The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-06

! that tho C0lorod People RaVo the
uhttos Down In tho Dust and their
Feet upon their hecks-Aldorman
Maekey's Speech, &C., sc.
1.-THE day we celebrate" is over, and if Impe.
rislism OF anything else will prevent another,
this Local sincerely pes that we may have at
least q modicum OF the prevention.
For months back the colored people have
been making preparations to celebrate the
ninety third "Anniversary Of American Inde-
pendence," which eliminated yesterday in
what they would call a grand demonstration.
But really it was not on as LARGE scale as
any OF the celebrations they have inflicted upon
themselves since the "Day Of Jubilee" came.
Early yesterday morning the celebrationists
were aroused to their duties by the chimes OF
st. Mlchaers. About Six o'clock the volunteer
companies commenced to parade, and coItin-
ued to do so until half-past eight o'clock, much
to the admiration Of the YOUNG girls, but to the
disgust of the danes, who had standr with
refreshments, and wanted them to ste? md
invest.
About halfpast nine, the African Blues, Lin
coin Light Infantry, Lincoln Republican
Guards, Delaney Guards, Masons, Loyal
League. ST. Peters Benevolent Society, about
hundred colored and four white citizens were
gotten into line at the corner Of Calhoun and
Meeting streets. At twenty minutes past nine
the line moved down Needing to Cllhoun, down
Calhoun to King, down King to Wentworth,
through Wentworth to Meeting, down Meeting
to Queen, through Qeeen to East Bay, down
East Bay to the Battery, in the following order:
4. ]. Wolf, with cooked hat, sword, yellow
topped boots, and an extraordinary amount Of
self-importance; drum corps; four companies
of soldiers, varously uniformed, and armed
with flint locks, smooth and rife bore guns; a
Masonic society; the Loyal League; the st.
Peters Beuevolsn mt Society, and about one hun
dred colored citizens, all on foot. The four
white men who startel with the line did not
remain long; two bolted at the Charleston
Hotel and the other two aJ the corner OF Queen
and Meeting streets. The fact that they are
unknown to fame prevented the appearance of
their names in this connection; no one knew
them. Marshal Wolf had several assistants
all colored and all mounted; among them was
Joe Greene.
OCCUPANTS OF THE CARRIAGES.
Just in rear of the drum corps were three
carriages. the first OF which had four horses.
In this we're Mayor Pillsbury, Aldermen I. j.
Mackey and E. W. NJ. Mackey, and A. j. Ran
sier, colored. The second carriage was occu-
pied by F. @. Miller, County Commissioner;
eRev." W. q. Brown, colored; Arthur Mackey,
and Magistrate J. G. Nackey. The third by
Magistrate Bunch, Geo. A. Richmond aud two
others unknown.
AT THR BATTERY
The line was marched inside the enclosure and
the ranks opened, through which the marshal
and aides and the occupants OF the carriages
passed to the platform which had been erected
about the centre Of the grounds. Atter which.
there was q general breaking Of ranks, and the
large mass Of men, women and children
thronged around the platform, which was an
ordinary structure covered with United States
flags. On it we noticed Mayor Plllsbury, Al
dermen T. J. and e. W. Al. Mackey, Greene, Bar
row, and E. p. Wall. co!ored, Major Willoughby,
F. C. Miller, Arthur Mackey, Magistrates J. G.
Mackey, Bunch, DeLarge, colored. Mishaw,
coIored, Marshal Wolf, ''Rev." Brown, colored,
Sam Dickerson, colored, General VIM. Cur
ney, W. T. Oliver. colored, Peter Robinson, co..
ored, J. B. Washington, colored, A. &. Taft,
white, Geo. A. Richmond, white, and his wife,
the latter Of whom was not present at the first
Of the proceedings, but was sent for and oc-
cupied . seat on the platform until they were
closed.
TIE OFFICERS OF THE MEETING
We're announced from the stand by Magistrate
Mishaw, shortly after the arrival Of the pro-
cession. They are as follows President, A.
J. Ransier, colored Vice-Presidents, E. W. M.
Mackey, D. q. Chamberlain =. G. Miller, Robt.
James, David Barrow, ]. i. Mackey, A. O.
Richmond, J. B. Dennis, W. N. Taft. A. II.
Mackey, James Greene, B. G. Harris, whites;
b. NJ. Mishaw. B. G. DsLarge, Robt. Howard,
VIM. Oliver. E. P. Wall, J. n. Adams. W. r.
Mitchell, John Norris. L. F. Wall, j. D. Robin
son, Peter Ashe, Thos. Holmes; colored. Sec
retaries, W. ]. Ballentlne. J. T. Mlligan, G. W.
Graves, whites; q. Maxwell, Il. N. Grant, VIM.
q. Brney, B. B. Artsons. John Vanderpool, j..
B. Washington, b. G. Thomas, J. B. Plum.
meau, J. P. Howard, colored.
THE ExERoBEs
Were commenced with prayer by "Rev." W. b.
Brown, colored, who was introduced blythe
president. Brown, during his prayer. said
that he thanked God who had made the color
ed people free after two hundred and fifty years
Of bondage, and had placed them in triumph
over the white men; that the .'colored people
now had the white men down in the dust and
their feet upon their ne,ks."
8. Dickerson, colored, was introduced imme
diately after the prayer, and in bungling
manner read the Declaration Of Independence.
When he came to the clause. 'an men beng
born free and equal" he read 1t with great en-
ph.sis, the drums rolled and the reader waited
for applause. which was not given.
At the conclusion OF the reading, and about
halt-past eleven o'clock, Alderman T. ]. Mac
key, the orator OF the day, was introduced.
THE GRAFTON.
The speaker commenced by saying that how
ever remote be the period Of history which
parrates the performance Of brilliant achieve
ments, the recital calls it again into life and