, 1874-03-20

ho would not have tlarod to dony to tho n1oat ab:
1eot wretch In Chicago tho right to rersonnl
escort whom appealed to for protocton: In faot,
wllon Tie ladles represented to him their foara
Of tho rnbblo, and their ardent desire that they
might DO protected In tho discharge OF their
sacred right Of potittoning the Council: All felt
aud sllo be1iovod It to DO the object to
give tue ladies enbugl Of tho rabbla that they
might bo cowcd, or mado to back down hnd
coaso working In the cause of temperance. 81o
Lad resolution, which sho would offer at tho
DR.. nLAcKALL
remarked that no word could sufficiently stigma
tho tho Treatment the ladiesrcceved at the intts
OF tho mob. II was truo that some efforts wore
madc by tho police forco to do what duty re-
quircd. They did not hurt themselves In doing
i, but tried % we'll as they knew how to protect
tho Indies. It WAS q simple ant Of 1uHttco to
commond them,-supt. nohm was included
in tho resolution,-ant thanks .worc duo
them fur what thoy did. Tho resolution crcatou
no misrepresentation with regard to Dr. Edwards.
His Btatemont seemed contrary to tho resolution
published; but tho resolution before the meet
ing would reconcile both.
Du. THOMAS
lad loarned from somo Of tho 1adtes that, In
in leaving tho Council Chamber, thoy became
separated from tho general company, and found
intended that they should all so in one diroetion;
but, MS aono got mixed up In the crowd, the po-
lice could not provont the trouble thoy had.
NO WI11rEWABu. :
Mr.. Paxton thought it tic police had dono
their duty they wonld not llavo allowed tie
crowd on tho stairway to insult tho ladies' as they
came out Of the room. Thoro waa no usc in
trying to whtowash tho police; thoy behaved
stand this; nnd no man should stand up and say
q word In their bohalf. tApplauao.1
DR.. Thomas said ho did not intend to take
anybody's part, or TO- censure anyone. Ho
had told him that tho police had dono tho best
they could. 1ndtscrimlnato strokes should not
be made, but tho facts considered.
THO Chairman remarked that Homo OF the po-
licomen protected tho ladics and othcrs actod
worry diacourtoously. THINKS had boon tondercd
tho policemen WHO protcctcd thom and not to
those who stood BY and saw them insu1ted by
low, vulgar talk.
DR.. EDWARDS
made agaiust '' supt. 'in8 Hohn 4nd nd tGs Capt.
Buckley, IN his card, and saying tlat
Of tho mob could not be found IN the Billings
gnte lexicon. Tho resolution adopted by tho
ing against Duckley, but claimod that ho was
afraid to do his duty, and did not do III and ho
could substAntlato every word ho hnd written.
LET TIE RESOLUTION 90.
hIr. FELTON, hoped tho ladies' would not COM
promise themselves by passiug tho resolution.
Edwards and Buckley should DO allowed to take
caro- Of themselves. Public sentiment would
judge Of the facts before tlom, and he thought
tho best thing to do was to withdraw the resolu-
tion.
Mrs. Dabbitt believed the ladies' would do
themselves great injustice by passing tho roBo-
luton unacr temporary excitoment.. They did
not want to reflect upon DR.. Edwards, aud cor
tain1y did not mean to commoud tho police.
the name. They should not act hastily,
but tako time to consider, and not step backward
i'll their first movement III the cause OF tompor-
a1lce. [ApplRusc.]
Tho resolution was then lait on the table.
who wantod to speak before tic last motion WIS
put, now got III opportunity. aud inquired II tho
resolution was laid on the table because tho
ladies' did not wish to intorfero botweon Capt.
Buckley and Or. Edwards, and because it did
not oxpross fully mud perfectly tho fact that they
lad not been protected by the police as thoy
ought to have been
Dr.. Biackall remarked that tho pasaago OF the
resolution would imply consuro upon DR.. Ed
wards. It WAS assumed by ono morning paper
that The resolution adopted BY. the ladies
Wednesday settled tho question. By lnying this
Ss %ass Gn 'fe ores ass'o Of sx efa D Ed
As PASSIVE As PUTTY.
Dr.. Edwards desired tho laaies to know thai
he was us passive as o pound Of putty. THO
matter belonged to tho ladies only but he
would lilo to havo it distinctly understood why
the resolution Was laid On the table.
Mrs. Stone novel that tho card Of DR.. Ed
wards. published in the morning paper be in-
dorscd.
The motion was agreed to unanimously.
A GENEROUS OFFER.
DR.. Edwards said whenever the ladies had any
kindllng-wood to gplit or wator to curry in, to
call OH him. (Laushter.]
4 LalY-l have sonao wood at homo.
The doctor did not hear her, but took his hat
and left the room.
f, Tho hymn "Noarer, my God, to Thea" was
then sung.
Mrs. Dn. PATTON
could not soc the adylsablity OF passing reso-
luton with reference to matter Of which they
knew nothing, The Committee who waited Oh
tlte Council were alone interested. It waa not
within the province OF tho meeting to consider
it at oil. 1t tho Committee recommended such
action, all right. She moved to reconsider tho
a lady said they extended thoir heartfelt,
thanks to DR.. Edwards, aud not to tho police
men: s'n Laughttsr.l gg ~. .,<oro ,.,. n,;uu,>,ou
standing about the matter. She hoped The vote
OH the resolution would not b rcconailored.
Mrs. Patton should remember that 100 ladies &C.
companicd the Committee to tho Council.
MRS. Dn. BLAINE
felt very sorry that 80 much had bpon said about
the resolution. They had mot as Christian
women, aud il they took up the defects
Of policemen, how fur would they
e IT, sa a0fE icy arod ~ to fSaa Tsssn 'eg gy h sG
boon dofoated once, but what Of it Tho Union
troops were benton ut Bull Run, and everybody
waB crostfallon; but they marched agaiu and
conquered in tue ond. seyoralmonths, or years,
might bo required to accomplish anything but
they should stand noar to God by prayer, and
work in Christianlke manner. Thoy never
could do anything by blckering and showing
hard foe!ng. They came to pray, and, by doing
that, God would bless thelr efforts. [ApplauBe.l
A lady remarked that Christianity taught them
to be Just to others, and. az the matter under
consideration was ono which would cauAo hard
fooling, they should dispose Of it in such way
as not to be inconsistent.
ENCOURAGEMENT.
4 lady fclt encouraged at tho result Of the
Council meeting. An Alderman Of tho Law-antl-
Order party had been elected Chairman. and
there WAS confusion in the ranks OF the atlher-
ants Of tho Peoples party. The burden Of her
prayer had boon that thore might bo confusion
among them, and God had hoard hor. There
was also doubt in regard to tile vote OH tho
Sunday ordinance, aud son,o talk Of reconsider-
Ing It; and she felt retoiced that ttae meeting
Monday night took tho turn it did. It tue
ladies' wranglod they would have trouble, They
should work for God and HiR glory and their
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