National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-11
A GRATCITOrs AND STUDIED INSULT

4 GRITClTOTS AND STUDIED INSULT
TO WISHTNGTON.
FREDERICK DoUOLAss has long been
prominently before the people of the United
States. His abilities have been respected
threw himself earnestly into the IRON,
rank Of those who advocated the cmancL
patton "f the slave, and in that advocacy
ne bccimc the intimate of many and the
associate uf all the old LEADERS, 10 the
movement for freedom. For years he has
been resident of the District, and his
character vas generally respected. So
much So. indeed, that when he vas ap.
pointed marshal Of the District &c Column.
bia one OF our most prominent Democrats
voluntarily went upon his bond. But
FREDERICK DOUGLASS has fallen. BY his
own act he hes sunk to the lowest depth
II degradation by voluntarily becoming
TIC vile slauderer OF people who have
never done him anything bu. Kindness.
lie has thrown Off the clolk of hypocrisy
he has worn in our midst for these many
years, and he stands forth in the naked,
hideous dcprSvity OF sl1Hdercr, lost TO
all ideas of decency and proprie,y.
lie is nov travelling through the North,
splitting out spite and slsuder under the
pretext of delivering lecture on the INA.
tional Capital, TO any crowd that can be
collected to listen to bin. Extracts of bis
"lec,ure' as delivered in Baltimore are re-
ported in all the papers of that city. II
the lecture had been published without
any name attached to II, it would have
naturally suggested the thought that some
mad vsgabon6 was raving.
The worst Of all is that DOUGLASS must
have known that be was telling deliberate
lies at every step Of his lecture. As we
have stated, be has walked in our midst
for yesIs, and be knew be was telling an
untruth when be said that Washington
had a good many churches, but it was
some distance from the spot to which
their spires pointed"
He must have been familiar with the
names OF the dead AMOS KENDALL and the
living WILLIAM W. CoECoRAN and others,
and yet he declares that Washington never
produced philauthropist.
Inc manner IN which our people voiun-
llrily surrendered their places of worship
Tor hospit,ls. and the money that was
freely given and the care with which sol.
diers were nurscd and cared for Civ the
lie TO the assertion thh II sided with trea-
son against loyalty during the rebellion.
His own appointment rs marshal of the
DlStrlct anu the lncumDency OF OlnceS oil
bop,r trus, and nrofi, bv otbera of HE
"oH''' ""'' $3.50 P'' ~ o'"si' Va n'a
own race are their own refutation of the
.h.r,. ,h,, (, 10 .as,o,, ,o,,;,, J.rh TO- 81
.A' ' ;, ses "''A 'o' 'Ne
His declaration that the "WashingtOnian
Ia ;,d,,on, In all b;s ,ovo,.r,s - ona ,h,,
Is inuoienI III a'i MS movements anu that
eff Won step into store YOU will wait five
- -, ;, -
minutes before you are noticed, IS, and
Mr. DoruIAss knows IL Ia an atrocious
- o,arra,;c , no,,l, .s.,n ho t,r,d a,
anu eheiset' PeoPio 40 ca" 'e 'o"uu III
any CITY The splendid stores on our bust
ness streets and the elegant residences IN
NOR, private thoroughf,res brand DoUG
LASS as a vilifier at every step he takes as
he walks through the city.
Here are A few specimen quotations from
the renort in the Baltimore iDsric1n
showing what this man. whose position
necessarily brings him in contact with all
phases of Washington society, thinks of
the people among whom he is called to
hold official relations.
You can generally tell the character of a man
BY The way he wears his hat: % nIst sight you