, 1866-03-30
THE ASSASSINATION AND ITS les.
SENS.
Lecture by Fred. Douglas Last Kven-
Ing.

t1Enct.
Hs .aid that before he proceeded 10 deliver
with The administration Of The Government ence be
Inst delivered this lecture here, confirmed the opln-
dent onr country, be remarked. resembles At ,his
moment . th1p IN momeDt1sJ danger Of wreck.
Ws " pretend 70 = goTesnmens by the people. Jet At
lhs momel .hsTs T. ncne Se - somplesly
queen Of England has dared to oppose The
expressed viii Of both houses Of FarhaReo1I:
eo nas eo's Id y sg5 s
policy. TO pul down their expressed il BY the veto
power Of one man. He had nothing 10 say ;a,nst
ese been e blsvsd &c s Ga voaS
!sIe II nun ths f1es1dent. The peopls cf cp5 The
tson q The fteedmen without II. ae,en1 & fheir
former MASTER, md It il opposed by the Prestdcut
The speaker hoped congresa wou'd pass ii over The
harbariem to CIV silization, by great men Ind crest
events. The 1stter are the nntnral and most eject
I've teachers Of rations, teaching nauoual honor,
rally prosperous. me mass judge q risnt md
sometimes require to he most startling before the
1nass ean be awakened TO their Importance. Years
sH ne &C cal.znisies - VI which iRRp: hsss suas sioee
sns o11 y: npt ELI eSe sSe
clash OF arms that he people opened their eyes 10
the enormtty Of slayeTy. 10 the eTn Of having 4
ssssp VI 81 .hsa aes
tdne Of The abolitiopists The Last rear witnessed
two great events. The nsst was ]oyfal one. II
hon, tnsueusated for The advancement Of the iEter
ests OF slavery. and *len that evil cnnee FELL 1t WAS
hoped that With The destruction Of thas evil thtne,
NJ %eaa e b. Phe ehs
which allied rs with unutterable anguish. Ii Ms
the Introduction among q Of new crane. fore,gn
20 nns ToF hses .oS p,s, neois
not yet aware that NC had a1nunc Us prolific
breeder Of as.assins ann all e1lmea,-.lavesy.
" ps# " sSw asa at ns ~ hsss hsss'nnas e tesf q
from The pezstecnt veIocs Of The Pres ident and ID
de'e.msEed opposition TO liberty Which Ii mani
ehes M e. SsSronf fer5 S t
er:uent desire to hand over our old-time allies
End EfeDde, trnstWorthy and tue, 10 The men who
iss 6atd them snd @ Us neore md eho with malice IN
dt atroy 1hfs Government. There Ii dispotttlou
on the part Of MT. Johnson and hts allies 10 pre-
ven! he e. 2, ,eaua right
lect come Up when our beagts were full or eot4ow
for The tea'h Of our President, there con]d have
souts uste absouie easy t w6ea b nass ,h gsen s
No Wordt can dspicl The Consideration and horror
which flied the hearts Of our peopis At the death
dreadful ne~s 10 be srne. We were full Of Joy Just
before. Grant was victorious over Lee south Caro-.
Ina Ind received her Punishment: Char1esion
bad M talisn and ;he Northern armies marched to the
c. cs!noua Appianse Even then Iess We lid iGna se
gun our mandlh inacnanimi.y instead Of Christian
saa .ni'y ons t,1s about err .Sontasn hr9thes
beeinnlpc 70 be quite popular; but It had no eec,
In winning thesc traitors and rehefs TO n. When
We ware ia1l Of kansne.s md good eil jus,ice and
tsuRh! Ms that this was an ey1t thing which could
never oe crushed except BY the strong arm Of JUS
made to It new exacuons wonid be made, ior every
token OF lcnfeneJ we would be rewarded With new
inCzatifude and crime.
BIZ. Douglass fald thai be did not intend 10 utter
culoGy uron Abraham uncoin,-that vii be doue
thousand years from now. when coed men VINO
love liberty and bate treason will point 10 the name
Of that great and good man as Of one Nho WAS one
Of the E!cstest md hest Of men, with the highest
and nohlest motives, and the puress love Of bis
country. Abraham Lincoln was literally 4 self-
nsde @ e, I'M ~ho ss1sed himself by his own Industry
cans IN this tespec1-ouc- who travelled far, and
made the road hrtEaEclled on who a.cended hieh,
h1t hp:ea en,it TIE ladder On which be aSeenaed.
lion Of our Government VIC pront By theleason Of
bis hfe- that DO agaIn plant thu sesds Of -s-
roa hs oi 25 ss
great tault live In doing 20 would be guilty OF
great ctime-.M ouFd be sowing tho seeds OF other
Abraham Lincoln. md knew that il heiised to-day,
te Would be among The foremost Of the advocates
Of equal rights and liberty for the people Of The
hnnexs man ~ .sv Nv ars 4sr. -. eosJ y ~
n The footsfens ~ Ahrshsn, Itnnnir ~ T. ~
more Going 20 than Judas Iseafios 1as tho
Thr tneaEer hsd hrcn tn1tad = ~. Wrhtss fss
BY Mr. Lincoln, md be rersfded ii =, hieb nroof
OF h!s moral coursce that The President thus bfaved
eaety-an example which could no, but hsSe M its
effect IN most circlete4cept IN The rerv 10 yasf
!or i i IN the vtry lowest iDst the most blter md
lincoln recognized the cIaints pf tkn colnrrd Y,ee,
ne to recorniiion men aDd dtizsns. ia vanid
never have in.u .uted loyal black soldiers as Andra9
Columbia columbia colored troops, when they re-
turned foottore, weary md their fanks thipnnd hy
lhei1 ardaor+ service md taeddcet, telling hem 10
freedom" The speaker 1houeht 1t was thrit mas
ter Who thouid be told TO go 10 work. We cannot
e dosn 6as nns een as.J e@ St.
work before II gas completed, md
Tbs man Leg 10 bis place. We
sana9t III imagine f., ny hts Or sny cyl na oeea a.
conpensasion for IL, 1t taught M the indestructt
billy o. orr Goyetnment, cur national vitality, ~
nosninE slse go9a haze q dGns hss sau9ht p 10
taught Us me Tatn7 o. ttFon1, Tree aud indepen'
dent thought md action, and We pow look with
eonsemsa ap9n lno5s @ho nades TIC psetence "
CALMLY every enorm{ty OF the crimes involved In
the great etn Of rtAverT. It is Rstontshins how
sas,i} " stsns'efssd ouE confidence from tue Ffss-
q ptlon We have endured bus had IT. effect IN
STRENGTHENING ~, In showing Us how strong NC
ar II r ss Sa1eS
aneo lhaL thefe was noih,n1 1'tunE except 6t1nd-
N. InR ssmy. 1nfy, Hua 3ha Coppe1heads ot the
Sof1n. psoPnss'eo 70 ID that 10 ntser could con
tng their best TO conturc UP the demon again.
The ASSASSINATION was exhibit the cul-
m'nsffon 81 tht anlmus Of rebellion and ela!eTJ,
h7Th ri
slavery without IT. associate crime. mu1dcr-nevef
Of shareholders without thinking Of assassins-
never q "soutbe.n chisaltys tna& the words do
rot ean to oar Fl miuds Inc eonspitstos WHO planned
and executed the assassination Of one Of the beat
men the world eTer eAw. has taught Us 3hat the
NSsa !, s9'sd sy fIed I'd and unssrshs
tools BY which the elements Of right and
wrong work out their ends. But for slavery
Institutions, shese Worid hare been no Garrison. @
and principles controlled men 10 the great ends
slavery produced Booth The assa- sin, as vel a.
spirit lives, and when it can again esln power,
tou Of all not srcordapt With ite caInai r5urpose
| The Sou1h never diaasowed connection with
Boosh-it fosiered him and bis crime, sud that
cEucliies pTactesd by lie e1ayeholde;a In the ate
wsr,-with tbeir heil-biack Wickcdness In cold.
blooded murder Of our wonnded aud pri.ouer1.-
IN OF nSf{1I&nC#-tQtECf9Q Eothluy.-f0
pIauB 1or hurntpr Sortherp cittes.-and In cruel
.nn.eacTes Of colottd toIdefs. Yet We are asked.
~ hat II lie use Of recalling all iii. when we ar
| trying 10 get together acaint|' fLauehter.] the
SPEAKER worid renark thst those who renuiiy for.
rel ihe wtcEedness Of nnr enemfca alan fnr9at A.
TeadiIy ihe services Of our friende. and those
who preach kindpeas 10 tho elsyehoIders. az
ihe yefT neTrona .rho slwnsa lns1 sted an rnefv IN
The slsyes whatever NAV be- zsid by The he'd q,
ihe Snnihern ihrrcj' N.iftsnt- Mr' Inhnsnn nr hy
The Plymouth TIe1rhts diyine God rave ~ 1nemory
tn ren;emher offt1srs ss ws =. IA rn5s en1 ahnmok
nniy nnnn cSnd,tion ,hst shrr r.nsnt Thrre !. NJ
eyiaence Thai he rcbels hsra rcpented. They AZ
forrs. I'M onfT snrry 1hat thev d mi xneed,i,es
nnlT set 1he snroW thai ihe hnr,laf iers ,shen ~
hsnit ~ thr cpT ri ;nstfre ,s iii nr,nn Ma shn
der. The sneaker saId tbst he nd not heen nj III
SURPRISED n The cnnrre Of III. InHn.nn. Tne h,.,
tor1 of hrr ytce Pnesidents ahows that thev In ~