Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-20

s snIEE.n'hissd thousands Of their right to the
RsSoipsd, That the fac, Of . uronia.pt osBse.
holder under the faithless Iluoha nan admins.
tration, who Il understood to have made his
fortune IN the ONCE held under those aus.
Ss R.puSlaans iss spsegs a 70 t, make ~
sonssduently sure TO bs Anti.Republiosn in
MT. b, d. Peck mex. offered the following,
which were also adopted,
=. Rsfoibsd, That this meeting deem a TO be
Their duty 70 announce TO the peopio or wash
lngton thAt our Mayor, Hon sayies ]. Bowen,
meI,ts the thank, Of Al Of our citizens for his
more and Ohio railroad Ia it, attompts 10
oVeralAw this cofporation, and TO pre-.
vent the proper trades o. our streets, and FUR fur-
to the Mayor, but TO the eorporation
attorney, for his successful efforts IN
defcating this self-auiiielent monopoly In ali
Of Its measures to this end. We rejoioe that
our corporation, under the Intelligent guild
ance OF Mayor Bowen, 10 for once superior TO
this oyergrown and inaolent monopoly, and IL
more than match for that pursepToud man
who happens TO be, for the time being, the
president Of this plethorio railroad monopoly,
which would assume to lord II over our city as
he lords ~ over the employees Of his railroad.
The cloalng resolutions, offered by Pro-
fessor A. M. Green, were as follows!
Reioived, That having tolerated the abusive
eplthets and most unwRrrantabls assumptions
Of those men Of our Common Council, (whose
highest ambition seemn TO be 70 assault by libel
a9d personal malice the present Republican
admtniatratlon,l until forbeAtanoe has long
since ceased 20 be a virtue, we deem this s
ntiing and Appropriate occasion for the party
BY whose suffrage they hold ofioe, TO request
Ayow thomselVes no longefths friends Of the
Republiean party, and acknowledge, what
every reasonable man believes, that they are
the willing and uubaervient tools Of the party
who, Without them, would be destitute OF a
month.pieee In that department OF our city
Received, THAT when this meeting adiourns
II be 20 meet In this hall on tomorrow eve.
ming at 9 o'clock to consider the question OF q
propo.ed territorial government Tor the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The meeting then adjourned. W. A.
Cook, corporation attorney, occupied scat
near the platform during the meeting, and
watched with unusual interest tho entire
proceedings.
Tho Anti-nOwop Meeting.
Aftor tho autl-Bowen Republicans had
taken their departure from Union League
Hall, they accepted the cordial Invitation Of
Mr.. Il. D. Philbrook aud proceeded 10 his
ofiico, In Mayo building, corner Of Seventh
and Z streets, who're about my gentlemen
assembled. VIM. Dixon, esq, was called to
tho chair,and Mr.. Benz. Mccoy acted as sec
rotary. AMER speeches had been delivered
BY Measrs. John r. Elyans, Lewis Clephaue,
Matthew @. Emery, J. II. Crane, George W.
Hntton, ]. II. Crossman, Gen. A. Grant, A.
Watson and others, all condemning In un-
measured terms the manner In which the
ward commissioners, with the corporation
laborers, had broken up the meeting, which
had boon 40 widely published to be a meeting
OF those Republicans who were opposed 10
the present municipal government, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
ofWashlngton having procured the call Of q
meeting 10 be held At Union League Hall this
evening Of the votern OF this city, who arc In
sympathy with the national Administrator,
and who desire reform IN the corrupt eondi-
tlon Of our municipal authority, to take into
confederation mcaaurea looking toward such
reformatloni and whereas by the instiEation
OF many omeeru OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
the present Mayor-a large number OF evil
disposed and rowdyiuh men, white and colnred
TO the number Of several hundred, pfooeeded
said meeting was TO be held, taking posseaBion
Of said hall, making violent threats against
parties calling the same, and by riotous beha,
Ing Of said Meeting, and thfSsteni1s yioisne,
| against any who should hereafter attempt AM
change in the naturalization OF our municipal
affair. "a opposition to sayies J. Bowen b
Received, That az In times Of persecution We
defended the eolorod men against their op
pressors, without counting the cost, 80 that
viii not moo cease to work and labor for their
elevation, believing Ia their capacity to be
come good American eitizena.
be TO meet AT Union League hall next Friday
evening at 1850 O'Clock, aud for the sane pur.
Rsiolpsd, That the right 10 peaeeabiy Assem-
BILE for free discussion ID a right conferred by