The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-07
FREEDOMS CELEBRATION!
THE MILITARY CIV S0CIE-
TIES AND THOUSANDS OF
CITIZENS HONOR rHE
DAY
GRAFTON BY REV. B. 4. LOVE.

Last Monday the Anr asary OF
the Emancipation p nation
was celebr lted in CRANE gle by
our people. The militara ss out
in full force together wiyn larg
number of civic societies.. The
procession marched tt agh the
principal streets to the Fuh Exten-
sion, where an immense vncourse
Of people had assembled do hon
or to the occasion. The Georgia
Artillery fred salute Of thirty
eight guns. after which Col. j. Fl
Dcveaux, Chairman of the t,ommir,.
tee on Arrangements, c led the
meeting to order, Prsye was OF
fered by Rev. NJ. r. " laon, and
the Proclamation was read by
Judge j. M. Simms, afteg which q
powerful and eloquent ADDRESS was
delivered by Rev E. X. Le7e, the
Orator of the dav. Rev. $. H.
Robertson, David Waters, William
NeNle, J. S. Habersham ~, w. /.
p. Weston, James A. w. Henry
II. Taylor and other die Huisbed
gentlemen. occupied Sc Oh the
platform. The progra.p4o9 was
completed with u grand ri IS par
ade by the military. + slowing is
the' s@t " A=fHI
ADDRESS OF REV. En- 6VE.
FELLOW CITIZENS
+ feel highly 'honorcd ~ being
permitted to speak to YOU gof day on
this suspicious occasion The short
ness of the notice makes n. fear that
shall not be able to in e,est you.
Every people have n day - Celebrate
some great event in their !. cory. The
Negro, in thisis not alona We are
brought together TO da, celebrate
the Emancipation Pr nation
That was the greatest eNeo that hIs
occurred in our hiNtdt, . in thi,
country In celebrating. his daS.
We cannot hclpTtl7nRiu9 ae.darl>
pas survey the present 4l lSI4ng
'aS best, we, can, a pee gAt5 She
future. 14
While this dav ), celc ~. on nc
cessarily calls up the p s. | need
not consume much time IN .peaking:
Of it. The present and osure con-
Germ us most
Slavery with all of i, iuhuman
hardships, wounds, brlist.+, COW
hides, bull whips, patrol aud every
course which the damnaale system
of slavery in this countr4 bad, are
forever gone. Fading ! ~ as the
stairs of the. morning, ! z their
light in the glorious q; : so has
slavery passed away wee.ngly and
sorrowfully only RENE ob-red by
what it has done; to be -Gpplsnted
by a more glorious ,""ch The
reign of the child of lib Long
let thiR hallowed child Ia, Let its
praise be on every tong K. - inspi-
ring love in every bre,,~ benign
influence admired by al ' let the
majestic sway Of its golden scepter
be universal The mig az God said
To- the raging pillows laverv
thus far shalt thou 90, a -urther
and in f86S there was seat calm
on this disturbed sea.
We should thank G vat we
ave free and have some pr.vi-
leges Of American ci . We
enjoy liberty dearly b. The
child of liberty was boz "a. This
country travailcd for fouf S. and
lost some a pure and 80. blood
IS ever coursed through i. Gins of
nortals and amidst the IL, clash
~ arms and the,dvine Of the
nation At Appomatto> aid OF
liberty Wa born which
eharacterizcd the birth as child
caonot be entirely dis with
IN as If Iha i TO . child
MAS horn hard and i,m hard
Ae eneuie, who opp N. birth
San bardlt Sc ,Npcct. E,citlv
snNnt lo iis sucCess in thout
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