Year: 1859

LkcTukk M REV j. skLLA hAErfN.


The Bethesda (coorcd) Presbyterian Church. In Suli
van street, New York. crowded last night the
cason Of the delivery OF lecture the late nsurrec-
ton by Rev j. Sels Martin The lecturer said that
nation was psssiny through crisis, such had not Of
ten been seen 10 history, and that Nes York not the
place 10 withhold the expression Of sympathy fof poor
down-'rodden Africa This the time for candid
words spoken not in recrmnation, but in justice and
mercy The hrst lesson be learned from the affair
Hsrper's Ferry, was that colored il just like a
white man; no better and for being black. II
had been said that the coward that they
we're sleek, greasy and happy and the devil hs-
ted the Abolitioniss The Of this that the
the slaves had been ofen fooled that they could
but regard white men with suspicion. The impractical
biliiy Of John Browns plan enough justify COW
ardice lie made great mistake In holding prisoners
the slaves OF Col Washington. IL it that the
slaves conented then he asked for stronger
demnaton OF the system Of bondage, than that IL
crushed out the intutive love of liberty second les
son Of this insurrecton that the colored
had learned 20 much Of their oppres-ors, that 10
white will be able to commend him
self to their confidence Though he honored
the name and memory Of Old John Brown, he
man was impossible The third lesson that white and
black people get along pretty well together lie liked the
white folks a. being between the two races; they


like the hy leaf between the Old and New Testanients


that did belong either Dispensaiion. When he saS
amalgamstion he thought the logic Of tue white people
was good, but their conclusion very bad. II white wo-
men have superior Judgment why should fault be found
with them Tor marrying black men II they were foolish


there would be two fools together and that would do
them harm. lr they were maniacs, then nothing
would do them much good the sight Of black pic
nre. fourth lesson taught by this affair that the
black possessed Of courage People had harped
30 much upon the mity Of the negroes that they had
almost come to believe il TO be- a fact.


The fifth Lesson TO be learned that the white men
were more interested in the Anisvery cause than they
had been thought to be. He did give them credit


or genuine philanthropy. hut that slave labor


ing their pockets. Hprevented them from sending their
moving machines and their books 10 the South. lie
looked for the time when there would he negro nation
aly in this country. Every slave brought from Africa
would he sword in the hand of Providence carve
the destiny of this Republic The uegroes occu
py the places now occupied by white men The coorcd
men had irsrnsd sixth esson that their friend


not their best friends after all Under this head
Mr.. Martin censured Fred. Douglas for having been so
eloquent in their behalf aud shen the crisis came for
writing letters from the broad latitude of Canada West
This brought out good deal Of kissing the part OF
the a.disncs but loud applause soon drowned IT, The


last Lesson hs considered he that the had
aroused the eooyed to feel that they had
TO do After enlarging somewhat this head the lee
urer closed with appeal the colored people Of
York to train up ther children ia the love of Freedom
He received loud applause when he retired.