, 1866-11-11

race. for even the oesp,sed negro, pure aud |
upmi4ed, has dared to enter the lists. and Of
nett, and towering AWAY ADORE all others,
physically as mentally, stands Samuel Ring
gold Ward, black al night, eloquent Us Cas-
sius, and IN q tair Fight rather more than a
match for the mixed blood, Fred. Douglass
the latter Of whom at an early stage Of the
Freedom, got the inside track Of all his ri
walls. and managed to keep 1t until within
very sh. IT period. Everybody has heard or
heard Of Fred, Douglass, q man Of mixed
and who, escaping from slavery, BE-
came fhmous in the land, ranked hiGh
among. public speakers, and challenged
place in he front rank with the best and
most finished takers that were on The stage
or rostrun. His case and career nre excep-
tlonal, for he rose not alone by force Of his
updoubted talent. but mainly By and
through the persistent and powerful aid Of
not easily wearied friends, wherein he altrees
greatly from +: u. Randolph, who nevc. Lad
a party, and Eho burst 1pnn the world sole-
" hy force Of his own rrsistless genius--for
he u genius, and th.t, too, Of The first va.
ter, as all Will coneede who have ever he.td
him, or read bis great work on human an
tiquity, "Pte-Adainite Man, "or ''Rava1ette,"
Or 'T1u Clark or ''The Geand Secret IL
tles "f q few u his many worEs-all written
ser La ts1'ts ts,Etsaa sirsusz,natsated zsas sed
tse globe Douglass has written
one book, u narratiye OF personal adventure,
my Bondage and My Freedom Randolph
has written twelve works, dealing with a
! hundred sciences and the profoundest prob
lems Of philosophy. DouElass' friends con-
stituted a pa'ty, powerful enough after
years Of struggle, to give tone, shape and
! color TO the entire system Of American poll
! tics, and had wealth and warmth, while
Randolph studied out in the cold, and actu-
| all because le steadily refused to follow any
ever asmly believing Il himself, he knew
| bis power, and was from the start certain Of
the result he aimed at-and has reached.
These two men are powers among the people,
could discount The Douglass, Of to-day for
Of years have dimmed the ilfe Of lis eye and
heart, and swif prolific tongue. Supreme
among his race for five and twenty years, he
can well afford to retire befors greater
Of any race, much less bis own, have won on
! this or any other continent. How we'll do
we remember when slavery existed, how
! Douglas, whose great forte was special
pleading, attacked y; with what renaofse-
| md with gall.tipped lips pierced its heart
| with fiery shafts, making the wrong.doers
| wtithe again beneath tde torture and bis
! sarcastic lash. But slarery Is no more.
That battle has been fought and won. and
DouE1n5s' occupation IL gone. True, There
| remains the war for tranchise, and he strikes
! we'll and strikes home for that, set ha ia the
General Scott in the contest, and the battle
must be fought bS younger meo; men of the
young Africa" party. under its il1ustrious
! and gallant leauer. the Randolph, Of Lou-
Islam.
| Douelas In his day has been very strong
mau, and ret while admired By his people,
was notoriou.'5 unlorea by them. He
his fellows with Aaueuy. On the contrary,
! everybody that knows, loves Randolph, who,
| although the atlest man among them On this
| continent, assumes no arrogance OF manner,
but Is equally at home in the squaltd cabin
| Of the freedMan, md at the Ensniahed tables
Of crowned kings hcnee the former never
! possessed auT lasting Influence over them !;
| for great Is be was, he never had. eyen In his
palmy days, anything like tie mental power,
2ctiyiiy, energy and Intellectual resources
Of the great oetoroon, WHO, con1eus to re-
main tn comparative secluslon. patiently
biding bis time, sprung at q single bound, ID
the mcmosa BILE Philadelphia Southern Loyal
Convention Of September, 1865, not only to
the highest place among men of color, but to
head Of that august body-embractng Al II
did the highest talent aud amount Of brafn,
Aualitatiyely AID In volume, Of any similar
body ever convened on this continent.
Such seeue as trsnspircd In that Conyen-
tion, vas never before witnessed as when hc
rushed to the speakers stand and delivered
in words oi living fire that immortal speech,
wherein be announced himself as ''thc voice
Of four millions clamaring for justice at the
bar Of the world !" 1t was mastery, it Was
sublime, and as sentence nhcr sentence rolled
from his tongue, the effect WIS irresistible
four thousand people, with one impulse, re
pcatetily sprung to their feet and rent The ali
with plaudit after plaudit, until auditors and
orator were alike hoarsc with vocal exertfon
lis place, aud beyond ali question given tom
and shape TO the Practical platforms Q
American politics. Douglass sat listening II
the hail, and to his eternal credit be 1t said
was as vehement 10 ILLS applause as any on
victory was Ill own. Indeed there e1fist
the most brotherly feeling between thcs
! two great men, and no one praise
dolrn. What at example for whit
from the North. for which reason The Louis
ianlan was deruted By the Convention to hell
| perform the memorable pilgrimage to th
tomb Of the maEtyred Lincoln, and veil di
he perform it. Few who were present at th
tomb on that beautiful October day will ere
forget thbtfofenu scene when thousan
, people kue1t, and with bare heads and up
| | lifted bands, swore never to rest until til
l American Tag ehou!d wave peacefully anl
undlsturbcd ove5 every foot Of Columbia
soil nor the sublime spectacle Of Randolph
viii. tears falling like rain upon the sod
kneeltDg at the door Of Linco'n's grave, de
posting fowera, tear-wet flowers, at th
shrine Of the man whose pen had stricken tn
shncklcs from nearly five millions of his peo
pie, aud these flowers he had gathered on til
| way during journey 0fsevcr2l Day and hun
, dteds OF miles. It was fitting tribute o
an earnest sou1 to nations hero
The LouEsauian-by tho Kay he Is Of v1rgini,
stock, and located IN Lonistans at the ex
; coin, to labor in the great educational inter
ests of that Stakeholder the u1anagcnlen
| Of Branscomb. the HOLY oke lawyer, an hon
oraEy member Of the Convention, and Chair
man OF the Pilgrimage Committee, deter
mined nt the start to put him 10 the sereres'
knew, and therefore Invariably pitted him
On the same platform With tue ablest mel
OF that immortal thisty-efght, with Stencil
Paschall, D2yis and Sherwood, of Texas
Maynard, Stokes, Bofaum, Patterson ane
Brownlow, Of Tennessee; Griffin, OF Ala
bama Moss, Of Missouri; Stewart, of M1cy
1aud; Yarmouth Of Louislsna and repeat
edly with Hamilton, Of Texas. conceded t.
be the leading orator Of the continent, ant
second 70 no man now living; md get tn.
brave little 0ctoroon never once finch
ed Or declined Branscomh's challenge
to try conclusions with the best Of them
either on the scozt OF mere oratary or profount
statesmanship; and with what success, the
unttedly testify for at every point where hs
spoke, through niue different States. ad
dressing in the aggregate, full half million
people, he never once failed to challenge
deepest and most enthusiastic applause, BY
not merely his wit AMI resistless hutnor
readiness Ut repartee, but by his profound.
original statcsmsnlike aod mastery discus
slons Of the principles OF government, the
mighty Issues at stake, and his whitening
rebnke Of corruption in high places OF thf
land.
As previously remarked, Randolph con.
sfdcFs himself as no mans rival, hence au
utter absence of all jealousy or enyy. Indeed
for his reputation is worldwide, and in Eng
land aud France he took front rank os on hi;
native soil nor on the score Of popularity
for thousands flock to hear him at all points
when storms give him aim audiences
which Is a. very rare OCCURRENCES.
| when hundreds stand for want OF seats
As compared With Dou:s;lase. Randolph ha:
mol the same sarcaatic power, or griu,ace,
but excels him IN description. wosa-palot:
| tton-tefIiblc, swim. mercileas and crushing
and R!thnl is au actor Of auch rare powel
that the scene depicted becomes real to the
4adlenee. Nothing can excel his Prairie OF
9Ae. las NAuAs <Auk sceut, ne NoGll
Copelfon adventure, t'Democr1ti IN Heaven
"Deseent into the Naelstrom, i" "Pat and tht
ucteroon," and the inimIsable "Ba1 Fitet
away down south In Dixie, at the recital o
which people arc wont to laugh themselyca
sore from rib to heel, for his action Is sidicu
1ously absurd, while his talk Is issesistlb:y
funny.
When he made his famous Philadelphia
. speech which, By The way, Eas By no means
) up to his usual mark, even the oppositIor
tTied hard to drown the voices Of tic rest b.
the most voctterous acclanatfons Of pplaust
and delight. wIuug, from them By profound
astonishmsnt 1t the wonderful power dis
| played The New York Independent at one,
ranked him As one Of the f1rzt Of American