Evening star., 1869-10-08
ain the officers you have elected. i, is our

- - yoe nave eiecteo- III - our
Ny friends, n is one OF the proudes, thought,
OF my life to believe that have been able TO
70 them as my friends, and am frce 70 adnIt
that have never been deceived IN them No
laooaiLg man can charge me with shirki him
Being bot one Of you myself, would be false
to ny self, my God, AM my conscience, 10 fail
anywhere 10 recognize one OF you.
But you are aware that man must have en-.
enI-s. Some one must make mischief, lie aud
slander. IL such was not the case We would
nave none 70 oppose, and fear that we would
A. tend ourselves TO some kind Of mischief.
Therefore, You see the necessity OF distur bers,
Ia. be ,rers and political fossils, and, whether
they are necessary or not, they will exist.
d'sayow any Intention on the part OF the
the Conservative Repu olican elem.nt's head
We hold TO no doctrine that can possibly WORK
you any iLcon venience, any wrong. any disas.
Yer. we nave been, and shall remain, faithful
e II not oy your own confusion that the
Radical men are expected 10 commit an overt
act by driving you from our ranksi
You Will not wait for any cause you say,
but BY anticipating that the Radicals will again
control you will put an emo TO the chances of
success upon the principle that unless you can
harmony and none 10 leave our an Ks, we must
ado, II you cannot support the men and the
principles OF our party, seek comfort, not
among us for mischief, out take refuge with
our open enemies; we want no spies.
But why should there not be patiens conf
dence in the ultimate justice Of the people, Is
there any better OF equal hope In the world!
In our present differences is either party with
out iaitb of being in the rishtG IL the Almighty
Ruler OF nations, with His eternal truth and
lusuce, be on your dissatisfied fellow-citizeus'
side, that truth and justice will surely prevail
people.
By the frame of the government OF our city.
under which we live and act, this same people
have wisely, through the legislation Of Cen.
gtess, given their public servants but little
power Tor mischief; and have, with equal
wisdom, provided for the return OF that little
70 their own hands at very short intervals
While the people retain their virtue and vigi-
lance, NO administration, by any extreme of
weakness or folly, can very seriously inJure
the people or the Government in the snort
space OF one or two years i say TO you, think
Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time
IL there be an object TO hurry you In hot haste
TO step which you would never take deliber-
time. But no eooo object can be frustrated by
IT. such OF you as are now dissatisfied stiiI
have Law and justice on your side. Ii it were
admitted that you who are dissatisfied hold the
right side in this ocalled dispute there is sun
no good reason for precipitate action. Intelli.
gence, patriotism, Christianity and q firm re-
nance on Him who has never yet iorsaken this
favored party, are stll competent TO adjust in
the best way all our present dIficulties In
your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-citizens
and not IN mine, Is the momentous issue of
u
will avail you. Tou can have no separation
without being yourselves the cause. You have
no oath registered In heaven To destroy TIM.
party, while 1 have the most solemn one TO
preserve, protect and defend IL from the as
saults OF Its friends or its enemies.
am 10th 70 close. We are not enemies, hut
friends. We must not be enemies. Though
passion may have strained, II must not brea
our bonds OF affection.
The mystic chords of memory, stretching
from every quarter os our beloved city 70 and
from every living hearth ana hearthstone, yea,
all over this glorious land will, yet with MS
swell the chorus Of the Union and of the
as surely they will be, by the better angels OF
OF our nature.
1 appeal 10 you, feIIow.cttizens, to stand
and the rincipes ihereof. TS,s pSIsys halsy foap
dation is freedom and equality-pTincipI.s
whose residence Is creation, and whose dura-
tion is eternity. tbs not only for those no "
living that we fix and cultivate these pripci.
pies, but tor those Of un born generations Vet
SeteDa q. n sSe EH ,o0k 81 down. protect and
schisms aud lsms that may tend TO bring dis
cord into our ranks. is the earnest prayer of
your humble servant.
At the conclusion Of his address the Chair
(Mr. BoswelD announced that nominations tor
me position OF President were in order. Mr.
Mr.. Waller, w. A. TaIliaferro. Messrs III. M
knight aDd X. ]. Collins were also nominated,
but declined.
The Chair-An in favor OF the preseptincnm-
seated, all opposed TO him and in favor OF Mr.
Talllaferro Were called on, when three perry
Carson, - Beckett and third colored mas
arose.
The remaining officers were elected as fol.
lows III. n. knight, Vice President; r. j.
Collins Secretary; and Samson Nutter, Treas
urer.
MIR. Boswell returned his thanks for the
honar conferred, and. aliuding 70 those who
had voted against him, said that he recoguizsd
their right TO do 90, and would treat them win
all courtesy. He had seen pamphlet in which
he is charged as having opposed colored suf-
TRACE in the Philadelphia Convention. He
denied that coiored suffrage had been men.
toned At that convention. The pamphlet
further said that he was connected with Crane
&c. Personally he was friend 10 Crane, and
he did not propose 10 forfeit personal friend
ships because his friend had personal difficu,-
ties with the Mayor. 1t also charged thar be
was secessiorist- which he deoIed The
pamphlet was q slanderous lie from beginuinr
10 end and il he had been bold enough 70 write
such calumny, he would AT least nav been
bold enough 10 have signed his name 70 IT,
Adjourned.