The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17
EwiNggPATl9y CELEBRAVlos AT P0UCH.
AEEPSiE.

EMANCIPATION CELEBRAVlos AT P0UCH.
AEEPSlE.
Great Turnout of Col0red Citizeus--Their APP
pearance and March Through the TOWN.
How They spent the Day--Ercd Douglass
Not Present.
The coored citizens throughout the State have
been holding demonstrations at different central
points commemorative OF the late President Lin
coins proclamation for the abolition Of slavery in the
United States. Yesterday celebration of this charao
ter was held at Poughkeepsie. The day was looked
forward to with great interest by the colored
population OF Poughkeepsle and the several river
towns along the Hudson. and it was eXpected that
very imposing celebration would mark the day. Tho
chosen representative Of the colored the
Continent, Fred Douglass 1t was announced, would
take prominent part in the proceedings and
deliver address, This, In ITSELF would
he sufficient on any ordinary occasion to
draw together from distant points large
concourse of his people, but associating with his
presence the commemoration Of their enfranchse-
ment and their recognition as citizens Of the great
republic to them event to rouse all their en-
thusasm and to gather old and young to the rallyng
point for the day. At early hour yesterday morn
ment Of expectancy of the coming event.
the citizens generally sharing in the feelings
and women in celebrating the anniversary
Of their emancipation. Notwithstanding that the
threatened weather, throughout the day vehicles
Of every description kept rolling into the town. their
places Of rest and entertainment: sambo especially
and as matter OF course was In his clement le
was one Of his days of jubilee and he was
his BENT Coored Gs lads and lasses, riagsd
ont in exaggerated limitations OF the fashion
OF the day, perambpated the Streets while knots OF
Anticipated dressed seniors stood az the corners
awaiting the appearance of the procession or slowly
wendell their way TO the steamboat landing and
railway depot Unfortunately for the success OF the
demonstration the rain, as the morning advanced.
increased heavy showers falling, which made 1t but
too evident that their friends from distant
points would be deferred from leaving
about Randrcd Strong %
formed in High street, the members wearing oddly
shaped white scaTts round the neck ana shoulders.
The old 1ag--the stars and Stripes-was oorne IN
their midst. and banners bearing appropriate In
scriptions were held proudly aioft.
Tie Inscriptions read as foilows:-
HONOR OUR EMaNCIPAT0R.
: We celebrate The emancipation prociamation,
'||'>|>>~~~'a
\ party upheld by prejudice
has hut a sandy foundation.
2''''''''''iF;is;IEsEf,' SOIL TnEE SPEECH,
FREE PRESS.
| LOYAL COLoRgD MEN.
! EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW.
=,
sion wearing large white badges on their ample
bosoms, with goi initial letters denonng the asso-
Citations OF which they were members Among these
were Daughters Of Temperance, Daughters Of Iion
Widows Mite society. Daughters OF Ruth. Sc
The procession which was under The manage
ment Of grand marshal and aids mounted was
preceded by the Eastman College Band Of twenty
pieces, who played nspriting airs, to which the ~
veTe darkics kept joyous time a they marched
through the town 10 tie steamboat wharf.
Here large crowd OF coored people and
other citizens We're assembled, awaiting Tile arrival
Of the DAME Drew. Great disappointment was felt
on the arrival OF he steamer account OF HE small!
OF the delegations sent by the lower river towns
but principally from the fact that neither Fred
4 Douglass-who was TO he the lion OF the day-nor
even the Rev. Henry Garrett Ind come ~ on her,
thus leaving the poughkeepse ceebrants of the day
TO their own resources for the talking and praying
part OF the business. But the disappointment was
| not long seit and the Marshal and MS aids on
prancing horses got their Inc again formed
the nags and banner men took their places pruudy
the women E,araaalled themselves Ia the rear and
TO the music OF the band under the direction OF Mr..
y. T. Morgan they retraced tieir steps through the
town and marched 70 the ground selected for the
day q festivities The POughkeefsle Gardens. Here
ample preparations had been made to refresh the
inner man. In large wooden marque were ranged:
several tables, well supplied with hams and boiled
and roast beef, bread, Sc intended for the friends
ana hOn0red guests or the committee OF arrange
Inents. Besides this there were several stands
erected around, where similar descriptions Of edlbles
| were tailed
on arriving M the ground Mr.. Clinton Leonard
tcolored) took his stand ON the dancing platform and
prepared himself 10 deliver q few reisarks No one
seemed TO be Interested In this portion of the pro-
ceedings, and the orator had TO content himself with
addressing half u dozen inarshals and Leader Nor
gan and his band whO stood right in trout Of him.
and whom nc thanked for the honor they mad done
him in calling upon him to preside. lie reminded
them that they had been slaves for centuries nut that
| THIS day they were celebrating an event which hal
given freedom and rights OF citizenship to four mil
lions OF slaves lie hoped that after enjoying them
selves they would close the day rs they had begun
II, with good order. and that they would all quietly
return 10 their homes
Mr.. Leonard hen dismissed tho unarshals and all
betook Themselves to enjoying the ,iay together,
with wives and children or sweelhearts, a.
best they could. After pariaking Of the refresh
inents al fTesco dancing was entered on with vigor
and kept up til the shades OF evening rendered The
dusky forms aud features Of the cOored brothers
and sisters more dtisAy and warned all 10 depart
All LETT Tue grounds IN good order aud thus en- ted
The