The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-14

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The vote being taken on the adoption 0
the report, the Chair decided that it was car
ried, though, by the sound, the negative vot
was considerable
Stephen Shinn stated that, in converse
ton with the authorities in Washington. to
day Wednesday,, he had been assured tina
the action of the Association here will b,
fully sustained, and that ian order viii
shortly be issued by the government, remov
ing from .fice here all those who now pre-.
tend to hold offce--there will be clear
sweep"
Lewis Mckenzie moved that the nomna
ting committee be continued, and have power
granted them to make nominations to fill al
the Offices. Motion concurred in.
The nominating committee for the coun
ty is Noah Drummond, H. S. Wunder and
r. Southern. The city committees were pub.
lisbed last Friday.
The Chairman then introduced to the meet
ing D. U. Sayler, Of Indiana, a clerk in one
of the departments in Washington, who pro-
ceeded to address the meeting
At the conclusion of the speech, the band
played tune, when
Judge Freese appeared, and the. candidates
for membership to the Association, twenty
nine in number, being called up, the oath of
allegiance to the United States Government
was administered to them.
Among those admitted to mem bership of
the Association were the following old resi-
dents: Thomas Davy, VIM. N. Berkeley and
Robert Crupper.
Judge Freese stated that, by the act Of the
Virginia Convention, all its citizens had be-
come rebels, and be considered it the duty of
all to renounce the action of the Richmond
Convention, and again show their loyalty to
the government, by taking the oath of allie
glance. He had right to look upon and
treat as rebels all who refused to take the
oath, and to this it would come ere long, he
expected The Union men here had a per-
feet right to treat as rebels those who refused
to take the oath"
j. G. Underwood, clerk in the U. s.
Treasury Department. was then admitted
member of the Associ .tion, and had the oath
administered to him by Judge Freese. Mu-
sic by the band.
Judge Freese stated that the Secretary in
formed him that the Association now num-
bered 443.
j. c. Underwood took the stand, aud made
an appeal fol recruits for the United States
army. He stated that there was no want of
troops on the part of the governments. but
that the President and Secretary of War felt
that it was unjust to exclude from partici-
patton in the benefits accruing to volunteers,
the loyal citizens of Eastern Virginia. The
advantages, he said, of belonging to the u
S. service were great. Tue common soldiers
received $l3 month, besides rations and
clothing. and 500 when the war was over !,
The moral effect that would be produced by
raising a company of volunteers in Alexan-
dria would be immense. and, for that reason, T
the government were so anxious about the |
matter.
The company would not, he thought. be
called into active service, but would live in
the finest houses in the city, vacated by the
secessionists, get their Sl3per month--which :
was good thing-and in the spring--for the
war would be ended in the spring-they
would come in for their 500. He then read |
a paper he held in his hand for signatures.
the conditions of enlistment, for
three years or during the war, of a Home
Guard to be composed of men from Eastern
Virginia. From Loudoun county alone be
thought there would be two companies of re.
fugees, now in Washington. He said that it
was the expectation of the authorities in
Washington that the blockade of the Poto-
mac would be raised in short time, and that +
he lines of the Union army would be extern
led far into Virginia. A portion of the army {
lad yesterday gone to Occuquan. He would
uggest that steps be at once taken to make c
Up the company. 1t would tend to make mo- a
ey plenty. Such paper as he now held t