New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05
WEST IyDIA EaAsCIP4rIoN JUBILEE.

Ce,re.toudeuce Of The y. l. Trbsue.
Geneva, Angus. ;, 1859.
The day was ushered in by the firing OF guns aod
the ringing of bells at day break and, at o'clock,
the friends of freedom met 20 return thanks for the
liberties enjoyed and 70 pray for the deliverance OF
the millions yet in bondage. A. ii O'Clock, proce'-
sior formed urdsr the direction ot Edward J1nnson,
Marcus SaIs.ret and John ID. Berry marshsls OF The
day. ard marched from Hie hs;ree, Union Church in
the follo~ ing order:
l. Grand Marshal aud s.si.
s Prr.iseai snd Vice Pre.deu:s.
T. Orator aud Reader
Revolutionary ye.ersrs from the prison house # eoniaIe,
9. Beneyoi,u, sud Literary Societies. IN carriase.
C.nmiii.e Of Arrangements
10 c loreo Dls;Tict S;ho1.
II. Citizens AID s!suerls.
This grand PROCESSION marched 10 inspiring music
I'D 10 the Park when there exercises commenced by a
beautiful sorg from the Geneva Coo.r OF Nocaists.
4 PRAYER was then offered by The Rev. ID ID. Beech,
af.r which the act Of British Emancloetloo, passed.
in 1881, and which gave liberty 20 SO0,W0 humsn
beings in the West India Islands, was read by j..
Augustus Jeffisy of Gepevs.
Tien csme en- earnest eloquent and telling address
from TIE President ftbedsy Frederick Douglass which
woulc have made sir among the cry bones OF the Pro-
Slavery Doctors of Divinity and ProSlavery Doctors
Of Politics could they have heard il. S.svehodiDg
religion in general and the Presbyterian Ch1rch oi
Geneva which had refused 10 open rs doors for ths
eel. braop in particular received terrible scathlDg
from Mr. Douglass whose glsring exposures bitiog
sarcesm keen ssi.n Mt wit aud laundering eoquence
carried hs large audience triumphsntIy with blm:
Mr. Douglass- speech was rare specimen OF of haod
VII, eoqueDce and power, and made deep impress
rion upon tie andieI ce.
Geo W. Clark Of Rochester was then called for, an I
sang stirng sorg encouraging the friends OF Free
don in their struggles for the Right.
DR.. Geo. B. Cheeyer Of NeS-lOrk was next intro
duced 10 the audience. After the applause had sub-
sided he proceeded with mastery analysis OF EDanci-
patton il the West Indies act Of righteous prin-
cple-of stern justice-con'rastipg Bftih legislation
ard Brsh jurisprudence this subject, with the cold,
calcula irg Pro-Savery dollar andcent legislation Of
,hi- country. In the middle OF this searchiog and pun
ger discourse the begun TO pour down on the .s.
s,mbly who stood exposed in the street and N the
park. In the mids; Of the confusion which prevset,
an appeal Was made for church TO shelter the people
from the ,torm until the eoquen. speaker could finish
he ora,iou but, although meeting houses and nlnls-
ters and cescons ard trustees were all aroun1, no
house nf'ereG-Io door opened; and so the a.
senbly sought protection in private houses and public
hotels.
a. O'Clock, public dinner was served up at The
NJ al sion Hou-e, and at o'clock large and Joyous
party met bOsrd the steamer and enjoyed most
pleasant and delightful excursion on the placid waters
OF the beautiful Seneca Lase.
Thus passed the day in Geneva. Grea. anxiety is
expr, ssed the very able AMI eloquent address oi
DR.. Cheever in print, 20 that the country a, large
may have the benefit Of it.