East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-01-11
aRANp AFR1cAN JUBILEE,
Held at Bellovoue Hall, Monday evening,
Jan. q, 1866, 70 celebrate the anniver-
sary OF President Lincoln'n Emancipa-
ton PROCLAMATION.

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announcing the Second celebration
of the proclamation of Freedom" on
which occasion Jim Campbell, of Bos-
ting, u. Chandler, Of Detroit, w. Q.
Atwood, of Oberlin, and VIM. Mitch
ell, q graduate Of Clay's Tonsorial In
stitute, Irving Block, East Saginaw;
were advertised to do the oratory,
Messrs. Goodridge, Gen. Burnside and
several accomplished ladies of the
bronze type, the musical; alarge and en-
thusiastic company assembled, among
who was represented overy shade, size,
style and variety of American citizens
Of African descent" with no small
sprinkling Of "white trash" In this
division we noticed as representing
tho republican party, Hon. John +.
briggs, NJ. O.; Hiram G. briggs, Reg
ister ofU. s. Land Office; Hon. G. w.
Wisner, defunct republican candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney; John s.
Estabrook, Commissioner to take sol
dier's vote in the army of the Poto-
mac; one or two reverned gentlemen;
Dutch Johnson, and others "too nu-
merous to mention"
The Hall was brilliantly illuminated,
with the exception of the stage which
was remarkably shady, and tho TOM
perature thereof kept at a judiciously
low point. The best of order prevail
cd, and every attention paid to comfort
Of guests, while the efforts for their
amusement and edifcation were of
the most intense character. The
"proprietors dar" were in high feath-
er, having exhausted the stock
of all the Shaving Saloons and Per-
fumery Establishments in town, to
obtain supplyof eau de Cologne, balm
of Thousand Flowers" "New Mown
Hay" Magnolia, "Night Blooming
Cereus," "Sweet Pea" 'Cocoaine, and
Bars Grease" all which can be had
at wholesale and retail at Frizelle
Brothers, L. Simoneau's, A. G.. Bis
sells, and Farrand & Duncan's Drug
Stores-wherewith to beautify, en-
bellish and deodorize the human form
divine; and the exquisite ambrosia of
the atmosphere was like the
"soa, South wind
Breathing O. or beds of vioets,
Stealing and giving ordor"
Everything being in readiness, the
President, Wallace Goodridge, was
conducted to the chair by Gen. Burn
side, bronze gentleman in unexcep-
tionablo black, with immaculate shirt
collar of virgin white, hat in one
hand and fiddle in the other.
The President arose, his knees trem-
ulous, and his countenance radiant
with the importance of the occasion,
struck the attitude Of Photographic
artist i'll anxious waiting to 'catch the
shadow ere the substance fade,' and
said:
FeliOa0 citizens This is an auspic-
ious occasion. The first of January
IS considered rs the anniversary of
the second declaration Of American
independence; on this day Mr.. Lin
coin issued proclamation in which
he said hero the speaker hesita-
ted, walked twice around the piano,
and finally escaped at the side en-
trance, when a picaninny was dis
patched to the office Of Hon. John L.
briggs, for an original copy of the
proclamation, the copy provided for
the occasion having been mislaid in
the hurry Of preparation. During this
arid hiatus in the proceedings, the au-
dience mostly retired to the side room,
to "lager.") The messenger having
returned, the President proceeded to
read the proclamation, concluding by
saying that by reason of this inestim-
able boon to the colored population,
freedom would spread her gentle rays
from the sAlleghany to the Rocky
Mountains, and subsidized by announc-
ing as the first musical performance
the grand opening chorus, "Shades OF
Evening"" D-l
The musical performance through
out was characteristic and elaborate,
the selections of the most feeling
character, touching tenderly on love,
enthusiastically on patriotism, jubi-
lanay on JOY and convivality, and tho
execution came fully up to the feline
style of the selections.
Tho next speaker introduced was
VIM. O. Atwood. We regret to soy
that we have not space for full re-
port, however, it was reason
ably creditable effort, not altogether
free from idiosyncrancies, extravagant
and incomprehensible illusions and
comparisons, but in this particular
having decidedly the advantage Of all
subsequent efforts.
After song by Miss Mary Good