The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-08-27

OUR HARTFORD LETTERS.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. IS, 1859.

DEAR ANGLo:-Prof. VIM. I. Johnson
of the New York Institution for the Blind
assisted by Miss E. L. Waters, of Avery
College, Pa, gave one of his interesting
exhibitions, by the aid of the magic Ian
tern, portraying the features of American
slavery, on Tuesday evening the 9th inst.
in the Talcott street Congregations
Church. 1t was not well attended, in con
sequence of Dan Rice's Great Show" be-
ing held on the opposite corner of the
street, which naturally drew great many
of our people, who would otherwise have
attended the exhibition. The exhibition
was interspersed with short lectures, the
singing of slave songs, etc. Friend John
son is SO well known to the public that l
deem it useless for me to eulogize. Of
Miss Waters, permit me to say that she has
beautiful and musical voice, and that the
descriptions she gave of the pictures repre-
senting slavery were well-timed, eloquent,
and full of pathos. She is an honor to her
sex, and bids fair to become distinguished
in the laudable cause of the oppressed
Prof. Johnson also gave one Of his exhibit
tons on the 10th inst, at Middletown,
Conn, and [ am informed by one who was
present that it was so interesting that the
citizens of said city have extended to him
an invitation to repeat the same at his ear
Hest convenience. He has gone to Spring
field, Mass. | wish him abundant sue
cess.
Mr.. Adam Ray is in this city, soliciting
subscribers to the Anglo-African Maya
zine" and the weekly paper, and is meeting
with some success.
l attended the monthly concert of the
Sabbath School teachers connected with
the Talcott street Church, on Sunday even.
ing the 18th inst, and was quite pleased in
listening to the Rotations Of the little boys
and girls one or two of the boys recited
twenty-nine verses apiece, which l think
speaks we'll The Superintendent of the
school awarded several books to the juven-
lies, after which addresses were made by
Mr.. Wells, of this city, Prof johnson, of
New York, and w. G. Strong, of Newark,
New Jersey.
1t was my pleasure on Saturday last to
take trip to Worcester, Mass. 1t is a
beautiful city, situated in valley, sur
rounded with hills. The Female Medical
College of the State is located in this place.
While there, I listened to two eloquent dis
courses from Rev. Peter Ross, pastor of the
Zion NJ. E. Church in that city. Of friend
Ross, would say that he is an able cham
pion of the cause of Christ his heart is in
the work he does not believe in stand
ing still" but is working "while it is called
day." He goes in heart and hand for the
elevation and improvement of his people,
and is identified with us in the cause of
freedom. May God bless him. Of our
people in Worcester, / would say that
while there are few enterprizing men,
there is not that energy and ambition
among the people in general that L would
liked to have seen but think if more OF
our public lecturers and speakers would
visit them, they would arouse to action, and
rise high in the scale of intelligence. Will
bur G.. Strong gave lecture and varied
reading entertainment there on the 10Th
inst. hut for reasons which | have men,
toned in the foregoing, it was not well at
tended.
In perusing the Hartford . Daily Times
of the 9th inst, "a Democratic organ,)
find the following sarcastic paragraph
We note that the colored Convention o.
Boston adjourned on Tuesday, sine die
Well that is cool After voting them
selves as good as any white man, and va
rious games of that sort, these deeply dyed
in-the-wool darkies voted to adjourn with
out any dye whatever"
/ wrote communication in refutatiOn o
the above remarks, and sent it the Hart
ford Daily Press "a Republican organ fo
publication; but, from some cause unknown
to me, the editor failed to publish it. Th'
following is my comment
1t is my humble opinion that if the mos
learned editors of the Times" would
please peruse their Latin grammar thel
would find that sane die has no reference
whatever to color, but that it has an en-
tirely different meaning. If they had pait