Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-12
The Ftfteenth Amendment.

The Roafcafian Celebrations To- Rorroto- lac ftrst
dMd Serenth Wards 10 Participate
FIRST wARD.-A meeting Of citizens of the
First Ward was held last wight in the stevens
school-honse, to make arrangements 70 Paruei-
pate in the celebration Of the ratification OF the
fifteenth amendment on the 18th instant. Mr..
Cornelius Clark was called to the chair, and
John Clark chosen secretary. The Chair stated
that the meeting of tho ''Invincibles' which
was expected to be held this Monday evening,
had been postponed until Tuesday lthis) even
ing, when they would assemble in mass meeting
with all the Republican voters OF the First Ward.
The other wards had taken measures to cole
brate the day i'm n becoming manner, and this
being the banner ward. he hoped all would take
hold together and show the people that they had
not lost their good name. They had obtained
the use of the Hall Of Congress, but he had un-
derstood that some malicious parties had got
the permission rescinded, which was a mean
and dirty trick and ii would come out who the
Mr.. John Minor Bolts was elected chief
marshal with Thornton Peyton first assistant
and William Delany second assistant.
Mr.. John A. Gray then addressed the meeting
by invitation, saying the times were becoming
serious with the col0red men. Their ranks
are in great confusion and il was time they were
looking around and uniting to support the regu-
lar nominee no matter who he was. Otherwise
they would lose their standing and be worse Off
than ever before.
Perry Wilson, John SmalIwood, Arthur
Mason, George james, Joseph Rateliff. Richard
Clements, Adam Dade, Thomas Payne and
Abram Harris were appointed foot marshals
John Washington, John q. Clark, {. Ii. Joy.
c. Barker and Mumford Hurt were appointed
Committee of Arrangements -
SEVENTH WARD.-A meeting of coiored m.n
OF the Seventh Ward was held last night at Isl
and Hall to arrange for celebrating the fifteenth
amendment Enoch Ambush was chosen to
preside.
j. l.. N. Bowen stated that anisapprehension
existed in regard to which celebration il was the
Seventh rdproposed to take part in, whether
h a " her wit hat tl.a
18th with the Boys in Blue. The Boys in Blue
proposed to make demonstration i'm favor of
the Territorial form OF government, as well as
in honor of the amendment
Charles Marshall said he did not understand
that the Boys in Blue had sent any invitations
to the citizens of the ward to unite with them.
In order TO test the sense of the meeting he
moved that the citizens take part in the cele
bration on Wednesday, the 18th inst. Mr.. Cole
man moved to amend 20 as to invite all citizens
OF the ward to participate in the celebration on
that day, which amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. w atson said it was only within few DAYS
this had been sprung. He did not understand
in their celebration. Why has this split OCCUR
red? Who has made it? There was Something
wrong somewhere. Why cannot these demon
STATIONS take place at one time?
Mr.. Bowen said the celebration proposed was
black mans celebration-its objects were to
make the black man equal with the white man.
The white men have had their celebrations
there had been no split, nor will there be any;
the blacks are willing to permit the white men
to assist them however.
MIR. Waller wanted to know how it was that
the marshals had been selected in q secret
meeting. The colored people had let one man
legislate for them long enough.
Perry Carson said Sampson Nutter had re-
ceived notice to call a meeting only one day in
advance, and had no time to call a meeting OF
the ward.
Mr.. Bowen said il was too late now for bicker-
ing, the only question was to celebrate the fif
teenth amendment, and he wanted to see it
done in daylight.
MIR. Marshal's motion to celebr ate on the 18th
inst. was adopted.
bread down his throat for flour bread.
DIR. Snodgrass was then introduced, and com
menced a set speech, when a noisy crowd
gathered i'm the other end of the room, and
Perry Carson was sent to quell the disturb ance
when several of the loud takers charged him
with swearing men to vote for 5. j. Bowen
before he would procure them work, and the
confusion increasing, the meeting gradually
dispersed.