Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-01
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

DRAFT MEETING IN THE SEvRNTH WARD
another nesting at the land Hail, in reference
10 the draft-Mr. G. g. Noyes In the chair, and Mr..
W. J. Murtagh secretsry. T.
credits to the quota OF the ward %. The amount
received, Sssieoli expended, se,ess.7o; on hand,
a,sas:a7 There has Dctn nothing done since the
previous mornipg, In recruiting. They had negc-
tiAtsd for substitute, but the Third ward out
bid them. The question wss,whst was TO be Gone
p an would be to dividelt among the drafted men
who are not members Of the club, each man reeeiv-
ing about saai but should some Of the drafted men
be members Of the Bacon Ciah, the amount to zach
man would be from $40 to $50 perhaps,
Mr.. W. H. thompson asked what amount had
Seored msai fSe Of ssr Rss y
go in the service, and he thought the amount con-
tributcd by them should be returned.
shared with the whites by the reduction Of the
quota OF the ward, through the recruits put In by
the money OF the association and that Il would be
Mr.. Semmcs stated tina. the amour, could be
| readily determined, for the quota had been re-.
dueed 90 men, which was about per cent.
Mr.. Murtagh referred to the bill pl,Ied by the
2 ssys those
the money from the Bank OF Washington and Jay
Cooke 4 Co., each OF whom had advanced s2S, !
who are not members OF any club, and who are
not abls to procure substitutes. Some action
should be taken In order that the wards propoT-
| Mr.. W, II McGinnis said the bill did not state
that the benefits should not apply to members OF
clubs.
MIR. DIurtash replied that the construction put
| on the bill by the Mayor and Others was that Il
should not apply to members Of the clubs, and Il
,Ssrsy Would oS hs Sspsst
| the act,
drafted who are members OF the club wanted
money enough to get substitute and also share
Of the balaIoe aHd no doubt they would also claim
The Chair stated that reversi members Of the
Councils had met at the Mayors once that day,
and It had been determined that some amendatofy
OF the Councils, by which tho,e who have arrived
at military age since the slst Of December 1855,
sh,ll not be debarred from beneht by the sppro'
FTiatiou, as they are by the bill 2aised II was
| also proper that such citizens as have been
dropped from the poll-list accidentally by the as
sess4r and are qualified to vote on certificate
NJ, aiurts offered the following reso' utions
0bicn were unanipouHly adoptedl ,
the association, together with the treasurer, be
appointed from various sections Of the ward, to
at in OOnJunstion with the Mayor in pr9suiipS
portion Of the bouaty nnd, for the citizens Of the
ward, in sceoi dance with the provisions OF the
bill
Rssolred, That sid committee shall dstermius
from the character OF the testimony who shall BE-
entitled to the benefit OF the fund.
Resolved That In "rder to facilitate the buslnesi
of the comm dter, they shall have power 70 employ
q clerk at q re BonAble comuensAtion. -
Rs,O,ysd, That the fund Q, & the .s.ooistion ,hA,
to Sci vice who arc not members Of any exemp liOI
club, and who have contributed to ssid fund.
ssn%ss, % ". J MS1iass, Geo. WHITE, s2 d. ;. ci.rr L. (
Dr.. II. Croggon, Thos. Llovd, W. D. Mo0innis
: ,, A. Boswell, to which the chair was added, OF
Mr ". h. Thompson offered resolution author
Fing tue surer 70 " over TO the oolorsd peop
the amount contributed BY them less proper
| q 0NOenuNd
MI. Murt.sh sugg asted that representative O
ent, and suggested that he be COZ suited.
Mr. wilkinson sad there was feeling anon
;: e s sS sSg, si S e. Ss
/ leClsd would be svailabs ior them. II seemed /
man for himacl and God for us all tIsughtsr.
) onu of his friends went to the Provost Marshal
70 see Il he was drafted, was chucked right IN, an
= not given time even to return and SEQ his wife
r [LAughterl He sskei Il this was according 4
r law. He un erstood that man should have te
psoSs Sag f
and II the ship could not salt Ilong smoothly, h
y he thought 1T best to part company and get fhti
= Nj. se@msS m d sid the OolorsI men draf Cd woul
1 receive the same as the whita men drafted, abou
/ Mr' MSTtsHS uoyeped the whole srouss. o'u'''A'
The Chair satd III st the oolored peopls would
d better by sharing equally with tho white draite
II | to them,
Y Mr.. Thompson then Withdrew his Ee.oluti
y Mr.. Semmes suggested that . ball be given fO
3 the beneft OF the drafted men OF the ward. Oths
J; wATds had benOis giyen BY the theatres and oths
v places OF amusement located 10 their wards, a.
something Of the kind would mAtshaly add to th
y tunds OF the ward. 49,.
o The suggestion was AdoP'ed by AeGlAnA'ioI
~ and Mr. MurlAgh moved the appointment OF
" committee ts make the necessary arrangement
n CRniGd.
= The folio wing wsrs appointed on the commits
J n, semmes W. J. Foster, Jackson Yates, Wa
e T. II III, W. 7. Ford, W. II. ThompIan, W, Ii. M
n 0inhiS, y. A. Roswell, W. ]. MurtAgh, f. II, Ore
u DRY, Levi Jones, Vim. Thomas Stone, John
dudley, 2. Q. HAmllto George White, John Ca
. dTiek, John y. HaVenner, James LAFontAine, n. |
y Bsrlle, Thomas /, Lloyd, II. X Gray, @. g. haye
q The m.stihs adjourned, subject to the call OF u
d PrsIidsnt.
q AARRIA0Es IN sEPTEMAER, ,-nurlng Il
,r month oI septsmbsr, lu.I Psassd, J1S mafriA|