Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-08-17
From the Columbus Standard.


FREDERICK DOUGLASS arrived ia this city
during the latter part of last week. lie came
here from Cincinnati, where he had been
Iecturing for some time past. At and at
r. nj. on Monday last, he lectured in the
State House. His first speech was rather
discursive. being on various points growing
out of the institution of slavery. lie was
particularly severe in his stricturee on the
Constitution of the United States for its aleg-
ed countenance and support of that InstitiI-
tion. He, however, clearly demonstrated,
that were it not for the support which slave
~ receives from the people of the free States,
II would speedily die out of the land.
The second speech of Mr.. Douglass was
on the present condition and future pros
poets Of the colored race in this country
lie showed the impructicability, nay, the i'm
possibility of colonizing them upon the
shores of Africa. The two races then must
live together in the same country on some
terms. The prejudice against color, so cal
led, he insisted was a mere pretense-a
wliim-bcDg in reality disposition to dom
ineer over and oppress tine colored race, and
wns the Legitimate fruit of the institution OF
nlavery.
But as We took no notes, re win not at
ytinQk ic report the remarke Of The speaker.
6ufiice u to say, that WITH strong and able
reasoning, and earnest appeals to the innate
love of Liberty and the sense of right in every
human breast, was mingled vein of wit and
satire which no mum who has the least dis
elimination for talent ard genius, could fail
to appreciate and admire. His delivery was
good-his voice clear and his enunciation
distinct. - tU-r t tfrH r"
At the commencement of Mr.. Douglass
speech in the evening, some boys or rather
young men in the gallery tried the little arts
of hooting, Kissing, and stamping, with the
gentlemanly intent of breaking up the meet
ing and preventing their fellow citizens OF
Columbus from listening to colored orator!
Brave young men! Not SO brave either, for
after they had made a few noisy demonstra-
tons, Auditor Woods, whose pronpttude
and readiness to repeal any invasion of the
rights of his fellow citizens, merit high praise,
proceeded with several others to the gallery,
and these valiant dsturbers of the public
peace soon evacuated their camp. Then 10
give more striking demonstration Of their
valor, and to show to dead certainty, we
suppose, how vastly superior they were IN
good breeding to the black race, they raised
a false alarm Of fire, and procured by the aid
or contrivance Of somebody, the engine of q
nre company recently Iorineu III tnis ciys-
This they paraded around the State House
ringing the bell and making various noisy
demonstrations. They proceeded TO the
pump for the purpose of procuring watel
with which to refiigerate the company IN the
Senate chamber-of course all for the SAKE
ofa little innocent fiin-but a number Of thu
city police, barbarian-like, had stationed
themselves around the pump and forbade th'
removing of the waters.
When "the Black Douglass who had TN
iinpudence TO speak to such of the citizens O
Columbus, as were desirous Of hearing him
came down stairs, missile aimed at hi
head, missed its mark and struck a whit
man. OF course, the gentleman who threw
il, could not be expected TO discriminate yer
accurately in the dark.
We have heard il suggested that there wa
somebody behind the curtain in this affai
But we repel the suggestion with indigna
zion. We do not believe that any citizen {
Columbus Of respectable standing, melted o
encouraged this rowdyism. Yet as tb
Spirits" are about, If we hear any raI
pings" which indicate a different state {
facts, we shall take the liberty most respect
fully TO say 80. rfa.fllfnsVF faatH rnIfFse