The national Republican., 1867-04-06
5latioual aepnblitam.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

SEVENTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-This
club met last evening at, Wesley Zion church,
(sIand,l on d street, between Second and Third
streets F. A. Boswell In the chair, and Dr.. wm.
Boyd secretary. . .H
The Chair read to the meeting composed Of
males and females, both white and oolored,) the
constitution Of the club, whom the following named
persons signed IL: Fisher Carroll, J. M. Hall,
Aaron Thompson, W. O, hamburger, NJ 7. Parker,
Lee EdmuudS, Allan Jackson, Rev. W. II. Lee,
Henry Vernon, Thomas Commodore and William
Harris. ....
The Chair named the following persons as mem.
bers Of the committee to represent the club In the
central organization: +. A. Boswell, II. d. John.
son, Rev W. J. Walker, Arthur Parnsll and @. s.
Bates. .' |..r.. ...r.. p. ...u
DR.. Boyd, the secretary read the resolutions al.
ready passed by clubs In the Seventh and other
wards, which We have already Published, and IN
connection with them the following and asked heii
passage; saying that there was one man who wa,
endeavoring TO nominate himself and squeeze him
self into the highest Office now in the gift Of th,
people Of the District, and II should be prevented
Resolved, That no man who has indorsed "my
policy," and has not Endorsed the legal Congress,
and who has withheld the proposed (ratio) PEI
centum Of the colored school fund, and thereby
sands Of colored children Of the opportunity given
to them by the loyal Congress Of getting common
school education, or who has given countenance Ia
the same by word or act or deed, can expect OF
shall have any nomination to any ofce In the gin
Of free people. ;. .r.... .. =.
The resolutions were again passed. -. i.
Mr.. Joseph Williams read several letters and
documents from residents OF Fredericksburg, Va.
and others, for the purpose las he said Of proving
his loyalty. Mr.. Williams said ho learned clan
destinely that some person had announced him as
disoyal man, and that he had had imprisoned
during tho war, loyal man. The man who did
that he said, was q slanderer, Q oonsummate black
y guard, and was trying to inJure hsinauencs. Him
self the only one from his town that dared Il
60 to tho Alexandria convention, and there he es
tablishsd the suffrage question favorably, and car
ried the point. -. t .. -
"A voice" And In Philadelphia, too"
sAnother voice" Mr.. Williams tells the truth. ;
Mr. Williams said he recognized that last voice
though he was eolorsd man, for he had worksC
with him in Fredericksburg, and talked freely Il
him 10 the darkest days Of tho rebellion.
Mr.. j. II. Crane said he had understood thai
Mr.. Williams voted for the ordinance Of secession
in 1861. r.r
mr. williams said he would explain that; bu
he was interrupted, and, We presume, he lost th
thread Of the subject.
In speaking Of the city papers, Mr.. Williams Iai
Mr., Dixon was tOadying to the Leader friends an,
the Star for the purpose Of being elected. H
gave a large advertisement to the Star when b
could just as well have given II to the Leader.
Mr.. Williams here said that when he voted oil
the ordinance Of secession he stated that he wou
vote for revolution when oppressed, and he pre-
eumed that they recorded the vote IN thyor OF SO
cession. No man could have voted, he continued
q straightout Union ticket, for he would have bee
sent into the rebel militia Immediately.
Mr.. @. s. Bates arose and stated that Rev New
ton Brown informed him that Mr. Williams ha
had John Curry Imprisoned for asking a negro
he would not like to be Free and that he did ne
want to hear anything more about Mr.. Williams.
Rev W. J. Walker said he thought these per
sonal rejoinders were upgentlemany and uncour
teous, and that the white brethren were tettin
their colored brethren a very bad example, to sa
the least.
Mr. P. II. Rhinehard said he was sorry TO se
the difficulty between several Of the speakers bu
with regard to this man BroWn-this Rev. MI
Brown-if II was the one he heard at Wesle
chapel In 1852, he not to be trusted BY the RI
publican party, for he had carried notice to tha
minister In that year which stated that DR.. J. s
Rock, q colored man, would deliver lecture In
church on Fifteenth street q certain evening, OF
titled "a Plea for my Race, ," and he refused /
announce II to bis congregation on the ground tina
II was not customary to do so.
Mr.. Bates said II was not Rev. Newton Brown
but 1t was Rev. Peyton Brown.
"Well," said Mr.. R II have nothing furth'
to do with the matter. just desired to set th
voters right on this man Brown" He then advise
the colored voters to nominate men Of thoir ow
color for Office. There was John +. Cook he b.
lieved he would appear to good advantage In Il
stead Of Dick wallachi in fact, he would niue
prefer him.
Gen. Gerhardt, o. S. Baker, and others, 70
lowed but for want ofspace We must omit the
remarks.