Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-29
People or Color In the state OF New YORK.

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the colored race in that State They have ire
thousand uotss, and these 1--WE thousand votes win
soon enable them to bring either Of the two great
parties to such terms as they may dictate on the
eve of any important election.
| State convention of coored people was re-
Gently held at Albany. On the return of the city
delegates from this convention, public meeting
was held in s'the Abyssinian Baptist Church,
Anthony street, for the purpose of receiving
report from those delegates. The account pub
lshed i'm the " Tribune informs US that son
motion of DR.. Mcclure Smith, Mr.. P. A. Bell
was appointed to the chair, and Mr. G. 7. Down
ing was chosen secretary"
Dr. Smith proceeded to give an account Of the
visit of the colored delegation to Albany, and
stated that they were treated Wih the utmost kind
ness and respect. The convention met in the Al
bany City Hall, and, after its organization, sent
a message, worded with much politeness, to Gov
ernor Hunt, protesting against those portions Of his
annual message Which related 10 the coored poputa-
ton and citizens Of the State
| He then read an address which complained of
the allusion made to colored people in the annual
message of the Governor of the State of New
| York, and of the attempt to get an appropriation
from the legislature TO aid The system Of colonization
as well MS to the remarks of the Governor in ref
erence to their degradation. 1t spoke of the at
tempts which were made to prevent the colored
people from making progress, by refusing them
admission into certain colleges. 1t denied the
| statement in the message of the Governor that
the colored population was decreasing and, by q
lengthy statistical account, proved that they were
increasing in wealth, numbers, and importance
| 1t protests against liberal appropriation from
the legislature for colonization in Liberia, first
because sucn an appropriation would be opposed
to the constitution, which prevents the lending OF
money to any private association; second, because
such an appropriation is not desired by fifty
colored persons in the State; third, because the
| colonization scheme is gigantic fraud; and
fourth, because the colored people of the State
remember their brethren aoho are in bonds, and wsh
TO remain BIZ their side to render them assistance and
| relief
Mr.. Downing next gave an account of the pro-
ceedings of the convention on the second day,
| and stated that the committee who waited upon
| the Governor were treated by him kindly at the
| executive mansion and well received.
Mr. Downing said it was the opinion of the COM
mittee that the Governor aoould not sign any bill for
appropriation Of money for colonization, shoulder
be passed During the whole of the second day, the
room was filled by an anxious audience of Irish
| men; and, from the applause when anything was
said about freedom and the appeal which was
| made to them, it was hoped that they would rem
der assistance for the benefit of the colored man.
| He concluded by reading resolution, which was
passed, to the effect that the colored population
in welding their political influence in the State
| in the cause of freedom, regretted that it had
| been given in past years to the Wing party.
Rev. Samuel E. Cornish was delighted with the
proceedings as they showed how essentially they
operated in obtaining their elevation. He felt
that he elevated for he was conscious of their
equality soh other classes of men, of their progress
| and intelligence to an equal platform with their
| fellow-men. Elevation consisted in moral con-
sciousness Of being equal TO other people, and if the
colored people would unite and develop their
powers, they would attain proper standard in
the physical, moral, and political world.
Mr.. Downing the following resolutions,
and called upon Mr.. Hamilton to respond:
Resolved, That in view of the increasing impor-
lance of the approaching Presidential election it
behooves us to make early and efficient efforts to
bring to the polls the 5000 colored votes of the
| State. IS @.s
Resolved That it is to be hoped that some one
may be put in nomination who will be friend to
| progress and freedom.
Mr. Hamilton said that all people would be
| anxious to know who would be the nominee of
the different parties, but he did not know which
to advise them to support. lie acas Democrat,
and had neuer voted Wing ticket, and neOer would;
but he could not advise them to 60 to the Demo-
Gratis; and he could not advise them to 90 to the
FTeesoilers for, as they decided to let the South
alone, and were opposed to carrying the war into
| Africa, he could not sustain them. The Liberty
| party was one of pure principle, bit they rushed
forward oithout thinking of erpedency and whoever
| they may choose for thir candidate would not be
| sustained He alluded to the % Courier and En-
quirer," which had been led to speak of the
| colored people unkindly by the trditorous scoun-
drels Of the Colonization Society. The first move
ment they had to make was against the blacks
forming the Colonization Society, and, after
crushing them, they must crush the Secretary of
State, Dan Webster. He advised them to live in
continual protest against the Colonization Society,
| and they would soon destroy It,
Here a colored man named Hickman rose in
the body Of the meeting, and did not like the fat-
terry achich told them they elevated because they
thought so. He wished it to be really known OUT
side what position they were placed in and he
was glad to learn from the address that they were
not yet demolished, as DR.. Brant, the samp known
as the Lion of the West, said they would die out
in few years He thought something should be
done, for vages ,oere becoming lower account Of
tie great immigration and the colored Dould be
reduced and become pagabond, wtthout place 10
Eue in, and an outcast from society. rvs
This speaker told wholesome truths, however
unpleasant they may be.
| 1t will be perceived that the FTeesoI and Lib
erty parties have little to hope from their colored
fellow citizens" as the former hare determined 10
let the South alone, and The latter rush foroard
scithom thinking Of erpediencyp But who would
suppose the Tribune was destined to be thrown