For Frederick Douglass' Paper.

DEAR DOUGLASS: Our eloquent friend Watkins was delayed in reaching here until Friday, Sept. 1^st, and being sorely fatigued, both bodily and mentally, he wisely concluded to rest over Saturday and Sunday, and then favor us with two lectures, one on Monday and the other on Tuesday evening. Having advertised his lecture for the 29^th ult. in both our county papers, there was some disappointment felt on account of his failing to reach here at the time. However, he came and lectured to great acceptance before the people; not our people but the people without distinction of color. I repudiate the practice that limits eloquent colored men to colored audiences. He acquitted himself with marked ability; his lectures were of the most radical stamp, and yet they were received with the most patient attention. On each evening I had the pleasing of breaking silence by way of introduction. Yesterday morning our worthy friend left for Philadelphia, and we were sorry to part with him, for he is both a scholar and a gentleman.

Yours, for Liberty,

WM. THOMPSON.

DANVILLE, Pa., Sept 8^th, 1854.