Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-20
speech President Joanson, at the Celebration
in Washington yesterday, of the Emancipation,
bv the colorsd people, in that city.

bv the eolorsd people, in that city.
na.e nothing uiore 10 say to you on this
~ al, u than to thank you fur TIL, compliment
,vu haze pald me In pres lug you,seiv. S
bpf r. me vu thi, your Gay Of celebration.
c,m. torw I'd Tor the purpose Of iud catlug my
ap, ROTATION, a.d u!anltest.ng the appreciation
NJ ,h- rssp, CT thu, offered III conf.rred.
,hank you Tor the compliment, and mean
< What say. And | will remark in this cOnnec-
t,ou 10 til, vast conc ,urse that the time will
c,m.. aud that, to-, teie;e q great while,
vh the coo ed popu alton OF the Unlted
States viii fnu out VIII have Seiected them as
q hob and pretence by which they can be
,l. ce,siul IN uJCainlng aud uialntalnlUg power,
aud wo have been their true trIeuds, aud
wall ed the II 70 ar. lcipate lu and eujUy the
Lle,.lugs uf fl, ed IN.
TIE ime w,l come when it will be made
known who contributed as ,nu:h as auy other
mar, aud who, wltiiout beng conslderd ego
,i,ic, may say cunt.ibu ed .noie, III procuc-
i.e The great national guarantee Ufthe abolition
Of Slave 10 all the Dates, hy the rat'hc'tlo
Of h ai.enduenC To the Cun>tltu Ion OF tue
u led st tes-g'vtng narloual guarantee
tLat sta,rly sllall II, lonser b.. permitted to
(xls, or be rec tanllsht u IL any S4ate vr jurs-
dNtnn OF tie Unie States. -
know how ia y it is to cater to prejudice,
and how easy it Is to excite feelings Of prejudice
aud unsindness. | ca C not for hal. | have
b.eu eugag,dl III this WORK In " hlch my ali ha>
been perlicd | wa> MT engaged lu it ,as
h h.bby, n n did l rue he c,ured man for the
sake vi gansug power " hat did VAS tor
the pu p ST ol establishing he great p'luc, pies
of lrceuo,n Aud, hank Gud, l feel auu
IL, -, t,o, OF,
bur,d IS lnuch, If NOT noe, In accomplishing
,nIS great natlunal gu'ran ee, n III lhuse vi
any .ther living han In the United States.
IArplau
1t Is vepy "a for c,lored M 10 have pre-
far em.vei from Gangcr-wiO,e eyes have
only aust, ac,h gazed on f,eedom; who have
n yer ex p.sed .i.eir l!mbs or properly, aud
who never cuntri, ed a sixpeuce III furlier-
ance Of the great cau>r; whle another lefiled
his all, and put up everything acred and dear
to man, anh those whom lie raised aud who
Ivei wih him now enjoy his property with
bis cuuseDt, and receive his al aud assltauce
yet swine wnc as une, and others who have
doue uoth,ns are considered, the great deftn-
ders aud protectors oil the c0lored man. j
Irepea my colorrd friends, here to-day, the
time Will come, and that bot lar distant, when
it will b: PROVED who IS practlcally your best
friend.
My friendship, as far as it has gone, has not'
brrn for place or lower, tor | had these al
ready 1t has been principle With me, and
Ithank God The great priuciple has been IS
tablshed that where ever any individual, 10 the
language Of distinguished orator aid states.
nan, reads Ameslcan soil, his soul swells
mt k1,n l,,, ~ e l..
b"d HIM 10 appreciation of the great truth
that he stands forth redeemed, regeneraled
and dlsenthralled by the genius OF universal.
emancib bati'n lApplause.]
Then let me nrugIe vi h you 10 celebration
Of the day which comm need your free ION. |
do 1t in sincerity AID ,su h. aud trust in God
the blessing which have bern conferred may
be enjoye aniapl reriated hy you, and that you
ny gvc hem proper direction.
I"er: is meth ng for all to do. You have.
nighn and solemn duties to perform, and you
!ueht 10 REMEMBER that freedom Is not a mrre
Men IN being free have TO deny tn mSel,es
a,a"y I'll" which seem 10 be embraced in the
'de OF uni.ersa fred 'm. 49,.
1t Is with you to give evidence to the world,
and The people OF the Uei,ed States whether
y"n are g"'rg TO appreciate this great honn a.
y y >hond re. an'i that y,'u are worthy OF being
frrmen. Then let me hank you with sin.;er'-
F1oT 'he comr rlimnnt y u lave paid lie l.y
passing through here t,-,iay and paying your
respects to HE, l,eptat a .aln, the time will
Gone wh y,n will kuo@ wro has been your
Or>t tr!enI. AMI who ha~ not been your friend
nom heicenary considerations. Accept my
!ha' ks
The President, after concluding his remarks
Ha'Fd so ne time outside while the procession
p'sed, and uu Ing this time large numbers ol
Tue c'orei p 0. lie advanced 10 pay their re-
SpsG's = him ami t,ke h III by the hand.
!h; Pre- I'd n was repeatedly and enthusi-
., Z, caly rh, er,d during the delivery of the
above aGd eS-.