The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-14
FRED. DOUGLASS TALKS.
ADDRESS Ar r8E coEoRED FATR.
II. was Not bitter in His Remarks and
Gave somc Good Advico-The EXIT
bition VIII he n Success.

rain kent many IRON Attending, tnough sew
c-al hundred braved the elements and found
tleir way to the Exposition gate. Through
ont the morning hours the visitors spent the
time looking At the many exhibits to be
seen, some Of which reflect great credit on
those making them.
The school at Hampton, for an instance.
sends many excellent specimens OF carpen-
ter work. and the articles possess finish
tlat make them active competitors 70 othcr
rroluctions IN the markets of the South.
The Moore-Strset Industrial School made
q very good exhibit, and there we're numer-
Ola booths at which were displayed needle.
work, embroidery and other productions OF
tie needle.
THE FAKIR WAS THERE.
About the hall we're quite number OF
stands at which chicken, ham, cakes and
reenuts were Dispersed and az the western
end OF the hall beverages could be pun
chased. Several gamblers we're present
erlfh their catch penny schemes. and the
,,,,rarv dArkv was soon depleted OF bis
~~onetarv possessions. Drearlness was
chiefly 10 be seen In the grounds adjacent 70
fbe main hall, and but few ventured out.
'rbe drainage in some places IS bad. and
should be attended t. before the EApoS'-
II uasS o'clock when the fair was finally
,.,o,cd and aeveral hundred OF those pres
cnt assembled IN the music hall 70 honor
the 3dol Of their heArts-Frederlck Doug
isss the man with the white wife
On tho platform were quite a hum9er oi
colored preachers and other mon ana pc
hind them sat the two BANDS lno kSi'u .,;,b
uers festOoned in q pleasing manner Win
bnntinr and AAgs. and behind the stage a
large banner was stretched . w
Rev n g. Perkins of huntington W;
ca called tho assemblage 70 order ana
Rev. I. ID. Lewis pastor OF me oeconu
Baptist church. offered prayer. Inc ram AT
tbis junrtuYe poured ID torrents ana II wac
with the greatest difficulty thst 'uo sPeAA-
sr's voice could be heard
Rev I 3 Brown. of Fredericks burg de-
Nvered an address cOngratuatlnE the peo-
rle upon their success IN having talr'
after which the band rendered We are
Gong Home Tomorrow.
Rev. Perkins then introduced as the sill
ver-tongued orator from Washington Rev.
W A Gibson of the lNineteenth-street
Baptist church Of that city. In the course
of his remarks ne said: We are here to
live bv the decree of the God that made us.
We are not TO he clothed by the North or
by the South. We have got 70 make our
future
FBED DOUGLASS.
Douglass entered the hall while Brown
"a
caught sight of the impressive figure there
was hearty hand-olappings, which continued
tor several moments.
When Douglass arose 10 speak there was
considerable applause, which continued
until be made his way to the front of the
stage. He used spectacles and read from
manuscript but wthal his speech WAS i'm
prossiye, punctuated often by facetious
anecdotes and at other times with excel
lent advice 10 his colored brethren. There
was an absence of anything like rant or
fiery sentiments. and from Douglass stand
point of a negro the speech might be spoken
OF AZ tame
Throughout he used well-chosen words
and his delivery was thoroughly intelligent.
lie began by saying that he was glad 10 %
10 Richmond again and to see such sue
cess as the fair WAS. y on are willing TO be
rated" he said 'as what you are and not
what you are not. ] am proud to be iden-
titled with You. You have served notice on
the world that you have babe farewell 10
the past and with willing hands snd hearts
Won are cushing forward towards the future.
on come upon the field OF action when
you are most needed and when II Is easy 60
win triumph. l congratulate you upon
your start and upon the time that you have
selected to begin, for
There Is q tide in the affairs Of men,
Which. taken at Its flood,
Leads on 20 fortune
Science is the real agent of progress. 1t
has made u.s. 1t has explained the mysteries
OF the earth and heavens Even the weather
IS no longer lnscrutable. Reading the
words of modern writer's it is surprising how
much our forefsthers have anticipated us
We have but 10 study out new applications
for things already invented The pillow
itself is of African origin. The Egyptians
invented il. Oh If ] only had the voice
was the possessor of twenty-five years ago
would defy these showers,
THEIR GLORY.
If there Is any glory for us it is to be
found Ia our agricultural success The
earliest agriouturlsts taught the world how
70 make a living, and those people were
Africans Civilization itself is Of African
origin, for is not Egypt given credit for the
civilization of Greece. AS ! sood at the
Acr0p0lis and saw those magnificent tenn
pies ] we'll knew that all of their agrlcul-
turAl glory had been made for them by men
with black faces and woOly heads The
civilization that makes our country glorious
and free descended from Greece and
Rome, and they received it from Ethiopia.
1t has been said that the Egyptians were at
one time black, with woOlly heads, and 1
made al investigation of the subject l
came TO the conclusion, after / had been
there. that the country had become so in
vaded that you cannot find out. The
Egyptian now resembles the African more
than the Caucasian and though not of the
Congo type of negro. yet they are people
who. If they were IN the United States.
could easily pals themselves of for negroes.
Applause and laughter
Douglass then spoke of the dignity of
labor and urged upon his hearers to work; TO
grow up with the mechanical arts and not
attempt to be professional people He
then gave brief biographical sketch, and
while talking glanced below him at the re-
porters.
You need not write this, he said to me-
This IS history, you can get any time.
BY the way" he continued, "one of the
Richmond papers said that l hated the
South It's lie. | don't hate the South.
No, ! won't say lie because the word is TOO
strong an expression. | love the South, and
have shown my love at various times.
hate with an uninstigated hate the Souths
lynch law and murders.
The critics condemn us for the little
progress we have made. We should not be
Judged from the heights OF the Caucasian.
but from the depths from which we come
There never was people under the heavens
who started from barbarism TO civilization
80 unprOpitiously as that which character
lied our beginning. When the twenty mill
ion slaves IN Russia were emancipated the
Government gave the head of each family
three acres of land. farming implements
aud mules, and set him aiiORt We were
turned loose without ANYTHING. The Yam