Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-27
ANOTHER ssTERRITORIALIZER .. Z G,
MONDAY, February 26. 1866

Room (fGrom It's elevated position) very chilly.
no fire Ferrets swarming-cold commented
on-fre started-government wood cheap
pronounced great deal put in the stove,
but the room would not get warm-"Ferrets
swarming" is the expression from several
others had to keep their jaws tightly cllnched
to keep their teeth from chatterlng-lt was SO
cold, and SO high up in the air, yet the Fer
rets keep coming 10, one at a time, looking
as If they were after something that was Mt ex-
.actlv right-make right for the stove, and SO
surround it as to prevent all possibility of the
heat radiating. In walks Judge Penn
accosts US most politely, and informs us that
he intends to give us hi, In a p1ckWlcklan
sense-wants all he says put doWn-''n nothing
extenuate or nought set down in malice,
however-will be gentle as "cooing dove
don't like SO much Latin, as people generally
don't understand it-for himself likes "a lit
tie Greek, and Hebrew interspersed, as it sets
his go1rd in motion to find out what it means
does not remind him of school-hoy daye-as
henever went to school much-remarksb brought
to close by the appearance OF the Presiding
officer, who calls the meeting to order-Mr.
Penn takes seat near the reporters table,
with pencil and paper-chair announces that
the Secretary is absent-long pause-B. ":
Hunter and SOME one else, whose name we did
not hear, were suggested as Secretary, but
both declined. Mr., PENN nominate Mr..
-( (pointing his pencil at Mr.. Cowing, who
sat opposite)-I nominate Mr.. --; NJ.
- mean you, you sir; Cowiing, yes, don't
go back; you are poor man indeed it you can
render one day S service to your country Mr.
Cowlng protested that he did not mean to "go
back and that he would serve, but would
prefer that some one else should occupy the pc,
sition I By the way this Secretarysh1p don, {
appear to be an Office much sought after.
After the Secretary had taken his seat be-
side the Chair-in another chair-there was
long pause. The Chair would be glad to hear
from any friend-another long pause-when
Mr. Penn, thinking that matters were progress
ing slowly-rose, pronounced himself qectats IN
curia, and desired 20 know in a stentorlan voice,
:sWhat in the HI do [ care for any man
sensation -'s'Have ye not the courage to speak
out-po.ve dare not do He intended to be
up and at them, and drive the Cd ID
rebels into h-l-more sensation-yes he would
exterminate them from God soreation. How
do you like that" he asked. Are you afraid?
''That's my doctrine Il was in the army
twice, and am loyal Virginian then mod
Grating his voice-s'yes they may come back,
but by all the gods they can't be my equals.
s0They are attempting to elevate a man. -
let's see--some how this way II tell you--:llt
r had an Archimedian lever with Heaven fora
fulcram wouldn't elevate his soul anlnch from
HI. These euphoneous expressions and dis.
iointed utterances, having been SO tar lndulged
in without comment, the Chair, at this point,
thought It expedient to interpoSe, and mildly
expostulated with the "Judge, who IN most
obseouious manner begged the Chair pardon
begged the meeting, s pardon every
body S pardon, and took bis seat.
Mr.. Josiah Millard moved that 1t is mex
pedient for this meeting to take any action IN
regard to the approaching municipal election
Somebody wanted to know if the election was
to 90 by default? There had been no one nom
mated BY the people so far that lie would vote
for. He wanted to have say, and have some
one in the fed-dead pause. -.
Some individual had some resolutions "hlcn
the chair suggested might be o1tered as SUD S11
stitute for the resolution of Mr.. Millard: The
mover then read the resolutions as lolo"s-
Cer6atin1 ct htertltsa1o ct plt1lctuGtane .
Resolyd, That in the deliberate sence OF
this meeting we deem it unwlse to make any
Strictly Union nomination,s tor the various ;
Offices to be filed iu the comelng municipal
"Electioa therefor IS ~,
Resolyd, That a committe OF five from each
ward shall be appointed by the President with
Instruction to INQUIRE into and recermend at
our next 10 meeting the names OF such Gentlemen
as can offer the strongest oppersltlon to the
nominee S of the south side convention provld-
ed the same has maintained respecttull de-
portment toward the member OF the. Union
Party Of this City during the Late rebellion and