Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-27

and after considerable time the committee
was announced as follows:
lst Ward: Capt S. Baker, Lewis Mckenzie
ID Ward, ". J. Cowing, Robt. Armstrong,
and L. Stein.
3d. Ward, Henry Strauss, T. Daw, and J.
Miard
4th. Ward, W. Willoughby, Robert Portner
and Edward Sullivan.
While the Committee were being appointed
we remarked to by-stander, that It was very
cold Eyes, F." he replied, "the place and the
doings are enough to give man the horrors;
comment is unnecessary.
After the announcement of the Committee,
there being no other business, the Chair pro
ceeded to deliver an ezhortation to the breth-
rem, taking for his text, Mr.. Fessenden's S
speech, which he considered the greatest pro-
duction Of the age and advised all to read
The Chair had been to Washington. The
Chair it would appear always goes to Wash,
ington just before meeting, and talks to all
the Senators and Representatives, who give
him the most positive assurances OF the early
consummation Of his cherished hopes, which
they have been doing, until we. should think
that hope deferred would make his heart sick
yet now he is sure that the meeting was behind
Congress-that we should all before long be IN
Territorial condition-indeed 1t was the only
way to insure peace. Tennessee was not even
to be allowed to get in on account Of the "sZigbt''
THAT was the word used) disagreement between
the President and Congress. The Rebels
would never be content to be ruled by Union
men and yice uersa, so that he thought the on
" hope was for speedy return to TerrltolA Aal
condition for few years. He would recon-
mend Fessenden to all the brethren and if there
was nothing further to do he would entertain
motion to adjourn, which was accordingly done.
Mr.. Watson stated that he had received one
of the memorials signed by several parties
in Elizabeth city: which he would bring up to
the next meeting, and this reminds US Of
S'The way the ;;Ferrets'' Recruit" ."
Near the classic village of Falls Church,
Fairfax CO., stands an old mansion, from which when
the wiles of Freedom, (so-called) and It's 'Bu-
reau'' have failed to lure an OLD family servant,
James Boswell, by name, aged about 90. ne
came the other day to his old master (so-called,
still, to ask advice about signing a paper
which had been brought to him, with the otter
of pair of new shoes if he would thereto athx
his sign manual He said preacher had
brought it, but asst was something ABOUT giving
aycited. he declined the honor, telling the
i!preacher' that" Master Z gave him "ll
the Shoes he wanted, and he didn' care about
writing no how An Investigation disclosed
the fact that this preacher was runner
Of the Teritorialists, soliciting signatures to
their memorial!
Towards the close of the proceedings the room
crew colder and colder, and one by one the
stFerrets" went out, as they had come ln-a!-
though lust prior to the adjournment there was
an addition to the meeting of His Honor, the
NTavor, Mr.. A. Harmon and Mr.. W. n. Berk-
lev. who, shiverng, made right straight tor the
stove for comfort. Alas, how cold! the
last ember had died out and all was chilly as
the hand Of death indeed, it would have been
cheerless insipid meeting, had 1t not been Tor
"Judge" Penn, who kept the lmaglnatlons OF
the audience in such close proximity with the
internal regions, that for the time they forgot
the cold, but when he went out the IRE went
out also, and after that the scene changed ana
the proceedidgs were very ordinary.
The Meeting informally adjourned subject
70 the call Of the Committee on the electlonss'
hnt whether any notice of it will be given IS
9oubtful-as it was binted that the Gazette's S
reporter would be an unwelcome 7lsltor--ho"-
ever if we can ferret" out the time and place
we Il try to be there.
P, S.-There was no light midway the stairs;
and there was no mention in the meeting OF
thee veto, or President Johnsons speech Or
ANYTHING Of that kind. Why the omissions or
these grave subjects -deponent saith not.