The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-31


CLup.-This organization held an adjourned
meeting last evening at their hall, near the
corner OF Eighth street east and q street
southj the president, J. l.. Venable, In the
After the reading and approval of the min.
utcs Of the preyiou. meeting, quite number
OF names were added to the roll Of membership.
dressed them At length upon the cause Of the
He held that The Democratic party was res
eponsible for II; and after four years OF hard
fighting, he said, the Federal army, with Gen.
Grant at their head, had conquered them,
when the South laid down her arms and sur.
gsf Of With tSsr lpes fhss a great ers AZ
again, and on the 81 Of SoVe%SeP D he would We ia
be elected President OF the United States
The coming election would decide whether
there would be another war or not; for the
have d tnnt they Ola not sue
get their candidates Into Office the campaign
Would result In a bloody war. They demand
that the southern States be rcstoted to their
war, anil Congress PROPOSES 70 reconstruct
them. He firmly believed that should Grant
be chosen President, Of which he had no
about another war, for they would demand
that the recons,ructlon nets passed by Don.
gross be declared null and void. which Grant
would refuse TO do.
He gave many reasons for believing that IIo
ratio seymour was a dangerous man to the
country. lie referred them TO the speeches
made BY him since he has been swinging
around the circle, and asked them IL they had
seen any remarks OF statesmanship In them,
whereby to lead them to intrust him with the
control Of this Governmenti Ifthey had they
saw more than he could; more than that-he
had never fepudiated ono word OF Frank
Blair's speech. He continued at considerable
length, and oh taking his seat was loudly APP
On motion of Mr.. White. a unanimous vote
was rendered the able speaker.
As there were many persons outside and un-
moved Sss they NJ To TIE srse poe
been erected 10 the honor OF that grcat and
good man, Abraham hineoln, 10 1894 and
honor OF Grant add Colfax. 1t was agteed
that, as there was number OF able speakers
present, and to give the great number OF per.
sons present a chance to hear them, Mr..
Whites motion was a good one, and 1t was
put and carried
Headed by drum corps, and with fine nags
crns, they proceeded to The platform surround.
Ing the role, t"h,ch was handsomely decorated
with American nags, evcrgrccns, Chinese
lanterns and appropriate notices.
The president introduced the Hon. A. ].
Riddle, who said that 1t was claimed by many
that there are two political parties In this
fnn ne ,ssm ,h could mot
posed OF the loyal element Of the country, and
The other the tails and ends of the rebel army,
the Coppcrheads Of the North, and the offlcefb
CT the Federal army that had been dishonor.
ably dismissed the service Tor cowardice and
being absent without leave. And OF the two,
he held that II belonged to the loyalists,or Re.
publlcans. because 1t only existed because the
Democratic party could not destroy II. They
are tired aud sick OF their candidates, and
say that II they only would have nominated
Blair, they would have succeeded. He did net
believe that that man or set OF men existed In
the Democratic ranks that would succeed in
being elected,
He admitted that there were many wise men
among them, but said that 1t was not Horatio
Seymour Or Frank Blait; and be Old, not cop.
sider all wise men SEQ, onee; Brick Pomeroy,
II they are beaten II Is the New York Worlds
fault Pennsylvania blames tho Frank Blair
letter for defeating them in that State; Mont
gomery Blair says that II they do hot win 1t
is because Frank Is not at the head of the
ticket and they have a host OF other reasons
Seymour, he understood, was swinging
around the circle for the purpose OF laying
the cornerstone of the tomb Of the Demo.
cratic party, and he had not the least donbt
but that he would succeed In accomplishing
his mission. The Democratic party refused to
support the Government in time OF a war, aud
did net send man to help to put down IN
the army had to leave the party to DO It, lie
referred his hearers to the reign Of that party
during Plcrce's and Buchanan's administers
lions, and asked them how they left the coun
tryi 1t was in the hands OF the rebels.
They were responsible for the war, and run
the Government so low before the war, 10
times OF profound peace, that when they went
to make a loan they were compelled to pay !:
per cent. interest. They are responsible fol
The heavy tax that they now grumble so mu'
about. They propose to pay the Government
dG5t in greenbacks, which would just be lay
iny down one note and taking up another, al
ofwhich would have to be redeemed at som'
future day in specie.
Capt. A. Grant, seeing that the greater mum
her present were members Ofthe Boys In Blue
addressed them as such at some length.
Col. J, II. Adams then addressed them II
the most eloquent language, beginning witt
It was inaugurated by the Copperhends OF thu
North, who promised the South that when /
commenced the first battle should be Tough
In New York city, and that the street OF Bos
spread from there to Massachusetts. How
dared they keep their faith They wer
towards, and proved themselves such whc
they stood back at the time Sumter WAS FIRE
on,
Other addresses were delivered, and at a lat
hour tho meeting broke up with three time
three cheers for Grant and Colfax.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. - Mr.. JAco
Scheiney is having erected on the north sid
of o street, between Nlnth and Tenth, a three
story pressed-brick front residence, wit
depth OF 10 feet, and embraces Q large room
with heavy marble mantels, bath DOM, waite
closet, &c. The carpenter work Is being don
by Mr.. Charles Edmonston, and the brio
work by Mr.. George u. Turton. 1t will cos
5000.
Just east of the above, near Ninth stree
Mr.. David 7. Cissell Is making the nccessar
arrangements to build five fine three-stor