The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-05-16
No Bquality-Fred Douglass and
Brick Pomeroy.

tFrcm the Dcllviiic, (ul.) Advocate, April igl
Survey the men from any stand.
point, aud they are unequaled
Douglass looks honest, ambitious, in.
telligent, temperate and spiritual.
Pomeroy, restless, malignant, super.
cilous, besotted, and bestial. The
integrity of Douglass Is transparent.
rho siuistcr meudacity aud pIundcr.
ing propcnsities of Pomeroy are SO
prominent in his oonteuauce that YOU
at once distrust him, aud involuntar-
lily put your hand on your pocket
hook
Douglass is dark externally, which
no cannot help. pomcroy is black
internally and dosignedly oultivales
tho darker passions of humanity
Douglass was born a slave aud with
unsubdued aud uuaided energy has
developed great powers of innate
genius. Pomeroy was born a free
man perhaps of
"lsnohle blood
That crop, through scoandrcls ever since the
Yet he had advantages Of education.
aud was surrounded by rural aud in
teliectual influences which should
have inspired him with sentiments OF
progress aud refinement; neverthe-
less he has only prejudioos OF the un.
der-strata Of mankind. Douglass
is now free. pomerOy is a slave by
choice Of an effect aristoctacy Of taste
Douglass has a clear appreciation oi
right and wrong. Pomcioy is mon
ster without conscience. Douglass
dashes from his limbs like Samson
the cords that enslave the ugo. Pom
eroy hugs his chains, curses aud
maligns every friend of freedom.
Douglass is n radical aud progressive.
Pomcroy is an old. fogy; cast-iron
mummy image of savage and intol-
oront conservatism. Douglass cheers
aud encourages his weak, unfurtun.
ate and down-troddeu race. Pomo
roy despises, spite upon, kicks and
lampoons them. Douglass is a FIRST.
class representative Of the higher
qualities of his race. Pomerey is a
Copperhead Yankee, with all the
meaner principle of New England's
moanest men combined ana concen
tratod in ono man. Douglass has a
noble voice aud is n polished aud ell
oquent orator. Pomeroy has harsh
voice and manner is common place,
low flung, scurrilous aud repulsive.
Douglass towers like an eagle, aud
exhibits to his hearers grand aud
sublime views of whatever he dis
cusses. Pomeroy stonps like b1z.
zard; prowls over carriOn, aud dis.
gusts his hearers aud readers with
that, his choicest food. Douglass is
happy from the consciousness of try
ing to do good. Pomeroy is misera.
Bile as a spiris from pandemonium.
Douglass labores to elevate his race
to a more honorable sphere of use
fulness, liberty and progress. Pom
eroy struggles to drag down his own
race aud all others, by antiquated
bids to semibarbarism. Douglass
desires all men and women to enjoy
the blessings of liberty. Pomoroy,
that all men should be slaves except
himself aud bis race. Douglass
worked and prayed for our Govern.
ment in its life contest, although it
allowed millions of his race to be
held in boud'ge. Pomeroy eulogiz.
cd the rebels; checred the enemies
of his country in their efforts for dis.
union; palliated their crimes chuck
led over their occasional triur phs
and libeled our heroes and states
men, both living aud dead. Doug.
lass will be remembered by the great
and good of posterity as moral he
ro. Pomeroy, as a human fiend.