For Frederick Douglass' Paper.

MR. DOUGLAS: DEAR SIR:—Presuming that you have not many correspondents in San Francisco, and that you might wish to hear some account of the celebration of the 1st of August, by our citizens, I venture to communicate a brief description thereof.

There are some sixteen hundred colored people in San Francisco. To allow the great event of West India Emancipation to pass without mark or notice, was not to be thought of; yet, to so late an hour, had the planning of suitable arrangements been postponed, that it was impossible to make the necessary arrangements, and announce them to the public, so that during the day only the children with their parents and friends were out.

The day was a lovely one, nor could we have had a better. Agreeably to arrangements made by their teachers, the children connected with the Sabbath Schools of the several colored churches, together with the scholars of the colored primary school in the city, assembled at Zion's Church, Rev. John J. Moore, pastor. Here the children recited some fine selections of prose and poetry.—From Mr. Moore's church, the children, with their teachers, accompanied by parents and such friends as chose, marched to the room of the colored school primary—the vestry of St. Cyperian Methodist Episcopal Church, where a fine collation, an abundance and variety of refreshments had been prepared for the children, by their teachers, parents and friends, who were also their guests.

Here the children and their friends enjoyed themselves in a pleasant and social manner. At 8 o'clock in the evening, the company marched back to Zion's Church, where the exercises of the evening were performed. These consisted of admirable recitations, and several of them were extremely appropriate selections of poetry and prose. These children are under the tuition of Rev. John J. Moore, public school teacher and pastor of Zion's Church; and several of them did him great credit by the admirable manner in which they acquitted themselves. This part of the exercise was particularly pleasing to the audience which crowded the house. After the children had finished, Mr. Townsend, in behalf of the teachers, presented testimonials of approval to the more meritorious of the children, in the form of boquets,
accompanying each with suitable remarks.

Rev. Thomas H. Ward, pastor of St. Cyprian
Church, being present, was called up,
and offered a brief though eloquent speech.
Excellent remarks were also made by Messrs.
Wm. Newby, G. B. Sanderson, and Joe C.
Jenkins.

Thus passed the day; and if not accompanied
by all the circumstances and enthusiasm
of celebrations on the Atlantic side, it
was an occasion interesting, agreeable and
profitable to those who saw and heard.

Yours most respectfully,

JOHN J. MOORE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 1854.