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CELEBEATIOJST
BY THE
PEEE STATE
ON THE
1864.
11th,
DOVE,
&c. &c.
OF
NEW
ORLEANS,
PRIZES, &c.
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ORLEANS,
74 Magazine Street,
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LATHROP, PRINTER,
1864.
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It has been said by persons, both far and near, that the colored man has no intel but we propose to test that mat ligence, and that when sot free he will network ter, by showing to the world both the intelligence and industry of the colored naen and women. Ouly give us a free man's chance and have a little patience and vre will manifest to the world, the true spirit of our Nationality. Permit us then in our humble cottages of the South, to announce the name of our patrotic brother, i\ev. Dr. Stephen Walter Rogers, who was born and raised a slave in the Soiith. who educated himself, principally at night schools. He published a beautiful little work in 1850 called " Roger's Composition,'' and this was done two years before he was free, and with that we have his two Orations. Be!f><ies this we we have the Oration of Mr. Francis Boisdord, a French gentleman, who was free born and raised in this City. We also have the Life of our able brother, Fredrick Douglas, who was also born a slave and with the above we can test our Dr. Charles Johnson, Dentist, paid for his freedom $4,500. Jack Smith, talents. $1,400, William Washington and family $3,000, and there are many others, and your vi-ho have paid as much, or iHore and that will test our industrj' Connnittee were all slaves once. Sufhce to say, that surrounded as we are by a wall of law abiding citizens, and our Christian churches, we will move on in one Union Band protecting each other through life, and any man amongst us who shall show himself a peaceble Law abiding man shall be protected.
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HENRY BERRYMAN,
J'^'HN F.
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WINSTON,
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CHARLES HUGHES,
JOSEPH LACY.
New
Mesirs. Carter, Lacy, Hughes,
and
otJwrs,
Committee'on Printing
Gentlemen
Please give place in your Pamplet to the following recommandation of Drice, principal of the Pioneer School, to which some of the little memHer unwearied labors among us for the elevation of bers of my family belong. our race, and as a Union lady, richly deserve the highest approval of all Union'
Mn. Mary A.
Citizens.
Respectfully,
S.
W. ROGERS,
Factor, St.
Thomas' Church.
J^O
The Free State Convention
of
of
May
of
New
Meeting and
manner.
resolved
celebrate
event
in
an appropriate^
Saturday, 11th June, was agreed upon as the time; for the
to
make
all
f^rand place of assembly will be at Congo S(|uare, on Rampart street, at o'clock A. M., where the oration will be delivered, after which the procession will move up Rampart street to Canal, up Canal (soutli side) to Carondelet street, up Caronde let to Triton Walk, up Triton Walk to St. Charles, up St. Charles to Fourth, up E^ourth to Coliseum, down C(jliseum and into Camp, down Camp to Julia, down Julia to St. Charles, down St. Charles to Royal, down Royal to lower Railroad, down Railroad to Craps, up Craps to Rampart, up Rampart to Congo Square, where the procession will break ranks.
The
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First District.
CHAS. HUGHS,
Military Escort with Music. Clera^ymen. Dr. S. W. Roger's, Crator of the Day.
FRANCIS BOISDORE,
Orator in French.
Second
Captain. Eug.
District.
;
N. VILLEREE, A. POPULUS Deputies. Veterans of 1814 and 1815. Cities and State Authorities. Free State Committee, CLUBS-Republican, Radical, Economy Association, "Arts and Metiers, Invited Guests, United Brothers, Congregation, and others Societies in order. Schools, Second District.
Third District.
Capt. Louis Lainey, Grand Marshal John Kepperd, Edward Simms, Deputies. Carriages with Capt. Caillou's family, ex-Ofticers and Privates of the First, Second, Sixth and Seventh Regiments Louisiana Native Guards. and Volunteers. SOCIETIES- Artisan, Amis, Fran9ais Amis, and other Benevolent Institutions. Public Schools, Third District.
;
Fourtli District.
THOMAS
M.
Dr. R. Smith and John and Friends of Freedom. Ships Hartford and Albatross.
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Scott, JDeputiea.
HANKS
EMANCIPATION CETEBRATION
N. B.-Bouligny, CurroUton and Greenville arc respectfully invited to join in the Procession- -each to choose their Grand Marshal. Wo, the undersigned Committee of Arrangements, do hereby tender our sincere thanks to Major Gen. Banks and Gov. M. Hahn for offering such assistance and protection as are necessary for the occasion All banners or transparencies having letters painted on them of an aggravated character, are strictly forbidden by this Committee, and any person or persons acting any way contrary to the above sliaJI be held strictly accountable for the same.
.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
S.
W.
Rogers,
H. Clay, Approved.
LIIDGER POGUILLE,
Grand Marshal
of the day.
CHAS. BULLER,
P. Z. CANONGE, ALEX. BARBER.
Grand Deputies.
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EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION
A song in honor of emancipation was sung by the children, under the direction of the Rev. C. A. Conway. After which the following address was delived by the Rev. S. W. Rogers, the orator of the day. Mr. Rogers, although a colored man, spoke of the war, the existence and down fall of slavery, and other prominent topics before the country, in a manner that showed his thorough knowledge of thesuljects. He returned thanks to Major General Banks, for the interest he had taken in, and the benefits he had conferred upon them, since he took command of this Department. The whole colored population would ever bless his name for the golden educational order, by which so many were being enlightened his instructions to the delegates to the Convention and most of all, for his great free labor system, by which his (the speaker's) race were made men, all of which had given the highest satisfaction to the colored people throughout the State. He also thanked Col Hanks, Gov. Hahn, and one or two others, for their labors in behalf of the colored man.
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During the time he was speaking, Gen. Banks, Gov. Hahn, Mayor Hoyt, together with some of the General's staff, appeared on the platform, and were greeted by tremendous cheers from the assembled thousands, and the children singing a national air. The speaker delivered his address in a manner scarcely surpassed by many of our white orators, and was often interrupted by long and continued
applause.
who was
After he closed, Governor Hahn being called on, remarked that he had not there to take any active part in the proceedings, but merely as a looker on he was highly pleased with the propriety, order and zeal, with which all the proceedings had been carried on, and their conduct to-day would convince any one of their fitness for freedom.
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When in the month of February he had made the declaration, that if he was elected governor, no slave should be in Louisiana after his inauguration, some of his friends had thought it premature, but the subsecpient election for members of the Convention, showed that he was sustained in his declai'ation by the people.
As for the powers of the Convention, he considered their act of emancipation binding on the people. He did not consider it just that a man should be held as a slave, because his skin was black or any other color.
12 o'clock, during the progress of the speeches. Capt. Pearson's battery one hundred guns, by order of Gen. Banks, and one hundred taps were struck by the Alarm Telepraph on the city bells, by order of Mayor
fired a salute of
About
Hoyt.
After Gov.
Hahn
file
Rampart street, headed by the 4th U. S. Cavalry by one or two other colored regiments
(colored)
We were stationed on Rampart street, and observed the procession as it passed along, according to the programme published in the city papers, with music playing and banners flying.
First came the military three regimens of colored soldiers looking extremely well, and marching like well-drilled soldiers. Then came the different societies,
each with its appropriate banners then the pupils of the public school then the veterans of 1814 and 1815 City and State authorities, and Free State Committee. Then the different Clubs Republican, Radical, Economy Association, Arts and Metiers, invited guests. United Brothers. Congregation and other societies. Then came carriages, with Capt. Caillou's family, ex-Officers and privates of the First, Second, Sixth and Seventh Regiments, Louisiana Native Guards and Volunteers. Societies Artisan, Amis, Fran9ais Amis, and other benevolent institutions. Then came Col. Hanks and friends of Freedom, gun boat Varuna, Capt. Harris and officers, benevolent associations, mechanics in wagons, etc. The procession arrived at Canal street, and moved up Canal to Carondelet, up Carondelet to Triton Walk, up Triton Walk to St. Charles, up St. Charles to Fourth, and at the corner of Prytania and Fourth streets, in front of Gen. Banks' residence, the head of the
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EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION
procession halted and gave three cheers for Gen. Banks, three cheers for Gov. Hahn, three cheers for Mrs. Banks, three cheers for the free State Committee, three cheers for the Army of the Gulf, and three cheers for old Abe. Gen. Banks, and Mrs. Banks, and Gov. Hahu, returned tlie conpliment by waving their handkerchiefs from the gallery of the General's residence, where he reviewed the whole procession as it passed, and received the plaudits of the grateful people, who were now rejoicing over the act that has ^declared them free. here left the procession to wend its way down the course marked out for it. give this as a simple statement of what took place yesterday in New Orleans, on the eleventh day of June. Is not Emancipation a fixed fact ?
We We
Capt. Pearson's battery, the 15th Blassachusetts, came out at 12 o'clock, and a salute of 100 guns. This is a very attractive corps, and shows evidence of painstaking on the part of the officers. Their evolutions were regular and the firing precise, and elicited the encomiums of the spectators. Capt. Pearson may well feel a soldier's pride in the execution of his command.
fired
Mary W.
Brice,
Teacher,
Formed a most interesting part, which will be seen, in the general order of procession, in front of the Benevolent Societies. On the large Banner, tastehilly arranged in evergreen by the pupils of this school, and carried in their front, were the appropriate words ' The Pioneer School: opend September, 1860. We are dill marching on." On the smaller Banners, seven in number, of different colors, were 1. -'Every nutn owesit to himself to guard, protect, and cherish the Unionofthe States." 2. ''This is the Age of Progress, and ice are for a new Civilization." 3. 'Nature is our Mother, and ire are taking our place. 4. 'Old things must pass aivay. 5. " We are all for Freedojn. (I. ''Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, the gifts of God." 7. " dnily, unalloyed by sectional lines no North, no South, no East, no West the whole
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Country
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half-past nine o'clock, A. M., or near that time, the pupils, old and youug, of this school, neatly dressed for the occasion, were lormed into line at the schoolroom, and, with their teacher at their side, marched in a most orderly manner, to the place of assembly, (Place d'Armes,) distant about three-quarters of a mile or more from the school-room, attracting general attention as they passed through portions of some of the principal streets, their pretty and appropriate banners, glistening in the sun-shine and waving to the wind. This school, it must be borne in mind, was opened in 1860, and has been successhilly taught ever smce even when the city was in its darkest and most turbulent mood the night that was to precede the day of Freedom Mrs. B., aided by her
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About
all.
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ORATION
Delivered by
tlie
Rev. Dr. S.
W.
before the
grand assembly
New
Fellow Citizens
We
Act
of
of
in
obedience to a
call to celebrate
the
day
May, 1864.
is
now
pages
of civil history,
children of Africa
God has
ship Civilization, and has bid them steer that vessel safely across the
to land the
As
Civilization
seems
to
predom-
human
to the present
in
been
its
fury
momentary
revives
is
struggle
again,
Adam
fell
a victim to
prey.
But
Civilization
The struggle
God
intervenes,
make ready
meet the
still
But Heathenism
to
leads
and
the
build
tower
of heaven,
and to plant
burning eye surveys the secrets of every heart, looked down and
changed
their
wander
off into
And
wander
as
off
we
sight of the
earth,
our attention
is
called
to
the
tells
Moses;
8
to go
ORATION,
down
into
Egypt and
tell
let
my
;
people go."
Egyptian slavery
of Isaac
moreover
lie
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
and
of Jacob,
living
And
after
of Egypt,
he leads the
House
of
Bondage with a
began
wander
and among
foreign nations
and
all
things seemed
quiet until
of America,
which
conti-
nent he discovered on the 1st of October, 1492, 372 years ago, which
excited
all
Europe
fitted
and on
was
set
order
and
and sciences
and
and happi-
the result
was the
of
war
against this
country, with
long and stubborn, but to the great surprise of Europe the golden
Eagle with her Stripes and Stars floating in the breeze, appeared in
the British waters,
of America.
war
opening commu-
and sending
Hemp,
Coffee,
Minerals, &c.,
and receiving
in
exchange their
Silks,
Tea,
But
after the
land and America, the former seems to have found out that Slavery
was
a great
evil,
to
Was
or
it
it
was
U.S. Government,
for
with a
faint
%isil
imparin the
consideration.
The overhauling
American vessels
Gulf Stream, by the British war stermer Styx, the burning of the
OF DR. ROGERS.
American steamer
Cai'oline,
to
be settled
5,000,000 persons were supported In
spindles
show
that
England by Cotton
of the yarn,
30,000,000
in
employed
in the
production
Fom'-fifths
of the cotton
consumed
England, 800,000,000
lbs,
was American.
which
The
total
number
was
3,404,925, viz
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia Louisiana
Mississippi
435,132 11,114 61,753 462,232 333,010 436,696 331,081 403,541 215,184 180,682 315,000
The increase
3,500,000, and
If
will
make
we can
why
the British
iron clads
war
to
be
out
in
and tobacco
seems that she has not yet forgot the lesson she received from the
is
little
danger of the
dollars,
which we yet owe her on Louisiana, which she well knows would be
confiscated the
moment she
snorted.
is
The
to
man
In
before,
and
it is
not possible the South can ever gain her indepenafter this
which must be
hereafter.
Had
the South
ments
to the colored
man
South at the
10
time,
ORATION
to a brighter da}^,
There are four things the colored man wants to complete his do:
Freedom, Suffrage,
it
makes him a
every sense
We
of the legislative bodies, nor to mingle our voice the Congress of the nation, but
of
we simply
by
whom we
shall
Give us those
;
done forever
but not
until then.
States Government,
we have
a few
thoughts to communicate
ask the right of suffrage
We
citizens
and true
to the U. States
Government
mo-
we
ment's warning
that
now upon
blood
called
in
cuse
that
upon us
and
we responded
to his call,
marching orders.
of real
estate
qualified
to go to the polls,
and we ask
by
qualification only.j
in
hand, that
in
will
wheel,
and the
we can but
races.
I
show our
objections to
As
man
to
marry
my
daughter, so
to take the
same
position as myself.
Then
OF DR. ROGERS.
let
ll
let
let
us
but when
comes
it
to the
marriage vow,
to color.
all
Otherwise
the
lost
it
self-respect.
It
the estimation
Then
time
let
us wait for two hundred years yet, which will give ample
of such a question
will
as that to
in
which
am
still
opposed.
But as there
be great changes
we know
yet
owe
Many
men
&c.
sciences.
gentlemen that
live
upon him
at
must separate.
Then
and
Say
Texas
and
let
if so,
we
will
make
it
the American
flag.
But
of the
all
and
his labor
system
of
satis-
Gov.
M.
Durant, B. F. Flanders,
W.
R. Crane, Chas.
many
in this
great struggle.
And many
their
12
Address bY
We
are
now on board
Rebellion.
She sometimes
and
totters,
outrides every storm, and will soon land in the harbor of peace and
tranquility.
The United
Canada, and in
of
of
States flag
less
is
over the
Tower
Londonfor
which she
is
England
for this
and the
forever
will
fear
man
;
upon the
of battle
and he
Son,
To God By
on earth and
all in
heaven
ADDRESS
(ORIGINALLY DELIVERED IN FRENCH,) ON THE
11th
JUNE,
1864.
By
Fellow Countrymen
I shall
F.
BOISDORE.
vv^ith
perhaps be taxed
to address
day
1864
But urged by
and grateful
my obedience, and above all of my humble devotion of my caste, but considering my incapacity I must rely
F.
BOISDORE.
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]Fellow
Countrymen
On
this
who
us begin
by
him our
livelv
Who
would
divine
providence,
for
which never
Yes,
!
let
Yes,
it is
name
that
we ought
to
of the final
emancipa-
we ought to understand ting this glorious day we honor the memory of our were slaves We honor the memory of our mothers,
Yes,
!
that in celebra-
ancestors, of
who
whom
three-
and died
in slavery
Fellotv Countryvicn!
What
members
of the Con-
vention w^ho had the noble courage to vote in majority for emancipation, in
remembering
And
vvas sustained
by the
spirit of the
immortal Washington
!
in the in
name
of the
1th
May, 1864
Your names
will
be blessed forever
will
names
to
of their liberators
!
they
will
bless
them and
talk
their posterity
They
will
think
and
of
Abraham Lincoln,
this great
sage,
in
I
uttering with
delight long
the
immortal Abraham
Lincoln
Long
life
also
to
Ariail,
Austin,
Cook, Crozat,
Cutler, David,
Duane, Edwards, Eunis, Fish, Flagg, Flood, Foley, Fosdick, Fuller, Geier, Goldman, Gaidry, Healy, Hart, Heard, Henderson, Holls, Hero,
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ADDRESS BY
T.
Payne,
Pintado,
Sclirocder, Se^^mour,
Shaw, Smith,
These,
my
They
are those
who, as
if
in
the
other,
eflfront to
the
an
nature
all
Slavery
to
is
a blot on
men
My
Emancipated Brofhcrs
It is particularly to
you that
address myself.
This day,
all
for-
remembrance
your past
misfortunes
all
you almost
all
forget
all
the extortions,
all
the insults,
the
you have
suffered
11th May,
1864
No more
tions
chains, no
more
pillory
forget that but yesterday you were yet crushed under the yoke
forget
'
all
Be generous,
!
like
the
martyrs
forgive
your
cruel,
inhuman masters
Efface from
of horror
!
You
of
!
now
are
free
men
burden
to a
You
To-day you have a will of your own man like yourself your own masters you have your own free will What,
do you fear to
fall
back
to the
days of barbarity
Finally, are
you
afraid
State to another, far from your families, your children, stripped and
bereft of
all
by the
will
!
who knew no
other law
those
horrid times
F.
BOISDORE.
15
evil,
1
any more
has given
way
Let them
!
feel
But
in the
name
of
God
in the
name
of the llth
May, 1864
!
you ought
to
pardon,you should
forget all
of pity,
your
superiors
!
as
creatures
Pity for
old tigers
them
Pity, a
Like so
many
!
scourge, has
it
exists
as yet only
States occupied
is
by Mr.
!
who
says he
He who
in spite of civilization
!
our caste
Wnat
Therefore he could
Europe
is
in
general
But
will
hilated.
The blood
of
!
John
Brown has
bosom
Vainly
in
the
name
of Christianity
Therefore,
my
The sweat
of
,
what you
that you
possess.
fully
!
Work
give
till
proof
comprehend that
Liberty does not
!
consist in idlenes,
and
laziness
mean
from morning
night
Fight
party,
against the
slave
who by means
news-
papers and on the street corners, will not refrain from repeating
" that the negro
is
indolent, so
much
16
to
ADDRESS BY
be a slave that he
may be
compelled to work"
ill
for
libitum,
Prove to those
my
is
numerous
us
all free,
!
pleased to be cultivated
by freemen and
same
citizens
man may be
white or black, or
enjoy-
yellow, having
ments, suffering from the same pain, having the same wants
the black man, like the white man, the same love of labor,
of comfort
is
that
when
and ease
!
for
Yes,
my
brethren, go to
to
work, go to work
men, although
free,
ought to work,
True liberty
Reprobate
only preserved by
social virtues.
licentiousifess, disorder,
debauch.
to instruct yourself
learn
Eemember
that Fred-
erick
that
Frederick Douglas,
!
who
and that
extraorof
up
to the age of 25 he
!
did not
know how
to read
What
dinary genius
instruction
slavery, all
means
all
the
who
be obhged
to
privilege
given to liberty.
Your
intellectual faculties
will
be
dis-
played with as
much
facility as
theirs.
Then
the
way
to reason,
same
as
darkness gives
way
Do not
Fortify
the ardor
yet.
of the
Northern philanthropists.
are occasionally captivated
Some
by the
of
They
radicalism
which
F.
BOISDORE.
l*r
is
Thomas
J.
Duraut.
Prove to the whole world that although stupefied, you are not demoralized
;
European
to her.
unknown
Remember always
all,
due
duties,
Avhich every
;
man
con-
the upsetting of
!
all
social order
it is
anarchy
Brethren, the enemies of our caste, our former old satraps, try
possible
all
means
in
for-
eign nations
writings,
to light
:
who arc
first
away with
let
difliculty.
To
all
us
reply
by tho opening
Therein
of Independence.
be found an answer to
:
all
words
are
" All
men
and equal"
upon the
Ah,
of
all
my
is
prejudice
shocking
11th, that
to
man
it
My
may
emancipated Brothers,
is
your duty
to
remember on
thi^^
great day,
May
all
men
reside,
whatever
may
be their origin
is
owing
and
to the odious
My
much
longer,
permit
me
and
auti-christian principles
of slavery.
we
should bo
worthy
covenant of
18
ADDRESS BY
The hour
We
cannot harbor the idea of ever seeing the revival of that time
the infernal Black Code shone
!
when
in
the
clutches
of
our former
magistrates
when
name
of the ironical
No.
my
struck
down by
The time
is
name
of reason, in the
this star
name
under
span-
Confederacy
of caste
!
forever
will
to reject
any attempt
to
They
their right
us
fly
to
be
electors,
and consequently
Christians as
is
we
;
are, let
let
an edifying one
from those,
who by
a usurped
right
Let us
be aware that our Lord Jesus Christ, the only true democrat, by the
all
countries,
and
to
the universe.
Therefore
us do
homage
May
may
assume,
may
May
all
name
of
liberty, justice
and fraternity
'l
Long
live the
but
and
in the
name
we
have not yet reached the terminus which the decrees of divine Providence have assigned
to
their liberal
principles
3^ b
r,
BOISDORK.
19
It
is
destroyed
but as
!
yet
wo
own
us
country.
all
On
you,
!
General,
It is
we
rely, for
our future
On you
are founded
all
our hopes
to
come
in pos-
Shall
we
forever
place or
No, unshaken
desire,
if
in
radical,
will
your dearest
we
be accomplished
have restored
rights,
We
their prerogatives
is
!"
and that
1
in the
name
of justice, of equity,
and the
century
ORATION
Of the Rev.
W.
Wesley
time that
I feel
Chapell, July
I
4,
1864.
the
first
Fellow
citizens, I received
me
al-
low me
to prepare
simply make
beloved Con-
I will talk to
you as
do
my own
gregation.
20
OBATION BT
When
tlie
houorable goutleman
of
Independeuce,
mj
mliid
was
and how hard were the struggles through which those brare
passed to achieve their Independence
I
hope
may be
we can
call
our
own Independence
men.
when we
shall
have
first'
all
We
the
upon a throne
The
first link in
Union.
of
Washington, were
of those
" United
we
stand,
divided
his-
we
fall,"
verified in the
tory of the
present rebellion.
Look
earth
the
whoee banner
nations.
floats
What
do
w behold?
One
of the bloodiest
This
is
any peorace
of
the
world ought
be united,
it
is
the African
America]'
It
has always been the grand object of the Southern portion of the
man
disunited
by
fostering
and
en-
Telling
!
news
This
to
an alarming extent
wo have been
bad,
we must change
our course
The
eyes of the v/hole world are turned towards the Africans of America
to see
other.
what
will
become
of them.
Let us take
shores,
for
Irish
who come
to
!
to
our
to
did
come
you
for a place to
No.
And why
a provision
Because
for
those
who were
;
made
their
own
they would unite and assist their countrymen until they could
REV. W. A. DOVE.
21
help themselves.
And
if
life.
And
we
We
must be industrious
if
we wish
that
we
freed.
When
that
to
un-
own
And now
we
be
us, it
becomes us
more industrious.
The
had
third link
in this respect.
all
this
war broke
out,
"chivalry" thought
they
too freely.
Not
so with Mr.
Yank
he made his
to
of brain
keep
Go
if
you
will
and
call
upon
New
to
wear a
Ask
money
Watch him;
and
him go
to his little
in
bank
l)ring-
10 or 20
thousand dollars
Where
ted.
is
the
money
we have made
in
in this city ?
is
was-
Brethren, this
wrong
it.
us
economy
the
road to wealth,
The
golden chain
is
Honesty,
in
persuing the
all
road to wealth,
honesty
be our watchword.
Cheating and
De-
The
fifth link
is
Temperance
deal
term
so
carefully
it,
with that
in
man
des-
be temperate
our meats
all
in all
things
by
always have
The
sixth link
is Piet}',
This virtue
is
necessary.
it
Without
it
we
be
we
With
we
are
respected and
trusted
by
all
who know
fear
we
will
22
ORATION BY REV. W.
A.
DOVB.
constrained to bo honest
and industrious
God
in
our hearts
in all
whom
we
can go for
relief.
The seventh
link is Intelligence.
Fellow-citizens,
we must be
intelligent before
we can
ever reach
we can
to use them.
We
will in future
have
(I
am
bj the head.
and cents
We
When
is
it
comes
;
to dollars
if
if
it
all
right
but
money and go on
money.
will
if
your
war we
in the
in
and
but
for
the cul-
tivation of intellect,
of us iaferior to
him
In
man
the
or
good
looks,
brain.
Hence an
homely
let
them be ever
so
is
the
first
to
marry
industry.
Had
we
Had
the
Red Man
been
the forest
to day.
The want
of intelligence
has
am done
be
firm,
be
faithful
and true
to
to yourselves,
and
this great
was
called,
but declined.
Rev.
was
he
briefly
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ARTS ASSOCIATION.
23
various topics of the day, urging united action and the great necessity of patronizing each other in business. After which the meeting ad-
1st,
W.
Chas.
colored people of
New
Orleans,
was held
in
the
Lyceum
Hall, over
West
1834.
the colored people
At 10
o'clock on the
morning of the
1st,
began
to assemble at the
first
from
all
domestic Arts.
line of
At
up the
march
of the
following
named Grand
Officers
24
ARTS ASSOCIATION.
Grand Marshal,
Second
Tliird
First District,
District,
District,
R.
SMITH,
EDWARD
SIMMS.
Fourtli District,
HENRY BERRYMAN.
Marslial
of of the
tiie
Capt.
E.
MILLER, Grand
Day.
Rev. Dr.
ROGERS, Orator
the
Day.
At
procession
was seated
in
Lyceum
Hall with
the specimens of
tlicir
In front
of
the
President's
chair,
beautiful
fell
mahogny
the
field
who
on
Hudson,
defence
of the
all
United
States Government.
On
;
different tables
were spread
the various
sur-
works
of nature's
hand
prise to see so
many specimens
to
before
unknown
them.
At 12
E.
Millier,
Grand
was ready.
in
order for
l)usiness,
of tho day,
who
came
works
of art
A
will
persons, in
high respect
list
of
which
bo seen immediately
New
1865, under
Grand
of refreshments
all
After they
all
as
and
clnistians,
they
.?//
SPEECH
Of the Rev.
of the
S.
W.
Colored Societies, at
Lyceum
Hall,
New
"Emancipation"
West
India Islands.
Fellow
Citizens:
The records
warrant
auspicious day,
which
in
On
discovered land
in
America.
May 5th,
1494,
he discovered the
years ago.
W.
In
Slavery was
by the English,
an annual import
1517,
by Charles
for
'Rico.
In 1620, slavery
was introduced
by
the
in
Dutch,
or
more
slaves
market
pound
sterling
was
levied
upon every
the
some idea
Thus
her Bri-
blow
to its vitality,
we
hail
As
it is
among
it
would make a
But
moment
at the
world,
its
26
ing out of this Rebellion, the
SPEECH
BY
was
On
tlie first
white
child,
was born
in
New
England.
Church
in
There are 57
cities
;
the world,
to
200,000 inhabitants
to 500,000 this
and twelve
Before
little
was
Petersburg
600,000,
Vienna 500,000,
New
adelphia 600,000.
But
let
us look for a
moment
at the annual
;
and we
will there
find
four viilUons
doUar.s, of
his
life
time,
the
government than
postillions
;
crown.
and
bill
$50,000
her
milk
$7,000
;
per year
her hair
pre-
dresser $5,000
$50,000
the
diamonds and
sum
of $5,000,000.
But with
she
is still
all
the
to
hostile
Many
acts of hosSt.
tility
lie
George
The burning
of the
American
named McCloud
the overhauling
of
American vessels
in
in the
1858
Lord
marks
to the
royal convention at
London
again,
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DR. ROGERS.
21
to her docks for
of admission to the
repairs
for the
and granting
Alabama
same
and at
the sinking
we
The foregoing
ly feeling
of
England towards
at
this country.
But
let
moment
American industry.
there
We
in
find
at
were
the United
mills,
is
882 furnaces,
iron per
value of which
slave labor.
was
the
emancipated her
slaves,
armed them
is
as freemen, partially
wiped out
Alabama and
now on
hall,
this
to the
by a sacred vote
in
of the delegates
session, a death
blow was
let
struck
American
as
slavery.
Then
us with
And
with gratitude painted upon every brow our colored ladies and gentlemen have come up en masse to show to the world at large the arts
of their
nets,
own
industry
Needle
Segars,
in
fine,
Horse Shoes,
al-
Work
to the
specimens of
most
all
branches of industry.
of the
Convention,
who by
their
sacred
votes,
to slavery in this
very
hall.
And now
since freedom
unclouded throne,
28
forever keep the
SPEECH BY
colored
man upon
the
fiehl of
Liberty.
flag,
Then
let
us be united as one
man
lovers
by
rights
re-
qualiticati-on.
for
war knows no
on the
field
a victory.
Let foreign nations question the power of the United States Gov-
until
war
is
her pinions and rise high above the clnuds of every opposition, ligh^
of fame,
Then
country,
let
us
all
unite
as
one people
in
defending our
common
its flag,
tliat
Banks.
Then
since
we
League
of Arts
make readv
to hold a
Emancipation Proclamation.
Let each
industry.
State
its
own
Louisiana, or the
Mayor
of
New
Orleans.
in.
goods
Let there be a prize awarded to the colored people of the State that
produces the
finest
work
of art
and
also let
among
The sales
of
at the door,
would
wants of
DR. ROGERS.
29
home and
Such an Exhibition
lation
setts,
all
will
spirit
of
emu-
New
York,
Pennsylvania,
Massachu-
Rhode Island, Missouri and Michigan would send their committees with specimens of their industry of the
still
finest quality.
and
let
think not
have proved
in skill of
England
powers
in
all
foreign
called a
haste to their
fields of art
world's Pair in
this side of the
New
and industry.
Let us conclude with thanks and gratitude to Abraham Lincoln, President of these United States, Lieut. Gen. Grant, Major Gens. Butler, Banks, Canby, and Sickles Admirals Farragut and Porter
;
; ;
Col. Hanks,
J.
Durant,
W.
R. Crain, H.
We
manner
in
To
all
other
sincere thanks.
We
ions,
mourn the
fell
loss of Capt.
Andre
in
Caillou
and
his brave
compan-
who
at Port
Hudson,
defence
and
and friends
in their
bereavement.
.. . . . .
I.
S T
PRIZES
AWARDED AT THE
'
prize.
*'
Romance
of Mrs.
Banks"
"
S.
"
"
prize
W. Rogers
'*
prize
W. W. Ruby
"
Third prize
Ann
Johnson,
Third prize.
prize. prize.
prize. prize.
work written by
Dr. S.
W.
made
to order
prize
prize.
prize
prize
prize
Miss Jane
Day
(laundress) fluting
prize.
prize prize
prize.
prize.
Mrs. Jane
Roman,
dress
maker
prize
prize. prize.
.. .. .. . .
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prize.
dress
prize
prize
prize
prize.
prize.
Miss
Mrs.
national scarf
infant's shirt
Miss Willie
Ann
Porter, lace
work
prize
prize
prize
prize.
prize.
W.
J.
Coleman,
(sail
maker.) specimen
sail
Amy
prize
prize.
prize. prize.
prize
prize.
prize
prize prize prize
of
bread
(seamstress) shirts
And some
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