Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23

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FtAs PRxsxsrArtos Saturday evening last,
q beautiful stand OF colop was presented to the
hrst regiment District volunteers by Mayor Wal
laeh on behalf OF the ladies Of the Fifth Ward.
The ceremony took place In the park east Of the
Capitol Before the hour appointed for the cere-
monies, PatieIin9 drops wsrned the assemolage
the ladies' OF Capitol fflh Of the coming rain, and
all took shelter beneath the thick cluster OF trees,
where the nag underwent a course OF Inspection
ut the hands Of the crowd that would do credit to
the mest rigid inspector OF Uncle Sam The
nsg-manufscssIred by Gibbs, Of Bsltimore-fs an
elegant aar, OF the reg ular Army size, spiendidly
Inscription ON one side Of the nion First Regi-
ment District Of coiumbia Volunteers" On the
arrival Of Mayor Wallech, q circle Of the officers
Of the regiment enclosing the Colonel and Mayor,
wu formed upon the gravel walk, when, taking
the banner In his hand, the Mayor addressed the
representatives Of the District volunteers a. fol.
lows: F..
Col TAFT and ofacers Of the First District regi-
menti In behalf Of the ladies Of the Fifth Ward
many OF whom am happy to see here, notwith-
the honor 10 present to you this beautiful stand Of
colors. IL In no ordinary compliment to you,
coming as il does from those among whom You
have lived and who know you, and IL Is pecu-
with you all, TO be the medium OF the gift. yoa
areabout going 10 perform duty that is common
the men Of this p,stric, than those Of sny other
part Of the country This h the seat Of the Ma
tional Government, Its public buildings have
Sssa placed here re-, In our care, That grand old
and we must protect H. When first called upon
to do so, you responded nobly, and now you are
again ready with brave hearts TO meet your bretb-
rem from all sections Of the country, and unite
with them In driving back the rebels who have
taken up arms against 1t. am satisfied that IL
opportunity offers to show your gallantry, your
valor will be a. great as know your loyalty 70
Col. TAFT. taking the flag, said Mr.. Mayor and
ladies, as oncers Of the District Of Columbia, we
thank you, and through you, our lady friends, for
this beautiful and appropriate compliment. 1t 10
usual on occasions like the przent to make
promises that are never FULFILLED We VIII not
say that will carry this flag into the thickest of
the fight, and that where IL waves we will follow,
but we win promise to remember that this en-
blem Of our country was presented to us within
the shadow Of the nations Capitol, and that 1t
was the gift Of woman. With this remembrance
we cannot prove unfaithful to IL. Even here
where we stand the echo Of the voices Of our
great men have been heard; here the feet Of the
immortal Washington may hsve trod the sod;
here in days gone by the shout Of JOY has ascended
TO Heaven on Independence day from a united
changed! Our glorious old banner has been torn
down and tramped under foot by our brethren,
but the morning sun Of the country's resurrection
from evil IL already visible, and the star spanged
banner will again soon wave over a united and
happy nation. Let others make their selection,
we have made ours. Under this glorious old
banner we hive lived and prospered, and IL Ii 10
Gods will we will die in It's defense
Again, ladies, thank you for presenting US this
beautiful gift, and will promise you that IL shall
never be disgraced in the hands Of the District
Mayor wallach.-we all believe 50.
After brief apology from Col. TAFT for the alb
sence OF his regiment, (which could not leave the
camp without much difficulty In obtaining per-
mit) three hearty cheers were given by the officers
for the ladies Of the Fifth Ward, accompanied by
rousing tiger" when the company brisklY
dispersed for their homes to escape the rain, and
the officers Of the District Of Columbia regiment
piled into their coach and lef for camp, cheering
Justify as they drove away
A scREw Loosz-Althoush the military au-
thorttes here are exercising more caution new
than at previous time In the granting Of passes,
Instances Of gross caI7lessness IL not something
worse, are occasionally brought u eur notice
The abuses we speak Of are not chargss6k.
scieDcy Of .entinels who are Staff d import
ant poiats These men, meaning wen no doubt,
deiay and incopvenIence, vAiie they pass without
question others known our h, ciH.ens 70 De inlm-
icaI TO the 6overnIsih!. Ies may oe owiag to
cessionists II hney dared" but il is nevertheless
culpable - q high degree. Union men would
cheenuIly bear the annoyance OF rigid scrutiny,
IT, while undergoing IL, they were saved the NOR
tihcatOn Of seeing Southern Rights men, on
the plea Of business OF something else, elbow past
them win pnolu;hing sffoDiery on their way
formed on good authority, that while workmen
on the Notifications on the Virginia side were
stopped by the guard at the Alexandria aqueduct
until their foreman could 90 to Gen. McCiellan,s
once In Washington to get passes and were thus
kept waiting until 10 O'Clock, they saw well
known sympathisers with the cause Of the South
paa the sentries unchallengtd. Whilst we would
oppose making martyrs Of even avowed secession
lists In our midst, who talk only and have not the
power 10 damage the cause Of the Union, and
while we would accord the same exemption to
those prudent souls who hold their tong ues and
wait their time we would at the same time allow
no man to hold Office or pass within the lines of
the army, unless bis loyalty was above suspicion.
There 10 hardly man in this community whose
sentimenb are not known, there 10 certainly not
an earnest Union man who IL not well known to
be such, and while this 10 the case, there 10 no
reason why the abuses we speak OF should con-
tnue one day.
wHAr Is THE MATTER WITH THE Psoyosr
GUARD I'VE hear daily complaints Of drunken.
ness and disorderly conduct on the part Of some
portions OF ne Provost Guard, particularly in
Georgetown and suburban localities in thIs city
We have forbogne to speak Of 10 until are COM
pelled to do 90 by the weight Of evidence pre-
sented We omit all mention Of minor offences,
bot there IL one occurrence which demands some
notice. On last Friday night q large squad of
the gusrd-probably twenty or thirty-atteuded
ball at the house Of man named Ridley, near the
market house, In Georgetown, which, we UNDER
stand, was got up for their entertainment WHY
% many Of them were allowed to be out for n
frolic, we do not understand. At any rate, to-
wards midnight the fun grew fast and furious
and q more drunken or riotous crowd 10 seldom
seen. Sergeant Newman and his patrolmen were
on hand, but they were utterly unable 10 cope
with 80 large gang Of armed men The AFFAIR
wound up with free fght, and one Of the regu-
Lars Provost 6uardl was, as q spectator says,
"pretty well knocked In the head by young Rid.
Icy the son Of the host) The soldier was con-
veyed 10 the hospital with a head badly cut, and
young Ridley was arrested by the patrolmen
which put stop 10 the festivities We have a
few other cases In reserve, but this VIII suface
for the present.
BAIoxETKp.-Yesterday, Sergeant, with a
squad Of men belonging TO the 31st Pennsylvania
regiment, were sent 70 this city to arrest and ret
turn TO their quarters certain of the re, linen
who had left the camp without leave. Among
the delinquents were two brothers emed Kaine
privates OF Company G, who were overhauled by
the squad At the corner OF Maryland avenue and
Four-and-a-half street. j. II. Kaine refused TO
obey the order Of the Sergeant, and fall In with
the squad, and became violent. The Sergeant
plead with him q long time without effect, and
threats were N useless as persuasion. The Ser
geant then undertook 10 take him by force, when
scufae ensued, In which the Serg cant bayoneted
Kaine, the bayonet entering his len side q little
below the heart, and passed through his body
The wounded man opened his clothes and i'm
u1ediatey laid down the pavement nrs