Frederick Douglass, the Orator - Monroe County Library System

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248 LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Haentjens, secretary of the legation, represented
the Haytien government. He expressed in the
French language the personal regret of the members
of the legation at the death of the man they
all knew and loved, and also the regret of the
Haytien republic over the loss of one who was
the greatest benefactor of his race.
Hon. John S. Durham, ex-United States minister
to Hayti, who was seated in the pulpit, came
forward by request and translated into English
the remarks of Mr. Haentjens.
Bishop A. W Wayman of Baltimore, whose
acquaintance with Mr. Douglass covered a long
period, made a few appropriate remarks.
Rev. W B. Derrick of New York followed in a
brief address, dwelling upon the services which
the deceased had rendered his race and mankind.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, after expressing the
sorrow she felt at the death of Mr. Douglass,
with whom her association had been especially
cordial and friendly on account of like views
entertained by them on woman suffrage and
other questions of national interest, read the following
letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
who could not be present because of sickness: —
"Taking up the morning Tribune, the first
words that caught my eye thrilled my very soul.
'Frederick Douglass is dead!' What vivid