, 1866-01-06

t'S> AA'o "a ktiio III q TCl5 pplC-
pirate plnce for the celebrations race course !
II isl for within the past few wears Ave millions
OF colored people have entered the rnce 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.
it fills the hearts Of your friends with JOY to be-
hold the progress which you, who but yesterday
we're slaves, ARE making today us free.nen. Give
thanks to the Almighty for this great boon Of
freedom, for TO him belongs the praise. He
caused not only your friends hut your enemies
TO work 70: your dclivcrancc. Your former
masters. to perpctun,c what they termed II holy
institution. formed a Confrderacy, with slavery
as its corner stone, md whit was the result :
The deed that man intended to perpetua,c slay.
cry was the cause of its destruction. and The
monster died through the over attention Of its
God is working for you. Mum can do nothing
ngainst the truth.
Rev. II. II. Cain said thu. there was a great
deal of interest manifested a. To whether the
ficedmcn would work, and u deal of sympathy
wasted lest they would starvc. Who had al
q I, >St'S W WIN y ttot tAiC iiu tiSt
tina, had cultivated the rice and the cotton and
corn, which fed aud clothed not only himself
but the whi,e;nan toe ; 1t seemed rather strange
that he should not be able to support himself
now that he was free. lie had no fear as 10 the
willingness or ability Of the freedman 10 work.
lie always had worked and always would. He
had done all The work heretofore, now he would
bo e.. b;e p,rj, Sharo ,nf II tn fu u. H. nnxr kuI
his destiny in his own hands. and he will have
to work it out for veal or NO, with his own
strong right arm. II has always been his destiny
to work, aud MS he worked well when he had to
do it for others it is reasonable to suppose TINT
he will work better now when he is to reap tht
rewards Of it. Having taken no notes, and hat.
to wife this hasty glance from memory, we re-
greet that it is not in cur power to give a NOR.
extended note of this, plain, pointed and prac,i.
col speech. The speaker touk a%logtcnl, common
sense view Of the " situation" and sees, through
The dim but not distant future, some encourag-
ing "gleams," after IN age Of somewhat dark
and drcary GLOOM Mr.. CUM does not be.
lievc the country is ruined yet.
Capt. kctchum, of Gen. Sax,on's staff, m,dc
II IL" OTltl uilu PEI Sh No. L COlbth-
tulated the freedmen on the glad OCCASION Of the
first anniversary Of freedom, which had issued
in the dawn OF Il brighter period in our national
history. This indeed was Independence Day
the fourth of July of the New Revolution, the
na,al day, # not Of II new t1ation, at least Of d
new order Of things. The Scripture Is being
fulfilled, which says that a nation shall be horn
-. % ,l,.,, A ,o,, nd 80, ,, n M, k,,.,
ushercd|in; on epoch III the annals II time has
burst, y bon US. the as. of}equaltty ia un$er.
sal freedom where :" wnNe" Is odE~I.Ae igdinea
stamp, the man a d man for all that. lie looked
with prophetic eye through the veil of the fu-
tu-e. and sa~ the genius Of American L.ihe,tt
finging hel glittcrinR crown on the brow OF
honest toll throughout the Western Continent
from the Heights Of Abraham to the Halls Of
the Montezumas.
Colonel Truwbtidge was glad to see so buoy
ant and hopeful all asscmblage. and desired to
see them as good citizens as they had been sol
dicrs. Bluck soldiers Of his regiment (35d u S
e u had borne the ensign Of this nation for
three years. aud in no instance hud they fal,ered
in it's defence. Aud now they were soon to dc.
posII sha iab III NaSH'hStoi 10 al uhoalIleo
memorial of black prowcss. There is great
wealth in South Carolina. and by industry it
vii! become yours There I, not one of yon
here to-day but could own & farm inside Of ten
years if you struggle for 1t. Be industrious. and
fear not, for every privilege will conerto you in
time.
Rev. Mr.. Randolph spoke in brief as follows:
My friends. I feel somewhat ont Of place just
now, for the firing of a pistol among guns of
such large calibrc is indeed weak. Generally
in bntrle the sulall gun, are Hrst heard. but i'll
this instance the order is reversed, and a little
gun made to ere last. Allow me, to cunyra,u-
late you on the progress OF anti-sluvefy prin-
ciplcs in the nation. and l feel assured that i'll
due time the fulness of those prin~ciplesAtqual
ranchisc-wil be enjoyed BY this nation. And
if we pursue a high. moral. and industrious
course, oil will be we'll. Let US cultivate our
brains, and lcarn to control our own affairs. 1t is
true that many Of our efforts, honestly put forth,
have been slandcrcd by men high in authority in
this State, simply because they were efforts Of
black men. But let us not be dis!leartcncl, for
through persistcncy and order VIC will ut last
succeed.
Major General Devens then made some re-
marks. He said ; I am very glad, ns military
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