Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-19

sand miles of the perilous deep. Instead OF
democratic government, | am under monarch
ial government. Instead of the bright blue sky
of America, am covered with the soft grey fog
of the Emerald Isle / BREATH and 10 the
chattel becomes man. gaze around in vain
for one who will question my equal humanity,
claim me as his slave, or offer me an insult. /
employ cab-I am seated beside white people
i reach the hotel enter the same door,
am shown into the same parlor-l dine at the
same tabIe-and no one is offended No deli
cate nose grows deformed in my presence. l
find no difficulty here in obtaining admission IN
to any place cf worship, instruction or amuse-
ment, on equal terms with people as white as
any ever saw in the United States meet
nothing to remind me of my complexion. L
find myself regarded and treated at every turn
with the kindness and Difference paid to white
people. When | go to church, am met by no
upturned nose aud sconful lip to tell me, g We
don't allow niggers in here. :"
remember, about two years ago, there was
in Boston, near the southwest corner Of Boston
Common menagerie. had long desired to
see such a collection as understood were be-
ing exhibited there. Never having had an OPP
portunity while slave, | resolved to see this,
my first, since my escape. | went, and as /
approached the entrance to gain admission, l
was met and told by the door-keeper IN harsh
and contemptuous tone, owe don't allow mig
eers in here" | also remember attending a
revival meeting in the Rev. Henry Jackson S
meeting house, at New Bedford, and going up
tho broad aisle to find seat. was met by
good deacon, who told me in pious tone, awe
don't allow niggers here" Soon after my arrl-
val in New Bedford from the South, | had a
strong desire to attend the Lyceum, but was told,
We don't allow niggers in here"
While passing from New York to Boston ON
the steamer Massachusetts, on the night Of the
9th of Dec, 1843, when chilled almost through
with the cold, went into the cabin to get a
little warm | was soon touched upon the
shoulder, and told owe don't allow niggers in
here" On arriving at Boston from an anti
slavery tour, hungry and tired, | went into ar
eating house near my friend Mr.. Campbes, to
get some refreshments. | was met by a lad ii
white apron, e We don't allow niggers il
here" week or two before leaving the Uni
ted States, had meeting appointed at Wey
mouth, the home of that glorious band of true
abolitionists, the Weston family and others
On attempting to take seat in the Omnibus tc
that place, I was told by the driver(andI shall
never forget the 6endish haste 81 don't allow
niggers in here
Thank heaven for the respite | now enjoy =
had been in Dublin but few days, when gen
tleman of great responsibility kindly offered t.
conduct me through all the public buildings O
that beautiful city; and little afterwards foun'
myself dining with the Lord Mayor of Dublin
What a pity there was not some American demo
cratic Christian at the door Of his splendid man
sion, to bark out at my approach, "They dom
allow niggers in here" The truth is, the PEG
pie know nothing of the republican negro hat
prevalent in our glorious land. They measure
and esteem men according to their moral and in
tellectual worth, and not according to the colo
Of their skin. Whatever may be said of the ar
istocracies here, there is none based on the col
or Of mans skin. This species of aristocrac
belongs pre-eminently to 'the land of the free
aud the home of the brave" | never found it q
broad in any but Americans. 1t sticks to then
wherever they go, They find it almost as har
to get rid of as to get rid of their skins,
The second day after my arrival at Liverpool
in company with my friend Button, and seyera
other friends ] went to Eaton Hall, the resdcnc
Of the Marquis Of Westminster, one of the mo:
splendid buildings in England. On approachin
the door, found several of our American pas
sengers, who came out with us in the Cambri;
waiting at the door for admission, as but one pa
ty was allowed in the house at time We a
had to wait till the company within came out
And of all the faces expressive Of chagrn, tho'
of the Americans were pre-emnent They loo
ed as sour as vinegar and bitter as gall who
they found was to be admitted on equal tern
with themselves. When the door was opened
walked in, on an equal footing with my white Il
low citizens, and from all | could sec, had
much attention paid me by the servants that sho
ed us through the house, as any with paler ski
As walked through the building the statua
did not fall down, the pictures did not leap fro
their places, the doors did not refuse to ope
and the servants did not say, owe don't allc
niggers in here"
Excuse this imperfect scrawI, and believe
to be ever and always yours.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.