Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

Green, GroRf, West, aud otaors-G old-keadrs
Canes Feted 20 Judges Wylie and olsa for c.
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from he faHerGl-Ths Corpse san UHbsrled 6o5
HdRf Of FsHds-PoOT SkOac for yFsl0es VIII,
and Ola 10 Get Their Canes.
A meeting Of the Citizens Association vas
| held last night at the rooms of the Board oi
Trade, B. T.. Green, Esq. in the chair, and 10 n
! IL Crane secretary. The meeting was called AZ
$50 o'eloek, but secret session was first taken.
OF about an hour 10 hear the report OF the secial
| committee on the examination OF accounts and
a. the vouchers from the CiaseR Office were i'm
RATHER MIXED STATE.
| considerable time was taken up i'm this mn
/ pie aSant task, the results OF which showed a NET
md btedness 10 Mr.. Crane OF Sl03. Those PRES
| ent being IN rather impecuniOus condition the
| proposition 10 take up collection 20 square this
| account was deferred until the meeting was
| opened publicly, with the nope that Others who
| would come In might have something over :"
| The doors were then unlock ed. when Cant Gift
| zen Moore entertained the faithful with his
| views about the way the Board Of Public Works
and the legislative Assembly were managing
affairs, and especially with reference 70 the I'M
justGxpenditure OF the peoples money in locali-
ties from which little or no revenue is or car be
expected 20 be derived.
Citizen Watson inquired If anything had heen
done by the executive committee i'm relation IN
| taking measures to have the wishes of the eiti-
Gems laid before Congress.
The chair could not inform him.
NEW CITIZEN.
John III. Merrill inquired of the Chair IL he
tAerTilD was regarded as a member OF the a.
ISOLATION.
The Chair informed him that il was only pec.
es>ary TO sign his name 10 the constitution in
order TO be recognized.
Mr.. Merrill went forward and made himself
citizen.
Citizen Watson then recalled the matter OF
grievances before Congress, and made a motion
thatthe executive committee be empowered %
increase its own number, and so before Con-
| fress when il assemblies to lay their grievances
| before that body, which had created all the
trouble by passing the organic act.
Citizen Aarceilus West tfUnght a committee
shOuld be appointed 10 wait upon DIR. Blake who
had that matter in hand, he having been author
| lied TO select q committee for the purpose OF
| waiting on Congress at the meeting at odd Eel
lows Hall.
Capt. Moore thought they had better not med
,lle with the matter, as il would imply a dstrust
| that DR.. Blake had not done his duty.
Citizen Watson then Withdrew his motion.
Chaplain Green was sorry the motion had
been Withdrawn The committee should be ap-
ionted at once, and should first go to the Presi-
dent and afterwards TO Congress. He was glad
TO see that Judges Wylie and 0lin had the indie
pendence to make their mark before this com
munity against the pressure Of the ring. He
advocated the adoption Of a resolution 70 pro-
cure
GoLD-HKADRD CANES
FOR them both. He had heard with sorrow the
| term 'told fogy" applied 90 Capt. Moore. He
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| settling up the Citizen newspaper, and then
| burst up in this manner. Better by far pass in
their instalments for the purpose of carrying the
paper on. He was for going on with IT,
Capt. Moore took the floor, and said he had
| something 10 say about the term old fogy. He
was not SO old a fogy as many supposed. He
went on at length to explain the position Of the
/ minority in the Legislative Assembly. lie also
| explained that Congress had always restricted
The corporation of Washington i'm It's OUTLAY for
1 improvements, and the blame, II any, should be
| laid on Congress. Even with their hands tied
\ by Congress, Mayor Wallach had inaugurated
che system of improvements by paving many Of
i our streets, and the credit, il any, was due to
| The old fogies. The supreme authority had
| always been with Congress.
Citizen-General A. Grant, who had been
1 wTapt in deep meditation and mis- military cloak
/ arose, and unfolding himself, shocked the faith
| ul present by informing them OF his intention
To RESIGN
| his place on the executive and campaiCn COM
nittees, also as a member Of the Citizens Asso-
i riatioD. This would no doubt surprise many
/ but he had given the subject great study, and
| had come 10 the determination 20 resign, and
asked that his name be struck from the roll at
| "nce. When he first went into the organization
It was with the pure and patriotic object of de-
| II the community had guaranteed by promises
l made in good faith that they would furnish a
half million of dollars If necessary, for this pur-
pose, and in place OF il only
FEw BEGGARLY THOUSANDS
1 had been forthcoming, and he and his friend
1 Crane, and DIR. Stephenson had done all the
work without the backing promised, and he for
one was tired of it. Ii people will not tight for
their own rights and property they deserve 20 be
l ground down by the Board of Public Works
The Ctisen newspaper was started against his
/ ddvlce-he was Tor postpOnng the enterprise
1 until $4,000 was subscribed and put IN for the
/ purpose OF establishing il on a firm basis Had
| M advice been taken, the paper would not have
| burst up. He had spent $500 900 on Capitol
| Hill
| A voice-"oh! OH
| The concrete pavement was a great swindle,
II II Of pull -.
| bring II on Capitol Hill, where he had spent
At this point several citizens began TO tear their
Aair in wild dismay. One excited citizen shouted
| = For gracious sake, Mr.. Chairman, can moth
ING he done to stop Capt Grant from spending
On Capito' Hill :" e
| Citizen j. W. Barker rose in great haste. and
] mo1ed that The name OF A. Grant be stricken
1 rom the rolls,
Capt. Moore suggested that il would be better
20 accept hls resignation, as asked for; which
vas done.
THE BLoOD-THIRsTY NEW CITIZEN.
Citizen Me ill 1.-THE new member) got the floor,
| nd began a biographical sketch Of his own
| fe, Of his extensive travels in California, his
| Xperience with some hound pups out there,
his District with party in California called the
regulators - who were in the habit of amusing
| themselves by hanging all who differed with
hem. This association of citizens might 10 the
| anne thing here.
| The chairman called Citizen Merrill to order
and he said he had Onlv risen TO offer a resoIu-
/ eat.
The resolution was subsequently read recon-
| mending that Governor Cooke, the Board of
| Public Works, and Judge Smell i'm particularly
-hOud all be arrested for their crimes and tried
| fnOt found guilty, the party making the charge
| hould be sued for Islander by the Association
On motion Of Citizen Wilson the resolution
| vas laid on the table.
The chair informed the meeting that he lad
| .ust received a dispatch from DIR. Blake, staring
| hat the committee 70 60 before Congress had
| seen appointed by him, and their names were
/ Il the Metropolitan Bank.
Citizen Crane took the floor and said that the
newspapers, except the Patriot, were all against
he Association. and he had been covered ali no
/ nridieule, vet be should cont nu to work. IL
'ppeared 70 him 20 be foolish 10 20 on in this
/ say, paying out their money for advertising the
meetings and hall rent 1t was quite apparent
now the election would 60. The ring had GOT All
l The negroes throughout the counties adjacent
here TO vote for the loan, and under all their sd
verse circumstances Il was next to useless 10
'ontend against the fearful odds. Nothing could
he done until the bona hde citizens can he
aroused from their letharey. Mr.. Crane then
went on to review the antecedents or some o the
members Of the House OF Delegates. and paid bis
respects to Boswell and Mcknight seversily
l THE cRkDULoUs CRANE cHINKE-D BY THE
BLAND-eNiLTnG BOSWELL.
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