The national Republican., 1867-04-22

architecture, 90 generally seen throuehout N,
country towns ard villages Of Great Brjtaip II,
walls are Of stouei pl,stered inside smoothly; and
the arohsd timbers and beams supporting tbs
roof are stained yellow pine; the p.ws ar Of ths
same wood, yet iagrsinsd, and, being IIned and
cushioned With red velvet are 10 pes, e.,n,rss,
with the carpets and windows Of yariou, bues ~
stained gias which ornament the building To
On eminent banker Of this city Is mainly due N.
credit Of its sreotion through his Hbefality, The
members were enabled TO meet all d.mands
pecuniariIy, and the neat and tasty structure
.tana' to-day, snd we hope viii stand for cen.
tnries to come, q noble and holy attestation 70
his generosity.
DISTRICT REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
WARDS REPREsRsrED.--A convention Of R,di.
cal Republicans was held at wOodward's Hail
on saturday evening. when but two wards were
mr. j. II Holmes, (white,) Of the Sixth ward,
took the chair st 8 80. and called the meeting 20
order, and read the call for the meeting.
Tne roll OF delegates was called, and bat two
wards, the Sixth and Seventh. responded. -
MI. j. Crane (white) was elected president
OF the convention, and Caleb Hughes (colored)
The Chair advertsd to the fact that 90 few were
pre'eut, and suggested that all the present meet
ing should do would be 70 take some preliminary
ao'ion and thsn adjourn. In order to give the
other Yards an opportunity to elect delegates.
| D. H. Parker (colored) said the call for this
| eonrsntion had evidently been misrspressnt.d,
and he thought some action should be taken 10
4 wards ..
Mr.. J. II. Holmes (white) related the history
OF affairs preceding the publication Of tho cali,
ana be said the intention Of the gentlemen max.
ing the call bad been thwartod BY the deception
OF parties who went from ward TO ward 10 stir nm
n0n ha nfanf flaN r..
ers 10 this matter. He thought some means
should be taken to Issue an addrsss to tho voters
and then adjourn until other wards should elect
MT Holmes then referred to the coming election,
and said II appeared to him uuimportaut ur iii
,ne present charter, which was q relic Of barbar,
ism, had been repealed. Und = that charter no
ono could be elected unless he was a white free.
holder No man could hold n seat In tho Coun.
OTIS unless he had that qualification and, In
some OF the wards, three mon could not be 20.
cured who were true Republicans and who pos.
seIsed this qualification.
Mr Q N Barton t-hite) did not see that any.
thing could be done by this meeting except 10
advice other wards to elect delegates
MT u. Dudley (uhitel roso To speak.
The Chair gave him quistus BY telling him
he vas not delegate and could not speak, eI.
copt BY unanimous consent.
Mr.. Dudley asked that consent
Mr. Holmes twhite) objected. The gentleman.
Club and could have o'ed in bis club 90 as to
produce harmony, II he had desired to do 40
Mr. Williams, tShite,) Of the Seventh ward.
deprecated the course that had been pursued by
the ward clubs, as calculated to create and fos.
ter di'cord and dlssension. He thought som.
such convention rs this was necessary, and re.
GREETED that all wards we're not represented n.
wanted some action that would keep the party
together. As to the coming June election he
had no preferences for official position, and nd.
mitted that he had no interest 10 Washington.
His property and interest were In Virginia, and
ho held his citizenship in that State.
Voice. What do you come here and inter.
fero with US for, then?
The question was not noticed by Mr. William,
who prooeedd d to give his views Of the charter
Of toe city Of Washington. He believed the
civii.rights bill swept away all distinction on ac
oount OF color, and he therefore wanted to see
colored men elected to office, in order that tbe
validity Of tho charter could be tested.
The Chair thought that the best course to be
purued was to make proper suggestions and ad.
Journ. He thought the breach was now wide
enough, and the less that was said about the nc.
tion Of the several ward clubs tho better Il i for
the interests Of the party.
Mr.. o. NJ. Barton (white) submitted n reso,p.
tion advising ward clubs to elect delegates, to
meet on Monday, the 29th inst
ID. II. Parker (colored) said the reason that |
there was not full representation here was that
the idea had gone out that this convention in.
Tended to interfere with the nominating oonyen.
uon' aud no wanted clause inserted that II was
no part OF the intention to interfere with nomi.
nations.
5: II. Nc McReynolds (coiored) thought IL the
RADICALS persisted In pursuing this course thew
would defeat themselves, and save the copper.
heads the trouble. rP''
D r, Parker (oolored) said all this fu., coma,
from the interference OF Office seekers was Al
meeting In the Fifth ward a short tim. 400
and that meeting would have elected delegates
70 TINS convention II man from the city had not
come there to electioneer. II Il hadn't been for
that man-snd l am going to speak his name, |
Tor do not care who knows it's Mr., Rbine, |
nardt u It hadn't been for him that meeting
would nave elected delegates; and, according to
the papers, II IL hadn't been for anorbsr f.iiov
interfering at the Fouith ward meeting last nigbt
they would have delegates here. That mans
name 10 Baker. I think the people ought to
know who these ofice.hunters are, | donit ears
one cent who the officers are 30 they are good
hepuoicans. don't want Office myself, but
want tho people to know who is kicking IN ali
this fuss and hunting Office. I want the people
all TO Know their names, and I want the re-
Porter' 10 give their names-Mr Rhinebardt and
MT Baker These men 20 about and do nothing |
put pass re'olutions to split up this party In |
tSe tp rnst ward resolution wns put up to pledge
the club to support a certain man, and gave
notice that ut tho next meeting in the Seventh
ward the same thing would bo tried there, I
will sgree to nothing Of that kind. The wards
make their members pledge to vote for n certain
man, and when the convention meets another
man Is nominated We sro pledged before God
and man to vote for q particular man, and
another man 10 nominated, and then tho party Ia
split l am going to vote for the man that is
nominated In the convention, and for no person
else.
The Chair deprecated all personalities. and
thought such remarks as had been made were
calculated to intensity the bitter feeling already
existing.
The resolution to meet again on the Goth was
then adopted, and the meeting adjourned; after
h'eh an Informal meeting was organised to hear
explanations from outsiders
DIR. Eckert, of the Fifth ward, and Mr.. Gross
man. ("hte,) Of the Fourh ward, and Others,
explained the action Of their wards
MI O. King thought an executive committee
m absolute necessity. and he believed that with
such committee oven the Fourth ward could bo
,arrisd He had heard some valuable inforua.
lion to-day, but would not say what that in.
formation was, for he did not want Il 10 be ex.
planned through the press.
After some further explanation the informal
meeting adjourned.
DANGEROUS PRACrICE.-A number of
young men residing On g street, in the vicinity
of the Patent Once, have been amusing them
'elyes daily by shooting with rife and rovolyur
from window Of their boarding. house, into the
yards Of the surrounding residences at any oh.