The national Republican., 1866-08-08
m MAssAcHUsETTs WHEELING INTO
LIME.

Delegates 10 the Phfladelphia and Fanssii
Hall Conventisns-Msst In Chelsea,
. Quincy, woburs, Hyde Park, sna Oehsr
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Reported for the Boston Post Of the 6th.l
WARD MEETINGS ro-sIaHr
The supporter Of The National Government, or
those who uphold President Johnson's reconstruo-
ion policy in Boston, win hold meetings this even
ing In the several ward rooms, at 8 o'clock, TO
choose delegates to attend the convention At Fan
suil Hall, for selecting delegates to the Philadsl
phia Convention. There is prospect Of large at
tendance. The meetings promise to be Of interest
QUINCY.
In accordance with the published call, meeting
Of the friends Of the Philadelphia Convention was
held at Quincy on Saturday evening last, for the
purpose Of sisoting delegates to the Fsnsuil Hall
Convention.
The meeting was called to order at 81 O'Clock.
In the absence Of Hon. John Q. Adams, whose name
elected chairman. The meeting was further organ.
issd BY the election Of John Chamberlain - score
tary. y
Mr.. Brackstt, on taking the chair, said that all
present were disappointed.in not seeing Mr.. Adams
in the chair, as that gentleman had intended to
address his fellow at this time but having
been prostratsd by sickness II was impossible for
hin to fulhl his promise. After thanking the meet
ing for the honor conferred on him, Mr.. Bracket
said that II Is now almost Eve and . half years
since the people of Quincy assembled in the hall for
the purpose Of seeing what could be done toward
bringing tho war 70 an end. At that time the old
dag was raised on almost every house in the vii
lage, and sent forth her soldiers under the COM
mand Of the gallsnt Colonel Packard. The war has
successfully terminated, and tho Aag waves In tr-
umph throughout the whole domain. The Duke Of
Wellington once said that next to defeat, moth.
ing was TO be SO much avoided ss victory. The
country 10 victorious and It is for the lawmakers
to show that they are men. II our servants in Con-
gress have shown themselves unfit to perform the
duties incumbent upon them, II is the duty Of the
people to rise In their might and majesty and All
their places with others. The Faneuil Hall Con.
venton has been called for the purpose of taking
step in this direction, and this meeting has been
called TO choose delegates to that Convention which
Ia to elect men to represent Massachusetts, at Phil
adelphia.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Brackets remarks, on
motion of DR.. William s. Pattee, q committee Of
four were nominated at large to retire and report
the names Of thirteen gentlemen for delegates to
represent the town Of Quincy in the Faneuil Hall
Convention.
Msssrs. VIM. T. Patten Dom, James T. Psnni-
Eleauer Frederick CDem.,) were appointed as such
COMMITTEES and subsequently, reported the follow
ing names:
Del.gats.--At Large-John Quincy Adams,
Repub.i Jefry R. Brackett, whig; John Brieslsr,
Repub. wm. g. Rattes, Dem; Whitcomb Porter,
Repub.; Eleazsr Frederick, Dem; Lewis Ross,
Repub, Geo. Cahill, Dem; Horace b. Spear,
Repub. @. W. B. Taylor, Whig; VIM D. Duggan,
Repub. BENZ Curtis, Dem; John B. Bass, Repub.
The report Of the committee was adopted.
On motion, II was voted that the nominating
committee have the power to fill vacancies. The
meeting then adjourned.
CHELSEA.
The supporters Of President johnson in Chelsea
held meeting in City Hall, Saturday evening
The call embraced all who sympathizs with the sen.
timents and objects contained In the call for the
National Union Convention which assemblies In
Philadelphia on the l4th instant, and was for the
purpose Of choosing delegates to attend the Union
State Convention, to be held at Fsneuil Hall on
Wednesday next The meeting was held in 70.
sponse to q call Of Charles Durham, Esq, Chair
man Of the Democratic Ward and City Committee.
Tho meeting was called to order by Mr.. Durham.
Pummer Chessy, Esq, was chosen to preside, and
Edwin Q. Barnes oficated as Secretary. The
Chairman, on assuming the duties Of the evening,
made brief address, and said he was In favor OF
any aud all measures which advocate and support
the Union. He urged q cordial support of the
present movement.
On motion, 4 committee Of two from each ward
was then appointed to retire and nominate dele
gates to the State conventions and in behalf Of tho
committee, George @. Bailey reported. as follows:
Ward o,e-John X. Dufur, Plummsr Chesey,
George @. Bailey, Loring @. Dale, Rufus 9. Owen,
Samuel 0lcutt.
Ward Two-Prankliu Knight, VIM. Andrews,
Edwin Q. Barnes, John Mulloy, John M. 0Iton,
Lewis Cheney.
Ward Thrse-E. B. Phillips, Elijah Couillard,
Henry Wilson, James Vaneyer, Robert G. flaming,
Isaac l.. Plummer.
Ward Four-Gsorge W. Norris. John Dodge,
sis, Ivory Wells.
At Lsrgs-Oapt. Joseph Brooks and Chas. Dur
ham.
The report OF the committee was adopted, and
the committee was then empowered to All vaosn-
oies, II any should occur, after which the meeting
adjourned.
At meeting in woburn Of the friends of the
present National Administration II was voted to
send delegates to attend the State convention to
be held in Boston the sth inst, in Fansuil Hall,
as follows;
Abijah Thompson, J. P. Converse, John Cum.
mings, IT,, A. q. Thompson, Stephen Dow, Walton
Frost, Stephen Nichols, VIM. NJ. Miller, Artemus
Wood, T. J. Callabarn, P. Crehan, John q. Cole,
7. ]. Pierce, Augustus Roundy.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That We are strongly In favor of the
Constitution, Union, enforcement Of the laws, and
the 70 united States.
Resoiped, That while we lay aside party lines,
names and issues, We look with favor upon and ap.
prove the policy Of Andrew johnson, the President
Of the United States Of America.
NEwBURYP0RT.
The call for q caucus to choose delegates to the
Faneuil Hall convention Is published In the New
buryport Herald, which says, Mayor Graves heads
the call and following are four ex-mayors-all now
In the city, and all We have ever had, except one
absent, and two deceased, Of whom, were they here
to-day, none would withhold support from the Ad-
The names that come after are chiefly
and two Of them are members of the
Republican City Committee Any number of names
.o.il l.,. ko.. h.a to sucb n sail had thay haas