Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-18
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
His Arrival and Reception In the
City.


His Arrival and Reception in thu
City.
The colored people were jubilant yester
day, it being the day appointed for the sr
rival of the most distinguished one of their
race in the country. 1t has been known
for some time past that Frederick Douglass
had been engaged to deliver the annual ad.
dress be- ore the Colored Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, and the papers yes
terday morning announced that he would
arrive on the evening train from Louisville,
and the programme to be carried out for
his reception.
A committee consisting of Nelson Walk
er, John ]. Carey and VIM. Sumner left
! this place on the afternoon train for Gala
tin, where they met the distinguished COL
ored orator, and escorted him to the city.
| Upon the arrival of the train at the depot, a
large crowd was present to get glimpse Of
the noted parsonage. A band of music
was present, an open top hack with four
beautiful BAYS in readiness, and the reins
handled by Mr.. Spaulding, white, the well
known Superintendent of the Transfer Sta
bles. The committee Of reception, about
thirty, m united on horseback wei station
ed a. the depot. With the band of mus ic,
the coach and foGr and tn? committee of re-
ception, in line, the procession moved I'D
College street to the Square, down Cedar
to Cherry, and thence to the Harding
House, where an immense crowd had as
sembled, including large number Of white
persons.
HIS WELCOME TO THE CITY.
Shortly after his arrival at the Harding
House, the committee accompanied by Mr..
nOT1nlaao ~ Ill IT,
Of the building, and on behalf Of the COM
mittee, Nelson Walker, Esq, made the well
coming address, saying that it had been
made his duty and pleasure to introduce
the honorable, high and distinguished son
Of Washington City to the citizens of Nash
vile, and to welcome him to the city, and
to extend to him the Inequalities for which
the State of Tennessee was famous.
DOUGLASS RESPONDS.
The response of Mr.. Douglass was very
short. He said he had been travelling for
three days, was very much fatigued and con- |
out Of tune. He thanked the |
President of the Society and the commit |
tees for the very cordial welcome he had re.
c-ived, and concluded by saying that he |
would speak on the day following at the |
Fair Grounds.
HID AHHEAhANCEs
Mr.. Douglass is about So years of age,
stoutly built, nearly six feet 10 height, and |
very erect, bright copper color, his
features prominently marked, a well formed
lead, and his hair perfectly white. He
seemed to be little feeble, but that no
doubt was owing to the fatigue in travelling,
IS his robust frame would indicate that be
mad excellent health.
HIS HISTORY.
Frederick Douglass was born at Tucka-
noe, near Esston, Talbot county, Md,
about 1917. He was reared as a slave on
he plantation Of Col. Edward Lloyd, until
1t the age of ten, he was sent to Baltimore
20 live with relative Of bis master. He
secretly taught himself to read and
write, was employed in q ship-yard,
.ud in accordance with a resolution long
to achieve lis freedom, at the
Ige of q fed from Baltimore and from
lavery Sept. 8, 1888. He made his way to
New York and thence to New BedfoId,
where he married and lived for 20 or 80
ears, supporting himself by day labor on
he whaFves and in various workshops. In
be summer Of 1841 he attended an anti
lsvery convention at Nantucket, and made
speech which was so well received that at |
he close of the meeting he was offered and |
ccepted the position of agent of the Massa-
husetts anti-slavery society, to deliver pub
C addresses on slavery. In this capacity
70 Travelled and lectured through Massachu.
etts and other New England States. In
S45 he published an autobiography, enti-
ed the "Life of frederick Douglass And
bon after its appearance be went to Eu- /
1pe AMI lectured on slavery to crowded au- 6
fences in nearly all the large towns ofEng-
nd, Irelsnd, Scotland and Wales. In 1916
IS friends in England contributed 4150 to
ny him from his claimant in Maryland, '
I'd have him regularly manumitted in due a
rm of Law. He remained years in L
eat Britain, and ON his return to 6
10 United States In 1847
, began at Rochester, N. 2, the publica-
IN OF frederick Douglass paper" week. S
journal. In 1855 he rewTote and en- q
rged his autobiography, under the title of G
dy Bondage and My Freedom" of which il
Q 18th thousand was published at New c
crk and Auburn, 10 1857. OF late years G
has figured prominently in politics, and ei
1871 accompanied the com mission COM q
SD Of Hon. B. F. Wade, DR.. Howe, of +
ston, husband of Julia Ward Howe, Dir. b
bite, OF Cornhll University, to San Do V
ngo.
TO DAY
, annual address alluded to above Is TO %
delivered at one O'CLOCK, at the Fair w
ounds. OF course there will be q large q,
wd to hear him. lSe