Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-17
THE NEW YORK TORIES AT THEIR
Wuuk.
MEETING IN THE NINETEENTH WARD TO
RAISE TROOPS To RESIST
THE DRAFT.
GOV. SEYMOUR EXPECTED TO C-1uETE
NANCE TIE MOVEMENT

ioenoW precisely the nnhlusbins form OF
fh' movement insuEurated by the New Yprs
irHnore In opposition 70 the drsf. wa copy !,
!Ili the follow :nc, which occupies 4 promineus
editorial place in tlir New York Nsos OF Sat
urGsy:
In pursuance OF call published in the News,
arely large mrrt.ay If ci;izeus assembled AZ
the rorn'r OF Si1'y first STREET and THIRD av-
tnue last evehue, Tor the purpo.c of forming u
III " regiment fer State defense, 10 bs ander the
cs n'rol Of the Governor, aud to he used for The
nnfI M Ts Ssr OF reI,siiing INVASION Tne ehs,rmin,
mr. Thomas McSpfGon, called the meeting 10
order, nne Capt AllcocK was called upon &,
act as SECRETARY
Mr. +. hcDonagh, at the request of the pres
ldent. read the call OF The mneiine, which
cirafly set Il rth the object IN yirw The chair
man stated that at the last meeting a committee
u elsh nhd hten appointed, one for ach elee-
ion dlsuict OF the ward. icr the purpose of
notify 'lK the ptc cpie Of the object sought 10 he
atttined BY THE mtr.ing. How thoroughly tl.e
committee performed the duty may b. inferred
nom TIE ntmb.r OF men who responded 20 The
call
The Chairman stated !ha: H. was nheolutely
necessary under existing circumstances 70 nh
up 'he S;a:r quoia of troops with as little delay
as possifla, In order 10 enable t}oy. S.ymou our
10 protect the ria hts Of The propls of the Eupjr.
state az alnst IN v,sion or Federal uxur;,iion
l he spe eaker SAID 1t had been aSs,r;rd, and b.
Conscrpilou Act was both un just and uncon
stltutlcnal, and II so, il might become thc 6utv
oil iht Governor 10 rrsist it, enforcement And
IN oT6er to doso successfully the people would
have TO stIeGE th.n his hands hy furnishing
soldiers 70 NIL up the regiments now forrniny
for state defence. He saio that rioling was nor
potent agent TO resist any form OF aggression;
IL WIS only wasting an element of strength
which, II wielGed in u legal FORM would ha ain
powerful 10 defend the rights Of the raop,e
constifutoBaIly. He said 1t was th. Gu.y of
ihe people OF the Nineteenth Ward aud OF The
entire State 10 Hli up the military organizations
now being forneh, so that they would be in q
position, II occasion REQUIRED. To defend them
selves against al eperniee, whether foreign OF
domestic. tour companies are already in
course Of formation in the Ward, and In a fe ~
days Will be- recruited up TO the 1ninimum
standard, - hen they will be regularly enroilea
a. State troops.
Mr. McSpedon, IN conclusion, urged the CEN
tlsmen present to use their u,Inoe. enprry in
1orWaroing the enterprise, and In a brief space
OF time the regiment would he completed
After the Chairman concluded his remarks
Mr.. VIM +. Ritch made O. motion to appoint a
committee OF thre. for each OF the ten election
districts, whose duty il would be to prepare
lists OF enrolment and place the same in pyr,per
hanos, so that each district would have Its own
company
Mr.. +. Me Donagh offered as an amendment.
that the meeting take n racess OF fifteen min
utes 10 enable the largo number who were
present 20 Sign the roll Immediately. The mo-
ton was Withdrawn and !he amendment cav
ried
On the reorganization OF the meeting. Cap,.
Taylor reported az names enrolled during the
interval OF temporary adjournment
Dir. Me Elroy now entered the room and was
called upon by the Chairman TO state to tho
meeting for What object the regiment was be-
iEg organized. He said the object was to de-
feEd the State from foreign invasion and Fed
raj encre reachment- if necessary. He Also
stated, for niormai non OF hose present, that the
tonpanes, when formed, would elect their
own officers, and the brigade Inspector would
inspect the men when duly enrolled, the repI-
m, mt 10 be entirely under the control of the
AA II hat hQ Tn1ld frw
blank nrollns mt lists and place them in the
h5nds OF the Chairman for distrihu lion.
Before the adjournment, the President an
nounCed that, on Monday morning, the blanks
would be ali ready, and could be procured on
pllication a. his office, No. 81 Ann street
Gleat enthusiasm was manifested by the
meeting throughout, and from present indica-
IL ms the IT glmeni will be filled in very short
tine.