The New York herald., 1870-04-10
A JOLLY WAKE.
THE LATE ANTIsLAVERY SOCIETY DEAD.
Its Friends Laugh and Make Merry Over the
Corpse-A Lot Of People Of All Kinds and
Colors-Funeral Orations by Congressman
Julian, Luoretia Mott and Others.

down to pOsterity by goody rhymster
THE SCENE AT THE WAKE
True, there was no 'Hasnins OF whiskeyn no
bloody relics OF broken heads. nor shelahs split
over tAe craniums OF living friends OF the mighty
corpse; but then there was Jovialty Of q kind
which the citizens OF an inky complexion
present seemed to enjoy to their hearts,
content There was utter freedom OF social re.
union. and everybody appeared to feel that they hud
come to laugh and be merry over the dead body,
and 30 all acted as though there was no skeleton In
the closet. nor lots OF voting negroes on the fence
who used TO be always on defence.
THE LIGHTS
On the stage there were great many OF the lights
OF the antt-savery family, who were dressed AZ
though they had come to wedding rather than to
burial Still they had, most OF them, q sepulchral
appearance that did not by any means
make the more lgnt-hearted folks feel
quite at their ease. Charles Burleigh's long hair
and long beard occupied o prominent place, and
Theodore Titon-anotner individual who don't
believe that the cutting Of 0nes locks Is strictly con-
stitutonal-peered up from a back seat at the
laugh or to bluober right out at the waketul scene
around him.
THE SHADOWS.
There were large number OF darkly colored citi-
zens present, and they all OF tnem with but one
two exceptions, occupied the galleries. They doubt
and, as the galleries offered them magnificent op.
poriuny to show the pale laces tnat they knew 1t,
they took good care not to let 1t pass
FASHION ALL RIGHT.
They knew perfectly well they were among
sisters and brothers who beiIeved IN .coser social
union," 10 repeat the words OF Mr. Cnannng. than
now exists and, as they were anxious to appear as
& Weil as ANYBODY else the ladies ana gemmen"
| OF swallowtal coats anu ribbons aud flowers. The
''gemmenn wore the coats and the 'Iades the rib
b0ns and dowers-which showed that they, as well
as the whites, know W hat Is what
| THE WAKE BEGUN.
Mr.. Powell, OF the Anti-SiGUefV Standard, was the
individual who pulled the electric wires that sought.
| for night at least, to gavanize the corpse into
for the sake OF get.ng OH OF prosacaI poetlca
idea he imagined he heard hiss against woman's
| enfrancnisement, when nothing OF the kind
| occurred.
MIR. POWELL opened the proceedings by saying that
they met that evening. not as society, buG sort
Of informal social commemorative gathering held
In honor OF the great event III political history
which abolished all prescriptions ON account OF race
or color. (Applause.) Wh,le the speaker almost adj
mitted that the mission OF the Ant-Siauery Stda,n
was accomplished, yet he wished to keep the sheet
nese and next 10 the enfranchisement Of the women
OF our land.
| The next piece Of entertainment IN he programme
! was
which, 1t has been said, hath charuis to soote the
savage breast' but so Tar as couiu ne seen by tue
reporter there we've nOne OF ihai kind TO be seen.
However, the opening solos were sung toy a young
white lady with good effect and put the audience in
good hunOr Tor
MRS. JULIA WARD aowE,
|
ing lady was atlired IN deep black nicely set Off by
an immaculate white collar not quite ten incnes In
] width A headdress Of black lace was the cny
visible artificial ad0rnment TO her head-gear, and
| In the language OF the immortal Artemus, ut be-
coined her mucbly." She read the '.pome (Which
was exceedingly Original" for the like Of 1t Ia not
often heard outside OF poetlcal circles In Of
voice which was highly indicative OF a melancholy
state OF mind either the autnors or readers part
| Which was which was not ascertained. she was
applauded OF course and took her seat on the stage
entirely satisfied witn her own effort TO please
was then introduced and proceeded to speak. He
said on this commemorative occasion no one mad a
conscience lie could say he was faithful to this
cause from first to last. Since 1888 he mad been
highest hope was fulfilled IL demanded tner most
unbounded gratitude The speaker then went
scribe m the halls OF e 10
| thereunt0 attachedi the hospital where lay the
wounded soldiers Of the war, Gerrit smiths action
their seats all around him to listen, and holding
themselves In waiting to hear what that great Chris
tan man would utter. The speaker then said
He WAS A MAN OF PEACE,
but nevertheless revercnced hcroisln. He said they
had nos nnisned this great hight. they had another
| THE BATTLE or CASTE.
which might be disastrous unless they fought II by
| moral means He demanded that Just the symbol
| OF political peerage shall be also q social peer
! age" amenta peeragc ana moral peerage. lie
| demanded that they should fight now nan to man
| aud
woMAN TO WOMAN
tlll3 grelb Olule against caste ana InaIy tramplc
II beneath thelr !eet The speaker next went on to
tell how he had been made chaplain at Washington,
and tast soae one told MIN 20 was
FRIGHT on ftE GOOSEf
lie brought Henry Hiland Garnctt q gentleman OF
color, TO speak III Congress without asking permis
slon Of the Speaker to 40 80. and he answered
that congregation or conducted them nearer 10 the
gates Of Heaven than Henry Inland Garnet. He dnl
not not know taes ~ SHOULD 20 thoroughly satisfied O
'ifoETits JUSTICE 5its1i or IA fas wsA1F0 T..
untl! ne could see Mr.. Frederick Douglass manly
;M Y the Senate OF the Unitea states, representing
Ine cODsuhlinate wisdom and nOnor Of tais republic.
nhe Speaker. after having predicted such things as
Presidential honors, the Supreme Court Bench aud
the palpit, as sure to come TO the coored man,
cIoseg his remarks with poetic quotation from
Then followed the soctatng strains OF a duet, ex.
quisltely sung by two white young LADIES', which
was greeted with applause, which was prolonged
TWO young ladies' did no5 manifest disposition TO
act as ''repeaters'
Hon. GEORGE W. JULIAN then took the door
AND SAID NOTHING
could be more marvellous than the great fact OF our
history for the last ten years He skelched mat his
tory from the induction OF Abraham Lincoln into the
| Presidential chair. But, SAID he
THANKS BE TO GOD
the rebels fired the Old nag and maze it certain
| that slavery was to be extiDgusbed forever. We
had got believe tnat the stars Of the nag were for
the whites at that time and the stripes for the
Clellan, Fttz John Porter and a
WHOLE TRIBE OF sCOUNDRRLS
| who believed in slavery and Il the Lord mad not
been on our side the devil would have been III pos.
session OF She country and we would have all been
IN tho hands OF that respectable ''Od gentleman"
| VINO has always been the leader OF the democratic
| party. Applause ana auRhtcrl.
| ANDY JOHNsON's USEFULNESS,
he said In in 1885, and II 1t had not been for
that educational process, headed by Andy Johnson
himself, some kind OF compromise would have
been made, leaving the negroes in the haads OF their
old masters He was glad to say that they had met
there that night to return tnanks to Satan and his
friends for their efc,ent efforts in support Of the
| cause At least that much Of praise was Que to
| Satan. (LaughterI.
LUCRErIA MOTT
was next introduced and said that hoped before
| the proceedings closed they should have something
to say not only about woman's rights, but land re-
form and the
''pOoR IRISHF
Let them advocate the eight hour system for the
Irish now. (Laugnter and applause) Let them not
be calling democrats hard names; but let them be
friends. and tomorrow evening she hoped the great
| subject peaCe would be considered.