The Portland daily press., 1866-02-22
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The Freedmen's Fair,

Our readers are aware that on Monday next,
the Great Fair, which has been so many weeks
in preparation, will open in City Hall. The de-
sign of this exhibition is of the most worthy
character; and it has been planned and wrought
up, to produce the most valuable results The
responses to calls for aid from our citizens, and
from people living in other towns, have been Of
the most cheering character, and already it
may be set down as an assured success. 9h
The committee of ladies, who have been en-
gagged in soliciting contributions from our me-
ohanics, merchants, retailers, and all the vari-
GUS professions, are elated at the kindly and
patriotic spirit with which they are met, al
most without exception. The exhibition, for its
ingenuity Of manufacture, and elegance of fin
ish of the various articles to be exhibited, will
be of the most encouraging character to the
taste and ingenuity of our artisans. The works
of fine arts, paintings, &c. that will be gather
ed into that spacious building will be no mean
collection, and the various entertainments that
will be offered during the week of the Fair
for this is to be open an entire week-will be
varied, and full of amusement and instruction
We think the public will be delighted and
astonished at the completeness of this Fair as
well as of its extent. The committees have
not been at work for several weeks without be-
ing assured at this hour of complete success.
The advantage to our friends in business out
of town nputting in specimens of their arti-
cles of traffic and manufacture, is very obvious
for no better mode of advertising can be
found-reviewed, as their goods will be for an
entire week, by spectators who will be num-
bered by tens of thousands. -
The object to be effected, by the funds
received from this liberal display, is of the
most noble character. To send teachers among
the benighted people of the South, just made
free and now desiring to show by their faithful
ness, that they are capable and willing to quail
ify themselves for the promised land" into
which God in his good Providence has brought
them. This money is to be used directly in
forwarding and equipping some twenty-five
teachers for this great work 1t is to be dis
pensed directly by the society in this city. The
teachers are to be selected and sent out by
them. There is to be no frittering away the
money by passing through many hands. Ex-
pended directly by them every cent is to tell.
How noble this work To carry out the very
genius OF our institutions. Education to the
ignorant A helping hand to those who can
hardly as yet go alone Liberty bestowed, that
lhestimabie boon-and heneducation, by which
itmay the most fttingly be enjoyed f
1t is work to which all should be proud to
contribute their mite. The ladies are about in
various directions, and will be all this week.
for this very purpose. Receive them kindly.
and help them along in tn cir glorious mission.
The results are to be inc stimable. Recolect
that encouraging word, spoken more than
eighteen centuries ago, and which has been the
keynote to innumerable charities ever since
'Inasmuch as We have done it unto one of the
least Of these, ye have done it unto me-"