Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15

because did not vet think 1t an indispensable
necessity. When still later, Gen. Hunter at
tempted military emancipation, again forbade
1t, because did not yet think the indispensable
necessity had come. When In March and May
and July, 1862, made earnest and successive
appeals to the border states to favor compen-
stated emancipation l believed the indis-
pensabie necessity for military emancipation
aud arming the blacks would come unless avert
ed by that measure They declined the PROPOSE
ton, and was, in my best Judgment, driven to
the alternative Of either surrendering the Union,
and with it the Constitution, or OF laying q
strong hand upon the eolored element l chose
the latter. In choosing it, hoped for greater
gain than loss, but of this 1 was not entirely
confident. More than a year of trial now shows
no loss by 1t in our foreign relations; none in
our home popular sentiment; none in our white
military force-no loss BY it anyhow or any
wheI1. On the contrary, it shows q gain of quite
hundred and thirty thousand soldiers, seamen
and laborers. These are palpable facts. about
which. as facts, there can be no caviling. We
have the men, and we could not have had them
controlled events, but confess plainly
that events have controlled me. Now, at
the end of three years Of struggling the
nations condition is not what either party or any
man devised or expected. God alone can claim
it. Whittier it is tending seems plain. If God
now wills the removal of q great wrong, and
wills, also, that We Of the north, as well as you
Of the south, shall pay fairly for our completely
in that wrong, impartial history will find therein
new causes to attest and revere HIS justice and
mercy"
THE FINAL PROCLAMATION.
On the 22d day of September President Lin
coin gave notice by proclamation of his inten-
ton Gall other measures having failed) to issue.
on the first day of January, 1853, proclama-
ton of freedom to the slaves in the states in re-
belon against the United States. This was &C
non fho dow kbo cfotao md
parts Of states being designated in said procla-
nation. In closing this proclamation which
brought general freedom to the slaves January
LIST, 1858, President Lincoln says: "To this act,
sincerely believed to be an act Of Justice. war
ranted by the constitution upon military neces-
sity, invoke the considerate Judgment of man
kind. and the gracious favor of Almighty God"
Program for the Procession next Mon.
day.
The-prOcesson will be formed in front Of the
city hall at IL o'clock next Monday morning, the
right resting on Louisiana avenue and the Left
on Indiana avenue and 18th street. The COM
mand to march will be given at 12 o'clock sharp,
order: Perry H. Carson, chief marshal; Charles
H. Marshal, right aid Addison Day, left aid
NJ. H. Robertson, chief Of staff The staff officers
are: Addison Clayton, Henry Edmonston, Rob
ert Armstead, William johnson, George w. Dix
on, John Anderson, Richard Waters. Ernest
Garner, John D. Lamson Tillman Dorsey, Frank
Anderson, Reuben Mccullough, Richard Ander-
son. Robert G. Ousley, Frank Gwynn Matthew
Lawson, James ". Cooper, j. P. Rawls, Samuel
N. Adams, VIM. b. Diggs Enoch Weeks, War
staff: z. w. Williams, NJ. F. Hamlin, and Z. w.
Hayes.
THE ROUTE.
Will be along Indiana avenue to New Jersey
avenue, to street. to 4th street northeast.
along 4th street to Pennsylvania avenue. along
the avenue to the east front of the Capitol,
around the Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue west,
along the avenue through the grounds of the
Executive Mansion to 18th street, to street,
along street to 18th street, to the Arlington
hotel where the procession will be reviewed by
tho Hon. Commissioners Of the District of Col
umDia. The procession will then move along H
street to New York avenue, thence to K street,
along K to Sd street., along Sd to D street. thence
to the City Hall, after passing In review of the
Chief marshal, his aids aud staff, and will then
be dismissed.
THE SEVERAL DIVISIONS.
The first division will consist of the military.
Second division-smith Commandery, of Bal
tmore, Md; Knights Of Damon; Chaldean
Young Mems l. o. B. A.. No. 1; carriages con-
tanning the cOmpittee of arrangements; the
orator Of the day, Prof r. 7. Greener; the mas
ter of ceremonies. Capt. O. 8. B. Wall; W. Cal
viz Chase, secretary Of the committee on speak
ers and arrangements Hon. l. G. Ware, of Phil
adelphia; the committee on speakers, and the
committee ON finance
!. Third dvsion-Order of Moses, Knights of
Gallilean Fishermen, Knights of Jerusalem.
Knights of Noses
Fourth Observation-Disclosures of st. Augustine,
Eastern Star Lodge. No. z, Good Samaritans;
brilliant Star Lodge, No. Al; Pioneer. No. Z;
Citizens Corps; Citizens, 4 abreast; Pioneer,
No. 8; Sumner Mounted Guard; Citizens in car
riages, abreast. No ladies allowed in the pro-
cessiOn.
The chief marshall and staff will appear in
black suits, white vests, ties, and gloves, white
saddle cloths, bound with colors of sashes and
r0setteS-the chief marshal in Sherman hat.
and others with silk hats. The chief marshals
eOlors-sash, bottom and trimmings of saddle
Cloth, are yellow the aides. purple; chief Of
staff, pink; staff officers. blue; secretary of
stat, white and green. At night there will be
speaking at Lincoln hail.