Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-09

elect FIVE delegates from each ward 70
| city convention 10 nominate candidate ior
| Mayor
| Mr. Aiken also offered the following
Rssoired, That committee OF conference
| mocratie Association, be selected BY the presl-
ent, who shall be ex-ofhcio chairman, for the
\ purpose Of conferring, under insrucuons OF
| THE association, from time 70 time, with the
| National Union Club of this cIty for he inter-
| ests OF the conservative people, and 10 secure
| united and harmonious political action with all
kindred associations having in view the sup
| port of the policy Of the Administration OF
Andrew johnson.
] Or Clayton opposed the resolution. and stated
that he did not believe as some that the Demo
cratic party was dead or nearly. He thought
the association should not extend Itself 70 other
associations until ~ was IN ytted other associa-
tons should respect this, which was the oldest.
/ The fact that the party in 1854 lolled l,SOo0C0
votes, ey ide nee that IL was not dead, and then
those in eleven States did not vote. III the
| party can give that number when sick what
He argued that IL was fear OF the Democratic
| party which induces the radicals 70 make their
| Snshughis on the Constitution. Ii was charged
oy some that the Democratic party brought on
| the war and, admitting Il to De true IL does not
1 SIGNIFY that the Democrats could not save the
| country. An example is found an the Gospel,
| loI sln was brought INTO the world thr0ngh
| woman who was tempted, and the saviour
| ais came into the world through woman
| Surgeons when treating wounds, first try the
| indentaton process, IL Is called, and IL IL
| does not succeed try suppuration, and the
| President finding the country bleeding. first
| IKE a good surgeon. tried the former and was
| fasr healIng the wounds when the fellows met
| IN the Capitol and insisted that the other meth
| ID should be tried. He was in favor Of the
| Presidents policy and believed that If ne had
| been allowed TO go on, ere this peace, prosperi-
| ~ and good feeling would have reigned
| throughout the country.
Captain Garey moved an smendmet TO strike
on ha sge Nasg .an TT..s...
sert "Ai Conservative Organizations" He
| said a resolution had been adopted looking 20
uniting with all conservative organizations,
and asked II in this case the same idea was not
| intended. He expressed the opinion IL they
operated only rs Democrats they would be de-
ieaieG- We want all conservative men 70 rally
and haul out the renegades who come here and
attempt To teach Us how things are done ..tu
hum" Laughter and applause.l
MI. Aiken accepted the amendment proposed
by Mr.. Gary.
DIR. Clayton said that Tom Florence, Bill
Gary ard Dr. Clayton had been together so
long that he supposed they would have 10
work together again, laughter, 4 and he with
drew his objections
Col. Florence remarked that he liked the
catholic spirit exhibited, and he hoped that
| none VIII refuse 70 associate with others not
strictly in the church. He was one Of those
who believed that he was in the midst of a
crisis, and strength was needed; therefore he
was Tor inviting all into the Democratic love
feast 10 organize against arrant 4 despotisn
| as ever dIsgIaced the earth.
| The resolution was adopted. and Messrs Al
ken, Hoover. Florence, Schmidt and Finn ap-
| pointed the committee.
Mr.. Gary made a short address in which he
| referred 10 his former political associations he
having been an Old Line Whig, and learned
ms hrst lessons from that atsturdy patriot, Henry
| Clay.
Senator Salisbury beng called on remarked
mat wings. when they joined the Democratic
party, became good Democrats, but that when
Democrats went over TO the Republican party
they Were the meanest kind of Radicals. There
Cn vii a as
and be went on to speak Of Secretary stanton
as the vilest of the vIle and Seward as the
first Of disunionists. While the President
keeps such men around him who cannot or
VIII not get him a vote in Congress, there is no
telling what will result from the present reyo-
| luton in the political world.
Gen. Trimble followed. speaking of the ac-
iion Of the Radicals saying that the war was
sand 10 be prosecuted for the restoration Of the
Union, and that only, bat that after the supre-
| macy OF the Government had been established
| the Radicals then turned their attention TO
| negro suffrage, and in his State officers had
been elected IN violation Of the laws Of has
| State.
| Col. Wheeler being called on, made a few re-
| marks, in which he stated if h-ll was raked
| with fne-tooth comb such a set of scamps
| as are now in Congress could not be raked up.
| He did no; mean all, however, for he could
name some gentlemen in Congress.
| After some conversational debate he meet
| ing adjourned.
CLEANSING TIE CITY.-The following report
4 VI NdpAtlu w 4. local superintendent
Of freedmen, shows that the work Of cleaning
out the most filthy quarters Of the city is pro.
gres sing with considerable energy
| Bureau refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned
| Lands, Office Local Superintendent, D. q. Wash
| ingtOR, Apri. 7-Brevet Major W. W Rogers,
| a A. A. G., Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and
abandoned Lands. District of Columbia =
| MAJOR: L have the honor % report that the
work Of cleansing the quarters and premises OF
freedmen Is being conducted with Yigor. One
squad OF ten non commissioned officers is
i W m fha -
| The vicinity OF l6th street and Rhode Island
avenue. The tenements in this locality are scat
| tered, and are well situated with respect 10 air
and light though generally small and built of
l poor matt t-ials. In the yacan: lot east of 18th
street and south Of Rhode Island avenue are
| collie ctions Of filth which should be removed
| The different collections of teEements north OF "
| street, 10 boundary, and between Sth and
| 10th streets, have been cleansed and white
| washed. Improvements by city authorities
| IN certain localities, heretofore suggested,
have been made. In the middle of Vermont
| avenue, between q and X streets, on the west
SIDE of Vermont avenue, between q and r
sueets, and between 12ih and Vermont av-
enue and and q streets, there are ponds of
stagnant water, which, unless filed up. will
cause sickness when hot weather approaches.
4 A second squad OF ten non-commissioned Of
hcers are at work on the square between Sd
and u streets and NJ and streets, Island In
ms locality, which is immediately south OF
| that known as Fredericksburg, are many ten
| ements occupied by freedmen. The freedmen
are taking hold OF the work here vigorously
L III the same on Lne nOrtn side OF Van
street, which is between and parallel 70 Nj and
| n streets, are a number OF tehements owned by
| a man named Clark, and occupied by white
| persons The condition of these tencments,
and the yards connected herewith, are in
| equally as bad a state of police as any occu-
| pied by freedmen, and especially require the
attention OF the proper health officer. The To-
cality known as Fredericksburg" has been
| well cleansed. and the tenements, with few
| exceptions, whltewashed, the exceptions being
| those tenements the occupants Of which are
| either sick absent. The filth collected in
| his locality has been removed by the city an
| thorities. Altogether. the work so far has been
thorough, and in my opinion, satisfactory.
Very respectfully, your obedIent servant,
WIN. r. SPURGIN,
| Local Superintendent Dist. Col.