The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-05
Our Albany Letter.
ALBANY, April 80, 1860.

ALBANY, April 80, 1860
DEAR ANGLo:-Pursuan to call, the cit.
liens of Albany assembled on Monday
evening, April %, in the basement of the
A. M. e. Church, for the purpose of form,
ing Suffrage Club. Mr.. James l. John.
son was chosen Chairman and Mr.. Louis
Williams Secretary. Rev. Mr.. Miller, from
the committee to prepare constitution for
the club, presented the report of the com.
mittee, which, after amendments and con-
siderable discussion, was adopted. The
club is to be known as the "Albany City
and County Suffrage Club" Messrs. VIM
A. Deitz, VIM. P Mcintyre and Us
Lekins, were appointed a committee to
nominate officers for the club. They re-
tired for while, and returned, presenting
the following report: For President, ThOs
M. Voglesang, Esq, for Vice Presidents,
Jacob Mason, Francis Van Epps, John
Chambers; for Recording Secretary, -
Smith; for Corresponding Secretary, Rich.
ard G. Wright; for Treasurer, Primus Rob.
inson Mr. j Cutter moved to amend, by
substituting Rev. I. Doughty Miller as
the most appropriate person. Mr.. M. de-
clined, when Stephen Myers, Esq, moved
further to amend by substituting JamesP,
Johnson, Esq. Agreed to. The rest Of
the report was adopted by separate vote,
just as received by the committe. Messr8
Mcintyre and Wright were appointed
committee to appropriately place the PreSi-
dent in his seat, the President replying in
a neat speech, thanking them for the I'M
expected honor.
ResolUed, That these proceedings be published
in the "Anglo-African," (the peoples paper) with
a notice appended for Frederick Douglass Pa
per- to copy the same.
RESOLVED, That the Secretary present copy OF
these proceedings to the Rev. Mr.. Miller, agento
that paper, for that purpose.
A violent and warm discussion ensued
on the introduction of these resolutions, re-
lative to the merits of the "colored papers
and the general lack of intelligence of the
Northern colored people, occupying some
considerable time, and in which many par
ticipated, and it was midnight before the
meeting adjourned; yet the resolutions
were passed decisely, the majority of the
meeting believing that Northern colored
men are and do kaaoa0 something, and, in
the words of Mr.. Lekins, one of the deba-
tiers, "it is their duty to honor anywhere
and everywhere the productions of the col
ored men," The meeting then adjourned,
to meet this evening in the lecture room OF
the Baptist Church, to discuss the question,
SIS the colored man, under the present
law of the State of New York, justified in
voting at the coming election 7"
Among recent visitors to our city have
been Mr. T. S. Boston, the eminent mu
stefan of your city, Rev. j. w. Loguen, OF
Syracuse, and several others. Watkins,
the "New York Anglo-African Statesman"
is expected to drop some of his impressive
Notes by the Way" here, on his way 10
the New York State Suffrage Convention.
There is much rejoicing among our peo-
pie here, to see that the Trojans have
proved themselves men indeed, equal TO
any emergency, as evineed in the ia'e
rescue of Charles Male, the particulars Of
which will doubtless reach you from that
city. Let the colored men of the State OF
New York everywhere but show similar
spirit, and the fact will be demonstrates
beyond doubt that the African is man,
with all the feelings and sympathies OF
man, and is determined to assert his rlghtS'
looking unto Jesus, the author of the grea'
enduring Higher Law, for protection no'
to James Buchanan, nor TO the slave ooun0
Supreme Court, whose laws will one Jay
lie groyeling in the dust, as they aireau5
fguratively are in the eyes OF every le
snactable nation on the face of the ear'n'
All honor to the colored men of Troy