Frederick Douglass

This seíf-eavmcipated Slave hn gonc to Ehglnnd, in company vHh the Hutchiri9on fatnily. Ile is Fpoken of tenn aMe Iectu'rer. Ho look passage on board a British Stenmer, and after antislavery had been diicussed during1 Ihe voyage, just before arnving in Enp:Jond, Doug'ass was rcquested by the Captain to give a Jecture 0:1 Slavery. All the pneeengers assfinbled. and Douglass fjacl scarceiy spolten five words before he was nterrupted by a Mr. Hazard, witli "That's a lie.1' The' Coptíiin rebuked him and requested Douglasa to proceed. Douglass writes:"I npnin commoncfd, but wn ncjsin in'prnipted - more violen'ly thnn befare. One tileveholder fmm Cuba shock his fis] m my incp, and said. '(), I vvinh I haI you n Cubn!' 'Ah!' FHid anóllicr, "I vis.h I tind htm in Savnnnnh' We would nse hitn up!' Snid añntlier, 'I wil] be one of a number to throw hiin ovcrbonrd!' We wcre lío1 fully flivided in !wo dislinct parties - those in favor of my speaking, and those nainst me. A noble spiriled Irish getlctnan n-sured the mm who proposed to throw me óverbóard, iiat two could play at ihnt gurnc, and thi, in t!.e ent], he miglit be thrown overboard himsplf. The clamor went on, holter and Kotter, tiü it v8 CUifo impo?sibl'j for me to procced. 1 was etopped, but Uie ctmse wpnt on. Antilnvery was uppermost, and tho inob wns never af more service to the cause acrninst ivhich it was direct- ed. The clamor went on long nfterl ceased spcakinjr, nnd wns Mily si'cnccd bv the captnin, Aho lold the moborrnts if" they not cense thir clamor, lie would have them put in irons--; nnd L'ë iictunlly sent for the irons, and doubtloss would havt1 made nse of thera, had not the riofers becumtí orderly." A fine ppecimen of American Repnblicnnism to bó spread out (nsit will be beforc thtr British nation!