Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-07

the tocsin Of war q ra sounded, and danger threat
ened the National Capital, the freemen Of the
were ee enrolled and did good service in t
three months campaign. He referred TO Senator
Hattans remafks In reference 10 the employment
| OF negroes, and said he played on higher key
| District, who waited hopefully for the advent Of
Jen Davis. Some would be apt 70 60 20 him
with protestatfons that thev were secessionists,
but he would turn them of because they had
| lived fifteen months here among the DID Yam.
KEGS daughter When he heard citizen
complimsnting the Southern Confederacy, Il re-
minded him Of a man making friends with the
devil that he may alleviate the torments OF hell
| to him when he reaches there; but the only hope
| Is In Abraham's bosom.n fGreat laughter and
applause. Col. c. concluded by quoting Jack
son, Clay, Webster and others, and was heartily
SPEECH OF HON 8 ROLLINS.
At the close Of Mr.. Carringtont remarks, Hon
| James 3. Rollins, NJ. C.. from Missouri, was in
tsod1eed Twas Tigh. and proper that ore voice
was destined to be the empire State Of the Missis
| sippi valley. She had ne ambition to be the heart
OF Northern or Of Southern Confeieracy, but
OF whole undivided country. He knew that
what was called UnIon sentiment was not strong
In the Southern States, but where 10 did exist II
was fervent, pure and devoted, and what Union
sentiment there 10 In the border States is as noble
and patriotic in any other section Of the coun.
try. The speaker was for the preservation Of the
Union and the Constitution, and for using every
means necessary to effect that great and glorious
object II they were not preserved, our institu-
| lions and people would fall into utter insignia
| canoe The rebellion was most damnable
hsresy, and must be put down. The President
and Cabinet were acting In a most patriotic spirit,
down this accursed rebellion. He (Roiiinsl Lad
| been an old Wing, and bad drawn his political
principles from Henry Clay, who was always in
| favor Of the Union. Ais answer as to when he
would consent to dissolution of the Union would
be in the language Of the great Kentucky states
man. Never Never! Neverm
He had learned one prominent fact this evening.
There was great deal OF military talent in the
country which was not In the field. Laug hter !
The President had made q great mistake In not
selecting the proper men for the proper positions
Laughter. II Pope, nalleck, Mcclellan and
other generals were here, and certain Senators
and Others in their breaches and In the field, q
great difference In the conduct Of the war would
no doubt soon be visible. Laugh ter lit was
not so late, he would move vote Of censuIe upon
the President Tor not getting Mcclellan In the
Senate and appointing the Senator from Iowa to
the command OF the armies. Laughter As IL
was he would nominate Major General Harlan to
the chief command, and In few days he would
Laughter His venerable friend from Indiana
should be second In command These remarks
were playful, but the speaker could not help
thinking there was al much truth as poetry In
them. The truth is that Senator Harlan under
rates our military men and command ers, and the
poetry 10 that Senator Harlan would not make &C
gOGd general az any OF them. Secession and
abolition were two terrible evils. Secession was
the worst, because IL ha q attempte1 dismember-
ment Of the country; but IL the principles Of
abolition were carried out they would result in
the same thing.
SPEECH OF HON J. T. CLOSE.
Hon. James T. Close, Virginia S;ste Senator
frcC! Alexandria, then addressed the meeting,
giving History Of secession In Alexandria and
OF the restored government Of Virginia. and stated
Ii would never become loyal until IL was renen-
Died. which wnnld he de- n hen or
Ssca;iSs ana direct tar bill. He also urged upon
the citizens the necessity OF enlsting, stating he
WAS authorized to raise an Eastern Virginia regi-
ment, and invited them to attend the war meet
Ing at Alexandria On Tuesday evening ne.t.
CLOSING OF THK EEETIHG.
Mr.. Clephane, the temporary chairman, then
said that the speaking from the platform was
closed. He now desired the audience to do some
speaking; LIE proposed three CHEERS for the Union;
they were given with will; three for the Presi-
dent Of the United states were warmly responded
to; three for our army and three for the navy
were then given amid the martial si!ains O.
"Ealkee pOodlen by the 6and, and the crowd
dispersed at about II O'Clock, some having stood
patiently and with deep interest in the proceed.
ings during the entire six hours Of the sfeat war
meeting.
We heard Of but one circumstance that tended
In any wise to disturb the otherwise harmonious
proceedings, and that was the arrest By the Fro
vost Guard Of female charged with spe6 king and
acting In manner which annoyed loyal persons
around She was taken ID the central guard
house and examined. According to her state
ment she was at the Capitol with a companion,
and one Of the speakers was putting negro on
equality with the white, and she said she wished
somebody would shoot him Her com anion said
TO her that he wished he could wear the shoulder
straps, they were so admired by ladies', to which
spe replied that she did not admire them an she
had seen enough Of them. She also said that abe
was born In Richmond her people were there;
her heart was with them but her sympathies are
not or Belle Boyd she remarked that abe had
an anxiety to SCI her; her husband had seen Belle
and wondered she WA not arrested sooner; she
had passed frequently by the Old Capitol prison,
but never waved her handkerchief; upon one oc-
casiOn when she was told TO pass on she replied to
those who addressed her that she did not care II
they did arrest her, al she had friends in the
prison and would then have chance to see them.
She denied that she said anything relative to the
hags at the meeting other than TIL { they locked
as though they had heen through the wars, and
positively denied saying anything about the blue
in the flag. Her husband il now In the Union
army. The testimony will be laid before the
Provost Marshal, and In the meantime she is on
parole.
The employees Of the Government printing Of.
tce came upon the ground In process ion headed
by band Of music. They turned out nohly aud
were greeted with applause on their approach.
when the President reached his seat General
Shields exchanged cordial greetings with him.
Not only was the space Immediately around
the stand fully occupied, but the grounds east OF
the Capitol were occupied by numbers Of people
who could not get nearer.
After the exercises had commenced at the Cap
itol, general suspension Of business throug bout
the city took place, and all were allowed 10 par
pate in the exercises of the hour.
The various Departments Of the Government
closed at O'Clock. r...-E
ANOTHER MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Editor Star In your issue Of TO day l notice
that preparations are making to form a defence
guard for the protection Of the city. You say
that there 10 a number Of Government clerks SUBJ
ject to this call. Now, sir, in addition to the
clerks, we who are employed in the different de-
partments Of the Navy Yard, TO the number Of
about 500, would be happy to take part In this
movement, and would request that you stir up
the department to the following, or some such
plan-that we, Of the Navy Yard, consider Ii our
duty to serve the Government in a military ca
pacity, and would suggest that we be formed
into military companies and be drilled one or
two hours per day In the yard. We have men at
work In every branch who are well drilled, and
have been In the three months service, who would
be glad to serve Uncle Sam lin that capacity
One or two hours a day drill would soon make
soldiers Of us, and we could be relied on in case