, 1866-01-03
THE CDlDRED JUBILEE,

THE CDl0RED JUBILEE. Il
Anniversary OF the Emancipation Of the
Slave---Mcetings In QuinRs Chapel
and HitkonBkJ Hall.
Speeches OF Rev. b. DeBaps1st aud /
n1ez&rN. Breckenridge nud Jones'
Colored Righls-The Work Of
New Ieaff Dty Was daily oelehiated in this c1tg |
By the colorrd pNton Of the community, t. thr \
nnnrassry Of thetz emancipation from tattr former
bitter .lsyc1y.
1t 10 O'Clock IN the morning Quinn's Chapel was
completely tlled by welld,essed and respectable
congregation, While In tho lecture room H.
sembled goodly number Of dnskT veta,1n2, Gu
gagged in eong through military drill, to The Ii.
ieass delight Of al Spectators.
EIn the church the exercises were opened bJ IN
eloquent md impressive prayer, odtzed By Rey. 4.
4. Ball. asser which IN anthem was sung very efoe
TEs e1orions characterization P1oeau,ation.' mas
then read to tho sudtcnee Who evnced their delight \
H. y 9s q tn h. as
audience u "the oEator OF the day.
| HEv. y. p'BAFT1s1, \
Fn7tnt OF The plyrt Bapuet Church Of this city,
who delivered an address marked By great earnest
They had assembled, be raid, to celebrate the |
snnivetraT1 Of The emancipation Of tho Stare In |
TO II e9e'a nsa
had been tie result glotlo1s Victory Of hara-
| fought battle. Now that battle was fought. The
struggle ended and tho triumph achieved, E1Stpg
The freedmen Of the country just apse to unito their
voices In the anthem Of praise-
JeboTah has srsumphed, MS people are nee
The work Of emancipation has been one ot much
d11cu,ty. lss advocates had found ne road BY no
suits 10 be obt4tucd By victory the sotieFs oi the
ripht continued m lhc work antsinsly, and WITH
years, hey iain,ed MI Against them was ar1'yed
innaie intiaence. hi ihoash lhc odds weFe ieaIuI
against he emancipation Of he coloEea NICE, and
bten sssau1ted IN dc or adso
Is 3! + & : ssS
5ss' aosn md md e'ea'R 'niaas u iato press tne 5Rlo 5
sss oes aes & e1 he Sea u
phaanfh.ophist oI Illinois, for publishing AboN-
murdered IN the stsrcts Of that c:y. and hts
murderer we aeg.ttsa y eoast Q, !ns,es In
1s mob o. merchants tn nGssoh 1T h94a y up s' sn
church, and such men ~ Ar1hur and Lewis Tappan
were mobbcd in tho etreets Of few YoEk without
/. just what they deserved.
pro-siavery men ca1sicd The question into The
church, Notwithstanding that they profeescd 70 b.
ese IN he sasioa1 who eans to 9peAn ~ ~ p1,GSn
sos SoS;a Soss a spd soash Set one = t6s
anics, iest be should BE- driven from his parish bya
1noh. AL this the nohae woske5r tos universal Gee.
dom bad 10 meet md combat Abohhon peWspapcfs
power In 1ts tntrht controlled lhe whole conntrI:
Now how wcrc 1hese actions chansed' The
s ,os 3. 1s msns M II Sat It a
the triumph was with tho wroug hut ii lust v1e1oFy
perrhed upou the tanners Of everlasting truth and
Cod, who m tne carly ares Of the world had eaid
that be WIS the God Of the oppressed had aid ih #
: tul morning q Inc new yeat-not Slave h.eathea
tho pure al1 OF hca.en on American poi! Tbs gio-
@ over he snd in iii III. ersai struggle the ela:k
= msn had lent the MD Of biz brawu5 arm. Was 1t
s. 1achEt that the Government sho1a now tntn asn, M
fundamental principle Of the Constitution thst AZ
men a1e created nee and equal. now required ths
ross5 Ss sSe Country Wss denial q list principle
The black race Wns The only one that had remain
xhe to he county ,hs Sa II s
ID vas rot tIaltorous cored man in the whole COM
he r. twas tor the ta!s{ ef The Union 70 sllos IL
VA cplv 1aneu,shed, nd ready so rt5e aea'a il il
at original might, whenever OCCASION ottered.
Id would klHye to do By political tntS1ene Wha aA
Ties IL speech, Thieh was Of considerable length
was listened TO with ereat interest, being f1c9aen
.s 5 w tssn Ptssesesd snssd :, S r.. R:.
W1TKoWsKY HALL
,he The ta1 Was brilliantly Illuminated Il honor
'ne The Joyous occasIon md wns we'll filled BY IN ear
go Ev,tnfd wives And kTcetheA1ta There were ali
'oe nteteut number ofthe soth Illinois Colo1ed lnant
ed se%P1y un
The escTciset of the evening were commeneea |
m earnest knd eloquent psnyefa afaet which an 4
=, dress WIS delivered By
VI" fHn. 1uoxAa T. BHEckExNo1E,
Of Toilet. The speaker adyetted 10 he a,fefqg
noesnes md purity of one blood: A,.er The {
and vhcn The wotid became more thickly poposat .
H., ions 1 se1e iasen nto srnslsy BY tas1 ~
rot >nch The origin Of human slavery. God lsd
ling -rS shn1nd hercms t-,r -. IA efhsf nv. !
.es1- e2eeker oeiiered had ar14rod.
:ca: For man, years the tpistt OF fdom nad exist.
~. farnerr Of the American con.unt}on he helieve
viii nc4e Aboillionists in hart, though theT feared
nd q sqas and Z that pe pe1ea rans to s
vii tlaves, is evidently purposcly ambiguous In CO
md The origin Of slavery In this land was on t
he devils Im; It's shape ;saa that Of tho devils ho
thr and It's defamation was decentralization.
hn: session 81 ConeTess; il shot down senaiors #
is o. fenced fee speech and mnzzled TIE leesou of
oire he must not ,prench. From tbe southe
md pulpit It WIS proclaimed thas slavery vas diyi
this ws1s existed, ii must ed.t End ought to exist
TheD 5sass sso The y s' = ss,ed in
s Te sonr III to Dc iii he
. o. Wes1h enaaEh u dc nioa te Ike esse q then
aa5 s4oa1sa ors1 Il Il Il RReRs esass e. t
and sbai .he Goxeznrcnt could buy shses msl,ons
sosns af se est 81
sea founded m the Government Sumner x1s etru
a TIE disciples 9f ~ snrnte,5 fhsn s9oE hsn ssedf
Z isen poiaied It hin nd e1ed n: l another sae
nda7 10 the cause Of hunani ,. William Lloyd Gazzts
I IN: stisma'ued Tie inetlsution. John Bfora rose
u q ss E cd VIE
sten- teen in ALL took possession Of Ha5pess FesT{,
ter;o. md ut .esident tbs militia Of the country.
nisa surrounded him aid sseee to tae atscnal md
ts enagsd se Old '1Sa 1wd H.
hsme words weze: II commend y my soul to tiod, and
:, Ios: ,n'ere.1s el ny COUNTY e ~ y ksepigs
ound, speaker VI. IN tasor e General restriction
l. md y ths people Of iinos wese eonsesnea be
yas In OF all F0t1ur WnQ CHI tEAQ 100 III
whether .hey be white OF black.
Is and sonS ZONES,
tn the Of Chicago, the uext speaker, recognized the
Wi!h1n icnce OF but one rar the members Of wh!t
In the posse.t The SANG blood. The white man OWES
T. bix euper,pt5 10 the advantages OF cIsil1za
ptped As for the black man. slavery bad crushed
L nSs e sqs Il
mine gain which end they must now work They !
en.s seD,s lRsnd ,he money f,ssly ne did not ~,
taIt1h1 $4,000 black nrp sapablc OF bearing ar1ns
t, most in a power he thought, 10 be respected.
con- wished to see the young mtn f0l1n In
,tcd In present would bear thts IN mind. The Co
table. people be said. were to have Congress- OF
repre- Own in Washington this sytue1, and IN this
inter erete thew were Going to declare the black
; them he equal OF The While man ali over The u
. The Thcre u ppwtg behind the throne which Il z!
ana5 Of than he throne it1eik Be thanked hls Co
t1on i1 srends and constituents for elecunz him 7
found Cougress At Washington. HepromlAcd to eht
1t IL eycs TO everything bnt the AltmportAnt Object
We de- had IN view nc beRrcd them to prepare 10 q
brush I've Sueiare Assoc1atfops in every cuuntF
where cost money, b1t II must he accomplished. He
he end errted nafly ehort remedy for getting the
y puf- oui Of politics There nonegso ID English Fl
this ffraXiaI1 or German nD?jtien nowhere excep
Ind the United States, bec4rse IN the countries cnt
nd The the nero hsa slf The khts Of any other
pepdd hin iii tbc drhts be is cuttlcd to- and the co
eyes 40 viii be no longer troubled With the subject
hctH, VI 1onef was followed By several othe1 tpe
a. un. after which some musical feteStfona weIe g7
uatnre ted wlth The exercises ot The day.
cue 10 JrusrH-s1ocK oa HAxp.-A meeting
Wnese lumber men Of Chicago WAS held last even
,ne iioe Mor.e's Merchants Ezehaee, for the pufp
;hicaso hearing the repor Of committee, arpotnes
Lii lie p.,aons ~ ce,rs se ns-ne nss called I to
i these ~ r. n.,.. - tnosr ina rh
ho Soa ~ y, MI E. Z. B,cktord presented report, Of
~ .eT+ tx the following ts = rccap!t1httgn: