The national Republican., 1867-12-13

sAN CLyS,sThs ltsdilf msttihg 5f the FsPub.
Iican A.sccistjoh fof TIE seventh yard Was held
sSe M ss setins M S sssrs
tary!. The report of tic ffcccesfptspf pf tbe last
sion Of considerable msrrimeni among those
Dr. Boyd stated that the report was substan-
rom which Il would bel be Inferred % there was some
confusion IN sdjourning, when y was otherwise:
He had noticed ~ the reports Of the papers that
mstIcsi, Ike eosjanetioaP Esads being used in
place Of the personal pronoun ~" Ne would
persons per % who stood higher in nj the % ssti%stion OF
the citizens, this mistake would not have been
made. He had NOT an extraordinary amount Of
ba better and he aid moi think Tie i papers raised
I .Rss e sso sS s% ms.tss 1GS. ' i ssis .se
fspcit \ Y ttsrs Va. objection the proceed
the On table he was G,e .orps
and desired Il 70 Be an1ersood I % that he was not
meetings. He also referred to the isct that per.
sonalitles had been used In the debate, which
were especially grehisted by the constitution;
The proceedings were, af'ef sbert debate, ta-
The Chair called upon all who might wish to
become members 70 come forward, as an oppor-
ff2fs SssnS Sss s.onss 81 To- this Invitation, and
after ealing iSr HS.,' it6g s.Hg!stss. and %
him there was not much business for the club,
and that motion might be made TO adjourn or
to suspend the rules and adjourn to some definite
Sy that sse sSs Gs would w Se SSsS oa % ~
istence.
:. A running debate then ensued upon the gues-
contendins against tho motion to adjourn sins
die. He remarked that II II 10 the wish Of the
member: that H.. he should not DO president ho ga
prominent place, and the offce had been thrust
upon him. II was strange that, after slecting
the svssSS pSPpSss SppSf Of ssitins rid Or him. WIN
break up the club. lie SeiieycG that there crew were re
ps: saa oSs men ae ~sS sss eo
lleyed that thete were white Republeahs in the
increasing the interest Of the club.
MI Wsts1n ,1d that a. The hos meeting
extreme II his % rieWs snd % he Wished now % to ssS
asked Il because MT. Bacon said last fall he in.
not belieye in the Trinity. He did not wish to
sired NJ. Bowen tp answer that question.
II psss re.oSsh % isrSs S 'ns SSsSa q
msn 5 hs @'S tSs sSyas ,4 s . hs
on account Of the national difficulties. They
had been defeated In more ways than one. They
msnt But that had fslied and he now W asked Is
the great Republican party to 90 down In defeat
and disgrace, and the party which warred against
white and colored Republicans were on tiiai
You are not out Of the woods, and II was his
conviction their liberties were not assured, for
as msPRna they 'SH @ lie
the eoloIed people. This party declares that you
He had no doubt but men In the South, reading
OF the failure Of impeachment, were now asking
"Where's Ben, Tom" and the rest Of their old
lucky. Instead of suarreins, was I necessary er
to stand shoulder TO shoulder. He asked, In
what respect was the president Of tho club too
heart Nj; BosMsil say that he was sorry that
Mr. BOYD HAD sst ys ssset tS the GPsns
Sontroversy % was over. He Rad The authority f Of
DR.. Breed for saying that DR.. Boyd, long years
IN se oa1 ssS Son
repudiated himi Have you counted The cost
II the party had been victorious we might afford
IL but M he nov feared the consequences If they
Mr.. Boswell did mot think the Republican
party was so dead but that It could be saved;
He thought the Democratic Victories did not
amount to shucks. This wrangling should be
storpedI and be believed the only safety Of the
party IN the ward tsss :. adjourn sins dis, Why
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They should keep the spirits Of the party clear
These doings would be used against net them In the
was not II u exercise The right o. suffrage lie
had been disgusted in reading the proceed
| ings In the papers. He did not want the posi-
tion of presiding officer, and would not have 1t.
When he saw one after another of the features
Sauge Rs the sI pfcsanss oS afGs
the last two meetings as disgraceful, and entered
his protest against them. $1,000 ,
| said that the gentleman had used strong Ian
guage about a resolution which was not adopted,
but which he put to the club because he had no
right to reject 1t and in regard to an adjourn
ment sine de he could find no such precedent in
history, He proceeded at length, saying that the
S o Sonss s hs for al:
NJ. BqsweliGiiss any one brought your re.
Dr.. Boyd-Yes, sir in saying that I drive good
The doctors time was up and he asked to con-
his lat speeaS n The Seventh Ward CUB sR
they did not want him he could do without them.
Rev, Mr.. Bowen moved that his time be ex-
DR.. Boyd-You are not in order.
-, Mr.. Bacon-I hope you will conhnc yourself to
p President BOYD then introduced aubstitute
for the resolution introduced at the last meet
Ing, the pith OF which was that he (the president
made to dislodge him from the presidency OF the
club were beyond all precedent.
Rev. A. Bowen (colored) rose to a privileged
question, and said that he had said he would
vote for no one who did not believe in the Trim
ity, and he stood on that platform yet. He would
vote for q Christian and moral man, rather thar
for one who is not. They, as a people, were re-
llgiouH, and put their trust in God. He prayed
to him Tor the freedom Of the race, and they re-
ceiyed 1t!
Mr.. Watson. We have got at the milk OF the
cocoanut; he is opposed to the DEBTORS religious
views. There were 500 Republicans who did
not believe in the doctrine OF the Trinity.
Mr.. Dowen. Do you'll
Mr.. Watson. Not
Mr. Bowen. would not vote for you to save
your life.
Mr.. Watson continued, saying that the Chris
tian Church had split on the doctrine of the
Trinity, and he did not believe in the humbug-
gerry about It, Mr.. Bowen had said they preyed
TO God, and for two centuries the slave driver
had been whipping them by the grace of God,
saying, " Cursed be Canaan" &c.
Fulton Carroll, colored, thought there was too
much Quarrelling, and that some Of the proceed
ings would suit better In a church. The SHOWS
were now coming, and the club should adjourn
and let the men go home and prepare for winter,
and not have all this quarrelling.
the table, embraced In his resolutions, Is first In
order. He put the question, which was lost
Mr.. Watson only voting in the affirmative.
The Chair. The question now recurs on the
motion to adjourn sine &c, and 1t makes no DIFF
ference to me whether II Is carried or not for II
II is, / hold myself still the president of the
Radical club for six months from Its reorganiza-
tion.
The question to adjourn sine die was put and