Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-11

Sons OF IReINr A.-The following account
Of the proceedings Of a special meeting ofTent
No. II, Loyal Sons of Virgin was Obtained
from the papers Of the s etaryof the meet
ing: 5FF1 q s5EEsafsI z s:.sIIs}ods
The, w. g g. p stated that the Tent was as
sembed in consequence of letters which he had
received during thesWeek from other Tents lp
the It'll Congressional District, complaining OF
| manifest disposition on the part Of certain
Republicans to ignore the claims OF othersSRho,
unfortunately we're born south Of Mason and
/ Dixon line. ~ 90. ~ d tse,.,t.. j
p G. p. said he much GREETED, the, state Of
affairs, as complained off at this time, but that
they were two apparent to be denied; that
whilst he hoped and believed that every mem
Der of the Tent would ever be found true to
the Federal Government, they. were not dis
posed toe acknowledge themselves ,infer1er 70
others, from the fact that they were born IN
State that give birth to a. W ashington, Jefier-
son, Madison, q Henry, and galaxy OF heroes,
whose names will ever stand as a bulWafk TO
this great Republic. zo9 ,aib.a. y. y G9,2,t
w. G. P. presented the following preamble
and resolutions, which were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted: 54.a
WHEREAS, The Loyal Sons Of Virginia hav-
ing been firm and steadtast In their devotion to
the Union, and many of them having under
sickness and privation, and braved death
wherever the battle stWreck lay thickest, OBJ
serve with scorn, disgust, indignation and deh-
ance the persistent efrontry and cold -blooded
rancor which has been, and is evinced towards
them By the. crowd of hungry aspirantS for
position and power, who having focked to our
State and fattened On the blood OF thespoor
and the sweat of the braves Since dang er's
troubled sky departed, and the star Of peace
returned" now claim to be the yery3qulntes-
sepce of disintercsted loyalty and patriotism !;
and,
WHEREAS, It having been asserted.by these
superlatively lo-il blood hounds that no an born
south of the Potomac can be true to the Union
and the Constitution and, . =. = - -.
WHEREAS, Our claims to position, trust, land
emolument having been coolly ignored and our
services Knocked and derided =
Be 1T resolved, That we cut aloof from all
association with the reptile crew now attempt
ing to ruleaand ruin our native State and ride
rough shod with all the fury that coWardly
hate and barbarism can suggest over US, and
our broken and defeated follow citizens.
Resolued, That q blood being thicker than
water we have a. sympathy for our erring
Southern brethren FRUSTRATED as they are by
the fate Of war, and thatWe will manfully con-
tend against ourselves and thom being ruled
by party pregnant with the grossest Ignorance,
presumption, fanaticism and yenality; -
An6 to this end pledge ourselves to be persist
ent and untaltering in our efforts to avoid the
impending yoke that foreign hands and alien
hearts would place uponour necks.
ResoZved, That copy Of the foregoing pre-
amble and resolutions be transmitted to each
Tent in our district. agnL1Iw9&r
After an interchange Of sentiments among
the members, in which each expressed a fond
hope tor the future ofthe proud old Common
wealth. So ~ ~ & ~ :, III. H.. -
Onmotion the Tent closed at III o'clock ?. NJ.