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THE
Cleveland Gazette.
VOX. 1.-NO. 11.
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Our assortment of these goods was never larger than now and are
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petion in prices. Give us an early call before our stock is depleted.
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Given to any one who wilt sell 50 copies of
Life and Times of
Frederick Douglass,
Written by himself.
This is the most interesting work ever pub
lished. Startling as the pages of romance, yet
every word is true. A wonderful story most
graphically told and of great historical value.
Every colored family in our land should have
a copy of this grand work.
IT SELLS AT SIGHT I
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Stores and Tinware*
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Roofing, Eave Troughs and Conductors.
All work warranted.
DIVORCE_NOTICE.
Joseph Jones, whose last known place of
residence was Hot Springs, in the Stale of Ar
kansas, but whose present place of residence
is unknown, is hereby notified that on the ®th
day of October, A. D. 1883. his wife Julia Jones
filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, her
petition for divorce, charging him with wilful
absents and gross neglect of duty for more
than three years last past, and praying for
divorce, and restoration of maiden name.
Said petition will be for hearing after six
weeks from the first publication of this notice.
Dated Cleveland, 0., Oct. 29,1883.
„ „ _ JULIA JONES.
By Green & Phibbs, her Attorneys.
SPECIAL SALE
OF
Second Hand Pianos
ORGANS
-AND-
MELODEONS
AT *
Geo. Hall's
Great Piano Warerooms,
38 PUBLIC SQUARE, CLEVELAND.
Our stock of second-hand instruments is now
very iarge, having taken in exchange several
Of late. These instruments have all been put
in complete order and are very good, many of
them in tone and style, and would answer well
the purpose for practice, and we will take them
at any time in exchange for new at our regu
lar cash prices. We have about forty Melo
deons, many of them nice 6-octaves, piano
case, and as good as new in every respect.
We are now receiving daily our fall stock,
which will comprise the finest lot of Pianos
and Organs ever brought to Cleveland.
Piano and Organ Repairing a
Specialty With Us.
Come in and see what can bo done to im
prove an old instrument in looks and tone by
the hands of experts. It pays well to have
many old pianos repaired. It costs but little
and improves the tone very much and en
hances the value to own or sell.
tmanoa Tuned by the year. Call and
leave order*.
GEO. HALL.
November 1,1883.
C O A L!
Now is the time lay in a winter supply of
HARD AND SOFT COAL,
We keep a confplete assortment of the best
Domestic Coals stored in our sheds,
which are the most complete
in the city.
fW" All Coal shall be well screened, promptly
delivered, and sold at popular prices.
J. A. Beidler A Co.,
EUCLID AVE. STATION.
Telephone I.MT.
Celebrated
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For sale by
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CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1683.
CIVIL KIGHTS LAW.
An Extract From Hon. John Mercer
Langston’s Great Lecture
Upon the Status of the Colored
American, His Relationships and
His Duties, Delivered In Washing
ton October 19, 1883.
The Supreme Court would seem de
sirous of remanding us back to that old
passed condition. It advises that we
appeal to the Legislatures of the States
for protection and defence of our rights.
But let us be patient. Wait a little
while, some one counsels. My God !
how long a time are we to wait? Think
of it; an American citizen advised to
wait for fair treatment on a railroad
with a first-class ticket! We want to
ride like other men—not like brutes,
and we want to ride in appropri
ate places, where we can take
our families with us without 4 any
sense of degradation. How long
must we wait for change of public
opinion, and how long must we wait
for State action to give us our rights in
this regard? The people constitute a
State; and when the people outrage us,
doing it in scores, or in hundreds,
thousands or as States, or through some
great corporation, without just cause,
let us have speedy reasonable redress.
We need and demand protection; and
if States should not protect us against
abuse, against insults, against violation
of our rights, Congress should and
must. Hence the Civil Rights bill, de
claring what our rights are, and pro
viding means of redress against their
violation. How is it possible for the
Supreme Court then, able as its mem
bers are, learned in the law, to have
reached the conclusion that the Civil
Rights Act, under the circumstances, is
unconstitutional? This is incompre
hensible. Why is the doctrine of the
Thirteenth arid Fourteenth Amend
ments of the Constitution, and the logic
and law of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
and 1875 Ignored? These are questions
which interest us and the country.
Is the question of citizenship with its
rights to be determined by the States,
while the question of liberty is deter
mined by Congress? The safety and
welfare of citizens should be settled by
the general Government, in obedience
to our National Constitution. And the
judgment of the people that the Thir
teenth Amendment shall stand; the
Fourteenth shall bo maintained as the
Fifteenth or any other part of the or
ganic law with the appropriate legisla
tion had in pursuance thereof is wise
and patriotic. The old amended Con
stitution, as we have seen, knew no man
by the color of his skin or his race.
It was broad enough in its terms and
doctrines to comprehend all the chil
dren of the State, making no distinc
tion on account of descent; providing
in its various articles and sections for
the protection of every man an Ameri
can citizen in the enjoyment of his
civil and political liberty. But, my
friends, if you will permit, let us thank
the Supreme. Court for two or three
things connected with the decision.
First, let us thank them for maintain
ing that the Civil Rights act is not in
valid as to the District of Columbia
and the Territories of the United
States. Let us thank them, also, for
another thing. By implication at least
they sustain in their decision the doc
trines of the common law as regards
our civil rights, and decide that they
must be enforced by the courts of the
various .States, or else by additional
legislation of Congress enforced by the
Federal Courts. So far so good.
But let us consider here the terms of
the 14th amendment. It provides that
“all persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the juris
diction thereof, are citizens of the
United States, and of the States wherein
they reside. No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, liberty,
or property without due process of
law, nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.” Congress is given power to
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation. Accordingly, March 1,
1875, we were given the Civil Rights
Act.
This law was enacted, first, as de
claratory of the Civil Rights of the col
ored people of the country, already
made free and citizens of the United
States; secondly, to correct the abusive
and illegal treatment of such class of
our citizens bv the people of the various
States of the Cnion; and thirdly to pro
vide them adequate means of redress
and protection as such citizens. It is
difficult then to comprehend how this
Act can be pronounced invalid because
unconstitutional.
What then, with this Act de
clared to be unconstitutional and
void, is our condition? The Act stands
as to the District of Columbia and the
Territories. The Court recognizes the
correctness of the doctriq^s of the com
mon law as enunciatedin the Act, and
the duty of the various States to enforce
their application in our cases. Or oth
erwise the National Legislature shall
interfere in our behalf. Then we are
left to the common law, and the Act of
1866, under the Thirteent h Amendment,
as far as law is concerned. But even
then we are not civil nondescripts. We
are not quasi-foreigners. We are com
plete citizens, entitled to the full meas
ure of privileges and immunities as
sinh.
The Supreme Court has decided as
stated certainly by implication that this
is the law: let'us plant ourselves on it
and have our rights vindicated accord
ing to our will that we have it now
when we have a chance to reconsider
all the questions about our needs. If
this decision had to come it is civil
rights, and have them settled either by
judicial detrermination or by an addi
tional act of Congress. If a new act is
needed, let the Republican party, the
noble party of freedom, prepare "to act
on this subject at once and in earnest.
Let it move, in defense of liberty,
taking those steps necessary to secure
to us the full measure of "our rights.
Yes! Let this be done. My friends 1
am afraid of the Democratic party. I
am afraid of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party; not betitase I have not
great respect for many men members
of that party phot beqause I do not ad
mire many men in that party; but I
know the doctrines,the leading doctrines
of the leading lawyers of the Democratic
party, so adverse to our rights. It is the
Democratic lawyer apd }M»litician who
have confused the law, as well as
the purposes of the people with respect
to our status and <w rights in this
country. All that has been done’lor
the benefit of the colored people, on
the other hand, has been done by the
great lawyers, Sumner, Morton, Ed
munds and others of the Republican
party through the agupey of that party
of Freedom and Equal Rights. Who
first uttered the exd^s^on “equality
before the law?” N® Mr. Jefferson,
not Mr. Bayard, notjth'e Democracy,
but that matchless Senator from Mas
sachusetts, Sumner, ^who read it in
French, who ponderea upon its mean
ing and finally engrafted it in the law
of the United States! The leaders of
the Republican partymave taught that
our Constitution is lAsed on equality
before the law. They are men who
gave us the ThirteentlyFourteenth anil
Fifteenth amendments of the Consti
tution and act* already mentioned.
Several of these noble: men have gone
to their rewards; but their spirits,found
in the words and sayfcigs left us, ani
mate us in the present effort to.save
and conserve our liberty, re-energizing
the Republican party, and infusing into
it a new purpose, thus lead it unto vic
tory as of old in its glorious days of
the past. F-
Two great President of the United
States have gone to their reward in
Heaven! They have ygone through
assassination. Though gone, their
spirits are moving about us! We hail
the spirit of Lincoln! we realize the
presence of Garfield! Then we know
that Wilson is here; that Chase is not
distant! Let the spirit of these heroes
of Freedom enthuse andlire our souls
for manly, brave endeavor now in
behalf of those rights of ours in favor
of which they were fearless and earnest
advocates. Let discussion and agita
tion come in the courts; we are pre
pared for it. Let it corner in the com
munity before the people* we can vindi
cate our demand.
My colored friends, let us not despair;
let us advance with solid, earnest,
manly tread, feeling that we are nothing
other than American citizens. Colored
we may be; our hair ami our face may
be dark; and our circumstances may
not be quite so good as those of others
in worldly goods as a rule, but above
all let us not forget that we are Ameri
can citizens and can claim all the rights
that any other America^ citizen can
claim; while we are rieh’in ability to
make their legal defence^
Have confidence in ^ta^lf, in the
people, in truth, tn the ttlUm ate success’'
of liberty; and your march is onward;
your victory is assured in a liberty
which shall be as broad as our country,
as promising as our people, without
distinction on account of color, as to
our rights all being equal before the
law f ! Then all of us shall, as it were,
gather at a common table, spread for
all the children of the States without
any distinction of color, former condi
tion or nationality; where the German
is no longer a German, but an American;
the Italian is no longer an Italian, but
an American; where all shall be com
mon brothers, even the colored Ameri
can cultivating a generous protection,
devoted alike, each man to the con
servation of our country in the name of
liberty, in the name of right, and all
triumphing under the best government
that the sun has shone upon, in the
midst of the richest and best land that
God has vouchsafed to man. [lmmense
and continued applause].
TOLEDO LETTER.
Our Regular Correspondent With a
Newsy Local Letter.
Mr. Editor: After a couple of weeks
of illness I am again able to write a
few lines to your newsy and able paper,
which is meeting with grand success in
our city. I can easily dispose of a half
hundred of copies this week, and hope
soon to be able to double my sale.
Sickness preventing me from writing
last week, C. A. Cottrill penned a spicy
letter for the Gazette, for which we
tender many thanks.
The Aldridge Literary Society met
last Tuesday evening and completed
their organization, and also arranged a
programme for next Tuesday evening.
Now, as this society is organized, let
every one in favor of a good literary
society contribute all possible means
toward building it up. The programme
arranged for next Tuesday evening is
as follows: Mrs. J. H. Brown and Miss
Ella Lqe, vocal music; Professor L. E.
House, lecture; Mr. T. P. Wood, solo,
“Never take the Horseshoe From the
Door;” Mr. Squire Lee, address; Mr. C.
A. Cottrill, oration; Miss Maxie Frank
lin, vocal selections^ J. C. Durham, se
lect reading; selection, Mr. J. H.
Brown. This entertainment will be
held at the Third Baptist Church, Tues
day evening. Don't fail to attend.
One of the grandest entertainments
that has yet been given in our city was
that given on the 18th under the super*
vision of Miss Lutie Viney. The pro
gramme was far ahead of those gener
ally given for such occasions and was
neatly rendered. One of the most
interesting features of the evening was
the dialogue, “That Naughty Boy,” by
Miss Lutie Viney, Miss Flo. Brown,
Miss Jennie Viney and B. F. Under
wood. Mr. C. E. Hammond captivated
the the house with his singing of
“Sweet Violets. Mr. C. A. Cottrell
gave the audience a fine select reading.
The exercises dosed at half past ten
with a tableau presenting a very tine
scene. Space will not permit me to
notice all who participated in this
Srand affair, but all did their best and
eserve much praise.
Miss Alice Boyd, of Brooklyn, was in
this city last week, visiting Mrs. Cox.
It will be gratifying to the many
friends of Miss Julia Kobertsonjo kuow
that after a severe illness she is able to
be out again.
In conclusion, the address recom
mends that all colored citizens shall
patronize and in every way aid such cor
porations as do not discriminate against
PITTSBURGH.
Personals — A Civil Rights Mass
Meeting—Politics.
John W. Anderson and J. C. Delpha, Edi
tors, 38 Craw ford St reet.
Joseph Evans, agent, 31 Miltenberger Street.
Mrs. Jacob Young and Mrs. Emily
Grey, of Bedford, Pa., who were the
guests of Mrs. J. F. Brown, have re
turned home.
Mrs. Sadie Haliburton has gone to
Steubenville for a two months visit.
Bishop J. T. Shorter is in the city.
We hope that he will not forget that
the people of Pittsburgh have rights he
ought to respect.
Mr. James Howard, editor of the
Harrisburgh Journal, paid our city a
visit in the interest of his paper.
Miss Betty Davis, a beautiful young
lady from Washington, D, C., who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Martha
Bronson, of Spruce Street, has returned
home.
We were glad to meet Mr. Al. Har
ris and welcome him after his long ab
sence from the city.
Our energetic friend Robert Brady,
will soon open dental rooms. This will
be good news to his many friends, who
wish him success.
Why can not our people have a
Mother Goose Social or something simi
lar, for the benefit of the social institu
tion under our care. We have plenty
of talent and could get up something
that would be an honor to us, if we
only would.
The Ideal Literary and Social Club
will hold their next meeting at the resi
dence of Miss Lucy Jackson, on Fulton
street. It is hoped that all the mem
bers will be present. The subject for
the evening will be comments upon the
writings of the poet, Longfellow. The
following were the officers elected at
the last meeting: President, J. W.
Anderson; Secretary, Miss Lucy Jack
son; Treasurer, Miss Ella J. Neale.
A large meeting of the colored citi
zens of the two cities was held at
Franklin Street School-house on last
Thursday evening for the purpose of
denouncing the recent decision of the
Supreme Court upon the Civil Rights
bill. We have never seen a better
meeting in this city. The rights of a
race was ably set forth by such men as
Barks, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Carson
and Delphey. The reference made by
several of the speakers te the necessity
of still remaining true to the Republi
can party was received with cheers. J.
C. Delphey, who presided over the
meeting, made a noble address in de
fense of the black race against unjust
discrimination. The meet ing adjourned
with three cheers for the Republican
party. Mr. J. C. Delphey will in fu
ture assist me in reporting the news of
Pittsburgh for the Gazette.
On Monday evening there will be a
ike bird -pie- the mem-
bers of the Warren A. M. E. Church on
Twenty-seventh Street. This is some
thing new and will no doubt attract a
large crowd. The church is very pop
ular, and much credit is due to their
pastor, Rev. G. W. Jenkins.
We desire to call the attention of the
citizens of Pittsburgh to the importance
of the coming election, which takes
place November 6. We hope that they
will give their entire strength to the aid
of the Republican party. We have
many reasons why we should do so;
(1) because they are our only frienSs.
And at this time, when we have much
to accomplish for the benefit of our
race, it behooves us to be true to those
who would be our friends; (2) because
this is a preliminary year to a great
National contest, and no man who loves
his race wishes that a Democratic Pres
ident be elected. We should offer no
encouragement by trying to defeat the
regular ticket this year. It is hoped
that every colored man will turn out
on November 6 and vote the straight
ticket and help to give a majority that
will rebuke those who, through petty
selfishness, have in other States gone
back on the grand old party. Let us
arise far above our brothers in Ohio,
and remember that inastnueft* as we
have our own destiny to work out, let
it be done within a party which is will
ing to give us all the aid that they pos
sibly can. If we desire to send cheer
ing news to our brothers in the South,
let us not repeat the Ohio idea, but
show them that although a dark cloud
is hanging over them, although they
are scorned and despised on account of
color, that we are laboring to place
men in positions who are willing to
give us aid when the time comes. So
let us all rally at the polls.
WILBERFORCE.
Polities — Prohibition — Prof. Hazeley,
the African Lecturer, at Wilberforce—
His Lecture—He Solves the Negro
Question—President B. F. Lee—An tar
nest Appeal for Aid tor Wilberforce—
What the Ohio Conference is Dolns for
this Institution—Mr. Delany Left for
the Sunny South.
And now shall the land How with
milk and honey and colored men will
be promoted to positions they have
heretofore occupied .only in dreams.
We draw this inference from the argu
ments of Judge Hoadly’s friends, in re
gard to his love for the colored race.
We have already proven ourself neither
a prophet nor the sou of a prophet, in
foretelling his defeat, but we succumb
to the inevitable. We congratulate
him on his good fortune and
while assuring him it was through
no effort of ours he was suc
cessful, we shall look for a substantial
demonstration of his friendliness
toward those who did assist him. The
Republican party is wailing and gnash
ing its teeth because the Second Amend
ment and the Prohibitionists lost the
State. It looks as though there is room
for a little moral culture when a party
is defeated because it dare take hold of
a question affecting the best interests of
the State. It was unwise in the Pro
hibitionists in putting a ticket in the
field, for they divided their own
ranks and the Republican party
so that the defeat of both was a matter
of easy accomplisment. The result is
not so" disastrous that a few ciumbs of
comfort may not be gathered up. It
will stir the Republican party up to
greater activity in the next campaign,
and hasgive^ the Prohibitionists a fetter
idea of*what they will have to do in
order to accomplish the ends they de-
sire. There was a mistake in last
week’s letter concerning the question
debated by the Sodalian Society. The
question was: Resolved, “That the
Afro-American in the present stand
he is taking in politics is working
against his nest interests,” and not
the editor of the Afro., as was stated.
The question was not taken up again
last week, as the society adjourned
early to attend the lecture of Prof.
Hazeley, the African lecturer. His
lecture was illustrated by stereopticon
views, or the stereopticon views were
explained By the lecture. We are a
little puzzled to say which, but the lat
ter we rather think correct. It was very
instructing and entertaining, howev
er, and gave us many new ideas-relative
to African manners, customs and pro
ductions. He showed that Africa is a vast
continent abounding in enormous
wealth, both mineral and vegetable; that
the African is susceptible to as much
culture as any race enjoys, and th at it is
only a question of time when Africa
should be one of the grandest continents
on the globe in every respect. He
solved the Negro question by placing
the Bible in his hand.
President B. F. Lee, present pastor of
Trinity Chapel, filled the pulpit Sab
bath. In the morning his text was
taken from the 19th, 20th and 21st
verses of the 18th chapter of John.
He opened his discourse by speaking
of the remarkableness of the words
of Christ. In the evening he took the
second chapter, of First .John, making
a running discourse from the entire
chapter, using the twelfth verse as a
central text. Both sermons were good,
the one in the evening being an es
pecially able one. He announced the
educational collection the first Sabbath
in November. The Ohio and North
Ohio Conference have pledged them
selves to raise one thousand dollars for
Wilbeforce this year, and our appor
tionment is about nine or ten dollars.
There will be no trouble in raising
that amount here, as all are in
a position to see the needs of the insti
tution and are willing to make some
sacrifice to assist her. We only hope
that throughout the State all will con
sider the benefit Wilberforce has been
and is yet to this race, and will with
hold no longer the aid that is so neces
sary and has been withheld so long.
She is hampered greatly in her opera
tions by a lack of funds and with the
slightest exertion on the part of those
interested in the cause of Christian
education, she would be able to meet all
obligations. There is nothing more essen
tial or more necessary’ to this race than
good, sound Christian education, and
it should be our first duty to foster
with all our might and main any insti
tution that is the promoter of such.
And since Wilberforce is and ever has
been jus^such an institution her claims
on the race should not be treated too
lightly.
Mr. St. Cyprian Delany will take his
departure for the “Sunny South”
Wednesday, the 17th.
The regular monthly rhetoricals will
be inaugurated for this year to-morrow.
Droit et Ardant.
YOUNGSTOWN.
Ex-Senator n. K. Bruce In Youngs
tawn.
The most enthusiastic ovation of the
campaign was tendered Ex-Senator
Bruce at the Opera House on the eve
ning of October 8, just before the bat
tle. The distinguished Representative
arrived on the six o’clock train from
Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs. Bruce,
an accomplished lady, who made such
a favorable impression on the people of
our city. They were received at the
depot "by the officers of the Foraker
and Rose Club and Mr. W. B. Pollock,
one of our old and wealthy citizens,
and escorted to the Tod House, where
rooms had been secured for them. At
7:30 the Foraker and Rose Club and
the Young Men’s Republican Club, led
by the Harmonic Cornet Band, marched
in a body to the Opera House. W. L.
Campbell was selected President
of the meeting, and Hanson
Clark, Samuel Stewart, George
Logan, A. V. Page, C. H. Andrews,
T, H. Wilson, Judge Arrel, T. H.
Wells, Morgan Thomas and A. C.
White, Vice-Presidents. With a few
appropriate remarks President Camp
oell introduced the eloquent speaker,
who held spell-bound, for one hour and
a half the largest mass of nationalities
that ever assembled at the Opera House,
and by his eloquence and deportment
carried the people as by a storm, which
was evident by the rush the populace
made for the rostrum when the speak
ing was over to shake hands with the
speaker, who extended a welcome hand
to all who could get within reach. On
the next dav we had the pleasure of a
pleasant drive around tiie city with the
Ex-Senator and his wife, both of whom'
enjoyed hugely their entertainment
here, and the appearance of our city,
which is dotted all around with gigan
tic iron works and other industries. As
for Ex Senator Bruce we need no ad
jectives to “puff” that gentleman to
those who know him, nor shall we in
dulge here, but simply say that
he is a man of the "people,
a Republican from principle, a
representative without pretensions, a
gentleman of rare social qualities.
In conversation with the ex-Senator
we asked him why he did not speak in
Cleveland, and that we had not seen an
explanation for that disappointment.
In reply he said:. “I myself was disap
pointed, as another gentleman and I
were sent to Cleveland by’ the commit
tee to address a Republican meeting,
but on our arrival in ('leveland I Lund
that the gentleman who was with me
was billed to speak at a Republican
meeting jn some place, and that I,
Brace, was billed to speak on the Square
to colored men, not even colored Re
publicans. Therefore I did not speak,
nor did I make any explanation, but
took the next train to Columbus.”
Then, added the ex-Senator, “that
Cleveland could have taken lessons
from the meeting you had here last
night; I wish that Cleveland could have
seen it. Cleveland is going back
wards.” There was an election. Do
not blame us (that heavy weight.)
R. H. C.
Mr. George Hueston, of Detroit, is
visiting the city and expects to remain
all winter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
W'ritten for the Gazutte.
L’HISTOIHE DES HEROS D’AFRIQUE.
Dans L’lle de Ste. Domingo.
BY PAUL GASTON.
No IV.—Toussaint VOuverture."’
The French army effected a landing,
to find that smouldering ruins occupied
the sites of former cities and towns, for
Toussaint and his generals had laid
them all in ashes and then betook them
selves to the mountains, those impreg
nable fortresses of freedom where the
blacks have ever proved too formida
ble for the whites. Once within their
inaccessible, the old Warrior called his
followers to the field, then issued the
the following proclamation:
“ Soldiers, you are now to meet and
fight enemies, who have neither faith,
law, nor religion. Let us here and now
resolve that these French troops never
leave these shores alive!"
The war recommenced, the French*
put their prisoners to the most excruci
ating tortures, burned them in fiery
pits, and cast them struggling into
cauldrons of boiling oil. The blacks
retaliated. Then it was that “Dessa
lines,” Surnamed “The ferocious” (of
whom we have yet much to write)
glutted his long pent-up revenge
agxinst the white planters and French
soldiers taken in battle.
The sequel of this warfare will ap
pear in the sketches of “Dessalines”
and “L’Amour du Ronce,” whose in
trepidity was second only to that of
Toussaint.
After a long and desultory struggle,
the. French General, LeClerc, the
brother-in-law of Napoleon, became
convinced that he could never conquer
the blacks on the field of battle and
consequently resorted to a base strata
gem to accomplish what he neither
had the courage nor ability to perform
in arms.
A correspondence was opened with
Toussaint, in which LeClerc pretended
to have been instructed by Napoleon to
acknowledge the liberty and equality
of the blacks, if Toussaint would yield
and accept the proposed terms.
Overcome and exhausted by years of
blood-shed, carnage and rapine, the old
warrior, now grey in the service of his
beloted race, still clung to the achieve
ment of the task to which he had de
voted his life, but when the persuasion
of his generals were supplemented by r
the tears and anguish of his aged
wife and their children, the stern
but humane heart gave way, and
Toussaint L’Ouverture gave in his
adhesion to the consular authority
of France, and this constituted the fatal
error of his life!
Invited by LeClerc to attend a coun
cil to arrange the preliminaries of
peace, the unsuspecting hero fell into
an ambush, was treacherously seized
and sent on board the ship-of-war
“Hero7’ which set sail the same night
for France.
The next morning the brave old man
rose from the deck where he had passed
the night and pointing back to his
island home exclaimed to those around
him:-
“You are bearing me in chains from
home, kindred, friends and all that is
dear to the human heart! You think
that in seizing me you have uprooted
the tree of liberty which I have planted.
I tell you that, you are mistaken. lam
only one of the branches that you have
torn off. The tree itself is so deeply
rooted in the hearts of my countrymen
that I defy the gates of hell to uproot
it!”
Arriving at Brest, the illustrious capt
ive was taken in a closed carriage to
the mountain castle of loux and thrust
into a dungeon.
Bourienne, the most trusted of Na
poleon’s secretaries, says in his “Me
moirs” of the Empress Josephine, that
“she kneeled at her husband’s feet; em
braced his knees and besought him
with tears to spare the brave old man,”
but her tears fell upon a heart colder
than the Parisian marbles that embel
lished the “palace qf Louvre.” Her
embraces were wasted on an Adaman
tine statue, as well might she have ap
pealed to the inexorable rock to which
“Prometheus w-as bound!”
The-gelid atmosphere of the Mount
ain region, the damp of the subterra
nean dungeon in which Toussaint was
placed, with water dripping from the
dillapidated stone roof upon the stone
floor, were insufficient to satisfy the
vindictive purpose of the first consul,
who, to hasten his death, gave orders
for his aged servant to be taken from
him and his clothing and food reduced
to the bare necessities of existence.
His keeper, a stern, relentless man,
left him thus to perish, and after an
absence of four days, during which he
had not even bread or water, the keepei
unlocked to ward to find the savior of
Ste. Domiugo a rigid, but a placid
corpse.
The diabolic malice of Napoleon was
now appeased. The only man he could
not conquer was in his tomb, but ao
avenging Heaven demanded and re
ceivedfull paymentfor the blasphemous
crime, with interest a thousand time*
compounded, on the barren sea-girt
rock of Ste. Helena.
[concluded in next paper.]
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Sewickley.
Messrs. Wilson, Harris, Berkly, An
derson and Henderson have formed a
glee club. They made their first ap
pearance at the Literary Society oe
Thursday evening and delivered to the
audience some very good singing, with
the exception of the bass, which was a
little weak.
Mr. Philip Brown took his departure
on a visit Saturday for Martinsburg,
W. Va., his former home. He will be
absent a week or ten days.
Mr. Lupton, of Clarksburg, W. Va.,
delivere I quite an address to the Liter
ary Society on Thursday evening last.
The Sewickley Lodge No. G.
U- O. of O. F. meets the first and third
Friday of each month.
Mr. W. C. Parker, of the Custom
House, says that Blaine or Shermar
will be the next Republican vahdid&t*
for President. Operas pretium est.
Mrs. Annie R. Patterson will leaxf
shortly for Cleveland to reside then
per nanently.
T ic Tennessee Jubilee Singers will
atC iorwl Hall op Tuesday^ ^ovembei
' Stkt.