The national Republican., 1867-10-31

1 ooetu VS. hstu J@.s@ttay sttctuUVn uk x O'cloo
to consider the request Of Professor Barnard
Commis,ionsr Of Education, 60 have the censu
Of the District, authorized BY Congress, take,
BY members Of the Metropolitan Police NO an
preparation having been made for taking III,
same, and tho police organization being wei
adapted for tho purpose. II Ia proposed tha
circular. one side having printed list O
questions to be answered by any member Of Ia,
housshold, and the other side direction, 70,
answering them, be distributed by the police
/ one to each tenement. The circular will oon'
tain request that the questions shall be an.
swersd BY o certain day, at which time tbey
will be collected and compiled, and the populs.
tion Of the District In the aggregate, and bv
wards and squares, announced the next day,
Tho questions to be answered will show IN.
population, white and black; their names and
sges, both resident and temporarily sojourniog.
those owning or renting; the number Of fam mn !,
In tho house, II there be more than one; IN,
| lumber ofchildrsn attending public or priy.te
schools, with their ages; tho number ,,ot a..
tending school; the material In the cons .ruction
and the condition Of tenement houses, with Tho
matters Of interest necessary to make a cen,u.
that will be Of tho greatest importr nee 10 tbe
Bureau Of Education, the police f,roe and ths
citizens Of the District. II is ex'Jeoted that a
will DO completed In detail In the space of oue
| month from the receipt Of the in formation, The
Board instructed the superinte 1dent TO co.opor.
ate with Professor Barnard in the fullest man.
ner. His Honor Mayor Wa iisch has t.k,n !,
| deep interest In this matter and the CITY Coen.
ellis have made an appropri' .tiou to aid fi Ssrry.
ing II out. 1t 10 unders food that Oh. Mnyor
will, 10 connection with Mayor welch ofG sory..
town, and DR.. Nichols, president of tha Law
Court make an official public rsp ouncen.nt 10
the citizens Of the District, to give aid and co.
operation to the object, by Promptly and care.
iuiiy answering the questions In the circular,
ham "a -. L..
for their collection. Itis also expected tbat IN.
city press will give thsb aid By the publication
OF such informant on AZ will make residents thor.
oughly aware Of thu time and manner Of giving
the iniormatiorI. 1t Is also hoped that each
family that sh all receive q circular will prompt.
ana core city answer the questions. Where
they cannot read or write It Is expected that they
viii call Ira some neighbor who can.
The tHvENrH WARD REPUBLICAN, CLup.-
Ihen suisr meeting Of the Seventh Ward Re.
puof can Club was held last evening In the
ere Aduen's school.house, corner Of Delaware
nv enue and street.
| The meeting was called to order by the Presi.
dent, DR.. VIM Boyd, and the minutes Of the
Mr.. Wilson, and adopted.
The following resolution handed In by mem.
Der Of the club, was read by the president, and
| on motion, unanimously adopted:
| Rssoirsd That tho Seventh Ward Republican
Club do hereby tender their unfeigned thanks to
the Soldiers and Sailors Union League Of Wash.
ington, D. O., for their timely and patriotic ad-
dress to their comrades throughout this broad
| country, on the evening of October 81, 1867,
they having given shape and circulation to ideas
which We, as Radicals, not only adopt but most
| cordially endorsei and We hope every patriotic
| newspaper will give It all the circulation that
| the present crisis demands
Previous to the adoption Of the resolution,
Dr.. Boyd said there were two Army and Navy
Unions-one loyal one, the other called con-
ssrvative, but who had among them some Of the
rankest copperheads. There were also captains
and majors who had been In the Union army who,
If they were not scape.goats, were turn.ooats.
The President stated, in consequence OF the
absenes Of the secretary and . number Of mem.
bsrs Of the club, he felt hesitation In proposing
the names Of tho members he wished to act on
committees.
On motion Of Mr.. Panneli, colored, the whole
matter was postponed until next meeting.
The President also laid before ths meeting
resolutions In regard to the appointY1 / Of can
vsssiug and congressional committ06S
Mr.. Manning, colOred, moved thsy~ laid over
until next meeting Agrsedto to.
Discussion ensued as to when the future meet
ipgs should be held.
A motion was made by Mr. Johnson, oolored,
| that ~hs~ ths club ajjuurn it adjourn to meet
at the Frsdsrioksbsrg church.
Mr.. Pannell opposed It.
It was finally agreed to meet again at Dy.
sons Hall, on Z street.
Tho president appointed as a oQskittee to
attend to the procuring of tho hbs Messrs.
Pannell and Manning.
After few remarks by the president, the
meeting adjourned.
Tho attendance was not very large, the place
Of meeting being so far distant that It was diff.
cult to find. Tho Reporters Of the REPUBLICAN
and Star unfortunately lost their way, and
would have failed to and the place II they had
not fallen In with some Of the eolored men bound
to the meeting.
CONSERVATIVE Army AND NAVY MEETING