The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-17
OUR BALTIMORE LETTER.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. II, 1855

The colored young men of Baltimore
have fully caught the spirit of the whites
in this particular, in organizing debating
clubs, lyceums, etc. know Of six, all in
fourishing condition. The other even
ing, by invitation, 1 attended the weekly
meeting of the Galbreth Lyceum, under
the presidency of Mr.. John Henry Butler,
one of natures noblemen, to hear the open
ing lecture for the season, by Rev. II. II.
Webb. His subject was The Antagonis-
tic Properties of Nature" He handled his
subject we'll, and, whether others were
pleased or not, / was, and felt it to be an
intellectual treat; but others were pleased
This society received its cognomen from
that illustrious prelate of the Zion Church,
the Rev George Galbreth. This gentle
man gave much attention to the elevation
of his race Besides the lecture, the young
gentlemen discussed that old but never to
be worn out subject, (which has the great
er reason to complain, the Indian or the
African p. The disputants were young,
and think them hopeful. The lyceum is
the owner of a good library--a well fitted
up room. They recite each week to an
appointed teacher, grammar, rhetoric, and
logic, declaim, and write compositions The
ladies presented them, not long since, with
set of that invaluable work, the Ency-
clopedia Britannica"
In my last letter, l mentioned that sew
eral of the rioters upon the steamer Ex-
press had been arrested The Sd of Au-
gust, George Deford, Jas. Cosgrove, John
Howard, and VIM. Reese were brought be-
fore his honor, (acting) Mayor Ford, under
the charge of being concerned in the out
rage on board the steamer Express ON the
occasion of theexcursion to Lloyd's Springs
camp-meeting, on the night of the goth ult.
and in view of the evidence adduced they
were all committed for trial before the
Criminal Court, except VIM. Reese, who
appeared to try to quell the riot, and was
discharged Mr.. Pinkney, Prosecuting
Attorney, said it gave him great pleasure
to ask the commitment of Deford, Cosgrove
and Howard, for the whole testimony was
a sickening detail of outrage. There was
no doubt but the parties were banded to-
gether for the purpose of riot, and are gull
ty of assault aciah intent to kill colored per-
sons, unknown, of course assault and riot
By the act of 1909, chapter 1873, crime COM
mitted on the waters.of Chesapeak Bay must
be tried where the offenders are arrested,
and the prisoners would have to be tried in
the Criminal Court.
Thus ends for the present this outrage
with the courts. Not SO with the people
This and similar outrages have moved the
entire mass, and on the evening of the 9Th
inst. there assembled not less than ten
thousand of the populacs to hear speeches,
to PASS resolutions, and otherwise prepare
for action The preamble and resolutions
are altogether too long for an insertion
here. 1 hear they look more to change
of the features of our present municipal
regulations than otherwise, for there is a
committee consisting Of twenty men, who,
with the President of the meeting, consti-
tute central committee, to nominate can
didates without regard to parties, to fill the
varied city offices and for representatives
from the city to the State Legislature. 80
it goes. The black man, after all, is the
greatest political element.
The other day made flying visit 70
Washington. There are many things 70
please the visitor to the metropolis. Your
faithful correspondent, Box fails not to
give you what passes under his observa.
ton. Well 1 was there, saw many persons
and things, and found but one opinion re
spscting the monthly and weekly Anglo
I Y3i9IsY h9iaBDb1H % nGnl3s3a9g 6 b
s. aIu sHs; blaF5 I'll syas 39w nid veal "a