The national Republican., 1869-06-28

star editor n st possess tho mind Of Clapp
aud Of Soma lfs, or clsc he stands convicted
Of presumption In speaking cr cdthedrd on
this question. BY his own admissions he
knows too r,uch TO be outside ring, and
that ring hra but one numus-to degrade
labor and reduce Its compensation by the "
PRODUCTION OF those who will lower Its dig
nifty aud be controlled In remuneration.
llc said the press had presumptuously at
| tempted to dispose of this Douglass question
for them. II had expoundcd their laws,
and Instructed them how they should handle
II. The! we much obliged for this I'M
| solicited adv &c. All the discussion, up TO
the meeting ofthc Union one week ago, had
| been i"ilGr ~ the interest OF Douglass
and party. The really Union printers IT.
not obtrudcd II before the public, prcierrinc
to treat II under their owl laws without
| excitement, aud rs they would any other
| case. In this spirit his friend, Mr.. Shaw.
had made fair aud calm report OF the fnct7
as established by lrrefrngablc proof, and
those facts presented Douglass so unfairly
as Craftsman that they would have sunk
| any man. The question had been treated ns
| ono OF status In the craft, not one Of rncr
aud color That objection was started lr
his friends, from whom he should In futuru
beg dC'iycrancC.
lie said they had initiated a moycmcrl
here tonight TO settle the controversy. H.
would not dCnounCc the printers Mt the Gov
lent office. They were still cntlt t.
| courtesy, hut when the president Of the Nn-
| tlonal tuiJU shall intGrposc Its power to en-.
force the decision made at Albany, thesr
gentlemen must Gcrlln under which king
they will scItc. When The decision Is had
now invoked aud luoa.i Ger, the llnc OF
dCmarkatlon between thus, who are true
| [ Jlon men, aud those who prefer present
good to future consideration in the profGs-
sion mrst hr ,lrFu then il would be de.
monst,aicd wHnio .'' National Ty 20
giLphical Union was u lo'vcr, or a rope Of
So d. lie predicted there would he pre-
t. 2tud tight, unless the president of 81"
pntionli organization intcrpOsC 20 terminate
| nc struggle on the basis Of the decision Al
] Albany.
lie warned those who avowcd their puI.
| pose 10 Jirk, spite Of the laws of the Union,
! that they would make an unwisc selection,
| aud for one he vowed never to apply 20
thcni, here Or elsewhere, whltewash brush
% remove the stain they were rihTing to
their names.
lie warned them that Clapp cGIuy hero
avowclly to wage war upon the Union. lie
made n case which he supposed would give
| him the popular side. lie had choecn Ills
Uv Il ground. We had not fought him on H..
| but met the question under our laws. lie
| dil not believe Mr.. Clnpp would rest his Il.
| forts here. The apprentice question wa.
| behind, and others would be advanced as
| necessity might TcQuirc. Th!rty-llyc year
! ago the Columbia T. geographical Society re-
sisted the founding of printers college
! here, and now history is repeating itself, and
some Of that generation have TO meet thr
| very same question in the present. lie be-
! ,cycd Mr.. Clapp was not fair man. III:
| record at home vas not good one. True,
, Il was said he was bOlstCrCd mp by cOmr'l'
/ ,,sulary resolutions from the Buffalo II '"r.
! He hid heard Of, hut had not seen them. II
| such resolutions were in existence, he would
| WL,io lno'v how ii came that delegate
from Buffalo 80 the late National Union dC
nouuccd ClHpp ns y rdt in the past and NJ
better In the present.
Ia conclusion, he said he saw in the audi
cncc his old friend, A. +. Cunningham
whose sympathics were With US, and Nh
| could counsel us with advantage. TIA
Gentleman was bowed with the weight q
years. hrt his heart was as young In dcicuc
Of our rights now rs when he lei the crti
with honorable coadjutOrs in the mcmorabl
struggles of the old Typographical Society
D Arlcr Mr.. Cavls had concluded, the mCel
ing was addressed Ivy Mr.. 4. T. Cunning
, lam. who at some length advised with ia
o printers During his remarks, Mr.. G. n
lerrCd 10 the Scriptures. and quoted the i!r'
verse OF the tenth chapter of st. John, q
p | follows;
. "Ncrily, verify / say unto you, he thu
rntcrc,h not by the door Into the 5hccrfolt
. bu, climbing up some other way, the salr
J | is thief and q rObber."
It.. lie llkcncd the Colorcd eOmpositor, Doul
: lass, to one who attempted 10 enter Il
4 shcupiold other than by the door" he trlt
c to lump over the fence and was stopped
y In conclusion, Mr.. Cunningham advised Il
4 city printers to stand firm on the grouI
u which they had taken.
" Mcssrs. Mullins and Rodger further n
dressed the meeting, which then adjourn
p, subject to the call of the president.
m FuUnTu WARD REPUBLICAN MEETING.
4 meeting of tho Fourth ward Rcpubllca
10 was held on Saturday evening at the Cl
'. Hall.
" Tho auditing committees made Il report,
'u which they stated that they had Cyamhl
- the books aud accounts of Mr.. J. II. Crur
!" and had found them correct.
- Mr.. Crane, the treasurer, then made I
Ia following re- )rt Of the financial condit
10 of the clubs The amount expended had be
70 SG3O.j3; amount collected, S5Sl SO; hmou
30 due on subscription, S0l.2ji total amou
a subscribed, sG73.Os; balance due cl,
III Sass.
81 Mr.. Hickman handed lu so to
80 credited TO Mr. j. II. johnson.
~. Mr.. Crane offered 4 resolution rcgrctl
III the Illness Of Captain W II. Scott, and
g. pressing the hope for his speedy r.. oyC
en- ADOPTED.
S't5 Mr. j. II. CrOssmau. the president Of /
club, Introduced series Of resolutions
NJ, proving good order ut the city elections
''' GREETING the recent occurrences, CondemnI
The consequences resulting from the cou
II, Of u few men, npd asserting the prinCil
It, Of purity. truth aud justice upon which
OF Republican party Is founded, and by VIII
'-, II would, Ia the future. as In the YNst, acl'
% .U cCss.
70" Mr.. J. II. Brown s.cuudyd the rrsoiuii
~ with few remarks. lie stated that
he Gr-I rlc.liOu held in this city, In which
colOrcd citizens were participants,
raj ono Of which the citizens might be pro
Mt 1t was credit to the capital city. q
lm and order rCigncd at the polls; there was
l." disturbance, and perhaps would not h
he hcru at the recent election but for orts
4 partIc5.
d, II club vJ. further addressed by P
Green unl Prr-,lcut Cro-smnn, nftrr VII
'AD> adJwruvl.
..r PnLIrICAL SrEAKING IN ALEXANDRIA
.. Hon. l.. VI. Chandler addressed the citz
.ut IF A.eNuudru on Saturday night Vt Lih'
'rr= Han, on behalf Of tho Wells ticket.
fer large audience as embed The speaker
VI l,roduecd BY W y. Massey, rsq., wi
o.. .a.H on behalf Of the Union cause IN
."audrip during the war Won the CnCOmiI
u President L4cOln, who made him p
far masl,r Of that ity. Mr.. Massey said
t,r highest compliment he could pay
L.r Chandler would le 10 say She could -
ir, for himself
.I Nj. handler In q. mastery review Of
II political situation al artcd 10 the lnron
~. tent ptrtisanship Of hose ComscryatI
,,, who hal began by deuou0 ing every Nr
l.. rru man H- Il "carpeI basgcr,' aud rs
.,r N,rl nlan who supposed negro suffrage ,
',sral!awag," and ended by rumnNg til
selves mad to elect "carpct .bagter'
H.. Governor. and ,culawag- to the othe Il
,,.' Olhccs Of the state. lie advocated the a
lion Ct the constitution, but declared
,,', oppo- ion to the dsfranchsing and
.I.,.. oath clauses, and called upon the coli
in, people 10 show by their progress in vi
i', luI knowledge that they were worthy Of
r,.,. .uirage conferred upon them. lie was
L rucutly nppluudcd.
Hon, Il. B. Douglas addressed u Il
.,r. crowd from the steps Of the City liz
,,i,y lie advocated the Walker ticket with
'',,l and ability, but his friends did not deem