Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-07
s-cord Ward Republican Mas. Meeting


secord Ward Republican Mas. Meeting.
The CiizeRs KorsBsest D>4oasced-TAe R.Pao;i-
saH Party Not Resp"asstie for -hf Corporation
Debi, ee.,-hemIrks Of Ar. w. 4 Coot ana
Ctiess
meeting OF the Second Ward Republicans
was held last nighs At the Presbyterian church.
on Fifteenth street, bstvsec : and X. Presi-
dent &. III. Peters IN the chair aad G.. H Bur-
leigh secretary. The hall was well filled the
audience being composed OF about even num-
ters of While and cOlCTed men.
TIE resolutions introduced by Mr.. Henry
Piper a = previous meeting. cOademnins rna
support by the colored people OF the citiZans'
ticket and recommending that n one bat ra5tc n
Republicans o. put mp :or Office, were debated
at some length
Mr.. PIPER, in support of his resolutions,
stated tLat In the approaching eIsclon there
would De but TWO parties in tn n s.d-tha Re-
pubhcan and CitiZsns, IN first OF which,
although in comparative infancy. vet was o:
mammoth growth. because II mad l1s,ics ga rs
side; while the latter was simply The Old Dem
ocratie party in disguise, which hat been
wOrsssd AZ all poIUtS. and now sought a new
name, whereby to recU perate is ffliAn for
times. This parry tine CitiZsns) be said, were
tnIeVeS, rlurd arsTS, ana iEcendiarIes, aud he
coIlc not believe that any coIOTed man would
D. guided into the support of A. H hoped hi
colCred brethren would remember VIII en- party
d was thar struck the shaC kles Of slavery from
the rae and made them free aud independent
citizens.
Colonel William A. Cook was called ON and
of the resolution. and denouncing the Citizens
party which was now being formed In the city
OF Washington. He rhen TOOK from ms pocket
copy o. the EVENING STAR containing the
proceedings OF a citlzens' meeting held the
Second Ward on Wednesday night, frem
which ne read coDiOus extracts OF the remarks
OF the speakers,and severely criticised tue same.
In referring 10 that portion OF the remarks of
John ID. Clark, President o! the CitiZsns'
meeting, wherein he blsmes the Republican
party Of W as hinston for the heavy dec; which
hrrA h.
said that whoever stated that the deb, of the
city was made so great by the Republican adj
minisuation knew when he did that the
cebt was contracted before the Republi-
can party came into power. He next quoted
the sentence from Mr.. Clarkes speech that il
was GODS edIct which gave the coiored man
his freedom, and tina: the Republican party
had nothing 20 do with it. which he pro-
nounced false in part; for while ne Cook &C.
knowiedged that nothing could be done with.
out the aid OF God, yet man did have some
hand II the good work /, for IL was Abraha.n In.
coin and Pre>identC rant, the instruments OF tue
Almighty, who directly secured for the colored
man nls Just rishts Nextcame the remarks of
M Hewett, that he had no interest In poll.
tics, and this was pronounced likewise false by
MI Cook. as he knew that Mr.. Hewett had
made himself quite officious aoout politics in
MS own ward The dtssenters of the Second
Ward were then shown up, and the original
manuscript record OF the proceedings of their
meeting. held on the 2ad ult., was read and
sharply criticised. After reading the document
through, Mr. Cook proceeded to call over the
signatures. and when he came to the name of
washington lngrananl," that person, (black,)
jumped 10 his feet and said he was al that
meeting and went 70 sleep, but did not author
lie his name 10 be put down on that paper, and
wanted II scratched OFF. right OH now
This an nouncement was received with TIRE.
mendous applause. IN the mids; of which Dick
Smhn rushed out into The floor towards Mr.
inErahan, anc, fercely gesticulating, cried out
,sseasedIy, IL Is lucky You dia no: sign it,
which conduct be persisted in Jill the Chair
demanced be should be put out IL he didn't
Keep quIet- When order was restored Mr.
Cook said the dying III ef got repentance ar
he last moment and Went into Paradise. LET
the parry named do likewise. Mr. Cook closed
with an earnest appeal 10 the colored men OF
me second Ward 20 be true 10 the party that
had liberated tnem from the bondage of slav--y
and had elevated them 70 the rights and dignity
OF oitizeDship.
Rev. Sella Martin, pastor of the 18TH street
on. and said that ne thought the title of citizens
ticket was the ghost of the Democratic party
and the colored men would never be deceived
oy sny such movement Some Were anxious TO
murder the disloyal colored men, but they We're
ve-y few compared with their white friends
he Eel; peculiar pride IN the fact that no: in
a SINGLE instance since the colored race had
oeen sc; free had they proven untrue TO them
selves The loyalty of the black man could be
told by his skin and HAIR. but much could
not De said. he thought Tor the professed friends
OF ne colored people. In ob;ainiag their tree
dom. however, he said thai he thought the
eoioTed people owed all praise 20 their Mixer,
on Their knees 10 God and prayed 10 Him
FOR assistance and comfort, and He had
ilfed Ihem nom the bondage Of slavery.
As a rsce, the eoiored people had made politics
their religion and This was why now,wnile we
nave no white minister advocating politics in
ProiIc meetings, yet there was a colored min
Ister presen.- He believed that in this city
there was great significance in the NOV ements
Of he colored people, because they strength
ened senator summers hands and gave en-
cou-aGement and hope 70 all their friends in
CSr grsss. For the recreant colored spirits who
talked OF going with the Citizens party he had
no words OF anger, but felt a deep sorr.w for
them and would only recommend that thew be
treated win the deep silence Of The grave. No
harsh treatment should b. visited upou any
unfortunate colored man who chose in his
blindness % forsake the party which lad given
I'm lie and liberty.
A resolution was adopted setting apart a
nigh: for ward nominating meeting and re-
commencing that 8 suitable hall be selected in
ne more central part o: The ward, aud suf-
ncieut publicity De- given in order 20 have
la-Ee ward audience
Brlsf remarks were ther made by MaSs-S
George Hatton sEd G.. Il. Bliss; after which
the meeting Adjourned.