New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-30
and Hts DISQUALIFICATION
Dougiass's Lecture In the Academy Of
uIusjc. Brooklyn.

Mr. Frederick Douglass delivered lecture
last evening in the Academy Of Music. Brooklyn, on
ssassnation and its Lessons" before as large select
and intelligent an audience as perhaps ever assembled
within that building Long before the hour announced
for the commencement Of the lecture. every seat was
occnnied and when M. Douglass came forward on
the platform be was greeted with storm OF enthusiasm
seldom e0ualed He was introduced by Mr.. Titon, OF
Tke Indcpendent who took that occasion 70 correct
some erroneous statements that had appeared IN print
with reference to the letting Of the Academy OF Music
for Mr. DOugIasss lecture. The facts were as IohoMs
Several weeks ago number OF gentlemen ~ ~
fore the people of Brooklyn. applied to the directors O.
the Academy Of Music through their agent ior inc use
OF the building After some delay 1t was announcer
that the building could not be Obtained and IN addon
to that refusal the director who made the statement
said 10 the Chairman of the Committee that no ge1le
man Of Mr. Dougasss complexion would be SLOWED 70
speak in the house The So%m i,s hat de-
cision. The whole matter was referred pae. W nc
Board Of Directors who held long debate on Ine SUI
ject and finally the vote stood II for TO against aloT
Mr. Douglass the use Of the platform. ApP'aapseiI
Mr. Douglass then caneforward andl SAG ensa ~
Won yery sincerely for this welcome and all the more
regard it telling rebuke TO the contempu9ie isens
which induced parties 10 object TO my appearing oere
Won. Tho spirit that would drive me from this pat
form il allowed Its full would drive me rom .e
face OF the earth end If it had control IN any oinel
world than this and possible Tor me 70 ge ifSe
any other world than this the same spirit would orlYe
me- from that. 1t is mean spirit, altogether
too mean, too little Cor go large eI ii,
,s Brookyp and the day Is coming when Brookyn VIII
be quite ashamed that any such objection co9ia pe
made TO mans appearing before an suaeh ennnsv
purpose Of yindicang the cause OF justice. hnna1!
and liberty ApPaasse t NIT O oO and
ia Lessons" and In the outset be would disclatn lls
office Of teacher in the title OF his subject long be
our goody land was rent and torn a, " nas oeen .
giant footsteps Of civil while the skies were ye,
clear a few men ranged themselves on the SIDE Oh
degraded humanity. and ,foresaw all the caAHi'ies
which have since fallen upon u.s. =, -. - ,oo., NJ
After abiding to tho Rebellion the TOUT long years " "
war and suffering the lecturer then SAID the sum Vi
crimes which now threaten US is nothing less tua '
base the wanton BETRAYAL 9y i.iup 'n them hack
again into the hands Of their enemies lhas 70 WA 80
Appreciated what the signs ofthe times appearsa 70 ~
TO portend. Abiding to the ASSASSINATION "a ae:crbe
II no man can describe the effect produced p lhat
suit II was II some great CONFUSION Vi latnIs
had occurred, as II the solid earth nsa opcnea
swallowed up one of our chief towns tne graves ndd
onened beneath our feet and the sheeIeu deh9
started from the dust Of ages the CONSERVATION anu
horror could not have been greater Inc nation "as
victorious everywhere. II could do no good 70 tne
Sontb but il was nstigaed by tho spirit OF the SOUTH
and struck in the interes. of Slavery He would IN
dersc, re this murder the manner and the causes le
ing to 1t. using this grand iaet Us ohe a. ,ba
warning the people to have care lest IN lue
reconstruction which is now proposed with the oou,
we shall contract with coming generations ior repe
tition of the crime. Mr.. DOuBasB tneh rpoAe in
of nny ersal suffrage and said II Mr. Lincoln were awe
he would be in favor Of it; but there was change ID
Washington now Had be lived. loyal black men woulu
not have been insulted in Washington as they were
bv President Andrew johnson, when he tod
them TO 20 home and work and prove that
| they were entitled 10 freedom. He (Mr D. al
wsya thought tbat freedom was the normal condi'
ton of man. and that Slavery was the experiment.
he secuted the report Of the Committee on Reconstruc
ton and said the Southern planter with acres OF
land over which he reiened ntue mon NIL ..
nothing for the enfranchisement OF the blacks as
means of political influence. They went 10 war 70
| keep the franchise from them. TIE plan proposed
at Washington for bringing back those States Is osI
and dshonorabe abandonment Of our allies The negro
was our friend snch friend as the white soldier run
ming away from Southern slave persons desired 10 see
and BE wished the North could prove as true to freedom
as the South did all through TO their cursed INSTITUTION
and traitorous cause. Jefferson Davis was
great criminal bat he never deserted
| Hs frisnds, and stuck by the Contederacy
as long there was anything TO stand TO in It, Inc
same could not be said for President johnson Ihe
nation called in the negro TO IT, and we failed 70
do them Justice there was certainly vengeance IN
store for O country ungrateful and so false MI
Douglass spoke for about two hours and several pas
sares In his lecture were enthusiastically appauded
Mr. Tilton on being called on, made few REMARKS
indorsing Mt Douglass, and retired amid immense
cheering waving of hats handkerchiefs, &c.