, 1866-03-01
FRED, DOUGLASS.
tsThe Assassination and its Conse,
uucnces.', Lecture Last Evening,
A Brilliant Effort.
The Prrsf1t CF1sls-LIneoln
and Johnson-A paln-
fnl CoNtfzs&

"~NAAhAN@%
smith and Nlxon's Hail. 10 hear Fred Douelaas. The
c1e1t coinaea American orator. WIN VII announced
'oeooFtss them on The Assassnat1ou and It's Les-
sons." The hau waa deosely packed. e1e,y inch Of
RandnE room WIS occupied, and large numbers
were compelled 10 Turn sway from the door, SO
G1rat Nas the pressure Of those attempting TO OBJ
tain adm!ttanee that IL N1s Bome time aftes The
speaker commenced be,orn order uss restored.
Mr.. Douela1e IN. introduced to tho 4 udirne. nv
M JOIN jones, E.q, in tew appropriate re.uasks.
Ar. Dorslass. who wza received with loud an
p1ause, came forward and esid: He MA VA, their
to speak to them Of the ASSASSINATION md tn les
eons. lie would dltc1ain ut the outset The ptes Of
teacher implied IN the title Of his Ac1nse Thnaa
who knew his historJ would eearcs!y need this dis
claimcE. r the school In which be had b.cn educa.
tsd forbade he assumption implied in that titln.
dfeat men, he said, By reason Of their superior
mental endoWments, hare been nble to derive great
results merely from the study Of principles and by
that sort OF dtyinaion hare been able 70 foreshadow
only have eafe to bear This caass Of tcache1s Tue
nost effective schoolsaasters of nauons
b;ss bsss md svsn,1 ss .e;s 5n'9s ,so.. tfs:a
justice and liberty. without the observance OF which
no nation e5n be sonnd'E prosperous OF permanent
eteat Ihe e. masses have little time % gtsr heed
es1l nore bY results; they require ralpto'e iust,a
lions before they can learn and p.onf by the ruth.
our conat.y pseseuts os With n1meEous e1amples
l ~*>NA
| ttnt1y no dsngcr menacng our country. but few
Tar seeing men toresaw the ca!amIlies that h.ye
,ule 1aIk Tins hi. It alvsJt been. The lev listen
and the many pass unhcedfns the prrcipice over
which they afs being hurled. lrcqaired lie rerTi.
people o ibe aangr 70 eeabiiess
Government into the bands OF privileged class.
Il was iona,y hoped that with the downfall Of that
| questions would be settled for ever.
| The next great event which occurred, md OF
which he had come TO trak. hiicd The rational
hear with angulah, bl;tcrpess and nor1dcauon.
| 1t uas the Inauguration Of new cr1me-a st,uncct
asra.,tnat.on Of our chief 1nasist1ale. We Ind
and atstoc1acies of the old world out in ibis
land Of nee speech and free ballots We oad pot
inasclned @ ihe.e va. ANYTHING 80 akin in character
| to szime 20 stupcndout. We were mi,tsken for
IRE had IN onf midst that ont Of which comes the
crime o. Al crimes, The sum Of all y1ilaln.es.
We nfc now entering upon new en- and We have
to eeahdef ahat II hsE IN 'Eore torus Uut Judging
from the clouds which lower on the sky, aud Inc
hghtH1u2s that nash from the ceutrt, We maT ryei
spprehend that thfs new e1a may BE- marked bT
testurcs datser and more calan1ons than assass1na
uon o. rebellion. There are crimes tha! xii the
ns, r,I.ke- al the honor 0! The nst1on.
nnsuosan;iai Thing, Sni be believed ihe time W W,s
coming when the honor Of nation viii be rr-ard-
Cd as the soul Of nation. We cannot p,rl With
taa sa,on ans o1 aa osst u ts cold
and aies-thc only friends the only allies lhst the
so51 i,on aye ann; a. 7.tcn % tAppaass n
gTca1 e.Ent cannot he deeGibed. 1t vas a. Il some
conTn!tlon bad occnlred in nature. fos, had the
CITIES, The cocetcz2ation Of men conld not have
been mere profound. 4 hash fell upon the land, a
! a<9ice from Heaven had been heard. 1, vas
ca1amtS sudden, involving transition Of feeling
T10iEOt, DtDDJf cD1fd
auitgt. Richmond had [a1len. Lee. the plt1icsn
general Of Virginia, had surrendered h1z socalled
Wilmington were N our hands South Cpsulins
had hetn properly ca1stt*cd By sherman, and The
loyal black eocgs were bearing alo:7 the star span
4 yery nest Of rebellion to 1he tnue Of Old John
Brown. Everywhere the rebeIs were beaten, cye-
wahsrs vic,9sy M pe.shed upon orr banners. Even
ming 10 talk Of our Southern enemies a. our South
ern hrohefs, Rebel generals. dnpp.ne In lhe blood
Of our sons md hFoIhcrs, were beginning to Be
Pepulas Nc sesnsd 10 e about y eassaao y
sdo '0i him sasaaeE pS tS qfnt 's's no
ess'@' pa s2s? sss e. oi isa s'nS H.
did no, then; ii docs ncs nov; it never viii and
; nothing but the stern hand OF Justice ever wifi
IAppIau.e.j They seIzed he moment % wben w: We
Rere weary o' ~as, inclined 10 mercy. to deal ppen
tac n,t.oo the heaviest blow It had yet received Al
80 much hccanse The conn,iy had lost Ffrsidcut.
hui beezuse the world had iost 4 msn, md one Of
ths rsFy best men that e1er presided the des-
than any one yho had ever preceded him In he
Presidential chais. More hIaiot5 hss been made 10
conneeiion With his name. more that viii
endure, than any Other m1n N Anerica, ii
might be asked why epeak Of II al
!; this time. he would answer that be would desire
TO unocfFeose ahe assasstonion, and the manner Of
1t. and cEhoH the nAton to hare care Lest IN the
| proposed TecouRuuctton scheme OF ous present
PIesiSsnt, may eentssc With postertty tof Other
! from which 10 anr.ey ths dangers around "A, Ind
! TO tnculcate the duties which those dangers tuaSc
manifest. His nsIne becomes tes1 nom which 10
! ser.l:e Of slavery. He had Laid the are al :he
s1a s7,. liberty s.@ s,sslishsd; saa he who lodi;
; Abraham Lincoln: .IAppa1se.1 Il + raid iL,. A.
lar Lsneo9n- Il is a foul and hiaek rtandeF On the
: dead. Tremendous applause-l 1t had been his
M Doug9asso privilege 70 know Nj. Lincoln,
stand to-day With the men who :o farthest in ID.
1cgting equal rEhte to Al the people. iApp,aa,e.]
lie VA p1e-eminsn.ly progressive man Be I'D
IN t6e hee1nnlnc, md then playing that os Pnassoh
at the end. Loud and eon1Inued appi7u-e.j HoT
hsd os'. he {Mr;; pousss.) come e know IL, liz:
T5e taes ia, assssa uueaa se wolid 'psiis
hiack man 10 Tie White House III. an Indication Of
ne sh.s;e1sr ,ss Of 1ne naasn 1n!ea.ion that be
dice, and 70 athwau popular eus1on
,A"ff recoun'ing few Of .ts more prominent
shslac1etassiss of the ne President. Tie speaker
| toutnrec, that In consequence Of his death ne
were Low 10 the n1dst Of Eoublops times. nome
good ead alteady come ont Of It, and perhaps we
srsdea 4 10 70 make .. aeauansa s'th ourselves err
aose aessart ,Se aa'6. 1Se1e 1Saas { eap poss e
name The you c'',ss si .sst 81 'y Con ,ssaa sa,
msD 70 pisise Cod GoSesn@:a, b, been d sr.ea
yc; hire II stand. and We nave mort conascuce IN
fs Stability thao 1e'ore. Ore Of the lessons which
the assassination was to 4each us was that we 1aey
having one end around our IN NECK; that We may
not soN deadly poison IN our DeiEhbora held with
tyt nv .; Iii its n onI an9 1q.
oul DdAnEe1ine The eaiety Of the people The
crimes q the south were III IN accordance NTH tina
eTca, crime II It wezr asked Why d~e11 On It 1t
tnts sime, when Ill the sympa.h1rc,s with
Irbeliion arc railsine round The President OF the
United sraIe', # 1at becanes be belcyed that
he saw the esccrucss with which some soeaiItd
Republicans Wesr getting ready TO shaEe fhe hands
Of our enemies, beeauss there were these who
ra1tof1, and the very men who were 2nost anuoue
! 10 DO 80 were shose sbo you'd hare us forget the
ssrElce* Ct our friends. Ne are on the verge Of !
chnfM, deeper, darker and more terrible than fbat
out Of winch We harc just brought She nallpn, and
n,!hcs the ,ophfet;et Of Seward, nor The
euse from Is sae ,ar that a sss man iaio whose
hAnot We have conhdcd the liberties the county,
b.. cruelty betrayed u into the hands Of our enc
flsrc basis, and he fought It out on thai Linz unt
the snuib had gone 70 far that he could not return
10 +. and "a. compelled 10 aerept The Proclamation
. OF Emar c1paton JeM. Davis WIS c1cz, sr1tfo7
/ bu; be wae at least eoneise ent traitor he wa I
| wolf bnl not wolf In sheep'e clothing. He czn
At least rake 10 hts heart the that be was
j tue 70 thuse who tugted him With poHer. He did
not rut htmeerat the head Of the rebel cause to Le
tf*si ss Andrew Johnton has done to tho ioyal
:; c9utc. Whai shall be eaid of him who taurhs Us
!, punishment ana m BIZ plan Of rrcpusunct1ua d
W. to rive the front eeats to loyal men and the
loya to take the hack scatsl In recent epeech
Of b. be dces nut even d,sszgx thai no man 70.
! What shall he sad oEh1m who called himself f1c
Aoses IT, in bis plan oi reconstruction, he rrtncm
scr- HI. e,unrgt eneniet and forsrts his conn'Eys
euies-ol :he men who 1cjoced over rebet sieloric.
md wc1e gloomy when the nruies Of the Union til.
paess end: h shs .ss hrs' S' he
DIR enemies, and d1strancliee thote who camc to
1he1r urcne in their utmost need7 H. instead o1
a. e s9s ns s 5
"a, for new rebejiions! Il ,1ere betcr for shat man
had he never been bon. Il were better that mill
tho sea: [Loua arpsaa.e,l Liberty has put on hcr
| teEen league boots, ana woe heiide the man who
| rsandt In htI way In this struggle he would have
II understood that thr people ot Chicago 1t ea-t
etood nj the Other end Of ihe 1venae. Enthuslslc
| sppiauke.t
~. poag.s,' said the htene<z o. the hour psc.
ctudeo h1 froIn extending his remarks any yfurther
=nd suggested that be wonid prefer eseak to them
! again On the s1r1e topic At greater 1englh.
| Tie meeting then sepa,1tcd.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A TraIn Thrown from n Bridge.
The traIn-So. Switch LEFT Toledo on Tue.d4y
| evening for Chicago per the Michigan Southern
Railroad. caruc Ac1ost broken rail near bridge,