Resolved, That his withering philippics, spoken and wielded by his mighty pen against human slavery, Ku-Kluxism, the rape of the ballot box, the indifference and supineness of the North, and the injustice heaped upon the people of his race by their American enemies, are not surpassed in true eloquence and power, by those of any agitator, leader or martyr of any people in the history of the world; while the purity and beauty of his productions are worthy to rank as classics in the English language. Resolved, That the recent great and masterly exposition of the cause of the lynching of his people in the South, and his inestimable ability in defending them against the charge of being a race of rapists and general criminals, entitle him to the unanimous and individual love of the negro race the world over, and to the esteem of all persons who love honor, truth, justice and fair play, especially when they are wielded in behalf of the weak, innocent and oppressed. Resolved, That we, the citizens of Americus, Sumter County, Ga., consider it our duty to contribute, out of our poverty and still-existing oppression, to a racial fund, to be used and expended in erecting a monument commensurate to the fame and glory of our hero, which monument shall be appropriately located and shall forever exist in commemoration of Frederick Douglass, and as an expression of the love of his race. Resolved, That the Legislature of North Carolina, in adjourning out of respect to the memory of Frederick Douglass; and the city of New York, in extending the use of its City Hall for his remains to lie in state, did worthy and timely honor to a great man who has blessed and benefited the world by having lived in it, and as a result of whose labors and teachings the greatest republican government on earth is purged of slavery and solidified forever. Resolved, That where the remains of our Douglass shall lie buried, that spot and his tomb shall ever be a sacred Mecca to the negro race. It shall inspire us with patriotic zeal for that country in whose bosom rests his grave, and from henceforth it shall prove the anchor to hold the negro race in the strongest ties of love and affection to American soil. Resolved, That these and other appropriate resolutions and expressions of respect and condolence shall be recorded in our churches, schools and social organizations, and that copies be retained in each home and family circle as the most sacred archives of the Afro-American people. Resolved, That, so far as lies in our power, we favor and recommend the adoption of a "Douglass Day," upon which all Afro-Americans shall meet and discuss the great life and deeds of our hero, and shall otherwise appropriately celebrate the same. Resolved, That we request that these resolutions be published by the city and race press. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the beloved dead, with whom we deeply sympathize and condole. J. H. DISMUKES, Chairman. A. L. SMITH, M. D., Secretary. C. A. CATLEDGE, REV. G. W. PHILLIPS, J. H. COVINGTON, JOSEPH DOWDELL, Committee. THE WOMAN'S LEAGUE OF DENVER, COL. WHEREAS, The sad news has just been flashed across the continent of the departure from earth of one of her best and noblest sons, a student, a teacher, an orator, a statesman, a philanthropist, a deliverer, a husband and father; and WHEREAS, This man in youth braved the stings of poverty and misfortune; stood like adamant against the storms of derision and calumny in the arena and forum, espousing the cause of his enslaved and downtrodden people; and WHEREAS, In the noontide of life he was enabled to see his efforts rewarded by their complete enfranchisement, and to behold them capable of working out their own destiny; and WHEREAS, In the sunset of life, his work finished, and in the happy society of wife, children and friends, infinite nature threw around him the mantle of love and a halo of reverence, and in that hour of peace and quiet the Invisible Power took from earth that which was immortal of Frederick Douglass; therefore Resolved, That we, the members of the Woman's League of Denver, Col., do tender our heartfelt sympathies to the sorrowing wife and children, and bedew with tears of love and gratitude the bier of our honored dead. MRS. LIZZIE M. OLDEN, President. MRS. IDA DEFRIEST, Corresponding Secretary. Adopted March 6, 1895. SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS. WHEREAS, The Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court assembled, have learned with profound sorrow and regret of the sudden death of Honorable Frederick Douglass, ex-United States Marshal at Washington, and ex-United States Minister to Haiti, who, while not a native of Massachusetts, was a product of her training. Resolved, That this Legislature attests its great appreciation of the marked ability, which was shown in his rise from the low estate of his birth to the height of one of the nation's counselors, his upright character and his lifelong, consecrated efforts to raise the race he was identified with to the highest pinnacle of American citizenship. Resolved, That the Senate and House of Representatives tender to the bereaved family their sincere sympathy, and that a copy, suitably engrossed, of these resolutions properly attested be forwarded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the family of the deceased. Adopted March 1, 1895. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EDWARD A. MCLAUGHLIN, Clerk. Adopted in concurrence March 6, 1895. HENRY D. COOLIDGE, Clerk. Attest:-EDWARD A. MCLAUGHLIN, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THE SOCIAL LITERARY SOCIETY OF AMHERSTBURG, CANADA. WHEREAS, Divine Providence has closed the earthly career of that great American, the Honorable Frederick Douglass, we, as members of the Social Literary Society of the town of Amherstburg, Canada, add our tribute to his memory as an orator, a statesman and a man of great literary abilities. And that we feel the loss of this brave advocate of liberty and justice, who has had for so long the respect and love of his own race and the praise of the entire people; therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of the Honorable Frederick Douglass we have lost a faithful advocate and a dauntless leader, and society one of its brightest jewels. Resolved, That as his career may easily find a place in the history of the nation, we sincerely hope that his character will be studied by the youth of to-day, and that they may ever look upon him as a light by which they can be safely guided in all the efforts of life. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased. Adopted March 6, 1895. ADA CHRISTIAN, President. THE ANTI-LYNCHING COMMITTEE, OF LONDON, ENGLAND. 13 TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, W. C., ENG., March 6, 1895. TO THE HON. MRS. FREDERICK DOUGLASS. Dear Madam: At a meeting of the Anti-Lynching Committee, held last Thursday, the following resolution was carried amidst many expressions of sympathy and regret : That this Committee desire most respectfully to tender to Mrs. Frederick Douglass an expression of their warm sympathy in the irreparable loss she has sustained in the death of her husband, the Honorable Frederick Douglass; also to place on record their sense of profound admiration for the life, character and noble career of the veteran statesman to whose unflinching courage, and determined loyalty to truth and justice, the colored race owe so much. Most especially they deplore the loss of his valuable counsels and eloquent aid by speech and pen, exposing the barbarous crime of lynching practiced in some of the States of the American Union. Permit me, dear madam, to add my own words of deep sympathy and regret, and believe me, Yours respectfully, Нинамаданий Honorable Secretary. MEMORIAL MEETING OF COLORED CITIZENS OF Held at Allen Temple, in said city, on March 8, 1895. Resolved, By the colored citizens of Cincinnati, in memorial meeting assembled, that in the death of Frederick Douglass we lose a champion of liberty, whose eloquence and whose energies were directed against wrong and oppression; our country, one of its most exemplary citizens and a matchless orator; and humanity, a servant instant in action, and ever ready with pen and voice to plead for her cause. His life history, epitomizing, as it does, the struggle of his indomitable spirit of freedom and resistance to slavery, should be an inspiration to those who follow him, to struggle on with unconquerable spirit and hope ever strong, until every vestige of thraldom is extinguished from the manners, customs and laws of our country. Resolved, That an engrossed copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased. Memorial Committee. W. B. Ross, Chairman. THE WOMAN'S LOYAL UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. IN MEMORIAM. WHEREAS, It has pleased the Great Liberator of Man to call from earthly thraldom the heroic leader of the negro race, the lamented Frederick Douglass, who, rising from the environment of slavery and surmounting the obstacles that beset him in consequence of such a condition, made himself to be a citizen of culture, intelligence and broad general knowledge, and one who, even when nearing his life's end, was devoting his waning hours to the cause of the emancipation of woman; therefore be it Resolved, That we, the members of the Woman's Loyal Union, deplore the loss of this great soul, for the deeds which have made his name illustrious and the influence he has always exerted among us. Born a slave as he was, with a master mind, even in his youth thirsting for knowledge, and contriving ingenious means to acquire its first principles, with a spirit that chafed under the restraint of oppression and struggled to be free; he fled to freedom, and out of his own experience told the story of the cruelties and injustice of slavery to large audiences in the North, making himself one of the greatest of orators. Resolved, That we, in our great sorrow for the bereavement that has visited the family of the Honorable Frederick Douglass, do express to them the conviction that with them a nation mourns the loss of one of its noblest sons, and that time, which overcometh all things, and alone can bring together the separated, may assuage their poignant grief, and lead them to hail with joy a future which will bring the mutually beloved together again, in a sweet and endless reunion. Resolved, That we, as a people, owe much of the success of the antislavery cause to his participation in the work, both here and in England, |