Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
Anecdotes Of Public Men.
gy COLONEL J. W. FoRSEY.

Slavery and its mysterious inner
lie has never yet been described.
When it is, reality will surpass fc-
ton. Uncle Toms cabin will be
rbuilt and greatly garnitured. A
hook detailing the operations of the
underground railroad is soon to be
published IN Philadelphia by'Wil-
liam Still, Esq, an intelligent color
ed gentleman, which, composed en-
tirelyo Of facts, will supply material
br definite dramas and romances.
|. will disclose q record of unparal-
lei courage and suffering for tho
right The narrative of Professor
John NJ. Lansston, of Howard
University, at Washington, famous
% orator and scholar; his birth as
a dave; the education of himself
md brother By his white father; his
r!nrn, after many years, to his ma
I've t'wn in Virginia, as tie cham
pal Of his race and their newly ec-
g:-od freedom; the thrilling story
frederick Douglass, told by him
s-,the eyeatful career OF Stephen
S-4, rich colored man Of Phila-
&phis, who voted for jackson in
bS, was etierward disfranchised
'rihe insertion Of TIE word "white"
1.-THE Constitution OF Pennsylvania
1888, and again vot i under the
lmortsl act OF emancipation; the
gperioncc Of Ebenezor D. Bassclt,
ai resident Minister at Hayti; the
Struggle for selt-improvement OF
Octsvius V. Catte, and the tragedy
Q! his assassination; the carly ef-
bits Of John Brown, long before
be Was known to the world as the
Wing martyr OF his ideas; the
sketch OF the inner lie Of William
J. wilson, Vice President of the
FHedman's Savings Institutions at
Washington, including, mis- story Of
hsindastry, patience, and economy
d bis race; this long conflict with
@iry Of Senator Revels, of Mis-
sappi; the stormy life of Lieuten-
AiGOvernor Dunn, Of Louisiana;
I'D last not least, the memoir o.
Robert Purvis, the accomplished
6andensa and scholar, residing at
Bitterly, in Philadelphia memoir
winch, written by himself, would
SuTpsa' in the intensity of it's in
'e'est many Of the famous autobi-
%'Nphies Of the day-these and
Isf companion pictures might be
v44ea tie genuine Romance Of
=" .TAl'!' The time is coming when
NF! can he published without fear
~ read without prejudice. In the
~l' OF civilization which liberated
~'llons, as well the slaves OF others
ule Slavss of mere bigStry, men
~ ponder these volumes with an
'.'Slsdon and surprise not LEES
,''ee because felt for the first
% IN the sanctity which sur
ea the institution Of slavery,
cu'y resulting from the argu-
~, S Of the clergy: the politicians,
Tue capitalists, the habits a, d
=. 1'es Of the society created by
submission OF its fettered mil
n' ' aud its influence upon COM
SIN III Europe and America, the
T., '-iau voice of conscience was
-4ed' And if the men who had
k,' flch and great had not finally
A.. naddened by the idea that
,n' were irresistible and inviol-
c,,,,, slavery would have finally ac-
Go ~pA'Aed the overthrow of the
". Hnent. That idea carried into
is s, a'ea the nation and destroyed
den.a o.s the thousand novel Incl
ops ~, VI emancipation, one of curl
narr YET familiar to myself and
Jc, OIlers' may be related:
queen was light mulatto,