New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05
NEST INDIA EMANCIP1TION.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT POUCH
KEEPSIE.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT POUCH
KEEPSIE
The Seventeenth Anniversary Of the emancipation
of the slaves in the British West India Islands was
celebrated yesterday at Pouebkeepss with appropr
ate ceremonies. Large numbers Of colored citizens
and others, with their families, came by steamers or
cars from Coxsackie, Kingston, Peekfkill, Fshkil,
Newburgh, West Point ard other places in the vicinity
during the morning. Preparations were made to re-
,eive them by the colored citizens of Poueh-
ketpsie in procession with band Of music.
Thus received the procession under the direction OF
Mr. w. X. Mowers, proceeded at l O'Clock to march
through the principal streets of the city, reaching
spacious tent ON Hamilton street at o'clock. Seats
were here arranged fer about 200 persons, leavin.
space sufficient within the amphitheater for the accom-
mediation Of as many standing The attendance on
the ceremonies was not alone confined to the colorcd
people fully half being white citizens and ladies Oh
Poushkeepsie Of the better class
AS soon as the audience became quiet. Dir. Isaac
De,oe of PoughkcepSie was called to the chair. The
proceedings were opened with prayer oy the rev.
WIN. Goodell, after which the President introduced 10
the audience the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet OF
NeW.Yo,k, the distinguished colored minister, who
proceedt to address the audience in able discourse
Of an hour and half in length, in substance as
follows:
Mr.. Garnett said that he never rose to address an
audience respectable as this that he did not feel the
weight Of the responsibility resting upon him, and
especially was this true when he remembered that the
subject committed now to his hands was one of vast
impt uance-the subject of Emancipation The enan-
cipation of four millions sf Americans, who to-day
were groaning beneath system of Slavery more dia-
bOlca in lite character than any which had ever been
found on the face Of the earth they certainly felt an
Ia ho IN % ,p1af1 in
in reference to the emancipation of 800 600 British cub
iects Just seventeen years ago Great Britain stood
forth before the world in most glorious position aud
said 70 100000 of her subjects, Go free. Ii was
to be suc though he had often thought that men have
very low views Of the progress Of human liberty, and
of Inc triumph of justice and humanity to apply to
work so grand title so mean as an :. eSPsrlme:nI;
He bad searched our history in vain to find single
act of our Government equal in moral grandeur to
that act Of Great Britain in emancipating those
subjects and not oily that but enfranchisng them,
ard giving to them the full stature OF British subjects.
And we must remember that Great Britain never
claimed what we claim. They never flung into the
face of the world, ave hold these truths to De SELF
evident that all men are created equal and are en-
"dowed by their Maker with certain inalenable nights
smorg which are life, liberty and the pursuit OF
bappiness." On the other hand, Great Britain
still cupg to the doctrine OF the DIVINE ngnt
of kings. But, notwithstanding our democratic
tbeoI,, what do we behold -Four millions
Of human beings, IN whom rights common to humanity
were not recognized. We counted them by the
million. Great Britain never reached that point.
Her slaves che counted only by the hundreds OF thou
sapds. Yet such was the anomaly IN human affairs
that America, the freest nation on the lace OF inc
earth had four millions Of men, women and children
reouced to a system Of slavery the most abominabe
that he'll ever laughed at or the Almighty ever fownea
upon. Mr.. Garrett thea proceeded to SPEAK OF
Slavery in the British West Indies and its eiiec,
both upen the STAKEHOLDER and the en.laved. He did
not talk from information no had obtained from books
though he had learned much from them, but he SHOULD
rpeak from facts he had learned from personal ooser-
Walton and experience. lie had laoored three years
ID Jamaica, the most important Of the BLt-
ish West India Islands, aud by tracing the
facts in reference to her they would obtain
tie key with which TO open the door to the
truth as 10 tie other ssrds where the laves nau becn
emapcipated. He had gone there on higher mieslon
,bon q, mmerce or speculation, had been among the
wealthy and the lowly and by attention and observa.
ton obtained knowledge Of the facts. An mportant
matter which the citizens of the United states should
inIly understand was the effect OF Slavery upon tue
soil. Our people were passing 'n,Hu ,h.v mid
sdoner or later appreciate. Slavery knew moi now TO
I"d The NAV or If it did it held il not long Slavery
could moi make fence. The woIk u did sooa iel "
pi.ces. II only knew how to build nee houses oLase
hlood.htrses. keep pack OF hounds ana ARG
- ~ IsIos: 10 rnise some cotton. sugar und To-
Lo1co ar if the monUtoDy OF the crops were Natlca
was only 70 raise tobacco, sugar ana eoton, muion
constituted, with this flight vaIlanon, 'ne J =,
routine Of the fam in the South. on Inc nor sd -
ca allie, and sheep, fields well cultivated, fences Gnu
fpidiues in cool order, ard abucdipce eetn'eu "
crowu The ehoits Of labor. But son.D, Heius oneI
fruitful would be found dcsolate or eo'e'eu
with briaIs, borns and weeds, aod icac.s -. y,
INNS Bst upon this point lc would prefer - u.s. the
lspruacc of a distinguished NTsinian who hvsi ana
did a sjsveholder. lie SAID: E,ea tao VOL, iIns
since driven back by The onward march Of Gyii,ri