For Frederick Douglass' Paper.

NEWPORT, Jan. 30th, '55

FRIEND DOUGLASS:—Being encouraged by your prospectus, I have attempted to write the following for your paper. Dr. J. S. Rock, of Boston, has delivered here an Historical, Literary and instructing Lecture, on the character, capacity, and attainments of the African and his descendants to a most interested audience of white and colored persons, that has ever fallen in my lot before to hear. It was delivered at the State House, on Tuesday evening, the 15th inst., by invitation of the Rev. Mr. Charles W. Gardner, and was received by the audience with gratification. Friend Rock declared
in the course of his remarks, that he had offered himself upon the altar of Liberty, with the determination that, whatever in him lies of force, energy and intelligence, to devote it to the cause of his oppressed brethren, and the fleeing bondman. Nothing of importance to the cause was left untouched, not even the origin of our much-boasted and would-be-all powerful Anglo Saxon brothers, and their descendants. This was historically shown to be inferior to that of the African, and that all the rules set up or laid down by white men to prove a distinction in the human race, were proved to be inconsistent and ridiculous. The scripture teachings, said he, were true; "of one blood, God
made all the nations to dwell upon all the face of the earth."

With much respect, I am yours,

NEWPORT.