Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-10
LOCAL ITE II s.

! adjourned meeting of this association wa'
held At st. Mary's Hall, On Snnday evening
James Fitzpatrick, esq, President, IN th'
chair ". have been furnished with tn,
following report of the proceedings, for pub
iicatIun:
After the ordinary business had been
transacted, Mr.. r. l.. Carne, .r., rose and
said that he desired Ia call attention to an
article, in the Virginia Sentinel Of Friday
which Il. had seen with much surprise and
INDIGNATION. He then read from that paper,
a communication signed "A Catholic" "a,
sorting that at the last meeting of the Young
Catholics Friend Society, pamphlets, said t"
have been written hy one ot its late officers,
IN favor of the election of MIR. Shackeltord,
h,I been distributed; together with the edi-
t,r's comment, thereon. He denied that
this was yciiyioHS society, as indicated in
those comments herause membership WAS
nat restricted I, Catholics, and there We're,
in mint If fact, several members who made
~, profession whatever Of that faith, but were
Nv .,-. ,l l.., -. ),
h'ii''h"i'!' ''''
;.rts were charitable only. Neither was this
, RELIGIOUS gathering Of Catholics nor was II
convened f,r devotional purposes, nor Was
th, house place Of worship, or holy place.
Tines, assertions he characterized as utterly
untrue. Us To the lact asserted III the rroaest
Of IL Catholic, he knew n"th''E more "' II
than that coming III late last sunday even
ns. he saw pamphlets IN the hands OF Sev-
rr:,l gentlemen, and beng informed llat ti'y
obtained them "i Mr. jacobs, h' asked tAat
gentleman if hr could take some from hIIn-
die he SAW IN his hat, wrapped III hewsr'
per. Bcin. answered III the Affirmative he
took M,,,, and had begun 10 look over one "l
them. when he was asked Tor the Others by
tw" gentlemen who sat near ana gave 'h'ih
to them.
lie certainly had moi i'itehd'" |" circulate
political documents, n he was not pe,h0-
rr:.t. or friend either oi Smith or Sharkc-
ford. 1.-THE quarrel between whom the pam
phlrt related: hut took ana gave them mere
" - matter "i curiosity. lie knew h"th-
ing what bad been done before lie came III,
be- glad To learn w'ia' had really "'rurr'"'
Mr.. Harrison jacobs stated t'a' he vas
political irirud "i Mr. 'la'H'''.''"' an" na'
h"en actively engaged w eIc',i"''',r''S 'o'
that gentleman several days before tue 'h'rt'
mg ~ question. ana that lac always KEEP 90,
cumcntS about HIM. on entering lle iial
some persons VIII" were dcslrnuS "l obtaining
the pamphlet asked nm Tor i copy winch
he, seeing nn Improperly about IT, gave To
them. 'ut he "Nrlhrtly denied having oil
irr"d Il copy I" any oh" III the room.
Mr.. {. {. taIiam. ot Georgetown. sad that
he WAS the author "i the "Protcat"t 'atA-
ole. II" had come mt" the meeting l''",
and observing pamphlets III the hahh' "'
SOME members. had "nquired their ci"rnr-
ter. ana from whom they could he pr"'urrh'
and learning that NJ. jacobs han thcih' ne
had requested gentleman near INN {" ger
him one which he dId. Ills impression
that they had been distributed before ne
came in. arose from the fact that he SAW HrN-
rral persons reading them. Beng at the
Sentinel office Il few day at'cr, some persons
connected with In" establishment, c"mPli-
mented hIm upon letter he lod written Tor
that paper concerning MIR. W. ID. Naliach
and his sheet, and expressed wish that he
now resided III Alexandra, that ne might
write an article upon the conduct al certain
persons here: among them the gentleman
SAID to hc the writer OF the Shackel1old
pamphlet.
/. w.- then invited to the room oil the