The New York herald., 1872-12-20
LECTURES LAST EVENING.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

Frederick Douglass Relates His Expert.
ences OF Slavery Mt Plymouth Church.
Frederick Douglass lectured last night in Ply.
mouth church, Brooklyn, to very small au-
dience. "Reminiscences Of Slavery" was the
subject announced. Mr.. Douglass said that his lec
ture would deal with the facts OF the past and the
dream of the future. In support OF this statement
he referred at length to the transatlantic
opinion as to America, and read, by
way OF illustration, extracts from an
article published in BLdcElcOOdS Magazine
twenty years ago, In which the future Of America
was sketched. The prejudice against color is yield
Ing throughout the world and there is scarcely any
margin anywhere for 1t to stand upon. Changes
not less startling are going on amid the dense
populations OF Asia. The policy OF those nations,
as well as their religion, Is being transformed.
China and Japan are our next door neighbors.
The teeming masses OF this country are turning
ised land. They come at present timidly;, the
boldest first, but by and by they will come in an
ocean now What the European has done for the
Pacific States. These people will not leave their
views g seand =, them Man seems
fast losing Its impression on the human mind.
those Who mposin1g Us TO
sumner what ass can be the e. matter ter with ata him
now know not. / am sorry cannot agree with
him that we should SO soon forget the past. One
hundred years hence 1t will be difficult to make
men believe that slavery, with Its horrors, could
be supported in this country for two hundred years
military necessity. it is even hard to believe that
the streets OF Boston saw 10 gentlemen Of good
dHHn w e
vastly higher when the attitude the churches In
tn! the North assumed is considered. Some author
like Froude and some priest like Father Burke
win fight wordy battles as to what the Church said
and did as to slavery in some hundred years to
was imprisoned in Connecticut for teaching colored
children to read the name Of the God who made
them Only few months ago, in New Hampshire,
ton IN an institution. 1t was not known
that that she s,.Ig was coloreS for her skin was
soon as this was known the position was withheld
from her. This appeal 70 the past il to enforce the
haa BEEN done or the nara i fgs said n6at
Of religion would not be said. Our chief etiiciency
ss C e mos up'S
the contemplation OF the anti-slavery movement
was the faith in the ultimate triumph Of
of people who were dumb; the masters OF the
slaves spoke.for them. The first speech that ever
do you thinkY Well: you would not guess II you
guessed tlll midnight. It was the Hon: Caleb
pered OF to Mexico to hight the battles Of slavery
and do not think he has said anything since In
favor Of human liberty, and he still remains out
ing and the first to encounter 1t was Wen
dell del Phillips. He never failed to ride in
pace @ the deck OF % sound @ t,os boat y with tn
negro, who was his friend, but who was refused q
place M IN the stateroom. Our reproof and rebuke
1t must be remembered that though slavery was
abolished by military necessity, it was the moral
the boxes given hm-the ballot BOX, the. cartridge
box and the fury box, What was wanted now was
was education. Mr.. Douglass closed by an enlarge.
ment upon this great need.