The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-27
THE MARTIAL SPIRIT
INDEPENDENT MILITARY ORGANIZATION
MEETING LAST NieIir
Preliminary Organ ration Effected

Preliminary Organ ration Effected
An adjourned meeting Of the citizens Of
Washington favorable to the equalization Of
au Independent military company VIVA held
last evening at Union League Hall, to hear
the report Of the special committee Of af.esu
appointed to submit a report for the forma.
ton OF such company. Tho attendance
was very large.
Mayor Bowen presided, aud Mr.. Charles
L. Hulsc, secretary. II
The secretary read the report of tho CON.
mittce, as follows
Preliminary articles nor the formation Of a
military orEsn'iatioa 10 the city Of wash
whereas the ain radiance M , repuulIo for
protection against domestic violence aud 10
surreetion, "a well ~ against foreign inva.
sion, must be upon It. Citizen soidIeryy ssA
military organization Ia the city or washing.
ton for The purpose o. suitws,las. essourss,
| tial and patriotic spirit 10 accordance with
| the character OF Ame rtcsn Institutions for the
| requirement Of practical knowledge Of mill
,.;sp.ss; .nes are s:.a
We, the undersigned, DIP hereby agree snd
pledge ourselves to unite In for minr a sliifAfy
tG and T hsss :hs Dc .s
sole aim ard object shall be The requirement
OF practical military Knowledge and the cuiti.
vaiion and eneoura gemcnt Of that msrtisi
spirit which 10 SO essential to the msintenancc
aud protection OF our free system Of govern
ment; 1t being understood and agreed that the
amxiax OF our names hereunto snail hsys, no
binding effect until at least atty psrsons An ali
have ID sooi faith anitsa iopr tie purpose.
| herein shove statedt and that the orrsuisA.
| By rule. nnd rcIul.tion, ADOPTED by rs mem.
her. 10 harmony with the laws Of the United
state, aud. so far IS m,y be applicable, 10 SC.
| sSrd,nec with the system ofmilitary Discipline
| and tactics Of the United St,tes Arnrfi and
that there shall be no election OF company
| their nsmes hereunto, and thus expressed
their intention OF becomius members Of the
IN mo''on 'he rePor' was received ana
| adopted' ID. '. 80.
The sec, secretary said that assurance had been
furnished with Enfield rifles OF the latest
pattern.
The following letter from Major Cbaries
B. Fisher, Comma uding the Butler Zouayes.
was next 'f as.psv.,r.., Bv,l.. zes.v.l
col B.,,.. s,.rs,irg rSmmittSs'' ~ '''
SIN; have the hoaor 10 adde's. WIN A., a..
pl,u,tton OF n. po,ltloa OF the Bdtisi zou.
battalion to be organized ~ yourssif and
| other worthy white D,trio,a Of mn piss,jst
We assure you, nrst, that you never viii ex.
| perienc, any Intrusion from ts either in vo,,f
! public mcctin4s teroh,,rstIons or otherwIsc.
] unless we ard Invited 10 partIoipatet ssoon5
that We a. soldiers cherish warm love for you
| fought neld and we will not now or AZ snv
| time, 80 far forget the courtesy that 10 due
| from one soldier to another as 10 try 10 snter
. lnt Il L., -
retnSlnz us progtes, oy soy thought word
YOUR rixh, ~ form YOUR S,tt,iio, ~ .nch y \.
tetisi as you choose 10 seieeii fSarth And
lastly, We are oap1sel 10 any and ali
"Ihcquern hoard tAnsenients In the militia
, sn's nan D's si.I Ss, 10 G'her words, we ss
eome.aies and ofi,ser tssn with onr owa , oS
aud we aeknowiedse the same rights to YOU
and W III do ~ 10 Ger power to sdvance the
orgsaiiauen you have commenced under
'u W,, vy nu'ps'un sttsumstNnee' -
your efforts. / have tRe honor to be, very re-
specifically, CHAs. d. FisuER, Major.
A letter from Colonel James r. O,BeIrns
was next read, fayoriug the Organization oil
an independent military organization In
u wnshipgton, also, the foiIovine.
80
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SECOND AupIosyotyiok. I
| Sin. Ihaye tho hooar 70 W nnw1eavs H.
| ,e.sJnt ~ yous no,a invi,ior ~ - ~ .ss ~,
this evcnieg At a meeting to be held at Union
League Hall, preliminary to or for the pur
o a., y, ~. =" ,nuePeh"en' eomPanJ
Cirrums,,nccs ,viii nssyyao, IN, fro,, ,,,.,,
lag Inc ,npetinr, bmi ,ssnrs Van Of me- ~
,yEha. Ia, H. .no,si. ~ ,e,!y NV y, ny "
E.nc,,snce h., sSows ,bs nouu 81 y,
, trainei loyal citizen soidiery, and perbsp,
there Is no grester need for such anywhere
'hsn ~ me capitol OF the nation:
ycrv srsnss,fS3 9ni 'o' your 'n'Ap"i ssi sur
S., ,-..,
r,, ine sScfe'aly also feaa ie'tsr from Louis
y EseraIu, W. lIahs vi .ne eeSentn NeN
ir% ,he cns, nnt;o,mv nnS ~, s.'P I'M,
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no 49, ,to' oaies ". "h,se, eee
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Q $500 .S1 ~, y. s"e Sn 1,,S, "no nay
D ,,a,no1,, n,1 ~" 49,. s.na.y s.so ~
, c6mnI,,,a a nn oso .nt..,Io, '''o'o' 'o'u'
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5 ,t," ,.n,Iap. y,n. In ,Na ss .uo ''"0e u
I '"e ''ee',"s' one'uu .ue 'o.io"ns'
D MiJleea' Lhnt seieet'ons iof otn,ers OF TN
tIsncn who .spvsa as cnmm, ..iansa nnn.s en
| the regular or volunteer armies Of the Unite
Q States during the late rebellion, and that tn
e first commission issued to any individu,
9 snail nov DC LOT h'sher rank 'han was he'll
A ny nun 's AFORESAID
> Inns was iaiu gu tne taoIe; anu tue ioifoW
v Ing adoPtedi
: Rc'oirei, That % person sh III be elected h
IA Any once u thl, otSsn,httion unien ne cs
v S',t.. atnr rum '"' '"''''
y Tho Chair then aononnced that ocp,Iemc,
!. wishing to enrol their names conid come 10,
n ward and 40 20. and reeess M ten mjnn
!. was taken for hi, nnrnose. D,ring The :,
% cess The Wasbington Brass Rand discoursc
r, excellent music.
Is Colonel Tbos. r. Florence. n uveterau
q the Bucksbot War; made n patrIotic an
4. spirited address. cordially approying Tho Al
Il let Of the mce,ing' and nrgInr ire youn
!. men of W,shinpton To come forward an
,r sIgn their names N The roll. lie tbongi
# every man .honId esteem IL nm honor Ia RI
" Iony IN Tho citizen soliiery. No one won
'e regret the time or ,acrI8ce reouired To ne
A feet themselves In The manual OF arms. III
It morous as well rs earnest, and at Its conell
sion the band played the " Star Spangle
e. Banner"
lc Mayor Bowen said that personal matte
n. required his attention elsewhere, and
called upon Col Florence to preside.