Frederick Douglass, the Orator - Monroe County Library System

Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Monographs Collection
68 LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
lass rapturous applause followed, many of the
guests rising from their seats and coming forward
to congratulate the venerable orator. After
a few minutes the speaking continued. The following
gentlemen, in short speeches, responded
to sentiments: Hon. John R. Lynch of Mississippi,
Colored Men in the South; Hon. John
P Green of the Ohio legislature, The Colored
Man as a Legislator; Rev. B. T. Tanner, D.D.,
The Negro Press; Hon. George W- Williams,
The Negro Author; T. Thomas Fortune of the
New York Globe, Independent Journalism; Prof.
R. T. Greener, The Negro's Adherence to the
Republican Party; Hon. Robert Smalls of South
Carolina, The Exodus from the South; Prof.
J. M. Gregory, The Color Line ; Bishop John M.
Brown, The A. M. E. Church; William E. Matthews,
The Orator and Orators; Dr. John R.
Francis, The Profession of Medicine ; Jesse Lawson,
Our Presiding Officer; J. B. Devaux, The
Ladies; E. M. Hewlett, Life Insurance, its Necessity;
G. W Cook, Howard University; Judge
Samuel Lee of South Carolina, Co-operation;
J. H. Green of Mississippi, The Slater Fund;
R. J. Smith, Disunion, Consequent Weakness;
W- H. Richards, The Profession of the Law;
Joseph Brooks, William Lloyd Garrison; Dr.
E. W Blyden, The Republic of Liberia.
At one time while the speaking was in progress