Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-26
Washington, correspcedsnoe.
The colo'el FOLKS cele5ra ion Their Process
aion--Personal Items.

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weather was net such as was desirable; how
ever, not SO di.agreeabc as to seriously inter
fcre with the proceedings. The celebration
occupied the greater portion OF ,So days. L
who once were driven like beasts to market
now standing up as free men and free women
endowed with Iitc. liberty and the persut Of
happiness. What motley assenb!age. Here
| were AL shades OF co.or, all sizes ages. sexes
anl conditions. Some were black as the ace OF
j spades wniie others had more white than col
ored blool colrsins in their veins. There were
some Inequalities among them as regards
dress, appearances and color, bat upon one
| poins they were all alike. They ali loved free
don they appreciated, they enjoyed it. " hat
! change in country in five short years,
aud th,ak Col that charge has been ion the
better. Pubic stuiimcut has been thoroughly
| evsel and the great mass OF the people have
tecome inbred with spIrt Of justice and hu-
mauity. Here We're thousands OF colorel PEG
pc marching ID procession, mai shaded and
ally organ ,sed. orderly, quiet though enthu-
,iastc all proper occasions. With their
banners on the ou,cr walls bearing significant
ma,toes such rs with malice toward hone.
with charity for all: Lnccn; Green be
he sol above thee, friend OF oar lcwly days;
Lincoln; The Great EmancipAtor. As Ike
process >iou ma III VI dava S,yeath Street arl
rcuas y.vaaa Avenue it was greeted viii
ioal taccts by those Is i,mhlcl OH the balco-
cs aud I'D, wllas. The ladies' waved tAeif
anikerch.e.s, aud ln.nic,tcl mitch intcres,
i the celeoration The War department. ana
"hef Departments were passed aud chceved
l!a!y ny the procession. What apc;ure 10,
body may be =" inouliering &c; bat Ills >piii,
still Ives. Phoenix like from hi~ ushes have
risen up tilousln Is Of john B.oxns Who wt,,
'eerminei 10 wAr against slavery Ill il Ia,
u III. .snaics o. dsa,h-ye. deud and buried
You'd the hope OF resurrection. Their fond
81 hopes have been folly realized. There IS !;
God III isrca!--Ile has heard the prayers o
,nillicns WHO des re that all men shall BE- fire,
u NJ guy aaS - IA "aihG- Inv pure spirits ..
Wiihertotce, Lovcioy, Tarpan, Toussani, l..
Owe turc. John Blown aud Lincoln look down
approvingly upon us from their home in the
upper sky and say wei! done good and faiihful
-eryants:-
Sound Ike loultinsbrel CT Egypt's dark sen
jehovah hath ir!ampiel, her people are free
ta:f,.ds ne mach pleasure 10 state that Mt
\, i. R.nsom has assum-'lch,rso OF the PROF.
~ Dranch Section = L Q VI. General! )
Once. This is the same position formerly
occ ipiei by John Carson OF Louisa county
iowa. Mr.. Ransom Section contains siAiy
'nrce clerks, many ot whom have been Gle, ks
n the Office for three or four yea $. The sec
ton OF Mr.. Ransom is considered one emf )
nenty ii, to be made. Ills genial disposition
scn;temanly department and fine practica!
common sense abilities render him peculiar
suited Tor the position. II is accurate, lhor-
ugh going energetic clerks who a,e necessary
10 secure the pronlp; TRANSACTION OF business
5 tlli nan is \. t. Ransom. | congratulate
MIN on The success he 50 richly merits.
Capt. Edward {. Townsend, a member Of
Irving Lyccum RECALLED tie citizens O. this
District with Il beautiful GRAFTON on last Fri
day evening His subject was Abraham Lin
coin. Cap'. townsend is "a youn, man pos
sessins extraordinary abilities as speaker
and writer. In very truth, he is tine scholar
thoroughly posted upon almost every cons
conce,veabe suhject-his Evolutionary pow
eys arc excellent, ANA as lebltes, bids fair
= become the foremost in the country
ID is mt bigger than q III mute but ,hcie
is Il vast deaf of gctutulness in his compo-
,iiion. HIS Grafton on Lincoln was loudly
applludel by tn. large audience who assem-
hlel 10 hear hlln. POTOMAC