The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-03
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, MONDAY MORNING JUNE

HE NATIONAL REPUT
the school-houses at twenty-four. The letters
spoke very encouragingly Of the missionary cause
In that country. go
Mr. Wallace spoke Of the Juggernaut, his tenn
pies and cars. A man Is said to BIO n creature Of
oircumstancesi but be that as IL may, he knows
that there Is something about him which makes
him feel that he Is an inferior. A grandeur OF
nature shows him the lightning In the heavens,
and he sees the sun, the moon, and tho twink
ling stars, which hang upon the 1uger Of Gods
omnipotenoe, and causes him to consider his lit
tleness and worship bis Maker. Juggornaut Is a
dei6ed god, worshippsd by the people Of Hindoo
He has many temples some costing 81, 600, 900
to erect them, and built In great splendor.
The car Of Juggernaut Is n rude plank concern,
on which idols are placed at tho annual festival
II has sixteen ponderous wheels, aud Is drawn
by rope three hundred feet long. On festival
occasions the deluded people throw themselves
under these wheels and are crushed TO death,
and hundreds Of thousands have died In this way.
The people come from all parts Of India TO the
festival Of Juggernaut and the plains are literally
whitened with the bones Of those who have
starved on the road, the flesh Of whom wolves
and ravens have devoured One missionary says
he counted two hundred and thirty dead on ap-
hundred persons who wanted to die Of the car Of
the heather god, expecting TO enjoy riches and
honor In the life to come. Tho speaker said
men and means were wanted TO 70 TO them, for
they needed our Prayers to save their souls.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The worry interesting ceremony Of confirmation
took place at the Lutheran church, corner Of
Twentieth and streets yesterday forenoon. The
services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Y.
D. Finksl, in tho German and English languages,
and were listened to bya large congregation.
About twenty -four persons, Of both sexes, were
confirmed on the occasion.
CONSERVATIVE MASS MEETISo.-0n Sat
urday evening the Conservative party held q mass
meeting at the City Hall.
- Mr.. J. W. Barker called the meeting to order,
and, on his motion, Mr.. John II. Semmes was
chosed chairman.
On motion, James M. Dalton, of the Sixth
ward, and a candidate for tho Board Of Common
Council, was selected as secretary.
The following, rs additional officers Of the
meeting, were then selected:
Vice presidents B. Webb, First ward;
VIM. Flynn Second ward Jno. 7. Given, Third
ward; Owen Thorn, Fourth ward; Colonel James
A. TAFT, Fifth ward; George A, Bohrer, Sixth
ward and DR.. R. G. Croggin, Seventh ward.
Secretaries Griffin, First ward; Saml
Lewis, Second ward; Job Angus, Third ward; S.
r. Sylvester, Fourth ward VIM. Nottingham,
Fifth ward; S. A. II. Marks, IT,, Sixth ward, and
Jonas d. Ellis, Seventh ward.
| The various ward organizations arrived at about
nine o'clock. and were preceded by brass band'
discoursing lively music.
| Tho speakers stand, which had been erected
and used by the Republicans on Thursday night
was whitewashed by the Democrats before using it
| Charles L. st. Clair was introduced. He said
| there was q large class of people In our midst
who would give this municipal contest now upor
us a character that 1t docs not deservo-a con-
test entirely between the blacks and whites.
This is not so. 1t is contest between the
property holders on one side, and class that
have no interests whatever on tho other. Tho
Radicals would have you believe that 1t was n
question Of q national interest-but II Is not SO;
II is purely municipal contest in every sense
Our city Is invaded by lot of camp followers,
who have suddenly become possessed with the
ardent thirst for political distinction; but
set Of men could not DO found in any community
fApplause These are the men that have un
dertaken the task Of driving the colored men Il
the polls in hordes 10 make them vote as they
dictate, and for their own selfish purposes. 1t Il
dangerous for the true interests Of tho city o
| Washington that such a class Is among us
especially as they have been arrayod against th,
prosperity Of our city. lie was glad that tn,
coored men had been enfranohised. A Voice
| whats that man driving at; can't sec II. 1"
In n business sense, Washington has q promis.
ing future and in order to secure this We need tC
attract men Of capital, who will build up the
city. and establish q commercial metropolis thai
will be an honor to the nation. But II the mu
nicipal affairs pass into the hands Of usurper
and the class who are now candidates, We car
expect nothing but an inglorious future. HI
hoped the conservative voters would stanC
shoulder to shoulder on the day Of election, ant
by their ballots utterly route the Radical mush
room hspirants.
, CoI l. A Whit.iav WA hera int ced mi
{ said l had hoped that there would BIO no occasio
for a private citizen to participate thus in an!
4 mass. Meeting, but 4 crisis has unfortunatel
fallen upon our country that demands that ever
a citizen, however high or humble, shall add hi
Q mite to the weight Of public opinion in favor Q
the Constitution and the laws am, therefore
hero tonight 1t Is 4 time when every man VIII
loves his friends, his family, or himself, thsi
! rights or privileges, should put himself forwar
without shrinking, and overslaugh for the preser
: and the future the handful Of political adyer
b. turers who have undertaken to manage our afail
4 for US.
d There has, within the last few months, settle
, upon our country a gloom darker and deeps
a than any that existed during tho darkest an
II direst hours OF the war Of the rebellion. VIII
}. should this DO? The answer Is simply this
!, It Is attributable to the efforts Of an unscrupl
lous political faction, fostored into power by Al
d cident and the credulity Of a people willing
o make the largest sacrifices for the preservatio
a of the Union and the Constitution. This tactic
t Is seeking to perpetuRte its hold upon power b
y trampling upon the Constitution, for the prose
q walton Of which millions Of treasure and hundred
4 of thousands Of lives have been sacrificed, an
{ the public debt has been piled mountains high.
y Commencing in tho Southern States, 1t Is pre-
0 pairing everywhere to subordinate State to Fed
eral authority to utterly destroy the Independent
sovereignty Of the several States to subyort th
. whole theory of our republican institutions, an
, to make the whole people the abject slaves of
0 selEperpetuating Congressional ollgarchy.
1t has already robbed the Executive depart
y ment Of the Government Of nearly all the power
!. and privileges expressly conaded to that depart
q ment by the Constitution. In some Of the State
q II has already suppressed every yestige OF oivi
/ authority, and substituted therefor, even In
z time Of peace, the seryitude Of military rule.
/ Encouraged by the acquiescence of u patriot
n people In the extraordinary acts Of Legislation
s supposed to DO necessary for the preservation 0
Q the Union and the Constitution during terribl
. Ave years civil war; this faction Of ambitious an
d INSCRIPTIONS demagogues have progressed i
}. this career of reckless innovation until ut las
!. the people showed signs Of being aroused, and Il
a their desperation the Radical reyolutionist
i have resorted to the most extraordinary mea
II sures. Among these Is the elevation OF tn
!. negroes wherever they are found in masses, no
i only to a political equality, but to superio
= privileges. They are seeking thus to regain II
y the Southern States the power they foresso the.
are bound to lose in the North. They Presen
J. tho strange anomaly Of refusing the ballot to th
y negro In Pennsylvania and Indiana while the
IS thrust It at the point of the bayonet into his un