, 1870-04-08
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Quincy, Ill, Aprtl 1.-THE celebration OF thu
Fifteenth Amendment to thc Constitution Of The
United Stales h} the colnrrd citizens Of Quincy
ta-day, was In every aense OF the Term grand
success The 1!1nE Of cannon commenced At I
O'clock this morning, and was kept up until 6
O'Clock The Procession formed nj the African
Church, and after marching through the leading
streets "a the sly they marched to PsnIhasD Hail
and half tnterzlBaon for refrezhment, the meet.
Ing was called 70 ordeF, with Simon Clark in the
Shhas' sha 'sr snH e p Fountain @ sfere,a Prayer VIZ,
the proclamation Of the Fifteenth Amendment,
after which "John Browns Body Les Mould definR
A long preamble and resolution WIS next read,
ana approved, Fhea the Rev. T. u. Duiyne made
most able and forriblc speech In behalf OF bis
Of their being educated, and especially renIadesi
them Of the importance Of avoIllng unscTupulous
pol,s!cians. whose only puz1nsc Il vas to corrupt
stand on pary issues, hut Ia vote for the best men
Lie said that II was true that they owcd, To great
e1tent, their freedom TO inc Republican party and
Wa 10. tast sney % ssoud Sose so9 III
men Just because they were nepublcaus lie in.
pressed on his people the great importance Of ther
and not bc 30 much dependent on the white peo-
pie. His REMARKS we're received with the greatest
enthusiasm throughout
,ha, of General 4 u Prentiss%, % WHOSE i ssmssSs aS,
we're indeed very appropriate to the occasion, AMI
his s adstGe e 70 them was such that NO parry man
The meeting again assembled In the evening, AMI,
Ieches were madc by ]. Il. vAndoorn and otncra,
The procession numbered nine hundred, and was
Of The kind ever witnessed IN this city. ''e'-~7
Mhist the speeches were being made Plnkham
Iiau vas crowded to 1ts utmost capacity, q large
number being Nhttc persons
DETROIT, Ap1il 7,-1hc celebration Of The FIJI.
tccnth Amendment by 0ur colofct1 citizens WIS
one of The nnest demonstrations erer known la
being warm and bright The procession was
formed on CToEhsn aud Beaahien streets, about 10
= m, 9nd then marched through the main streets
r. ths city ios oyer two housA 4 was headed BY
c|eues OF coloTrd men IN the city, OF lsrge num-
Fer6 Of colGrcd ct1zcne not belonging To such soct-
, cite, Of veterans OF re Michigan colorei res-
ment, AZ! at delegations from Windsor, In car
EhGeA Also were n.anE prominent men Of the
state, including Governor Baldwin, Colonel Henri
Bainss Hon. Ross Nnkina Postmaster swltt,
W. Brooks and otheSs- After the column On foot
came string Of carriages with OCCUPANTS Of bath
setes Altogether there were about l,soo people
10 me Procession, which was enlvened with bands
snd with cannon, which we're nscd frequently
Many private resllcnces and stores were decorated
sa E1th aaEs am al nc houses Of prominent anti
The exercises at the Opera lluusc commencc,1
4 about = n, William Lambert Of this ci,y, p1e-
win addressed the mnensc crowd snU5 speasne MI,
hHcny and conEratoating his hearers o. ot, their
neWly-Eained privilege, and urging the Importance
o. their qualifying themselves for the rronet dIs.
charge OF accompanying dutieA Aboriginal poem
was then rccited by J. Madison Bel. co!grcu.
OF Toledo This wns ringing production, aud
VIVA msguincentiy delivered, xnd strrrd the
audience 1I nr 10 the highest pitch Of enthusiasm
John y. Richards, Of this city, followe.l win the
oeauon q the day, which occupied about hslf an
hou1, nhds was ftrycnt defence OF the sneakers
fsse, ann rlea TINT they should nov hare far
opportunity TO develop their powers before hATsh
1udfmfnta Rhou!d he passed unOn them, Snceches
then followed bJ Hon. VIM A. Howard, OF Grand
Kanlds, and Nm. JenntS0u, and D. Bcthune Du{.
Ae1d, of this CITY. A new version ut the John
petBed~
This evening grand Publication meeting ts In
progress ut Merrill Hall, with speeches by rrolnl-
ncnt men of 10th T1ccs
The United States District Court here adjourned
to-day, On account af the celebration and snuae OF
the public and select schools were also closed.
population celebrated thu Flrtrrntn Amendment
To-day by hffng Ralutc and raradfng the streets
With music and banncra- 4 mass meeting viii br
held this evening. and addressed made HI Cover
nor Stanton and n ". Campbell
OMAHA, Aprtl7.-The eolofv1l citizens celebrated
the ratification Of the Fifteenth Amendment to-
day By the firing Of twenty gnns at an early
htnr. u large procession Dt h0EBemGu and car.
etsRes, and grand ball tonight The raiu which
prevailed dldnT l2lnrcn their arslur. number
q arrests were made fot drunkenness during the
day.