The national Republican., 1867-07-06

quors wsrs permitted to bs disposed Of on the
grounds, consequently the exoursionists came
home In sound mind and improved strength. d,
THE rExPERAsoR cHLEBRArIoH
Tho postponed temperance celebration came Of
on the 4th, but the number 10 the parade was
not az many as the friends Of the cause would,
perhaps, have desired. But the absence VI many
| Of tho members Of the Order from town, enjoying
themselves on excursions or with many Of the
rural pio.nios around and about, explains the
cause of 90 few being In limo. The different or
ganizations met at the City Hall In the morning,
and, preceded BY tn. Marine Band formed IN
procession. There were but sir Orders and Lodges
In line-Home Division, No. is, 8. Of T.; West
srn Mission Division, g. Of T.; Minnehaha Lodge.
No. l, I, o. Of @. T.; Bothsaids Lodge, No. Q,
| /. o. Of q. T.; Grand Lodge I. o. Of q. T., and
Equal Division, No. 8, s. of 7.
There were . number Of handsome banners dis
played, and the procession passed down Four. and.
a.half street to the Avenue; up the Avenue to
Eleventh street; up Eleventh street to 7; along
y TO Fourteenth; up Fourteenth to II; along II
to Eighteenth; down Eighteenth 10 the Avenue;
and passing the north corridor Of the Presidents
house, halted In the grounds south Of the man.
| sion.
The exercises wore opened With prayer BY the
Rev. DR.. Hills.
Major General o. o. Howard was elected prssi.
dent, and large number Of gentlemen belonging
TO the various Orders vice.presidsnts.
Messrs. Hudson, Duncan, and Harris were
elected secretaries.
Hon. Henry Wilson, I.aov. Ford, Gen. Carey,
Gen. Howard, and othor gentlemen addressed
display In September, the assembly adjourned
about three o'clock
The temperance societies Of 81. Matthews, st.
Aloysius, and Immaculate Conception churches
| spent the day at Bsale's Grove, near Glenwood
Cemetery. WIN. Kilsors, Esq, prominent
lawyer Of this city, was the orator Of tho oooa-
sion, who delivered o brilliant address Ad.
| dresses on the subject Of Temperance were made
BY Aessrs. Savage and Pond. During the de-
| livery, the Amphion Association, Of Equal Divi.
sion No. Q, Sons Of Temperance, visited the
grounds, and favored the large assemblago with
some excellent music. The celebration broke
up at sundown, all very we'll pleased with their
day Of enjoyment.
THE coLoaRD SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The elders and the little ones belonging 10
tho different colorsd Sunday schools took ad.
vantage Of the day To ruralise at Locust Grove,
near Gisnwood Cemetery. The scholars all met
at Franklin Square and marched TO the grove BY
way Of X street, New York avenue and North
Capitol street. A ooiorsd band (the MOsart)
was In attendance and added TO the excitement
and pleasure Of the children BY their hne music.
There were hfteen different schools In the process.
| sion, all under tho chief marshalship Of Carter
i A. Stewart. On arriving at tho woods the exsr-
cises took place, and were very interesting.
Music, addresses, reading Of the annual report
and singing cOmprissd the programme, and
everything passed of veil. II Is computed
there were 5000 people present.
BASE BALL CLUBS.
The Union Base Ball Club Of this city visited
Baltimore and played with the " Enterprise, " Of
that city, the SCORE Of which will bs found in
another column. ,-.-s..--
visited this city and played game with the
Jefferson Club, the SCORE Of which we give under
its proper heading.
The Creighton. junior club OF this city, Wis
tied Laurel, Md, and played . game with the
Laurel Club Of that place. The SCORE was 53 for
the Creighton and IS for the Laurel
ON TIE RIvER.
The steamboats, done . hne business, all Of
them being loaded down with passengers. Ths
Wawasset, Collyer and Winnisimmet made trips
to Glymont; the Express to Pinsy Point; the
ooooquan to Mount Vernon, and the Pioneer
went we'll down the river, returning at Q late
hour. We did not learn Of any accidents occur.
ring on any Of the boats.
CAPITOL uRoUsDs.
| A public celebration was held In the Capitol
grounds, at which number Of our most promi.
nent citizens participated. The Marine Band
was In attendance, and addresses were delivered
by Gen. ii. A. Pierce, Hon. Mr.. Perham, W. II
Yates, esq, Col. J. P. Foster, Major Wells, and
: others.
Major Harrington. who opened the meeting, on
account Of the absence Of the president, stated
that DR. Sunderland was detained by sickness,
! and that several speakers wero unAvoidably ab-
sent. He then introduced ]. II. Brown, esq,
. who read the Declaration Of Independence. The
president, z. g. Robbins, esq, then spoke In
iomo extended remarks Of the glorious results Of
our first and recent Independence and thon In
! troduced Hon. Sidney Perham, who reviewed
H.. of . nd ali "a
the slavery Of the English throne, and closed
with some practical remarks on the dignity Of
labor.
Gen. II. A. Pierce then followed In an eloquent
address, instituting q comparison between the
past and present civilizations, and anticipating
: . glorious future for this country, under the
new and Just Interpretation Of the Constitution,
which recognizes tho manhood and equality Of
all men.
Col. Foster, Of Wilmington, N. O., then gave
some very interesting Southern experience, and
closed with the recital OF . beautiful poem, H.
lustrating the priceless character Of the liberty
our fathers achieved and which We now enjoy
W: II. Yates, o,q, Of oalifornis, (oSiOrsd,
was then introduced. He was born In this Dis
trct, and though his color might enslavs him,
II slavery could return, yet, under God, 1t never
could; and bs was proud to take part In ths
exercises Of this glorious, eventful day.
He depicted the past and the present, and said
that he had seen two hundred fugitiyes In these
streets marching back to slavery. That day. he
rejoioed, was past now, and his brothers had
been rescued from bondage, and tho whites were
rapidly being redeemed from prejudice.
Hon. Mr.. briggs, member Of Congress from
Michigan. followed in somo practical, welltimed
remarks, suggested by tho return Of this day,
and the appropriateness Of the place whore II II
observed, under the shadow Of the Capitol and
tho national legislature.
Eloquent remarks were also made by Major
Morse, who said that this day wss for the black
: as we'll as the whites
Col. Seleicker, OF Norfolk, Va, gave his testi
mony to the fidelity Of tho oolored race TO the
cause Of freedom and Major Wells oongratu
lated them on the fact OF the ballot having beer
given to all men, and anticipated the time wher
female suffrage would bo recognised In thi'
country.
AIscILLANRoUs.
The officers and teachers attached to tn,
Waugh chapel Sunday school gave an entertain
ment to the scholars and . very pleasant tint
was had among them.
The scholars Of Fletcher chapel, Hanline, and
McKsndree enjoyed themselves BY celebrating
i the day In Bsrry's woods.
, Tho Wesley chapel mission school spent th,
. day near Glenwood. An address WAS delivered
by the pastor, Rev, J. @. Hsnning.
St. Matthews Sunday school spent the day
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