New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-23
Eeprs1,llcanism Iii BIT. Louis.
IN ths. ST. Louis Republican of the 18th We ind

In the st. Louis Republican Of the 18Th we ind
the following:
1t is no longer denied that there exists in the
Tower part Of our city large military ofgaaizatfen
Guards. During the past week they have been +
drilling nightly in the First and Second Wards
pstnz vacant stores, dancing haisand beersaIooris
Tor This purpose. Whilst waiting for a car On &
oouaEa street, one of orr reporters, who happened
10 be 10 that section Friday night, obtained some
information in relation to their movements Hear
ing, haaF by, the steady tramp, tramp of soldiers
apon the groHnd-aoor Of large store.reorn form
eely ofeupiea by ]. HaFbaft, draper ana tailor,
No. iI2 Garonielet ayenue) be drew close to 3D.
certain fshas was going on. The shutters we're up.
bEta Gfaek III one of them allowed him to look a.
The number engaged in drilling could MT he COM
mated accurately. but they wheeled III foura.
there seemed TO be some thirty or more yaryifz
in ZEs from sixteen TO forty. A taI faass III
form, gave the orders, an6s appeared 10 be tlIs +
Goptain. The company were provided wish arms
most OF them TBEsket8, being quite new. a. Ger
man coming up to where our reporter stood, the
following conversation took place
RepoEter-Makiny soldiers in here, eh What
is it about2 What does it mean?
GerTnan--Oh, that's accompany Of Black JaegeFs,
getting ready for the election.
RepnrteH-Indeed Tell me something about if
Reporter-Yes, SIR. s
GeTman-Well, the Germans wanted to stay in
the Union, and the democrats want To- 20 ont. We
| think we will do better business ja the Union
We like liberty, toe, and hate slavery ii not
right for this State to eecede and 20 With the
South, and won't it go. 4 thing fI,sa
| 10 get ready. The Germans are used To so5fer.s
| ing and (laughing) they don't mind lighting for
liberty. Now, we arc going to elect the Union
! ticket anyhow, and the Democrats will be mad
The Jaegars will be ready on Monday aud II there
| IL any fighting to do look ont !. 4s Z 2
| Reporter-dow many JaegeFs are there
German-Oh, more than thousarii. hey have
ell got guns, and they have been drilling every
night since Sunday. In FrencitoHn there lots of
them. They are going to shut up their shops on
election day, and quit business of every sort.
this point, some twenty Or more FeGng men
with muskets, came down the pavement by tFos
and crossed over TO a beer saloon.
| Rep6rter-Where did these men come from
German-I don't know, bnt believe from the
White Beer Saloon, two doors from Marion street.
which is . Rendezvous. TkeY go>noW to drink o.
gether.
Isaporter-Have these men no arnoriss. or vFhas
do they do with their guns
Ger1nan--They take them home with thens. ana
fetch them every night to drill. aoraa have only
shot guns, but these won't 40 overy we'll beeaRse
they have got no bayonets. Every day thong n,
they are getting new ones. #
Representatives. do the arms come freTri
Cerman-f don't know exactly, bHt hear there
is place on Fourth street, above the Court house,
where there are more than ten Thousand Inaskets
to sell. don't believe this though a T thins they
come from somewhere else. ~
Reporter--What are the Jaegers going 10 do after
the election!
GerInan-Well, I think we viii have d iight with
the South. We must keep the Huian MP tiIaa il
the best thing. The South 0nly yiag To scare
u.s. and when they see that we are not afFaid they
! will come back.
Reporter--Who advised getting Ii these GONNA
!, mics Of Jaegers--MF. Blair2
German-Oh, no / think not. Ibeiieye. myself
y that he was against it; bnt you know the German:
are nearly the whole Of the Republican, party in St
, | Louis. and he has to go wherever they say. GhS
AnzeiJer des Westens, and not Frank Blair. III
| leader in ST. Louis.
} Here the conversation which has been faithfalI,
| piyan ent1eE and readers
inferences.