The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-10-25

Jasper Gibbs, Jr. Arthur Rhodes
A. Wright T. w. Stepp
L. P. Moore Ralph watson
REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE.
r. B. Chapman Alex. Payne
VIM. Aston j. A. SayleS
R. H. Anderson w. S. Butler
B. c.. Archer j. La Coste
J. H. Bannister J. w. Blair
j. w. Barnett B. j. Jeter
M. w. Bradshaw w. T. Mitchell
R. E. COusby Chas. Saunders
Robert Marshall w. J. Utley
G.. w. Edwards Jas. A. VasB
T. 70. Franklin r. T. Waters
L. B. Greer G.. W. Patterson
Henry High Veassus Pope
Samuel Hatcher Tolbert Bush
W. Jenkins J.. w. Milton
M. A. johnson r. J. Solomon
J. r. Lawrence Wm w. Mills.
Then began the formulation Of the
program for the occasion which was
arranged as published in fac-simile
elsewhere in this issue.
The programs were elegant speci-
mems of the "art preservative of all
arts The order of dances shows that
the music played for the same is al
most entirely by Afro-American COM
posers which added not little to this
enjoyable feature.
The Celebration.
The celebration was held in Arcan-
UNI Hall, one of the handsomest and
most complete in the city, with it's
elegant reception rooms, smoking
room, dining rooms, kitchen, etc., the
whole being used.
When the hour for opening began
seated on the plallOrm were: Secre-
tary of the State of Minnesota, Julius
A. Schmahl, Judge John w. Finehout
Sergt John w. Harper, Master of Ger
emonies, Rev. George w. Camp, at
tornies w. R. Morris, w. T. Francis
and J. Louis Erwin and editor ]. O..
Adams.
After a beautiful overture, Thunder
Cloud,'' by the Mccullough orchestra,
Rev. George w. Camp, pastor of the
Zion Presbyterian church offered
the invocation Then followed the
reading of Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation by editor J. @. Adams.
This was followed by an address by
attorney J. Louis Erwin.
"LlNCOLN AND THE EMANClPA.
TION."
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men:-I would not consider myself a
man worthy of the name, did I not
feel a source of pride in being called
upon to address you this evening. The
Emancipation Proclamation was issued
by Mr.. Lincoln, Sept 23rd, 1862, and
took effect January LIST, 1868. The
first emancipation proclamation was
written by Mr.. Lincoln, July 22nd
1862, but for reasons never disclosed
was not issued. To my mind, this
paper is second in Importance only
to the Constitution of the United
States, which has often been described
to be the greatest instrument ever de
vised for the government Of man. II
is not only important to the Afro
Americans of this country, but equally
so to the white people and to all the
people of the civilized world, since
this was the last great country tt
abolish legalized slavery, and exhibits
the greatness of Mr.. Lincoln.
While posterity is endeavoring, very
wisely, to discredit and to forget {
great part of the painful civil war; i
is cheering to note that no effort ha:
to be made to forget anything abou
President Lincoln. In his case, in
furious gossip has long since dice
away and been buried. Whatever
might be said of him in other respects
at least the purity and singleness Of hi:
patriotism shines brilliant and lumin
Gus through all the cloud dust of de
rogation.
BY his position he had more a
stake, both in his life time and before
the tribunals of the future years, thai
any other person in the country; ye
there was only one idea in his mind
and that was: NOT THAT Hi
SHOULD SAVE THE COUNTRY
BUT THAT THE COUNTRY SHOULD
BE SAVED. Not the faintest shadov
of self ever fell for an instant acros
this simple purpose. He was intent t.
play his part out faithfully, with al
the ability which he could bring to it
but anyone else who could, might vii
and wear the title of savior. H
chiefly cared that the saving shoul
be done. Never once did he maniI
ulate any covert magnet to draw tt
ward himself, the credit or the glor
of measure or move. To his OW
future he seemed to give no thought
In order to fully appreciate tn
greatness of Mr.. Lincoln, with refel
SuCo 10 Lu0 emancipation VI CAS o1dFs
we need only to study his policy care
fully: First he proposed, GRADUA.
EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES
Second, Compensation to the Owner
and Third, Colonization of the fire
Colored people.
Had Mr. Lincoln's first propositio
been fully comprehended, instead {
turning out 100000 of ignorar
slaves upon a section of the countr
which could not care for itself; W
would have had a system whereby tn
ex-slaves could have worked out thei
own destiny, people taught to SUI
port themselves and to improve tn
community in which they were
dwell.
Had Mr.. Lincoln's second propos
ton been fully comprehended; an
had the United States governmen
paid to each slave holder $500 a hea
for each slave, as Mr.. Lincoln sut
gested, all the slaves in the state {
Virginia could have been purchase
for less than it took to maintain tn
war for single day. This would nc
have only been great saving frol
an economical point of view, and
lives and blood, but friendlier rel