Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-20

INSTRUMENTATION in Washington.

|, The Washington correspondent Of the Bal.i
more Sun gives the following account:
T The celebration by the colored people of the
District in hcDorsof their Eemancipatlon sook
place, to-day, andsdrew out an Immense con
course OF rbat race. The procession consisted
of the 10th United States regiment coloieC
troops, Col. D. NJ. Sell, which was organized
.in- Ken1ucky. &c 44fEand nl1nhFringz6ut
men; the 4th United States battalion, Major
Hill, attached to q regiment recruited in Balti
more; the Simonds Commandply of Knight:
Templarsin full regalia, nth white silk banner
numbering forty-fve men,, and Odd Fellows
including Lodges Of the District aud elsewhere
members OF the Virginia Union Aid Society 0;
Freedmen; civic delegation from Georgetowp
400 mel; Seventh Independent ,Zouave organ
lzation, in citlzens dress, $50 men; and delega
lions irom all The wards of the city. 1t Is eati
mated that nearly $4,000 colored persons were
either III the procession or Witnessed it from
the sidewalks. Along the route the freedmen
cheered Generals Howard, Grant, the War
and Navy Departments, Speaker Col!ax, ano
other Senators and Representatives ny Whose
residences they passed. the ladies' OF Senator
Morgan, household waviog their handkerchlet'
to the crowd. In passiDg hy The capitol trey
cheered both the Senate and House, shouting
Justly to MesSrs. Sumner and Wilson, WhG;
stood on the portico on the Senate, wing and
ack nowledged the compliment by raising an
waving their hats The, Senate adjourned al
an early hour to enable Mr. Sumner AND other'
20 take part in the proceedings Adqresses
were delivered in the square by General Butler
and others Of both coors. -. |,.v-s,
The stand erected for the speakers was dec3-
IL Ind
message of President Llucoln approving Of the
Que of The flags. The platform was calculated
to seat about one hundred persons, and to the
left Of it was another stand for musicians.
Rev. H. H. Garner, colored, made the open
ing speech, aud offered series Of resolutions
endorsing Congress. Senator Trumbull, OF
Illinois, author of the civil rights bill, followed
in speeth OF some length. reviewing the pro
gress of emancipation Senator Wilson, OF
Massachusetts. next spoke and while doing so
the platform gave way and created quite 4
sensation. No one was injured, however, be-
yond few bruises, though there was general
mixing up of all hands, aud a report WAS cur
rent that colored boy had his back broken,
and a woman seriously hurt.
Order being re stored the Senator proceeded,
saying that he was not there to DISPUTE the
President claim Of being the black man's
friend though he (the Presidency bad hecn
placed in the Executive chair by the votes Of
anti-slavery men, and they only ask himtto ex,
ercise his high functions for the promotion q
the right and the 'ridica,ion Of all. lie hoped
the President would place himself in advance
OF them They ak him go forward: and they
would hail aim as the best friend Ut the black
man whenever he so proved him-elf
Major General Howard, George Howard Day
and the Rev. Mr. Anderson Of New York,
also addressed the meeting. There We're on
The stand, among others, General. Eaton and
Eakin, and Senators Lane Of Indiana, Chand
Ter, Clarke and Howard.