Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-01
E. NJ.
Fourth Ward Republicau Cl,h.

PTepd1ngJoT NE June Etection-A Word About
the CiiSen's Tictet-Adrice 10 Colored Voters
special meeting Of the above organization
was held las: night At the Kendall Green Bar.
racks, about fifty persons being present Pro-
lessor L M. Green presided in the absence of
tn Pre- ident; q. q. Briscoe, Secretary.
M. }. X. Tunnia, from the committee ap-
pointed TO wait upon General o. o. Howard
and request him to postpone the sale of the
barracks till after the June election,
reported that they had performed that duty,
request vote OF thanks was then rendered
TO General Howard for his kindness.
MI. Isaiah Walden being called upon, briefly
so esstd the meeting. He predicted that IN
k"puDilcan party would grow so Insignificant
that there would be scarcely corporals guard
10 contend agalnst. He exhorted mis- friends TO
-tand up for the Republican party only so
long as IL acted Justly towards them. and when
II as Otherwise he was In favor of cutt ng
loose He belle we'd. however. that tie Rspub-
hcan party were now entitled to their conf
O-Lce and support; for IL WIS 10 the efforts of
that party that the colJred people owed their
I eeGoE1. In the course o, his remarks he
gave the much talked-oI-citiZen's party a side
wipe, and warned hts coIored b. ethrrn to he.
ware of this trap which had been set TO cat ch
The IN wary After an apreai in behalf Of A
full r. gIstI aton, and a sugge> ton that no r..
publ an should encourage a Democrat IN bust
ness by paironiZing him, he closed amid niue
applause.
Mr.. William Scott followed in some remarks
II,
whom he hoped would consider it their duty
al CT the June election, 20 seek some other
places OF abode than Government buildings
Ihey (the colored peopiel W, Re now free ana
the duty, therefore, deyolvad upon them to
support themselves, independent of the charity
OF all institutions or the Government He gave
the inhabitants Of Kendall Green barracks
notice that they would be exp. cted, as so IN
after the 18th of June as possible to yaca1s the
premises ana SEEK abiding places elsewhere
MI; Briscoe called attention TO the reports
winch bad BEEN circulated that there was dis
sension IN the ranks of the Republicans of the
Fourth Ward, and stated thai such was not the
case. 1t was true that certain persons nigh In
authority In the ward h: acted In a manner
unbtcoming Republicans and gentlemen. and
bad said very ha sh things about the colored
people; but still there was no reason why this
spould prevent the true Republicans from
Young together on the day of election, nor did
ne beiieye II would have that effect. THIS mat.
ter would be attended to, however, on Monday
next, when a mass meeting of the citizens of the
Fourth Ward would ts held, at which certain
resolutions which had been refused a reading
at former meeting would be called M. and
the characters OF the recreants would b. ana.
lyzed and exposed.
Prof CIR IN next followed in remarks ex.
planatory OF the origin and history of African
slavery, In the course of which he entered into
learned dissertation upor governmental and
poiitieal matters. From this he branched OFT
mo the more practical topics of the day. first
adyertlng TO the apprehensi ous felt on the part
OF some OF the Republican citizens that there
was disafection In the ranks. and many col.
ored men designed supporting the contem-
plated citizens ticket which would be nut into
the field. He did not believe tn It slight per-
sonal misunderstanding, il any existed would
be the means OF preventing the colored men
from voting with the Republicans as a unit:
but if he should be mistaken, it would sustain
Inc assertions made by the Democrats that the
race was not fit to exercise the right OF suffrage
In his opinion. however, there would be no
disappointment experienced when the time
came on account of the course which woult h.
pursued: for the same instinct which guided
the Southern slaves TO escape from their own
ers and seek freedom in the North wouIJ di
rect them TO perpetuate Republican principles,
but Republicans to office. In conclusion, he
urged upon his friends the necessity of regis.
tering and harmonizing for the great coz est.
Adjourned,