The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-02
TIE DAY OF JUBILEE.
A Great Day for tho Colored Citizens-
Tenth Anniversary Of tho EmanoiPa-
tion Proclamation:

Tenth Anaiversary Of tho Emanoipa-
tion Proelamation:
The tenth anniversary Of President Lin
coins proclamation Of emancipation, Wnlch
went into effect on the first day OF the year
1853, was yesterday celebrated by the colored
population, with all the effusive fervor and
gusto which Is Incidental In this latitude to
the observance OF this occasion.
The streets were crowded at an early hour
BY thropgs OF colored people, mostly In gor-
geous garments, and all with smiling and e1-
pectant faces. The principal event OF tne aay
was to be the militia parade. and as the hour
of ten approached a large crowd gathered at
the rendezvous on Broad street, while little
knots of colored spectators were to be seen
all along the line of march. 1t was, however,
fully eleven o'clock before the line of march
was taken sap by the First Regiment OF Ma
t,onal Guards, which consisted Of ten or
twelve companies, comprising. q, fine body OF
men. from fveto seven hundred strong. 1t was
commsndefi by Colonel VIM. N. Taft, and had
the usual full complement of mounted ofncers,
who were wild with excitement, and went
s-a,lopiug hither and thither at the slightest
proyocation. Everything being ready, the
hand struck up yankee Doodle, the order to
march was given, and the regiment preceded
by General smslls and: bis stat, led by It's gal
LIANT colonel and seconded by the irrepresslble
Major Sam .DickersoD, proceeded mp King
atreet Tor the purpose of meeting the Union
League and Longshoremen's Association which
had assembled at the corner Of Meeting ana
CaIhoun Streets The members OF the first
named society carried batons In their hands,
and wore sprlgs of olive in their hats. The
marshals OF the day were mounted, and wore
extensiye blue sashes by way of designation.
The procession was formed with an open car
rlage, containing the speakers OF the dsyand
Congressman Ransier, separating the civil
from the military. The march was then COM
menced, the line being down King to Hasel,
through Hasel to Meeting, thence to Market,
through Market to East Bay, and down East
Bay to the Battery. The procession was
attended by dense throng OF colored
men. women and children, which took
possession OF the sidewalks to tho abso-
jute exclusion of non.interested pedestrians.
Arrived at the Battery the military were
drawn up between the music stand and the
water front, and were exercised In the man
nal of arms, while the speakers and members
of the Union League sscended the, stand,
and the Longshoremen's Association sur
rounded 1t. The Stars and stripes were next
ad,usted in q position which allowed them
to brush the crowns OF the speakers heads.
The parade was then dismissed, after which
speeches appropriate to the occasion were
made By Lajor n. 3. De]any and A. Aansln.
The celebration was concluded by the reading
of President Lincoln's Emancipation Procla-
nation by Major Sam DlckersoD, In stento-
risn tones that startled the sleepy echoes In
the surrounding trees, while his beamiDg
countsnsnce became fairly radiant. in the
glowing sunshine.
There were at one time about three thou
sand colored people of all ages upon the Bat
tery, all of whom seemed to imbibe enough
to last them until the next Fourth
OF July. But while all were there for plea
sure, there were not few who had an eye to
profit also, as was forclbly attested in the nu-
merous refreshment booths which had sprung
up Oh ell sides as II by magic. These were
not Glow In doing a prosperous business after
the thirsty members Of the procession had
been turned at large.
Ths celebration passed of In q remarkable
quiet and orderly manner, not q single dis
turbance Of any kind having occurred.
A Novel Presentation.
In the afternoon. about five O'Clock, the Ran
dolph RInemen, Capt. B, B. Artson, marched
up Meeting street, and halted In front OF the
City Hall steps. Capt Artson's daughter, who
had sprevlously, with a number Of friends,
taken position upon the landing Of the
steps, then uniurled beautiful banner,
which had been made for the company by her.
self and friends. This she presented In an ap-
oropriate address, which she read from
The banner was received by the
captain, who, in turn, handed 1t to the color
bearer. On one side Of the banner, blue
silk ground, presented palmetto tree; on
the other, green silk ground, displayed por-
trair OF Randolph, painted in oil eolors. The
attracted a large number OF
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