"Watchman, What of the Night." Frederick Douglass: My Dear Friend,ー On my arrival in this city, this afternoon, I have been both surprised and grieved to find a printed handbill of a public meeting, for Mr. Samuel R. Ward, of Syracuse, in the St. Mary street Church, on Thursday evening last, introducing in the most undisguised manner, the spirit of colonization, self-degradation, and inferiority, to wit: the pointing of such white persons who may condescend to attend the meeting in this church under the auspicer of colored people, to a particular and superior part of the house, and colored persons to specified inferior seats; thereby, in my humble judgment, sanctioning in the most gratuitous, palpable and humiliating manner, the cruel and depressing customs and laws under which we have lived and suffered for a long series of years. And believing it to be a violation of the practice always observed in our churches and halls, an unhappy and alarming precedent, a flagrant violation of our principles, contrary to the sentiments entertained by a vast majority of the colored population of this city and the country at large, in opposition to the doctrines of the colored gentleman advertised to speak on the occasion, and at this important and trying crisis in our cause, demanding the special and universal consideration of our people,ーI unhesitatingly embrace this early moment, and the medium of your watchful and valuable journal, to record my unqualified and solemn protest against the principle, practice and precedent, which have been introduced in the instance referred to, as reprehensibly injurious, treasonable to our interests, and degrading to our people. With deep solicitude for the welfare of our cause. I remain, truly yours, C. Lenox Remond. Philada., May 19, 1850.

The National Convention.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: DEAR SIR:—I am happy to see the issue of a Call for a National Convention, though my name was attached to it without my consent or knowledge, and the time and place different to those which I named in my suggestions.

I had said in my letter, (the publication of which has been rendered unnecessary, by the previous issue of this Call,) that some specific object should be had in view, and those things which now form the greatest subjects of interest should be entertained before such a gathering; otherwise, it would be a useless waste of time and means to hold such a gathering.

I am happy to say, that in consequence of the following propositions, I can heartily subscribe to the issue of the Call—which propositions will meet my suggestions precisely:

"Among the matters which will engage the attention of the Convention, will be a proposition to establish a NATIONAL COUNCIL of our people, with a view to a permanent existence. * * * In a word, the whole field of our interest will be open to enquiry, investigation and DETERMINATION." This is the thing precisely; this, and this alone, is what we now want.

I have but one thing more to mention, which is the time specified in the Call—the place I do not object to, which is rather more favorable to western men than Syracuse—and could hope that it might be changed to say, Wednesday, the 24th of August, as I know that that time in the season will much better suit the great majority of our western men; and I do not think it asking too much to request that their conveniences also be consulted. Any season almost will suit eastern and northern men; but not so with us of the West.

I think that I can see the head and hand of my excellent friend, Dr. Pennington, in this carefully written Call; will he change the time as suggested above, which should be for three consecutive days—24th, 25th and 26th of August? I can assure you that this will meet the general approbation of the entire western people.

I venture to take the responsibility of ordering the attachment of those names to the Call, which I sent on—except those already published—and venture to say, that there will be no dissenting voice, except it should be in regard to the time as now published—the 6th of July. In hopes of a happy gathering,

Yours for God and Humanity,

M. R. DELANY.

PITTSBURGH, May 30th, 1853.