The national Republican., 1869-01-21

meeting, said that II had been contemplated at
amueh earlier day, but had been deferred by
circumstances beyond the control OF those
present.
The Incidents of June last, he said, can never
be dSrs0,enI Sy ,spy o. yoS The high places
as we know, and down to the present day we
have had no oflcial information TO the con.
trary. II was positively knovn, and the fac.
Ing. before the suprems Soart % Of IKE S'fss Dis.
trict, that the people had elected . Conserva-
tive majority to the CITY Couscils in con-
assumption Of the Register fthe city, merely
| ministerial ofioer, bound by the law and his
oath Of ofhee to notify successful candidates
the commissioners, issued notices TO the
minority candidates In one OF the seven wards.
with a view to secure to his own party the 40.
ment, and the csrtiaed returns Of the result
the two Boards Of Council, were Intercepted
bodies to which they were addressed.
An Irregular Inauguration OF the new Mayor
| took place In the presence OF an Irregular con.
yention Of the Councils, orsaniIed BY minor.
seats under spurious returns, In contempt OF
the law and Of the voice OF the people, and
also IN contempt OF the Republican principle
10 which our system Of government 10 founded.
| Under these clrcumstances you deemed II to
be your duty, In vindlcation OF the law, and
In order to afford to all parties interested An
tions involved before the proper Judicial tri.
bunal to exercise the prerogative conferred BY
the charter of selecting a temporary Mayor,
returns no election had been made by the peo-
pie, and that II the case should be thrown Into
court, the oficisl returns would have TO be
This step was taken in conformity with the
advice OF counsellors learned in the law, and
recognized as eminent among the members Of
that profession. It 70 unnecessary to narrate
the events which followed, as they must be
| fresh In your memory. Congress came prompt
lly TO the aid Of the register, and passed what
without the sanction OF the President, legal.
izing the unlawful act Of the register.
BY this means the entire representation OF
one one war ward wa, was changed. -Four Conservative
the people had elected them, and Radical
members substituted In their places. This
partisan msnGuvre changed the political com.
legally chosen majority Of the power of fur.
ther resistance; for the new law Of Congress,
contrary to any. precedent. Withdrew from
these municipal bodies the authority to judge
Of the legality OF the election Of their own
members, and deyolved this prerogative upon
the COURT and the act, also contrary to pre-.
candidates, made II necessary that the duly
elected members should appear before the
court In the character Of contestants. The
sion in the case Of the members OF the Coun.
| ell have been long delayedj but this question
has been recently determined adversely to the
majority candidates, and no proceeding has
been instituted to contest the election Of
| Mayor.
The present Is therefore deemed to be the
Lloyd an expression Of the grateful sentiments % t.
with which we have beon impressed by his
prompt acceptance, at an Important crisis IN
oqr municipal Affairs, Of the delicate position
and frmness with which he co-operated with
US 10 resisting manifest usurpations, so long
as resistance was justihable under the law
and 1t Is for this purpose that this meeting
has been convened, az well as to afford Mr..
Lloyd an opportunity, which he has sought
from the moment the he found he could be OF
| the embarrassing position In which he was
placed by the unanimous voice OF tho Con-
sentative members OF the two branches OF the
MIR. Ball offered the following preamble and
| resolutions:
Whereas, during the recent municipal
members OF both branches OF the City Coun
ellis, By virtue Of the authority conferred by
the charter, Thomas z. Lloyd, esq, was
city, until the matters n co5troversy T could @
be judicially determined,
And whereas, NJ; Lloyd. having In view the
Of the trust Imposed on him, and st once en.
tered upon the discharge OF the duties pertain.
ing to said officei
And whereas, owing to subsequent events,
and particularly the legislation by Congress
the causes which made the election OF tt mpo.
rary Mayor by the Councils, for the peace and
soSa government OF the city, no longer exists
the high appreciation we entertain for Mr..
Lloyd, and for his ready and unselhsh accep.
lance OF the call made upon him In behalf ol
Resoiped, That we recognize and gratefully
aeknowiedge the prompt and ready acguiesc'
him to serve as temporary Mayor, and for the
discretion and hrmness with which he dis
charged the delicate duties thus deyolved upor
| him.
Resolusd, That a copy of this preamble ant
resolution be communicated to Mr.. Lloyd By
the secretary Of this meeting.
The preamble and resolution were unani
mously adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
CHARGED WITH PASSING CousTERPEII
MONEY Some days since Detectives Levy
and Newman, of the secret service bureau
treasury Department, received information
that man named Michael Breen, who keeps
restaurant on the corner OF Twelfth street
Snmntnna. %ss. aaa street nerth had been passing
Col. W. p. Wood, chief Of The secret ret service @ e.
bureau, who directed the oricers TO work ur
s ssse bor The Scs,s .sns several parties q
notes, when they received three counterfeit
twenty-five cent notes In change. The officers
Ssiasessay sT9re out gar,snt for the arrest
to the house searched the premises, and In nh
money'drawer found five counterfeit twenty,
nye cent notes. They then searched his pocket
BOOK and found eighteen twenty-five cent
notes, only three OF which were genuine
They arrested Breen and took him before Jus
tiee smith for trial; L. g. Hine, esq, appeared
tained that these notes have been circulated
pretty Freely among our merchants, at the
city post ONCE, and on the street cars. They
calculated to deceive the most skeptical, and
are apparently printed upon the same plate
hiter preliminary hearing the accused was
ance on Friday afternoon at O'Clock, when a
| large number OF witnesses will appehr on the
part OF the Government.
DEpIGATIoN ;lEa OF STREET BAPTIST SAD.
| nATH SCHOOL RooM-One Of the most beauti.
iul sunday school rooms In this city was
a aedieated on tuesday evening, January 10, at
| the street Baptist church.
The improvements made reflect credit upon
the committee, Of which Mr.. z, Richards, the
superintendent, is chairman. Mr. A. s. Smith,
NE carpenter, deserves great credit and the
| Messrs. Lang. painters and frescoers, have
| done their work In the most appropriate and
artistic manner. The plumbing, gas hitting,
and furnace setting have been done by Messrs.
| most successful manner.
The cost OF these Improvements is about
5000, and about tl 900 were raised at the ded.
lcation, and from what we know OF the church
and congregation, we think they will soon
succeed in raising the balance.
The addresses by Rev. DIR. Fuller, Hon Sem
tors and Hon. T. W. Ferry, OF Michigan, were
highly Interesting and the singing by the
sabbath school, conducted by O. U, Weston,
esq, was of high character.
JURoRs FOR THE CIRCUIr CouRr.-Yester.
day the Register OF the city, and the Clerk Of
the supreme Court, drew the names OF the fol
lowing parties, who will act as the Jurors for
the February term Of the Circuit Court which
Gonyenes on Tuesday, February 2di A. W.
Paul GSorgetowni John II. MeChesney,
eouptyiN. v, Burchell, Seond wsrdi VIM, ii.