The national Republican., 1869-01-25

Possibilities OF the African race" In the Hail
afternoon. The seats on the foor were nearly
all occupied. and the galleries were about two
thirds filled. There were but q few Of the
ssntIsmsS took ior hii text the ais, verse Of
the gsth Palm: "EthioPis shall soon stretch
speaker said that God after the deluge, for a
and sfs pSSPIIsGn Of
early races Of the world, claiming that II was
| as evident that He created distinct races by
natural and supernatural means to carry out
the Jews q peculiar people, and that neither
history or Revelation leads us to believe the
races OF the world will ever be blended
to believe the African race would not be eS.
| tinguished. There were, he said, two theories
on the subject Of the negro's future, one was
races by breaking down all existing. differ.
| encesI and the other was by giving to the race
Independent life and growth, and opposing In.
God, he said, not only made man different,
but races diherenti and history favors the idea
that race traits cannot bo overcome. Anal.
| gamAtion 10 the synonym OF deterioration.
He alluded to the improy ement Of the race
| as compared with their bArbsrous state when
stolen from Africa II they could improve
thus while In slavery, might we not, he asked,
| expect much higher manifestation of man.
| hood under the influence offreedom and Chris.
tianltyi He urged the education Of the African
race, giving II all Its natural, civil and moral
rights, and looked forward to the time when
Africa, educated and ChristianiIed, by enlight-
ened American colonies, might become a
The speaker alluded to the emotional and
sympathetic character Of the African traits
as applied to their religious susoeptibilities,
citing their melodies as an instance to show
the probability OF religious future.
He eontrasted the Indian and negro races,
claiming that before Columbus discovered
| ~ haI Iar fNh d th.tt nnI
our country here commenced to deteriorate.
| Work, he said, is the first element OF civiliza a.
tion. The Indian even then would not work,
and their deterioration was caused by this
refusal to work. The negro, he said, had per.
haps lsbored under the lash, but he had worked
and would work now with fair induce.
privileges Of all our churches and all our
schools, he believed they would do best In
their own schools, and By keeping gp their own
all the good they could from the whites, but
lose none OF their own, and thus prepare the
wsy for the Christian colonies in Aifica.
cause; protect and encourage them In their
natural civil and moral rights. What, he
asked, had thirty millions whites to fear from
This lecture was delivered at the request OF
| members OF both Houses OF Congress. Dr..
Lord spoke so clearly and fully that every
| ing the discourse, which occupied over an hour
In length, there was great Stiffness, and y
made most favorable Impression. MI. Lord
sons after Its delivery.
FRATERSAL yIsIr.-YesteEday King David
ffsternai visit to The lodges here. The /. o.
| u. b. lodges are composed of lsraelltes, and
the objects Of the organization are Of beney-
rived here At i2:3O O'Clock, and were met at the
depot BY the following reception committee:
Kj KEhj.h LOage, Ne; So.Messrs. !. N; BlGut H.
n No sna IL M Ga r. B. % Franz fis5 S6n.S nLoass
J. Seigel; Potomac Lodge, OF Georgetown
Msssrs N: BsSwsld. A. Reese and A. Fisher;
several points Of interest about the city, and
after inspecting the lodge rooms Of the Order
street, where agniacent dinner, under the
catership of Charles HutIler, awaited them.
After doing full justice to the bountiful repast
propriate toast. addresses were made by
Messrs. N. II. Miller, president Of Aquilar
Lodge; II. Adler, president of Elijah Lodge;
%s Srppns ISdss H.
Of Baltimorei NJ. Hamburger, president OF
King David Lodge, OF Baltimorej q. Herzberg,
| and other past officers OF the lodges here.
About two Hundred persons were seated atthe
| table, and the afternoon was passed In the most
| social and agreeable manner. The visitors
more, highly pleased with the Incidents Of the
day, and expressing a warm desire to receive a
visit from their generous hosts, at Baltimore,
AZ an carry uhy
| AGAMBLIso HOUSE BRoKEN UP.-on Fri.
day evening last a stranger 10 this city went
avenue, OF which q. u. Frazier was proprie.
| tor, and being entioed to play at the fascinat.
lng game Of hfsro" soon found himself the
sion, as well as a valuable gold watch.
Upon coming out OF the house he complained
to one Of the police officers on duty In the
neighborhood, and finally succeeded In recov.
RFinQ hia WatCh The OftlcPF FRDDFtad the eli
| cumstance to police headquarters, and on Sat.
| urday evening Major Richards issued an order
to Lieutenant skippon to break up this es-
Accordingly, about midnight Lieutenant
| Skippon, with his detective corps, proceeded
| to the premises above named, obtained an en-.
| trance, and there found two men with all the
paraphernalia OF the game. The men and
gambling implements were taken to police
| headquarters.
shortly afterward the proprietor was ar
| rested, and yesterday morning Justice Walter
| fined him the sum OF $50 and costs. The two
| men found In the house, who gave their
names as George Crump and p. w. James,
were discharged from custody. The gambling
| tools were conhscated, and will be destroyed
atpolice headquarters.
A CASE OF JUsTIcE.-Under the laws in re-
| lation to magistrates, now In vogue In this
that a magistrate before whom he is brought
| for any offence will not accord him a fair and
| impartial trial he 10 allowed, upon making an
| tnt 10 nave MS case
ruled before the next nearest magistrate. A
| case arose a day or two ago wherein such an
| aftidavit was made, and the Justice before
| whom the case was TO be tried at first refused
to rule the same, but finally consented to send
| it-not before the nearest magistrate, but
| before Justice whose office Is located some
| distance from him. The Justice whose office
| Is nearest to him complains of this action, and
| has appealed to Chief Justice Cartier to kno W
whether or not It is obligatory that such cases
| shall not be sent to the magistrate whose office
| is nearest to that of the Justice having to rule
the change OF venue. The decision OF the
Chief Justice will probably be given within n
day or two.
CONCEALED WgAPoSs.-A well.known citI
zen OF Alexandria was arrested by special or
iceT Bernard Donnelly, on the charge OF carry
log concealed weapons, He was turned owe
to Lieutenant Skippon at police headquarter
to-day to answer the charge. 1t appears tha
the gentleman had been imbibing very freel,
and attended Canterbury Hall to witness thi
monstrated with by 0nicer Donneiiy an,
finally made motion to draw weapon, ant
was at once arrested. Upon searching him q
headquarters, a pistol was found upon him
which was duly conhscsted.
ROBERT BURss.-There 10 no day In th
year which Scotchman make so much OF Al
me me anniyersary Of h ehe 6l,oa OF Robert Burns
Scotia can be found, with banqueting, feast
Ing and general joy, In this city the Burn
Temperance Hall. About one hundred an,
hlty guests have been invited, including som,
OF the most distinguished citizens and so
Journers at the capital.
| AMPUTATED.-It will be emembered tha
MT. Joseph A. Burch, residing on Four.and-a
about ten days ago slipped and fell on tn
pavement in front OF Adams express office OF