Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
FRED DOUGLAS AT MARTINS
Ess ESG.


Frederick Douglas, the a6lest man of
his race, says the Martinsbnrg f"depe"d-
en-, visited this place on Thursday, aud
addressed hispeople at the Fair Grounds
The audience was composed OF as many
whites as blacks.
In his Introductory remarks, lie stated
that he had come with a carefully pre-,
pared lecture, surprising that he wo"Id
sneak in some hall, but as the arrange
,nents were for an outdoor meeting ne
declined to read his lecture, and made
al extemporaneous speech. lie SPOKE
tor over two hours, and Was listened 10
with profound attention. Ills remarks
we're principally devoted to adlscuSsioh
Of the relations existing between the
white and colored race. He said that
the colored people Of this country held
,hyir destiny in their own hanGS, aud
chat their future depended uron their
own exerlions in the line OF progress.
Il. said he. the colored people O! this
country at the end OF the neat twenty
wears have made no progress IN the &C
,.,,nuI1t;on Of weai;h AMI in education
mud ir,.l,i,p,. ....rhen they Wclc doom.
al race, aud in twenty years after that
thcy would become extinct, aHd nolh-
ing, or scarcely ncjhjng left 70 tel that
,hry had ever ,Nie;r'; "s a race III
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,'n.rs,'f ..,;,;... lar ,,roorv,s aud adj
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w. ,,''S', a',,. I.inI ,nnli make ,hcn,
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i'"',',,'''! ~ 49,, ,r,;ro own
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..i,",n..,,,.n, w., m. not coral to the
,.hi'p r.ce in Invention, in science, in
.,i in craftsmanship, or in anything
l.1r4,L musc|r.) that goes TO make Il
.,r,rn rros,.rors and hanpv nation Of
,,.,,J, .s.;,,nut OF b.r;s}.tiou can
,n,E. yo, 50 ne proi,lem Of your fu-
,9rr must be solved by yourselves lon
,.,r ,opq the white man in drinking
,,I;Sl,.y ar5 or,t;nr drunk; YOU are bis
,'.,,,I -. IN ,Ea, :. nd and ruinous, but
o,.',,,, I;..,n,,I in ,,rooress and civil
,a,;',, \, .oi.ls,ion can make Won
49,. L,, -. ,nnr ON c,ertiols ycu may
-. .II,.a,ion and wealth, and posi-
,,ai, ,,,S 5,.,,,,,str,i, 20 the world that
yonr race i, su.coptjble Of the highest
.o,o. nj ciyil;za,ion Social tGua}liv is
;, very different thing from practical
.nuali,y Oar race do not ask or desire
sirisl eopsIj,y. That is matter that
,.,ory man rI,eIat.s for h;;nscll. He
claimed the right 10 say who should Wis
it his drawing rooms, and he conceded
10 all other men the same right. In tins
matter character was the guide
But we have not time or space 10 ios-
,,u hin, ,Lro,nh his two hours speech.
I1a s.;I ,La, w;rh al due difference, aud
Innin, mn npc vould think him pre-
snt,nt ? he desired TO saya few words
,othe o.c.master class, the white people.
TO them he would say, the negroes ~"
La,o .nouost vou They will remain
n,f,L Won rbcv are not likely to die
nrt and thew will not leave you. 1t is
mart Of their nature. They cannot live
nwav from the white man. Where
ever there is a town or village or settle
mont Of white men, YOU will find color
cd ncople hanging on the trin2cs or
border. Now that they are with YOU
likely to remain with you, that the
4bross Of revolution has made them your
nnliriral EQUALS. what is your duty in
The nr4mises, Is it not clearly that You
ebonId use your influence to have them
educated, to induce them TO save their
carninos buy little farms and homes,
and become good and useful citizens and
INV nayers Contributors to the support
of the State and its institutions, aud not
nyop it. You, Of the old mssterclass,