The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-19
FRED DOUGLAS ON HIS RACE.
His Review Of the History Of the Negro
In This Hemis pliere.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.-Frederick Doug
las. United States minister to Hayti, at
tended colored camp near here and made
two addresses. He said: There was
time when we could not assemble as we do
today to deliberate and contemplate the
relation existing between US and our citi-
gems generally. A great change has taken
place among the celored race-vast and
wonderful has it been. 1t seems as If we
had realized the vision of st. Johu when
be saw new heaven and new earth. We
are living among scenes that remind US of
that new earth. Go back to 1927: all was
dark and on q dead level of despair.
Then an educated black man was
curiosity in any state of the Union. 1t was
once said by Daniel o Council that the his
tory of Ireland might be traced by the blood
OF its wounded So with our history; it
may be traced by the cianking of fe tiers,
the noises of chains, the walls and means
that came from the oppressed. and the cry
'how long, oh God, how lOngp But the
change has come at last. The time has
come when We can look our fellow-ciIizens
in the face and share in the glory of the
country. The men who agi aied the cause
of freedom in the Northern states at one
time did SO at their own peril. l myself
had my right hand broken by a mob be-
cause stood up and advocated the aDoii-
ton of slavery. But the American eagle
laid bad eggs then.
.sOnr American friends are apt, when
they want TO say anything against u, 10
remark, Look at Hayu; those negroes
cannot govern themselves there: why
here?' There is something about HayLi
we have to deplOre, and so there Is about
the United States. Let US go back 100
years and look at Hayti, and We find it
surrounded by slavery, and the whole
Caribbean sea Redeemed by the curse. Toe
negroes we're slaves every where, under
every nation in the islands of the West In
dies. But in the midst of the gloom
and despair they had the manhood
to rise from the dust and shake off the
letters and drive out the men who tyran-
lied over them. Since then Napoleon
with his 5000 invaders and troops from
England have tried to throw them back,
but, with the help Of the yellow jack they
have held their ground. These degraded,
stupid negroes we're able not Only to assert
their liberty, but to organize government,
which they have carried on for eighty
seven years. They have sent their minis
tiers to all Christian lands, and Hayti has
never been known to break treaty.
Hayt is only part OF the island OF San
Domingo, having 10000 square miles out of
the 81, COO of the island. yet she has a reve-
nue. yearly of 100000. and ships 10000
600 pounds of coffee every year. Her gov
eminent costs 100000 q year, and she
has $1,000, 600 to spend on Improvements.
Some of the papers said not long since:
Send q white man as minister to Hayti,
for the people of that country will resent q
negro Well, there is always demand
made for q white man when there is 5000
attached to the office. ] have been shown
every courtesy. and have not tine slightest
reason to complain. l believe tue press
has become reconciIei TO my presence in
the Office, except those papers that have a
candidate for it. and they give ont that
am going to resign. At them ding the
old adage, Few die, and none resign.
And notify them that am going back
about October l."