The New York herald., 1869-06-04
THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEES.

Their Meetings Last Night-ResignntiOn Of
Henry j. Raymond Of "The Twenty-thrd
Street HOuse''-Cause, Not Being Able To
Unite the Party-ssThe Twenty second Street
House" In a Peck of Trouble-Onslaught
on General Barlow, United States Mar
shal-"A Plague q, Both Your Houses.o
The regular monthly meeting Of this committee
was held last night at their headquarters, corner
Of Twenty-second street and Broadway, and as
''business Of Importance" wasexpected to come up
there was very large gathering circular was
freely distributed through the room, announc-
ing that the spirit OF secession Is not yet
dead, nasmuch as that at meeting
of the Thirteenth Assembly District Radical
Republican Association, held on wednesday even
ing, at which were present Hon. Alexander Mcleod,
Andrew Orton. Isaac Dayton, Charles P. Shaw, and
a large number Of other influential republicans OF
the district 1t was resolved that
republican party in the city and county Of
York. the control and management OF It's so-caed
future Of the in the State therefore bel
ans soopeats % Win similar Committees already appointed
and to be appointed i9 other assembly Districts ronghoa.
ing the General Committee and to report plan oil aeuon IN
The Chairman appointed as committee, Messrs. Day
ton. Shaw, Mcleod smell and Gardner.
This circular seemed create no little stir among
the members of the General Committee, and created
good deal Of private talk before the hour for organ
izing the meeting arrived.
At eight O'Clock the President Mr.. JOHN V. GRID
LEY took the chair and called the meeting TO ORDER
The Secretary pro tenn, ex-Judge QUAcKENBUsH,
read communication from Mr.. George Grlbben,
rendering his resignation delegate TO the General
Committee from the Eighth Assembly District ana
also that of his entire organization both OF which
were accepted, Mr.. John K. Lawrence being elected
delegate in his place.
DR.. Burns offered resolution eulogistic Of General
Jones hs capacity Of Postmaster OF this city and
setting forth that the appointment he had made met
the hearty approval of that committee.
An amendment to lay the resolution on the table,
seconded by Colonel Duganne, because he thought 1t
was altogether too sycopantic, was lost, and the
original resolution was carried.
REORGANIZATION.
Colonel DUGANSE said that as he had been in
formed by the Chair that the resolution which he mad
not now on the table, and inasmscn as reorgan-
zation had since been effected, rendering some por-
t1ons OF that resolution sppernuous, he begged 70
offer the following In substitution:-
Resolved That committee Of one from each Assembly
district be selected BY the IN ne he rs
speedest to reorganize the republicans OF New
mee Ss authorized to Confer with Union republicans
M 81 h and harmony be- @
sured. sure L. p'''''' N''' =
Mr.. CULVER rose to point OF order, which was
that the General Committee had no right TO direct
reorganlzlng of the republicans OF New York.
CHAIRMAN-Iti is the province Of this committee
The ayes and nays were then called for and the
resolution was laid on the table by vote Of SO 70
2S.
GENERAL BARLOW BoMBARDED.
Mr.. LALoR offered a resolution 70 the effect that,
whereas, Major General Francis q Barlow, since MS
election to the United States Marshalshp OF this d
trict, has treated the republicans with neglect,
contumely and insult, and refused In the most ofen
sye and aristocratic manner to concede them any
favors or share Of the patronage resolved that the
President OF the United States be requested TO
remove him from his ONCE
A motion was made to refer the foregoing 10 the
Executive Committee
Judge FrrnIAN said he seconded that motion, be-
aaua no
matter would not be improper. II the facts IN the
resolution true he thought 1t was greatly TO be
! deplored II would be the duty OF that committee
TO take decided action If they were true. II It
| were true that General Barlow treated prominent
men OF the republican party with contempt and dis
| courtesy, no man would go farther than he 10
denounce and punish him. lApplause.)
a resolution should be offered in that committee.
He thought the censure expressed In ft was not de-
ne % 9 s be
'0n. ohf'D He was man determined TO do his
duty and clear rs ONCE Of the opposition element
lcans. General Barlow has turned his back on the
miserable brood ofecontemptlble ONCE seekers who
were harrassng our heads OF departments, and for
that reason he should be rather praised than
sured He thought IL was time to speak out In that
general committee on that subject The republican
party could moi exist on offices alone II was time
for them TO lay the axe at ths very root OF that
ruption which came from this ncessant ofice-seek
| ing without regard 20 principle. The republican
party was doomed unless they reformed their pro-
ceedlngs altogether IN the General Committee
lows FAIR fame which he considered unwarranta-
bly, attacked. lie In favor OF referring the mat
| ter TO q special committee
said he thought the President OF the United States
had made great mistake in appointing Barlow.
| No gentleman would treat another dlscOurteously
insult him when he called on him as representa-
tive OF his party urging the appointment OF some Of
1 those men who had borne the heat OF the day at
| the polls TO places in the room OF men who
| had grown rotten IN that otfce. Applause
n nd Ua ao ms M waa
posed OF men In high standlng-men who had gwen
their money, time aud their lives almost In the SER
vice OF the party. These men had been grossly in
suited. They had almost been ordered out OF his
office. To one gentleman General Barlow said, 'I
received this Office without any request OF myself
friends, and will run 1t as IL suits mem II was the
duty Of the republicans TO see that every democrat
was turned out and honest men put In their places.
Judge FIrHrAS entirely concurred with the last
speaker but renewed his former request to refer TO
Mr.. RINGsLASp said he was one OF the committee
who had waited on General Barlow, and Mr.. Henry
Smith was another. They told HIM they had can
didate for place IN his ofice and, with .'high
OF his head General Barlow said he had friend OF
his own for H. and that he did not want to have any
thing to do with politicians. Expressions Of horror
and cries OF OH ohD
Mr.. RoBFETs next made few spicy remarks, in
which he claimed the right OF the republican party
TO exercise a wholesome and judcious supervision
over prominent men OF the party who had been app
pointed to important trusts and contended that IL
General Barlow or any one else were regardless of
the rights Of the party he should be removed.
The debate was further eaboratey prolonged and
not little feeling was displayed throughout.
Finally the matter was referred 70 the following
committee, who are 20 report at the next regular
meeting:Judge Fithian and Messrs. Ellery spencer,
Ohver and Miller.
The proceedings soon after. terminated.
The following are the numes OF the Executive COM
mittee OF this wing appointed for this year,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES APfOiNrED by THE CHAIR.
DIST.
Nathan Kingsley.
2-George Ross.
3--JohD fitch.
flames McLaren.
James winJerbottom ami Charles f. Gdersleeve.
6-Hugh Nesbit.
John ID. Lawson and owen W. Brennan.
s--Jonn W. Farmer and William Allen.
81. $. Ritterband aud William II. Merrill.
lO-Martin B. Brown and Ell Taylor.
1l--James l.. Hastie and John III. White.
12-Wiam Burns.