The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-10-15
MEETING OF THE COLORED CITI.
ZENS OF WILLIAMSBURG.

An adjourned meeting of the colored
citizens of Williamsburg, for the purpose
of hearing the report of the delegates to
the Troy Convention, was held Monday
evening, 10th inst, in Rev. Mr.. Hodges
Church. corner of Broadway and Elo.-an.h
street. IL was large and enthusiastic.
Willis A. Hodges presided, and Joseph III.
Bowen acted as Secretary. After the
reading and acceptance of the minutes Of
the previous meeting, Rev. VIM. j. Hodg-
es, Chairman of the Committee on Regis
try, reported that it is the duty of the In
spectors of each pole district to commence
registering three weeks previous to the APP
preaching election, the names of all per-
sons who may have voted at the last cleo
ton, and to have the list ready for inspec-
ton one week before the election is held.
He hoped that every colored voter would
see to it that not only his own name was
registered, but that of his neighbor also.
After Mr.. Hodges had concluded, the
following resolutions passed by the Troy
Convention, were read, thoroughly discuss
ed, and adopted by the meeting:
Resolued, That we re-affirm the declaration Of
similar Conventions held by US in the past, assert
ing the proprietv and the necessity of our contin-
ued agitation of the equal suffrage question: until
the Constitution of State is purged of the an
tidemocratic and anti Christian property qualif-
cation clause, which now so sgnally dsgraces it.
ReSol0ed, That the action Of the Republican
Legislature In so, in passing the equal suffrage
resolutions by an overwhelming vote, fully dem
onstrates the wisdom of the policy adopted by the
colored voters of this State in the Gubernatorial
election. And we trust that the Legislature of
'59 will be of such a complexion politically as to
warrant us in the expectation that these resolu-
tons WILL at the time prescribed in the Constitu-
ton, be submitted to the people. And in the
event OF their passage, we appeal to the people
the whole people-irrespectiv of their political
affiliations to render unto us that justice for which
our fathers in conjunction with white men, strug-
gled so ardently.
ReSoloed, That we call upon the editors of
those journals favorable to the repeal of the obi
GUS clause in question, to advocate it with the
same energy and ability which characterizes their
efforts for the success of other measures which
of human freedom. And those who refuse to do
so develope the fact of their inconsistency and hy
pocrisy.
ReSoiUed, That we renew our fixed determine
ton to resist every effort of the proscriptiye DO
tical parties of this State, to deny us the right
of suffrage right that justly belongs to us-not
by adoption but by BIRTH and in order to bear
our united testimony on this great question, we
recommend more thorough organization of the
raoDle in every county If this State
ResOlUed, That the Indifference and apathy man.
Tested by so many of the colored people on the
subject of equal suffrage, calls loudly upon us to
adopt some more effectual measures for the rails
ing of funds to carry forward the movement, and
secure general cooperation of the whole people
in relation to this great question. And in order
for us to secure a favorable response to the ac-
ton already obtained this subject, in the COM
ing political campaign, it is absolutely necessary
for Us to sustain, by our money the movement
by supporting qualified men OF our own color to
discuss and agitate the question among the PEG
pie.
Resolved, That we recommend the formation of
an organization in every locality in which ten coll
ored citizens can be found, to carry out the pur-
pose of the aforesaid resolutions.
The meeting was then addressed by
Capt. j. j. Simons, who thought it was
useless to pass fine resolutions, while we
were sosunwilling to aid, financially, in put
ting them into practice.
Mr.. Jeremiah Powers said he was glad
to see so many of what the Democrats
called the "yeomanry of the country
present to discuss questions appertaining