, 1874-05-15

Ceremonies mud AaAfeASeNs
Sptetat Dispatch to 7Hs Ch1caao Tribune.
OpEn11S, O.. May 14.-The celebration Of tho
Fifteenth Amendment hoio to-day was a COM
plote SUCCESS. Tho day wa.s delightful, all wore
In iino spirtts, and the programme WAS carried
out satisfactorily. Delegations were present
from Toledo, Cleveland, and othor places. A
aalute at sanrisc VAS fred on tho college campus
and flags wore displayed in many quarters. In
tho forenoon, = procession, nnder Cbiaf-Marshal
Audrow Jackson, paraded the streets, and the
guests of tho day md prominent oisizena rode
In osrriagoH. Ohildron gaily dressed, repre-
Beutiug tho States Of tho Union, moved In,
the procession, to the music Of crawfo1d's col.
ored band, Of Delaware, 0. presidcnt James
Fl. Fairchild acted us Chaplain, and Prof.. John
II. LangBton, Of Howard University, Washing
ton, waB tho orator.
IN 4 VERY ELOQUENT ADDRESS,
a1r. Langston act forth the benedcla1 results Of
the amendments, and said that within less than
fifteen years tho co1orcl American had boen
raised from condition Of Bssrvitnds to the level
Of an cnfranohised manhood; instead OF o
Fugitive Slave law wo had a purified Constitu-
tion. Legal necessity dsmanldod md politcal
necessity hnstened, the auo1dmonts and the
people accepted them as tit and natural. The
colored man domanded nothing strange or ut-
. w. Io aar.i,n anust schon otyar.
,,1as y.ra ~ tho colaro1I c,t;ycm Icmanfiod thom
in tho name Of that equality OF riGhts and prizi-
lcgcs which waa tho vital elnmant OF American
Ian.
EQUAL N c1r12rNsN1P,
equal IN the e1ercHo Of political powers, BY what
refinement Of raason or teuatB OF law could tue
denial Of equal educational advantages be juBta"
Hed7
6. 1nu nteaao. aPon1 Pt ~ !e.,aA t,o.,., -.nht
.aaabo ~ "ae s, ips ] .,.H tt sr, Jor;ai aanase
~ o ,use ~ ~ uu ,nsoen. ". n% T"1 snrnr thc
o,,,,nr,,s n,,a t,,a eamn1orv Tn;a rnn;i mt Ia
SaHaot,sa sn ~ 1nu "ne ~ hnanty
i.ao1a1n iant ~. H,,r;.t,onifv -
'"T The - Tim was A remarkable effort, and
tha oioa,cucc or the %s s,aaSor 70 o roferred to
H,hor snHorna. NI nnsi n"a;ad 3or avmntthv in
tn;e t,,en ~ ,,a61 1vns trorw nfroct,rc
'1'N+ '''-' WITH 1l1a Freedom EDO ; Es1Ablssnnn
on eIov ~ mct wa eonsder III tho T duty nith
.ou sIey asht mur ~ a .a ,.t.s
~ ~ ~ dn,, nnd II rran jtat;tmtnn, nnnn
thn whn!e American Continent. cspccjslly in the
it,i - ti'a ana 1-,,ara IL varu tpa. n,n,nt.;r
.1iei od hv ~ 'u 1ns,sn'1io ' snaaiah rne. and
nh ~ ~ ~ a'e2|.tu rno,,, daa,sr;na a,ovnru
shn1ishoa Wv ar,eo ,;ng to tha c;y,ii:a1
xnrld ~, .vnnsthv Snd ;uat;iicntion ar Thar.
co,,rsa M baa a."Hni al nnon tho dead srbitrs-
oom,te nnnt - nao mar n'NAoA 49, Dt'A 'D' u''">>
'1o'' - ""n r,,rr1, c,,nn mn ro pr.nr
m th1a contincnt tl,o,o 0e coMid M la no harmony
nmonw its nenn1e till n1averv var overr,yIet'n
nhn1;ahni rns] ireet]on, aatabilshed and nroteo.,d
hv law, sFho people themaelyos. makinr for
if.mnnlvos and srnnorIinr thoir own Govern
mant avnrv nation nhntf3or jta hnmo was on
;at"nd NJ e,r,on cnntinant. II n,nressed ourht to
hnvn, like nnr own. now brill Of freedom and
Of rnyernment of the peop!o. by the ueople. and
far Tia neone. md should havo At once tho
stranoth and sunport Of this nation.
Their symr;atftes especially went out towards
rnr a1.R11ua1YNfi rArNfnrs ar c11rA
| 'rhov would seo the Qucon OF the Antilles frec
| from YrauiBh r1,1o and ler Blayes all ffee men
s7h1a aI,o sI,ouiI afysuca in hcr freedom across
| tha v.v ~ nut;cm.I crpatpoga a,,ft reno,rn.
~ 1,o, nroSimytv "a mr. nl1nrnn. and the tiea of
| b,ood Which conlnect her po1,ulatior anI ours :
bv tho example plosonted IL our Revolutionary
| nona,ot when Franco furuiehcd buccor aud sil
| n nnr strurclinp Int boroio fntbtrs by tho
| ioaunna md nxnrnlen of International
tsw or1 hjstorv hy ali tho p]edues
made by our nation in favor Of
| freedom and eouaI rights. the opprcssed and
auYs,ino Cmhanx 1n;1ht iustlv ex1oot and d.
1mani nnr avmnnthics mud nurport in THAR
atrnro3e Yor f,nnf,nm and indensnience.
| sYMpATttY FOR CUBA.
Eanec,,,1v s,'onI3 tie coors,l American rea1ize
| that where 4 Battle was msdo ngainrt dosputism
| uA.t
for national existence and recognition, there
| chr should insplrlt. encourage, ana eaPpors'
| Los them, then' aeha tneir NoEo o. synpa1ny