Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-03
Meeting Of CoIored Workingmcn-s Lively


Eimr.
The oolOred workiugrnsn met last night in
the fourth story of Westward Hail. where
there were present nearly a huntreI persons,
all coIarcd but J. SS.y H. Brown and DR. Bow J.
and CT motion OF Nr. " Thosap on &c IInr-d, J.
Mr.. A. Henderson (cOlOreO), q the tirst Var i.
Wa caIit a u the chair; hr. Edward AMBUSH
teOlOredl, Of the Second W5r,I. secretary.
NJ SayIeS Brown coded or reports OF the
Committee " DO had te'O circulating the p-'-
ntlCn to Congress. wncn ". II. Bell ported
30 nsIEss from the f-T~J Ware: Edward Am
eush 1,l,0 from tnr SecrnG: w. n. Pp,sy IL
from i hlrd, and Aln-rt Manning zoo from Sew
enih
Mr.. Brown moved thar Sergeant q. w. Hut
ton be appointed t0 circulate The petition N rh"
Fourth Ward; bat h. declined. aud SIR. Carter
~Ss appointed n m place.
The haIr called fOr reports on The fu9nc"s.
when hT Amnu-h reported inst the prlntinE
OF the petitions cot - The Chair stated thai
tnsre a. due for Trut ST3S.
Mr. v. III. Bell (colOr,d) stated that Nr.
Thompson mad collected SIS for the ass ,cia-
hOn the First Ward. Nr. Thompson hal
shown himself an active mPmbrr of the $50
Cation. Thy a. ELhoTers do not ask char ".
Ne Wa the first to sound The tncsin of alarm
when the interests of the Trustees IF C'lOTest
school had been sold OuL IA the Councils.
Nj 7. SSyIos Brown mrgcd thtt a Ein1urn
tommIttse re- appointed: which prevailed, AM
~ y >ayl's Brown (white) and r. Am1u-h
and X 4 thompson (col0red) were appointed.
Mr. I'i moved q vote Of thanks u M
1hornl ION Tor hi- snd"ayor- 10 further the
ioierests Of th.' association.
hr- Thompson hoped that no such motion
would he adopted.
Mr. Thomas II &. Hinton CcnlOred) in'Ior>ed
M i hC nj sen. stating that a few years since
That S"ntl' man had hcirIrnded him III New
hork- giving him mrn"N o. pay hIS washing
oiil- and between them there was '-Srnnfln-
uBEsIn' 80
Mr.. RrlI objected to tho Gentleman re1ra.rk~
bus The hair directed that he should proceed.
MIR. Hinton continued. referring To the attack
made or him by IN" NGti0Sri TufstliYsh~sr say
InR 10 vas In Keeping with the character OF
those ~ no conduct IT. They should rise in their
naI.sty and cas- hack such sluTs of their OPP
pon.n ts.
The vote of thanks 10 Mr. Thompson was
a6o pied.
Mr.. J. :. Brown moved that the meeting adj
JcUrn 10 meet AT the Council Chamber Tuesday
eV'nlug NEXT and he expressed the hopa tlIIt at
that Inn" all The petitions would h handed n.
Mr.. Robert thompson asked to make a state
naent IN regard ~ 81 article IN reference To the
ASSOCIATION which had appeared IN the W.
hCHd9 IatsHtgsHsor- which Wa certainly unbe-
coming 10 ia" gentlemen who conducted IL. and
whatever might h, ,aiG OF the editors poIiti-
eaily- p' rsonaily hs know them 10 b. gentle
m"n. That article did no. represent the truth.
and IntIInat"d that Tho respectable portion Of
the COloTrd p"Opie ~ re- not In this movement.
N"ll. he " a. glad to $50 that they acknOWl-
edged that there " rre peCiable cOlored men.
liz was new thing for them to make such an
acsDow lsdgHeut. There were Respectable men
n the meeting referred to- an II this al-O. al
though Some of n. ia could not boast of riches.
and were A. much gentlemen Is those friends
OF the IHf-ut9-Hl - who had drm-aned them
selves by throwing out such insinuatiOn~ on
the peOpl" who had been robbed for 30 years
oy their fathers fathers, and Just becaus. they
had be- n compelled 10 do " hat they have done
IL was true there AZ. COlorcd men who had
btil" interest il This mOyPrnt NJ. b.-cruSe they
WeTr engaged IN other work than what thPya
assing FOR ana ne did not wish II understood
that because they >raId aWas there were no IT,
rprctablr men in the movement. The IafrEi-
S'sc'r had animated thar ther" was "A man of
hdd character IN thu oV"ment. aud h. asked If
A. ~dS Just, ana could not JheE pick Out men Of
bad character If tli,'N WrT,. d> posed. among
the Htsuig~He.r'S friends. IL IL j. true thar one
OF the r number l. thief. i il night TO chare.
ali win being thieves. Dos this fact show
that the cause j. not 4 good onel TIL meetings
arS cubic. and every man who chose could
speak. liz STOOD before the meeting man. on
whom the k.ys of a prison had never been
torneC. and h. thought that many present
never had been in the hands Of the DO
lice The ohl-ct of the article was to Iniur..
the Association. If the Iif-Hiy-H knew a thief
IL Was their duty 10 pursue him and see him
punished be did not mean 10 d-nouuce tn.
fnteHtg,acsr. but To express surorise that such
IN artcl" vas published and IA. held that the
eoiOreG people had the Tight To meet for discus
-ion- IL III became geuII.Inen 10 make sue in
rinnailoGN. hut that was the policy OF their enc
UI@s; they always single out the worst men and
ch;trge all with being ~ had. He hoped that the
fHi'1a1Drr'T would have the Inanliness to ex-
plain thi~ article.
Mr.. Ambush expressed the hope thai there
NONiS IT, NO warning y IT'D fils press. for they
wrre not ready Vet. Nhen they g..t their full
rights ana The word ssys hite'' l. stricken ont ~
would BE- time 10 get into of these contro-
VERSES. They had com" together In get work.
and IN" question -. shall We got Il or go 10 the
Aimshou-v. Will the Executive give N la usr
Will Congress do III Strik. out the word
~ lte- and when III" Bureau comes along let
n Do In- shrine AT IS hich the white and hI,rk
viii worship: and many Of the whites ar. to-
nas Ia" recipients of charity ~ The soup-Eotses
shich ar" supported in part by colored men.
Tor some OF them are tax PAYERS. H. urged
Thar The subject Was WOrk- and they should di--
cuss that and not quarrel over other ou.- IONS
S"rS'ani g. W. HatiOn said that H. did not
eonir 10 make war on any one. but that the
l"tsNtS,nc~T had made 4 war them. and he
wished To let the IRtsUj1.Ersr know tbat th.v
"er. respectable body Of citizans-ss respeS-
table a. any lrishII"n. The gentleman who
spok" OF the IRtfiig,Hce di1 ~ better than
h- would have done; be could not have called
the editors gentlemen. Tor whatever aualifica
lions They possessed they lacked in that great
prInclpi-, loyalty He Intendcd To- war against
any body and any thing who speaks ii sparag-
Ingly Of him or ms people. When The I9t.Vj
ssnc,r Tnak'> At threats they should b. met nv
ih' m Tell him about war. He knew some
tiihg about n and he would say that the Ja;,y
1,S.H,'r had forgot that If it had not been for
th' IA (ih- colOrrd people) their Office vonId
nave t"rn iaId IN ashes- Ind they protect this
city and thu IIf,liig.ae.r tor the pUrDose 81 ~,
va toevsrythIng shs SAID Must We fall hack
y men sh' -P"aks and say nothing! No,but
deny all ~uch ideas IF the. rebel -hsat
1NI. AMBUSH saul tti' Z the petition 70 the
tongrr>> Wa what baC bTOu ght them together
~ procure an equal share IN the Iub!ie ,vork
tie would let the Iatsiii4.ar,r say what IN.
chCC-ss.
DIR. Boyd asked II the I11,,lIigsu-sr abuses
an N would II not bs 10 their advantage in Con-
SIsss
Mr.. Ambush pTJc,r,isd. saving thar the Io,,.,I
l'oIl, OF ihe country had elected & in gr,.ss AMI
tn'y -hould send tbI> matter To Congress AMI
not MIND :. hat the Iaf LliesHe,r aid When W..
come 10 assert our political rights we will h.
reAoE 10 hight then- bar now Ihyy ygrr., t;tlxiu,
81 "orS I-@t : @Ft The work a ~ when w. Of
our fuli nights may ~ have such adv,..,t.. ~.
nom p on, HatiOn and Hinton u .xpounI thq
principles OfIherty
Mr. j. Ro-s (colured) said that II was right 1,
motto" "a" int Utf-B--r's calHnuies and IL they
Ner" not noticed they might have their effect
oy augm'ntlnS Iba numb.r.Of votes against
utin. lh'r' Ma no telling What IItile thinys
viii DO He va gIId % 80. TN. disposition to
cefsnd tbem--Ive~.
1t thIS POINT tn. Chair Announced that tho
ASSOCIATION wa ont of debt and thu. would
sno" th" fntsthssHcsr thar they were respact
able - 20 that matter
'olc"-l.st the INT HjgvBcsr do IiJ.vyis.i
hF " m ~. E'l tcoloTsd.) offered the fol-
loving resolutions.
h'sD'rsd- i hat the thanks of the colOred cit,
Hrns and members generally, without di~tiuc
non OF color expressing their sympathy ana
cooperation with tbe great Republi IAN party
OF "a" District are emiH-ntly due TO the D,ju
brsnsf.g StcT Tor ITS infleXibls adherence To tbs
rnal principt"- Of economy and Justice To All
Ne sotrea, That the thanks of the citizens of