Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-13
ANOTHER sTERRIToRIALlzING'' MEETING

ANOTHER ''TERRITORIALlZING'' MEETING
''To be forewarned is to be torearmed, and
although duly notified that we should receive a
most severe tigation for our temerity in dar-
inc to treat with aught but the utmost respect
and Difference, the doings of the ferrets =
so-called, yet actuattd solely by a desire toen
tighten the community about what is going on
around and aboue them, at considerable risk.
.for the night was very dark one-such as in
which dark and diabolical schemes are con-:
ceiyed and like deeds perpetrated wended
our way up the bread broad is the way, &c
but dark stairway Leading from the side en-
trance of the Custom House building,up TO its
very top-up 10 the hall Of Judgment where
district Courts and Courts Martial meet to try
offences against law and order; where were as
sembled the faithful, presided over by Judge
Underwood. #
There was no secretary, and that office, un-
like most offices-was not sought after 4tog two
unsuccessful attempts to get some one to serve
we're made, before R. Bell, jr., accepted the
position; first Col. Speed, then Mr., Tucker de-
clned the profered honor, but finally Mr.. Bell,
ir. was selected and served. E'
q 2. Well, the meeting being organized the Chair
man did not know what business there was to
be done, or for what especial object the meet
Inc had been adjourded to this particular night
81 In the absence of anything else to talk about
for Mr.. Mckenzie had not yet etarrlVed-lsW
stated that a memorial from Occoquah with
more names to it than it was supposed there
we're people there, had been sent up, and the
aforementioned memorial with it's signature
was produced, read and carefully rolled up.
The Chair had been to Washington since
the last meeting, and ascertalned that at least
9ssthree-iourLhs of the radicals of Congress are
substantially with u,''-l e. for keeping the
Southern States-save Tennessee-out IN the
cold. till after the next Presidential election
bvwhich time it is to be inferred that having had
ali the oaves and fishes they will be willing to re-
tire gracefully y-havlng been satlated-or as we
once heard minlstersay 'hled to repleGon.
1T appears also that some presumptuous lndl-
vidua has dared to write circular, not IN ac,
cordance with the views of the faithful few,
about the Legislature decIaring its acts IL
legal &c. SOW this called for explanation,
and the Chair proce ded to apply the required
corrective He stated, and his remarks were
substanttatei by Mr.. HauXhurst, present, and
member of the Alexandria COnVentlon-so-
calIed-that it was never the intention OF the
Convention TO require the Legislature 10 CON
sist Of eighty members, but only majority OF
the whole number elected, and ot these ma
iortv Of those qualified should make quorum,
and therefore constitute a Legislature.
Mr. Hawxhursy, IN turtherance OF the views
EXPRESSED bv the chair, explained that the con-
vention, to avoid the old Constltuuonal require
ment, had adopted the clause ana words OF tne
Wheeling Constitution on this subject, and that
if the Alexandria Legislature, ana IT'S success
sors were nos legally constituted, then the
Wheeling Ley sislature Was Illegal, and the"l'oe
thing wrong-(and 80 great many people
think.
Mr.. Cuuehlin was nevertheless OF the opl.
ion that undar. the uresent constitution II 80
members were only elected there could .:oe no
Legislature. Z,
Mr.. Cowipg, thinking that wrangllng might
ensue If tins little .ulIy chat snou;o coHCile'
rose aud desired to know what the Constitution
had to do With this meeting, OF WnatthlS meet
Ing had to do with the Constitution
Mr.. Hauxhurst thought it was an 1m portanU
question inasmuch as the election OF two Y. .
Senator's was Involved, but Mr.. CoWlng d1tt
not seem to thluk much OF the Senators, JUG &
ng from his sighting remark about there oIly
being one and seemed to question his ngh0.
We Judged be was anti Legislature
After slight e1hortatlon from the chalr Ia
behalf Of free discus. ION, Mr. Mckenzie who
BY this time had arrived, thought that the
papers ought 10 20 forward to. Washington tor as
speedily as possible, and was inclined to ee9sure
the Committee for not having done SO before
however the cause ui the delay was satisfactorily