The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-06
Communication.
For the Sentinel

For the Sentinel
"De Big Fus oh Augus"---Nigrinn
AIbii---iFIOur and Pork" DeIega-
tiOn--NegrO SpIurge--"Fancy Cul-
lud Ball." etc.
Mr.. SENTINEL:-The long anticipated dark
key "fourth of july" in Cadiz, came went, and
was duly honored, on last Saturday August lst.
The evening before was wet dreary and unpro-
pitious. The colUred population with Hercule-
an efforts had completed their arrangements for
having grand "tear up" on 'tle great 'manci
patton day,"-and the numerous sable counten-
anances-more sable now. that were turned up
toward the frowning clouds, told well their fear
ofthe wrath of the god OF weather; but after
night fall, however, the clouds broke, and the
| "gloribus fus'' dawned clear and bright. AT an
early hour groups of blacks might have been
seen standing around the streets fraught with
high expectation.
After their Sunday school had paraded, which
took place at an early hour in order to be out Of
the way ofthe grand performances of the day,
the heavens were again overcast with clouds,
and again the countenarces ofthe 'cuud" an
ticipators fell, for fear their expected "big day"
might not turn out as big as they wished; but
their fears were unfounded-the sun reappeared
and all was bright again. Each Irain of cars
brought its quota of blacks, and all sorts ofve-
hicles, with names long out of date, large two
horse wagons and fancy bugges all were brou'I
into requisition to bring the dusky crowd to
town.
About haf past nine, A. NJ. seeing the crowd
rushing to where Main street crosses Market: !
| joined in with the rest; every one was gazing
anxiously down the west end of Market. GWhat
| is up?" "What's coming now?" were eacula-
| tions heard on all sides from the mingled mass
of whites and blacks. l. too, looked down Mar
ket, and saw the advance guard of some kind Of
a procession knew not what, coming up the
street-then the main body winding round the
curve at the depot, on up the street, like ser.
| pent
| "Draggng its slow length along" ..
NO noise, no band, but all quiet, Sedate and
black. 1t drew still nearer, and in single file
they rode. They were motley crew, the no
Ses OF some were the biggest part OF them some
all mouth some all wool-agreeing in nothing
but one particular they were all black emphat-
lcally btdch As they passed, three loud good
English, thln-Epped cheers were given for ''de
llls OBJ Angus, which proved to US that their
hlackness, at least, was but SLln dep. They
were regularly formed under their marshall,
whose card, round hls hat,read "Rev. Beecher,"
ana on his back "Blble Rl1ies," whether this
was the name OF the company or intended to
represent Beechers iaYonte weapon for Kansas,
olu not learn. Down the rank farther, Fired.
DuSlas' reared his amagamated head, and on
his back IN flaming capitals was "Pizen;" |
heard some one say that pizen was Douglass
antldote for shareholders, how it is don't know.
lhen came the banner on which was Inscribed,
m New Market Ffo"T and Pmk Delegation"
They were not all in the ranks, as understand,
three or tour OF the darkies had been brought up
from New Market to Jail for stealing Bom' and
po't about six weeks ago, and our sheriff had
advanced some very cogent objections to their
paradng
Another motto was ''no 'Stinction, on count
OBJ color, the fellow that carried this was black
er than any OF the rest, "Dred Scott'or instance.
Then came the hardest raggedeSt leanest, mean
est and most miserable looking ''ngger'' have
ever seen and he had a banner, ,too-why not!
ne was IN the north, and on his banner (nagna
g,01a:) was ..free A'ggef!!'' Quite significant,
thought |. but had forgotten there was one
'Whlte" IN the procession, and that, too, a lady,
who, according to her card represented Abbey
helley;'' Abbey was rather good looking, and
mad motto'Amaglmatlon;" worse and worse.
Uncle lom' was represented, so was "Mrs
osoWe' MfS' oVowo hau black velvet bonnet,
ana rooe IKE gentleman; Garrlaon was repre-
l NO'~J } N'-, - ~
some o our h8ser loving clt'zahs names not be-
ing mentioned iof 'ear' suppose they might
m tllhh \, IL iilo'' 'oo P'"St'c"' ior a'nou5h they
nke ',ie Niger 1hey would not change Skins
VIM IN, liiiil; ili; II 'hey c0olu;
ing lonf anu OK beie@atlon' paradeu IN
S,a'e !lrouan S''e ptihcipSl SVre'CS asiohaliy
cileeiilis nee; Iue / Us 90 Angus ana perhaps NOD ,
Vno Vi 'i,ioHI''o NlSseS at some o' '"e cultuo
nei"SseS' VINO sa"eo IN raptureo wonder a"ei
thep', ,hen passed hei'er skelter out ot towr
iGln nm "ne"GG I 'ney canie'
h0y ii''u haieiy ui9"ppcaIea, "heh the regu'
IA, iSt piooeSoloi u lee','ar e9@"@ P0SS0"S whose
ol'oNii09' was more 'iiah S"fm 4ecP' llade theii
j appearances On Inc east ehd Oh Market accompa-
nleu py oanu ana oanhe1S' ihey marched
aroullu ehe S.ree5s IN gooa order, ana theii
proeess'on eA.elueu sonle.nlhg oVera hundred
Sa'ua 0'lG p"','oL e,,1,, Ie"a onioh ana iAOefty
lio ii9leo"'o o'ros' 'ie oIl.er Deciaratoh
u 1nuqpea'fonce' 1 ~ an men equal"
~ VIZ ,''.oiioo.. 'tie procession 'orleu OF
loos ai1 hiaioneq 70 sharp uroVe WheTe they
.eao ,4 ieSaou ~ ',i.ce sellilleh 90 Color III
'i'r eiIl nIoet appluneu ps5 african S'yle'
pu' .,lnc loileQ Oh anu tile Gay oeGan 10 Wane
my 30 te enViioslaSil s,i ana eHc'tement oil oui
1uShy nieilaS ney a., seemed 10 labor un'
uei Viio liiipiessioll ''ia' !le fus oo Angus on
y cale once year, ana they were bound to