The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05
METROPOLITAN HOME GUARD.

meeting neld last nignL, at the Coopef Institute
IL compliance With requison from the Committee Of
tne Metropolitan and Palace Garden Homo Guard Commit
tee fo the purpose of consolidating tho various orsani
zstiors OF guards throughout the city.
Chsuncey Shaher presided Delegates were in attend
hrco from al the wars of the cisy, and In
three or four bodies represented from one ward
MAJOR General Storms, Of the sixth ward was present
and expressed binselr devoted the object and par
poses of the Bone Guard organization Genaral Storms
rased the rs. artillery corps in this city during The late
war. He was glad to lnd TINT Yorkvie was web rep.
resented in this movement mat suburb which he Ia
the honor o Founding by building toe first house thore,
70 1924 couid now, an. would, II necessary furnish
whoe regiment for the defence VI the homes and hearth
OF the people; or more, they woud BE founi reaty
and Wiling 10 cntar tie lists win the enemies OF The
her appearance. (Applause) MAJOR Storms sug-
sested, IN order 70 perfect toe organization
that they should proceed according to Tho usual form CD
served IN org ,nzing under the militia Jaw reporting
nLlnSera, tleeting officers, &c.
Colonel Luckey moved that committee o: nnc be ap-
pointed 70 accept rules and regulations aud report upon
The beet MODE Of carrying effectively the object AID
purpeses OF the projectors Of the s niza'ioa
nj John Iocnahe 70 answef 70 inquiries, said thst he
could say nothing definite as to the supply u from
t6e State 20 the Guard. The Metropolitan Homo Guard
which tad their quarters In the stor H,use hld after
Consideration applied to General sanford FOR supply Of
arms They were informed that nnder dubious Law
General Sardford might make application to the
Chief Executive to comm ssiou officers, as rapidly
AZ regiments might DO formed, and then as
commissions were issued Tho government would
probably Issue arms. But subsequently the
nom the military dcoaTfneat ard the conclusion
arrived al that they woui prefer 10 have the egi
neus formed from these organizations from the civic
Authorities, They were anxious to torn hit might be
sislil ;antiy TONED burgher corps ndepsQtent in
hemselvos -nd capable og independent action formed
according 20 thc mili.a Law but not subject thereto He
seconded the motion Tor Committee Of une moved for
py Colonel Luckey
Az ansaan.ent WA proposed that instead Of commit.
"a Two q 4yysig! 10 IA
presented by delegate horn each ward The question
was Put and tne amendment was carried
Colonel I.nckey, Of The Twsntiet1 , :, as"'naa.
Among the committee appointed were Recoroo, yar
nladge Hon. John CoCLTaIe, w. W. Leland, fsq Brga
der General storms, Colonel Luckey, z. Y. Everett,
lea &c.
sent posture o. affairs durng the absence OF the m
lnttae lis ky vi cA were OF hglIy patriotic
character, aad his pledge that lie would 70 the best OF
his ability, cooperate WIN the orgsnzson wore highly
afpaafed.
Thc CHAn-lAs foo.ed In an address, paid high
euloeIufn 10 The brave who had gone form 10
tain he glorious old flag OF the Union These men wen
forth to Battle for as great ead nobio Gaze as .ha
which ncrved the or hoss who fol ght the bat
tie Zelda 81 Marathon aad Patea who Stood in the
pass Of Thermopie. Gnu. brave citiz9cs bad gone 10
ha le with traitors aad nfay would leave their boacs
bleaching on cai,orous III those whom they would
tsve behind would gather them up and deposit them Id
an honorable reang place u their native State For him
tt BE- ready forth 10 battle for the country
any helG ihI SIDE the Gull ef Mexico He would rather
die than live under disbonored flag. And bis
VIE nsd san tnG Sh0 wOnId raDeT Ole
widow than 1.-Two under cishonofed lag Applause
But thct tag would ssiu triumphsnt-not stripe
oiGsed, a star obscurcd tina. dag would soon
the capital Of Virginia, though the oannons
ssry effect sho1ld wake the sumbcrs of Mount Yer
non; tcs flag would wave Forts Sumter and Aoul
tre ana every fort tha. tho rebel States have stolen
from the gcv,Ipment to which they had sworn ale
eiarces thai Tag would a. Montgomery where JEFF
Davis. Toombe ami Stephens will alongside Of it,
that lag would rsssrt I've power and Us glory in tho city
OF New Orleans whore Jackson saved tbs ,n'ry ths
Tag would triumphant from tro mississippi 10 the
bills If eternal God bless tina, old flags He called
upou h,I1 tgsn 10 eternal obedience 70 tho laws
whatever msht bs their individual feeLuss ard dying,
they woull to their graves with tho pcord conscious
ibag n clements ~ treason, and gedti N, ar
wrong. bad found 'ag ment Ia their hasrs lie
shuUuneec TINT Koliacky thur 90 the Onion, AMI
That TeUJeatCe would also prove faithful Tho Char
psns r.H4fkH were frequently intern ped by applause
TIE con- ni.tee after about hall h0tU 8 absence
turned and reported as fpllows--
4, soved That recommend n the various orgali.
2ataena the protection of ths city, unto
body cid 10 governed By the fuis aud regulations o
the metropolitan Ilcme Guard AM tGll they report
themselves 20 t,e same ant tha The organ sl!i0o be
called the "ctsopct.n Roznc GuarG. 0hletz.)
r. Was rtCouuerdsd thot Tic Organization 3boud 90
cove ned py tho fuos ana regulations governing thc
i4i,itia u.cc 81 the state
the organization aready numbers upwards Of IL 600
nen5ets. The committee sit. rerm aDonily 1T No
II Nftor Ho1ge.
Tho resolution CT The committee was unqnino1Sl y
udop'td and tie thanks OF the meeting bcSg given 20
the Chair man The assenriage broke up.