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BANGOR, Me-, August 2l.-Fred. Douglass his first
speech of the campaign in this tonight before an i'm
mense audience including of the prominent Republic
His reception exceedingly cordial The speech was an
argument show that the present contest though on the sur
ace from the platforms and professions apparently between
parties agreed the main issues but disagreed as to men is
contest of social forces and IDEAS papabe
most important portion however of the entire address
vi late we have heard high Democratic authority finding
fault with President Grant for the singular that he not
complain that he the negro" The complaint
that he nsuted one distinguished rather notorious negro
might They suddenly much about my dignity
are all at once anxious that should be properly appre
OF etiquette should be observed How long been so
know that when down here ago
10 denonce Democratic decsonthe bred Scott decision
which declared that had rights that a white
bound to respect Have they got that?
Now these Democrats offended scanazed by the want
OF respect the President has shown in not inviting dine
nner Apauss should not have obeced dn tn
with Frank Pierce James Buchanan. don't usually
object to taking dinner with anybody They laying down
strict rules of Abotonsm Nobody Abolonist nobody
respects the coored who does invite negro dine
But seriously good deal has been business
good deal has been made out of the fact that from
San Domingo with the Commission sent by the President
examine and report the condition of the
country that not invited to dine with President Grant
the Commission at the time of their Washington
answer have made thand it is That had
company with the commission at the had called
when they made their report should undoubtedly
invited There could not have been neglect intended
Commission the President had dned the former every
da during the service sat with them at dinner grand
debars him from recognizing all men alike the fact
that he has extended repeatedly all the the black
countries He has had on his staff INDIAN darker than and
has dnsd with him. and have the Presidents word
would have been invited most assuredy Mr.
AZ to tha(
and the President then and there to
thing So much for this but let me here say that think can
safely be trusted with dignity Nobody need to publish
having received ndgntes the Potomac the
cabin of the steamer by being refused to dine there with
Commission by the miserable skipper that had the President
the United States thought the sufficiently invite
to dine at his house, his rebuke would be only just
of experience to have been invited when the good
President Lincoln in office he did hesitate invite me-
and to tell that knife and fork and plate always
ready for me at his table, Applause Mr. Douglass opinion
of President Grant given in this emphatic
say OF President Grant this that know of great public
men, perhaps greater extent than other coored
than that calm steady modest and unassmng man
who now sits in the Presidential chair. Applause.
cessibe to the man. the rich white back-to
all without regard to color religion nationality Zap
man, it is in the of Ulysses Grant [Applause
respects the rights of the black especially because their
than ordinary do but he has keen of justice keen
feeling of athery protection and He is of but few
der the wing Horace Greeley other candidate that the
Democrats will support will the colored be safe.
Mr. Douglass argued other Republican speakers have
argued that the whole intent of the Democrats
old contest supposed have been settled by the He
serted that though he had been all tho South he had
found single white rebel repentant reconclabe. They
are suen and and they shout for Greeley because they
believe that through him they get back something of what
they have lost and the struggle He showed that the
negroes the fully understood the questions To-day
he said the five million wards Of the nation looking the
contest and the probability involved They know that if the
contest goes against the Republican party their liberties
mockery Mr. Douglass showed the character of Greeley
cOgenty pointed that he had denied that he had favored
pensoning the rebel soldiers virtually admitted it his
Portland speech by taking the pains that Southern
man made that proposition him. When the charge has
not been made but that Nortm did, and he acqesced
in it, He closed by calling for six cheers for the candidates
These given heartily.
Then two short speeches followed, and the meeting
closed with enthusiasm large company of well-nformed
Tanners were present, and there patriotic music.
Mr. Douglass speaks Houlton
Valley and goes before the end into all the large places