The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-02
NEGRO CELEBRATION.


lssed Population Of she Nietsopoi,s-sp,it
among Ysusg Africa The Black w h,t.
SeAsbs alton at naoans DiOrsis-T Union
again Dissolved by William Lloyd Garrison
| -Stenss, Incidents, &c.
The twenty first apnverasIy Of the emancipation Of
the negroes the British wsst Indies celebrated
yesterday at Morris Grove. Long leland, about
mile and . half this siee Of Jamaica. As this IN
OF the peculiar features grvat metropolis and
may be regarded Illustrative of tho strange scenes
which OCCASIONALLY easc.ed here devote Isrs.
portion Of space account Of tie celebration
The follow ing nj OF the affair published
in the pslers'-
| AMI SLAVERY EXCURSION AND PIC MIC
The New YORK Anti Slavery socrty avltes tne friends
the tssnty-hrst anniversary o. wsst lndia emancps.
ton, by exeunson &, Morris' Grove, nesr jamaica
ihe Hen. Ers.tus D. Culver sDsassd deliver I'D
oIess.s. tsnssune L. Ross sad others hsys also been
viii furnished by individuals or f.uihes for them
selves. Ire csnpsny viii leave Brooklyn La special
tran OF ears n,ucing baggage car Tor rcfreshmens),
at 10 O'Clock a. and rturning will leave this Grove
at p. NJ Iboe intending TO unite IN the celebration
sre earnestly requested to procure tickets on before
reasonably informed to the extent OF toe sccou,mo
cations required. Tickets ths excursion go cents,
chldIsp half price, may be had st the Antl slavery
office, No 1913 Nassau street. or At Fowler wsn. No.
3os Headwsy II "Wednesday prove rainy, the celebrA-
tion win be postponed TO the next fair day.
OF the leading In ths sxcurson and purchased
from HIM ticket for afty c.ns. wo then made our
preparations Tor starting, and when tho hour arrived
were snugly enscopcsd In seat in OF tho
Here the principle OF social amaigamston pracu.
cay carried out for white black srd coiored mingled
not only terms Of equality but OF perfect intimacy
Thtre many OF the shining lights OF abontionm,
aud many who would not shine in any capsoty. 1hsre
was, howev, slight drawback 10 the general plea
a.. "
IL was advertised would accompany the excursion.
ists. When II TO tho hour OF departure, hos-
ever WAllacs's band did not make their appear.
sDce, alleging, Il 10 said, reason, that IL rep1s
nsnt to their feelings TO play for coiored psopie,
and that they woua not do H. 1ney acsmsd to be
| tho only musicians who objected, Tor during tho
mornirg less than colorsd military con.
psniss our ONCE ana all preceded by white bands
by the way, those companies had cesbrcton OF tncr
osp having reiui.d to join with the Gsrri,onan party
ard ws we're informed tnat Mrs. y (. Rose, who
iled 10 Morris Grove cccintd the invitation and won't
with the military what ths cause OF tnc tlGiaul,y
and what has produced this division o Yoang
Aiicst WIN Mr.. 10 sning, j. X. 5 erlshtsn tho pab.
lie the subject whAtsveI may hsys ,hs
of the diysicn, IT Is certain that there Large
c.sson from the GaIrisenAn ranks yeserdsy sad that
the colored companies went of iepan
ton BY thems.ves, to Staten Island. Altogether there
| wsre not more than three hundred ani duy persons
at Morii Grove yesterday and Of these about hall
whites On tho ARRIVAL Of tine train al
| our Pace Of dtstiDston, We found platform
| OF rats IL front Tor The company 1empo.
rsyy retaurants established by coiorcd grntemen
wi suppAsa all csuaaas tor ice erea1a .ol. water
ts soner ham. Leaf an Q otasr quids ane SOLIDS Wa
nynaa thirty seStc and halt coatn Ia some o. thess
oeieacss, but had rls occasion them Aitrrwsris
iriepca gene roGsi. to aaiaapsa aoi
| euppihd rr with v,audn Of moro acseptaos
Aua Az seemed to- epioy themselves vita the sfsatsss
zest ara the Only Of comp Amt the inolerA
he lsrsta OF ths speeches. Hoseysr, there
mcoy for this--thoss who eidn't case to hear ihsm
Ways while those Who did, did. 1tsre wsre come rs
EsIksey Irsty coloed girls and quite arumbsr o. On
mOred ooloied ssAins, al pressing In their s.ent
Ycnsy iayih,d in tho lro style sweet
thsgs said and asest ihipgs we're tatri
lera .rofa mad" 10 vn 'hs hears O. the co'orei fair
ln addition TO be eempary from scz fork there s4I
qaite consider bic drlegatoa from tsmscl aui thu
IN ntdiae vicinity OF Morrs' Grove, VITO 10 tin
n the iefty yltlss Wagons OF tho most Hucisnt
siructtn CONTINUED to arrive dnfing tts nernn. each
eontsnirg ak or seven persons, coaasting ~ ths
Members OF family; and three four ssges, full o.
both white md coloied ssdsd their ao,a u the
total. Wltn all we're assembled tha meeting cAd
to order by the presia.ni, SIDNEY II GAY Mr. a. sAii
b. r.gr.tied being eompened 10 inform lhs sudisnes
that ths programns would not be exHctiy f1lhiei Ia
eoraqusncs d the refusal Of u. band to perform er
,msnt They hsd objected 10 play for poo.
pie but tteir place would be supplcd BY cressnt
drssrs. who would take pleasure in cnsitaIiug ths
I lie By mn commencing follows vas then glren ou
| From all that oseu beneath tho ska
/ let the Crcaicr's praise arise
when the last strainr,iied away Rev Mr. NlifIAAs
(coi"rrdl onerea up asrsent prayer, after Which the
| aGdrtss the M eting
/ NJ. CuL'm then came forward and spoke Eubtkn.
| italy follows lie commenced by saying that II
gave him great pleasure 10 b. psesen, ills oc 4soa
an occasion hich recs,d Of tho most Important
events in ihs history OF emancipation. Ihcy ~
ttd 10 rejoice The liberty which bad been gra atei
by the EBgsh goverDment TO those who had been hsd
IA slavery IN Jamaica. suca an event should l. sou.
msmoated for rcnincsd the cosred people Of their
release IRON thradon, the P4s-ovsr reG.ipted tho
Jews Of thor liberation from the bondage of Fypt.
There u, fAld he prateaess about this show
/ pssst does ths value Of tho groa, loon vLich
grsnted 10 large portion Of tbs opprsssed l was
well too, he thought 70 recall to mind the enor ads
by tbs fri. Of freeeoIn IN the Of eanc
II WAS said mat when The eocred p~ogio frs.l
snsh fe.rs wer. never resii,so. Il ths i..ni a. mt
4 qua, ~L.ro the spprebticsship syrem
frcdnced, the sspc sppreherAions vore sitsrtainsd
sLd four eribginS AE.riesns who wsfs in tbs hsrbor
At the time, fearing that there ~oah general ost
break put out 70 ss tho only means oi ssfoy. lbey
feared this because tDsy snpfossi ths cooieJ p,opis
would act AZ they would under the eren metase
Bot they nd not their celebration - that great oysHt
waa resceiul-f was tho outbur-t u Joy aud thants
giving TO heaven fo the rracoa, gf, OF lbsrty rhsy
up from all parts Of the si,nd . Join in te ese
bfAtion, and 70 minzI- their praises - The Almighty:
they up In clouds - thtiF eharchcs, dAsttung
/ any bsnd of rnasie nAgsnierJ They held A~a.ra
| meeting 10 uihsr In freedom, an tn hour struck
Which prt claimed that f~ isy t' patton hsi
rved they rsued their voice. In tls nhsgviny 70 Col
Mr.. here PROCEEDED 70 inasiSs IN Tho naua sttass
the press, phich he charge. ~ith LstDy tss bought
| up BY The siaysEy interest. fyrn D., church, hs
a,t.ra d the Cosrsi ~srs lNsy. ready
| 70 Justify and even 70 prove that ~ss
nasy vas 10 b. found, every party b9~.s 5siors III
AMI oDaTtss the favor ~ tie sssshos3er. rbsy
ready ~ nshe eofnpron,er or do anything 10 gan It's
favor supyort II was this spirt OF ylltlcal sab
s~fYctcy that sd 10 Tie repeal of the Nilsson n
prom and tbs enactment " ot tie mos nfsgnaas
rlessuIss TIA. wee over passed By Lgissture. ~ IL
,ali that Is was popasr measure, bat ssy hc
hrssc hat va rot .hs geopa uho dstnaL 81 II, ~
,..sy % .s ils stlsh. sr s.s ef 81 ros. sss
| tbsns Heaven, thsy wih soss thslr yostssa. roth
Hsbfitr ard ciay Rad gac Il wn usdsneniAl iAr,
1 hanEesta. hat tus mar
poess OF dssgnlnz nsn II vas REPEALED Altb0urs u
vsh knorh that II sss bsgea ter BY ths Hc1th, And
grrrfce .. favor By ihs Worth. n The isuss
qaissstc. oi ths North 10 tts eomwou4se n ist0
hat I'D 10 th~ nsri Kfissf uyon he cas-
" Msify ~ Ill th- slin fni lsn<rn
sve1 baks9 hidsd klDd ~ thing test e0nrrorts ~
40 stat ahs.d of al Ths thing AsF..a - ~
20 turn tar feds Hto ~ srosEfs ~ tAs
Fou'aCfn slsvehod.rs aud si~s asrssa - isoy tbs
rgh8 sf trtfs trial ~ laFT, an al los~ osLsr rgnts