The national Republican., 1867-04-18

, SEVENTH WARD REPUBLICAN, CLUB,-
Last evening this club met at St. Paul's church,
lslaudD Il. A. Boswell In the chair, and DR..
Boyd secretary.
Tho exercises were opened BY tho singing Of
the hymn commencing Together let US sveetly
sing, together let Ne die;" and prayer was Of.
fered BY colored member. r.
The minutes Of the last meeting we're read;
whom
Mr.. O. 8. Bates desired to know vbv IN. ,.o.
rotary had used tho words ''His Rresilency'' in
referring to the president of the club in his min.
utes.
DR.. Boyd said Il was prevailing custom.
Mr. Bates said II was not q custom, and no
such nonsense had any business on the minutes
He would move TO strike Il out.
II was 50 ordered by the club.
number Of colored persons here came for.
ward and Joined the club.
Mr.. George s. Hepburn submitted the follow.
ing:
ResoiUsd, That wo, the members of the Re.
publican Association Of the Seventh ward, do
most emphatically deprecate the acts Of any per-
son now claiming TO be Republican In senti-
ment who may, at any period, even whom the
demon OF slavery held sway In this District, for
money, have run any colored men or women out
Of this city into slavery.
Re'Oired, That we doubt the sincerity Of pur.
pose now Of any person who may have engaged
In cooping colored persons, holding them In order
their return than was offered by the poor sufferers
and their friends for their liberation.
| RetolUed, That we will not nominate as a can
didate for any Office within our gin, any individ
ual who. BY any reason whatever, may be dis
qualified from the exercise Of the elective fran
chise
br. Boyd, the secretary, road the resolutions,
aud remarked that hs thought tho resolutions
were perfectly right. He could sec no objections
to them.
The secretary not having read the resolutions
to suit all present, Mr.. g. s. Bates re.read them.
Mr.. Joseph Williams moved To indefinitely
postpone the resolutions. Not carried.
The resolutions were then adopted.
| Mr. J. II. Crane desired to know whether
there ever had been an auxiliary club TO the
Seventh Ward Republican Club Had any such
formation been authorized by the Seventh Ward
Club He did not understand this. He never
could find out where they met, and others were
all be in this club
The Chair stated that he thought the executive
committee had formed these clubs, and that they
were so formed because there were no halls on
tho Island sufficiently large enough to contain
| the clubs en- 1dJse.
tive committee, and must confess ho knew moth.
ing Of II.
Mr.. Bowen desired that the clubs should be
concentrated, then what one understood all would
have n chance to be posted.
Mr.. G. S. Bates was Of opinion that this club
had no right to form these auIiliaries; the con.
stitution did not provide for It,
The Chair said these clubs formed simply to
get folks together, take their names, and then
bring them to the central club.
Mr. Crane said, as matters now arc, they could
not tell here, tonight who were or who were not
members
Mr.. Reuben Bacon moved that the pastors of
tha oh tbnan ., h. 10
to this club. and sign the constitution.
| Mr.. Bates said he would move to amend so rs
to have the rolls handed in and recorded.
Rev. Mr.. Walker said that these clubs were
formed by these people on their own responsible.
ity, for the purpose Of practising speaking all
had not n chance at this club and they had
| learned TO do some tall talking.
Mr.. John Lee said he had been laboring at 20
Building Hill, and had, without authority raised
thirty seven names to add to the radical vote in
the coming contest.
A Voice-"Bully for you"
Mr. Lee said when he had these works all ma.
tured he would bring these men here and have
them become members.
DR.. Boyd said he thought there was something
behind these resolutions a bag Of wind. There
must be some suspicion that there Is something
wrong in these auxiliaries. They fear that there
Is something that will hurt them In these aux
iliaries. He hoped the resolutions would be laid
1
a re.brand among these men.
| Mr.. Bowen said the Doctor need not fear for
the throwing q fre-brand among the negroes.
The resolutions appear to affect DR.. Boyd, and
probably they have hit the right person. There
wero men who como around to the auxiliary
clubs who had axes to grind, and probably II was
known here who that man Is
| Mr.. Bates offered a modification to the resolu.
| tion.
Mr. Hepburn said be had a few words to say
on the resolutions. He was at meeting up in
the city few evenings since, and heard o man
named Rlnehardt saying there was not loyal
man In Washington. He knew Mr. r. was lying.
He did not know where he came from, but he
knew he was blathsrskite. tCheers and up.
plause.
Mr.. Hepburn was here called down, and Mr..
Bates substitute was put to 4 vote and adopted
Rev Mr.. Walker moved that Mr.. Lee be au.
thorirsd to canvass his part Of the ward for
voters.
Mr.. Bowen desired to know whether Mr.. Lee
expected to receive pay for this work.
DR.. Boyd wished to know II the speaker desired
to insult Mr. Lee.
Mr.. Williams said the First ward was lost by
tho apathy of the people. The Third ward was
saved by volunteers, or 1t would have been In
the background also.
DR.. Boyd moved that the committee Of five
appointed by this association to represent the
club In the Central Association be discharged.
1t was so ordered, and the committee was dis
charged.
Mr.. Joseph Williams made long speech, and
was finally called down by member, who said
he did not desire to be talked to death night
after night. There was business to be done.
DR.. Boyd, the secretary, here rendered his
resignation as a member Of the association, to
take effect in one week, and It was put to vote
and accepted.
Mr.. Q. s. Bates moved that a committee of
Eve be appointed to meet other ward delegations
at WoOdward's Hall, on Saturday night next,
for the purpose of appointing a time to select
candidates Adopted.
Mes'rs. J, II. Crane, Joseph Williams, -
Meter, Rev. Mr.. Walker and Rev Mr. Leo were
chosen as said delegates.
The Chair here rendered his resignation as q
member of the club, on the ground that the un-
accountable action Of the secretary tended to
affect tho party unfaVOrablyr and ho would rather
20 out of tho association and act as simply
working man for the benefit Of the cause In the
ward.
Mr. Bowen said he did not believe there was
ono colored man in the house who could believe
Mr.. Boswell was not the colored mans friend
1 A Voice. "That's what's the matter"
Mr.. Joseph Williams moved that the Chair be
respectfully requested to withdraw his resigna.
| tion,