The New York herald., 1871-12-13
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.


'"os'oy "nu Promiscuous, out very decent audi
ence-pars negro part white-lo listen to diatribe
Dy Mr. Frederick Douglass, the distinguished mu-
latto, on the subject OF ST. Domingo which
was called by the lecturer sSanto Do
mingo" throughout his discourse, thus preserving
the old Spanish pronunciation. All the hIgn toned
ana highprncipled coored families or Prince street
and Wooster street were present. and the amiable
and feminine race OF Theodore Titon shone be.
nignantly on the dark mass before him, while the
sternly rigid and rather rocky outlines Of Fred
Conkling blazed at the Chairman, a Mr.. Sherman,
President OF the Mercantile Library Association.
before which body and under whose auspices the
lecture was delivered.
Mr.. Douglass was robed like French avocat. in
q very nice suit OF black cloth, aud displayed
spiend1d shirt bosom to the attentive audience.
several coored clergymen adorned the platform.
and number OF small republican politicians
hung on the verge OF the front seats In an
enthusiastic manner. Mr.. Douglass recIted at
length the "olt told tale" OF the wretched
island OF st. Domingo. with Its massacres. Its
incendiary c0nnagrations and It's perennial
turmoils He pronounced Napoleon /. to be the
greatest "Ku klux" OF the century, who the
war ana 1000 men TO repress the butcheries which
Mr. Douglass frankly acknowledged mad been COM
negroes the speaker said and guilty OF atrocities;
but 1t was only when they had been cruelty provoked
blazed In ST. domingo. am a muIatio, said MIR.
douglass and ! think well Of the Imulattoes, and
who saws he hates the White man take De mnalio
"he Latin race were less prejudiced than the
race N regard to the negro and Of late years mad not
been IN the habit OF selling men on the auction
BLOCK. Among the Saxon race the negro 1t was be.
lieyed, occupied an intermediate or middle position.
and the Saxon race declared that one drop
whole tubful OF white blood the muatto was, in
lass was In favor OF the annexation OF the island or
ST. Domingo to the United States. Latin clylllza-
Indies, and MIR. Douglass believed that It was better
for the negroes or THAT place to be piece or great
nation than small and insignificant state, dis
organized and full OF tumult ana rebellion, as II was
at present Il would not pc necessary for the
United states to defend st. Domingo against foreign
Star Spangled Banner and that would guarantee It's
safety. II England could protect jamaica and spain
United States could keep st. domingo. only three
daysaway. the day oI weak and fragile nationals
one S S s a
into into squeak, squeak, me people OF the United
sna o o,Ser efouos so 81 as
be a great and everlasting benefit to Its people TO
become part ana parcel OF the IA american republic
spent IN rlot0us living a. Paris and Madrid and
revolutions In the name Of God and liberty were
common, because the people had not the strong arm
OF strong government 10 protect anu control them.
Therefore he believed IN speedy annexation, and
Carl Schurz was wrong In stating that IL needed q
despOtic arm In these islands.
EIectricity-Lecfure by Professor Doremus.
Professor Doremus delivered the last OF MS course
OF scientific lectures before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last evening. His subject was
electricity ana its various applications and 1t per-
haps needless to say that the learned gentleman ham
died 1t with the same ability that has distinguished
oil his efforts. In opening he said that Copenhagen
was the first to make known the fact that the elec-
trio currents have marked influence upon the
magnetic needle. This discovery led to multi
tude OF other discoveries, chief among which Is the
telegraph. The Professor here explained the minute
details Of operating the telegraph, and IN speaking
of the rapidly with which the electric current
Cambridge. Mass, 10 san Francesca and return in
less than three-quartcrs OF minute excepting
the time necessary to repeat at the n various sta
ment he lands on our soil his family are acquainted
with the iact by eectriclty Another prince lies on on
whole civilized world is informed OF his condition
and made to sympathize Us one common family 1t
mas been claimed recently that electricity Will one
think SO, as it seems thus far TO be utterly imposs
g Has 5a s and
by its method. Professor Doremqs next explained
purposes OF exploding torpedoes, blasts and mines,
end even for assisting N surgical operations by
course cauterlzts the wound; also the appllcat1n
Of the gaiyanc battery na 70 a 9l u
person whose arm was rendered utterly useless by
the disease Iust mentioned perfectly cured IN from
nve to weeks by the nse OF the Dat cry In con-
most glorious field for this great agency-iIs appli.
cation to the human system to restore life, or In
wholly unexplored; but he trusted that we
should. before many years, find solution OF
this problem.
Art.-Lecture by william Page, r. N. A.
The lecture room at the Academy Of Design was
asst night crowded by an intelligent and apprecia-
tive audience, who listened with marked attention
to lecture on art by Mr.. william Page, p. N. A.
The lecturer began by saying that 1t was scarcely
necessary to apologize In the halls OF the Academy
for speaking at length on the subject OF art ana
then proceeoed to trace the rise OF ar. The human
mind first endeavored to produce the images OF
which it was conscious by the aid OF language, and
this may be at once perceived by the connection
which exists between the sound OF many words,
and seems to represent the thing itself. From this
endeavor give form to the mental images resulted
speech and as the power OF expression Increased,
ana poetry which Is but series OF images, arose.
This Is the most conuensed form OF speech, and
aples us to describe by the use OF images, things
that are unknown, so that when seen they shall
&C once be recognized. Tonight l shall consider
art in Its widest relations ana in my future lec-
lures snail treat Of It's technical application. Art
the longest and not alone tends to humanlze the
race but is the electric spark in refinement from
age TO age. The imaginative arts nave done rs
THE GROWTH or INTELLIGENCE
and the diffusion OF gentleness as any other form
OF culture. Indeed, IL occurs In almost all times
that the age Is lar behind the artist, and Influenced
by him. We have to regret that in our own coun
try We have no great galleries OF art where the
public taste could be educated III IS true that IN
the casts OF the old Greek statues have examples
OF the highest sculptural ART, but have scarcely
ant
to be regretted, for while the artist can go TO
ture the critic must guide himself by the works
OF the present day. He may 60 In
search OF The true, but he goes not always
in the right direction, ana when delivering his opin-
ions often misunderstanding, or Is unable to SYM
pathize with, the standpoint OF the artist. Notwitn-
standing the backward state OF art among US the
Athenians themselves had not greater taste than
our own people, The OF the term initiative art
u moi nndarsfnnd. IL Is nrOnCrlY anplIed acup-