The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-02-11
OUR ALBANY LETTER.
ALBANY, Feb. 6, 1860.

ALBANY, Feb 6, 1860.
DEAR ANGLO: Another busy week in
our Legislature, and the sentiments of the
great mass of the people are being spoken
loudly in the legislative halls, through their
petitions Numbers come in daily, but on
Wednesday there was an avalanche of pc.
titions, for personal liberty law, and to
prevent slave hunting. The select CON-
mittee have made no report yet, and it is
as well, until the people from every cor.
ner of the state have been heard.
Allen NJ. Bland, Esq, of Troy, agent
for collecting monies in behalf of the Ohio
State Anti-Slavery Society, to erect anon.
ument to perpetuate the deeds and mem.
cries of those noble men, Green, Copeland
and Leary, visited this city on his mission
last week Collections were taken in aid
thereof by the Wesleyan NJ. Church
(white) and Hamilton street Baptist Church
(colored) yesterday.
A sad accident occorred here on Monday
last, adding another to the fearful warnings
which for the past few weeks have been
heard throughout the land, bidding men to
prepare to meet their God" While a
number of youths were amusing themselves
upon one of the ponds here by skating,
which had become somewhat soft and dan.
gerous from the late warm spell, one Of
them, son of VIM. P. Mcintyre, Esq,
aged about II years, broke through, and
although two of his young companions
worked vigorously to extricate him; before
he was caught life was gone, and he who
few hours before left his home in the Joyous
ness of youth, was brought home a corpse.
He was bright, intelligent little fellow,
and his loss will be felt not only in the
Sabbath-school of which he was so Jealous
and prominent a member, but in the day
school, where he was progressing, and leav-
ing behind him the marks of being USE
full man.
The annual State Anti-Slavery Conven-
ton assembled on Tuesday, Jan. 3lst, and
organized by the appointment of Mrs.
Martha Wright President The sessions
continuing three days, were largely attend
ed, and much interest was eyinced. We
should have liked to see more interest
however, shown by the Anglo-African free
men, Messrs Aaron Powell, Parker Pills
bury, Marius Robinson, Susan BlAnthony,
and Wendell Philips, "the silver tongued,"
were the speakers, and it is to be hoped
their arguments have left an impression
behind them.
The following are few of the resolu-
tions adopted, being unable to obtain the
whole of them:
ReSolucd, However that while we rejoice in every
indication of advance in public sentiment as OPP
posed to slavery we cannot forget, that, no mat
ter who is President under the present Govern
ment or Union, he must still be be slaUc-holder and
hunter general of the Nation he must shoot
down every black Washington who should strike
for his freedom with the sword, and return every
sable Kossuth who might take refuge from South
ern tyrants on Plymouth Rock or Bunker IiII,
must recognizetherght Of fslaveholding robbers and
pirates to set as equal members and makers of the
Government, and conduct his administration so as
to make it the grand engine every way to crush
the liberty of our now enslaAed millions and their
posterity
Resolred, That the so called government Of the
slave States are but organized bands of thieves
and robbers, living by plunder and piracy on the
avails of unpaid and unpitied toll.
Resolccd Therefore, that it is the solemn and ina
perative duty of the Senators and Representatives
of the non-slavehoding States and Territories, to
return at once to their respective constituencies
and take immediate measures for the foundation
of ne,O Northern Confederacy-that shall be in
deed trecl the asylum of the oppressed Of all ma
tions
Resolued, That of all insulting mockeries and
blasting burlesques ever known, that which Is
called the american Union is The most monstr0Hs
and orerichelning, When the Federal and State
authorities are in constant collision; when the
mails from the North are ruthlessly robbed blythe
Southern States when, week after week, month
after month, not enough of union and harmony
can be found to organize branch of Congress BY
choice
to call this condition of things Union is to out
rage beyond possible endurance all the common
sense of creation. And the only relief in enduring
a confederacy al once deUilish and dtsgrecg~'
is LEc hope that Cod or some other potrer trH ere
long dasd il IN pieces like a potter's vesse',
Wendell Phillips was to have lectured
Thursday evening at the Congregationai'
one of our large and fashionable churches
before the Young Mems Association OIL
"Toussaint L Overture butnotwlthstana-
ing the announcement had been made lor
aweek daily, the stage built, additional seats