Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-17
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pole erected by The FIfn Ward Dem ,,~sI,e
Club opposite their hsadquyr,-rs oa 9 & ..--p;
east near PennsyISan,a ayanua. to,s, Ma. -.
the presence OF large assem- aca s-ra -,
- of hickory, one Hundred ara 49, ...s- ~,
height surmounted by i broom an Z ron q. IS
displayed buTcea. fhiTsy feet N tong. n =, .,r
ing the names Oi Seymour aad nI,Ir \. tar
hnse oil the pole Is a cuinmodIuus sand. ". h.a "a
last evening was handsomely decorated with
haLiOnai nags, -NersreeGs, srar-a =, s. &c,
sbd scro>s ia STREET ths names Of .SSynDuE
and Blair" werr displayed. Ia@ a-aIauarf-rs
w.rs illuminated, ami front yer t-insp par
enCi"s inscribed s.>OldIsrs not allowed % vote
BY the Rump Con gress, Fourth of March,
~" with carpet-hagger runninh - a t.ain,)
&c
About : o'clock, the sixth wprd Club.
marsDaicd by Mr.. James NJ. Dalton, anu
heaoed nv martial music, apo ar-d, bearing
IN the linz several flags and transpIreucies,
with follow iEg inscriptions: = 4 a -rpss iJnal
Christianity .'BI' ssed aIt inepeac' uIgkeTs-
smuss"Il "The way 70 10 trOoly TOLL, (ptc-
tpi~ % parry robh'nz = safe marked L. =
Treasury The man process on arrived
shortly 1Itrr, and il was Guiss au i-luos,ur
sna-r The Northern Liberties CIob formed
AT Wills Hail, on IN reet and headsd nv
Hsald's band attracted much attention as IL
marched dOWn TN stree. having number of
appropriately inscribed ,ransp -rencies m m.
hpe, as also wagon III which Were iarg-
transparencies. with n name Of the cIuE. =.
also The inscription, Radical credentials for
once captured by Gen. Frank Blair, July Ith,
kts." THIS club hal Il a. the hC ad1uarters of
the Army and Navy LiCn ami Young Mems
Club, and in = short tine these organizations
formed 70 the right of the Northern Liberties
Club, each having SUP ply OF trausparencies
nags, &C., and the SEVENTH Ward Club With
10. south Washington Corne. Band, the First
Ward CT West End Club, with martial music,
took position in line with other organ iZatiols
IN" order was given 10 march, aud on th..
rCu'e 10 the pole il attracted great attentiop.
being heartily cheeIed at times. Among other
notices and devices displayed were the fol-
Hlng:-'dIant famous speech al Omaha
Ike that gravy" amnesty for all Past Pc.
ilical Offences: NO more Mill airy TYRANNY
.Sey mopr. Blair and the COnstl,ution;'' The
Labcrer Works for his Children, and Corrup-
tion Steals the Fruits Garnet baCgars' Lad
der for Office" representation vi ladder formed
OF Iecroes and al the top coffee" ami clTprt-
bagger crawling for .sOlhce;') ..PrincipIes not
Men, 'tlne Hurdrsd Thousand Majority IN
New York, "RestoTation OF all the States 20
their Rights in the Uuion;" spoons Frauds
and Rags for The People" Taxes ana Internal
Revenue Stamps freedmen Bureau ..Our
Ssnuluales are Sia'esInen-SUecess Is a. 5ured;''
'.Sey mour, the statesman, and Blair. che Sol
disT-an UnpsUal Combination .,Rstorm of
Congressional Abuses "Freeuom of Speech
and Trial by jury ave Grant nothing until
We Sc noST;" .sG TeenbaCks for Bonds" ken.
tuCEy yOOtO;'' God and our Country" big
broom; Abolition of the Fre-dmen's Bureau"
"E@puk ION of Corrupt Men from Office
We are Controlled by sMokej' IN this (Ity:;,
..EngIne Smashers and Horse Killers; the
W. G. Fire Department; How are YOU Lar
combe aid the Fourtsen-year Old Lad;'' lone
Currency Tor the Government and People,
''Old Maryla Line IN the Field Again, 5u.J Nd
tor Sey mour and Blair mo More spoons for
Butler; Nv Ill Beat Grant If IL Faxes All
SrAm9 9 !S9mm Il Vote the White Tick
Ell Dead Lock w. T.. L. d." Union White
Boys IN Blue An Immense Spoon:
''The People are singing.
There's music IN the air.
And the burden OF their song
:
mo Carpet-baegers for u.s. 1.-The Constitu-
tlon Must and shall beiObservsd:' ss>eymour
hoios 70 lends; .1irant holds no Brans;''
Our Adopted Citizens VIII Project our
Hdghfs;' --tITern backs Tor BOndholders As we'll
as Soldiers and LabOTeTs;" Bunch OF Spoons
As the procession entered the square. rockets
Were sent up ana numbers OF roman candles
were shot or making a lively scene. The meet
n had I-eV lOUsly been called 10 order by NJ
John W. Mead, on whose motion MI. Jonah
ID Hoover was elected President. Mr Hoover
upon aCcepang the position, thanked ths as
sembiage ior tle distinguished honor they he'd
conferred UpOn him. He trusted ana ,IJDad
AWAY 10 merit The confidence rrposed IN hIm.
hiindIng 70 the fact that they Were deprived of
Nose IA he electoral college Vet, h. said, none
Were more interested III the Presidential cleo
non.
crowd until the clubs should arrive. and they
4 me IL the following order: Young Mems
Sey mOur and bIaII Club Northern Liberties
Synour and Blair CLUB jackson Demo-
and Blair Club. and others
Mr.. Hoover resumed, cOn,endIng that the
people were ALREADY bUrdened with debt al
most UnbearaOl-, and should thew b. subjected
10 the same rule Tor tour wears more, The public
debt IN The nature OF things, cannot b. paid.
The next question TO be considered would b.
recon ueuon which embodies negro suffrage.
Our cOnoltIon here under Radical r1le Is &C.
plOrable. and We can imagine what II il IN the
South They could not have peace while Con-
Rr7ss thrust upon them negro suffrage. II was
h. NHnH ROT
they not sUbyerted the judiciary, and have they
Dot mace war upon the white race and given
dominion 10 negroes! He would say tina, the
way 20 peace 20 elect S-ymour and Blair
aho then We would have prosperity through
out cur common country.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. HOoyer's address,
the following gentlemen were nominated and
electfd as yIoe-presldents and secretaries of the
meeting.
Viee-Presidents-B. T. Swart, Joseph III.
Bradley, Jr, Francis ODER, Robert Ball, An
tome Climber, Colonel jaime. X. O'Beirne
S-cretanes-R. ). Davis, Dr. William Butt,
The \ Dung Mems Seymour and Blair Clae
Club Was then introduced. and favored the as
sem olase With a campaign song, which was
After music oy the South Washington Coruet
land, Dr. L. Il. Clayton was introduced, who
commenced by saying that II iooked before
nm a. though all the citizens OF Washington
bad turned out. The present campaign was
an Intere~ ing one. They were new trying TO
bring back tn Govern ment under the OLD doc
bib'>- lLc speaker Went 10 Tie forms a.
uon Of the Constitution, and instituted COM
paTlSOn between now and then. He ALLUDED
To Andrew johnson and his pr sent limited
power, and made mention Of two revenue off,
GERS who had been convicted of crime. and yet
the President could not turn them out. With
an allusion 20 the District volunteers and a
dlatribe OF General Grant, the speaker con-
clucsd.
After speeches were made by Mr. Z Nor
rs, q this city; Mr.. ID. l. Smoot, of Alexan-
drId; General Thomas BAwIe, of Maryland;
and Francis McNerhany, of Washington, after
which the assemblage dispersed.
THR FIRE IN ALENANDRIA.-The Journal of
this morning says: The alarm of fire raised
al ut three O'Clock yesterday morning was
caused by the burning Of a row of buildings
near the corner OF PstTick and tiibbon streets
Majors Hill. The fire was Int by an Inc-n-
dIary IA an unoccupisd house. Five dwellings
w-ie destroy ed. Two of brick and thre. OF
Woou. The corner house of the frame row vas
occupied by a colored man named James
Bankhead. The other TWO frames were uu-
occupied. The brick houses Were occupied by
MI Brawner, widow. whose husband was
all. u a few months since on the Orange rail
rad, and by Mr.. q. Cowling. Mr.. James w.
Nails owned th- brick houses and a portion of
The frame houses; the remainder OF int frames
belonged to MI. j. q. Nerplank.
The JESSE LEE CUTTING ArFRAY.-Ths
parties charged with cutting Ihs throlt Of J,.,ss
Ise, an old colored man, near Willari's on the
+th inst., are Francis Morris, Charles
Johnson, Edward MorTis, and VIM Heudl.y,
ana they were aIraigned for trial before Jus
tIce Harper last evening. y. II. Miller, ESQ,
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