Evening star., 1865-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

AT MEETING ofloyal citizens and residents
of Washington, held On Thursday evening.
April Goth, instant, the folio wing resolutions
were passed unanimously, to wit:
Whereas, in the selection OF citizens to act as
Marshals at the funeral procession of our late
honored and beloved President, many were Sc
lected who have never been in sympathy with
the Administration; who have not given aid,
counsel or encouragement to the great cause of
the Union, or whose secret sympathieS were un-
derstood to be with the Infamous rebellion, the
President; and whereas it was stated by COM
petent authority, that Marshal Lamon was not
in this city at the time that list was prepared
and published: Therefore
ReSelred, That we consider the act above re.
ferred to an outrage and insult to the Union
people of the District, and to the loyal solourn-
ers in this city, who had the sad privilege of
participating in the funeral ceremonies.
Resoloed, That a committee of Hine be ap-
pointed to wait on the Marshal Of the District
of Columbia, and respectfully and earnestly
request the removal OF the officer or officers
who made the obnoxious selections.
In accordance with those resolutions, the fol.
lowing committee was appointed, to wit:
John Wilson, Chairman; John r. Elvars,
King, Col. F. A. Willet, Rev. John Trimble,
Captain Levi Beardsley, and F. A. Boswell.
The committee thus appointed went to the
Marshal's office at 10 o'clock, Friday morning,
and finding that Marshal LamOn was absent,
attending the remains OF our late beloved Pres.
ident called on Deputy Marshal Phillips, and
communicated TO him the tact OF the meeting,
the appointment of the committee and the sub.
stance OF the above resolutions.
Deputy Marshal Phillips expressed the
deepest regret that the obnoxious appoint.
ments had been made; stated that the selections
had to be made in hurry; that the principal
object sought was to obtain men who under.
stood the marshaling OF carriages and manage.
ment Of horses, keeping in view the ability OF
the persons selected to procure horses for the
occasion; that the selections were made In the
presence of several gentlemen, and every name
stricken off against which the slightest sug.
gestion or objection was made; that after the
list was published citizen called on him and
objected to some of the names, when they were
az once stricken out and others substituted,
suggested by that citizen, and corrected lists
published.
He stated, further, that Marshal Lamon knew
nothing Of the matter till after the amended
list had been published, and was in no man
ner, shape or form responsible for the matteri
but that he, Phillips, had made a serious dun.
der, and would freely offer every atonement
in his poWer by at once rendering MS reslgna.
ton, to take erect on the return OF Marsnal
Lamon, which he did.
satisfied of the truthfulness OF Deputy Mar
anal Phillips statement, and OF his deep re-
eret at the occurrence, and that he could do no
more In the way Of atonement than he mas
ns ;n:tice has been fully satisfied, the COM
nittee earnestly deprecate any further excite
ment on the subject; and, by authority, coun.
termand the notice heretofore given OF Puenc
meeting to be held in front OF the Patent omce;
on Saturday evening at * O'CLOCK, p Nj anu
Nat meeting tuiN not be held. ..u
And the committee further implore every
rood citizen, by every means IN mis- power, 70
alIay the excitement on this suOJeS. INV ~.
nnw srow ont Of the contin uance OF this excite
,nent tSs Gauss of It having been removed.
/ A'-'A JoAH WILSON, Chairman.