The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-01-28
Academy Of Music fell in upon him before
he would make those noble, beautiful Irish

ePoonci uiu not consiuer CharleS OConor
worth his ability at ALL He wished that
the meeting could be resolved into a prac-
teal anti-slavery meeting. The amend
ment of the constitution of the State affect
ing the colored people was to be submitted
to the people, and we wanted the country
to be canvassed One speech of any one
of the principal colored speakers would be
sufficient to drive the damnable lies of
Charles O'Conor like dew before the sun.
1t would take several thousand dollars to
canvass the State as it should be. Money
would do anything. There was no class
of people who spent SO much as the poor
black people, and all that was wanted was
to turn it into the right channel. The dol
lar was the moving power of this country.
Let niger murder man tonight and
take ten thousand dollars to Charles
OConor, he would take him to heaven by
telegraph Mr.. Powers complimented in
hattering terms the multitude present for
the interest taken in the proceedings, and
declared himself re inspired with that zeal
manifested in the days of Theodore S..
Wright, Wm p johnson, VIM. Hamilton,
DIR. John Brown, and others, whose men,
ory we honor and treasure in our hearts.
Great applause followed the mention of
these names, evidencing the powerful in
Auences yet lingering around the names of
those great and good men. The practical
good sense which characterized Mr.. Pow
ers' speech made it meet the full approba-
ton of the audience, and much good will
result from its delivery.
Mr.. r. Hamilton had come not to speak,
but to listen He had been abundantly
satisfied with the drift of the remarks. The
naturalist in enumerating the animals
would find it necessary to mention the
name of the skunk, and when it had been
mentioned that was enough. If Charles
O'Conor had not been strong enough there
would have'b been somebody else who wsuld
have been stronger. 1t was to be expect
ed that the Southern work should be done
by somebody He had become heartily
tired of talking without acting. He told
of the colorei clergyman who said that
there were two roads-one leading to hell,
and the other to damnation; when one of
the congregation rose and said: "If that's
so, this chile is going to take to the woods"
Iaughter.) That was just what he want
ed the colored people to do-to take to the
woods, and if they couldn't find road
they must make one.
Mr.. Walker IAN Irishman) commenced
by asking where we could find an Anglo
Saxon meeting conducted with greater
skill and ability than this. But he had
not risen for congratulation, but to
correct an error into which speakers had
fallen Charles O'Conor is not an adopted
citizen of this country. His father was an
adopted citizen. He was fine old man,
with heart in him, and not cast iron
man like his son. (Applause.) He was
afraid, therefore, that instead of putting
Charles O'Conor off upon Ireland, they
would have to take him home to themsel-
YES, for he was born in the Sixth Ward in
this city. Instead of Ireland having that
odium, the American people might share
it among themselves.
The Chairman said it was hard case,
and called upon DIR. Smith to help them
out of it.
DIR. Smith suggested that he should be
sent to Virginia.
The Chairman suggested that he might
be sent to purgatory, half way between
heaven and some other place. But where
ever he was, he had been pretty well taken
care of tonight.
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Powers, committee
OF ten was appointed TO take lnltlatory
steps to raise money to send men through
the STATED to appeal to the hearts of the
people in relation to the constitutional pro-
vision of the State of New York concerning
the elective franchise.
Geo. t. Downing rose to make correc-
ton in reply to remark of MIR. Walker,
which seemed to intimate disposition on
the part of the meeting to cast odism upon
adopted citizens. He deprecated such a
feeling, for any one who would prescribe
an Irishman would prescribe negro. He
thanked Charles OConor for narrowing
the question down to the single issue of the
right of the slave to liberty. He once had
occasion to call, in company with others,
upon Mr. OConor, to solicit his counte-
nance and support of petition for the
elective franchise. He (Mr. OConor) re-
ceived them courteously, sympathize1, j,
apologized, and declared himself personally
in favor of the petition, but found that he
was compelled by his party to oppose it,
concaouentlv aroued Mr.. Downing. he is