, 1877-02-10
FRED DOUGLASS.
a Cosby Description Of the National
Capital.
How Washington Has Improved Within ths
Past Ten Years.
An Interesting Lecture by tho Great
Colored Orator.

ern1-1nfn(tcd fnUr1e of Cltrn1o. assembled at
Nfr,nI.k ,fn,1 1o,t ov,rIr,. -, t,o,r E,.iter,et-
T,'....,."' .s.,,sA ~. S'en'"H :" IVA" 49,. ~.
noaglass aeiiser hla new lcStafc, "onf sa-
tionat Capital Tho colore1 clemcnttid not&urn
ontss strongly as might have bcsn cxDccie4l. but
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Nv. n lh.se VI tis "ekiu t.u,u 'ATc ~
.ault ~ ""u WIN tae way III WHICH t'e rous-
tcenth Amendment was put In practice.
Tho lecturer was introduced by Prof. Mans
t)rld. mn, wa. rrcc,v,,1 with amman g. r1ovtnr
.,.n, sa,....1 go. ~. vs.t,Irt.. t,.ro. ,...s
nt.n' rofe,.1 scats )" "n1'in'1.oa ne.osc W."
events In that city, Mr.. Douglass sall lie
lad concluded to tcit hls own storr cf tho
National t.np,ta1. This. toretbcr with ,lcstrc
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and tic pleasantly, noticed an INSTANCE wllcrc
lecturer In Boston, sop,e yeaTs ago. forgetting
that It yas NECESSARY to select something to in.
,crsst ,ho nu,i;c ,aits1 Iono and corocst,v ,t n
se'N,~ -, .ao eeoes 'e"t 49, .a."s'J "
great historical charaete1' anu' III SNORT, maae
great impression-on himself, anl not Oh the
audience, The Joke of II was that the lecturer
was Fred Douglass himself, the AUDIENCE re.
9Nms .n' ueAoaeno"s VI 'n' ''osS WILL
lauRltcr.
Public interest, especially at this time. CEN
tired In Washington. It never vas 30 broadly
S. .'asa 80 ~" ~. ..t' u.". ~ -. : ~
1eafancc' never 20 macn the properly OF INC
American people. and the speaker prophcscd
sni,ai, @ a W." Of u tho world ri A. 10 tc '1e pesne
1rnsh,,'r+nr .rss ,,e,,+ in atrt,e, ,rt,, ,.ro W.
"as''''e.on' ,ney m'g!lt &c aas'aeu INTO Two *
trcmes-thc inquest anu tue lowest. Inefe
eo,nter'cits, however. were easily DISTINGUISHED
from the tfle, as IN fFefg httlcf ttS nf country
Inc i. ipwer M patriotism IN thls country
was manIlcsitsE ITSELF more nAtl more. anu
'ts grand Iss'll!s were being enjoyed by tho
American people, biaek unit Wh!tc, every aas:
Lave for pies country 'ihl Tor the nation what
!oYa '9s % .ne 'ammy nla % ~ aa9 % unnle hhe !est
trer drew rfrons cot!lfaSt oelwee'i thr et,',It-
Var an;l sad tl'as le regasled hi,nser as under
n o ai w. ~ eaceaj 5 M in,,onee ny
asGsn s o"sc !" ill., Ill., @ c, 's ~ Fl . 70
slets' o. 1efnsaaeni, tut " sRlflt .! rh!eht-
ene:i patriotism. u hau been shargtd that the
tsnacnss sl ~ ihe Eapitat va tn"ara ecnt5als.a'
5;t ;,,. "a au1 Tue carge 1ig. ~. N pars DC true:
sv rasis was' I! sense france, sna London
Waa roalaIla., Mhat Wete me apoNes Whhoat
tue hnDt WIN tae ballot. no hSweE @ eo9ld n9-
nalte ~ slro!g e. =: pars, aiu y ~nuld probably
he conceded tilat IT. was letter 10 ne
than ssnaL 49, 1lkes .s o. Or si's, saMEaiifHo
ihan 70 oe large piece OF morning. tApp!atae.l
.llatiheton between ",as u y az. ~!,as T. ought
70 he, aud set no city afforded greater hope for
the 1uture. In no other nlast' l'a! tue spirit oi
the grcat reforms o. tte lnst Twelve years beer!
1sit ~ III Wasllngton: anu t,!ese weTe r. none Of
ltlucr'e reforms eiher. lApplatist.l fhelcctnr-
er noticed at some length thc great public
improvements IN A'l1 aboltt washington. It
!.ad formerly Desi GALLEY r. "CIty Of Masn't.
much mt'lcnlty ln getting from place to place,
nat there was n9w 10 no Toom ' ios this complaint.
rive cents Wouiu taEc the Stranger alt!iost my
whcre, and IN c!lariota ~ good as any that Pla.
raoh ~ svcF posss';scd-at r; lsas. IlaraEh iai ncv;
er told him that he had any better. Laughter
The lecturer paid tribute 10 President Urant's
public spirit anu hls ellorts to Improve Nas!i-
tugton, and was cyct disposed to bc soncNhnt
blind to tho rusca'itses of the Washington Ring,
wan be Remembered that, eren II II had spe'!t
gfeat denl ol money, most of It Lad been well
spe1t, nhd the city was now renpng !ts benefits.
sliasula Ind been baptsl.ed, the death rate bad
bec!i reduced; there had been II general I'm
proveHient u lleath und a1 Increase To
population. 1t hal Improved In aIl things, cvrn
y chtcago had. with regard to the latter city.
the lecturer said le Was Impressed, nay. almost
oppressed, when he looked around him and
saw what Ind been done here sIure the fire. liz
/ In ~ at a>ft