New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-29
Celebration Of the Adoption Of FREQ
Csnstitltion by Maryland.

The cOlored citizens Of New-York held O
Jubilee last night at the Cooper Institute to celebrate
the admission Of Maryland into the roll OF free States
| There was a large and weldressed audience The
platform was appropriately decorated with bust OF
Washington and the Stars and Stripes, while twenty
two cOlored young ladies. most OF them dressed IN
white with blue sashes each bearing badge indlcat
ing in gold letters the State represented, and led by
Iobed In the folds ofhe American flag and intended
represent the Goddess Of Liberty occupied seats on
the stage. The meeting having been called TO order
JOHN PETERSON. esq. who was received Win ap,
pause then introduced the business Of the meetlng ana
referred to the misconceptions which had prevented
number Of their friends In the city from Joining IN the
celebra ton He then proceeded to READ careiuiy'
prepared and eloquent address the subject OF Enan
cpation in Maryland drawing graphic picture OF the
former condition of Maryland under Slavery ana the
future before it through Emancipation. His illusions
TO President Lincoln evoked loud cheers.
Tho Rev. SINGLETON JONES then offered On iInpres'
siye prayer for the blessing Of God on the newly.
adopted Constitution. tie coored people set ise ny II,
the success Of tie Union arms, especially the coloed
soldiers fighting for freedom.
After bugle solo-the audience joining in the chorus
the President hen amid loud cheers. introduced to
~ The Rev. II. HIGHLAND GARRETT who said he had
been advertised to deliver an oraton but instead OF at
he should give them little narration some exhoriatioh'
and very little Grafton indeed. lie then gave an inter
esting account Of the ubilation in Maryland and on
the adoption Of the free Constitution, and expressed M
regret Mt the divisions existing IN new york Wnlch
|
He then referred with much eOqGence TO the ylclssi
tudes that had beallen the coored race In New ork
and narrated some thrilling incidents attending tne
escape OF himself and pei ents nom slavery, ana telr
narrow escape from being returned TO bondage when
followed by the slayehunters, and also soon amer tu
passage of the Fugitive Slave law lie then sa,irsed
The coultsbip OF MARYLAND by Jefferson Davis and Rob
ert r. Lee and said that Notwithstanding their per
suasion Marylands lad determined TO abide
with her Father Abraham In reference to the effects
of emancipation in Maryland, he said that now
AN aple OF political discoTd had been removed rom
Maryland, and bar Ia the beauty and consistent ado
ton OF true democratic principles. Agficut9ru!
speaking the effect would be most benetcaly ana Mi'
rvand would soon take the position her natural ery
entitled her TO- for il would aso give the stimulus %
fair wages the wOrknen, and the people o hlylhhu
would now see how much more work could DC go,
through under III. inspiration ~ Mr.. Cash instead OF
Mr.. LASH The social blessings al emancipation Wouu
also be incalculabe and the religious effects would De
no less and the pulpit would be unlocked and the
preachers might indulge In tie luxury OF common non
esty and take somc other texts than Ngro be obedi'
cnt your MASTERS or, che who knoweh his master
gill aud dOeth II not shall be beaten with man! stripes
He drew humorous picture OF the many blessings oi
slave life that w0ud be seen more and said that me
adoption of free Constitution by Mar'land woud be
instrumental In leading 10 the adoption OF simnr con-
stiuions by other slave States BE then spoke oi me
apprehcnded exodus ~ the coored people Of Maryland
and said nothing could be more absurd that, instead OF
! a long black streak coming NORTH they would see a
stampede 81 the blacks IA the north 10 see Their friends
N the sunny south. and whore they flt more nj home
than amid the banks ii the north, for they kne"
IN ~ ihtt Nhfu Brffl NtJl AIMING
cane and rice fields of the SOUTH ot which be had no
doubt that day their industry would give them pos
session.
Rally round the flag. boys" was then played and
| sung followed BY a solo from Mr. James SP'l.inan.
| Mrs Frances + ". Harper then delivered an inter
esing address marked by great propre and elegance
Of language the and effects OF the war ahJ
the effects OF slavery and with great patlos def nded
the coorod troops from the aspcrrions thrown upon
them and rccountcd their ices and heflosn on
many occasions daring tue war. She warmly defended
the black race from tie charge Of unitncss FOR freedom
reminding their white critics that there was time
when even Briions were slaves aud such stupid ones
at that that their Roman masters would never buy
them hon they could get others. Mrs. Frances al
dress contained many passages Of great pathos and
striking el0qucnce and rveted the attention OF the a
dence a. It's lose whom the gifted oratress received
quite an ovation.
| Miss BowIas of Philadelphia. then sung Viva l.
America" with great taste and spirit and after some
more singing In which the audience joued tie Presi
dent read letters OF apology which hid been received
| from VIM Lloyd Garrison and the Rev. Or Cheeyer,
both OF whom expressed their gratitude for the event
which the meeting was held q celebrate.
Prof w. HOWARD DAY was then introduced, and
made m eloquent address after which the benediciion
vas pronounced and the meeting separated al late
l hour