Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22


Nithssra ravvn-EnterestinGI Interview Ss--Fi'e
Bowen and Anst-Ho~rn Parties.
WASHINGTON. Arril Il.
There was a ludicrous scene in the
| F Fouse to-day, and e more iUdicr0na one
in special committee which grew out OF
! it. A diminutive carpet Dagger, appro-
priately named Cobb, of North Carolina,
whose principal work a legislator seems
| to be to occupy his time by looking ut the
galleries with an opera glass. rose to-day
and offered @ resolution, which The IOU=C
| passed, giving the use Of the Hall to the
| district negroes for a celebration. on Wed
nesday evening, OF the fifteenth amend
ment.
Then another member from North Caro-
| lima offered resolution for q committee OF
| five 10 make arrangements for the House
! to participate in the Congo celebration,
which was also adopted. The Speaker ap-
! pointed Dockery, OF North Carolina lhay-
nard. of Tennessee Allison, Of Iowa Ell
bridge, of Wisconsin; aud COY, ct New
| York, rs t-e C0nlmittec. The last two
names were received with shouts OF laugh
ter on the Radical side. They declined to
| serve, but the House refused to excuse
| them.
At four o'clock, while the wool question
was raging in the House, the Sergeant at
Arms called its members to the Claims
!
entered there were about thirty five ne
groes and twelve whites. The appearance
Of Messrs. Cox aud E!dridge 50 unex-
| pected that it received with applause.
Mr.. Dockery took the chair. The com
mittee smoothed out its bair and s0ked
around.
The fact stated in tie Houso by Ir.
| Cox, that the resolution was tt Bowen
| movement in the interest Of the City Hall
Corporation clique, and against the indie
| pendent anti Bowen territorial devOtecs
Of the colored race, vas at once apparent.
| The committee wis organized. MIR.
Cox was first to speak. He said: Have
the colored gentlemen present any sug-
geS!lOns
Thereupon. tall, lank quadroon, by
the name of Peters, said: We has. We
has started dis movement for 4 glorious
celabfation. 1t was due to the party.
Mr.. Eldridge-Y0u ara now saying this
meeting is called in the interest Of party,
sir. AS Mr.. Cox and myself are cosmopoli-
tans and Demo Ocrats, wouldn't II be best to
| ignore party, and make this great pat
riotic celebration
Mr.. Peters-Dat, sab, am precisely what
We desiah.
MIR. Cox-Since our arrival i'll this room
am informed there is & delegation Of
anti-B0wen men present; shall they be
heard
Colored Man-No bones in dis crowd.
Mr.. Cox-Isn't thore u difference among
the cOlOred people here IN tic District
| Are you all rcpreson ted
Mr.. Grant white mani appear here,
| gentlemen, to speak for tho Boys il Blue.
I speak for live colored brigadiers and ten
colonels in the war.
Mr.. Cox--Is it colored organization
! Mr.. Grant-It is; ne represent 1000
colored men, soldiers ell. l spen5 $3, $50
! 70 No \ kl,o
| corrupt Bowen City Hall clique They
had prepared to celebrate the emancipa-
ton day or the 10th, as everybody knows.
| The Bowen men got ahead Of Us, and
rushed to Congress for the purpose Of
getting the Hall, 20 give Congressional
consequence to their celebration, for
| Bowens benefit and against us, the soldiers
| of the Republic.
| Mr.. EIdridge-Mr. Grant are We to un-
derstand that you desire to have the House
rescind the resolution to give the Hall to
the colOred people?
Mr.. Grant-That's precisely what the
Boys in Blue want.
Mr.. Cox-What's your name and rank
Mr.. Grant-My name is Grant, and I
am capting; l fought, as did all the Boys
| in Blue, and there's no othor man here,
except me and the boys, who had any
thing to do with war. No one else fought
in the war. They are turning out Of Of
fee in Washington these boys now be-
cause they don't go Bowen, and they want
to celebrate the fifteenth amendment
There's no such corrupt men, sir, in Wash
ington as Bowen and Cook.
At this point, small, hump back, bald
headed, weazen-faced white man in spec
tacles, by the name of Cook, gave CHASTITY
grin and WINGED. He is Cooperating At
torney, and one of the City Hall Ring.
Mr. Maynad-W have you, Mr..
! Grant, or Cook, to do with it 4? The reso-
luton says ''colored men,"
Cook subsided, then Peters spoke.
"Mr. Cox-Are you q colored man un-
der the resolution?
Mr.. Peters-I are
At this point, Sella Martin, a bright,
cool, Well-spoken mulatto, appeared He
| spoke admirably. He advocated the move
ment as partizan. He appealed to the
Democrats to know whether thGre was not
often lack Of party discipline, and wheth-
er such movements as this proposed were
not necessary for unity.
Mr.. Eldridge-Perhap5 Mr.. Cox and
myself had better retire. We have no love
for your party. We hoped this affair was
above party.
Mr.. Martin-Yes, sir; that's what I
thought. propose myself after the ff-
| teenth not to know that L am a c0lor6d
man any more.
| Mr.. E!df10ge-1Ou agree Win Ee. lou
are in favor after that OF universal amnes-
ty?
Yes, said Martin, am.
Mr.. Cox-Do you take il your Demo
| cratic friends?
Mr.. Martini am willing sir.
Hereupon a large, glossy -colorcd man
arose and solmenly said:
Gemman, this is for to let you know we
hab come here to thank you, Senators, for
IL. nS<~nkO !fo oil a
| amt no party no how-none at all. We
lubs ebery ybody. L agree with Massa Ell
bridge.
Mr.. Allison (s0Ao roco)-Cox, squelch
him.
| MIR. Cox-Order IL the committe. (Sen-
sation.) Colored person subsidies. Here
upon Mr.. Barret, white man, spoke to
back up Mr.. Grants ideas. He began:
''I'm not colored man."