New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-02
CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS.

Tie New-Yerk Citizen Volunteers met in the Jeffsr-
son Assembly Rooms last evening. Gen HsSRT Will
son COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the body. presided ant
Capt y u. THArER Of the Wilson Musketry, acted
a. Secretary.
A communication wa received from Capt. Samuel
Jackson Of the Peterson Light Guards, expressing his
unqualified disgust at the Of the VII. sup
port Bill Wilson and concratula,ng the Volunteers on
having got nd OF them.
After come remarks from several officers the follow
ing resolutions were passed unanimously
Wherea within ,he past two works vigorous though
successful attempt - been made BY certain an.eTgpaloa. pol
Volunteer. and to render that body INSTEAD Of being ii
&C. Pb ~ ts11pt ba. most ..i, filed an fmn-e.o,
has been formed the public mind that the Citizen
Wilson and hvoree the course Of that he recon-
ended therefore this meeting ha. been called tonight tor the
purpose Of that impression and clearly expressing
to The citizens Of Newio the objects and pspos. II this
organization and showing he s, il which tho recent pro-
ceednE, Of Wm Whson and JohH Creighton REGARDED b'
the Crsn NclunteeT' snd in order fully 50 70 do II
Re,oit.5 That AID William Wilson and John Creighton by
the that they have pursued IN calling meetings Of the
the positions that they held in organization
III for peron unscquanied with the
Citizen Volunteers there expressed and that body ne
pledged itself to offer armed resistance to the entorcenen Of
The laws OF h. State have grossly abused the trust IN
them when they elected to III the petition Of Generals Of
D''o5 anu 10 ~ - a.e II 5000 -, - ~ y -
Citizen Volunteers and rendered Incapable hereafter Of holding
Re.oirtd That william Wilson guilty of sro.. fraud
IN asserting through tho public prints that he had been
chosen I'll the posoe Of Commandern-C hief Of tho
EewYork Git Volunteers aud that such assertion IL Who'll
ly and entirely false that nEt this evening meeting
the parade ths sd If April last and that snhOr
ity conferred upon VIM. Wilson or John CreiTh
to cal meeting Of tho respective divisions under the com
nsnd m purposes other than those connected with the late
such election would be made and pub
lie heretofore by the Captains the companies
shaA and hat
biz c ction Chief they said 20 have
done than he had 70 call meeting OF the Volunteers for
purposes of an election.
Resoired That the Captains Of tn. Companies
the New York Citizen Volunteers do hereby explicitly declare
that William Wilson the Comma Of
Corps and that the contrary he from the
position that he held that the meeting which pre-
tends have been chosen I'll that Office not held the
bod, that the EeYofk Citizen Volunteers expressly dssyow
and repudate all the proceedings that have ,sken place the
tinrs that have been called by William Wilson and John
Creighton and decsre that those proceeding. wholly
authorized by and without the consent Of this body.
Re.orod That the card Published by General Henry Wilson
III the papers o the 18th II May the sentment- Of
this body and receives its unqualified APPRECIATION Inst
the New Citizen Volunteers orgAuzl
purpose military Instruction and parade That all political
action il foreign aud hostile 70 the purposes Of the organization
That whatever may be the pol opinions prediction. OF
member Of this he night
t. BODY :her support and that officer doing,
thereby frts his position aud shall Immediately thereup0n
be deprived Of bis rgh aud privileges member Of the
New York Citizen Volunteers.
Re.ored That the steps be forthwith taken %
feet and complete the organization OF the New York Cz~n
Volunteer that the intent and meaning Of the regoin
outons be perfectly cerred out and that h"nceih
to place false position before the public divert from
its tue sphere OF duty and action