The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03

ter) The democrats too ought 70 bsteve in Il, oeoSase
they believed majority ought 10 rul., and he Ihoush
that the orty Of inc blood tn himself and Mr. Dougess
wAs white blood. UAusnter) He was reminded OF me
time bis fypd Douglass vas tn elsud whom 90 nebody
asked who he was "Oh' says one, he nsgIr - !,
Och. .sd Ps II nair nsgur Gao speak IKE that,
how would Q whole nsgur speskp' daughter and sp
plAuse The cooTed man had been accused OF ignorance
weights put around their pecks and were thrown
into tho water and told 10 swim. Lsughser)
eve him the opportunity and he would Ss% mo
accused Of being Incapable Of self government How WIS
Il With Bayt, whose Emperor was onoe . slave, ana
How was with the West India slaudsf what was ID
condition After emancipation?
Look ct the little homes well titled;
Lolk st the little vines we'll hilIed,
And everything happy and PLEASANT.
The speaker concluded with poetic sfusi'n, ending
with hope for the happy time when
Tho glorious jubilee
e Tch the world ha. man is free.
Loud applause greeted the speaker, though probably
Presden: then introduced Mr. Frederick Douglass, (mA
hcgspy cotorD
mept from the partial commendatory and eulogistc re
marks OF those who had preceded had ascrbed TO him De
there say few sober words TO them. Let them
vor 70 make himself heard rhey hAd met to celebrate
NO common event No towering monument OF naval or
military 20 rise in the wake OF this celebration
or the shame Of ia fallen foe Re would not dsparage
physical coursge or applaud s merits, without ques'
physical force They presentsd 70 day uober result
10 see giaot wrong overthrown must BIO noble
thing TO cont mplae There nothing in the occasion
TO awaken na nal antpathies The event they had met
10 celebrate than which the history OF the world
no brighter page After long years Of labor by
had spread from individuals to muudes throughout
United Kingdom, they behed the statesmen OF the Bril-
fish monarchy At length moved. After oil the delay
okal1~~ ohoIA
British Parliament calmly proceeding 70 make universal
freedom prevalent throughout the British domnoos, and
Of death and bell they had been ranked with Creep
ing things, with barrels OF rum and bales Of cotton driven
by cruel taskmssters and robbed OF al that made life
most dear. This audience was met 70 congratulate
their West India brethren their peaceful depthrsi
ment and to bless the memory Of the noble mon through
whose wise efforts the result was brought about but
above all they were there for particular purpose Their
cbefest desire 10 mako the anniversary Of the day
an occasion Of calling attention TO those in ,ndage
their own land How long was It /, be the standing re-
rroash Of the American government, that while old
EngAnd was doing al she could for freedom, slavery
should be the law Of this republic2 How long should 1t
be that while It was the policy Of England 70 brns man
back TO freedom the policy Of America to crcunvent
that object The government had given notice
TO all manner Of pirates and slave traders that
Well might CAmben say
"rne white mans liberty entyped,
Stands blaz,ned on your stars,
But what's the meaning Of your s.ripesp
nb your black mans scars"
The belserent tone Of our government on the occa-
zion Of the "ouirages was because England was free
vernment and America was . slave holding government
We're not for this The vessels Of would proceed
lovingly 70 put down the slave trade in the Gulf
nsx G eSGsoS that ns
experiment experiment WAS the word-was . failure.
BE took that statement one OF the tricks of slavery
There wa obviously no more reason for calling West In
da emancipation an experiment, than for calling the law
Of Rravitstion experiment. Lib rty not de-
s.1r mss, 0S. Sas Of.
mental law was q failure, the responsibility was
rot with the British Prlismert-not with the
Slavery the experiment In this God made man
UPRIGHT but be had sought out many inventions, and
slavery Was ;ee Of them was an experiment Sy Which
s~es, 81 euoter mans brow 70 get gold without digging
it, THIS was the real experiment, He would admit that
IN some respects West India emancipation had failed.
u bed fared to keep slavery under the name
OF liberty. 70 change the name without chang
bad s eady been really en- and were no eppcs
slaves II bad failed 70 keep negroes out OF civil Office
out Of the jury boxo the judges bench, and out OF the
colonial Iesissture-for colored men had risen 10 oil
there stations IL bad failed keep lands of Jamaica
N the hands Of the few and out Of the hands oy the many
TO- sen1 o wpr -, Sr 70 on Sass wnee
failed In putrg Dew vino IN old bottles The failure
vas Dot with the new, but with the oldnot with the pre-
sent, out the past
The Old plantation systems OF the british West hides
as q the southern states grew out or and adapted
10 American slavery They belonged to eudal ages and
feudsl rues ne denied tha, the falI1ro OF the large
estates proved the failure ofemaoopaon On the contrary
they proved that Few order OF things adapted to state
OF fr' eocp, was Indispensable TO the growth and pros
perty those islands II proof toat People OF
Egypt were not a. well OF nov In the days Of tho
the eastern sky 50 was no proof that the West Indies
decnir because The old plantation system OF other
osys vas giving place to small farms, the in
Jsnsca and elsewhere
THE STAGE BhEAEs Dows-THoK SKULLS.
AT thh polIt the MORE became great thai Mr.
Douglass mplored the audience 70 kecpa little more quiet
Tue sound OF music WAS then heard and Annouscod
that the Albany delegation YVES coming. 81 Mr.. Douglass
concluded 70 rest while until they came up. He had
scarcely sAt down when the staging began 70 settle,
end while q number on II In the act Of
moving of, fell, gradually letting the heavy plank
roofing down upon lhe heads Of the sable brethren
In the most unceremonious manner. Doubtless nothing
but the proverbsl thickness Of the skulls account
the miraculous fact thai nobody injured but Rev.
White man, who had his leg caught In the tlmbcrs rne
Of bs hat, his pencils and his kofe having beat sum
mary retreat 81 the fsst alarm. There little
blood split on the platform but Was considered OF no
secondhand MI Douglass sotupon wagon and proceeded
No follows cay nsgers, b said that you lazy and
nov you AL feel that you are addressed said tbAiyou
are eporaIt and lazy and stupid ADMIT all fiAugh-
teri am one Of you. believe that the term negro q
yet 10 be ranked among the respectable terms nut Will
be When We improve some daughter he contnued-ii
generally ~ lazy ~ they could aford 10 b."
Doubtless The slaves Of the West Indies excep
work. (IAushier) II had been said thai tho negroes
were lazy because they had 10 import coolies into the
Islands 70 DO The work. hey might as vol ssy the
Yankees we're lag because they imported coolies and
l'sh 10 dig their railroads and build their With
lew pounds The negroes In the Rest Indies could re.
hts land and work for themselves Who ws 70 bIane
them because they did M, 90 work a. they DID be-
fors' was no proof that emancipation failure.
BY sbd BY when ,manc alton came II the South the old
mansions there would fall but liberty would flourish
But II vi. said that the negroes .
lceBtious set Marriage, be WAS aware, not much
spscsed In The West India Islands. Be regretted
foul blot the characters Of negroes snd who people
Bot ~eo would say that emancipation vas W blsmtS
Slavery was poor school Tor morslty-wnere there
we're no incentives TO uprehtness where every tempts