Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-08

ODD FELLOWS, HALL-The great MiltonIan
Tabieaux sui on exhibition s--s-#..f
MEETING OF THE SEVENTH WARD X kDIC Al
RKPUBLIckN CLUE Last evening the egulIr
meeting OF this association was held al FUR.
ner Hail. Mr. +. A Boswell lin the chair, and
Dr. VIM. Boy SECRETARY. A number OF per-
sons, among them John. Coulson, Jonathan
Jones, ard A. u. Moore. handed their names
IN as members, and after being reported by the
executINe committee, were elected.
Robert H. WILKINSON fcolored) offered res-
olutiOE for the appointment OF a committee To
investigate the case OF blind man who was
arrested for selling matches, fined SO, aud
committed 10 the work house, from which ne
was released by Mayor Walisch, whose per-
mission he had 10 sell matches at the time.
The resolution was adopted, and the follow
ing were appointed the committee: Messrs.
4, ~: N MI tso.'rsd;l =, H Crane,
Rev. WI. ~ aIker (coiIred. oifsre A a'reso-
luion tha he AssOCial ions ous ness ne trans
acted by tts own members. which, after some
debate, was ADOPT d. --e.5 -.tr --
Mr. JOsrph Williams. of Fredericks burg.
NIrg ma, offered a resolution praying that
Congress should so modify the charter of the
city go as TO provide for the election of M Iyor
at The next June election. and that a commits
tee OF i've b. appointed 10. confe- with the oth-
er wards for the purpose of bringing the mat
ter before Congress; which was adopted.
Mr.. j. III. Crane remarked that he could see
DO use of the resol ution-t that il had wei ght-
The Chair-s.I unders,o at the time,'1
and II looked as If the association were dong
what They Lave been accused OF doing-slr-
ing up strife. and he protested against sharing
any portion of the odium which the passage OF
the resolution would entail the associa-
tIon-
The following were appointed the commit
tee Jos. Williams (whIte), John X. Pierce
1Whitel. X. ii. wilkinson (coloredl, Arthur
Panneil (colored) Geo $. Hepburn (white).
claring that the Radical Republicans have
generally been ignored ny the Senate and
House of Representatives or by officers of
those bodies; tnat Il. II. French never en-
m ii phoIs
could be found; that MI. Brown. Sergeant at
Arms OF the Senate, and Capt. GOodenow ",
Doorkeeper OF the House, have men under
them who continually make invidious dis
tInctiOn IN regard 10 color: and that they who
have periled their lives for the government
during the rebellion ought to be cared for ia
the distribution OF the offices in the gift of a
loyal Congress. -
Dir j. Ii. Crane (white) thought thai the AL
legations against Mr. Brown were not correct
Mr.. Reuben Bacon (white) said thar Mr.
Brown had an indiv nal name ed Dudley under
nm, who, IN the City Councils. voted TO RAISE
sS7,5CO for The volunteers, and after wards voted
tor supplementary bill providing tnst none
but those who pad the school tax should re-
ceiye any portion of this money, thus exclu-
ding the colored people from Its benefits
Mr. w. A. Wilson, (white. He has got
half dozen other rebels under him which
know" ID. - -
Mr.. Crane knew of some good men who we're
under Mr. Brown.
DIR. Boyd said he knew French to be a syco-
pnant and hypocriie, and more than once he
had proved himself a mar He had known
French for years, and when he was elected
president OF the first Republican association,
ne (the speaker) told them mat he was hypo-
critic, and they have since found il ont and had
gone TO shaving cOrns. T..
Mr.. Crane suggested that French had been
DIR. Boyd repned :-.Well, we want men
VINO wili not go baek on rs and do as had been
NOice-Like job Angus
Another Eoice--Henry Halliday.
A third VOiee-Billy Wise. ff
Ilr Rnrh ~
Boyd proceeded TO charge that in nearly eyery
once about the Capitol, held by residents OF
the District, was nlied by copperheads.
MI Boswell (white) urged that these resolu-
ions were al Indictment OF Congress, and
said that the ends could be accomplished in
After some further uBimportaut debate the
resolutions were rejected.
Dr. Boyd offered a series OF resslu tons de :
eIarlng. ISt, that expediency. policy, and COM
promise must not be known in the radical vo-
eaoulary; I'd, 10 make compromise Is to take
aprice for liberty and justice; Cd, that policy
Is only another name for compromise: Attn. that
when they make nominations that thew will
nominate none but the coiored mans friend
whose record is clear from the beginning 5th,
mat "A making nominations no qualifications
shall be sought but honesty, ability, and in i.
tegrity to principle, without regard to color
6tn, tnat they will support no man who will
not pledge himself 10 make a clean sweep of
every sympathIZer with rebels or my pole W
4tn, that every radical shall be committee of
one 70 mark every person Offering induce
The resolutions were considered seriatim
The fourth was laid on the table
MT X Bacon moved to strike out the words
without regard 10 COLOR in the fifth resoIu-
ton. Y
DR.. Boyd said that he was in favor if he
ssktd a Solored man to vote for him, TO vote
Tor a eolOred man, aud he wanted them to
have an equal chance.
MI Bacon said that if a black man or eq uaI
attainments with a white man was a candi-
cate ior ONCE he would vote for the blac x
man 10 break down prejudice The resolution
Was complete without these words.
MI j. IA. Crane wished the words 20 remain
10 prevent any Misrepresentation
Rev w. J. Walker (colored) said that he
wanted II UNDERWOOD that the eolored people
wanted share Of the offices.
Mr.. Joseph Williams, (of Fredericksburg
Nnginla,) said that be wanted the blac me IA
70 De represented In the offices, and to consti-
tuIe at least one fourth OF the police force He
ono not wish the word color nsed-they were
All men. IL was misrepresentation to use
r ne, rms I'm White and eolored IN connection
wild The proceedings of the association
The words were stricken out. 20
Inc resolutions were adopted as a whole, ex-
eepung The ioHrth one. =.
Mr.. q. H Newman Icolored1 snoLa ~,
aseh< enoeaVoring TO get colored men to lea We
tne cry on pretence OF going to Texas or other
places 10 work, and urged that the members
should do all they could TO break an this bn 81.
Less, winch was IN his opinion an attempt to
operate on the election. ~
III Boyd offered q series of resolutions set
ing -orih that an organization calling them.
serves The Board OF Trade" ciaim 10 repre.
seht me wealth and sentiments of the people
before Congress, " no are banded together for
scarcely any hing but their own aggrandize-
nent, and declaring n at 10 Is as sumption on
eirpart To represent tbatthe PEG pie are in ia
Nor OF asurreDder the charter, or 10 be mad
the vessels or Tools OF any set of money unters
and that few Of The Board OF Trade would
take an Interest in a new centre market il
there Were no chances 10 make a speculation
on IL.
Mr.. Crane moved to lay the resolutions on
the table. which was agreed TO.
Mr. Joseph Williams moved the appoInt
ment OF a committee 70 inquire into the aIega-
tons contained in the resolutions offered by
DIR. BOYD. against certain OH GERS at the Cant
toll hich was carried, and the following were
appointed: Msssrs. Reuben Bacon, Dir Vim
Boyd, VIM A Wilson, John r. Pierce. aud 7
II, Crane, (all white
After some general remarks by CT H. Dy-
son, (coIored,) j H Crane, white and tbe
CHAIR the meeting adjourned
POTOMAC WATER.-At no distant day the
District VIII be supplied with pure. linn MD
wafer, direct from the upper Potomac al a. rrat
rails. instead of that no. supplied from Pow
der Null branch. This will he dons IN ,,a.aa