The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-26

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craturc they were equal. Compare the fe-
male writer's to-day with any of our male
Wcrdicurs. He thought the time not far dis
tant when women would be called on to vote |
and I'LL the Offices fitted to their station, when
II will be a matter Of surprise that they have !
been SO long kept out from participation in
Mr. Ncedham said he had not given much !
thought and attention to the subject of wo. |
mans rights, but he thought the point had !
not been reached where we could say woman .
has attained the round OF the ladder to which .
shc should attain. If women had rights, In /
stead OF heing the toy, the plaything of man,
Mrs. Lockwood (latc Mrs. u. NJ. McNaIJ !
addressed the meeting, and strongly advocated .
man ignoring the rights Of woman. Give
woman power. and she will regulate the do
nestle circlcs, and that of conducting her /,
property in a manner that would make real
estate safe in her name.
At the conclusion of Mrs. LockwoOd's re.
marks q list of advisory members were read d
that II Is impossible for him to lecture before
the association. Congratulatory letters were
read from Geo. VIM. Gusts and Mrs. Elizabeth
Col. II. ]. Hinton was invited to address the
meeting, and in the course OF hls remarks
said that women were cntitlcd TO all they had,
and more, too. lie believed the life Of the re.
public paramount duty, and therefore he had
not had the time he desired TO attend TO
women's rights, but he believed tho vote on
the Sd of November nest would settle the dam
gers that beset the Union.
lie regarded the admission of Mrs. stanton
In the Labor Union convention As the opening
wedge of = new era. The labor movement ia
Europe and America he regarded as the
nucleus of the great political parties that
would control this country, and he was glad
to see that women were regarded In this move
mcnt rs equal in the race of life, by OreuinE
up every avenue Of labor.
AT the conclusion Of Col HIS address Prof.
Wilcox spoke ut some length IN advocacy OF
the adoption Of the above resolutions and was
frequently anplnudcd during the course OF MS
buttons were unanimously adopted, and tuc
/ meeting adjourned.
THg FrFrn WARD UOSrGsTEn ELE, riox
CAsE.-ln the Circuit Court yesterday, Messrs.
, Davidge aud Mcrrick, counsel for McssrE.
Zimmerman and others, filed with the clerk
the following petition, nad process WAS Issued
against the parties named Az defendants:
The petition of John x. Zimmerman, John
O'Mear1, and VIM. p Ferguson showcih that
the said Zimmerman aud Ferguson arc free
white male native born citizens OF the United
StatcR, and that the said bMr'ri Is u free
white male naturalilcd citizen OF the United
Statcs; that your petitioners are Nnd have
been for number of years last past citizens
OF the city of Washington, and rCgihc in the
q Fifth ward of said city; that they and each of
them have been and are duly nui lawfully reg
isteTed voters and electors OF the said city
4 residing in said Fifth ward, and on the frat
Monday Of June last past were In all respects
qualified by law to hold the office of n member
OF the Board of Common Council Of said city
4 from the Filth ward.
An election was duly held, according to law, In
said Fifth ward for three members to repre-
sent said Fifth ward in the Common Council
of said city, at which said election your petit
TONERS and John X. ArrisOn, Turner rofrcy,
and John u. ;, Miller, respectively, were can
tion more than half of tho votes received by
the commissioners Of said election for said
offices were given your petitioners rcspcc-
eiy, snH less IMAM NIL n Si 'hTm ,YF Inc az
election was held throughout according to law;
that at the closing of the polls on the said first
Monday in juno the said commissionrrs Of
election proceeded to count the ballots re.
ceiycd by them for the three Oillccs Of mem
bers OF the Common Council from the fiith
! ward, and to make out A correct return OF the
persons having the gre"tcSt number of votes
for the said three members OF the Board Of
Common Council respectively, together with
the number of votes given to each person " tCd
, for; and your petitioners In fact say that the
said commissioners then and there asccr.
tanned by counting the votes Aforesaid that
your petitioners respectively had received
more than half OF the whole number of the
legal votes so received by the said commits
siOncrs for the said offices, and your petition
ers aver that they were respectively elected
to the said offices.
They further show that the said return WAS
delivered to II. Wallrch, COO, the Mayor Of
said city, on the day succeeding said election;
/ and duplicate OF said return, together with
list Of the persons who voted At said cleo.
, ton, was also made out by the said commits
SionPrs, aud was delivered to Frederick A.
boswell register of said city, on the day sue.
. cCCding the said election. And thercupOn
your petitioners respectfully rendered them
selves ready, and demanded to be admitted ami
sworn into the said Offices, respectively, and
they now claim that they were respectively
elected thereto.
But now SO 1t IL that the said ATrisOn, To-
rcy, and Miller, fraudu!enlly and corrupty
cOnicderating and combining with divers other
persons to prevent your petitioners from en-.
tcring into their said Olfccsi respectively,
have caused and procured the said ArritOn,
! TORY, aud Miller to be admitted rad sworn
iut tIn ali NH IAl aDI haNn
utterly kept out and prevented, and still keep
/ out and prevent Your petitioners from being
admitted into the said Offices, respectively
/ Wherefore your petitioners pray your Hon
ors, the premises considered, that proper pro.
cess issue against the said ArrisOn, TOrrey,
and Miller to make them parties defendant,
! vice of such process, together with copy of
this petition requiring them to answer the
crs shall not be admitted into inc said offices
respectively, and for such other aud further
proceedings as may seem meet, nc, TO enable
you to do speedy Justice In the premises.
TIM CITY HALL REVIVAL" ~ Yesterday
morning the crowd of "wckedest men"
around and about the City Hall numbered the
usual dnily ATTENDANCE and after the trnnBAG.
ton of business with the Mayor, surveyor,
collector, and Others, proceeded to the hole.
/ in-the-wall" fayOrite resort within the CITY
| Hall building, where luncheon was pariHkcIi,
AS also "liquids." The party then repaired TO
the office OF the tax clerk, sirrposing that the
Injecting" was in full blast, but when they
entered therein found the clerk tMr. MoTgHnJ
| Assiduousy Mt work at his desk, AS also John
| +. Cook, of the collectors office, who had
business with the clerk.
| Among the party were bridge contractors,
| street commissioners, disappointed claimants
for office, scavcngcIs, membcrs OF the Is. OF a.,
moncy.lrnders, sharpcrs, and men with and
without means. They took the gcntlemanly
| clerk by surprise, rs upon making known the
object OF the call, he blnmdly informed them
that his official business was such rs pFccludrd
his answering the note Yesterday OF "Mra.
use OF HIS office for the purpose of holding re.
yiYal meetings OF the wickcdest men," but
as those present appeared to be seeking grace,
! he htd no hlCCtion to their forming u class
for the conversion OF those lost to the way Of
| the world. without accepting the liberal offer
of MIR. Morgan, all hands retired and the duties
| of the office were proceeded with.
| We have not yet been apprisch Of the tlmc
! when the first sabbath exhibition" viii take
! place At the popular concert stlOOn;' but rs
| the proprietor may demand too high u rent IuT
| the use of his hall, We suggest to our ihriSiidH
! friends the pTOpFiety of abandoning the idea OF
such dSSOcidiiOn, and resort to the city Hall,
where spacious chambers may Mt all times be
| obtained for legitimate, charitable, and moral
Objects without charge.
RurupLlCAN MgETING ~ MuNTGnNruN
! COUNTY, MD-At n meeting OF Republican
vo,urs OF Berrys district, Montgomery cOun.
| ty, held at SANDY Spring on Monday evening,
| Francis Miller was called to the chair and T..
| Z. Thomas appointed secretary pro irm The
| chairman, after stating that they had met for
| tho purpose Of organizing Grant and ColfaN
necessary points good deal OF Interest was
manifested by those present, and It was dc,
| cided to organize club at once and proceed
| TO business. This constitution, NJ read by Mr..