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Celebration of the Anniversary of New York and Weat India Emancipation-Our colored friends had a delightful day for their Jubilee, and we were glad to see them so evidently happy in its enjoyment They had, altogether, Cta good time” ofit. .The day was ushered in by the firing of cannons and the ringing of the village bells. The inarch to the Fair Grounds at II o’clockwas enlivened by excellent music from Scott’s Band at Rochester. Some 30U0 or more persons entered the spacious Amphitheatre, where, after religious services, they were addressed by Rev. E. H. Garnett, Frederick Douglass, and Rev. E. P. Rogers j the latter in a poem. We were able to be present only during the address of Mr. Douglass. That was characterized by the speaker’s usual ability and eloquence, andalmost wholly free from the asperity and sarcasm which have marked some of his public performances. We thought it a very capital effort. It was written and is to be published in his paper of next week.We have not space to go into the details of the occasion, and will only say that it was marked throughout with a propriety, order and decorum, very creditable to its managers and to our colored friends generally.The festivities of the day closed with a ball in the evening at Bemi's Hall. It was numerously attended. The music is said to have been excellent, and good order prevailed throughout the night.—Ontario (Canandaigua) Repository*
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Auburn Weekly American
Auburn, New York, US
Wed, Aug 12, 1857
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