Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-17
Ihs First ward Demoeratic Club.

held on Thurs ay night
Thc FIRST Ward Democratic Club.
! Inc regular weekly meeting of this club was
held last evening, Mr.. N. Callan, President, in
the chair; Mr.. ID. q. McOarty Secretary
Andrew Carroll, =. McGea, w. j. McMann,
]. b. Moore, and o. Pagan were elected men,
bers.
The Chair said he had made an engagement
to visit the President of the United States, but
before he left he wished to introduce to the
meeting Gen. John Tyler, son of ex President
Tyler, who would address the meeting before
Mr.. Jas. Boyle reported that the central con-
yention 10 which he had been elected delegate,
had met and adjourned TO meet tive weeks from
the date Of their meeting. There was no bust
ness transacted, as all the wards were not rep
resented.
Mr.. McDermott asked what was the duty of
the Executive Committee, when the President,
upon examination, said the constitution pro-
yided no special duties for the committee. Mr..
Dermott thought then that there should be a
committee appointed to inquire after those who
are not naturaliZed, and see that they get their
naturalization papers.
Mr.. French moved that the Chair be in
structed to appoint such a committee, w no shall
report to the club. Carried.
MI Boyle, in the chair, appointed the fol-
lowing as the commlttee:-Mr Richard French.
John O'Doniyan, and Bernard Kimartin
General John Tyler was then called upon for
speech, and complied, saying that he had
been introduced as Virginian, and in his heart
was Tue pTO1OuuOcSt sympathy fOr the Interests
Of his country. Considering what he had suf-
fered and what his state had been subjected to.
there would be nothing he would more rejoice
at than the deposition OF President johnson,
but he was christian enough to forgive even his
enemies. He could not think of the probability
of the deposition Of the President except with
the utmost concern, and yet it was better that
ne should be deposed quietly than by a civil
war. In 1860 and 81 his State, through her
weakness and folly, brought on the war. He
told his father at the time Of the consequences
n a nf v,,,to ~
is deposed, his political enemies will have
possession Of every power; the ten Southern
States will then be reduced under his adver-
saries; all the patronage OF the Government
will be given to the North, and on the ith of
March next Mr.. Wade will be in ONCE as
President, holding the power to force the in
auguraton Of Gen. Grant as President against
the Will Of two-thirds of the people of the coun-
try. After they have thus secured to them
selves power they will subvert the Govern
ment, which will be Romanized, by Senate
composed Of men holding their position for
life, their qualification to be wealth. The
country would be then ruled by Americans ex-
their rights, it is plain that there will be civil
war; first in the South, between the races and.
second, in the North, between the natives and
the foreigners. This view OF the subject he
said, he took from a stand point not biased by
partisanship, but warranted by the best politi-
cal philosophy. A party, he said, that can thus
degrade humanity will stop at nothing, because
ii has neither sense Of Justice nor conscience
From the hour when President johnson is
taken from the White House, perishes Amsri-
can liberty and justice. This party that has
been endeavoring to perpetuate Its power, has
to great extent broken up the commerce of
the country. and broken down the cotton fields
OF the South, sustained the East, and
given aid to the manufacturing interests of
Great Britain; and if this party continues in
power, all the interests Of the country will b.
greatly affected. In the course of few wears
all the politicians of the Eastern States could
not prevent the transfer Of the seat of Govern
ment TO the great West
Gen. Hugh Cameron, OF Kansas, next spoke,
saying that the present clustering in politics,
was gotten mp with view to brighten the
American people. He had good reason to infer
that unless the people took the matter in hand
the Government would be controlled by dis
unionists Adjourned.