Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-02

hEFOnM hEETTNd.-The Reform Republic
can Association met last evening at Union
Z hall, the president, VIM. Dlrop, In
VIZ ~, sn'.iil hnu ID. M AoNoy becIoNnlJ'
Inc attendance was quite large, Speeches
were made By II. b. Philbrook, j. II. Crane,
Matthew a. Emery. A. Watson A. a Hall
" N u.Ine. To.sts Cl.,,haaa m ~ Rai
80, f. a'.,H ~
sssy GETTY hoOlnson, MT husnesi MT
The tone Of the remarks were generally sc.
we're upon the present clty' administraiion.
iand.tars ~ prosidont fissnt "a C',s,s ,,o.s
NJ " NNSis. 'H ~ huu Souf',nse,
anu IN favor OF teiorm IN our municipal
government.
The following resolutions were discussed
An n AuvP'eui
by Ar. crane
Rtsolpsd, That the Judges Of the supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia he respect
fully requested to remove W. A. Cook from
the board OF registration and to MI his place
lion, and who does not have before his eyes a
900 salary As an Induoement to al up the
registry list with illegal voters In his own
os R,,air,a That We hold 1, to be- a wise rule,
from which il 10 not safe TO depart, that men
who are peculiarly interested Ia the result OF
guardiSnShip Of the polls so long as hoaest
And o3tlpetent men, not 90 intercated, can be
obtained, and We therefore respectfully ask
mss ~ 1u.1na 1ro,e az, ~ WsI,Snn~n nyfyats
citizens Who have the confidence OF The com
muniiV.
RsIoived, That We urgo upon Congress that
"a 10 nltsf tbs reEIaiFstIon laws oI This Dls-
triet a. 10 rsSuifs a fssidsnoe or sIN months
ia The oity a. we'll a. one VesT in the DIstriot
a. = qualification for registration, and that no
man who holds 40 once under tals eoTpofa.
tion shall be competent TO sit upon the Board
o. hsGis'rAuon' OF act q" eo@mis'ionsr Of
e'f p,."in., rh., n. ...,.,, =, mi. ...oot.-
t'''A -
lions TO the ohairmen OF the Committees on
tho District Of Oolumbia in each House Of
OongreSs, and 70 the Ohisl Justice Of the gu
Prsms oout' OF me DI''fiot u Oo'u"oH'
by Mr. A. Watsoni
Whereas the House OF Representatives. has
snpssehed or driven from Co9gres. three mem
fns,ior cs.s, Of tbpIherS an oI Nv. nssa ~ ms.,'
bers, an action much 10 be comm snded, whsther
In hAtionAL State, or city EoveTnmentsi and
whereas william a: Cook' sorgoSlion .iior'
Sia 1ss.iys 20 IN @onev ~ btihs Tor attain,
log tho payment OF S0,6oO due Mr.. OleiIsnd,
aed which Mayor Bowen refused to pay. until
MT; meOleuand agreed TO pay Mt. Oook t09o
Ynitinr 10 Hssse an hons,t srsdttor Of a nsti
Of his just dus; and whereas the oouris and
the Councils have heretofore failed or refused
70 bring these dShonored ofhsials TO juatieei
eIsIi,i!s rh., co.u. ..,.. .,,...,.
mShins poEeT Of ths pI,tTiot' n TssosstfnIIv
rsqueStsd 10 Investigate this case Of bribery
a. well a. the bribery Of It's members, and a.
ootn omeiAs h1ye tesuhen Ana aamlited their
I'm mem rom ofisrUMt Iiani a. ,o,siyHInS
the briSs, and MAYOR BoWeS for being aces.
sorry thereto.
Permanent officers of the association were
elected a. roiloTSs President. WIN. Dixon,
ylco president, David Fisher; recording sec.
rotary, d. NJ. Mccoy financial secretary,
Morris PlnckIn; treasurer, Jacob II. Cross
man.
The following named gentlemen were APP
pointed q committee TO solicit signatures 10
tho constitution Of tho association First
ward, David Martin; Second ward, A. @.
Hall; Third ward, II. b. Philbrook, Fourth
ward, ]. II. Crossman; FIfth ward, W. II.
Brown; Sixth ward, Frank D. Gaines !
Seventh ward, J.. W. Green.
The meeting then adjourned ior ono week.
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PEoT. d. J, LossTNas LBcruRE.-A large
aud select audience were assembled Monday
evening at Lincoln hall, and listened With
deepest Interest aud attention TO the lecture
OF Prof. LOSING on "Art In History" Mr.,
l.. IL clear, plain speaker, employing the
most graphic and perfect language In eT'
pressions, and no lecture OF the eourse con
tAlned more beautlinl sentiments and praoll'
cal suggestions than this onej aud IL would
be largely useful could the entire public
have u to read and ponder. Mr.: LOSING
said that art was always tho indicator OF
truth and the illumination OF fahh-the
trusty revelation OF history aud tho Nus
traitor o. science Heshowed to tue audience
what history has told and art Illustrated
through all the progress Of civilization.
Rude hisrogiyphlcs ia hrst Efforts, ts lowest
forms 70 give 10 the eye the symbols and
Ideas OF thought. ~
He gave the history OF tho alphabet and
the origin Of mental and spiritual language.
lie spoke OF our Capitol and monuments Al
embodlments OF pagan art and ideas In ages
gone. Ho gave the beginnings and progress
OF sculpture, and drew parallel between
tho Greek and Egyptian 10 art-one en-.
Ralped SoHd.stbe L9theSv p4qe retit petnrs N
Elneyah, Babylon, Persia, Byzantium. AZ.
aud traced the time when muslc and poetry
followed Architecture. and The drama foi,
lowed them, and hand In hand with hIstory
thew neTnetnated All thIngs sIse' Palace,
and temples arose. embelilshed by sculpture
and Observation-Disclosures by hlgheu aTt,
ia spoke al early China and her nTt.
Tina iectn1er spoke ~ the bI0h cpltprs
and oIorioua ADVANCE In ART of the ancIents
on whom wa ara Ina children. He spoko nj
Inc seyeraI orders and styles Of aTcbIteeture'
their Conformity 70 and patteru after object
and forms in nature; theirtype and Eymmetr,
eonld moi be Improved, thew are perfsetIoS
In their deAlRus and objects. He spoko al
the Creek view Of woman, theT REGARDED
her with Rentieness, but a. Inferior Of nv
tholoey-Greek gods and goddesses. Hs
contracted Inc Greeks and Romano, tho for.
mer Wero ideal, the latter were material, III,
Greeks were sentImentaI. the Romano prae.
tlcaI-stsTpIy real. =
And mere a lesson, well 10 be headed b,
our own GeySmment and people, NAV wisel,
be seen in the fact That luxury and yItiatat
tastes LAD 10 the ruin Of Rome-otberWIs,
inyuIperable 10 the sWord. 49,
with ChristlanIty a batter age and civil
IGatlon daWned. The Image-maker was 70
garded a satan, and the Image breaker 4
saint. Chrlstianlty brought a better AM
brighter day In the love and mercy Of Chris
and his humanity.
Almost universally, the Virgin Mary
mother OF the Savior, was Worshipped ant
PRAYED to. Chlyalry In the church; the sonI
Of the Troubadors were alluded to; theli
clylllEing and ChrlstianiAinE influence hal
been elsyatIuE and hnmaniEing. .. ~,
Tho speaker SAID In the thirteenth centur
what Is most noble and beautiful 10 art tool
Its start aud came forth TO tho world witt
nnrIfyInp and elsvatin0 effecta, nalriotisn