The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-29
Fred DOuglas AssaiIs Bsecher ana

/ from the Boston Posi-, odtotef >.
/. The second lecture OF The Fraiernit,
Course Was delivered last evening", m Nusi,
Hall, by Fredoriek Douglas. Mr.. DouSit
spoke Of the events OF the wear, and pro
eeeding to review the late sermon Of Henr5
Ward Beecher, said:
Beecher Is mole liberal than Christianity
and 90 IS President johnson. In fhe Chris
tau religion We are required to forgive our
enemies aud forgive Them that trsspsss
against US, even seven times a day, and
seventy times seven, but upon one condi-
ton, and this seems 70 be entirely omitted
n the present ease-if they repent. That
is the condition lApplause.l I would
cherish spirit OF forgiveness, but demand
that the man that shall receive forgiveness
At my hands. shall repent Of the crime OF
which he asks forgiveness. Bus an not
bound 70 believe hum q he says; 81 repent, %
and acts as though be don't. may re-
quire that he shah bring birth fruits meet
Tor repentance. LApPlause.l
Until be does that be has no claim UPON
me Tor forgiveness can not forgive that OF
another, which that other retains b him
self As 3 mere mental process the thing Is
impossible. I can not forgive you that feel
| ing which you cherish IN your heart, Cor
forgiveness is to place you AZ slough you
had not fallen-as Though the rebellion
were out Of yoe, as though YOU had repent
ed Of your treason- The only repentance
which the South gives prppf OF having il
the repentance which The burglar sesls
when the strong hand Of tie officer = on
his collar. IApPlause,l BE Nn't cory he
committed the harglaEyi. he Is only sorry
that he didn't succeed. And that = what
Governor Perry says-he ISN'T sorry
for the crime he only laments the
bad success that attended it. And these
are the men---these mnTdereis q our sons,
brothers and iathers-these are tha men
who in their heart Of hearts regret the fail
ure Of the war these are the men whose
plantations (these twenty thonsand dollar
menl. are being restored 70 them--from
which the freedmen are being driven; these
are the men to whom the reins Of govern
,nent in these States, are given, and who
are 70 make laws for the south, SID at
the beginning Of my remarEs that ne year
new drawing - a close, vas marked n GER
tam features, and thai it might stl take
upon itself another feature, darker and more !
To- be regretted than either rebellion or
assassination. believe that We are on the /
verge, my friends, of being surrerdefed q !
the conquered rebels that Ee are oh the /
verge Of Losing that Tor which this var wss
waged, and am Inclined to think that We 1
are to lose it, if not through imbeoili.ys i
through treaehery on the part Of the very 4
man that sits at the head OF the Government
Jefferson Davis is q great eriminsl. j could
not say q word in mitigation q hu crime OF
extenuation Of his punishment, Punish
mentl he'll never be punishedi % danger
Of his being punished-not the least p The
world. He's only waiting % come underline
head of the twenty thousand dollar PARDON.
He was traitor, but he played the role ofa
traitor fairly, openly and honestly. he was
a wolf, but not a wolf IN Sleeps elpthing.
though he was found, believe, IN a lhdy's
dress. TIanghter.l Whatever else may Be
said him, he did not steal the burns shed
livery Of the great heavens 10 serve the.deyil
in. de did not, By loud aud furious hevo-
ton TO this rebel cause, get himself Hiseed
at the head OF Il merely q betray u and
destroyit Whatever else may haunt his
conscience in his cell yondsr, at Fortress
else, the thoughf can
never come 10 him there that he be
trsyed the friends who trostsd him
with power he did what he could, snd
y hatsver consolation can be derived from
devotion 10 a bad cause must be his. But
what shall be said Of the man 81 Washing 4
Ton, who was so loud and 50 ferrous p few
months ago, in his denunc iations Of treason
and traitors, and slavery and aristodracy,
and every form Of class legislation; who Was
1nly impatient with our good President
Lincoln because be was too lenient - the
traitors; what shall We think Of him If,
Ifter these professions-prolea his de- 7
termination 70 punish traitors and naks
ress0p Odiols by punishment delaFing I
hat treason is a cr.me and not a difference
IF opinion, that traitors muas Be punished,
not pardoned, that slavery in every rOct
and fiber must Be destroyed, aud that the
liberties OF the negro must be secured-
what shall we think Of him after getting
possession 4 of this GOvarnment and bhia
,ause. II he shall finally berry i into The
hands of the nuan who have tried 10 destroy
&; IL he shall select hose who are guiltiess Of
his robenion--she rich men Of ths seuth-
4 he shall select these men who ia the
bloody host that sought 10 destroy this
,ountry--vhat shall be said Of hlHf II be
hall betray US by giving the power q these |
laveholders, tsking il away FROM our
friends, BY giving the elective franchise to
.hese rebels and takingyit away trdR. the
brave black men who, with iron arms and
Jteel fingers, stood up in defence Of our dag
u the sOuthl cloud applause.l / What
shall be said OF this mar u be shall thus be- Il
raw US, demorahze the Republican party,
iesden the moral sentiment o. the North,
and leave TO our children an0ther negro 4
question 10 breed war aud distHrbtnee an
he future Why, We must say " MN As
The Scripture hath ID; "Beiter we're II for
that man that he had not been b0rn5 better
that milestone be hanged about his neck
aud he cast into the depths Of the sea- than
that be should do this thing" We abhor,
very properly, jefferson Davis and Booth,
but a deepen and more dreadful execraeien
will settle upon thai mans name n ne shall
sacrifice us, As his policy now evidently
aime to do.