The national Republican., 1867-12-10


A MASS MEErISe OF CoLoREp wonKIsoMEN
was held last night at Woodward,s hall near
Tenth and Pennsylvanla avenue, tor the pur-
pose Of deyising means by which they might Sc Sc
public works, from which they aver they are
now generally excluded.
that the call for the meeting was simple and en-
phatic. There Is not q man here In this house
who has not the privilege OF expressing MS
Major VIM. l.. Bramhall was called to the
| chair. Upon taking II he said that II gave him
| gratifed that the colorcd men had inaugurhted
this movement. He had noticed for a long time
the combination which existed to exclude the
| oolored men from share in employment on
| public works, and was therefore glad that this
| movement was inaugurated. -
Mr. Edward Ambush was elected secretary,
Mr.. J. Sayles Brown arose, and said he had
| taken some interest In getting up thh meeting,
ac sTs
why he did not let the colorcd man seek his own
work. He replied to his interrogator that the
man Inch by inehi you oppose his right to the
ballotj the right to part OF the school fund.- and
the rSat to Labor There was oS o SSnsPfsSy an "a
boss bricklayer and ask him for work, The only
reply he would receive would be, "Get away
a good deal in this right to labor; the right to
labor was the right to live. No man had right
to conspire against him and prevent him from
labor and earning his bread.
The conspiracy against colored laborers arises
from several causes-prejudice was one. II was
scheme to drive him away in order to monop-
ollie labor. The carpenters, the brick-layers,
and others would not let colored men work,
| because when they drive away colored laborers
they have better chance to raise their prices OF
labor. There Is another influence at work-it is
men away from the city there will not be 40
many here to vote the Republican ticket.
Those business men who are endeayoring to
drive people away from the city are doing them
selves injury. Does not the colored man spend
his money here, and is not the business conmu-
nifty benefited thercbyi He has wants, and they
so dependent on each other as townspeople.
There is q mutual dependence-the eolored man
iits the coiored man. 10 discriminate against a
certain class OF laborcrs is certainly unjust. We
and give thS
colored laborcr employment But there is no
lpst reason why they should not have share OF
Now what shall we do Let us suppose case
Let us suppose that rule were adopted by the
corporation and individual contractors that they
would not employ an Irishman or suppose that
Protestants would say that they would not EN-.
ploy person who belonged TO the Catholic
church, would this be just
The only way was 70 appeal to Congress to
pass a law to prevent discrimination against the
ballot and other privileges, and he would laugh
and say that he would blde his time, but when
you discriminate against his labor you deprive
The speaker then read a petition to be pre-.
sented to Congress, setting forth the grievances
Mr.. Edward Ambssh said that he should like
First Ward Club.
| Thereupon there were cries OF question" and
Mr.. Alexander Henderson came forward and
spoke for some time. The ballot was good
thing, but that alone would not give them bread
Whenever he went to the Capitol, the navy yard
and other public places he found few II any
colored men. The question might be asked have
| labor
|. penters, blaeksmiths, wheelwrights, So.
aays sSy SS,GG gSsT Ss
hind the Commissioners they waited upon tn,
Commissioner and he jumped behind the Mayor
! obtain employment from the corporation. ~
: We must elect IA man as Mayor who will d,
! justice, and give us fair show. We do not Rsl
and driven out. The colored people are on,
third OF the population, and 1t was nothing NOR,
, than fair that they should have one third OF th'
MIR. Henry Hembar moved that committee o
eight, one from each ward and Georgetown, b.
appointed to secure additional copies OF the peti
7 tion, and canvass for signatures. Agreed to.
The President appointed the following to con
stge the SGm%ltss william H. Bc Frs
/ Posey, Third ward; William ii. smith, Fourti
: ward, E. Atkinson, Fifth ward Henry Better
{ Sixth ward; Anthony Bowen, Seventh ward
Il Jos. Smallwood, Georgetown.
/. Capt Needham, treasurer Of the Line ON Build
i ing Association, briefly addressed the meeting
tions.
: The President introduced John r.. Allison
, Councilman from the Fifth ward. He said tina
. n great share Of the patronage and work givei
out by radical Congress was given to copper
j who had suffered and bsttied to sustain In,
S Government; and he hoped that such state o
things would soon he rcmedied. He was Al
: humble member of the Republican party, and h,
believed 1t was Its object to establish Justice 70
all men.
I | IN nj he u In
' mems cause was great one workngmen ruet
the country they ruled this city; We haC
progressed. II this meeting had taken place
{ few years ago II would have been heralded IL
, rebel papers AZ rebellion, =,
] After some remarks by Mr.. Thompson, tn,
meeting adjourned to Friday evening next.
Q TIE ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH FAIR.-Tht
: fair for the beneht Of the above named ehurci
by the beaux and the bellies, the latter being II
such enterprises The hall is tastefully DECORATED
, with flags, emblems, and evergreens, and the
tables present brilliant array Of the ornamental
and useful--suitahlc for all tastes and ages.
, The numerical tables consist Of fancy articles
and are presided over by the following nance
/ ladies': No. I, Mrs. West and Mrs. Ayeryi No 2
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs Taylorj No. 3, Mrs. Corn
wall and Miss Chaplin. The substantial or "sup
per table" is in charge Of Mrs Tucker. Jacob,
icy and Williams Inc "ashins pond the mos
III uuui
the direction OF Miss Goodall, The i'wheel of for
tune" where the fortunate and unfortunate car
I test their luck with the nckle goddess, Is pre-
: sided over by Miss Mary Thomas. As stern fate
has written her indellible decree inside our empty
/ pocket-book, we gave Miss Fortune and hol
, wheel the beaten and broad road all to herself
That interesting and palpitating place, the "pos
Office where amorons swains are sure to receive
the latest billet dedur from their ducenos is In
: charge OF Misses Henderson and Lormax, espc
cially appointed by Postmaster General Randall
I on the Recommendations OF Mr.; r. V. Nasty, r
I NJ, Ronfcderit X Roads, as being Gu fah In the
: business,
Heald's brass band is in attendance nightly
{ discoursing u concord of sweet sounds" BY re
florence to our advertising columns 1t win be
seen the fair will be open for several days,
TEMPERANCE MEETISG.-At Temperance Hall
on Sunday evening, the Washington Temperance
: Society was addressed by Messrs: Ross A. Fish
+. A. Aiken, }. II. Thompson, q. X. Harris, and
W. IL. Chase. DIR. I. q. Clayton presided, In the
: absence Of Mr.. Hollingshoad, who was III.
Hon HonACE GREELEY will deliver tho fourth