The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

EMANCIPATION ISTaB DIsTRicro or CoLuM-
RfA--SEyESTH AsNtyBl,sA Ry IF ~. REfoRT
oP rHE Procession ksDi sRaRcHEs-IScI-
DENTS OF THE DAT,--The morning sun shone
fo.th brightly as the esyenth anniversary Of
the emancipation Of slaves In the District Of
Columbia dawned, and The colorcd citizens,
In accordance With arrangements previously
made, were 'curfy agog, and dressed In their
best Clothes and With bright cnunteannces
were seen hnrrying to the place OF general as
sembling.g The yarloug organizations when
proposed 10 participate In the parade began |
10 assemble about ten o'clock. and II was mo-,
until about ten minutes before twelve o'clock
that the order to march wn' given. '.'
Trr PROCESSION.
The procession was In charge Of Chief
Marshal Joseph A. Smallwood, who was
designated by straw colured sash and trim
inipgs; his aida, W. @. Muse aud W. =.
Thomas, and j. G., Smallwood, IT,, by pur.
pie sashcs; the Assistant Mdrshals, Charles
spyha1, Albert Parkcr, John l.. Webster,
Joseph jackson, Henry Piper, John II.
Brown, John II. Curry, Joseph II. Barker,
Alex. Thomas, John Freeman, Geo Renffo,
Perry Carson, Isaac Brooks, Clement Beck
ett, Pcter. Vessels, Sol. s. Brown, John II.
Logan, Amos E. Nickens, Geo. Barnes, Z.
SgRobinson, Vim. Brown, IT,, Sidney Her
bert, John A. Giles, Edward Atkinson, Isaac
Sinner, George Better, Basil Brown, Isaac
johnson, VIM. Beckett, James Rowe, Geo.
Coakley, Richard Peck, Jerry Lyburn, and
Jonathan Pier, were distinguished by blue
sashes; the ward marshals, white sashcs
with tri-eolored rosettcs, and their aids with
white sashes and blue rosettcs.
The procession moved OIL In the following
order; Chief marshall, aids and staff. Bn,-
Ter Zouayes, headed by drum corps, Co. A,
Captain Fisher and Lleutenants Lacy and
Vim; %. y, Captain Bates and Lleutenants
More and Lomox; Co. T., Captain John
Brown, Lloutonants Notion and Cam; Co.
., Captain dcctye D. Motons Coz, Captain
X. Laws and Lieutenant HUI. Fifh rcQi-
ment Boys In Blue with drum corps, headed
by the independent Pioneer Cnps, uniformed
with red shirts, dark pants and caps, each
member carrying an axe, commanded by
Major Wilson, Captain Better, Licutenants
Better and Sinner and Chiefs Moore and J.
H. Clarke, Col. Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel
Young, Major Samuel n. Adams, Adjutant
", IL; Brown, Jri mounted companics-A,
Captain Baston; &, Captain Mitchell; +,
Captain Queen; q, Captain Gaines; II, Cap
tain killman. Liberty Guards, Of George
town, IN light blue pants and dark blue
jacket. Next came, In carriages, the officers
of the convention; Charles II. Peters, prcs-
dent Gassaway Waters, vice president; VII
liam II. Bell, secretary; Anthony Bowen,
treasurerj Aaron Russell, chairman Execu-
tive Committee, and orators OF the day, John
VI. Langston, ESQ.,, Rev. Sella Martin,
Prof. 6. B. Nashom. The other orator, Mr..
johnson, was too IL, to bo In the line Of pro-
Cession.
Thentto Georgetown delegation, with blue
banner having on the front representation
Of Lincoln, and motto, "Charity for all (;
malice TO none" and large nag. They were
marshaled by james Ferguson, P. Conllcy,
Plato Lee, Geo. Wheeler, W. Dorsey, W. Lee
and s. Mason. At the head Of this division
was the band of the 9TH United States
cavalry. First ward delegation was headed
by Kings brass band, Of Georgetown, mar.
shaled by Lewis Clnrb, james Green, Henry
Hmber, David Warner and Pierre. There
were several flags borne In line, and a large
chariot, drawn by four horses, on which
were twcnty-three young girls bearing minia-
ture lags. The north division of the
seventh ward followed, marshalel by James
Thon0-, aud headed by martial music. The
Third ward came ucXt, with martial music
at the head. aud G.. W. Brown acting as
marshal. The Fifth ward citizens were with
the 9Th regiment Of the Boy, Ia E'uc. Sixth
ward, he led by dram rps. aui marsha,ed
by Mr.. Sinner, C.. Dyson and W, W. Middle
ton. Several ilngs were borne In line, and
two banners, one inscribed, Thanks to the
Lord, we are free, we arc Free" &c, and the
other Omitted We stand divided We fall -
The Seventh ward delegation, headed by
drum and fife, and nlnrBhalca by q. II. New.
man and W. p. Rider, came next, aud be
sides several flags being in line, wcll-ar
ranged chariot, on which were twelve girls
dressed IN white, attracted considerable at
tentlon. number Of citizens, IN carriages
and mounted, followed, closing the line o
procession.
All along the line on both sides of The
footways, was an immense crowd of PEG
pie of color, who followed the procession
throughout It's line Of march. The route pnr.
sued was as follows Along Fourteenth
street from X TO street, along to Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue, thence to Bridge street,
Georgetown, thence to High street. up High
TO Dunbarton street, along Dunbarton 10
Green, down Green to Bridge, thence to
Per nsylvanla avenue, thence to Twentieth
street, down Twentieth to street, down F
street 10 Seventeenth street, up Seventeenth
10 the Avenue, along the Avenue, passing
around the carriage way to
THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
At the Executive Mansion three hearty
cheers were given, and when President Grant,
with staff officers, were seen at one of the
windows on the second floor, the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed, and It was some mo.
ments before order could be obtained along
the line. The President acknowledged the
compliment paid him By repeatedly waving
TO the multitude. Leaving the Executive
Mansion, the procession moved down the
Avenue (by Fifteenth street, around Tho
south side Of the Capitol, along A street
north, thence TO North Capitol street, thence
to Delaware avenue, thence to New JERSEY
avenue, thence to Indiauia avenue, thence to
Louisiana avenue, and by that thOroughfare to
THE CITY HALL.
In the central portlco large stage had
been erected, the front of which was hand
somely decorated with flags and cvcrgreens.
On the front Of the platform was a streamer
with this inscription abraham Lincoln,
the great emanClpator-wc shall ever honor
thy memory; welcome the duy we celebrate;
When the procession had arrived at the
City Hall the platform VII, coupled by The
orators, the committee Of arrangements
and invited guests. The band of the 5th
cavalry was also provided place on the
stand.
Long before the procession had arrived
the steps In the rear Of TIM platform and the
whole space In front was n,ul with women,
children and Il few men, IL, were also the
steps Of the west wing, In which Is located
the MuyOr's Office nuI I'm, r,,rr,. ,,,,, III,