The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-20
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Fni.urU WARD REPUBLICAN, CLUB.-The
Republican club of the Fourth ward held n
meeting last evening, at the Mission church,
an I street, between Fourth and Fifth. The
meeting was called to order by the president,
Mr.. J. II. Crossman, with G. o. Briscoe
secretary. The president, yacating the
chair called Mr.. Hatton, the first vice
president, to Is, and offered the following
resolutions;
Rssolped, That the practice Of giving such
important Offices as register of wills, recorder
Of deeds, collector and assessor of Internal
revenue, and city postmaster to men who
are not permanent residents of this city and
who have not been Identified for the last two
years with the Republican party here, is
wrong In principle and suicidal in policy,
tending to dlshearten and discourage faith
full and earnest Republicans, and preventing
that kind and amount Of effort necessary TO |
secure success and vitalize the party.
R,solrsd, That the Republicans of this |
city have capacity and character enough to |
iii any local office in the District, and they
claim the right and desire the privilege of
having the Offices filled from among them
-r'ycs rather than by importation.
Capt. Manning had been In favor of
appointing carpct-baggers throughout the
south, and he considered Washington, to
,omr extent, Southern. There might be
men Of trnnscendent ability who had not
ihcsc positions.
lie said there was a bitter hostility to
Northern men, extending even TO their busi-
ness relations. The rebels and their SYM
pathscrs had called them scallawags and
carpet -baggcrs, and would be glad to see
these men excluded.
ICthc offices were filed with non-resdcnts,
II would be with men who had been In the
army. lie would sooner turn out the rebel
residents now holding Office under the Gov
eminent. lie cited the case ofCol. O'Beirne,
who, he said, was Il good man appointed,
hut he had swung around the circle with
Andrew johnson, and only came back at the
eleventh hour. lie would favor his removal;
but If Gen. SlCklc.. who, he said, had been
thrown out of position by the recent consoli-
daion of the army, was An applicant for any
position ia the District, hC would give II TO
him.
Mr.. Crossmun thought that there was
sufficient number of office in the great state
Of New York to give Gen. SiCklCs a position.
The President had found 4 mau in Montana
to make Governor of that Territory without
appointing Mr.. Ashley; and Gen. SiCklcs
would no doubt be taken care Of In New
York. The Republican party here had for II
long time struggled against great odds. and
with but small hope, of success. lie was
willing to ConccdC the marshal rs a national
office, but he thought the assistance of the
uuCc of Republican asCcndancy IN the city.
CAPT. Manning said there were more citi-
zcu- Of the District holding Office under the
Government than from any other State, aud
ilthC present issue was pressed, Ii might lead
10 retaliation in that quarter.
Mr. J, II. Crane was surprised at Mr..
Manning, opposition to the resolution.
There was not an Office in the city but for
which there were foreign applicants. As tc
The plea that the President would take OtlCnC,
at such action and I've rCvCngcd by rCmOvl
of these officers, he believed the PrCsidCn
had no desire to discourage fair criticism
If collector for the port Of Boston wa.
taken from Chicago there would be such 4
storm raised in the latter city as had not
been known since they threw the tea over
board. He claimed that IL the lOavcs and
fishes went To outsiders. there would be no
uduccmcnt for the Republicans in this city
to work. In relation 10 the clcrkships, lie
aid they were the gifts of the Senators and
members, and he had known rebels to b.
appointed hy Republican members. He
knew Of few genuine Republicans among
the appointments from the District.
AnCr some further debate the resolutions
were adopted without a dissenting voice
Mr.. Crossman then offered the following
which was adopted:
Il, ,,lr,i. That We learn of the illness Of
Register Boswell with regret, and desire to
express our sympathy with him and hi
family, and hope that he will soon be re
stored 10 health.
Mr.. Briscoc offered the following, whic
was also adopted:
Rcsoi"sd, That this club heartily indoors
the bill passed by Congress. and signed b
the President, striking ont the word "whitc
from all laws relating to the District.
Mr. John II. Brown moved n vote q
thanks TO the Senate and Mr.. sumner, ant
the House Of Representatives and Mr.. kcl