Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-10
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Grand Ratification Meeting,
Gen, n. P. ChIpmaR's Initial Cam
pRlgR speech.


Fo,NT nRlfnf UrnVullNl
50 ,, 800 = -, 49, ,..,.. =,
inc meeting was ofBahheu ny inc cnOieo VI
the following otncerEi
Prcsidsnt-L. T. Sleigh.
Vice Presldents-1ames II. Young, 'Chas. q.
whiting Charles Robertson, Jacob Fisher, Rev.
W ii, Arnold.
socreIary--Lewis Binham.
Assistant seoretnFles-1ohn II. LsOuden, q,
smith Warning, ]. II. Jordan, A, ]. Moss.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The president Of the meeting road the follow.
Ina ssfiss Of resolutions, which we're adopted
without dissenting voice:
RssoIp,d That the thanks Of all citizens Of
thIa Dlstrtcl are due to the Hon. n. =, Uhipman
i1r Ms untlrinE efforts In our behalf TO procure
Tor Us two million and half acres Of land for
eaIut ationnl purDospa a new bridge AcrOss the
hnSeo,tla near t6e navy yard, and extensive
railroad privileges to this community We hereby
pledge ourseIycs 10 use ali honorable efforts 70
secure his 70 election.
Rssolrcd, That the straight. forward, manly
course Of our esteemed fellow citizen, Hon. s. q.
Brown, manifested in our interest during two
terms In tho House Of Delegates, has endeared
him 10 the community, especially 10 the friends
Of education and liberal improvements. That
~ sons Viz slanSsfsTs of M namely, 10 live in
peace with bis neigh and with charity to all.
we see with regret certain eyil-dlsposod politL
clans endeayoting to. create . war OF races by
infaming tho feelings Of certain citizens against
each other aud thereby force the less lntelllyo
Of the community 10 create discOrd and put their
own family In position. and bag the spells Of
Resolved, That tho office should sock the
man" Is true Republican doctrine and We repu-
date professional otfiee. seekers. Mr. Brown Is
put forward not by the oeaseless efforts Of his
relatiyeS bat al The demand Of the best ellis ems
Of the community.
ResOlped, That II two dollars day for eight
hours can be obtained, we have confidence In ).
q, Brown using ali exerliOns to attain that end,
knowing full we'll that a labOring man himself,
he will use his best efforts 10 behalf Of the labor.
log community
HI NaIa holt EVaAW
our bost honest endeayOrs TO make successful
tho nominations OF the Philadelphia Uonven.
tiOn-tien. u. 5, Grant and Hen. Henry Wilson.
Realized That we heartily indOrte the action
Of the Republican convention held, August 1, at
Lincoln hall.
A letter was read from Dr Z. q. Cox, re-
ETetting his unavoidable absence, and express
log confidence in the re election Of Gen. Chlp-
man and Grant and Wilson.
The president then introduced Gen. Chapman,
the regular Republican candidate Tor Delegate
10 Congress from this District.
uEN, CHtPMAN's SPEECH,
MY frIends We arc here to- niEht, as am In
formed by your Invitation 10 me, for the par.
pose Of ratlfying the nOml nations which have
been made BY the Republicans OF the District
for DelegAtGto Congress and delegate to the
Legislative Assembly from the Fist district
4 do.not propose myself TO turn this campaign
into purely q partisan Struggle on party Issues
unless our opponents choose 10 drive us Into that
position. MY belief IL that we should relax
nothing IN our effort to rePublicaniEe this com
tlo Of our political faith tapplausel for the rea.
son that the principles Oi our party will secure
the greatest good 10 the greatest number; stili,
A. ID anus r. 10 me the greatest and by lar the
most iii portAn thine 10 be secured Is the al.
vunooment OF the material interests Of the Dis.
tricL while make this object paramount to
all others, would still stand by the unsul 4 I'd
Coiors Of our party, and would carry that ban.
ner wherever there is opposition, and Whsrv II
there are those who doubt or deny the Bensnecnt
results Of that party. lApplause.l
hal a., hon a. Ia al, aT
Columbia from an overthrow Of the national
and local COVE tnments by a complete change In
their naturalization, aud by ushetinB into the
offices OF the country new and untTIed men?
Look briefly, my fellON-citlzsns, at the prospect
opened up 10 US by change In tho national
GovsEnnsnt. Look at the Splendid results
achieved by the Republican party through
A REPUBLICAN COEGREss.
Take that long list VI acts Of Congress, which
began IN July, 1901, to suppress the rebellion,
and tell me whether thls oJuntry can afford u
place the felns Of power In the hands Of those
men who opposed these beneficial measures, and
many OF whom are pledged " secure their re.
peal at the hrst opportunity,
will not allow myself 10 be drawn into pO-
ltlCAl discussion to- night; but let me place In
luxtapositiou the opinions Of two leading types
Ot the coalition formed TO secure the overthrow
Of Republlcanlsm In this country.
THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT IN NUT SHELL.
l read to you hTst the views expressed by
Charles sumner as representing tbs Repuhll.
can element cooperating Tor ureeley's election.
Greeley as President, with 9ratE Brown as
Vice Presldent-bOth Interchangeable Republi.
| eans-Will DO the return OF the Democratic party
to power, On the contrary, II will be the lnau.
ration Of Republican principles, under the safe.
guard Of \ Republican President and Vice Pres
ident, with Democrats as RVoWed Supporter"
Again, he says:
THE hArdlhOod Of political hlsehOOd reaches
Its extreme point when II Is asserted that
under Horace ureoley the freedmen will 10 re,
enslaved, or that cOlOred people will In any way
suffer In their equal rights"
Now lot US turn n moment TO what u dis'in.
gushed representative OF the Democratic els.
ment Of tLis new party says read from the
letter Of Judge Black, Of PonnsylYaniA, a nan
not less distinguished In hts way than Is Mr..
Sumner In his. Judge Black SAYS
lit Is unienIablc that the leading measures
| OF this naturalization are not only uncOnstllu
tiOnal but anti constitutional showing not mere.
| ly a contemptuOus Indifference to constitutional
obligations, but settled hostility TO those rights
| OF the States and liberties Of the people which
the organic act was made to secure"
He says again
The reconstruction act Of 1851 was bill Ot
htIi il more uenOeratoly cruel thah any BRIT,
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