The national Republican., 1868-02-01

Mcssrs. 7. NJ. X. Mills 4 Co., (ste Crandelrs) l2'
Bridge street, or at Mcssrs. q. T. Getty Co.'S
| loJ Bridge street, where copies Of the RgruBLi'
CAN may be obtained daily.
/ ApJounSrp MEETING or CiTIzESs.-Pursuant
| 10 adjournment, n citizens meeting WAS held a'
New Market Hall last night, jenkins Thomas ir
| the chair.
| lis position, and stating that afternoon paper
lad incorrectly reported his remarks on Wednes
day night by making him favor tho Harlan bill
| fhc resolutions offered at the meeting on Mon.
day night were read, preyiou to being submitted
TO the stand and addressed the meeting at length,
| arguing at some length against the taking away
Of the charter He believed that no good would
| For ohe hundred and seventeen years the gov:
ernmant Of Georgetown has been conducted
hoGfished, Notwithstanding we .have a yearly
| ex ,cm,nt Of an election for town officers He
bel eyed that If special election was held, and
| the people would Enthusiastically show Congress
that they were not favorable to q change OF gov
crnmcnt, that body would respect the wishes Of
a9 Mt IN
posing pos s aS Ss % Sai 05
bitrary power n the Police Board, and said they
had no right to refuse the license to restaurants
whe, The corporation had approved the license
In refusing to grant license to Mr., Rodier and
Mr.. Steele. The license to restaurants returned
nue.. and ke was opposed 10 erippiina Inc towns
ansnees by rsjectipr such licepses.e The Police
Board had imposed on the people here twenty
| cent. fsrstion 10 mai,tain thai nrgsni,atIon
each policemen representing $40, when previous
policemen In Georretown' This was A a reason
HAT caused him no be adverse To commissionets.
as there was no telling how far they would go
MT Mattbews read he Morriii bin at Iengtb.
commentine humorousiy ON its several section,
as they were disseeted' 'n '' '''e'A' se''''n'
Tn Seorgetown n was not cus,on,rv IN ,.x
home mennfactures, but The bill in Suestion
hccorsIng ~ thns Mi nha osoy Wy ~ an n on ~ maiu.
missionefs, YOU must give bond IN order 10 nro-
cure license to do business This, he thoupbt.
HniasT 0nirs as was more than the Government re-
He next alluded tn the Harlan hill. which h.
said, was to take away the good name OF deorre.
town. and compeI a1nes stion 10 Wesbinotb6o
The Oh "nncI ami the caoai wnre ~ n ,ast y;
Georgetown commerce. but Wasbineton wouId
Inc chS1nei v Was nath,og os neep
than being a % ward Of Wsshinrton, "' Wo seap mqfe
great deal about the inereases nopuIation ana
plts,ippti.s - =, Mi h gdl, wnien " consulting
ed popuIation eopsist Of neqsoes @ Wbom M Mas
snv somms,n,t "s Tbe no es 70 oSast oi 70
of fbe two cItiSs were cnmmentaa ~ PuTI niS uens
The Lew Court REPRESENTATIVES. ne shg
Nv going ~ wssbIngton ,yo,,,I Ha tasnss ~, na
Dsr yca4 more ssan y nrssso wot'a oe taxed $ooo
Dr. ". n Sragin ioliowep IN aiew remarks.
nonsai,uatI MS % lH,mur eMPressions ~ laVor OF
nan,. a"r end ns.ims, aous nn, 10 hent argn-
spoke Psrti,GGiafy In reference to the license
nictea 10 sncb an ente,t tbst Nv nrinn e9n,
horse and WAGON M possessing ,ccn,s n af In W o.
nngSert ,ng.os wn1 Vr1ugnt ioad 70 georgetown and
n Wnn sop x,o,.siu. n u .ohu, MAS suolect 70
ir nhc 10, on xoa9g 3e epipStal9n license by not
vhv ~ nsense u, rom " we eerk hefe ONE reason
cnnay,p many new puohc ou,ldings would shortly be
hoantiSp nnlit,, So anu ne Knew OF no more
naornntnvo o'y Wy, ir .e ,eepS,s,ructioh ,ep, thnn
has has been engaged g in many public improvements,
exy,n atas ~ o,s neo W,eh s covered by
glad to see that city Waking up' e an" sonfeseS AZ
nnt nn in,ge s'es ' were punaered' anu Washing-
favored the Morrill, bi as ~ mar Sn4 mon nehee ~ ne
ern nsirs AZ GENERAL ebic ~ aIGm hs mea sS 70 goy;
bn hnnss,Ir and aaan,,,ini'. eer, she laws would
ci,ann h hnu.S anu tha enrr.ea Sut In con
sionNteiy argued, NOT as SsStssos hui ge u,spa p,
heNs ha'ing IN me ,ne goou oi the Town at heart.
sm.rS. .tatIns ~ az hs sa,, ,he mee.hg ~ iew
aemins ,Mars sns ssM he tel soTe reluctance In
thst I'm IN ,ne en, ne ieis constrained to
convince him t6at there ,vos anv 1nnn ro. s1u no. @
desiring to consolidate With %asSnston shin on TSe 'S
tercsts with Washineton. and n 40 s mrs rG he IN,
a distinct form Of goyeInment to nrotect those
intefests Washinpton has no intcrost 10
Georgetown commerce other than 10 csrry thu
channel 10 the Washington aide and tsks our
coal to the Eastern Branch.
He referred to the effect on the community of
being a ward OF Washington, and opposed the |
Morrill, bill In de.ail. Washington having a0 |
votes to our 0, would use numerical force to build
up Its interests, and thus crush 9eorgetown IL |
is the interest Of Washington to have railroads
cross at the Long Bridge, and keep up that nui. |
sance as a barrier to the commerce OF George |
ION. lila great love for the aenar,eS hn,os
his country did not hermit him 10 smsIHawaVa
with n civ hearing His namc Ttn rasnIt "
such an amalgnmation vyonid h. ,ha Ioss or @ oI
commerec and the anal trahe Ia baIiosei al VSs Vh
neope Of Georrctown h,i TOO nnch 1nteI,to ane
fn givc I'm Tho rigLt ,yhIch tbow Lah s
n century bv eonsoiidating with w.shISofieenu 'o'
Mr. Joscnh T. Simms mSo,oS M th ~ III s, |
rcnucst tbc M.vor 10 annoin, rhr ,nv , iuctns Is
a snnoIsi aiccticn ~ tiiLpo H. imsnny sy meNt ior
zens on tbe nuestloN NJ o,sn,i5et IL, VI ""' eii'
VIM H. Tenncy said the motion of Mr. SImms |
was impracucablcl as the Mayor had no right to |
call special election, as the matter belonged to
the corporate aqthorities-the Councils. He |
feared ms friend Simms apprehended that party |
would Dc mixed up IN the election, IL It come off |
ne same time as the election for municipal ofl.
GERS. nj thought q ticket ''forn or against"
consultations Right DC voted without the ques.
tion being mikeu WIN HuFy issues. lie hoped,
their Seads tagether ana call a sneoisi eleatipn
% NJ y rconested Dr. Crnyin To state ,rbv thn
on Cnnncii aid mol enncur Win tiayroan. az
Comioh Souhc Roard af S Side.eu VIII" ho r'So-
luton oil ';'e poaLu 1Io, ii a. a. a. ~ n, M, ,,.
Dr, Crlgin rtIlieu 'h'' 'hc