Evening star., 1867-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.

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CoNsERyATIvE MISSIONARIES TO AFRICA
Ptsas Efforts Of Rec. Tom Ftoreace, and Rec.
Charles Allen in the Missionary Ftetd.--Last
night meeting was held at Island Hall, in
pursuance of the following cali: aga
Mass Meeting Of the Celered Voters Of TIE Sev-
enth W0rd-A mass meeting OF the acoiOr5d
voters OF the Seventh Ward will be held at
Island Han on Friday evening, 3lst. The
meeting Will be addressed by several well
known Conservative citizens OF the city and
ward The voters are invited to come, hear,
deliberate, and then form their own conclu-
sions BY order of the executive committee"
The cali excited some curiosity, and quits
number of white Republicans were present.
as well as white Conservatives, but owing to
the Seventh Ward, for whose benefit the mis-
sionary effort was specially intended, did not
appear in any appreeiable n umbers.
Early in the evening large four- horse cm-
nibus, bearing the placards, " Mass meeting of
the colored voters" was started ont with
good cornet band to drum up recruits, and 1t
passed through Cowtown, fredericksburg,
and other localities, from which it was ex.
pected crowd would be drawn, but the col
ored voters did not fall in to the extent
expected. About SIS the buss was driven
band playing "Wait tor the wagon" and
plumber Of persons of both sexes and colors,
and all ages below twenty. following it sing
ing. Perhaps fifteen colored persons were In
the exception of one, who peeped in the door,
and not liking the complexion of things backed
outin hurry. BY half-past eight there were
some nifty or sixty whites IN the hall, who
with loud applause
At s.45 the omnibus, with band, having been
sent on another drumming-up tour returned
with quite q n um ber of persons following, and
the parties In the hall being notified that the
meeting would be held outside, and the speak
ing take place from one Of the windows the
crowd gathered on the north side Of the build
ing to the number Of two hundred There
were on the outskirts OF the crowd some 25 or
30 colored men, understood to be dissatisfied
with some of the Republican nominations,
while in another part of the Wd were nearly
the same number of coiored Radicals, who
came 10 "see the fun"
The first missionary who came forward to
address the "heathen" was Rev. Chas. Allen
He said that the meeting was held for the pur.
pose cf informing the colored men In regard to
Conservative prin nciples, and he expressed his
could be accounted for by the fact that ever
since the meeting had been called the Radicals
had been going round notifying colored people
not to attend. He desired to address the COL
ored men, and asked if they did not have minds
Of their own: or were they going to submit
themselves 10 be moved about like a wheel
barrsw. They should hear both sides
of the questions and decide for themselves In
this contest, are you going to stand by those
you have known for years. OF will you be led
by those people you do not know! How long
have these pretended friends been In favor Of
suffrage. Mr.. Boswell opposed it in the Phil
adelphia convention. They never thought of
suffrage until they saw an opportunity to use
them. Recently he overheard a conversation
between some colored girls, cne OF whom re-
marked that she had been collecting for some
benevolent object, and that Squire Bosw we'll
gave her - 50, and another Of the party said
that he did so to get votes. This party adopts
the motto. .sThe greatest good to the greatest
number but the greatest number to them is
No. /. These men do not give employment to
the colored people; most OF them are migra-
tory blrds-sq uatters-here to-day and off to-
morrow. They charge that all the rebels are
with the Conservative party, which he denied
and said that of those from the District Who
served in the Union army during the war,
they with but few exceptions were in the Com
servative ranks.
Mr.. J. L. N Bowen, (colored) secretary OF
the Seventh Ward Radical Club, came for
ward and asked DR.. Allen to explain the mean
ing Of the word ''Conservative." and whether
they were in favor OF universal suffrage.
DR.. Allen replied that those who consider
well, and deliberate on the questions of the
day, who are rot changed about by every
wind OF doctrine. were Conservatives, ard
they held that every man, white or black who
had the requisite qualifications had the right
70 vote. They were law abiding people and
were not opposed 10 colored suffrage. At one
OF the Radical meetings speaker said that if
any coicred man voted the Conservative ticket
the city would be too hot for him. The Con-
servatlves held that every man shou Id vote as
he pleases, and one thing he was sure Of and
the Conservative ticket will be respected and
receive the support Of the Conservatives
throughout the city He concluded by giving
notice of the meeting to be held tonight.
Alderman Thomas +. Lloyd followed, say
ing that although he was a candidate. he did
not solicit votes. but had come to place the
issues before the people. Every Intelligent
colored man knew that the hordes of contra.
bands have no right to vote; tn It they have no
interest here, having come TO get refuge; and
they were here in such numbers that they
would drive off the old resident colored peo-
pie. Much had been said of his remarks in
the Board Of Aldermen, and he had been mis-.
represented, what he did say was that these
people had no more interest here than the
gorilla. and he was willing to let the old COL
ored residents decide whether he was right or
not. Had the election franchise been extended
to coloIed citizens who have been with us and
raised among us. all good citizens would have
raised no objection. He objected to giving the
right of suffrage to the contraband on the same
grounds that he would object to a parent CIV
Ing his child dangerous weapon to play with.
The question now is will the colored people
but Jew of whom were known, and a few years
ago none OF whom were in favor of suffrage.
A Voice. Who got us the school fund.-
The Tn Voiee:-"Mr. 4. g. q Hall"
MIR. Lloyd.-No, sir Why, there were but
thirty three votes cast in favor Of suffrage, and
men never thought of suffrage until Congress
granted it. Did his competitor MIR. Wheeier)
before the passage OF the law, demonstrate IN
any Of his meetings that the colored men should
pays now, and hence bis loud denunciation OF
the Democrats [Applausel
Kew. Tom. Florence was next introduced.
and after saying that he considered it a duty
to speak, he remarked that the Radicals who
now prefessed friendship for the colored men
were mostly strangers in this comm unity He
would give Mr.. Hall the credit of being what
he professed TO be, and he Z" was able to give a
reason for the faith which was in him." Mr..
II. had been consistent at least, and he re.
spected him, but he could not say as much for
the others. As for the school fund, 1t was given
without the aid Of the parties claiming to have
Obtained 1t. "A voice.-"The Thirty ninth
congress gave It," No: don't talk about that
congress 1t was passed before that came in.
MI. f. said New England had grown rich on
the slave trade. and he again referred to the
pretended friendship of the Radicals to the
coiored race, and claimed that the Conserva-
tiyes were their true friends.
a voice.-You didn't vote for suffrage.
. MT. F.-No, did not; but now IS you have
IL we are such law abiding citizens that we do
not object to your exercising it,
"A Voice from the outside cheers for
the conservative ticket, - which was given.
q Voice from anothec part OF the crowd
"Three cheers for the whole Radical cKet,"
which were given quite yehemently.
Mr.. Florence proceeded to charge that this
was the kind of tactics taught by the Radicals
who pretended tos sfriends Of free speech. He