Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-15

THE POLITICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
johnson Clnb.-This club had full meeting
last night (Mr. L. yClephane In the chair) and
quite swarm Of accessions to its membership.
Mr.. Isaac Bond rose and stated that he was
conscientious scruples in regard to taking up
arms He would enquire if by joining tns
club he would compromise himself as Friend
A voice The club certainly goes In Tor the
vigorous prosecution of the war. Applause
Mr.. Bond. "Well il can't join I'll give my
dollar anyhow and amid loud cheering he
walked up to the table and laid down MS
dollar
voice move he be elected an honorary
member. fApplause
passed a law enabling Friends who have con-
scienuous scrupies against bloodshed to do
service In hospitals, &c. He himself belonged
to the Society of Friends:
voice. l give the Friends notice, That they
VIII have TO contribute to the support OF the
war their per cent on income. tLaughter.]
Mr.. Elvans said that as the question had
allowed TO sign as a full member of the club;
which motion was carried, and Mr.. Bond went
forward. amid much applause, and signed.
.sIsaac Bond, so far as a consistent member of
the Society of the Friends may"
Mr. Prince. of Massachusetts,, who was
called upon to address the meeting, thought
that though his friend felt conscientious scru-
pies, he felt in the right place, his pocket
daughter. Although he (the speaker) had
great respect for Penn, Fox, Barclay and
others of the Friends, yet he did not feel him.
standard. When he saw the barbarities per-
petrated by the rebels in this war he felt good
deal like barbarian himself. Laughter He
felt q good deal like the Philadelphia Quaker,
who, when insulted, threw down his outer
hablIments, saying. clay there, Quaker,
while give this fellow thrashing." Laugh
Mr. Prince entered at some length upon a
review of the military career Of Gen: McClel-
Ian. While concsding that Gen. Mcclellan
was of unexceptionable private character, he
1ao
of a humbug. As to his political principles or
craftsmanship, he had made no exhibit by
which we can judge. AS to the expectation that
Mcclellan would get large army vote, it was
sufficient to say that not more than two-f1fths
Of the present army Of Mcclellan ever served
under Mcclellan, and as for the great army OF
Grams and Thomas, that army would laugh at
the idea Of voting for Mcclellan. [Applause
and laughter.
Mr. Prince proceeded to contrast the unhar-
Mcclellan at one end and Pendleton at the
other, and Vallandipgham, Wood & Co, scat
tered around miscellaneously thereon, with
the harmonious Union platform, bearing
Abraham Lincoln and glorious Andrew John
son. This war he held was q blessing rather
than curse. 1t had deepened and itensifed
American nationality, and would rid us of the
great curse of chattel slavery. lApplause.l
No QuoRuM.-An adjourned meeting of the
Third ward Democracy was to be held last
night at the New Market Hall, corner 9th and
b streets, bat up to a quarter of nine o'clock,
none of the officers of the former meeting hay
ing made their appearance, the six or eight
gentlemen who had assembled there quietly
dispersed after taking drink at the bar under
the hall.
FIEE.-Last evening the slaughter house of
Michael HomllIer, corner 18th and K streets,
Navy Yard was destroyed by fire in volving
a loss of about $3.50. 1t is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary. There was no
apparatus on the ground, neither was any alarm
given, there being no apparatus on the road and
the engine house closed
SECOND WARD STATION CAsES.-Mary
Weass, disorderly; 50. Rosa Rind, cold, lar
cenY: Jail tor court. John Mem ullen. drunk: