New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-06
MEETING OF THE HOME GUARD.

On Saturday evening large, espectioe ard enthns'-
asc meeting Of delegates from the various nihary Oh
carnations throughout the city was held. The meeting
was called at the instance of Committee Of twenty
1--WE representing the Metropolitan Home Guard, wLosc
headquarters are az u Astor House.
Chauncey Shaiier, esQ, presided
The fret business transacted was that OF receiving
aud announcing the delegations from the various
Wards and organizations OF the city,
Gen. Storms recommended that every " ard organize
and report at headquarters. Every Ward should be
represented.
The Hon john Cochrsne said that he uuder.tood the
object OF that meeting 20 elect union OF all the
various ORGANIZATIONS throughout the city. There were
uresen. the representatives Of other organizations than
the Home Guard
IL was resolved that Committee OF twenty-five
gentlemen be appointed TO meet together forthwith ana
consider the best method Of concentrating all the mill
tary organizations under general name, and subject
to The same rules:
Tie following gentlemen were appointed on that
Pin, arb Alderman smith Second Wa'd Loren Palmer
Third Ward n. CopP fourth Wtrd Cspt. Copeland ti,th
Ward Mr. Gale, sifh ard Ger storms lIi isTsel Seventh
Mad IN snodsra.s Eighth Ware. II Recorder Isad
M Everett Ninth WHd Me {eIti renfh Nsid a j. NJ ~
Dc,ein. TAlrte nth We'd Edga f9lconeri onJ'sehth
Ward, W W. Le,nd fiiee,.h Nald l'e,ssu W; hiappi
Cochranci Eirhenih We'd NJ. McAr,r NineieeDthNsId,
WaFd GeoTse Law; Twenty second Ward Cop. Wm q Brcn
On motion the following gentlemen, representing
prominent military organizations were added 10 inc
COMMITTEES: . -.
Mr. Manchester, Joseph Hilton Mr.. AnLhl Mr.
Mislgnon, Frederick g.. Gedney, aud DIR. LhpgtIst.
The Committee retired TO deliberate, after Ahlch the
Hon Frederick A. CoDkling was called 70 address,
tho meeting on the subject Of the present aspect oi
affairs IL the country. -.
lie aid that this country now ocfnWai porHion
which was unparall sled in its history. Ii ever
there WINS a war which was justified, II WAS tina,
upon which we sFe about TO enter. II the W..
in which fathers had engaged whsn lighting for me
liberty and Independence which we now EMO: wa:
iu.i6ed surely Ibis war vas lust a!abie al.o. Nha'
was il Ii was a contes. between ordel and anaShy
between liberty and ty ranny.. Undoubtedly wiF wa
great evil-eyi in tAe vast amonuE OF sufief4ng u
which il gave place and the extraordinary expenditure
which il incurred Eat in the present Es!rte 1t wa
necessary, = foced resort, 10 preserve our liberties
our Union, cur Government. lie whose 'sTords hs(
never failed, sad that the magistrate eeareth tn
sword not ~ vain" and surely when treacAery and 70
belon threatened TO oyerrun our country, and to de
grade or nation, that sword would not be vainl
used. He proposed to ASSERT the uraon and the en-
| forcsmsnt Of the laws, the integrity Of the Unite
! States 40 they were, not 10 be crntaed in any de
! gree. The Almighty in his contraction of this Con
tinsat Intended that It should te one and indyisble
and for one he in his official capacity should do all
| his power TO prevent its cursnilmeDt.
! We had seen this fair Sonthern country inhabited b
venomous reptiles, Wild beasts, and uncivized Ir
diane, now inhabya BY barbsric race threatening