Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-15

OVER BURcH's STABLE.-Headgxartsys of The
ndfoHnI Vo!EnteeyS-They Msst-THs a Stuy >,
Reporter amt Wdntsd.-Over Burch,s stable, cor.
ner Of Fourteenth and streets, a short distanc.
south Of Pennsylvania avenue, there ia a iarge
room, with an entrance which winds upwards
rom the carriage repository underneath You
enter nrst the large doors Of the latter, and ad.
vancing three or four PAGES come 10 door on the
left; You then pass through this door way on to :
broad step, and with another twist to the left,
ascend eight or ten steps and land on a second
oroao stair again You turn TO the left, and push.
ing your way boldly up six more steps o. So 90
bolt through another doorway, and and yourseif
In large room, the walls Of which are supported
py square wooden columns. In shape this room
wv, %ouia De nearly right-angled triangle but for
the circumstance THAT one Of the angles isn't an
angie Way up At the upper end Of the room
thefe Is rough board partition with door i'm IL.
the top tastefully ornamented with cedar bong hs,
ana me words "Supper ROOM artistically in
scribed above. As you stand at the entrance YOU
lace ABOUT, half way 10 the right, and note little
square room which obtrudes Itself into the main
Eai and which is called by courtesy the
iaales' atesslng.room, though no words to that
effect are inscribed over It's door About half
way down the wall to the right, there is a pine
ooafd erection about six feet high and some
fourteen teet long, with bench extending the
s snefe length, which is reached by flight Of
stePs, and is called the orchester. Around the
walls are number of paintings (duplicates), rep
fesenung a background Of barren mountains and
In the foreground two men on horseback, each
One OF these horsemen sits on a white horse and
a man waves the stars and stripes over his head
The other horseman IL mounted on brick dust
eolored horse with that sort Of fore-leg which 10
pest described by the word "bandy," and he 1.-THE
man, not the hofse,) holds in his hand white
banner. Underneath are the words, "Gen TAYLOR
never sufrenders.n Around the room are placed
number OF long benches without backs, neatly
stuned with hay and covered with sort Of calico
or what quilt-making grandmothers call "copper
plate" Near the little square room which we
nave noticed as being situate on your right as you
nall face In that direction at the entrance door,
there 10 a stove.
This completes our descriptio Of the hall over
Burch's stable, which ha /, from the fact that IL
mas been devoted to the purposes Of darkey ball.
room, has heretofore escaped public attention II
was in the room above noticed that the National
Volunteers met last night for the purpose of COM
Pieung Reorganization of their company. Hith.
srto they have been called National Democratic
volunteers Very recently they have stricken
out the middle word, and now. propose as we
understand, to 60 1t sans the Democratic IL was
mere That our ties assembled" himselflast nj ght
u having been previously understood between
him and several prominent members THAI his
essence would be acceptable. On entering the
room he noticed seated around the stove several
familiar faces; tthefs was no fire in that stove
and walking up and down the room Were sew
erai persons whose features were familiar to our
.tss There was Mr. w. H Thomas, Mr.. C.
Winder, Mr.. Bradford, Mr.. Gettier; presently
there was Mr.. Russell, clerk, from Ga; Mr. L.
washington, Mr.; Burdine, Mr.. G. + Kirk,
Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. McCaulev, of the Model De.
partment Patent Ofhcej Mr.. Chant, Clerk I'm Post
ONCE; Mr. Cleary, Clerk In City Hall; Mr. Don.
onoo, DO dol Mr. Cook, Clerk in Post Office,
Mr M; Latruite, Messenger in Capitol; DR.. c.
Boyle: Mr. Lloyd, Mr.. Phil. Ennis, Clerk in Naval
Store and sundry others, whose names dwell not
In our recollection
Ii waa cold in that room und nhted Iy co1d and
those present, NUM- ering some thirty or forty.
found II much more comfortable to walk up and
down than to stand still. IL soon became apparent
70 nearly all present that our "Ites' was about,
ana the National Volunteersn began to collect
In little groups and converse in low tones glancinp
ever and anon towards us, with that expression
OF face which signifies dstrust all over the world.
lies begun to think he wasn't wanted there
nat Idea soon began to receive confirmation In
shape OF confidential whisperings into his repor-
,ofial ear by certain personal friends, flor be IT
known that "ltes' has several very good friends
among the "National Volunteers ~ s'Ites', felt
queer He had been invited to attend had pur-
posed TO be present, and was present He had
also purPosed to give to the world a fair impar-
tai account Of the proceedings of the "National
Volunteers" at that meeting, held in that hall,
over that stable. The more be wanted to do this,
the more II became apparent to him that the
National Volunteers" had that to say and do
which they would much rather should not see
daylight. Ii really looked like the old time
when political associations used to meet and con.
eoct political schemes with closed doors and sen.
tinels and passwords
After while, when It becamsnecesssry to go to
work, or 90 home without doing ANYTHING our
courteous friend Cleary, the President Of the
National Volunteers, came to US and said that as
our friend he felt bound to say, that while so far
AZ he was concerned, he should be most happy to
have - ties" stop and take notes, vet there was
decided majority Of those present positively
opposed to any reporter for the Star being present
To avoid difficulty, therefore, he advised sites"
as friend, to step outside. sites" replied, that
he desired II to be record that he had come by
invitation, and In good faith, to give an honest
report OF the proceedings; and having no desire
to intrude his presence where 1t was not welcome
he would withdraw. He then gracefully with
drew
z, Passing by Burch's stable this morning,
We received such knowing wink from one OF
the horses that II induced to approach the saga
clous animal. He gave US to understand that be
was good Union boss, and fancying something
unwhoesome was going up stairs the night
previous The kept his best open and his favorie
eye cooked in the direction OF a crack over his
stall that enabled him to see into the dance hall
appears from his (horse's) narrative that imme-
daeya our reporter left the room the reporter
for the Republicans was smoked out and invited to
leave. Several other persons, who il was suspected
m,gh belong to tbs press gang, received sig
Mr.. Latruite then took his post at the door az
Sergeant-at-arms. President Cleary sailed the
meeting to order, and said that he opposed II was
understood that no one would remain in the room
who was not friendly to the cause Of the National
Volunteers Everybody said "aye." About this
time the reporter of the Constitutions announced
bis presence. Some caucussng took place and
II was decided that IL would be injudc ious TO
have any report Of the proceedings 20 out, not
even as colored by the friendly hand Of the Con-
stttrtion. DIR. Boyle said he hoped no report
would be made; that the " ational Volunteers did
not wish any report of the proceedings to be pub
lished. Everybody again said s'ayen The Con.
Stitutior man was, however, invited to remain in
communion, as friendly to tue cause"
Hoss says that at this point one Of the sentries
up stairs happened to halt in his rounds, and
planting bis Dig hoofs ectly the convenient
crack Of course shut or all observation. From
the whispered mutterings that occasionally came
to his ear he believes that a small minority above
were disposed to kick at the resolutions passed by
the meeting last week as going iestis too far.
IL would appear also that something had turned
up In the course Of the week that occasioned con-
siderable futtering amongst the N VS., and that
portion OF the membersbip were in conseou ence
disinclined to come up to the scratch Of signing
the roll. Before the meeting adjourned, pledge
OF secresy was exacted of each person present
Nice, patriotic, above-board proceedings, says
boss.
The MILITIA OFFICERS APPoINrKD.-The list
Of militia officers having been made out, CON-
missions were yesterday Issued to the following
gentlemen to act In the several capacities herein
mentioned
CoIoneIs Of Infantry-Jas A. TAFT, Colonel of
the first regiment. Peter F. Bacon, Colonel Of the
second regiment. Martin + Bright, Colonel Of the
third regiment. James e. Morgan, Colonel Of
the fourth regiment. Jonah D. Hoover Colonel