Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-08

FIRsT WARD INvINCIBLEs.-T Tho First
ward Invlnclbles met last evening at the
Stevens school-housei Thos. Martin, presi.
dent Of the association, In the chair, and
John NJ. Washington, secretary.
Mr.. Alfred Day, from the campaign com.
mittee, reported that the committee had bo-
gun the work falling 10 their lot In good
earnest, but did not deem II advisable TO
make detailed statement Of their labors.
Mr.. Day also submitted the followingi
The campaign committee in view Of the
many INTERPRETATIONS as to the objects and
aims Of this club, made BY interested parties'
submits the following as a declaration OF sen
ume9t and general rule by which to DC gov
Received, That having entire faith 10 the
.umolenoy OF the cardinal principles OF lhe
RSPSSlean party for the ale and OF ,S
city, and believing Il 10 for the best interest,"
Of all the citizens that the said party should
Dc Kept In power, We have with view Of
PsIiL M. the sams) organized ourselves INFO
RssoipsS, That We declare our sole object to
BE- strict fidelity TO the principles Of the Ma
herenoe to men to elevate worthy citizens
only to positions OF power and reaponsiblliiyi
to protect all citizens In the freedom OF speech
and to express our unquallhed dlsApprOyal Of
mob or gag law, enforced by unprineiPled dem.
Rs,oipsd, That we cordially invite all good
RsIolpsd, That We are utterly opposed 10 the
use Of personalities in discussing the political
affairs Of the ward or city.
Mr.. W. L. Freeman presented the follow.
ing, which was adopted
whereas there 10 complaint among the labor.
Ing men on account Of having no work and
log labofinE men have been 90 mpelled to either
to depend upon public charity or suffer: there.
Received, That We feel very grateful to Con.
gress for the liberal Appropriation for the
benefit Of the poor Of this District, and we de.
mand Of the corporate Authorities OF Wash
and impartial distribution Of labor. And we
depreoGte any Aad all attempts to prescribe
any Republican on account OF his opinion.
Mr.. VIM. @. johnson said no looked upon
the movement to effect a change Of govern
ment as sureharged with wealth and honor
To few and injury 10 the masses. He
therefore offered the following resolutions;
Whereas the terrltorIAlists are making
| gigantic strides toward = change In the gov.
eminent Of the District OF columbian and
whereas we know that the proposed change
10 a eunningly devised plan (ot the so.oalled
iegeS granted Us BY a Just Congress, and also
beeauso Of an inveterAte aversion to the
| present CoUnoilmen-
opposed to any change whatever 10 our city
regulations or Eoyernment,
| Refolped, That though some OF our friends
| change, we will ever oppose II with our pray.
| efs, our votes and with all other honofAbfo
means within our reach.
Received, That committee OF three DO APP
| poiuted to present copy Of these resolutions
to Congress alter they shall have been signed
| by the ofnoeTs Of this club.
The resolutions were, on motion Of Mr.
Henry johnson, tabled without debate.
Mr.. Abraham Hines said that In 1850
there existed Republican club In the First
ward. II was small 10 numbers, there
being not more than twenty members.
Capt. James Kelley was president Of that
club Mr.. John Hines, vice president; a Mr..
Robinson, secretary, and there were one or
two others besides himself who were now
len. The gavel used In that club II was his
pleasing duty 10 present TO this association,
Of which the president Of the former club
was now the honored vice president. Il had
been claimed that the organization over
which Mr.. Hlmber presided was the frst
Republican club ever organized in the ward.
This was a mistake. When that gavel was
used slavery existed, aud 1t was something
10 DO Republican. He then reviewed the
growth Of the party In the city aud country.
The twenty members had grown TO such an
extent that one single club-the present one
numbered nearly nine hundred members.
Then there were few colored men ne
country that had the ballot; nowhere were
nine hundred Thousand, -coiored men who
had been enfrane used, aud possessed all the
hghts o! ffieemen.
I Mr.. Martin received the gavcl for the In.
Vlnclblep, and expressed the hope that the
club would always recognize the gaVel when
| II raped to order, aud prove worthy OF the
good wishes OF the donor.
On motion Of Mr.. Alfred Jones, a vote of
thanks was rendered to Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. Charles syphax said charges had been
made against him At previous meeting,
and he asked that a committee be appointed
to thoroughly investigate these charges.
Mr.. VIM. L. Freeman said that Mr.. Sy'
phaE had charged him In the former meet
Ing with Joining the Invincibles because he
could not run the ward Ia his own interest,
and he now replied that he was acting as
honorably as he (SyphaX) was when he was
trying to sell out the First ward commits.
sIouershlp He said both Of them stood
with charges against them, and he was will
Ing those Changes should stand and let the
people Judge them.
On motion, the whole matter was laid on
the table.
Mr.. syphaI, In view OF the refusal to hear
him, asked that his name be taken from the
rolls Of the Invlnclble club.
Mr.. Perry Wilson moved that tho name
Of Mr.. Syphax be stricken from the rolls,
and that his ten cents DO refunded to him.
The motion was put and carried, amid yo'
clferous cheers.
Mr.. William Henry Smith, of the Fourth
ward, was then introduced as an invited
speaker, and made strong speech In favor
OF a territorial government.
Mr.. John A. Gray being loudly called for,
made q brief address, congratulatiDg the
club upon the success which had attended
It's organization, urging harmony and good
feeling among ali the members Of the Re-
publican party, and expressing his conn-
dence In the continued trlumphs OF the Re.
publican party.
The meeting then adjourned. D."