The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-29

and they fell, who confronted the
Spaniards and they disappeared and
put his feet upon the proudest of
the French soldiers, became conquer
or and dictator of one of the greatest
isles in the Antilles, Haiti, so should
he be taught to honor and revere
the name Of Anthony Williams.
Bringing about this will not be ac-
complished any more than were the
facts brought about except by the
dint and courage and the persistency
search that has been going on I'M
ceasingly for number of years.
More historic and more interesting
than the average mind would con-
ceive is the very fact itself that one
hundred years ago, while in some
sections of the United States chattel
slavery existed, a black man was
performing deeds of valoT under the
Stars and Stripes The war Of 1872
was practically won by the decisive
victory of Commodore Perry on Lake
Erie. Corry's Journal admits that
| but for the fortitude and the courage
| of Anthony Williams, who was the
sole survivor of his ship, who was
courageous enough to stick to
his post of duty, and who
afterwards joined the Commodore,
the story would have been different
and history would have recorded 9TH
er facts. The paintings Of artists
the writings Of historians and the
data compiled by statisticians are
supposed generally not to know
color or creed, nationality or racia
differences, but to record the achieve
ments of American citizens. Wer'
it not, therefore, for Mr.. c. A. Dick
son, who is the only surviving rela
tive of Anthony Williams, historian
2 in years to come would be ponder
= ing over hidden facts that are a
l. ready now buried with this centur,
e and have only been brought from tn
n archives of hidden mystery by MI
l. Dickson, whose stories of researc
s and whose efforts and logged detel
IS mination have put before the PERI
5 Centennial Historical Society Anth'
a ny Williams as he was, when he el
n listed. Anthony Williams throug
IS the wars of 1918 and Anthony WI
d liams a retired seaman, whose sc
m vices had not only been recognize
,e by receiving a prize and cash co
~ sideration for which he receiptt
n himself but paintings from arts
,r whose heart and mind have BET
,g willing to give recognition to bra
III cry and patriotism, wherever tn
,r- were found. The last public spec
I'm made that gave Anthony William
Dr. the Negro, any part or any credit
VI the Battle of Lake Erie was ma
nv in 1S49 by DR.. Parsons in a men
ID rable address at Cleveland, OHIO,
IN. which he described the Battle Of In
,at Erie. Among those who heard u
Of address was DR.. BENJAMIN era
nv who was the oldest pioneer in r
lat County, Penn, and who is said
oil. have been an intimate friend
led Or. Usher Parsons, who was act
the serbcant of the squadron on BOZ
the Lawrence during the whole
ms gagcment. II can therefore be 81
rrv that from generation to general
in has come down, as It were, the 81
of ing way" the true story OF Anth'
rry williams, the black nero VINO lou
ing side by side with Commodore Pc
and in the Battle Of Lake Erie. VI
nal ances and writings that were
ion statements from Dr. Taliaferro
we'd Lieut.. Yarnell, OF Commodore Per
to flag shin, are in existence now
,een their relatives and friends IN No
not srn ,PennsylYanin and Western
ften. York that give evidences OF {ne
If resnect and the most .proIoune ap
that citation during their nret'me OF
tied thony williams, the seaman
not hero.