly, he is at least forty years old - considerably more, I should think - and I am but eighteen; secondly, he is narrow-minded and bigoted in the extreme; thirdly, his tastes and feelings are wholly dissimilar to mine; fourthly, his looks, voice, and manner are particularly displeasing to me; and, finally, I have an aversion to his whole person that I never can surmount.'
'Then you ought to surmount it. And please to compare him for a moment with Mr. Huntingdon, and, good looks apart (which contribute nothing to the merit of the man, or to the happiness of married life, and which you have so often professed to hold in light esteem), tell me which is the better man.'
'I have no doubt Mr. Huntingdon is a much better man than you think him; but we are not talking about him now, but about Mr. Boarham; and as I would rather grow, live, and die in single blessedness - than be his wife, it is but right that I should tell him so at once, and put him out of suspense - so let me go.'
'But don't give him a flat denial; he has no idea of such a thing, and it would offend him greatly: say you have no thoughts of matrimony at present - '
'But I have thoughts of it.'
'Or that you desire a further acquaintance.'
'But I don't desire a further acquaintance - quite the contrary.'
And without waiting for further admonitions I left the room and went to seek Mr. Boarham. He was walking up and down the drawing- room, humming snatches of tunes and nibbling the end of his cane.
'My dear young lady,' said he, bowing and smirking with great complacency, 'I have your kind guardian's permission - '
'I know, sir,' said I, wishing to shorten the scene as much as possible, 'and I am greatly obliged for your preference, but must beg to decline the honour you wish to confer, for I think we were not made for each other, as you yourself would shortly discover if the experiment were tried.'
My aunt was right. It was quite evident he had had little doubt of my acceptance, and no idea of a positive denial. He was amazed, astounded at such an answer, but too incredulous to be much offended; and after a little humming and hawing, he returned to the attack.
'I know, my dear, that there exists a considerable disparity between us in years, in temperament, and perhaps some other things; but let me assure you, I shall not be severe to mark the faults and foibles of a young and ardent nature such as yours, and while I acknowledge them to myself, and even rebuke them with all a father's care, believe me, no youthful lover could be more tenderly indulgent towards the object of his affections than I to you; and, on the other hand, let me hope that my more experienced years and graver habits of reflection will be no disparagement in your eyes, as I shall endeavour to make them all conducive to your happiness. Come, now! What do you say? Let us have no young lady's affectations and caprices, but speak out at once.'
'I will, but only to repeat what I said before, that I am certain we were not made for each other.'
'You really think so?'
'I do.'
'But you don't know me - you wish for a further acquaintance - a longer time to - '
'No, I don't. I know you as well as I ever shall, and better than you know me, or you would never dream of uniting yourself to one so incongruous - so utterly unsuitable to you in every way.'
'But, my dear young lady, I don't look for perfection; I can excuse - '
'Thank you, Mr. Boarham, but I won't trespass upon your goodness. You may save your indulgence and consideration for some more worthy object, that won't tax them so heavily.'
'But let me beg you to consult your aunt; that excellent lady, I am sure, will - '
'I have consulted her; and I know her wishes coincide with yours; but in such important matters, I take the liberty of judging for myself; and no persuasion can alter my inclinations, or induce me to believe that such a step would be conducive to my happiness or yours - and I wonder that a man of your experience and discretion should think of choosing such a wife.'
'Ah, well!' said he, 'I have sometimes wondered at that myself. I have sometimes said to myself, "Now Boarham, what is this you're after? Take care, man - look before you leap! This is a sweet, bewitching creature, but remember, the brightest attractions to the lover too often prove the husband's greatest torments!" I assure you my choice has not been made without much reasoning and reflection. The seeming imprudence of the match has cost me many an anxious thought by day, and many a sleepless hour by night; but at length I satisfied myself that it was not, in very deed, imprudent. I saw my sweet girl was not without her faults, but of these her youth, I trusted, was not one, but rather an earnest of virtues yet unblown - a strong ground of presumption that her little defects of temper and errors of judgment, opinion, or manner were not irremediable, but might easily be removed or mitigated by the patient efforts of a watchful and judicious adviser, and where I failed to enlighten and control, I thought I might safely undertake to pardon, for the sake of her many excellences. Therefore, my dearest girl, since I am satisfied, why should you object - on my account, at least?'
'But to tell you the truth, Mr. Boarham, it is on my own account I principally object; so let us - drop the subject,' I would have said, 'for it is worse than useless to pursue it any further,' but he pertinaciously interrupted me with, - 'But why so? I would love you, cherish you, protect you,' &c., &c.
I shall not trouble myself to put down all that passed between us. Suffice it to say, that I found him very troublesome, and very hard to convince that I really meant what I said, and really was so obstinate and blind to my own interests, that there was no shadow of a chance that either he or my aunt would ever be able to overcome my objections. Indeed, I am not sure that I succeeded after all; though wearied with his so pertinaciously returning to the same point and repeating the same arguments over and over again, forcing me to reiterate the same replies, I at length turned short and sharp upon him, and my last words were, - 'I tell you plainly, that it cannot be. No consideration can induce me to marry against my inclinations. I respect you - at least, I would respect you, if you would behave like a sensible man - but I cannot love you, and never could - and the more you talk the further you repel me; so pray don't say any more about it.'
Whereupon he wished me a good-morning, and withdrew, disconcerted and offended, no doubt; but surely it was not my fault.


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James G. Birney
James Gillespie Birney
February 4, 1792(1792-02-04)
Danville, Kentucky, USA
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James Gillespie Birney (February 4, 1792 – November 25, 1857) was an abolitionist, politician and jurist born in Danville, Kentucky. From 1816 to 1818, he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1836, he started his abolitionist weekly publication in Cincinnati, Ohio titled The Philanthropist.
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Mercer County, Kentucky
Born to an affluent Irish Episcopalian slaveholder of the same name in Danville, Kentucky, James G. Birney lost his mother during his youth. He and his sister were raised by their aunt, who had come over from Scotland at the request of his father to look after the two. By 1795, his father's two sisters and their families had migrated from Ireland, settling on farms near his home. Most of his mother's relatives had also migrated nearby, settling in other areas of Mercer County, Kentucky. Growing up, he saw the issue of slavery from a variety of perspectives. Though his father fought to prevent their state of Kentucky from joining the Union as a slave state, when the effort failed, he decided that until the legislature abolished slavery from the state as a whole, a person could own slaves as long as he treated them humanely. Other members of Birney's family felt personal moral responsibility and refused to own slaves. Most notably, the aunt that raised him did not own slaves and paid them when they performed services for her. For his own part, Birney agreed with his father and received his first slave at age six. However, for much of his youth and education, he was under the influence of teachers and friends with strong anti-slavery views. For example, he attended several sermons given by a Baptist abolitionist by the name of David Barrow in his youth, which he later recalled with fondness.
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Samuel Stanhope Smith
When Birney turned eleven he was sent to Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, returning home two years later to enter a school run by a Presbyterian man that had just opened in Dansville. He excelled in his studies there, which were mostly based in the sciences. In 1808, he entered the College of New Jersey at age seventeen, which was the name of Princeton University at that time. He studied political philosophy, logic and moral philosophy, and became known as a proficient debater. Among his classmates, he became particularly good friends with George M. Dallas. He studied under the president of the school (Samuel Stanhope Smith), who was both a logician and author that held weak anti-slavery sentiments. He believed that slavery was morally wrong, but upheld the citizens' right of ownership. Birney graduated from Princeton on September 26, 1810.
When he returned to Danville following graduation, he worked for the campaign of Henry Clay for one month. After this, he began to study law at the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia, the father of his Princeton friend and classmate. He lived among well means, having a horse carriage for transportation and always being well-dressed. He also made friends with members of the local Quaker community. He remained in Philadelphia with Dallas for the next three years, until he passed the Philadelphia bar examination and was admitted to the bar association.
Law practice[]
In May 1814 Birney returned to his hometown and took up the practice of law there, becoming the acting attorney for the local bank. He handled both civil and criminal lawsuits in Danville and other outlying counties of Kentucky. The economy of Kentucky was rather poor at this time, as the War of 1812 had caused a schism in trade within the state. Having trouble making ends meet, Birney made his living at this time primarily as a claims adjuster.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Birney became a freemason upon his return to Danville and a member of Danville's town council, making him a "member" of the town's social elite. He also fell in love with Agatha McDowell and married her on February 1, 1816 at a Presbyterian church. Among the wedding gifts the young couple received were slaves from his father and father-in-law. As Birney had yet to fully develop his abolitionist views, he accepted them kindly. It should be said that later in life Birney was known to say on many occasions that he does not recall ever believing that slavery was right.
Kentucky politics[]
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Henry Clay
In 1815, he again worked for the successful campaign of Henry Clay, who was running for U.S. Congress. He also campaigned for George Madison, who was running for Kentucky Governor and won (Madison died months later). His political sentiments at the time were with the Democratic-Republican Party. In 1816, Birney won a seat in the Kentucky General Assembly representing Mercer County, becoming a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives at age twenty-four. In 1817, the Kentucky Senate drafted a resolution that proposed opening a dialogue between the newly installed governor of Kentucky, Gabriel Slaughter, and the governors of Ohio and Indiana for the purpose of passing laws in those states calling for the capture and return of runaway slaves from Kentucky.
Birney staunchly opposed this resolution and it was defeated, though a new resolution was soon after drafted and passed, despite Birney's opposition yet again. As he saw very little future for himself in Kentucky politics, Birney decided to move to Alabama with the hope of starting a political career.
Alabama[]
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Madison County, Alabama
In February 1818, he moved his family to Madison County, Alabama, where he purchased a cotton plantation and slaves, most of whom came with him from Kentucky. In 1819, Birney became a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing Madison County. While there, he helped draft an act that would afford slaves tried by jury paid legal counsel, barring the master and prosecutorial witness or their relatives from being members of the jury. This, along with his opposition to the nomination of Andrew Jackson for U.S. President, hampered many of his future political ambitions in Alabama. He opposed Jackson primarily on the grounds that he was foul-tempered, having personally executed two men previously.
In 1823, after experiencing many troubles with his cotton plantation, Birney moved to Huntsville, Alabama to practice law again. His financial troubles were due in part to his habit of horse race gambling, which he gave up eventually after many losses. Most of his slaves stayed on at the plantation, though he did bring with him to Huntsville his servant Michael, as well as Michael's wife and three children.
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John McKinley
At this time there were a number of other practicing lawyers in that area, including one John McKinley. His name preceded him, and he was admitted to the Alabama bar association. McKinley, along with several other prominent members of society, successfully campaigned for Birney to become the solicitor general of Alabama in 1823. By the end of the year he decided to close his plantation, and sold the slaves at the plantation to a friend of his that was known for his good temperament and kind treatment of slaves. Following the sale of the plantation and slaves, he achieved financial stability, bought a generous plot of land and constructed a large brick house in Huntsville. As was true upon his first return to Danville years back, he once again became a member of the social elite in this new town. In addition to his duties as a public prosecutor, his private law office proved quite lucrative.
By 1825, he was the wealthiest lawyer in northern Alabama, partnering up with Arthur F. Hopkins. The next year, he resigned as solicitor general to pursue his own career with more tenacity. Over the next several years, he worked, often defending blacks, was appointed a trustee of a private school and joined the Presbyterian Church. In 1828, he became an elector on the John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush ticket. He strongly supported Adams for his conservatism, viewing the politics of Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun as a threat to the Union. To Birney's great disappointment, Jackson won. However, he found other ways to champion his beliefs. In 1829, his fellow citizens elected him mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, allowing him to act on his new found faith and work for reforms in public education and temperance.
American Colonization Society[]
Birney's religious fervor also encouraged him to reevaluate his views on slavery. Increasingly alienated by the politics of the Jackson administration, he discovered the American Colonization Society in 1826. In 1829, he was introduced to Josiah Polk of the ACS by Henry Clay and became an early supporter of the society. He was intrigued by the possibility of solving the problem of free blacks by starting a colony for them in Liberia, Africa. In January 1830 he helped begin a chapter in Huntsville, Alabama and subscribed to its literature.
He was then sent on a trip to the East Coast for the University of Alabama in search of professors for the college, following the receipt of a generous endowment for the school. From August through October 1830 he visited Philadelphia, New Brunswick, New York, New Haven, Boston, Ohio and Kentucky. He returned home with numerous recommendations, and was thanked for his services. While in these areas, with the exception of Kentucky, he was greatly encouraged by the presence of free states in the Union. This same year, he had some sort of falling out with Henry Clay and also ceased further campaigning for the Democratic-Republican Party.
In 1831, Birney began considering moving to Illinois, as he was troubled with the idea of his children growing up in a slave state. He mentioned a move to Illinois frequently, stating he would free his remaining slave Michael, Michael's wife and three children there. However, this never came to pass. In 1832, the American Colonization Society offered him a position as an agent who traveled around the south promoting their cause and he accepted. He met with some success, including organizing the departure of settlers to Liberia and writing essays in defense of colonization. However, in failing to convert his audience to colonization, he began to doubt its effectiveness and the acceptability of slavery. In 1832, he had decided to return to Danville, Kentucky.
Gradual emancipation[]
Danville[]
A year before returning to Danville, Birney wrote letters to slaveholders in Kentucky who had previously expressed their support for emancipation, suggesting they soon hold a convention on the matter. On December 6, 1832 the gathering was held, with only nine slave owners in attendance. Most of these pledged not to emancipate their current slaves, but to emancipate their slave's offspring at age twenty-one. This small group also aimed to bring in non-slaveholders to promote this idea of "gradual" emancipation.
Abolitionist[]
In 1833, he read a paper signed by several Christian organizations that repudiated the tenets of the American Colonization Society and, instead, called for the immediate abolition of slavery. This, along with life experience and education, brought Birney to the realization that slavery must be abolished once and for all. Inspired by the Lane Seminary debates, he freed his remaining slaves and declared himself an abolitionist in 1834.
Cincinnati[]
"What ought to be done with them?" asked the Post. "We would say: Send them back to the place from whence they came, and if any of their authors, or the agents of them, should be found here, lynch them."[1]
Cincinnati Daily Post, August, 1835
In August 1835, Birney visited Cincinnati to make contacts with friends and fellow members of the abolitionist movement there. He worked to gain support in publishing an anti-slavery newspaper. At this time, there were four newspapers in the city, and all but the Cincinnati Daily Gazette released "critically-roundabout" editorials the next day that assailed the faults of abolitionism in general. One paper, The Daily Post (not to be confused with the Cincinnati Post), even called for lynching those who set out to author anti-slavery literature in their city.
The Gazette, which was owned by editor Charles Hammond, came to be an ally of sorts to Birney and his paper. While Hammond himself did not support equal rights for negroes, he did support the idea of a free press and freedom of speech. He also strongly resented the attempts of the South to legalize slaveholding in the North.
We have little doubt that his office will be torn down, but we trust that Mr. Birney will receive no personal harm. Notwithstanding his mad notions, we consider him an honest and benevolent man. He is resolute, too. Not having been permitted to open his battery in this State, he is determined to cannonade us from across the river. Isn't it rather too long a shot for execution, Mr. Birney?[1]
Louisville Journal, January, 1836
In October 1835, Birney and his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to prepare for the publication of his abolitionist paper The Philanthropist, to be published weekly. From his arrival, he and the paper were the subject of controversy, with the majority of local newspapers and others doing everything they could to make him feel unwelcome. The Louisville Journal wrote a scathing editorial that all but directly threatened his paper. However, writing for his newspaper helped him develop ideas for fighting slavery legislatively. He used them as he worked with Salmon P. Chase to protect slaves who escaped to Ohio. In 1837, the American Anti-Slavery Society recruited him as an officer and corresponding secretary and he moved his family to New York.
Liberty Party[]
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Birney is pictured here at the conference in 1840 in a large group painting. The figure to the left is John Beaumont (another abolitionist delegate).[2]
With the American Anti-Slavery Society's schism in 1840, he resigned his position as he opposed equal rights for women. Also in that year, the Liberty Party, a newly formed political party whose only aim was abolition, nominated Birney for president. Accurately predicting he would not win, he instead went as a delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London.[2] The convention named him a vice-president and spread his writings throughout England. When he came back, the Liberty Party made use of his legal expertise in their efforts to defend blacks and fugitive slaves. They chose him as their candidate again in the 1844 presidential election.
Michigan[]
In 1841, Birney moved to Saginaw, Michigan with his new wife and family. He lived at the Webster House in Saginaw for a few months until his home in Bay City, Michigan was ready. Birney was in the land development business in Bay City. He was a trustee of the reorganized Saginaw Bay Company and was deeply involved in the planning of Bay City, Michigan, where Birney Park is named after him. Birney and the other developers supported churches in their community where they set aside money for church construction. In addition to running for the Presidency in 1840 and 1844, Birney received 3023 votes for governor of the State of Michigan in 1845. Birney remained in Michigan until 1855, when his health drove him to move to the East Coast.
While in Bay City, Birney led a life of farming and agricultural pursuits in addition to his legal work, land development and national anti-slavery involvement. He commented on the lack of help available in the city and was found working on his own fence.
His son, James Birney, came to Bay City then called Lower Saginaw to take care of his father's business interests in the city. James remained in Bay City and followed his father's tradition of public service. He is buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery on the East side of town[3].
Paralysis[]
In August 1845, Birney suffered from bouts of paralysis following a horseback riding accident, which recurred intermittently for the remainder of his life. His speech became affected as his condition worsened, until he was eventually left to communication through gestures and writing (the latter made difficult by severe tremors). He ended his public career and his direct involvement in the abolitionist movement as a result, though he kept himself informed of new developments. He died in New Jersey in 1857 in a communal settlement surrounded by abolitionist friends, but convinced that war would be necessary to end slavery[4]. He was buried at the Williamsburg Cemetery[5] in Groveland, New York, the home of his wife's family. In 1840, he had married Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry Fitzhugh and of Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, wife of Gerrit Smith).[6]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Birney, William (1890). James G. Birney and His Times. D. Appleton & Company.
↑ 2.0 2.1 National Portrait Gallery
↑ History of Bay County, Michigan: And Representative Citizens By Augustus H Gansser
↑ The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge By George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana page 287
↑ Transcriptions from Gravestones, at RootsWeb
↑ [1] Fitzhugh genealogy
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Fladeland, Betty (1955). James Gillespie Birney: Slaveholder to Abolitionist. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, New York: Somerset Publishers. 1987. pp. 112–116. ISBN 0403099811.
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Miami Dolphins rookie offensive lineman Robert Hunt has gone from being a luxury to possibly being a necessity in less than a week.
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But Solomon Kindley being slowed by a foot injury, the Dolphins (6-4) need Hunt to bolster the right side of the line heading into Sunday's 1 p.m. road game against the New York Jets (0-10).
"It is what it is," Hunt said when asked about his elevated role. "I'm just going to compete and wherever they need me to play, wherever they need anybody else [to] play, they'll play there. Wherever they need me, I'm just going to stick in and do whatever I can to play well and compete."
Hunt already has played 269 snaps on offense, filling in at right tackle when Jesse Davis was moved to left tackle because of Austin Jackson's foot injury and when Davis replaced Kindley at right guard.
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The Dolphins removed Davis from the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday after he received three negative COVID-19 test results, which means he'll likely return to the lineup for Sunday's game. But where he plays impacts Hunt.
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Given how frequently I have written about our rat problems, never mind the possum that maliciously died under my kitchen the day before Thanksgiving in 2015, it is not surprising that friends contact me when creatures of the rodential persuasion take up residence on their property.
My neighbor Karen recently discovered that a colony of raccoons, entering through a broken screen on one of the foundation vents, was living under her house. Would that they just wanted shelter! In a true horror movie scenario, they appeared to be trying to claw their way through the floor into the house at night, scaring the bejeezus out of the entire family.
Alas, my marsupial and rat guy doesn't do raccoons, but he gave her the name of Raider Ron from Raccoon-Be-Gone.
How I wish you had been here when Raider Ron came over to facilitate the raccoon diaspora. First, he was just what you would expect, a little more than rough around the edges, middle-aged with a two day growth of beard that would look good on Ben Affleck but not on him. Good sense of humor, though, but one would probably need it in this line of work.
The business of raccoon eradication is quite specialized. A license is required and I can only imagine what a continuing education convention would look like. When we got down to business there were two options, one being trapping, and the other using what could only be called "behavior modification." The second was cheaper ($200) and was more humane, with 90-95 percent success rate which sounded good to me.
The first was trapping, with almost 100 percent success. That was a little pricier at $300 but only for two raccoons. More than two of the disagreeable critters go for $100 a pop extra and I had no idea how many there were. Also, the traps would be set up in the side yard as apparently traps cannot be seen from the street. This would mean not only leaving the side gate slightly open but also running the risk of trapping other unwanted visitors (i.e. possums) and the neighbors' cats. The traps are baited with Kentucky Fried Chicken (seriously!?!) so I am sure there would be a lot of interest from local furry denizens (and maybe my two-year-old grandson).
Another downside to trapping, and this is really a downer for the raccoon, is that though they are "humanely" (Raider Ron's word) captured, they are rather summarily dispatched (hopefully not right in my back yard) to raccoon heaven. After a nanosecond of thought we opted for plan B.
With Plan B, the idea was to encourage the raccoons to see Casa Hermosa as a no longer welcoming community. To do this required putting various deterrents at their place of entrance. These deterrents, to put it mildly, are comprised of various concentrations of urine from raccoon predators, for example wolf and mountain lion.
One whiff of this and it would knock you dead 10 feet away. Raider Ron's van was filled with bottles of gelatinous concoctions of really (like really!) foul smelling goop. This stuff made Hermione's polyjuice potion look like lemonade.
Ron proceeded to fill a dozen or so little plastic cups with a sampler of this stuff, some of which, he informed us, cost more than $200 a bottle. Yikes! That would buy a good bottle of Scotch (although a whiff of some of those smoky single malts would probably knock you dead at ten feet, too). These were then strategically strewn just inside the opening to the crawl space under the window.
We were instructed to check out the entrance the next morning for evidence of animal activity and then to put down a piece of plywood or cardboard and dust it with flour (Wondra is the recommended product), and check for footprints or indications that animals were coming or going.
We were to monitor this for three days and if no activity was observed, then there was a strong likelihood the raccoons had packed their bags and gone looking for someone else's crawlspace. We could then repair the screen to prevent future invasions.
To further encourage them to move on, Ron suggested positioning a lamp at the entrance since bright light is somewhat off-putting to nocturnal animals (well, duh). Also, they apparently don't like the sound of radios. If I had an old radio laying around, which unbelievably I did, he recommended I use that, too.
I found the thought of blasting the raccoons with mariachi music highly amusing but was informed it was the sound of humans speaking that they didn't like. So we rigged up a light, stuck my ancient radio next to the crawl space, set it all on a dusk to dawn timer and hoped for the best.
Three days out and no tracks!


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An architectural frenzy grips Salon de Provence
At the height of its oil and soap-making prosperity, Salon de Provence began spreading onto the Crau plain, opened avenues leading to the new neighbourhoods and saw sumptuous buildings springing up, which, if they haven't all disappeared, have known diverse fates…
"It's as though, out of the blue, a blanket of stone and slate fell on the little city of Salon at the turn of the century", as Marie-Christine Braillard, curator at the Museum of Salon and the Crau, colourfully expresses it. A strange epidemic spread through the town at the hour of its glorious economic upturn, sowing new avenues to the west and, to the south, homes that rivalled each other in architectural significance.
Despite the 1909 earthquake and the assault of time, evidence of this period remains on and around the Boulevard de la République: huge houses called mansions or villas, practically none of which have remained in the hands of the original owners' families. Many, moreover, have only been saved by becoming public buildings or commercial space: bank, clinic, courthouse, chamber of commerce…
A trend of "castellation" had caught on, but without the invention of any new style or the revelation of local architects. The new bourgeoisie of Salon, with their rapidly rising fortunes and social status, did not necessarily have the well-developed taste nor the willingness for artistic creativity. What was most important were house façades worthy of one's social standing. The homes, built by local building companies of whom little initiative was required, came right out of catalogues, as was very much the fashion at the time. In those illustrated brochures, one could choose between different main façades and plans for the different stories. Then, all that needed to be done was personalize the product by choosing such and such a dormer or decorative detail. A financially interesting solution that cost little in imagination!
Armand Theatre in Salon de Provence
Interior décor of the Armand Theatre
The courthouse in Salon de Provence and its cupola
The cupola of the courthouse and detail of the fresco
A room in the courthouse, tapestries and woodwork
House of the soap-maker Jules Marius Fabre
Veranda of the Jules Marius Fabre House
The Villa aux Cigales
The Cercle des Arts et Métiers cultural centre
In Salon, several styles stand out.
- A classic "castle" genre with a uniform and symmetric composition, a façade of ashlar quoins, wrought-iron balconies on the first floor, sloped roofs surmounted by finials (the Bourgue, Saint-Victor, Blanche villas, Pécout, Biet-Sube mansions…).
- A series of "neo" styles: neo-Palladian for the Pascal mansion with its corner pavilions and its loggias.
- Neo-Louis XIII for the Château Lavastre that alternates bricks and stone.
- Neo-romantic for the Armieux villa with its gothic accents. Some preferred the "seaside" villa, starting the fashion for the vacation architecture that characterizes the Villa Couderc.
- Finally in 1910-20, others adopted the Modern Style or Art Nouveau, which was difficult to escape at the time.
On the more simple walls, the houses adorned themselves in bow-windows and façades with floral motifs (the Jules-Marius Fabre villa and the Roche mansion).
The architectural euphoria was not confined to private homes and factories. It also extended to the public, urban and artistic domain.
It was in that period between 1870 and 1920 that the hospital, race track, post office, gendarmery, and the Arts Circle were built, as well as the Armand theatre, which has become an important municipal performance space since its reopening twenty years ago.
This pretty, Italian-style theatre, in which you can still see the mayor's and general's boxes below the ceiling painted by Oppenheimer, is due to the generosity of a wealthy local merchant named Etienne Armand. With this edifice, the olive oil merchant wanted to contribute to the cultural development of the city and, undoubtedly, leave a lasting reminder of his rich existence. An unlucky building candidate, Armand had to to deal with such technical and financial vicissitudes as the cholera epidemic in 1884. He died bankrupt, before even one show could be performed in his theatre. His son then auctioned off the theatre to another businessman who gave it to the city in 1891… No descendant of the unfortunate patron of the arts attended the building's inauguration following its renovation in 1986.
As you stroll this peaceful residential neighbourhood in the Salon of today, the façades of the splendid buildings, scattered here and there, immobile witnesses to a forgotten era, end up making heard, softly murmured, a bit of history. That is called heritage, and to enrich today and build the future, we know tthe importance of preserving, studying and understanding it. Or just simply admiring it, to make it exist...
The Tourism Office proposes a tour in the Savonniers quarters. Most of the buildings are private and only occasionally open to the public but you can still admire the exteriors and the exuberance of their architecture.
Copyright photos : José Nicolas
Bed and breakfast - Aix-en-Provence countryside


Here's a short story to help you enjoy this year's 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
In the spring of 1922, Alton Hartley was a college student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He and a friend decided they wanted to attend the 10th International 500 Mile Sweepstakes, as the race was then known, on Tuesday, May 30th.
Having no car, Hartley and his friend needed a cheap method of transportation for the 65-mile southbound trip to Indianapolis and the local freight train beckoned. Hopping trains was illegal and considered trespassing in the early 20th century, and every major railroad company employed armies of police to protect their property.
But Hartley and his friend decided to jump the next southbound freight train and take their chances. It wasn't long before the on-board security officer found the two young men, who were horrified at their fate. Desperate to explain their situation, Hartley told the officer they were not hobos or long distance travelers. They were two college kids who just wanted to get to Indianapolis to see the 500 mile race.
Fortunately, the railroad security officer must have been a race fan. Rather than being beaten, thrown off the train or sent to jail for trespassing, the young men were marched up to the locomotive and introduced to the engineer, where they were welcomed and given a spot to ride in relative comfort for the remainder of the journey.
Much to their surprise, the train staff happily dropped the boys off in the town of Speedway on the west side of Indianapolis. As a parting gift the train staff provided them two box lunches, a pair general admission tickets to the event and a pile of newspapers which the boys were told to use as blankets while napping throughout the day.
Box lunches in hand, they arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 16th and Georgetown in time to see a 1,000-piece band perform in front of the grandstands at 9:20 am. Shortly afterward, racing legend Barney Oldfield drove his National onto the track to pace the field. The race began at 10:00 am, as was the practice at the time, with a hot-air balloon floating above the track carrying a huge American flag.
California's Jimmy Murphy wrote his name in the auto racing history books that day, taking the checkered flag shortly after 3 pm with an average speed of nearly 95 miles per hour.
Making their way back to the train station, the boys had one more favor to collect. The railroad crew had promised to pick them up again after the event and take them back to West Lafayette after the race. Hartley, who related this story to his nephew, Pete Gruich, in 1991, said they gratefully accepted the offer for a return ride and made it safely back to West Lafayette to continue their classes.
Hartley married his teenage sweetheart, Josephine, in 1926 and the couple shared more than seven decades together. An antique dealer by trade, Hartley remained an auto racing fan for the rest of his days. He died in 2001.
And once upon a time, long ago, that's how race fans were made.
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All parts present, guides, tow eye, fogs (one is rusty inside), lower grill and inner slam panel........ the only part I took was the side lights.
You are welcome to view, collection from Woking Surrey preferred but will post at cost.
I think £250 is a fair price in good condition with all parts listed.
More photos available on request, pic of bumper on car only taken a couple of months ago.


James Corden has had some of the most famous people in the world in the front seat of his car. And they've busted some impressive dance moves. Here are some of the best.
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The Eucharist is at the heart of all we do each week and reflects two things central to our identity: sharing bread and wine together and being brought together as God's family across age groups.
On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate an All Age Eucharist with the spirit and joy of family worship, plenty of involvement for children and music from our Music Group followed by refreshments for all.
On other Sundays, there is a Sung Eucharist with organ and Choir during which the younger members may enjoy our Children's Church activities and all may share in refreshments afterwards.
Occasionally, Evening Prayer is replaced by a Service of Healing with the Laying on of Hands or by our new Contemporary Worship Series.
St Andrew's is the daughter church to the Parish Church and is situated on the North side of Flitwick in Windmill Road. This small hall draws a regular and faithful congregation on Sunday mornings each week.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately St Andrews Hall is closed until further notice for repairs to the building. The 9am holy communion service on Sunday mornings will be held at St Peter & St Pauls.
Morning Prayer is said on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
This short service ensures that prayer is being offered in Church on a daily basis and is open to all who wish to come. Do join us in church as we pray for God's world and the people of this parish.
A service of Holy Communion is celebrated at Ferndale Residential Home on the first Monday of each month and at Ampthill Day Centre on the third Monday of each month. If these dates coincide with Bank Holidays, the service is held on the Tuesday instead.
For those who are housebound or unwell, Holy Communion may be brought to you in your home.


With over 30 years experience in farming the natural way, Delrie Cole, his wife and son have dedicated their lives to providing the freshest produce on island; catering to the most discriminating palate!
With some of the most stringent traceability controls on the island, Colesome Farmers Market adopts Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to ensure that quality is never compromised.
At Colesome, expect to find every kind of fruit, vegetable and seasoning grown on the island. Many of the visitors to the farm are amazed at the quality and variety of produce that we have available. Don't be surprised to find the exotic or extraordinary such as soya beans, mesclun and white carrots.
What isn't available on our 3-acre farm can often be sourced from within our extensive network of quality farming partners nationwide - once it is in season of course. If it's not in season, Colesome will contact you when it becomes available.
What sets Colesome Farmers Market apart is our concierge-level customer service. We place a huge emphasis on Customer Relationship Management (CRM). As our relationship with you grows, we keep a record of your purchasing preferences, such as preferred size, colour and texture of produce. This enables us to be proactive in meeting your special needs.
We promise to always let you know what you are buying: organic vs inorganic, source, age, level of freshness, etc.
You are more than welcome to stop in for a free farm tour. You will be pleasantly surprised how much there is to learn about where your food comes from.
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European Commission determined to conclude EU-Mercosur trade deal this year despite French concerns
October 24, 2017 by Carlo Motta Leave a Comment
Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, at last week's European Council meetings (Copyright: European Union , 2017; Source: EC – Audiovisual Service)
Despite the little space dedicated to pure international trade at the latest European leaders' summit in Brussels, one of last week's biggest takeaways is that negotiations between the EU and Southern America over a free trade deal may soon gain momentum. On Friday, right at the end of last week's EU Council meeting, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said the European Union will push to conclude free trade talks with Latin American bloc Mercosur by the end of the year, despite the concerns some members expressed. French President Emmanuel Macron indeed voiced his opposition to the increase of farm imports an agreement would bring, but it seems that now Europe is getting ready to progress towards what has the potential to become its biggest trade deal yet.
At the beginning of last week, as all EU member States were getting ready for the Thursday-Friday EU Council Meeting in Brussels, the main European media outlets reported that French President Emmanuel Macron had succeeded in "pushing trade" onto the agenda of the upcoming EU summit. Mr. Macron's plan was to reportedly call for caution in commercial deals that would bring a surge of beef and other agricultural imports, openly referring to a potential trade deal with the Southern American bloc.
Just a couple of days before, on Monday, France's ambassador to Brazil, Michel Miraillet, underlined there was "heightened concern" in the European Union over food safety in Latin America after a series of recent scandals, including the bribing of inspectors by meatpackers in Brazil to overlook sanitary practices, as reported by Reuters. Mr. Miraillet also said France expected "four or five" EU countries to back its plan to propose updating the Commission's negotiating authority. The previous week, President Macron said that France was "in no hurry" to a deal with the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay by the end of the year – a goal the European Commission had previously set, also noting that the mandate dates back to 1999.
Last week's feelings
However, despite France's concerns about an EU-Mercosur deal, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker insisted on Friday the EU will push to conclude free trade talks with South American bloc Mercosur by the end of this year. "This will be the most important trade agreement in terms of volume", he said at a closing press conference at a European summit in Brussels. "We will continue to do everything we can to conclude the negotiations with Mercosur before the end of the year. It's important. We underestimate the importance of Mercosur for the European Union," he also added.
The European Commission says the savings the EU could make from reduced import tariffs with Mercosur would be three times greater than for deals with Canada and Japan combined. President Juncker said Europe had a great opportunity to seal trade deals with countries across the world, while respecting European values and standards and the "reciprocity sought by the French president".
French concerns
Indeed, speaking to journalist after last week's summit, French President Macron stressed the need for including a "genuine principle of reciprocity" in EU's trade policy, also asking for "a balanced policy between openness and protection". The main concern coming from Mr. Macron's country is that the Commission, on top of rushing towards a deal with Mercosur, is also seeking to open talks with Australia and New Zealand, two other countries that want to expand exports of farm products. The French President is currently facing strong opposition to free trade deals at home, where crowds are pushing him to not ratify an EU trade deal with Canada (CETA). However, l'Hexagone is not the only country to oppose to a potential EU-Mercosur trade pact.
Ireland's echo
Ireland has expressed particular concerns regarding either food safety or the impact of tariff-rate quotas on sensitive agricultural products. Ireland, which is one of Europe's biggest exporters of meat, is particularly concerned about the advantage that a no-tariff situation would give to countries like Brazil – part of Mercosur, which is already among the biggest beef exporters to Europe. Ireland is also claiming that Brexit is already threatening a potentially heavy impact on the 270,000 tonnes of beef sold by Irish farmers to the UK.
In an interview last month, Meat Industry Ireland's director Cormac Healy openly said that any progression and completion of the Mercosur trade deal will have negative effects on the EU beef market. "While the outcome of Brexit is still uncertain, it [Mercosur] has the potential to cause serious disruption to the EU beef market, sending the EU-27 market into massive beef surplus", MercoPress, Southern American news agency, quoted Mr. Healy as saying. "As Ireland is the main exporter of beef to the rest of the EU market, the Irish cattle and beef sector would suffer the greatest consequences of this deal", Healy also said.
Size of the game
EU exports to Mercosur from cars to pharmaceuticals are subject to duties of about 4.4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) per year. As reported by Reuters, France, said a Commission source, would be among one of the greatest beneficiaries if these were cut. For the four Mercosur countries negotiating with the EU, the EU is the first trading partner, accounting for 21% of the bloc's total trade in 2015. The EU's exports to the region have increased from €21 billion in 2005 to €46 billion in 2015. Mercosur's exports have increased from €32 billion to €42 billion over the same period.
Mercosur's biggest exports to the EU in 2015 were agricultural products, such as foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco (24%), vegetable products including soya and coffee (18%) and meats and other animal products (6%). The EU is the biggest foreign investor in the region, rising from €130 billion in 2000 to €387 billion in 2014. Mercosur is a major investor in the EU, with stocks of €115 billion in 2014.*
According to latest sources, the next negotiating round is scheduled for 6-10 November this year.
*Source: European Union
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Are you Twitter ready? Social media strategies must add value, says Twitter guru
By Rachel Arthur contact
19-May-2015 - Last updated on 20-May-2015 at 08:27 GMT
Related tags: Value added, Brand
Social media strategies need to refrain from insistently pushing brands; but instead add value for consumers, explains Ashley Vinson, head of brand strategy Benelux, Twitter.
Speaking at the Canadean International Beer Strategies Conference in Amsterdam last week, Vinson says social media can help sell beer and drive sales – but tweets need to be relevant, authentic and timely.
Take, for example, Carlsberg's recent tongue-in-cheek 'Are you beer body ready' ad and tweet, which responded to the backlash against Protein World's 'Are you beach body ready' advert and added something to the conversation.
Carlsberg's advert, alongside the original from Protein World
Crashing a party
Vinson said too many brands fall into the trap of pushing their products insistently: "Isn't our beer great, it tastes amazing, it's great to drink," for example.
"You think about it – it's a narcissistic way to talk about your brand," said Vinson. Instead, social media has to add something more.
"The analogy I use is the theory of crashing a party," she said. "We, as advertisers, are not necessarily invited to the consumer's party – we're essentially crashing.
"Imagine yourself in the consumer's shoes, having this party… some random person turns up… how welcome is he going to be?
"That depends on the guy that's crashing. Is he showing up with a 12 pack of beer? Is he showing up with some funny jokes? Is he showing up to help clean, did he bring something to eat? Has he actually added value to the party?
"That's the thing we think about with social: it's not necessarily talking about yourself and how great you are, it's talking about the value you can add."
Beer trivia from Leffe's Twitter account
So how do we do social?
The good news, says Vinson, is that social media follows many existing principles.
"It's actually not as hard as you might think, the old rules of marketing still apply. There's the right audience, right content, right moment."
Her three top tips are as follows:
1) Know what people like.
Tweet information, interesting facts, help, and entertainment (see Leffe's '#Leffology' series, pictured right).
2) Be authentic.
Earlier this year Protein World faced a backlash for its 'Are you beach body ready' ad, with critics saying the posters – which featured a slim woman in a bikini – were offensive, irresponsible, and harmful for promoting an unhealthy body image.
Carlsberg quickly responded with its 'Are you beer body ready' ad, which took to Twitter as well (see below).
"It was a very clever way of paying attention to what is going on now in society," said Vinson. "It adds something to the conversation that is taking place, and builds brand love and affinity."
3) Show up at the right time.
"If you're not showing up at the right time, you're missing an opportunity to be relevant and connect with your consumer," said Vinson. Coincide tweets with events, sporting leagues, themed days, etc, she suggests.
Are you beer body ready: the reaction from users on Twitter
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Q: Need PC Text editor/ IDE with the following features: I'm needing what seems like common sense tools for one source:
1) Sytax highlighting. (Specifically for PHP)
2) Integrated Terminal (Don't need to open Putty for ssh, it's integrated into IDE)
3) Search function that can search local directories. (Can select any directory on local machine and do searches on text content)
This is all available in Coda but I haven't found a single PC tool that does this well.
Aptana comes close, but has no search function for local directories. (Seriously? How do I find functions that aren't part of a project then?)
Any help in finding this elusive wonder would be great.

A: Notepad++ should do for 1) and 3)
2) possuldibly could be achieved with plugin NppFTP
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nppftp/

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Q: screenshots in BDD cucumber framework in selenium Currently, I am using below code to take screenshot of particular action(calling in method where screenshot is important) performed. But I need to take screenshot of every page as we use to do while functional testing (before- as page loads and after- values are entered on that page) and it should name screenshot as @before- PageName and @after-PageName
If anybody know how to take screenshot of whole Page, please let me know.
public void getscreenshot(WebDriver driver) throws Exception {

        File scr = ((TakesScreenshot) driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);

        File dest = new File(("user.dir")+"screenshot" + timestamp() + ".png");
        FileUtils.copyFile(scr, dest);
        Thread.sleep(3000);
    }

A: Check with QAF. You can achieve it by adding log message with screenshot, for example:
Reporter.logWithScreenShot("before change")
//perform your stuff
Reporter.logWithScreenShot("after change")

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A: You could use https://saucelabs.com/ for this (its a paid service, I'm not affiliated with them, nor am I recommending them). They offer videos of your scenarios as well as screenshots.


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