The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-21
4 SirgInian Orator.

4 Sirginian Orator
Washington Star
After the close of the war OF the rebellion in
1856, IN6; and 1865, when the southern states
wcr, temporarily under military government
Wa, lu army officer stationed az Eogi'ns
Vile Va, and charged with the reconstruction
affairs of Orange and Lonisa counties Ina oS-
tah!isling schools for the newly liberated
blacks and attending TO public business. O.. tho
county seats, became quite we'll acquainted
with the people. one Of their pc.Ulnuu's
was that once a month in each county, on
-comt day" large part Of the popn-
htion assembled at the CONTINUOUSLY
some for business, hut many Tor
sort Cf holiday or social exchange
in which the influence Of intoxicating liquor
was too frequently manifest On one OF those
occas ous it was given ont that John NJ Lang
-ton the colored orator, now United states
minister To Hayti. would speak at Louisa court
house. The result was an unusually large at
tendance Of the colored people, SO that the
town was full Langston was born slave IN
Louisa county, and his father, an esumabIo
Virginia gentleman, provided IN his VIII
that he should be- liberated and edu-
Gated, and given a share of his cs-
tate. Although o long while Free and Ionor-
ably distinguished, there had never been time
before when Langston could safely visit his
native home. Now he was 10 come b. *,
leading man Of his race, to speak IN public,
and 10 revisit the scenes and 10 recall the
memories Of his childhood. twas, therefore,
great occasion for him, and for the freedmen
of Louisa county. The white people, however,
took little note of it, or interest in it; although
had tried among the lawyers and some OF Tue
merchants, and other principal citizens, 10
convey the impression that LanSstou was
man thew should recognize and respect re-
member particularly trying TO con-
vince General Gordon, then county at
/ tornev. and an excellent man, that he
might Ice pleased with Langston, and
would be interested If he came over 10 hear
! him talk The feeling that the negro was III
all cases necessarily inferior and totally u>ln-
teresting was, however, too strong, and tho
! general and several others manifested lmpa-
| tience if not a little indignation, at my COM
mandatory observations about Langston
They would not have it that any niger could
talk law. politics, reconstruction, or anything
else. with a degree of ability and Intelligence
to merit their attention; and they could not
imagine that they themselves were soon to at
| test in a remarkable manner the folly of SET
tied enmity or contempt for an entire race or
class of men.
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