The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-05

Association of this place, was held at tn
Lyceum Hall last night.
The band of the Eightyeghth Pennsylva
MIA regiment was, as usual, in attendance
aid opened the meeting at half past sever
O'clock with an inspiriting air.
Stephen Shinn. President Of the Associa
ton, then took the chair, and called the meet
ing to order, when the proceedings of las
Wednesday nights meeting were read by the
Secretary of the Association, Oscar G. Whit
tlesey. @., S ..a.s .s
The President stated that the last meeting
of the Association in electing officers, had
omitted treasurer-the Office now held by
jefferson Tacey-whereupon Chas. B. Shir
ley nominated, for reelection, Jefferson Ia
cey, who was elected mem. con.
The President next called upon all who
desired to become members of the Associa-
ton to come forward and give in their names
to the Secretary, when twenty-nine persons
responded, and. in the absence of Judge
Freese, the oath of allegiance to the United
States was administered to them by Lieut..
Wagner, of the Eighty. eighth Pennsylvania
regiment, after which the new members
signed the constitution Of the Association.
While the signing was going on, Judge
Jacob r. Freese, who has been absent from
the city for some time, entered the hall, and
appeared on the stand, when he was vel
coined by long continued applause and mu
sic by the band. .g.es.r
The President next stated that special
object Of consideration for the meeting was
the formation of the proposed "home guard"
He had been informed, by Captain Shafer,
that there we're fifty or sixty names enrolled,
but as he 1.-THE President) was not military
man-himself and knew nothing of military
matters, he would call upon his friend, Judge
Freese, toexplain how the company should
be organized, and all about it. tf 4l4a Il
Judge Freese thereupon arose and explain
ed the usual mode Of organizing a company,
which was to procure eighty-three men, the
minimum number, get them to meet or enrol
their names, then let them choose a captain.
and offer themselves to the general govern
ment, by which they would most certainly be
accepted, and then, if they chose, they could
petition to be allowed to remain at hume.
which he had little doubt the government
would grant He thought that it was due
to the Union cause at the North that com
pany should be raised here on the sacred soil
of Virginia, go that the assertion that there
were no Union men in the South could be re.
futed. Actions spoke louder than words and
the raising ola Union company would show
that his friends here would act az we'll as talk.
The Judge then produced and read a note.
which he stated he had received just prior
to his leaving the city, from certain ladies,
asking for information as to the particular
manner in which the Union ladies should
toss their heads. He had informed them. at
the meeting previous to the last, that they y
might now toss their heads little to one
side, but whether to the right or left it was
uncertain, and upon this point information
was asked. The Judge said it made no diff
ference on which side He merely wished
then to say to the Union ladies that it had
been the custom of the secession ladies, pri.
or to the passage out of the hands of the se
cessionists Of the power, to hold up their
heads and toss them to one side (exempify-
ing by going through the motions, which
caused much laughter), and he merely want
ed the Union ladies, now that the power was
in the hands Of Unionists, to carry their
heads erect, and, if need be, little to one
side. He did not mean that evil should be 4
done for evil, nor that there should be any
unkindness or harshness. Much more could
be gained by kindness, which he illustrated
by the alegory Of the sun and wind upon
the traveller. But while they were to be kind,
they must, at the same time, be firm. The '
power had passed into the hands of the Union
men, and the Union women must act as "
hough they were aware of the change
Walking erect, and feeling that. as loyal citi- a
ems, they had a right to toss their heads. Il
t had been said that he was for crushing t,
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