Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-19
LOCAL NEWS.
AnrsxnxNrs To-NIeHf.

,s,T and comfortable temple Of the drama this
evening will, we doubt not, attract an immense
crowd. with hrst elias: dramatic company.
novelties promised, Mr.. Ford's enterprise will
pay. To night the beautiful and dashing actress,
Mis- Lucille Western, will spPesr in the great
military drama called the French Spy, in which
piece she IL said to equal Celeste. Miss Olivia In
an elegant dance, and q farce In which Miss
Western will appear, concludes the entertain
ment.
w..urxa,ox Tur.rxs-Mr J. 9. Clarke, to-
night, will appear a. Toodles, In which charac-
ter he is inimitable; also, az Cousin Joe ana
smashington. Miss Susan Denim as Margery,
one Of her best parts.
Opp Fellows HALL-Sanfords opera troupe
Isin the full tide Of success. Their burlesque
operas and new songs and dances take well.
CANTERBURY HALL.-Percival manages to keep
up the interest at the Canterbury, and his i'm
msnse combination ofstars draws hugely. Those
who attend his place Of amusement need not be
urgsd to GO again; those who have not been to
do we'll 10 drop in. The matinees on Wsdnes-
DAYS and Saturdays are very popular Win the
ladies
The FESTIVAL OF The LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lsst evening. Don't fail to go.
GoRsucH CHAPEL-The exhibition OF the Sab
bath School will take place this evening. A
model entertainment may be expected
SMITHSONIAN LgcrURE.-Prof FeiTman Rogers
will deliver the first Of an interesting course Of
lectures on "The Glaciers" illustrated by dia-
grams. Free.
CLARENDON MUsEUN.-Free concerts every az
teynoon ard evening.
wA.HINsroS Mt.Ic HALL-Open all day
Music without charge In the evening.
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON ToUssEANT L'OUvzR-
IuRz-A Rsgyo hero, i" greater than CronlrsH,
lsctured last night before the Washington Lecture
Association, upon " Tousseant pOuyerture, the
statesman aud patriot Of st DOMINGO"
Previous TO entering upon his subject, Mr.. Phil
lips reiterated the assertion (denied by city
paper Of his preceding lecture, that the 'oldiers
Of our army Of the Potomac are dying OF at the
rate Of two thousand per month.
The speaker said that the subject Of his lecture
who was one Of the most remarkable men Of the
last century, was an unmixed negro, born In
Africa. Races love to be judged by two modes
by their great men, and by the average merit of
the masses.
There are also three qualities by which races
3D. Persistence. Out Of these three elements
come the English quality designated as "pluek."
ne should attempt to prove that the negro race,
Judged by either great men or the masses, Is en-
titled to be counted amongst the best races. He
would illustrate by the history Of the island OF
81. Domingo-an island about as large as tae State
OF South Carolina. First occupied by "fllibust-
eB," 10 afterwards became the pet colony Of
France, and the richest gem In her crown. The
French revolution, with Its watchword Liberty
and Equality" burst upon the people Of st. Do
mingo, the black race sullen and Indifferent, the
mulattos feeling bitterly the degradation Of their
social re-!.:.on. They sent deputation to Paris
tIrn be lifted from them. The French Govern.
menI decreed that call Frenchmen are equal be-
fore the law A"
When the decree reached st. Domingo the
planters declared they never would submit to IT.
butchered the messenger, and committed the
most horTid outrages upon the mulattoes, and
upon the whites who had aided them in getting
up their petition
Crest was the indignation in France when the
news reached there; the decree was reafhrmed
and sent out.
In the meantime strange events had taksn n,,ca
on the Island. The whites had divided into two
parties-the shareholders proposed to hand the
isand over 70 England the "poor whitesn pro-
posed 70 surrender IL to the United States but
when the decree reached the island the whites
coalesced. In 1871, Tousseant pOuverture, a
born diplomatIst, appeared in arms at the head Of
IS 900 blacks, with banner Inscribed, "Long live
the King" ave ask the old laws" His forces
got their arms from the old French governor at
his request, and re-established the Governor hrm-
ly In his seat. They then asked some small priv
ileges, as a days time In week, for they were
"gradualists, y a. some men are now. daughter I
The smallest concession was haughtily refused
them, and then they took the power into their
own hands.
We have to take the history Of Tousseant from
the unwilling testimony of his enemies. History
says that the negroes OF 81. Domingo shed the
blood of 500 whites in fair battle and in the
beat Of blood. But the white man acknowledges
that when he conquered In turn he destroyed 500
In cold blood Ii IL recorded of Tousseant that
he saved his master and mistress from the carnage
of what 10 called the massacre of 81. Domingo,
vided with means for subsistence. He mounted
by natural talent to the head Of the army He
routed the SPaniards and sent them home, and
Te-established the French dominion.
II has been said that Cromwell was greater than
Napoleon, In that he never saw army till he
was forty, while Napoleon was trained to arms
military career at fifty, and created his army out
Of what we call the despicable race Of negroes.
Out OF this so-called coward mass he forged an
army that conquered the best blood in Europe,
Spanish and French, and even sent the English
skulking back to jamaica AS soon as his hand
touched the helm Of State he showed a statesman
ship as profound an his military qualities. This
negro turned TO his army, Is 900 strong, their
swords dripping with blood, and sent them back
TO work for their masters, and in week his army
bad melted Into peasantry.
He FIRST founded government upon free-trade
principles On bis first accession to power he
opened the ports Of st Domingo to the commerce
ton the statute books Of the States Of our Union
were disfgured by the most intolerant bigotry,
Touseant POuverture, Catholic, made religious
freedom the corner stone OF his edihce Of State.
In 1901 Napoleon reduced Gaudalupe aud Mar
Unique back 20 slavery. Then came the question
what to do with 81. Domingo. He was advised
born commander. Napoleon rejected the advice,
and sent d, 900 men to reduce 81 Domingo again
70 slavery. Report says that he was tired Of hear
Ing Tousseant called ''ths Black Napoleon"
They were In fact much alike, but either was
the copyist II must have been Napoleon, as Tous.
seant was his predecessor by some ten years.
Like Napoleon, TOusseant could dictate 70 Two
three secretaries at once; like Napoleon no one
could even divine bis plans; they were alike in
celebrity Of movements, and also In that utter con-
edence that genius always has in itself
Against such man N Napoleon sent the flower Of
his army. Holland lent Napoleon sixty ships,
and England promised neutrality. Tousseant
rereated to the mountains, issuing orders that the
cities should be burned, the wells poisoned, the
roads destroyed, and the invaders treated 10 the
hell they sought. Wherever the French went
they were met by are and sword, and beaten,
until the French commander issued a lying pro !,
lamation, which caused Tousseant's men TO de-
sert him He, after quietly submitting, was
treaeherouslY dealt with oy the French; was sert
literally starved to death by orders Of Napoleon.
When the news reached ST. Domingo the peo-
pie dew &c arms and destroyed the French army
Let those who are accustomed 10 doubt the cour-
age Of negroes 20 to Hayu and ask the graves of
81 600 French soldiers what IL their opinion Of the
black mans courage. IL that was not enough,
IL might have been learned Of trembling vir-
ginia in 1859. The black race 10 the only race in