The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-10

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RVS S uIus.wA %sesinS q this club was held on
wednesday night, al DsrbyT Hail.. corpsr of Z
dent, MT, George D. Wiison, in lie chair.
MI. ,. II. Merrill onersd ne following resolu-
Rssoice1, That AstandinG committee Of two be
appSinbsd TO examine the rsports. Of the re-
postsr. after the aAJoufnment q each nesting
to Invite yisitors 70 attend the meetings Of the
club, and that the subject be published once a
week In advance Of each regular meeting:
shaii Be held aemLmoathly. -. n.
Mr.. MeNamAra opposed the adoption OF the
arst resolution as imprseticsble, and one which
meeting. Mr.. M: said suppose we pass Y, how
could II be executed We could not read short
their notes 70 Us, they might read them ss they
pleased, and We could not tell whether they were
literally so writtsn.
luton S os .ss chat
reported at the previous meeting: nc then pro;
css ss s.ss 70 h 81 Ssasa
pressed sentiments adverse TO the rich man; h
had as much respect for the rich man and his
how he could 90 far have been misundsrstood a.
ss Il me sse.s sss lo Ms Ms
re:ponsiSis for what he aid say but was not for
TO these meetinss were not competent they
MT. j. Darby arose to q point Of order, and
hoped the resolution would be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Merrill thereupon withdrew his resoiu-
ti9n: ,.s. ..,..,.,v, ,ho,.h. N.
reporters ssrs fisS., The lat meeting Justly de-
. .ss,sS ssts,sT me
Mr.. MCNAMARA said there was no Just reason
why the proeeedinn&s q this meeting should not
inss were made public, and he had not heard that
they complained. II was true that the report,
read was n N hs
places Of absent ofncers, he would move that
PRECEDENT. -.
The hr:t vieepresident t,eting p,esidensl de
tendance.
Mr.. McNamara exonerated the vice-president
/ from all blame, and disclaimcd any renecuon
uGSSn n. i b.1sy inquired whether til. constitution
royided for any such once as second viee-presf
In reply MT MsNanara moved that s. ,he col, con.
| etituuon DC read py the secretary NJ livery mee'-
| Inf; ,.,,.,,,
The . Chair thought such course desirable
MT. DARBY moved that no person be allowed 70
leave the meeting while In progress unless oy
permission o. the Shais. 4. ,,,v a, IN.
sergesnt-st-srms TO attend 70 this matter.
MT DARBY NJ We ts,y o. what the were
his obligstions. ,.,u.,,...,,
| st-arms had any power 10 prevent persons ro"
| leaving the meeting
The Chair could not see what good wouIu re-
| suit from the adoption OF Mr. parpy's moron
He thought the appointment o. a sergeahta-
arms would nave A. InluiioS1 sr enee''
Mt pssby,s notion wss aaSpsea; In ,,. reading
Of the report 81 the last meeting, and character.
SSt Sppiy M word nferns 10 he negroes but
the Republican party-the radicals. :,
| Mr.. mcnamara referred 70 the s,ntemcns o'
the president, that he had been called upon " =
negro, who wanted 10 JOIN the eiuot anu sta'ou
| that he had also been spoken 70 py numper o.
that color, who SAD that " they were ne. pc,.
vstiye club themselves.
| member stated that one haa ALREADY peei
formed: ~,
The Chalr stated that the coloIca man WIZ
character, and had refused 70 vote AZ tho ~,
| election; he represented himself as q accession
darkey, and utterly opposed to the hadicsIs
| The colored man could not Join the ciuD, now
ever, for was against this equahy 81 .ne Tee s
suggestion for them to organize In separate clubs
met with his favor, ~ their votes Wouiu DC ser
viceable In the approaching contest. -.
would proolA,m himnen secesoa Az u y. !.
| LOT memDetsnip. hn prncipes ~ '"'" o"''
| would De ~ 0pleSuonspe ~ n0oS. .vt,. -
MT. Meirni peHeseu IN Tue T rsss ,a,a hnS,ns =,
orSaniIanon o. theh Own. a h n nS,v III th,
conservative portion 81 Then wSHta
f snr on ne hs wan w,nr To assist them al