The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-06-30
WIN. J. WATKINS LABORs.

We learn from our exchanges that our
indefatigable friend Watkins is hard at
work night after night, addressing large
audiences upon the great question Of the
age. The equal suffrage movement just
now claims his special attention. The
following is from the Utica Telegraph"
Democratic paper:
The IRREPREssIBIE LRCrURE.-W j.
Watkins, of Rochester, an eloquent color
ed man, held forth in the Common Council
room last night, on the Irrepressible Con-
hict. He was particularly severe on the
Democratic party, calling it the party Of
slavery" and heaping denunciations upon
it. Speaking of popular sovereignty, he
said "it means to let slavery into the terri
tories" and nothing else. In the time of
the shareholders extremity they looked to-
wards Massachusetts, and she said with
scowling looks, "Is thy servant dog that
she should do this thing?' Then they
looked towards Vermont, which replied,
never aid in the spread of slavery" then
they looked towards Rhode Island, but
little "Rhody' answered, defantly and in
dignantly, "Never p They then, with de-
spairing looks, cast their eyes towards the
North West, when, from Illinois, the form
of Stephen Arnold Douglas doomed up,
and said, 81 will do your bidding; will
help you in your extremity" and the Mis-
souri, Compromise was blotted from the
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erty looked now to the Republican party
for redress, and he announced himself
Black Republican dyed in the wool, and
yet radical Abolitionist; and although
the Republican party did not come up to
the standard, yet it would eventually. He
already saw hope cleaning in the future,
and he should never despair He speaks
with fuency, and with all the vigor of true
eloquence, and from this fact would be lis
tened to with pleasure, no matter what
subject he touched upon.
The Utica "Herald" also contains fat
tering notice of Mr.. Watkins, as follows:
Mr.. WATKINS LECTURE An intelligent
audience listened to the lecture of VIM. j
Watkins on the "Irrepressible Conflict" at
the Common Council chamber, last even
ing. Mr. Watkins discussed the question
of slavery in bold and fearless language
but yet was not ultra in his positions He
is for preserving the Constitution and the
Union intact, and believes in building up
the Republican party as the hope of the
nation. Mr.. W., as an orator, is not ex-
celled by Frederick Douglass himself, and
his telling hits were loudly applauded. He
remarked that he had never troubled Utica
much, having heard that it would not tole-
rate "a niger anyhow" He was, howev-
er, determined to ''hang around" here until
he was heard. He speaks again on an i'm
portant subject tonight Those who go to
the Council chamber will probably hear
the most eloquent colored man now in
America.
We also find the following in the same
journal
Equal SUFFRAGE VIM j. Watkins
speaks tonight in the Common Council
room of the City hall subject, Equal
Suffrage" Mr.. w addressed the Legisls-
ture of this State in 1859, ON the same sub
iect, and his effort on that occasion was
highly applauded by the press. This i'm
portant question is to be presented to the
people of this State at this election for
their adjudication, and Mr.. w. has been
appointed general agent of the N. Y State
Suffrage Association In the performance
of the duties thus devolving upon him, he
desires to obtain from the citizens..of Utica,
of all parties, a fair and candid hearing
Let him have it.
TEACH THE WOMEN TO SAyE.-There's the
secret! A saving woman at the head of a
family is the very best sayings-bank yet
established that receives deposits
daily and hourly, with no costly machin-
cry to manage it. The idea of saving is
a pleasant one; and if" the women, would
imbibe it at once, they would cultivate and
adhere to it, and thus, when they were not
aware of it, would be laying the founda-
ton of competent security in stormy
time, and shelter in rainy day The
woman who sees to her own house, has