Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-04
EMANCIPATION DAY.
It's Celebration Wednesday by the COL
Ored People OF OurUltY.

In the morning and afternoon, religious
services were held In several African
churches, and at night political meeting
was held In f. Zion Church, Abraham
Murray acting as President, and Charles
Mason, Secretary. The galleries and pull
pit were decorated with flags and a num-
her Of banners were placed against the
pulpit wall.
Mr. Daniel B. Anderson vas called OF
for speech, aud responded. He sail
"We cannot well understand the value
OF our present position without taking
retrospective view, aud contrasting the
past with the present condition of the
colored people in this county. In the
days Of slavery, under the State law, we
were forbidden to leave our homes and go
into distant State and there continue for
short period and return. Some OF us,
who, being denied the advantages Of cdu-
cation here for our children, were com
PEELED TO send them into other States for
an education. On the passage Of law
forbdding them to leave the State sixty
days after the passage of the law, thr
children had to he brought home. We
were denied the right to Keep a fowling
piece at our houses. Even the church
followed suit and oppressed us. The State
forbid us ttstiil ing 10 our behalf. IL one
of the white race usef lis roughly, and
one of them was present and observed the
Treatment, our lips were sealed our testl-
mOny was Of no value. The church fol-
lowed the same regulation as the State.
The church established regulation that
testimony not receivable in a court of JUS
tce should be received in an ccclesiast cal
court. When We see We ere lifted out of
that and pu! on an equal footing with all
men, we can appreciate our position. If
We want to 20 to Philadelphia or New Cas-
tie, now instead Of going into the smoking
etr, We pay the same faIe as n white man
and ride In the same car as he,
There is now pending In Court, one Of
the most important trials that has ever oc-
cured In this State. The Democrats have
always claimed that We haze no rights
that white men are bound to respect. They
deny the validity of the amendment which
gave us the lights We now enjoy. Gov
crnor Ponder IN his last message denied
that right. The Democrats have always
denied ii. In the case referred to, they
argue that the federal government has no
right to 60 into the State and undertake TO
lay hold OF officers Of that State for fail
ing to execute "a federal provision of the
law.
Onr rights have been accorded to ms and
they viii be maintained because the army
aud navy of the United States are pledged
to the maintenance Of our tights given lis
by the Government. 1t Is with us that
these rights shall he preserved. Some
rights have not been accorded rs and it is
our duty to sc that they are. II we are
energetic and careful, we will get those
rights. We are here deprived Of school
rights. have been helping to school
white children and hui'd school houses to
| educate whi'e children and at the same
lime II ! attempted to send one of my
children to those school houses, they
would be Kicked out Here is a right We
are entitled 10 and we must not rest till We
get il.
We must frame petitions to the Logisla &.
ture to strike out the word white" from
all laws and put rs on an equal footing
with white people. The United States says
We shall have the benefit of all laws
accorded TO other citizens. The white
/ people ought, as matter Of necessity, 20
| for II general diffusion of knowledge
among all the people, because the stability
Of the Government depends on the intclll-
gence of the people.
We have been too long looking to see
what somebody is going 10 do torus. Let
I us 60 to work ut once and se' what we
can do for ourselves. 1t is our business to
| he industrious and energetic. Let US get
/ uur petition well sigued and presented 10
| the legislature. There Is no Instance
know Of in history where men have been
changed SO suddenly fromthe shackles TO
| liberty. Get your qualifications to take
| part in government affairs as fast us you
can.
Rev. Mr.. Brincklcy then spoke 10 refer
ence TO the III treatment of colOred men In
/ the lower part of Delaware in times gone
! by. lie said that In New Jersey public
school houses are open for both black and
white children.
Mr.. Jacob Layton spoke of Mr.. A. II
Grimshaw's comse in the Board of Edu
cation, and particularly about the Howard
school. We must find men aud qualify
men to take POSITIONS under the politicn
administration Of the government of thu
State. Suppose the Republicans get con
troll two years hence. We need black mel
to place in some of the offices, or we will
lose great opportunity.
He MAS in favor Of clcctmg Memoria
Committee to properly provide for tn
EMANCIPATION Celebration.
Mr.. II. F. Pickles being called on
made speech. lie said this day was
second anniversary celebration of indie
pendencc TIE State laws should be mad
10 conform with the requirements OF III
rational constitution. The pet ton 70
public education of colored children shout
be slgred by every man and woman II
the State. 1t is possible that the CIT
Council Committee Oh Education may ru
schools for the educo lion of cnlored chill
dren if the /. gisaure refuses the petition
The time is coming When the question q
color will be laid aside, and the capaeil
of man to serve in public or pilyal
offices will be the only test.
Mr.. T. g. Stewart sDid he believed J
agitation, especially in this free country
The Emancipation Proclamation of Pres
dent Lincoln was platform uprn which, Ii
people could rally. The Republic rests o
the principal that there is no distinction
, rights. Harmony is necessary IN apitatin
: questions. Remarks were made by NJ
Louis lIenly and other colored men, whe
. the meeting adjourned about II O'Clock.
-, EIGHTEEN ToNs.-Eighteen tons of ma
keling, principally poultry, were shippe
from Oxford for Philadelphia. on Frida
s before Christmas. This was probably Il
: heaviest shipment Of the Kind ever mat
e from that point.
SEMlNt 81 HbOl. ~- ne lNlkf room Nuu
IL Trinity Church, Fifth and King street,,
" open on Saturday afternoons, at tv
,. O'Clock. for holding sewing sehoC
Is Children are admitted free aud thorough
n taught needleWork, on condition vi pun
y, tual attendance, good behavior and dl
d gent attention.
30 YouR MoNEY on Your lIfE Some da
m ago, as yonng MIR. Perkins, of Ches,e
n. town, agent for Il Philadelphia whOlesu
AZ house, was passing through Brow
NJ woods, above Church llill, Caroline O.
nj he came up with Two men Who had th'
nj horse and carriage standing across t
~ road, and as he approached them enc
tie men advanced towards him aud TAXI
his horse by the bride rein ordered him
surrender his pocStt-hook. Having
arms about him, he resorcd 10 the nj
n. hest means Of protecting himself Givi
.r his horse a sharp cut with his whip, {
animal gave a lungc, passing the man a
running against the horse, knocking h
F down, Mr. Perkins then ran his horse
~ Chesleitown bridge, not knowing wi
.e would come next. II seems that he i
ny considerable money with him, which IN
Gu have been known by the wOuld-he robbie
nj A PLEASANT PRAcTICE.--The W
,,33 Chester News says Hugh E.Steee, Fl
tle of Thorndnle Iron Works, Ntwlin,
'Ln' made il practice to give the children
,ne his workmcn, on Christmas eve, a sup
We and to divide among them suitable pi
80 ents This year there were about seye