The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-09

met AZ Wii!g Hail, on seventh street, last
the PRECEDENT, o. DAMN, who opened with the
following. remarks, which sets forth the pur-
poses OF the Organization, Sc,i
met this evening, not as Prussisns, ssxona.
fepfsssstsiisss even 81 usSifsa Gs1msny, the
cSe q q Sa.ss ss, a'r Of = ysss
tivity but BY the lies Of German blood shed 70
America Is the country Of our choice, and
Thousands Of her children sre burning with
q desire to Join US here IN the land Of George
thousands more from ali parts Of our native
land, from the 10y Alps down to the plains OF
the Baltis seq whom the sweet name Of
are sleeping now under the green turf Of lib,
erty, and many soldiers rest, from the bloody
hills OF Gettysburg down to the blue waves Of
crowned Gro with the flowers Of spring on the eve
Of Pentaoost.
r We came TO chose our country as the free
faith. IN spite OF frowning Church aud State.
We believe In emancipation Of man immortal
I as proclaimed In the colony Of Roger will
liams, that man belongs to himself both In
| body and soul. We came to these shores as
pilgrim sons who inherit the lands Of the pill
grim fathersj not exclusively that of the
Anglo-Saxon, the Indian, and the American
Buriingame and that Of the darker sons Of
Ham, and IL IL hero we sec already the dim
outlines Of the worlds capital In the broad
, These stars and stripes are the charter OF
our American citizenship, and 10 no single
star has gone nor shall one single heart Of
Abraham Lincoln should call for three hum
dred thousand more. But we are inspired by
hope that, like the rainbow Of Noah, soon this
sg shall be nnfI,l sS ssyosGywhs,e an emblem S
wandering Jew, has roamed from east to west;
and here or never he shall ind wherein to lay
his head.
$50. empire glorious future points across tho
Where. States on states, her living joints spring
Til EUROPE. here and Asia meet. and peae, shall
I As our bullets spoke but Of Union, SO Ian
There are many tongues, but no spirit, and 1t
10 thus we accept the right hand OF fellowship
extended by the National Soldiers and Sail
ors' Union, not II the spirit Of party but that
passing politics, but not neutral nor blind to
/ the vital demands Of the age; and we shall fol-
low up our victory in peace AZ we bad to fght
remain united now, as Of late In the field, and
1 thus we shall redeem our pledge to take care
OF solemn interests Of both the living and the
dead in the land Of Washington and OF Abra-
Major Helm followed in a very eloquent ad-
dress, advising cooperation with the Grand
d
voeated an exclusively German organization.
Finally, however, the constitution Of the Sol
dlers' and Sailors Union was unanimously
adopted as the constitution of this union.
The meeting adjourned to Monday evening
next at the same place to receive a visit from
the Soldiers and Sailors Union in body,
after the election OF the prominent officers.
The RIVER FnoNT-Fays WhaEC-Arrivcd-
Schooner Ann Jane, Bescham. from Machodoc,
with wood for market.
| Fotcisr's WharT.-Arrived-Sch Mechanic,
Smart, with wood for Jas. Fraser.
! Hicks, from Hsvre d: Grace, with $50 tons Of
| Port Deposit, with lumber for Wiiiet < Red:
grave; Goldhnch, Hany, from Gone river, with
wood for James Fraser. SAiled-Schr. Maid
Of the Mist, Wright. for Eastern Shore. Nd,
Join.ons Whdrf.-Arrived-Schoon Iris,
l., frou Hayre.de-arace, with l2o tons OF
pShS k wn Ss scn. 81
river, with wood for Z, Falconer. Sailed,
a %s$ bound mstaE u~H s %S h.a as
Raglan. coast survey, and l.. johnson, with Ice
for the Hsheriesj barge George Waters, Jack.
son, for the w Greet Fs ,l,..ss,,,,,.,, Init.
Delaney, from Hayre-de.G Grace, with lG2 tons
OF coal for z. w. Barnacioj Bersheba, Gill:
more from Port Dego,it With o. 200 feet of Of
with 200 tons Of coal Tor w. H. NARROW. Sailed
Schooner Cumberland, oramp, with Ice for
the fishing ground.
Hdrpey'S WAarf.-Arrived-Stca Pioneer,
Olden, from Aecotinc, with wood, for Har.
vey, Clark Given. The Wawasset. with the
Baptist Sunday school Of South Washington,
attached to Rev. q. y. Meador's church, and 4
number OF parents and friends Of the scholars
and church, made an excursion to Glymont
having on board music and Refreshments with
which to add to the pleasures Of the days en-
tertainment. The Winnisimmet, with her
decks erammed with colored people, made an
excursion to Aqua Greek yesterday morning,
where her passengers took the cars for Fred
Ierioksburg, the former place Of residence OF a
large number Of them. The excursionists re-
turned to this city last evening.
Boys, Wheeler, wood to marketj Sarah Ellen,
Maddox, do, Sallie, Bowie, do, Lookout
Branson, do,j A. b. Tary, Davis, do. to Plant
SAiled-Schooners Caroline, Hatton, light
Sarah Lavinia, Murdoch, do; BENZ. COX,
Franklin, do; Felix, Murdoch, do; Pilot
Norris, do; Samuel Mears, q arrett, do; -Four
Boys, Wheeler, light,
Williams and Jolly's WhdJ.-Arrived-Schr
Enterprise, simmons, wood to market
Sailed-Schrs. Ray, Davis, Light Lloyd, NIL
ton, do.
WHERE EVERYBODY SHOULD Go-To the
New York Tea Company's new tea store, cor.
ner of Seventh street and Northern Market
Space, kept by Thomas Kirby 4 90. Mr.
Kirby has performed commendnble and en-
terprising act by establishing a hrst-class tea
mart where was formerly a common rummcry
and he has fitted up the building, inside and
outside, In q really tasteful and handsome
manner. The finest teas and cotiees are kept
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