Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-21
THE NEW York SEVENTH RreInrxr.-The

The NEW York SEVENTH REGIMENT
New York Express of last night says
mass meeting Of the members Of the Seventh
Regiment was held this Monday morning at the
lower Arsenal, corner of Elm and White streets,
| TO take into consideration the Invitation Of the
Congressional COMMITTEES, to be present at the in
auguration Of the Washington Statue at the Capt.
tai on the BED instant.
Col. Lefferts took the chair and read the follow
Ing telegraphc dispatch, received on Friday eve
ming, from Hon. John Cochrane, Chairman Of the
Congressional Committee, announcing the object
Of the meeting.
To Col LFFFKRrs: The Committee in charge
ofthe Inauguration of the Washington Statue, on
the 22d instant, are urgent for the attendance of
your regiment They can't do without YOU You
will be the principal feature Of the occasion You
| will do honor to yourselves and your country.
Don't fail to come You will have free Quarters
here. will write you more fully.
The dispatch was received with enthnsiast,c
cheers; after which the Colonel read the FOLLOWING
letter from Mr.. Cochrane:
CoLKMAN's EUrAw HORSE
Baltimore, Feb Is, 1860 (
Col. LEFFERTs-My Dear Sir: telepraphed
You Yesterday from Washington at the request of
the Joint Committee of the Senate and House
charged with arranging the inauguration of the
statue OF Washington on the 22d inst Every one
Is ocSirons OF the presence of your regiment 1t
neeoless 70 say that not only are the coteries of
washington and the members Of the two Houses
sollcltous, but the President and his Cabinet; and
not least, are all New Workers urgent that yon
should be the chief figure of the occasion to the
honor OF our State and city. Ii the appropra alton
had been sufficient, the Committee would have
betrayed your travelling expenses. AS it is. thew
VIII provide you with Princely quarters while in
Washington. Let me hear from Won at vonr
earliest convenience; and if You determine to come
let me know the probable number Of men when
you may be expected, by what conveyance. &
for you.
My opinion is that you should not suffer tbis
occasion to pass unirnproved. any other that
Identifies your unrlvalled regiment with the ma
uoh ana us pride, and gives you the chief place
among the volunteers of the country. / tell them
here that they need entertain no fears about ser
vile lnsurrection,-that the Seventh Regiment
a !, can 9Isl It (aPPlause and laushter) should
direct to me in full at Washington, Willards,
Hotel ann truly yours, JoHN CocuRANK.
Col Leiferts then stated that the probable ex-
ly not more than $40
member asked if that would include the
band.
The Colonel replied that if it did not, there
We're plenty of funds in the treasury to paw for the
music (Cheers) He also remarked. that al
though they deeply appreciated the honor Of be-
Ing thus singled out, yet the notice was so
summary, and as the Congressional Committee
had made no appropriation to defray expenses
they would of course see that the cost of the ex-
cu'slon would have to be borne by the regiment,
81 ould they accept the very fattering invitation
extended to them
IL had been suggested that the expenses might
be returned at future time but that it would
not be Judicious to proceed on such probability
fhey had therefore better act OIL the basis that
they Were to pay their own expenses They
would separate iato Companies, and decide on
the matter, and let him know the result If they
decided to go, they would leave on Tuesday
night, travel all night, reach Washington on
Wednesday morning, and return on Thursday.
They would proceed direct to WASHINGTON and
return without making any intermediate stop
pages. If the number able to 90 was not too
small they would undertake the trip. They
should leave in sufficient numbers to uphold the
dignity CT the Reg iment Great applause
The Companies then separated and in less than
fifteen minutes Col. Lefferts was enabled to an
nounce the following vote: