Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-25
LOCAL NEWS.

SPEECH OF MIR. FREDERICK lpU0LAsS.-
This dis.inEuithed colofed orator last night ad-
dressed large audience at Israel Bethel Church,
Capitol Hill. Tho cnlored people OF course pre-.
dominated in the Auiienee, bot large number Of
white lades and gentsmen. as well AZ soldiers,
were III attendance. hiter singing a Jmp Apd an
oppressive prayer By R,v. H n; Gsrnsm, eoloLed,
remarks referred in general terms to the areatness
which our country had attained even while strug:
taken place recently were crest indeed, and well
might tho colored people ave thanks TO God for
tho benefits accruing to them. The wsrk OF an
age had been comprssIed into a single year.
A sn instance o. one OF the great changes that
had taken place, the speaker announced with
co1ic from the city Of Batimore-a city which, q
tew years ago, had sprinkle her streets with the
blood Of Nlassaohusetta soldiers II any one had
told him Ave years ago that he (rouglaEs) would
now have been permitted 10 speak at this day in
Baltimore, he would have considered him A. insane
as II he would send him on a mission To the moon.
But he had been there and had talked himself
hos,se. tApplause.I The speaker could remember
but two very prominent events In his llfe-one
when he ran away from Maryland, twsnty.,iI or
tTehty-eeven years ago, and the other when he
He left a SMve and came back free man. He
left In hurry ard returned at his leisure, and by
cay STAGE s,s, LH1sh'enG he Isi Maryland d
curse OF curses, and returned to nd her glorious
itee state. tApplsusel The speaker then re-
ited in Baltimore, and his illusions to the slave
pen, the whipping post SC, brought grosns from
the lips Of many aged cUored men 10 the audience,
who hsd no doubt experienced the evils referred
TO, II not 10 their own persons, at leAut In that Of
some one dear to them Al this, however, said the
working beautifully and for one he was opposed
to having this revolution stopped. Let II 20 on
until Al our INSTITUTIONS are shaped in harmony
slavery had over boon consistent, for II had ex.
tinguished all rights antagOnistie to IT, II WAS the
rutY Of this hour to make the American people a.
Logical for freedom rs they had been for slavery.
AZ not shred OF liberty was allowed to appear
when slavery had control, so now that freedom
WAS up, slavery should NOT be allowed to be seen.
lApplsusel We (said the speaker must ask our
brethren for all our rights. You can never have
peace or be released from agitation until the black
man 10 allowed TO rise to any position for whie h
s h ana Sp ~ ,S may NJ NM whether IN
It must be decided that color shall be criterion
Tor The measurement OF mems rights, but that all
shall stand on = common level. We must vote and
be voted for; be allowed seats the jury-box and
have all the rights OF Americans. He 10 happy
that the American peorle have got go far that
they dare hear a black man claim everything for
HE race. thrplRuEe.l:
the speaker regarded It ss the most important one
that had ever taken place. for it was the final test
of American fitness for sef-goyernment. TIE ma
ton was called upon TO decide between liberty and
slavery. II did 80 and chose the former Zap
plAusc.l II was a verdict against monstrosity
which mad untold millions OF gold Invested in the
bsoies and Souls OF men. slavery had bought up
the EthnolOEtst the StstemAn, and the Pulpit,
which read me Bible with exceptions and had only
one text In all thc New Testament Tor the coOred
man and that whS "Seivauts obey your Masters"
Laughter
Inc speaker mere relhtcN tnht Whlle hthnulng Al
the depot in Baltimore, a day or two ago, he was
accOsted by n MATylander, who expressed de-
light At seeing him tDouglassl there; And he
him that the speaker had ran away wenty-seven
years ago. tApplauHe and laughter When the
dove found It's way back 10 NOah's widow with a
leaf IN Its mouth, he knew the flood had gone.
When tsaid the speaker appeared in baltimore
II was known that slavery had gone out the back
door. tLaught,rl But TO return to the last elee.
ton. II was far stRnd-up light between free
dom aGd Slavery-Ahraham Lincoln and George D
Mail al. Iayr Mt oil nil ,iIa iIoa. NuifI
aGegtee Of iatrOess really surprising. It 10 true
Lincoln WAS tor peace daughter and Mcclellan
for war; but all understood what kind OF peace
Lincoln was for, and what kind of war the little
NAPOLEON desired. Laughter and applsuhe.l
He (Mr. d viewed the result OF the election 81
acUnoubion OF the people that slavery must die
This is what was meant by electiDg Mr.. Lincoln
Tor four yearB longer. We have right to rejoice
Only q little while ago we were LszaruieI
Laughtorl We were bruised and SouDded, snC
the wealthy and Influential passed US by. No
even the docs would have ahythiug to do with u
except to hunt uS down. Eut now (he hoped h,
would not be considered srllegious) wo are II
AOrahsm's bosom, lIsughier,l while other mer
that IN life they had good things; now he 10 com
fo,ted and ye are tUr%ented IpElsuSe and voice
have Lazarus sent 10 them. SIs, they have callet
Tor Lazarus down there lAp lsule.l J,h, oalle'
They must have Lazarus, and they desire I,
send him with muskat. ILaughter.I But Gran
and sherman aud Sheridan Will not he pelsua ed
though Lazarus himself should come from dow
there. [Renewed laughterl Let them arm tn
negro lfthCy will. Ito said whom the gods wou
destroy they first make mad, bat the speaker dit
not believe the gods could ever make tho rebel
mad enough to put arms in the hands Of the ne
groes. Ilthcy 60, blind man eau see the result
The COntederAoy has gore to the dogs anyhow
but RTming the LcgrOeB Will only send 1t there tn
sooner. The war has not been a failure In ar
particular; for while our soldierI in he held hav
been making peace with the bullet, the patriots n
home have been doing II with the ballot.
In conclusion the speaker again referred to III
condition OF the negro on account OF their color
Next Congress should be urged to blot out all dis
ordinations on the statute book. The negroe
did not intend to be citizens 10 war and aliens |
peace. They were not going to fight for countr
tor the privilege Of running out OF II. They wer
out march out, or die. Laughter They hay
multiplied under slavery and Its attendant evil
and, unlike the indian, would not be eNterminAtel
rlre.
Ho was for peAce but not for a compromii
peace. The endorsement of Lincoln and the Bait
more Platform, aud the letter ITO whom 1t ma
concern did not mean a compromise peace. IA
plsusel But the verdict meant in part justice
the negro, and his elevation and lifting up. II
eolored man had been aIked to fight; now let 1t
remembered that he 10 a man. The speaker 7
lated that he had had an interview with MIR. sta
ton some time ago. aud demanded for the color,
troops that they should receive the same pSy
while soldiers, and that they ought TO have ii
privilege Of making character and attaining pr
motion. The Secretary (ssld Mr. ~ acknow
edged that both dem snda were Jus:.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Douglass speech, Re
H. H. Garrett was called upou, and he combat
the oft-ropeated objection of the North to Il
HeehB OF bIhNebt on inc RrOunu lnht tHey won
all come North. negro loved liberty, and won
go to Greenland, Nova Zsmbla, or in = BnOw-bAl
aUywhere to get 1t. But nothing looked so bad
NEGRO in a snOw-bank, [lauRhteril and soon
freedom WAS assured TO them they would hasten
the South.
THANKSGIVING IN THE CHURcuBs.-The d
was universally observed by our churchgoI
people, The various church edinoes were W
hlIed, and especially Wesley Chapel, the N,
York Avenue PTesbyt6r tan, Calvary Baptist, I
Epiphany, Or. Halls,) st Johns Protestant III
copal, and st. Aloysius.
At St. Johns, opposite Lafayette Square, = Va
large congregation was assembled, to hear
Right Reverend Bishop Southgate. The lsArI
Bishops discourse was based on the text, IL
your encmies," taken from st. Matthew, 6th cha
l4th verse. The sermon was very simple, cOncl
and eloquent. The Bishop argued that hiatt
cannot last forever, that humanity cannot 1,
perpetuAlly on envy, hatred, malice, and unohA
nbleneHGj that In our thoughts OF our Southi
brethren must distinguish between the often
aud the offence; being ready like our HeRveI
Father, to bless the sinner, while we hate tho
And he declared his convict on that there can be
restoration Of Union without restoration OF 10
There Uight be suhJugatlvn, or eXtermtna alton,
no Union.
He then proceeded to show that the origin OF
rebellion was rot In the people OF the south, bu
their ieCdSrs; and hence he argued that HOmsth
OF the old feeling must still underiU all the st
and disorder In the S.uthern heart. He relAt
In NlustratOu, Au incident of which he was
eyewitness In one OF our military hospitals, wh
ON an evening the rOldlerA having assembled to