Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-11
Fred DOUGLASS.

more tGS uluCE LiShs, Itpet- VI "h'Su 'i"'
already appeared 10 these columns, seems to
have awakened tic ire Of the Neutrality-suspicious.,
who now, with oDe accord, radicals IS we'll as
democrats, dcuand his instantaneous removal
alter the Dla1ucr OF that Of COL George Butler.
The Republican CT that city says:
Frederick Douglass has long been proni
nenlly before the people Of the United States.
His abilities haze been respected for years. An
cx slave, he naturally threw himself carncs:y
into the front rank OF those who advocated the
emancipation OF the slave, and 10 that advocacy
he became the intimate of many aud the asSo-
catc of all the old leaders 10 the movement for
freedom. For years ho has been resident oi
the District, and his character was generally
respected. So much so, indeed, that whcr he
was appointed marshal OF the District Of Col
umbia one Of our most prominent democrats
voluntarily went upon his bosd But Frederick
Douglass has fallen. BY his own act he has
suck to the lowest depth Of degradation by
voluntarily becoming the vile s,audcrcr Of 4
people who have never done him anything bu!
| kindness. lie has thrOwn of tic cloak OF n.y.
pocrisy lie has worn in our midst for these
many years, and be stands forth in the naked
hlde5us dcpraVi!y CT sIaadcrcr. LOST to all
| ideas Of deCency aud prCprlcty.
Hc is DOW travelling through the North, snlt-
| ting out spite and SANDER undcr tie pretrxt OF
delivering lecture on the "Na!ioual Capital, y
| TO any crowd that can be collected 10 liscu to
him. Extracts Of his "lccturt' as delivered
| 10 Baltimore arc reported in all the papers OF
that city. II the lecture had been published
without any namc attached 10 It, it would have
naturally suggested the thought that som L. mad
vagabond was raVlog.
The worst of all is that Douglass must have
known that he was telling deliberate lies at
every step Of his lecture AS We have stated,
| he has walked 10 our midst for years, and he
knew no was telling al uutruth when he said
that Washington had good many churches,
but it was some distance from The spot to which
their spires pointed
| He must have bceu familiar With the names
| OF the dead Amos Kendall aud the living VIII
| liam ". Corcoran and others, aud yet lie de-
clarcs that Washipgtnn never produced phi
! lanthrop!5t
The mapncr in which Cur people voluntarily
| surrendered their places OF worship Ter h2spl
| tails aud the money Ihai was freely given and
| the care with which soldiers were nursad and
sided with treason sgainst loyalty during the
rebellion.
lis OWL appointment ~ Marshal Of he Dis.
| trict and the ncumhency OF Offices OF honor,
trust and prof: by hers Of his own rae" are
their own relutatlon of The charge that it is
"again getting dark for the c0lnred race.
| His declaration that the "Wa4!lipgtoulau is
| INDECENT in all his movements lGI that III
You step into :: store y0u vii! wait i've m1utct
| before Won are noticed, IS. and MIR. Doug lass
knows it il. al atTGcioul Slaulcr upon as enter
| pri.ing, Industrious and energetic Il people as
| can be found 10 any city. The splendid stores
| on our business streets and the elegant resi-
dcnceJ in more private thnrOughtares brand
| Douglass ~ vi'Ilher 1t every step ne takes as
he walks through the city.
Here arc few specimen quotations from the
repoft il the Baltimore American, showing
what this mau, whose position necessarily
| brings him in contact with all phases of Wash
liagtou society, thinks OF the people among
whom he is called to hold official relations:
"Ycu can generally, tell the character oil a man
by the way he wears bis hat. On first sight
you would thnk you were among lot @!
thieves by the manner in which they Wear their
hats ia Washington. They wear them DOVE
over their eyes which gives them a sombre,
sinister appearance. Members ot Congress
set this fashion, being IN Tic habit OF wearing
| their hats III TINS style, WIN LIelr eyes caSt
down, thinking on the legislation Of The hour,
and sometimes desiring to avoid recogui-
ton. Another distinction O.! the Wash.
ingtonian is his negro pronunciation.
There is :; class there called the poor white
trash. During slavery they would follow an
escaped slave rs . dog would a bone Now
they manage to exc cut an existence by huct-
lug aid fishing. Then there are the spo$meu,
pension buyers, lobbyists, &C., with all sorts OF
schemes to make money. 10 be honest in Wash.
| ipgton is 10 be considered a fuol. Nobody ever
says "No;' all say Yes. There is more in
sincere po.itcncss and ohscpuious hat lifting
there than anywhere else"
In tho names Of justice and dccency We de-
maud the removal Of this sIandcrcr from the
position he holds. ltisa position too intimate.
ly couuccted with the business people Of this
community to be held by such an one.
The most abject apology could not c0odone
the offence, and all men Of responsibility here,
white and black should brand him as he de-
serves, as au Infamous slanderer, by treating
him with contempt. 4 man who would thus
deliberately Willy whole people should be
forced without tine pale of al! respectable society,"
| Certainly no gentleman here can recognize him
in the future, for his shameless assault was
cvclcd at the aggregated community, white
and cnIoreG, aud Tot at individuals.