New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-12
Observance OF the Fourth Throughout the
sinic-At RnIciEh-The Coiorcd Ceir.
bratioa-The Procession-Thc Grafton
A ssrokcr-Dusf.
From Our Special Correspondent
RALIiGn NJ c. July ?. ish1

From Our Special Correspondent
RALrIGn, N. g.. July :. isoo
The glorious Fourth-neyer so glorious q.
now-was duly hoaored throughout the State wherever
there are troops stationed any considerable number
Of our people gathered. The great feature OF the day
however was the hearty fpiiit 10 which the coiored
people everywhere entered into the cel,bruton They
seemed TO appreciate its tIuo Significance ard imloTt
auce 10 them ns her fret Independence Day. Al
Beaufort Roanoke Island. Nevbern W.liair gton. and
partc ulaly the Capital Of tho State. the colorcd
people entered With real zest into tie icE'lytcs u the
day. The coored troops At Wilmington and Aesbern
paradcd fred sautss and let on h,ryorks In the even
ing so far rs have heard no accd' at or other un
pleasant marred the pleasures OF the day
which will long he remembered as inaugufaing the
great era of freedom 10 four millions Of bondmen IN the
Southern States.
In Raleigh there was gathering Of citizens ID Tue
grounds Of the CAPITOL where stage was erected and
MI Grafton delivered by S !. Phillips OF Chapel Hill
The speaker referred 10 the fact that the paternal
Of the present ruling heads Of both branches o
the English Parsmen, were pot TO death for treason
but they were now the most sieadfist supporters oil
that same Government The blood she'd during the
soc al and political upheavas Of those early times had
only cemented the English well rs the French na
tradct that Of other nations 1t could not be expected
however, that the South could would all at once for
get the principles for which IL had fought or come "a
love the North rs If the great struggle had not oc
Cured He also thought (mstakenly) that the Nortl
would for long time 10 come entertain strong aver
sion or hatred toward the Southern people
THE coLoRED PEorLEs FOURTH.
Herewith send copies of the Raleigh papers con
;p Of he ael.
bhcks-or more properly speaking. eoored people. fol
large percentage are Of mixed blood from mulatto Il
almost pure white.
For two or three days preceding the Fourth, they
began 10 come in from the surrounding county to taxi
part In the celebration and the morning Of the grea
day. there were probably not less than 200
strangers These, added 10 the home population
made up an aggregate of not Tar from 1900. all o
whom with few exceptions turned out dressed in the
best suita The procession comprised members OF TN
| Fred Douglas League about 200 strong; the Ladies
Relief Society; the members Of the Methodist. Baptist
and other Churches, with the Sabbath schools. and th
schools under the supervision Of the Freedmens Bureau
and must have numbered over 900 A large number
probably one.half marched along the sidewalks a
spectators Of the pageant and listeners TO the music
the excellent band-he Brigade Band OF the l69th n Y
kindly rendered by MalorGen. Ames. commanding III
Tenth Army Corps.
1t would be exaggeration TO say that procession
in any city of the Union could have appeared better Il
every respect than these two thousand and odd freed
men, with their wives and children, marching 10 tn
sound OF martial music along the thOroughfares Of tn
} capital. following the glorious Stars and Stripes.
: The young womeB. many Of them exhibiting III
graces Of person and manner Of tie most refined ladies
aud dressed with nestness and elegance, were
tho advance with the children, all neatly and eve
tasteiully dressed The procession moved throug
the principal streets unmolested by any &C
OF rndeness or annoyance. The Chief Mar
shAl was A. n. Allen Of the Christina
Commission, assisted by ii. Leland esq, a teacher il
their schools. The Rev. N. G. Groom Of the NJ
, L. Church Elder Brady Of the same church
] Mr. Harris, colored young man. 4 native Q
Raleigh just returned from the North where no wa
educated and other persons took part In the proceed
ngs The procession halted In a fine grove tn
outskirts OF the town, where the proper arrange
ments had teen made a fine stand erected. tabl
spread &c.
Herewith send copy Of the programme Of the day
Your correspondent delivered the Grafton, and wa
followed by several other speakers coored and white
Afterward the collation.. ample and excellent one
was served up the whole crowd sharing in 1t 10 tn
most satisfied and orderly manner Governor Holder
visited the ground during the day. and expressed BIZ
great qualification at the perfcc, order and good feel
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