The national Republican., 1867-05-21
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SEVENTH WARD REPURLICAS Mass MEET
ING.-h mass meeting of the Republicans of IN,
Seventh ward was held last evening in the Firs
Baptist church, colored, Sixth street, corner o
and ward conventions. a..
The ward club first met, Dr. Boyd In the chair
and then, on motion, adjourned; resolving them
selves into general meeting.
Dr.. Boyd called the meeting to order, and
after making few Introductory remarks, STATED
II would be necessary to elect a chairman for III,
Mr. Meyers nominated Mr.. Williams to not n,
chairman Of the meeting.
The nomination was agreed to- and Mr.. viii
liams took the chair.
DR.. Boyd moved that Mr.. Meyer be made sac.
Ietaty Of the meetingi which was agreed to; and
Mr.. Meyer declared secretary.
Dr. Boyd nominated Mr. Warning as financial
oihcsr Of tho meeting. Mr.. Warning was
Dr. Boyd said that he took pleasure In affirm.
ing that which he had said at the general con.
yention, that tho ticket must be supported; and
he moved that II would be the sense Of the meet.
ing whether the men nominated were not radi.
cal enough to suit some, yet still they should be
supported. He had made up his own mind to.
day, hler much oscillation, ho would admit,
yet still he had made the determination to sup.
port the ticket without reserve.
| He had taken his sons advice In regard 10 the
matter, who had persuaded him so to do. There
was nothing to persuade him now from voting A
radical ticket. He had besn offered gold by The
ss. dsougnincsd Democracy some years ago to vote
to make him citizen before his time, yet he re-
| fused their offers.
DR.. Boyd eulogiEed Mr.. Wheeler very highly
speaking OF that gentlemsn's kindness to his
(Dr. Boyd'sl family whom he was In trouble.
The speaker also spoke fsyorably Of Mes.rs
Bamberger,s doclination, but hoped a good man
would be nominated In his place.
Mr Meyers said as he understood that Dr. BOYD
had been restored to his citiEenship, he moved
that the thanks of this meeting be rendered TO
Judges olin, Fisher, and Wylie for their 80
doing. ~
Dr. Boyd rose and said that he had forgotten
to move, previous to closing his remarks, that
the sense Of this meeting Is unanimous In favor
OF the ticket nominated Ho now moved that;
and on vote being taken, the meeting SO de.
olared Il. .,.a
DR.. Boyd said that there was a man BY the
name Of Charles Cameron, who had charge In the
Botanical Gardens, and he learned that he en-
ployed colored men at less wages than white
ones, though both were employed at the same
work-the colored men, II anything, . little
harder. He asked Cameron the reason why ho
done soi md he replied that the white men were
there little longer, and were more intelligent;
but he had since found out different, and he
now wished to offer some resolutions
Tho President said that he did not know
whether tho resolutions were pertinent to the
present meeting.
Mr.. Boyd stated that he had also found that
Mayor Wallach had given orders to employ
cOlored men in the canal to throw out mud AT
81. so per diem until within a few days OF tho
election. The speaker went on with long ha.
rangue about one Dennis Mack; when Mr.. Meyer
q nj tAd hp FOn pt haN n. l.
to introduce his resolutions. The motion yas
agreed to, and tho Doctor read his resolutions.
The preamble and resolutions were lengthy,
marks.
Rev. Mr. Walker (cOlOrsd) moved that the
passage oil the resolutions be taken up 10 sections
and so passed.
Mr.. Wilkinson (cOlored) thought that II would
consume time to pass them by sections.
The motion Of Mr.. Walker WAS however.
agreed to; and section one being taken up and
read, 1t was agreed to; and section two was read,
which was also adopted section three was then
given, and, on motion, 1t was passed; section
four was acted on and agreed to, and which in-
ished the number.
Mr.. Meyers motion, chat the thanks Of tho
meeting be tendered TO tho three Judges who
rendered favorable decision in tho case Of DR..
Boyd, was unanimously agreed to.
Dr. Boyd rose and said ho wished to explain In
teiotouCo " nib imprisonment IOr running UoO,
Ross and his wife OF to Pennsylvania. lie was
very lengthy In his remarks, accusing the Judge
and jury who sat upon his trial Of perjury. He
denounced Robert 0uld, and spoke Of him as a
will in, and who had been pardoned by that
beautiful creature" in the White House He
was inaammAtory in his language and denun.
ciatory Of oil those who had aught to do with
his conviction at the trial six years ago.
Mr.. Bowen (coloredl said that he understood
there were agents In the city who are endeavor.
ing to make dupes Of them by enticing them
away from tho city until after June. There wa,
colored men among those agents as we'll as whites.
The speaker also said that the copperheads were
laying a trap to catch them the same as they
caught monkeys in the West Indies-by making
them drunk He hoped none Of his hearers
would be caught in that manner. The spe,kor
INDUCED In his remarks some considerable time,
cautionipg his hearers about receiving money
from the opposite party, or allowing themselves
to be made drunk.
The financial secretary now took up the basket,
and, with IN assistant, went the "rounds" for
the purpose Of securing subscriptions
The chairman made q few remarks In which
he impressed upon his hearers the necessity of
dropping all personal prejudices, and vote tho
whole ticket, and to feel that they were not
voting for the men but for tho great principles
which these mon represented. The chairman
spoke some twenty minutes, and the meeting
then adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening,
at st. Paul's church, to nominate a candidate |
for Councilman, in lieu Of Mr.. Bamberger dc. |
olined.
BOARD OF TRADE.-A meeting of the |
Board of Trade was held last evening; Vice |
President Samuel Bacon In the chair.
Mr. Owen Thorn offered the following, which |
was laid over until the next meeting;
RsSOIved That the committee of the Board Of |
Trade appointed to attend to the interests of the
pannla Of Wnshin1tnn b.forn non..... L..