New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-04

! The Executive Committee of the Union Re
publican General Committee held 1ong au elec
ton Committees were appointed dO DE- be details in their
respective districts and thorough system Oh orsuiIa
| tion agreed upon.
! ORGANIZATION OF COL0RED GRANT AND
COLFAX CLUB.
A meeting of cOlOred men was held last even
ing the intersection of Beeckerst and Co.'asepoe
under the auspices OF the Union Club No 49, Tor tne Pu
| pose of organizing Grant and Cofax Club. Mr. W; .
II Curtis presided, and said that they were t
coored voters of the State might be rallied to the support
OF the Union Republican nominations. nc We 80
1nat craatod in he minds Of the coOred people
by some portions of the Chicago PLATFORM ILL sit
that IL was impossible for them affiliate with tine Dem
ocratic party which, II successful in the present contest
Construction and in all probability force on another rev
oIuon The cardinal principles in the DemoeraIo pn
tation of Wade Hampton and other southern
leaders in the Convention The speaker snrn,onr
cuson referred to the career OF n,,oo
whose action during the riots rendered II utterly ~
BILE FOR any coored man to support h hor h1ctbren
hearers to exert themselves 10 hu.oJ, ,Le Ircs
throug hOut the State To adopt the rght slue III
en contest ny thus acting tsy Of the Republican
party who in the hour OF triumph and power "Ouu not
BeoIn,Iops euiogistc Of Grant and Cofax, and pedg
ing the colored their support ana expressive Vi
d h Tie Secretary when Mr. Powell. in response to
the invitation OF the Chair, addressed lhe heethb -,
inc dwell ON the importance OF the negro vote, which
had ne claimed at elections saved the STATE 70 te
Republican party Mr. Powell censured the Kep9Dcan
party that they did not justice demanded when as
scmbled IN National Convention at Chicago declare In
favor OF impartial suffrage ", ,tod that
MFR Freeman the next speaker lie clallhed tIat
the Republican party was the party OF liberty anu pro
gross Republicans had always been the eomst thi
friends of the coored and had done an IN thelr
mower 10 elevate their condition III the lseIup,.a
party did not come fully up 70 not n tnrge a that
that party had accOmp shed for them Ihey rleu ts
Democrats until they hung them 10 the trees anu %
Them homes,
should try the Republican party until lhey aeooiuou
The resolutions as read were then adopted unanimously
and the club formally organized.
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR MEETING IN WILLIAMS
BURGH.
Mayor Kalbheisch addressed Seymour ana
Blair meeting last evening, convened AZ the headquar
tcrs Of the Democratic Association OF the iOIteehh
Ward in North SecOnd-st T. ID. His Honor spoke 10 Sc
we're terms of the policy OF the Radical party, and ex
pressed his belief that nothing but the success on lo
democratic standard bearer would save tho country o
nun He was frequently appaudcd during the de4heIy
OF his address. The meeting ad0urheu AZ I"'o houi
cheering Justify for Seymour and bar
RALLY IN THE NINTH WARD.
The Bows in Blue of the old Ninth Ward
hold grand Ratification. this. Tuesday evening
at Lebanon Hall. Gen. Barnum, Col. Ethan Allen, the
Hon Bayls Sanford of louisiana and Others Will speak
Robert Band will be IN attendance ana Minute guns
will DO fired 10y tho hOwitzer squad.
FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT UNION REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION. "
The FIRST Assembly District Union RepuDli-
can Association met last evening at No 1s NeGsons'
In the absence Of the President. Mr. John nevis wa
called TO the char Several members were elected
On motion of Mr.. J. w. Heape the meeting ADJOURNED
/ until the first Monday IN September
OUR NEW PORT WARDEN
Gov. Fenton has appointed Hezcuah ID. Rob
ert,ou of Bedford Wescheser County, Fort warden IN
serves the honor as lie been unceasng aud inue
tai worser IN the Republican ranks lie VII max. an
excellent Officer he has good executive aD!' 10 GAP
able and above all "A strictly honest man.
THE TUCKER COUNCIL UNION LEAGUE or NEW
ARK, n. J.
NEWARK, n. j., Aug. 3.-At a meeting OIL the
Tuckcr Council L. L. a.. held here tonight resolutions
were passed commencing George Taylor President OF he
Council and who recently removed from MS position
other resolution passed condenniug Alderman hase,
one OF the Poor and Aims House Committee Inc No'e
! stood u TO q.
MR. COLFAx DESIRES TO TRAVEL QUIETLY.
ST. LOUIS, Aug "a telegram has been re-
ceiyed from schuyler CoaA' az Oana, MS ~ on h,
he positively declines any puDo uemon9eA"''VH vi "o
trip ~ the mountains
SPEECH BY GIN. PALMER AT JACKSONVILLE, ILL.
! At "A large ratification meeting held at Jack
soUv ON the evening Of the 2sh ult Gen. Palmer de-
iiyered patriotic speech in which sad 81 take oc
cason 10 say that whatever may be claimed by the
gallant men that shOudercd the musEet during the war
fact which must stand on the PAGE Of history tha'
ments who voted taxes upon themselves unheard oil De
fore IA point OF amonnti WHO Ni'is'Iol ho nre GU
formed all these duties faithfully and earnestly. com
5000 tie 10 tle othc the sister aud the Children Of
the soldiers during their absence and at last when the
issue was made whether should suspend hostitleS as
was proposed by the Chicago Convention ght out
an tt Inc went 10 the polls aud elected Abraham Lin
coin they broke the backbone OF the rebellion ana ehdt
the contest forever when General Grant was noml
mated YOU recollect he said The want Of the country
is peace" and there y not Republican within
the sound OF my voice tonight but who desires tha
the peace Of tho country shall be perpetual We All long
forleace Have not shed blood enough wasted prop
erty enough produced desOatiOn enough Has not The
country beer demoralized enough. and We not In all
our future Presidential elections TO be compelled TO vote
With sword suspended over our heads Will We never
rcfu
conducted upon the Principe mat tne party van
Are always To fee that the great danger OF the
renubc is that the election Is TO he followed by war
Have We reached the condition IN whch MeNlco 10 70
doyi Are our people dcbased that they are ncapaDlt
ofmauiainng free government, Inc Dem9crato party
m their convention declared the Reconstruction measures
OF Congress void They propose 10 overthrow the halt
governments, and that means war We on te oher hand
demand and insist upon peace, II lhe DehVoIhtc ry
triumphs, civil war VIII follow Capthi II umi' Inost
Who have money desire that IL should be safe EouI
credit down because OF the nneertaih created ny '
nomination OF such man ns BAR ASK the DOndhOideI'
now much they will take for their bonds II Seymour Ii
elected ard that immediately after ms Installation ne
will order the army 10 break up the state GOYernmeht
ME erccubacks OF bonds, under such circumstances
You know they would DO yalueess; Ehe currency
wOnld 20 down to the point reached IN 1868 and ls64
We mus hare peace because he deh must be paid The
Reuucau party stands to-day where IL stood during the
war aud intend TO stand by the Union until II is re
stored unou firm basis The State governments in the
South are Republican in form. They are organized upon
~ tWncus That some OF those friends back. It Il
safer 10 trust the desnes OF those states tolOya negroes
than to white Rebels lApplauseJ
osPEECH OF GOV. FLETCHER OF MISSOURI
Gov. Fletcher of Missouri addressed a mass
meeting OF Republicans at Sedalia the 10Th ult The
Governor oponed his speech by rehearsng the history OF
e Conservative faction Of the State Referring 10 Blair
Gioyer Broadhead John NJ. Richardson and Others he
sand that among the ula secessionss, these men were
foreost I'm advocating bloody prosecution ~ The wal
tIere commenced against the South They had the conf
! deuce of the Federal Government, controlled the
military organization In the state. ana man
| aged the affairs OF the Union party OF
| Missouri When they became convinced that
Tho Republican Party OF the North would not grant them
the fsyor they desired consent 20 become subser
Went TO their wishes these Abo0nsts finding neces