, 1866-01-06

sun achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait
Rev. Mr.. NJ. French said he was glad to BE-
able to celebrate this The third year If the free
dom Of Il race. And is this no, a very appro-
pirate place for the celebrations race course
II is for within the past few years tivo millions
Of colorcd people have entered the race for free.
dom and equality and if they keep on in the
future as they have done in the past. it is not
likely that they will come out second best. Yes,
il fills the hearts of your friends with JOY to be-
hold the progress which you, who but yesterday
were slaves, are making to-day us freemen. Give
thanks to The Almighty for this great boon Of
freedom. for TO him belongs the praise. lie
caused not only your friends but your enemies
TO work 70: your delivcrancc. Your former
institution, formed a Confcdsracy. with slavery
As its corner stone, and wha. was the result f.:
The deed that man intended to pcrpr,uate slay.
cry was the cause of its destruction, and the
monster died through the over attention Of its
%votalies. Congress is working for you, and
God is working for you. Man car do nothing
ngainst the truth.
1bSf. ~ 1 SHln SHtu Unit IItIp WIS II STpnt
deal OF interest manifested rs to whether the
freedmen would work, and IL dcul of SYMPATHY
wasted lest they would starvc. Who hnd al
ways done the work? Was i, mot the black men
tha; Ind cultivated the rice and the cotton and
corn, which fed and clothed not only himself
but The whitcmun toe : IL seemed rntl,er STANCE
that hr should not be able ~ supper, himself
| ,,n,. bI,,, l., 500, Fr,. d. H.. NIL 49,, C,s ~. ,, tt,
Willingness or ability Of the freedman 10 work.
lie always had worked and always would. flr
had done all the work heretofore, now he would
nave his own share Of it to do. lie now hid
his destiny in his own hands, and he will hive
to work i, on, for veal OF wo, with his own
s,.on. right arm. l, has always been his DESTINY
to work, und us he worked we'll when he had 10
do it fur others, il is reasonable to suppose that
he will work better now when he is to rcat, tn,
rewards oft. Having taken no notes, and fat.
to wfi,c thi. has,y glance from memory, we re.
gre, that i, ia not in our power to give a more
extended note Of this. plain, pointed and prac,i.
cal speech. The spruk:r took Il logical, common
sense view OF the Situation. anu sees. through
the din but not distant future. some cncoutng.
~ 6N"i a"'N
and dreary gloom" Mt. Cr'n does not be:
lieve the country Is ruined yet.
Capt. ketchum. Of Gen. Saxton's staff. m,de
n few brief and pertinent remarks. lie corgra-
tula,cd the freedmen on the glad occasion Of the
first anniYer.aty of freedom, which had issued
in the dawn OF Il brighter period in our national
history. This indeed vas Independence Day.
the fourth Of July Of the New Revolution. the
nutui day. Il not Of d new hallon, at least Of a
new order Of things. The Scripture Is being
fulfilled, which snys ina a nation shhsl be born
III "a dny. a ne" ana important era nus been
usheredlin; OH epoch Ill the annals u time has
burst y bon us, the age oijequaity xnd ur5fers
d 'feeuo"' "ne'e wy 20 We guinea
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Colonel Trowbridse was glad to see so buoy
ant and hopeful Nil assemblagc, and desired to
see them as good citizens as they had been sol.
diers. Bluck soldiers OF his regiment (33d S
- had borne the ensign OF this nation for
three years. and IN no instance had they taltefed
in liz defence. And now they were soon to dc.
DOslt that Flag in WASHINGTON rs an unsullicd