The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-09-17
For the Weekly Anglo-Afrcsn.
NEW JERSEY EMANCIPATION.

celebration of New Jersey Emancipation,
which took place on Monday, September
9Th, in the thriving village of Morristown,
and having also received kind invitation
from the Committee of Arrangements,
through our friend Mr. F. Nevis. either to
speak myself or to find others who would
do so on that occasion, I fastened with
alacrity to do all that was required of me
by the committee in the way of finding some
body to speak, and secured the services of
Messrs. Zuille and Powers. Now you
must know that these gentlemen are great
favorites in that State-so much so, indeed,
that you need not expect to hear of any
meeting of importance taking place over
there without their shining in it, the bright
particular stars" of the occasion. One of
these gentlemen was called upon to visit old
Monmouth county at certain time, to de-
liver an agricultural address. Of course he
went, and seeing, while down there, a field
of buckwheat in full blossom, he inquired
very particularly of our friend }. N. Still
"what kind of loeeds those were" Of course
our friends coat-sleeve could not contain
all the smiling he done on that occasion.
But to our trip; and the first thing that
presents itself here is the desire of our Irish
friends to advance, as shown in the follow
ing incidents: Having had occasion, while
standing in the depot, to ask an Irish gen.
tleman some question, we received very
polite answer. Indeed, the answer was an
invitation to break one of the rules of the
company-"N No smoking allowed here"
We could not account for this until our
Irish friend called us aside, and inquired if
we could tell him "what is good today
o. e., what numbers would be drawn from
the lottery wheels that day-and at the
same time showing US a lottery ticket
which he had just bought. / am sorry to
say that your correspondent was not able
to impart the desired information, although
some colored man had done so few days
before; and this man having given him the
lucky number, of course everW colored man
could do the same The next incident was
that of an Irish woman, who brought a boy
about fourteen years old into the cars, and
took seat on one parallel with the track;
and when she thought it was about time for
the conductor to gather the fare, she slowed
the boy away very nicely under the seat,
where he remained until the cars arrived
at Madison. Mem.-Your correspondent
could not find it in his heart to enlighten
the conductor on that very serious loss to
the company, because of the expulsion of
his friend Luca from the cars few days
before, although the spouting party were
not interfered with in the least.
Having arrived in safety, we were re-
ceived at the depot by the Wallace Guards,
a military company named after very re-
spectacle colored gentleman of MOrristown.
The first thing, after the military display,
that arrested my attention, was the large
posters, which informed the people that
there would be salute of Is guns in the
park at II o'clock; but this did not take
place, because some of the prudent villag-
ers had plugged the old cannon during the
night. Now, some of the friends seemed
to think this was done because colored
people wanted the piece; but your cores
pondent rather supposes it was done to
save the windows of the neighboring stores
and houes. He is strengthened in this
belief from the fact that said warlike nipple
ment was toted to parts unknown previous
to the last Fourth of July, and the citizens
were put to much trouble to find mouth
piece that could give utterance to their ju;
bilant feelings on that occasion. l believe,
however, that they found gun, but it was
not the gun. This gun, you see, is of Pc
cuIlar value, because 1t has crown stamp
ed on it, thus showing that it is trophy.
1t was taken in the old war with the Brit.
ish. But to the celebration.
Having erected platform in the park,
the military were marched in and assigned
positions to the right and left of the stage.
Mr. Thos Cox was then called to the
chair After few remarks he introduced
Mr.. L. L. Zuille, who arose and said-it
makes no odds what he said; you do not
want to know what was said, but what was
done; besides, it would hardly be fair in
me to tell what he said on this occasion, as
he may be obliged to say it again some
where else, and then it would not be new.
But everybody who knows him would viii
lingly and fearlessly trust our cause and
the reputation of the city of New York in