Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-06

ed, but NJ Penn remarked, in measured &c
cents, 'l dare Go it, and took bis seat:
The Secretary, at the suggestion Ct Major
SiIgey, commenced to read the memorial, but
after reading fo1 some time: was requested ny
the Major if twas much longer to desist, as be
had heard enough rhe reading was, however,
continued, and the the document concluded,
after which the Maj ior expressed himself salts
fed with anything the meeting might do-any-
thing for change-a5 he did not see much
hope for himself aud friends if things were "E-
lowed to 90 On in their present condition.
! W L. Penn desired TO say few WorCis-anN
| he said a good many-sOme very amusing. but
they were some how Or other SO twisted in COM
ing out and the parentheses were sotrPQuent,
chat it was very difficult to get at exactly
what he did want to say. He was this very
night, just twelve months ago, on the i!attle-
| field, and he could prove it-being Oh the bat
I tIe-fed and sitting in q comfortable house by a
warm FIRE were very different things, lie was
willing that The rebels should live-yes live,
but be was not willing ro be subverted By them
they must let the ''loyar' people rule-
pointing to various persons in the meeting, he
! INQUIRED why they kept harping on negro
equa!ity-he knew al about slavery-aud cited
a few of the ''evis' which, as stated by Elm,
wont bear publication. He was Democrat,
but no Locofoco. lhere was no use talking
about foolishness. ''Ifthe Lord be Goo, serve
him, If Baal serve him. And SO be continued
much to the amusement OF the company, wind
ing up with sundry expressions IN favor OF
| Federal authority, and shortly afterWards, hav-
ing been interrupted to allow the COMMITTEE
who waitedgon Mr.. Bolts to report, accompa-
MED by Mr.. T. l. Edelen, Mr.. p left the room.
Major Silyey again expressed himself III favor
Of any kind of government save the present,
and though he did not think the meeting would
get what they asked yet he considered 1t good
policy to ask for plenty, and take what you
can get He said he had not known what was
going on here and had not read Mr.. Steven
| (Thad.) J speeches, and consequently was not
we'll posted, but he would go it blind
Messrs. Silvey, Coughlin, T. I. Edelen, and
-. Of Fairfax, then signed the mem
orial. a..
Mr.. Mckenzie then gave Narrative OF his
visits to Richmond, to open the way tor Gov:
Peirpoint-his ''experience OF what ne SAID
and did then and there-also what ne couId
! learn during his recent canvass OF tals DlStrlcC
all proving to his mind that while the people
were whipped yet they were not as ,ioya! as
could be expected, and as it was pretty evident
t|at the 'disloyal'' would lave things their
own way, the best thing to be done was to give
them Territorial government. hlr. Ack
was down upon the newspapers generally, hut
osnpc;ajly ,lDou tIle New York Da!!Y News:
which. he stated, circulated thousands Of copies
Ill over the South, from Virginia to Texas, and
! lii3 more mischief than ali the other papers
torather He gave the Gazette light rap
luf hoped il would do better, though he did not
know how It could with it's present surround
ines He concluded by saying that though a
veTv small person the newspapers Woutd make
h;r man Of hi yet and then read he eilto-
r;al romrnents of the Richmond Examiner upon
himself, which were anything but compliment
tary. ....-,
M for printing expenses, &C., and as II was
announced that She bill was Only aooot %,
enough was soon collected.
After some conversation about sending the
memorial to Washington, which 1t was 1luaIIy
agreed to do next week early, a letter from
Norfc}k stating that the 'loyals there Wahtco
to know what was gong on, ano were 7y Si'IlhS 70
a. Their part was read By Mr. Mckenzie,
Vhe Committee to procure sLgners 'Q the
memorial was called viz: Mckenzle,r PoE5-
ner. John Hauxhurst, Mi}lard, 5. " Iunter;
and DAYTON, and the following added: Samuel
Baker. G. c. Hewes and W. K. HOWARD Tor tne he
7st Ward, e., y. Harmon was named, but 1t
was considered hat ne 4'd not @! Eno" o7'tosl'
neon]e(, &C. Wade, Geo. oiggerSs ana =
Ebano lop from the ri. S. n. Garwood, Charles
.Tovce and W. i. Penn, from the 3rd, and ".
II Perkelev. G G. 5Tfittlesey and Z: Il:
Evans from the 4tb. VIM, Arnold declined
to serve
lanf, and Get ali the signers possible, and the
meptiro dissolved As it was breaking up; we
,-o~o reoupstea, and We have complied win tue