, 1870-02-10
"DuR C0MFDsiIE NATIoHkiiTY."
Lecture ty Nr. Frederick Douglass
Last Evening.

Frederick DopR.a4s, Esq. ltctCred last night ~
F4lw Hall, on '.Uur Composite Nationality"
Tb. auoience wss 70: very large, tn: manifested |
Their epprsc alton OF the ltctrfe a-d Of the lee.
tuItr b, Fl. Quent spplause.
lie 4a.d; A raftous we're the grea'eEt agSrcsa.
tiors o ot3arized power, acd fa.atd the Rrea:eat
ncu, 70 wt,e they hmotg the most Instructive
OF subjects Tee mtre sRkregaHon Of
pforln lnto nation Married the
eue1rcIce from barbarian ard chaos 4
kuowItdsc OF the rcso11ces and mesrs OF ns.
tlorR allowed Of compArlsonf, b5 which the pro-
p1efd OF all we're atyanced, nEd tnpoftsnt 1uthl
Uncovered, and the wheels Of civilization kep1 IN
motion.
He came, cowerel, 10 speak of cur nation, and
OF On one feature Of that Were Tc the worse
fcr beng compoe ed Of vxstous races. Whist were
vel WhAs we're We likely 10 be7 What ought
ne to be: Once Ee had fels diAincllned
10 sag anything 10 iucfease national cou-
p.acelcy, but now he could BsJ Tho people
| oj thus county we1e the rrns. fortunate IN le-
kup.css, sl1enx,h, Ind p1obable deaubJ. They
ooa 10 o:h.r nAslons a. 1oath 70 hge- Others
bad cclmil a eo sc were al the beginning Of az
| {. i nsi c,. We we're aoundAnt 10 AZ esseefAl
ustr1:a 8 OF RrCEth AZ d Eovttnment.sA Eteat 11.
| ,sfeace could po seen IL tie atateaEanehlp OF
| Euluje anu Artr.ca. StAtcsncn sofoAt Nef6
lIouoltd u mA,ntsln thear itreto.cs a they
| Ntfe. ueIe II EAa hA1d 70 Keep pace with the
15csr opli,oEf, ho*tvef, were rot shared oy
asy tefo.neTs - She sanea q sane Ins oi
natIon: p .i.cso sa3 1isnksa ,6se Eo7esn,
;aa 81 hs ,ae dIn Ia snd rro
| Iscleu such GAYS sucn n-s n RA The country had
see, lid y ho tcruRhi the Ro.t1nccnt cuuia not
ao pae. ts Sl II &c
| lntro1lat ee 10 t;eIh lneJ had cl0aAed N Tue
oes Il ,se eus do.n snd
Ice rstt nad answered 1helr ola doun,s, and the
p.ps r hsa csNd ior IN eaucauonel qualification
| IL ibe lev eorAlItnt,op, aimoy to clrcuuvrnt a
great. tnehsu1t CT reforns. but 1t would not zuc-
| RED.
Tacks vno a!d Cot llto free institutlons must hs
,rIt to tiue. lie teltlIed to lhe rtceot vleEa o!
clii,c:fes1 to. Z ortent bot severely. lie hal A.
ps,h neeL ru the slao ot.sae oprfessos. OF course
tttle wcre err1s enoutn here 3et rensct;5a
s,os1 to,suG att eeas I'D htst clothed. eess housed
t nto ettt educaten. lie admitted that he Wal .
little ela.td BY ,ns vast ehstse ta tns cond ion ni
t!s Es 'sse sseemta II lev To5,d:
1u,eue,s @ ,ne x4eet e1eentson. The negro nsa
s1awp too large 1ur his chstns. ana h,s manhood
II Tae:s e: 1e,sr wss =; ya's .tss =. The eovsn
CT, IN the s.ose et Is construeuye principles
They had gotten 'sto the s't o. spss5l1g OF Re
,,.'''eae's1 sss ,es = to1nA orc "a;e K,os
- uoes atd Auiocrae1.s were experiments
1t.,r 1St ird,sro.mn % aopy ists pHrc,pes IN ii
e,it c.ou. nike They tr1td 10 counee l.uers
,c IL" lnsI.ce 10 .sce- IhsA was na!ion Of ~ r
'e 10 sIscI uNh .ouns So iuttrn.d ate distinct on
'e t-n :E al& cat.iscs:io1g: Ino:s atsincsio1s 4
pee eee.e. va ;.caae sis I'D See :
~ i,r lsotr. An tnuRs csLso1scd 10 ntln
u III. Eu,ore and d, Af!:G, A.: 1ns.. ~ 'on %
c, i-cEc 10 a:,..sc with etaer, and too weak 70 :!
=; s:.t either. He regretted to ssy there 9as Rel
11.sfs e 70 ssea ri sss sit2s #
~ t,A lite IL Mexico bat woetc tn!s nauo
y, ~ ENC I'd II VIZ cot'rcntsd ~ var. II Haa =
". H., iatt thxt tLey u1 u negroes: lus:esd I
oe rAlrs the. n or civilization AID Roseranents lit
y ~ tf d.m.rcaton had es en- kers up and esety 1nch
y: ,y rzatEn han bern gained ty blood. He
eu toletd that Tor tnt btut time President M
On ca!ra 1or the lncofporatsoa OF indian AID Deg
81 j" ra.n "a s csne oaefn.r rsee which night ssoa
:. stnukon. Nunters OF Enine.e we're herr. q
81 81 they were oolat uhl, coE,aE He seonfnt y. n
ac " Vs:ots es OF oi tne fteens tfra,, ma .sc Is
sss s.y 'se seupssy sesa e.a..s zig
al tt1c2 thsn ttr a 1,ne, hut that VA all II COO
tn nan sns as ol .se
20 70 rrn away, ard hey opl !earn snst ,he eoua'
;ou Eut n such uAueis The pAsi gave no ossfs Ct
Ills ea.at!rp. Ae.rs Of n1ers'lon we're tmrzcv.
aasss n,s .yssst ss
ny sod msoe cur colliner, the centre
* ns *o,e, !, and sa+,,ns II sez, f." r. ca.s,
.sd esses ~ .i,se ih,r co1nt! a1s azard.
a1o a.o lttt ,ottt:ie II latd o. tocey nke cur.
me fan e~s that swept 10 Us ~ sutf!ns roau
.er' 1Ier ,stte W. sro,her uc'.se. Merallr.
ueu Of the Scntn *ere wLere tee! were bel
They AI,u ctltV{d IN o.
IS III s!s.ss Il: i: ;::s: = g
ire var shry fpote ID . higher icy tnso Scr:h
zen To-: ssr t's3 -. a'n Ipe t1 m.a eso I'd
eei. icy aSsy lux ! moi iesrats, nat :sstrezee. !
r., ssss ae ess es 5nsoe sa rey r.s
aa.' tcn e1h1r, tut Lot IL Tesy hsa ieatnsd ne
udo- ~s.to. worth mceh .rnont EsSE, aea .
ea1ta lot ra.tlyes pad ieasced seN retk Va m
tsns. = Ncrsnern WI ps1tsu: But me negro roaM
tof nc.h1 tert oe ne9s to ue
p1ss tss iov TsS s,svs1s ~ ,Seeeoed S'scf taverr
yno The fane old fcste win ne" at1n; ~ Ioe 70
suIs te.s .sLt.a 70 &c nesreoqeur H. ner saose ~ ope
roofs Il, vh,e nc clergy tsere saH Il t. she n.ua a.
re oss ss9s ssa II eeen e1
An ssSa .sa'a Gsn' sS:.pss:s!<e a n; NJ.
lusW ire negro. lie WA good.rAtoteo.
! :eno OF the acnny Eide Of the ro1se A. =:
%, ~ dis: caun nee;iner ooe could get ifofa tnef
RAn- ,udes 1n ldes RI lhe1E o7ir,ors Of n.sveniy
onisn Teni NJ II well for him undet tne Whip ana
n. ~. | Il v.s vel lot lira to feel that ~ Foe.
arr xeN pe9snf,tr, br1 znAs would nos
-s' with thr CcirsMA Who Vas nrt 70 'nsl.t o
- | t'khts, AID var rot sfrsld Of aeAn a. me
Rais- nd bt en- tarf ht TO oe- All fellEtoas ln.It
- wAs ttrtc'en TO psltnG him obtdett II
espEl ntct he feEat TO reason u xiA eneugn 70 X
49, hin "Crt.en re CaraAr-r hut the Cnlt
IncSsa va toaleo IN rrERon. Hs h4d
q nfEc II thste, Btd tncrI bounu
Flald nttt him a. ctruU neEber Ct sou
p. 10. ttc1et!. lie wculd ttte2 In FoDrey1 o1d
n l'ttltt Tiers WIS feensr eru7s OF cnust
4 \ H. iEhn exsf ottcre. kha tie South voad be
- to tcccunt Tot Any WfopSs on tne Chranar
But the Chlraman would be Ge&uaole
Nth Al .4bo.e,. Ne was til
cuf, Ecst ard tta.'a.iyc, nc
-..,. p{ Cd IL MI the hhrdcrsfA Ee woa.d pe
'num Nrvn,t Gtlis were rpplsb, aed some ou4
.cu OBJ 1arted 10 40 their xers. The Cn,ness
ting 10 ctrc They would lot halt II Sun Frnoe1fs
r4rr IL move eA4.wa1d-
- ma P,fh.ks the question Eoud rpa1ly b., IS
rnods vii CptrA co With u.s." WHAT would
ns:nnss n.a.nrrs DO with the Cfr:k1t1nA OF Al
= sr,n Etl:rrt.z ean rlss,ay taken eattu, sud u
: 9"A4- l At.oov~rsA that the {shlEtAA TO