Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-08

WA called 70 order Dy inc president, NlnOas
II. MARTINI with John M. Washington as
secretary.
Fifty.eight new members then signed the
constitution, making total membership Of
over eight hundred since tho organization Of
the club.
Henry johnson offered the following;
Resoipsd, That the campaign committee be
requested 10 take into consideration the pro.
ptietI Of forming the Inyinoibles into compa.
uien, 10 be properly ofneered and uniformly
equipped, and report At the earliest period.
Referred to the campaign committee.
Walker White said tho Invincible club
was organized for the purpose Of carrying
out the true principles OF the Republican
party. He was opposed to parties disturb
ing public meetings, and when such party
resorted to that dodge he thought 1t time to
withdraw from such Republicanlsm.
Charles syphax desired TO know whether
the equlpplng and unlformlng Of the Inylu-
cibles was intended to make it military or
ganizatlon.
Mr.. johnson said to tho contrary, the
matter Is len to the campaign committee to
report on the proprlety OF unlforming and
equlpplng tho members Of the club.
The secretary read Communication from
the First ward Republican club looking to
a consolidation Of the First ward and Irwin.
clhle clubs.
The Communication was accepted, and the
Chair appointed the following committee /;
Henry johnson, WIN. A. Freeman, Edward
A. Watson, Thomas ]. Harris.
Mr.. A. Henderson said he was happy to
meet such large and peaceable meeting,
and he was also happy TO say that he never
belonged 10 any club 10 tho First Ward that
could not carry lie point, and he felt con
yinced that such would DO the case Of the
InVincibles to which he ls now attached. He
would not mako . speech, aud, II he could
Il was not the proper time to make battle.
/ He had lost 81 900, which was too much fol
a man who had but lately come from the Iron
heel Of slavery, aud all he asked his hearers
TO do was to work and make the club be folt
He lost his money by false measurement on
| s street, between Fourteenth street and
Boundary. This was one Of his grievances
and he hoped there would DO placed on the
shelf fourteen pots, from which wine might
be drawn instead Of water.
Fifteen thousand dollars was spent on
Boundary street and Hlmber could not show
5000 worth Of work. He might have been
commissioner OF the First ward, but Dr..
Puryls said no was no moro it TO be com.
missioner than his buggy-wheel. In con.
| clusion, he hoped all would stand together,
and amer four-months pull victory would
crown the efforts Of the club. He regarded
It as strange that person (alludlng to DR..
Puryls) was opposed TO the lnyinclble organ.
izatlons, and be present at the meeting to-
night. He advised all to look out for the
mon who failed to address them when re-
quested, but who would be willing 10 occupy
seats In the councils. Ho wanted the Bowen
government put on wheels and run into the
canal or the Potomac river, he cared not
which.
He alluded to the construction Of the 2
street bridge, charging Himber with e1trav.
agance, aud employing one man for three
weeks, at $40 per day, cutting the name Of
Sayles ]. Bowen 10 stone TO DO placed In
the bridge, which had 10 DO taken down three
times before the proper grade had been
ascertained. The inyinclble club was no
cart-boy organization, but composed Of mon
Of tWenty-one years Of age, and he wanted
them To go TO the polls and wipe out the
present dynasty.
Mr.. Freeman said he understood that Dr..
Puryis was In the room, aud II he was pres
emit to endorse the club he would like to hear
from him. but II otherwise he would oppose
his addressing the club.
DIR. q. b. Puryis was then called on, who
said he came to listen, watch, aud not speak,
but observe the workings Of the new organl-
Lation, and he was glad to see that Il was
imbued with all the principles Of true liberty,
and he would not utter a word that would
break the harmony that prevails, and there.
fore he would not reply 10 the illusions as a
personal one. He had said that he did not
believe In the InVlncible Club of the First
| ward as a distinct organization, aud he would
| say 30 now. All he wanted was harmony IL
| the Republican ranks, and In Gods name h'
hoped the new aud old organizations woult
come together, as Republicans could not Af
ford to DO divided. He did not believe In
one-mAn power, and II need be there wer
forty men that could be chosen from tho Re
publican ranks for the Office OF Mayor.
He was opposed to any change OF govern
ment, whether territorial or consolldat ed
as the change would not lesson taxation o.
confer any more blessings on the peopl,
than the present form OF government. HI
said the representative man OF the Republl
can party In this city was John F. Cook
aud he hoped the people would say "comt
out OF the registers office, and DO the exec
utlye of the city" II the Republican party
wanted 10 be successful they must como to
gether. He advocated mixed schools, q.
the white and black child being together
would have opportunities alike to receive
impartial education. He trusted that NJ
one had formed bad opinion OF his Repub
llcanlsn, because he thought at frst thu
InVincible club was composed Of dlsaffectet
persons, but coming before them he fell
convinced by their intelligent action ant
appearance, that they were battling for th,
cause Of freedom. He had but one motive
and that was success for the party, and hi
hoped that the idea would be crushed oui
forever that the party has but one man "a
govern.