, 1864-12-19

puratIonB-ItA Object Inaugu~
raj Lecture ON Monday
Eyen1nE, by The0e
dnrH TflfauA

Tic great event Of the coming week Will be the
Fair In lid Of the Freedmen. twill be fnaugutated
on Monday evening at Metropolitan Ha1l, and will
be continued through the week In Bryan Hall.
The most ample preparations have been made BY
the Committee, who have laborcd indcfahgabfy
for months to produce an exhibition which should
deserve the patronage mcrfted by the cause. The
Fair will open With IN ecat exceeded By none that
has ever been held in the Vest
The Fair too IL novelty. We have had our
Sanitny Fairs all over the lsnd-they orisinated In
Chicaso.. That this too will be the beginning Of
Ecries Of grand movements upou the euem5'a d
works. We hare no donbt- 1t Is but short time
eince that department for the Freedmen Was in
troduced into some Of our Sanitary Fairs, and that
hcsitatingly. Now the Freedmen will have Fair
for their own exclusive benefit The mountains
Of prejudice n1e 80 far broken down that the move
ment Inns received the hearty support Of patriots
throughout the Vest and although manS diflcul-
sued from the labo1a olthe pioneers IN tho work.
The object Of the Fair fs to increase the ability
OF the Northwestern Frecdmen's AID Commission,
which they have gained. None bpt those who
hare been among them can rcalize the pressing
necessity for such MD Freedom though In itself
butter TO free q man and place him on the peak
Of an iceberg in the Arctic seas, or to leave him
in The center Of an and African desert, will not
Rfzs = + de
Of starvation. So with the freed Slaves Of our
country. Like one who has been fette1el for
years and finds himself at liberty, but helpless
and nnabe e stand, the released a1aye is brought
within the Fdcera] lines, only to discover that
freedom without bread is even worse than bread
without freedom. The Frecdmen's Aid Commis-
sion, through tts numerous agcnta, has long been
working to amelioratc the condition OF the I'M
mensc numbers Of the fugitive slaves now within
ourlines. but finds the demand for assistance far
1hc inanrura1 Iectnfe IN Monday NIGHT vii, 1,e
ton, Esq, the distinguished orator, and editor OF
the New York Ladspendent-its enb}ect "The
State Of the County," The ball will be free, and
we expect to zee it allied to the bIim. The audi
ence will enjoy intellectual treat not often met
With in these days of gasconade and buncombe,
when sound is 80 often taken for sense, and words
Of vain fury slgnifying nothing pass as current
coin. No lover OF that freedom fot which our sol
dicrs, white and so'orcd, aEe fighting, car afford
The Fair wlll be regularly opened on Tuesday
morning, in Bryan Hall, and will continue open
obtained By the managers u Of most varied de-
scripticn, and includes everything that can be
found within the ideal limits Of like enterprise.
One brunch to which especial attention has been
directed is the department Of Christmas Presents.
II contains endless variety of articles suitable
for presents for all conditions OF life. There
will be toys OF character and variety which will
make the Fair child's Utopia, while albums, TAU
q articles and works Of tfrtu wfthout end will
render the scene brilliant and attractiveone But
a description OF the contents Of this mammoth
bozaar is impossible Let every one 20 aud 500
for him herself, and If the visitor leave without
being purchaser, our notions ct human invinc!-
bility will have to be revised. Remember the suf-
fcring freedmen and their families; remember the
gallant eab1a hosts fighting under the starry hun
hcr, numberlees battle delds, for your country;
and ADORE all. remember to visit Bryan nall daily
1ufiugr the nFA8EDt week.