New-York tribune., 1869-01-19

THE LECTURE SEASON.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ON WILLIAM Ihh
SILENT

tha ilept"
yations said he would speak OF great hstoricai
te ana in order TO make that character antegbie no
aa comnend 10 speak Of great people ana OF sr'"s
war NJ a great people because only great peopio w
nroduce great men, and Of great war because "@.
oan develop great dceds Deplore "
wa may tho "Red Sea" lies ever pet"u 80,
Tho PILGRIM and the Promised Land. War; war; terliD
and storm war seems 10 DC tno lneAoIapi0 ,ar tbe
all nations at some epoch OF their existence Among 'u0
Ooot wars Of nations which had secured largo meas
re of liberty or an addition to liberties already
There was not perhaps, one in history more por'n. -
g., dtas than that OF which the Netherlands were inc
dreary and dismal during the last nan Oh inc o
teenth Century Within the narrow limits OF tna' eoun.
trva mere dot on the map Of Europe-a country ''er
NV atnre for anphbous creatures than for man, yet now
clorious country abOundng In grand clues ahu
fertile fields won from the waves Oh lurpuieh'
sea by the perseverance Of the Dutch peopie-a
war was undertaken and carried on ior mol0
than 70 years which, when we consider us bringing o
civilization, not for that century aone on n
for all time-DOt for that nation alone pt ior az iso
kind Although this is separated from us by lapse
OF three centuries and although u occnrreu og @
on rand Republio was dreamed Of the American peo-
pe have special for contemplating 1t with peeu
liar interest for they are In larger results Be-
sides the finds it easy 70 trace S,h
lands and that OF fathers for independence & Ies
two grand events belong TO the same chaln "non as
has brought liberty and satisfaction to their pres
each rother in the order OF cause and effect. Inc
sa@a sense Contributed greatly to s success Before
setting sail their wandering voyage IN search OF 1at
ihrS denied them Mt home the Pilgrim fathers spent
II wears IN tho Netherlands learning those lessons OF po
tical wisdom which they have since transmitted 10 us
and arc recognized now laws. The lecturer sad no
would assume that the audience wero what ianihr
with the great struggle in the Netherlands ana Oh ne
causes winch produced it; but he would trouble them
with brief statement Of how this war occurred 1--WE
take stand in the M 2 se nns ne Empre
md Charles the Fifth the throne II we remain there
little while We shall ma oaI m hs son Philip lie does
SO with many protestaons o love Tor ms Goat p9o&po &
We shall find that the new % M ag IN 80 far as
concerned is nOninally committed TO the hands oL to
Regent @ by m ,hs hands Of PhIp the Sec.
oud You will not be long In this country peiore wiz
yaded by new religion reformation has broken out
ia the Netherlands, and there IS deerminaton on to
eon and the land from end to end Is tempesttossed by
the flood gate Of two rellgonsthe old ana the new
viii be found that nothing has been gained IO 1ss fro o
bad 30 worse, for the ttlo finger OF this man rnlIp
proved to be heavier than than the sNaS whSo upSer pSp
Charles became bloody under Philip H. The MIND OF ts
King was absorbed above althngs by inc ohe gy n
Netherand and the utter externnation of Protestant,
ism from that land Toward the Proletants Ihs b
monarch proved to be literally " Elm who sat on snS
white horse" OF tho Apocalyptc vision He ompoyen
death in every form that can aSh the s1s roH O TORN
asunder horses attached TO each no and driven III op
postc directions Some were choprd 70 pieces s1S tapS
from their bones with Iron pnchcrs Others AGAIN were
disenboweed and their hearts torn ont Of their h'S &
lecturer. will not 60 nto t;is ehHP,Gr, ,h,r,osn o,
the In1uisition The Duke Of Alba who assisted the e
gent in absence Of the abdcaed King Philip wassent
10 tie Netherlands 1867 for tho purpose OF extermna
ting all Protestants and II not able to accomplish ths
endish design to esry dyI man Sc o ss Se he
power in the Netherlands he had put to death In soid
blood fully eighteen thousand hereties besde ceunus
thousands slain in battle and IN the capture 3 ny
Ing from conquered cities The speaker said e had no
Of the Dutch people under this dreadful religious perse
cuton. No nation ever exhibited their heroic QUALITIES
Any one who walked among Tho nfes acopy oS i st
have found his heart cease TO beat In wit
they Could ibHs' Bear Il no DTiSS Toy SSFS o%
to rebel They were wg TO Pn5chse % psnep s at as2
every possible deputations having been sent TO
ss mot m they sSps sa Ss @ ScP G Ss
tured TO rebel But when they did rebel they demon.
s1G the Tuia wsSa "a 10 cndS
be depended on rs nation strong 70 fight Appianse
M sd their D'a Saor resT equal 10 % In The
poverty Of their arms they 20 use familiar phrase beat
sons but their daughters how light Much OF the fight
ing bcseiged cities was done by the women Husbands
eoolness OF veteran troopers The argument that women
vote because they cannot fight did not hold good
in the Netherlands: Qaughter.l have. continued the
that lighting is one OF woman's reserved powers Many
analogics might be traced betwcen Dutch rebellion
against Spain, and our against England. II was by
cool endurance against the attacks OF power that pre-
vailed In both wars They were fighting against op
preson and so were We. but they had greater ground
Of complaint than we. George was naughty and selfish
and Philip thought 10 enslaye whole nation. The
enemies of both nations were determined. There
marked difference between TIE Dnteh ana ourselves %
pendence and in their case the war came first
and tho declaration afterward. our fathers seemed
to have measured the contest before them and
10 havo Yel
inmate IL was Independence with them hrst aud last
their war as upon unknown sea, without Chart or
compass. They had no policy anu II Is % iac,
the North could find human name for our policy we
called II divine. Men frequently ca thelr poey dNihe
when they cannot find suitable name for IT, ZAP
the Spanish power I'll they had exploded the dyine
against Rebellion till we threw up the divine right OF
Slavery lCheers II was not III we saw onr armies
aud Stripes wet with gore hoesteads almost desc
late and returning MANNED ana agony planted
part with our reverence for Slavery. Afiiction
taught and taught the Dutch II is said the speaker,
almost mperceptbly nations OF themselves driven
from one step another along the pathway OF progress
and 40 tho Remuneration OF leads 10 tho renunc
alton Of another one step prepares tho way for another
the articles OF Abolition treaty you must admit all
II you admit that the negro Is man you must admit
that he is a freeman. Admit that and you acknowledge
he may DO a citizen and II citizen soldier; and II
colder voter; II voter he may be voted for and II ho
goes 10 Congress there is telling TO where he may go
fGreat aughter III stand Congress Congress ought
to stand him. At fret the Dutch were fighting against
a hostile power They had the physical courage and tho
moral courage Liberty had not then found its ounda
ton in human nature nor had i been allowed sway by
the crowned mtred heads Of those times Tho Dutch
did not deny I'm those times the right OF the Catholic
Church to inquire into the opinions OF the people with
them 1t not that they wished for no persecution
even 1t deemed necessary but they desired to show
their sbhorrence of the injustice and masnlty with
which that persecution was enforced II was not
against the anointed Philip they would hur their darts
last rosn Of the Republican party was help Pompey
I sink. Laughter. Nothing opens tho eyes Of
nations like calamity stern teacher. but an