Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-10
Celebration Of the 18th Amendment In
Ruffaul.

The celebration by our colored citizens Of the
18th Amendment in Rutland, yesterday, was
quite success. The day was favorable, with
the exception Of the heat, which wss quite To-
intense for comfort. A good delegation from
this city went down on the S:l5 train, and
others came aboard at different stations all along
the line, until one car vas well filed Inc com
pany seemed extremely vel pleased over the
proposed celebration, and iniulged in numerous
expressions Of satisfaction. Arriving at Rutlard
the entire company repaired to the Central
House, where they took dinner. At two o 'c.ock
DIN. the procession formed in front Of the Opera
House. aai marched through the principal
streets Of The city Excellent music was furnish
ed bv the jericho Corne, Band. The procession
numbered about two hundred, one hundred sid
THIRTY on foot and the remainder in carr.asss.
The lead.ng carriage contained thirteen you2s
ladies' lastly dressed, carrying small flags re-
presenting the original States in the Union. The
occupants Of the ether carriages carried small
banners with - emancipation - printed on them
Quite a number Of banners with appropriate
devices we're scattered through the procession-
among them, Old John Brown, 90 as Our Color
Ell Troops fought brayely," We'll remember
tie Emancipation Proclamation 90 Lincoln the
Martyr etc
Alter marching through a number Of streets
the procession entered the Opera House, where
the snssking took place. The meeting was call
81 70 order by the president Of the day, Mr.. A..
pab5is Of Rutland Prayer was offered by Rev
Al. Bailey Of MIile5ary. The 18th amend
ment was then read by the President
An appropriate poem Freedoms jubilee
written by Nj T. ". Smith, was real by Siis'
Ella Brooks. IN an excellent manner
the band played John Browns BODY
which was greeted with cheers.
The President then introduced the orator q
the LAY, Mr.. VIM. II. johnson Of albany, Nh,
made a cool speech.
NE. J0HSsOS's SPEECH.
.lfr. PrsiIsut and Feil9p Citizens:
come from New York TO gree, you Of Yer
mont ou the au-uicilus termination Of the struz-
i. between freedom and slavery We nave come
10 shake hands together and eyiuce the satistAc-
ton we feel At this glorious termination. We are
here % testify 90 those who diei in the struggle,
how fully We appreciate the liberty We now pc
ss--. was AZ d loss 81 first, % know how those
who were born in free Vermont could appreciate
the merits If liberty, but I remembered that you
cfVe-mout hold liberty dear for liberty sake,
aul I w.- reassgrel. am 10, here o. spec
ua4t.cu'arly OF the brave fight the black s1lIiers
male TO the war, but TO express TO Almighty
God cur thauslllness for the work He has done
fol our race IL is recorded that Vermont y As
among the first 70 wheel into line in TIE rltifcs-
ton If this amendment When Benjamin j.
Butler, by q single lash Of bis pen, rsisei the
iown-trlilea slave Of the South % the dignity
u c1utrab4ui, be struck mighty blow % tl1
yiuIicati5n Of the rights Of our race,-set ia
motion what accelerated the results IF today.
That deed was appalling o. The Save oiigarcly
70 the south and % the mud si-.s az the North.
The first gun for our liberty was drel by OH
john Brown, aui It's echo never died away until
the war came. and the smoke OF a daaiIer car
mage vas lifted from the Aul a1I revealed four
mi lion slackles broken and stricken from tie
limbs four race What shall ] say TO you of
g-l-ilse ! say thi--s;ani By the party tLat
stood by you-i1 not be deceived BY the batteries
u those wb1 simply wish you- votes. We know
the men who te.rieuied Us We know who
voted for this amendment and who against it
whose hand 81 ws- that tr,cei the emancip patton
proclamation, ari what party it was that sls-
ta'rel him in that forward stride f.r human il
berry
The speaker expressed bis satisfaction at tie
administration .s President Grant, and u5uinst-
eIh.m flr the Presidency ofls72 His uamia-
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