Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-15
Conservative Army and Navy Union.

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| TONE Gus fer Graaf aad C0i6a<, an resigns-
4 Lt1eiy Ttnso-"Hhite Essa" Ieare thc meeting
I < tOioael l,O,Gif be ssLzslsd. but ssd hts srgs
| The Conservative Army and Navy Uaion
leld meeting last evening at their hail. 397
| Pennsylvania avenue, the Pr ssidsnt (CoI J. r.
| BelTns) IN the chair, Er. James Boyle score.
| taiy. The usual routine of business was rome
through with, and when new business was
called for, the Chair (Col. o Beirne) arose and
| said he would take oc casion to remark K at a
matter pertinent to himself could now prop-
erly come up before the meeting. Before pro
cseding, however, he would request a resna,t-
fui hearing, and hoped the prerogat,ye OF An
American citizen would be accorded To aim
and that be would be heard here to-niyh. He
said this because he had heard II mad yersaotiv
stated that there would be a disposition here 10
/ refuse 10 hear him. What he had 10 say yras NJ
considerable length, and might not accord with
| the views OF some present.
| tive session.
The Char stated that the motion was out of
| order, and that he would not put the aues ton
! Lieut. wales appealed from the decision of
1 the Chair.
The Chair.-I will not put the motion.
| Several Voices.-Yeas aud NAYS,
| The Chair here inquired il this was an AZ.
tempt 10 muzzle him. He would be heard
Lieut.. wales moved to adjourn, which the
| ChaIr stated 10 be in order, and put the notion
| but could not decide
! Several voices-"Yeas and NAYS,
| Inc yeas and nays were taken, resulting IG
| yeas and nays, so the Chair dec Idei the meet.
| lEg ad lourned.
| Here commenced a scene of excitement many
nsinoers ieavlng the hall; some lingering 10 see
the termination OF the affair, and several voices
| exclaiming, "All white men leaye;p s.AIi Sey
| mour men will leave;'' Tar aud feathers out.
SIDE. In this noise and confusion Col. OBJ.
appealed TO the fair-mIndei men present, as
We'll rs the members of the Union, to hear him
linen came the same cries of GOOD ID smoerats
leave White men leave" &c.
| Lieut.. WALES here stated that he was in
charge OF this room; that he was responsible
LOT tne rent, and the meeting being adjourned,
ne eaied on ali hands TO leave the room, and
pIocee1ed 10 extlnguIsh the gas, when Col
O'B said, ''Stop that Mr.. WALES; / am Presi.
dent OF tnis Union; my money helps to pay the
expenses OF this halI:r but Lieut. w still com
tAnued putting out the lghis.
Col ills this in accordance with Amer.
lean institutions 20
Lieut. WALES, Cneryously and excitadIvN
why didn't you resign before; not wait until
thls late day and desert the party
Col y Belrne.-I have my resignation here
and propose TO hand ii to the Secretary a. the
proper time.
Lieut.. Wailes.-Yes, after You make a speech
which we don't want 10 hear.
Col. pBeIrne then handed his resignation IN
Inc - cretary.
A member here objected to its reception as
the meeting had adjourned.
captain McConnell.-As Vice President of
the Union i infoIm those present that the
meeting m,S has adJourHed; but propose that Col.
Lieut.. Wailes-Let him 90 elsewhere
captain Acknowledgment O'Beirne can
Ieei no soreI over the nomination OF Seymour
and Blair than do, but he should have ten.
dered his resignation at the proper time and
not have waited until this late day Colonel
OBelrne should be accorded the privileges of
an American, however, and be heard He has
10 sustain this association. He did not like 10
see MN come out after.it had been published in
Tue papers mat he would carry part OF the
Union with him.
Col. OBI. here Interrupted, stating that he
never made any such intImation.
,i Mr. oampbeli did not like Seymour aud
D.
PRESIDENT, although he liked them as indiyid-
uais. Yet, Col. OBeirne should have come ont
and resigned before. He would not stay TO lis
Lieut.. Wailes.-He is a traitor.
Col. BIZ You call me trai or, will hold
you personally responsible.
Lieut.. Wales explained that he meant il only
so Tar as party was concerned.
Inc noise and confusion had by this time
Drawn IN great many persons from the street, |
50 that, although most of the members OF the |
Union had left, the hall was we'll crowded.
Several policemen appeared about this time |
Capt. Mcconnell here proposed TO take An.
other vote As to whethe Col O'Beirne shouId
speak or no..
Lieut.. Wales said he would agree that men,
ton.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays, and
resulted-yeas ., nays ..
member voting nay here changed his vote.
hall 10 Col. OBJ.
Capt Mcdonnell then had the gas barners
relghted, and the scene OF darkness and con-
fusion being at an end, he in vited all to r.
m sin who wished TO hear Col. OBJ. IS remarks.
Col w. B tnea returned thanks 10 the Union
Tor the courtesy. and proceeded to read from
manuscript, stating that this organization of |
soldiers and sailors had acted rather as a no. /
IeIhical than political body; that 1t had sup. /
ported Andrew johnson and demo unced the
extremists Of the Radical party. That us ann
uai, Ieen Conservatism but lately what Is
hnown as Copperheadisrno or Ultra Democracy |
had crept into the organization N. aud finally the
conservative Army and Navy Union was |
transformed into a tail flying 10 the kite of the
Democratic narty, and had lost all its Consnr !
vausm. Having iecently gone into the p,lit,.
;,ics ma ma ne :, take no part in po
been found on the side OF the Union as a sol. |
dier, ne could not consent to be found on the
side OF the pnrepentant ones against whom he |
mad fought, the pirate Semmes, the butcher
Forrest and the hangman Wade Hampton
He stood undismayed, without allegiance to
any political clique, and owed nothing to poll
ucIans here or elsewhere. a. |
A voee.-Don't you owe som1dhing to An.
drew Johnsonl y
Colonel OBJ. continued. He was Indebted |
for the little he was TO his own exertions and
the goodness of President Johnson. He then
euiogIzed President Johnson, saying that he
had resurrected the Democratic party, and had
confronted iLs hosts OF enemies single handed |
Voice. I thought he was a Moses.
Colonel Oh. And after all how vras Presi.
dent Johnson tredtedf In MS hours IdIstresS.
these came leaders said, sslet i'm be impeachad
he is not our President. II is not our hight IL
VIII not be our funeral"
Voice. Who impeached President john
SON The Democratic party, or the Radical
Congress you are about 10 support
Colonel OBJ. continued. He did not know
what President Johnson would do, but for his
part he would see the men who had thus a. ted
consigned ID political perdition. He then
alluded TO a certain Postmaster General carry
ing water on both shoulders.
NoIce. s'Just like OBeirns"
Colonel OBJ. then asked, how was Hancock
treated by this Democratic party How was
Hendricks, the colossal statesman Of the North
west; how was he treated
a Voice. Look at the Indiana elect on re-
turns"
Colonel OBJ continuing. stated there was
much he did not like 10 both parties, ou M
could not consent to remain IN the ranks with
Nallandigham, Fernando Wood, and Uuca
Spriggses.
A Voice. "What did you vote for them for D
Col OBJ. then spoke further OF the course OF
Nallandigham during the war, and arraignei
the Democratic party on several counts, after
which ne said he had con versed with many
Democrats, pure and unsuliC men, and he had
concluded that the election Of Grant would b.
the best thing fol the country, and for the flu
ture all his efforts would be for the election OF
Grant and Celfax. He was no tinne-seryer nor
boiter, but acted purely from the dictates of
conscience, expecting nothing from any IN
coming administration. With these senti-
ants he fT.rLr lnA~ lit