Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-20
LOCAL N E W S.
Amusements, &c, Tonight.


NATIONAL T8KATIR--Opera Boufe. "NDns
ChouneuTI" and second act ''Orphee aux En-
fersp
ODD FELLOWS HALL--Mss,er Frank q IN.
ItlIs marvellous entertainment,
CANTERBURY HALL.-New pantomimes and
the greattriple troupe.
PRoy. SsIrH's Art Gallery, 3Oi Psnnsyl-
vania avenue.
FouarH WARD REPUBLICAN, MKxrrSs.-At
aIeEular meeting Of the Four n Ward R-puo-
hCan Club, held last night at the Mission
ChnTch, on l. street. between 4th aud 5lh. At
Viii aoont thirty five persons Were presently
the Char, MI Crossman. offered resolutions,
THAT the practice of giving such important Of
ices as Register Of Wills. Recorder OF DEEDS,
Collector and Assessor of Internal Revenue,
ana CITY Postmaster TO men who are not per-
manent residents of this city and who have
not been identified for the last two years with
the Republican party here, IL wrong in princi-
pie and suicidal in policv. teEdIng 10 diSnsart-
en- and discourage faiihiu al and earnest R-pub-
heans, and preventing that KIND and amount Of
effort necessary 10 secure success aud v allie
the party. also, thar the .puoiicans of thus
city have clpacIfy and character enough To Hi
any 10, al office in the District, ana they claim
the right and desire the privilege of IA wing tue
CGices filed from among themselves rather
Than BY importatlcn.
Upon the introduction of these resolutions
cons dsrable discussion ems ued. Capt VI aiming
speaking IN opposition to them, as Le himself
he said might BE- called a carpet-blseer n
bad been necessary 10 fill the offices a. tn a
South With carpet- baggers, because other Low al
men could not be foun1 in some sections The
only standard he desIre1 for official qua'ifica-
Ton was, had the applicant been a cons istent
hePuoiican, capable man, aud ITO make his
appointment more acceptable) had he ben
soldier IN the loyal army. In this particularly
there should be no direct discrImin alton
against car pet-bIggers. as II " would b. wing
ald and comfort TO the enemy" VINO had been
Pleased 10 heap all kinds of opproorium upon
them.
MI Crossman defended his resolution. aud
tboUghtIt emInentiy proper TO bestow tn local
Offices OF the District upon the citiZeLs. Unless
such a course WAS pursued by the Administra-
ton, there weuld be no encouragement to keep
up the Republican party, and, IN fact 10 would
Be impossible TO sustain the party. General
Stafes OF the Union, ana in the Depa-t ments
here (the employees were entirely at the die
tum Of mem bers OF CongTess) 10 bestow upOn
their citizens without giving them District
positions 10 the exclusion OF our own citizens
IL was the right of the party here to demand
the b@pefit of the local ofices and he hoped the
resolution would he adopted.
The question was further disc used affirma.
lively by Mr.. j. II. Crane and others, after
which the rsSoiutIons were adopted.
Mr. CrossTs an then offered a resolution ex-
Pressing. regret at the illness OF Register Bos-
Well- sympafhizing with MIN and ms familyi
and the hope that he will soon De restored 10
heath; which was adopted
Mr.. Briseoe offered a resolution tina, the
'CIub heartily endorse the bill passed by Con.
gress. and signed by the President, striking on
the word white from the laws relating TO the
Districi; which was amended by MT John H.
Brown so rs TO extent q vote OF thanks 10
Senator sumner and Mr.. Kelley, especially
and the Senate and House of Rspresen ta,ives
generally for the passage OF the bill.
Remarks Were then made by Mr.. q Gorge NJ
Arnold. of Wilmington, ". g., after wnica the
meeting adjourned.