Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-14

Thi', however, did not prrvenf h,,, g.,
sAllg ths night y sItion when the -,
cam ard ne fought be r hsl, a -, -,
=, h tSfs ~ o. negro sunige, and IN, righs
10 hoiu ono., he VAS frac % saw tha. rats~-
than let JeH Davis or any OF his irat-I I,Ii-,,,y
ers hOld ofoa. H. would not, f.,r fbs ~, -. :
hold every Once ~ tn nation. Andrew Iohu-
son, he sad, was the leader OF Ia. n,rDe-~,-..-
party, and, should they succeed an. -,
would b. m worse condition than yvr.n hsld
IN the bonds "t slavery. They would p. 20
priyed Of the right to vote. which .vonls ~.
them an n worse stag of serfdorn than 49, +,
few years since he fthe speaker heard p-..,
dent Johnson. ON the capitol st.ps n,
Nashville. Tennessee make o,.
the mos; abolition speeches, m Nos
he proclaimed himself the Moss 81 a.
race, and said he would not r.. an a.
had rescued their bondage ana nlar.f -,
upon the pinnacle OF freedom and eoual NJ.
leges With the whit man. For thts y.8l n, -
cause the colored people Of Na>hyiIl. ra.s.t /,
subscription for tine purchase oi a four bun-
drsd collar watch, which was presented % \ n
drew johnson. and this waich. NJ doubted MOI
worn by the President AT this uus a.
conclusion. he proposed three cheer FAR the
Radical Republican party, which we've Us,n
with a hearty good Will Oy the color'd aa,ii.o.
ryy, and concluded with '.tiyer.'
Votes of thanks were tendsred IN n ~ ;le
speaker, AFR which II. n Day, (colorai,D hs-
ing NoCiierously called TOR, took the stand. aud
entertained the nesting for some minute. n
defended his race from the mputatiou ei.rn
cast upon them, that they were fools. Auy
person " no tnOneht thfN Were. NfiF ADhl-
th'mselNes. lie SAID NJ had ben employ ed by
Mr.. Francis Dodge many, many years ago, and
A. ina HE ploy when Gen. Harrison viSitrd
G'oi g,town. Mr. Dodge thrn gave htm fiY.
hssone. which he promised 20 keep. but IA.
failed In one. The first was promise never
20 vote the Democratic ticket: he SECOND Wa
10 drunk no whisky; the third 20 play NO cards
the fourth not TO buy lottery tickets. buf he had
failed an that, and the fifth and last h- would
not name Let the colorcd meu keep clear Of
all these vices Vote the Radical tick"t, sack up
for MS rghts. and both the country aud hmm
self Were bound To prosper.
Tb. meeting then adj ouned tiil next Sunday
night, AT EbenezeT Church.
CossITTED.-Ellen Conner was arrested last
evening by Officer Robey for being drunk and
dlsOrderly. She remained IN the lOck-up until
this morning, when she W a. brought out before
Justice Buckley To answer fOr her conduct, and
by MIN was committed 10 the Workhonse =
vagrant for thirty days.
DELEGATES APPoINTED.-Mr. ". r. Binyon.
chairman OF the primary meeting Of IN. fourth
precinct appointed yesterday Ths following
delegates TO the convention 10 select candidates
for Aldermen and Councilmen Richard
Sheckles, William Heron, Henry Whelan.
George J.. Sherwood and Cornelius Onut.
FOUNTAIN DIvIsIoN.-This Division Sons OF
Temperance met last evening a. Odd fsllows
Hall, on Congress street. when its second an
niyersary was appropriately celebrated Dy
speeches and music by the Potomac Glee taub
and members of the Division. Messrs. Jno. d
Gouldon and =. NJ. Bradley VSsNr present from
Washington and mad" spVTOpriatr and inter-
esiing addresses.