The national Republican., 1869-06-21

the inclpient riot was quelled. 4
Mr.. Jesse Judge moved thatya committee !
Of five Disappointed to asskt the sergeant
alarms. The president said Oils was I'M
demand assistance Of any member Of the
Union.
- Mr.. Brock having obtained The aoer. ssid
That as thorc was difference Of opihidh' In
regard to Mr.. Flynn's motion TO adJonrn he
would renew II.
Mr.. Judge moved to amend that the Union
adjourn to meet at flve minutes past Twelve
o'clock. NiNHTHa w" Liz INT
The Chair said they could not meet on
Sunday.
Capt. Robinson moved to amend to I'D.
Journ side die. - " hT3 Z ~
Mr., Brock said he would accept the
amendment.
The Chair said ne long as afleen members
objected motion TO adjourn the Union si,.s
di. would not be In order.
All this time great confusion prevailed.
loud calls being heard for vote 70 be had
by tellcrs and by yeas and nays. As Il
seemed to be satisfactory TO all the Chair
said that the Union would vote on the qucs-
tlon OF adjournment by tollers.
Mcssrs. William l.. Jones aud A. Trunnel
wero appointed tclIcfs, and tho tctc Vas pro-
cccded with. Just as those opposed to ad-
journment were concluding their vote, Mr..
Whittlngton obtained n liearnt, a1dS said
that before the vote was announced he asked
that the yeas and nays be called.
The Chair said that rs vote by tcllcrs
had been decided on, he must act on their
report.
The tcllcrs reported 2Oi pcmbets yothe
In favor OF adJoufnmeht, aud 14S agniestIt.
He therefore declared tie Union aajoufHcd
for one month.
This announcement was received with
mingled cheers and groans, and general
uprising Of the audience was witnessed.
No one seemed inclined to leave the hall.
Finally voice was heard proposing three
cheers for John 7. Hallcck, Zone OF the
delegates from this city to the National
Union.) These were given with will, and
then three groans were proposed and given
for "Dan" Flynn. (Mr. Flynn was also a
dclegatc.) Then some one OF tho Govern
mcnt printing Office men proposed three
cheers for Flynn and three groans for Hal
leck, which wcr1 loudly given. Thon three
cheers were proposed for Lewis II Douglass.
and they were heartily given. A person
entering the hall at this point wonld have
supposed that all present were fecllnk good
for the reason that the cheering seemed 10
be general. Mr.. A. 7. Cavls, an cx-prcsi-
dent OF the Union, and one OF Its most
prominent and Oldest members, had by this
were made upon him for q speech. In re-
sponsc to these calls Mr.. Cayis addressed
the asscmblagc.
SPEECH or NH. CAvIs.
The speaker addressed the assembled
typos MS fellow craftsmen and printers OF
the city OF Washington, without respect to
location. In responding to the call which
had been made upon him he would say that
he regretted most heartily and deyoutly any
| circumstance or cause which would bring
| distraction In their counscls. lie was iden-
titled with the interests of the craft, and
would not do anything to joopardizc those
interests. By remaining united the union
would be able to guard their interests lndi-
yidually and collectively, and he warned
the members that those who seek to SOW
distraction In the ranks OF the association do
50 to destroy the union and uproot the organ
ization. lie spoke to them as one who has
lived longer than the most Of those present,
and who had passed through many severe
trials Of what are known as strikes. Those
men who, by the Issue now made, seek to
cause strike, do 1t to disiniegrate the union,
and when that is done they will pulverlze
the membership under their feet. lie cared
not what honied words are now being
spoken, what promises Of prcfcrment are
now being made, these promises, like the
apples OF Sodom, will turn TO bitterness and
ashes.
lie would not attempt to produce his ,au-
thorlty for the statements that he was about
| TO make, for the gentleman from whom he
had received his authority was under tho
pledge of secrecy, but he would tell the
printers Of Washington that there Is now q
combination among the employing printers
of this city, the superintendent OF the Gov.
ernment Office and the employing printers Of
New York city to disintegrate, uproot and
destroy the subordinate unions and the na.
tional Organization. This Is their determIna.
ton, aud this is tho object for which they
are laboring. ...-r. =
Here one Of the printers from the Govern.
ment Office cried out, "0h, Cayis! don't
tell any more Secrets" ns .rH.F
A voice from among tho city printers
"Oh, no! you don't like TO hear them, eh!'
Mr.. Cayis resumed his remarks by saying
that ne was not TO be disturbed by jibes and
Jeers, when he was speaking his honest
convictions. He was alike unable TO seal
the lips of the sensclcss as to supply then
with brains.
In treating the question which had beer
ignored (the admission OF Douglass) he had
done Ii with desire TO compromise. At .
meeting OF committees from the various city
offices and tho Government office he hai
held out the olive branch and proposed 8
plan by which all the difficulties which nov
environ the Union could have been gotter
rid of. by his plan and by law Donglasl
could have been allowed to work al the Gov
ernmeDt office, and those members OF tn,
Union who desired could have worked will
him; and all this without his becoming q
member OF the Union. His proposition wa,
spurnod with contempt, and although II hai
been proposed to overcome the prejudice
against allowing him to work, II was In
sisted that he should be brought "willy
nilly" into the full membership OF III,
Union. The members Of this organization
or come Of them, while they had larg,
hearts and could overcome prejudlccs agaihs
allowing men Of q different color TO work q
their business, were like the medical asso
citation of the Dlstrlct-they did not want 4
be forced TO associate with men Of Mr.
Douglass race.
The speaker then referred to troubles
which have heretofore arisen ut tho Govern
ment Office, and dwelt at some length upoi
the last strike; at that time he had been dc
nounccd by the city offices, who claimed tina
he had "gone back" upon them. He wa
actuated then as now by sincere dosire l.
benefit the craft. Although the offer +
compromise has been made, II Is now To-
late. The Issue now presented will bo com
bined at the next meeting Of the union wit
another, aud In the trial Of that, either tn,
| uulOH VI thS ooNNihhiNhs oihNO hubt X
under. What Is that other question: II l
that of apprentices. Mr.. Clapp claims tha
he has right TO place at work at the Go,
crnmcnt printing Office ten more apprentic
boys than are now employed at that instltu
tlon, and at tho next meeting he will prol
ably so inform the union. What will DO th
| response II would be that you can't chang
the constitution Of this union. There
now and will bo sufficient members of th
union opposed TO this proposition to preyen
any change being made, and also to stop th
election of more members who will be |
favor OF changing the constitution TO SUI
the views of MIR. A. NJ. Clapp. Therefor,
while the majority Of the members Of tn
union, who arc employed by Mr.. Clapp, vii
, disintegrate themselves, they will see tn
/ power gradually go from tho many to th
, few.
Let all beware. 1t Is the purpose of A
NJ. Clapp to sandwich colored boys In wit
those ten apprentices. Those members Q
the Union who are now supporting tho Con
T gresslonal Printer arc violating the first la
, of nature, ssf protection. But this questio
will have TO run the gauntlet Of the on
/, third" Another OF the questions bein
forced BY the Government printer is the cap