The New York herald., 1866-08-02
EMANCIPATION ANSIysasAay.

Three Thousand COlorcd Peopie on n spree
speeches, Dancing and all Manner Of Amase-
meuss the Order of Day and Evening.
The peculiar phenomenon OF dearth Of barbors and
walters in We city yesterday was explained by grand
exodus OF the colored population 10 Haus Myrtle Ava
nue. Park 70 celebrate the anniversary of
emancipation in the West Indies Every coored gentle
man-from the vcrtable Uncle Jimmy, whose most dsa.
mite idea In regard 10 his is the suppostion that hs
DO about "free four hunderd" !" TO the toddnG
little piccauiuny or darkng complexion, who doesn't
know what tho term means his way 10 the pis.
nc; and, OF course every gentleman bore on bis arm
lady Of hts own hue They regularly invested the foy-
boats and tho cars and thero not for the
Of white man 70 lay his head stand bis brogaas.
What spare room there WAS indeed, occupied by
bundles and baskets OF provisions wrapped in old copies
Of nswspapes or BY supernuity OF very immacula.a
skirts. C0ored ladies death crinone and ne
one has yet heard colored gentleman wransle about
Arrived at the park some three thousand persons OF
every grade Of color from the JET black 70 the whitey
which means in this instance a vigorous tramplist
on the toes os everybody with iemerity enough q
come within sAsy c..-.ahce q iha couples MD
dyessacu was sgseeaby' mixed with harsngue by (
foreigner. Who HIS neghbor Observed spoke Eneis
'qulte in1usntiaay" After this Professor skiIlnas
the most important business OF tho day This was ~
addres: oy Professor Howard Day negro gsntieman Of
education and ability.
T.
Hs said that this Occasion was the anniversary Of an
event second 70 but few In the history Of nations FroH
1884 whom West India emancipation was first brought
forth from the island prison. period Of thirty years.
some Of them have looked 70 SEQ the birth hour of
emancipation 10 this land. Emancipation throughout
this broad land s a legal, practical fact; that
to-day the sun looks down nowhere upon slave
70 thsm than any other which preceded u
an era TO them OF self help social and moral Develop
ment political elevation full enfranchsement As msg
who have always been free, upon whose limbs chain1
OF iron have ever been placed, deeper responsibilities
than met them that occasion. Their interests
arc In their hands They have been placed there By
nescful God through the hurricane Of instead OF
the heart-b beat which gives them life, their
friends and they are holding them playfuliy,
and for political effect, the swelling tide sweeping
remorseessy beneath them and those interests they
arc permitting TO fall into the stream, by one, TO be
sacrificed for party purposes The Professor then went
black men and he proved 10 his audience through h
remarks railroad travel and hotel regulations that
negros socai position no better now than II was boors
the late He then addressed himself to social ause
mens, and said that American liberty ought TO bring
freedom 10 visit public entertainments and yet, -
rule, from these they are excluded. Tho theatres
follow the spirit OF the church, and, considering their
put in an out of the way corner
excluded from them altogether. The proiesssr's
harranguo-for IL was no more than this-ya9
bold one for social position for the negro. Hi4
laudatiens Of the coored troops, their bravery and
patriotism showed very plainly that he not keeping
utmost for his and deserves the thanks Of those for
whom he Is 50 anxious to become a champion
Tho ainusemeus were not ended until late ia the
evening