Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-31
Ems neiratirn Convention.

vss held last night At BOuldin's Church, c ir-
nsT Of &th and L streets, for the purpose of
mailing srran gt ments To Insure . pr PER c-I--
bI atlSL vi tie ut al III vers1ry OF the n IN.
eIpation IF slaves In the District OF Column ~.
GA b. 18th of April. The hall was we'll nil-d
With drb gatss aud spec aud the ns.;iuy
vas call. q 10 order by Charles II. Peters, wuo
wa suos. quenrly, after the examination OF
eI-esntiai. Dy a cum ittee Appointed for ina
puIp oe-, eiect-d perInsnent Prerideat Of IN.
convention. Gsssaway Wat-re vas eiscted
VIc~ President; Aaron Russell, Secrstary; and
An hoLy Bowen, Treasurer. A commit L.. ,,f
one f:Om e,ch district represented wa, an
pointed 10 examine credentials. Tn. commit-
-, alter n short absence. re uruei into tn
hail and reported that here were pre..nt al
egates from every ward in the cIty f.xc,pt tn
SIfh) and rom Georgrtown; the Seyeut,, Ward
having elected two delegates at large, WITH
out sny authority for 81 doing Tue commit
TEE therefore recommended that they bs ruled
cn' OF the convention The report, al .-r som.
CONTENTION, was adopted.
Mr.. Brown. the ne Wv eleced treasu rer tn IN
took the floor and des canted upon the da.rin les
OF tne coiored race and other alters irrrl-va ant
10 tue business under considers ion tiii he was
reminded that the hour was gro wing late, aad
sion.
O., orge w. Hatton introduced a prsiunl-
anu Ies olutiops Recommending 10 the ''coi JS-d
people OF Ihe District the propri-ty Of disp-n.
slI with the former med- of c-- Or ,tins The
lbih OF April, ana that ID. y assemble NJ their
respective thuTcnes aud give thanks To G. III for
VIII continue u carry on the work tina: WIS
com meLced by Him ia this city. until our p-p-
pie thTOus hout all the land sh all D. Tree from
slavery. ignorance aud sapersti ION; also IN A.
the pastors of the several church-s b. requesr.
ed 10 call tlelr CONGREGATIONS together on that
day for DIVINE service"
Upon the above resolutions quite spirited
debate snsued, in when a large number Of the
deleE ates participated.
Samuel Hayes said that he had, for forty
years, been participant in public meet.
no nASra Ill ~
eogue,' but that he now concluded that the
manner set forth in the resolutions was the most
proper way 10 celebrate the great day.
Aaron Russell rose to speak in opposition,
but bis remarks were so Incoherent as 10 excite
Impotence among his auditors, and q voice was
beard TO exclaim "whistle It." Russell turned
Tuption proceeded and, with Manifestations of
olsguseapd ndignatIon, sat down.
Cornelius Clark took George w. Hatton TO
TASK for not beng so Jealous In b-half OF Chris
tan observance until he himself had "recei we'd
some good out OF Nazareth" He Ozark hoped
the resolutions would be withdra wn, and the
celebration would be In the usual way.
George W Haron replied with some warmth,
that MI. Clark was mistaken, As not a day mad
passed for the last two years that b. had not
had not had some or more Communications
each day from ABOVE"
Samuel Williams opposed the resolutions,
and did not thiEk much Of the idea that psalm
nging and prayer should govern the ap-
proaehlng celeoration Young America. he
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parades and the rafting of drums, aud the COL
ofed youth OF the present day would not be-
satisfied with anything less than a similar
pendence
Charles Nicholas replied sustaining the res.
olutions, and rioiculed the great aoaloo''
were more for drink ana fun than for patriot
Ism. he hoped the celebration would con list
in returning thanks TO God and con tri b utins
relief TO the poor.
fav q
Prayer was mighty good thing he said, In
It's place; but was 1t prayer that prevailed
when Lee and his hosts were around Wash
lDgton Like Napoleon, he thought God was
on the side of the heaviest artiiery," and so
u was that the musket secured the freedom OF
the colored race.
passage Of the resolutions, and thought they
would meet the approval of all his people over
there also, that the pastors Of all the churche.
"ouia accede 10 the request to throw them
oIeI for public worship.
Joseph Brooks also endorsed the resolutions
eno IN ue NJ that much good would res ult from
Their adoption. % More good to the colored
people would result from sermons and PRAYER
than all the horseback riding, whisky drink
ing ard peanut eating which could be had"
IApplause.
sent TO chan &c in the mannerpf c-lebrat ng that
great day. Those who did not Oh pose to i in in
the parade coulG go TO church il they wanted
70, out for ms part he preferred another style
OF demonstration.
Henry q. Johnston favored the resolution
and said although a sinner himself be felt more
convinced OF the propriety of such a celebra-
uon a That proposed every minute he thought
sVer IT. He was in favor of giving what m1n-y
could be raised for the purpose to the poor OF
tie city.
SAmuel Brown, soto roce, said that if thu
resolutions were adopted the Fifth WirI
would have a celebration by parade all how
even should there not be over Elk meu ia th-
process ion. He had then $50 In his p)cket-
book, lfoUrishing the pocket DO 4 st tn. same
Tune, and II must be spent in that way. Wni!e
NJ came 10 The ion TO be govern-d by fts
dec SONS, Yet II the proceedings failed To please
Us SaId IN respec, To the celebrate Jn, their
delegates would abide the result
The call ior The previous question excited
great uPIoAr aud objection, which was con-
llnusd TIL finally a molIon was adopted to Law
The " hole question over to allow the delegates
time TO consult their Constituents, and then the
meeting al midnight, adjourned.