Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-05
seventh Wars Radical Club.

about forty colored persons present, and Or.
Boyd and Messrs. J. II. Crane and A. Watson,
bites. Before the eloee Of the meeting the
n on Der had increased 10 about eighty.
The meeting was called to order at SIS by
DIR. Boyd, President, and Lewis Bell, colored
was appointed Secretary Pro tew. The Chair
LAID before the meeting a letter from Senator
Harlan acknow Lodging the receipt of a copy of
the proceedings of the meeting on February Sth,
" hiCh he Senator II } said would be laid be-
fore the District Committee. This letter OF Mr.
Harlans, the CHAIR said refuted the assertion
| of Mr.. Pannsll that the Club would not De
heard in Congress. The Chair also read reso-
! lutIons IN favor of impeachment adopted AT a
| Republican meeting ia Petersburg, Va.
The Chair said that there Were several rea-
sons for ca Hing this meeting, one Of which was
that IL had been charged that a few white men
were getting the colored people into trap, and
| If any one could prove that he had ever made
such an attempt ne would pay sIoo. He wished
an Invt Igahon to be made, and won Id pledge
| himself If the finding of the committee was
| against HIM he would publish it. He offered
| the following
Whereas, at a meeting OF the Radical Repub
| hcan Club of the Seventh Ward of Washing !
ton. ID. O., held in the 9th street church, fof
whleh me Mey- VIM. II Lee is pastor,l on the,
| evening Of Wednesday, February S, 1868. Mr.
A. Pannsll did make indirect charges against
the PRESIDENT OF the club; that he, the president
Ut. VIM. Boyd, and others had laid a trap for
the colored men Of the ward, &c; and whereas
| the said A. Panneii, togethar with the assist
ance Of one Mr. r. Bacon, W no did second the
efforts Of the said Panneil in his efforts dis
| turb the peace and equilibrium of said meeting
by moving to adjourn said NEE ting when bust
ness of grave importance, in the interests of the
signing as a reason therefor that four or five
white men wanted 10 get his colored brethren
| in trap, and thereby casting reflections upon
and lmpugning the motives OF the president of
this club in making said call; ..r
And whereas the said Arthur Pannell in the
opinion OF the members of this club, was acting
advisedly, and had the assistance Of Reuben
| Bacon, by and with the advice of others,
herein named, for the purpose, aim, and intent
OF bringing discredit upon DIR. Win. Boyd, the
president of the club, who made said call and
also for the purpose of disor ganizing the Radi-
cal Republican Club of the Seventh Ward, so
that he, the said Pannell, and that he, the
10 declare and say that 40 such club existed;
and so that they would be a BILE to : fl matters
politically in this ward as to sell out n GER
tam clique OF uptown Spectators, who al
ready assert that there will be no need of
nominating con ventlon that nominations are
already made and only need publication.
And whereas a member of this club asserted
in public meeting of said club that the pres-
dent of this club was too radical, and that, al
though elected for six months, he must be got
Tid OF, and some man less radical put in his
place;
And whereas it has come to the knowledge of
many members of this club that there Is a deep
Pannell, Reuben Bacon, Anthony Bowen, and
certain other men, (ciy officials, 70 sell ont the
ward TO political mountebanks and dema-
gOgues, who only want the bread and butter,
while the people may die IN the gutter:
And whereas charges of a still more serious
character have been preferred against several
members of this club, such common theft.
burglary, and last, and not least that of per-
jury, and that Of being common public liar,
&c; be it, therefore,
ResOlred, BY this club, that an investigating
committed, who shall consist OF five members.
be, and the same Is hereby appointed by this
club, through its president, DR.. Vim. Boyd. TO
investigate any charges that may come before
said committee against any of Its members, in
GLIDING the president of the club and 10 report
In open meeting OF this club the findings of
said committee nj the next meeting of the club,
If possible, or at the committees earliest conye-
nience, and the committees recommendation
for the clubs action by resolution or otherwise
in the premises, and that The findings of said
committee, when ratified by this club, be- copied
ny the president or secretary thereof and copy
OF said findings he sent 10 every Union League
Council and every Radical and Republican
club IN the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Augustus Watson, (whiIe,l moved the
adoptlsn OF the resolution, and proceeded 10
state that he had offered year ago, resolutions
III the Central Ass ociation in favor of impeach-
ment of Andy johnson, which had been laid
on The table, and a few months since he offered
similar resolutions in the club. when a certain
man came in with another resolution TO Kill IL
on, but had not the courage 10 do so, and went
secretly 10 a poor old colored man and
got HIM 10 pull the chesnuts out OF the fire
He thanked God that Impeachment was in the
ascendant to-day, and he for one would not
allow those who had heretofore been among the
baggage wagons in the rear, TO dyance to the
front and say that they did it. The parties he
referred 10 had attempted to break up the club,
because. DR.. Boyd was president. and he was
in fay or OF impeaC hment
The resolutions We're adopted with one dis
Serting voice from black man near the door
DR.. Boyd also offered a resolution setting
forth thai an Irish Republican Club had been
formed the city. and If the rnembe wished
tC be represented ia the city convention, they
must Join regular ward ASSOCIATION, which
vas laid over 70 the next meeting.
DIR. Waeon offered 8 resolution recommend
Ing the appointment of seven active and intel
ligsnt Republicans by each Republican club in
the city, the whole 10 compose a Republican
Nigilent committee: the said committee 70 adopt
such means a may be considered most adyi-
sable TO aid the Government in detecting and
exposing con spiracies against the lives OF prom
Inent Republicans, and also TO report and as
sist in expellng from office in the Departments
all who are not Republicans, and who are
known 10 BE- opposed 10 the loyal Government
and dangerous 10 its peaceful and successful
administration; the Committee to be appointed
by the president OF the club, who will in
Term other clubs OF the passage Of Tins resolu
tiOn.
Mr.. Watson said that it was yyeiI to be on the
lookout for their enemies, and such a commit
tee would be valuable. The Impeachment
measures had been inaugurated. aud those
pressing II seeming 10 be in danger, the Rad
reals zhould take measur.s 20 protect them.
COnspi-acies would most likely be worked by
thosT in Office, and therefore Copperheads and
sympsthizers should b. ferretted ont.
DIR. Boyd said the appointment Of some such
committee was iInperatively necessary il
was fixed fact that Andrew johnson would
be iInpeached. and the findings OF the high
court Of the S-Date VIII suspend him lMr.
Natson-Expel him from Office There are
hOrdes u - ni-rebels. or he should saw. whole
rebels IN the Departments, and il Wpt Id be
necessary 10 move them. He did not believe
there We're many in the War Department
Mr.. Watson-There's one Adjuant General
ThCmasl He knew Of one man having been
discharged because he had been 10 talk
with hIm, DIR. B., and when the Conmis-
si"ner dismiSSes man for that the radicals
should 20 10 work. Rebels were being kept in
office and fattened. while Republicans were
starving. DIR. II. proceeded Ia state thar on the
25th ultimO he was assaulted BY a tall rebel
near the Capitol and was satisfied that a knife
wa drawn on him in the Capitol. The city
fire department.. he said, Were full Of rebels
and they would be looked after. II this reso-
linton Was adopted he would not appoint the
Committee IN public for these men would not
ike to be tsIrkets.
The resolution was adopted
IT Boyd announced that h. would read next
Wednesday night in the church kigS Andy's
SOlIloqux.
Mr.. j. II. Crane was invited 10 address the
meeting, ana after approving the vigilance
committee resolutions. referred TO thr fact that
there were but few radicals who held Office
and II was but recently that any Of them OBJ
tanned patronage, while nearly all the Offices
Were held by the opposition. Some Republicans
in Office arr afraid 10 speak out, and they deem
II impolIiic 70 hold meetiB 2; and he understood
hat these men say that convention is not
neees sary, for the ticket IL already prepared.