New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-14
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
New-Ycnr's Day at Port Royal Cnfheri

Of shc People ut Camp saxtoa-Head.
ing Of tho Presidents Proclamation BY
a south Caroiinian-EIaa Presentation
-Responsc by Col. II. w. Hgginson-
Grand barbecue Songs, Speeches, &c.
PoRr RoYlL s. c.. Jan. g. 1851
New.Year's Day Of 1868 will be the day OF days
to the United Staes of America next 10 the Fonr'h
of July. Henceforth it will not be simply time OF
reunions gentlemanly csis, or wine and Gomez SIP
pings for form sake, but u day hal'owed by sacred
memories, and radiant with the grandeur OF great
and noble deed, which, with one bold dash, has
cleansed our couury's flag of the darkest STAN that
ever polluted the escutcheOn OF a prosperous and
Christian nation.
Nothing has been harder to do, in the Department
OF the South at Port Royal aud other slauds, than
to convince the colored IeoPio that they were iree
AID that the Government, or Yankees, as they eal
us, were in earnest. Christmes was TO most OF
them a sad day. Aud Gen. Saxton, who spares no
effort which lies IN his power to disabuse their
minds, and inspire them with confidence, Issued lis
proclamation inviting the people 10 assemble at the
headquarters OF the 1st s. c. Vols, on the LIST OF
January.
Missionaries, ministers, superintendent ana
teachers, officers and priyates friendly 10 the
blacks), ioiued heartily in the work. Ten beeves
were slaughtered and roasted, in true barbecue
fashion. The word went mt lar and near, but the
people were Jealous. Mschievous ones told them 1t
was tran to force them iuto the army; others that
they were TO DC gathered on steamboats, that would
run them 10 Cuba; others thst they were 70 De gov
AWAY from their homes and sent into exile.
The day was sub irney beautiful. The old year
passed into the new with ono of the most magnf-
cent sunsets human eyes ever looked upon. a
MOONLIGHT 70 clear and serene ne 10 seem like day.
followed and usheIed in The new era, c'oudlcs.
pure and geulal. At an early hour the people
lcran 10 arrive at the camp ground, and despite
th.i folrs, thousands were there.
The exercises were Opoled by Chaplain Fowler,
Of the lst South Carolina r. ineut Of Volunteers,
followed by music from tie band OF the SIN Maine
Volunteers. Judge Brisbane of Wisconsin WIS
introdaCed by Col. Higgins ns son Of South
Carolina, who, Twenty-Five years ago, on this very
ground, acknowledged the Hghls oil man, ana tue
wrongs Of Slavery, by setting all bis people free
by giving up all OF what tie world called property
Tor cOnscirnee sake |, was meet tbat he should
this day read to them the Emancipaion Pr0clama-
ton of Abraham Lincoln, President Of tie United
States of Amer
IS the noble man took bis position on the hoLt OF
the platform a spontaneous cheer went up from the
peope. Win voice almost cboked with emotion,
and yet lofty and far-TeacLing, that document,
Which to-day has gwen Liberty 10 three millions,
At is close, the Proclamation OF Gov SaXion was
read. aud TO know how much ihe coloIed people,
the eli ers and all others engaged IN the Pcrt Royal
Mission, love ana Iesptct MIN, one should have
heard the twelve desenirg cheers that burst form
from hearts already oyelowiDg with gIautuGe and
Tie following ode, to the tane of "Scots wha'
la wi Wallace bed, written by DrJ. {. Z4chur,
formerly OF Cincinnati, was sung with acceptance;
Ye sons OF burning Afc's soil.
Liz up your hands ot Bai deDed TOLL
lou T sASS,' y iSS ss Frey fS.S MI '''''
mighty has struck yoUr ohsin,
The same that broke iyfents reign,
And took the Lion By beefd aud name,
Bcneeih his snee
To-day you hear nations voice,
To-day you have the glorious choice
II FRxEDo~'. rei7ni
Or ground earth n f. arfnl slaves,
Your thrsting soul forever Graves,
To 6nd disnopora0le graves,
From eoIih PAIN.
The Sun Of LIBEK1Y's frytrsy
Eevepis shining throrse arrays
Mi.iiors uno0fn 70 h.il his day
The dsy you sle fee!
They spread their sbadowy hana4 to you;
Snatch the fruit that eaIiy grew
On LIBERIi's uee!'
O. Abraham Lincoln thanks to you.
tIorn-evefy ctIi.tian heart you dew
Toe grand. the DesG,iiu, the true,
Aud serlit down
To gedden 70 upiin our hearts,
J o give the HE That hope impaits
And walls it, isowu
We hail this dawn Of future days,
Aad Gods II. H. ann tirt ttii. upstsys
The cheering ssL's perpetual rays,
NOW makes ne free
We thank the Lord We thank tie North,
Whose breath lis fcnt lie taiugs iorIhi
To-Day pc PEE sJrluu. bH.h
To-day ore FREE!
Then came he GROWING interest Of the day, the
presentation by the Rev. Mr.. French OF spl endid
ii L f.g with this inscrp tiJu embroidered upon Ils
/ folds:
10 the LEI South Carolina Regiment The year Of ubiro
h3s cOme' -
This beautiful flag was gift from DR.. Cheevei :
Church OF New-Yora CIJy.
AZ il passed from the hands of Mr. French whose
eloquent address was well fitting the time, the
negroes struck up the national air.
| "Our County, tis ofthee
Sweet lard OF Liberty
OF taeo t,ns.'
/ Col HigPinscn, who had received the flag, stood
waiting Tor Lis time 10 reply with the golden tasses
III his hands. II lac hal written out speech II
surely scattered 10 the four winde by this imprOnltu
exercise as the loud roft musical voices Of hundreds
of these and women rolled out over the plain
or hung QuiYcTing upon the moss OF q magnificent
live oak over cur heads. The aspect was subj
/ Tears rolled down the cheeks OF men, as well a.
women and when the last ech0ts oil that beautiful
NOW more than ever beauliiul hODg died away a
burst OF applause broke forth that only sta, ed
by the upl1ed hand OF the beloved Colonel cf The
regiment.
i WHO SHALL dare follow the Colonel in bis i'm
promptu address, after such an IucidenI All who
know his power land who does mott can imagine
better THAI any pen can repeat it. Then came again
the deatening applause.
The Colonel called the sergeant of Company A,