The national Republican., 1861-01-12
THE UNION REGIMENT.

lWO meetings were nelu III Ouu EeuOWb
Hall, Navy Yard, last night, for the purpose Of
organizing military companies in view Of the
present crisis, both of which were largely at
tended. r.. i........ ...,. -
We shall first proceed To give an account of
the one held in the main hall of the building.
Shortly after seven o'clock, the meeting was
called to order by J. L Henshaw, Esq.
The Chair stated the first business in order
to be the report Of the committee appointed to
DRAFT resolutions at the last meeting.
INF. W. F. Garrett, chairman OF the commit.
tee, then offered the following preamble and
resolutions for the consia1 l6n Of the meeting.
Whereas threats have been made that the
President elect shall not be inaugurated in our
city on the 4th day of March next, and that
our city will be made the scene of riot and
plunder, and the sanctity Of our homes in
vaded therefore be it
ResolDed, That we, the citizens Of the 9th
and 9Th wards, feel it to be our duty to aid in
the support of the laws and Constitution Of the
United States, and we therefore pledge to
each other our lives, our fortunes, aud our
most sacred honor to aid in defending our city
from any unlawful invasion, from whatever
source it may come. l.. -.
Resolred, That all Union.loving and law
abiding citizens are cordially invited to join in
forming military organization for mutual
u ACI III COUCeTt OTpuul-
cations now being formed in our city.
WIN. F. GARRETT,
.... JOHN E. LITTLE, Committee.
SAML e. ARNOLD,
Mr.. Arnold moved that the report be
adopted. -....
Mr.. 9. Stewart did not see any necessity for
including the fiflk as they already had
q al rganization. Nh
Mr.. Garrett stated That many citizens of the
fifth ward had desired to unite with them, and
he could see no objection to that course.
The report was then agreed to.
The Chair stated that Gen. Darlington had
been waited upon, and would probably be pres.
ent in the course of the evening. Applause.
ing their names to the preamble and resou.
tions reported by the committee, would now
have an opportunity Of so doing.
A number of persons svailed themselves Of
the opportunity.
Gen. Darlington entered the room just at
this time, and was greeted with loud cheers,
accompanied by calls for a speech.
He remarked, in commencing, that he did
not desire to detain them, at this time by ma.
king a lengthy speech. His views in relation to
this matter were fully given in his speeches al
ready delivered, and which had been fully and
accurately reported in the Star and in the Re-
publican.
He said that this was the last speech he in
tended to make. The time had arrived for &C.
ton and organization. He had come at the
especial invitation of the worthy President his
old friend, Mr.. John l.. Henshaw; he had done
him the honor to call at his house and insist
upon his being present. And it was apleasure,
which he could not consent to forego, to appear
in the sixth ward, where he had so many friends
[Cheers. By the side of their President, he
had spoken aud labored for the gallant Winfield
Scott, when he was a candidate for the Presi
dency. Both in Maryland and Virginia, he had
spoken in his behalf, and even dared to meet
the great Goliath of Democracy, Henry A. Wise
when he opposed Virginia's noblest son. He
had known General Scott from boyhood he
was the personal friend both of his father and
mother he gloried in the fact that he had, wher
member Of the Virginia Legislature, the hono1
to be one of the committee who came to Wash
ington and presented him with medal, which
had been voted to him by his native tate. Ant
now that the old hero was in Washington and
the secessionists and traitors who had conspiret
against the country, and cursed and disgraced
the nation, had gone to their homes with sham,
and confusion on their heads, he felt that III,
Republic was safe. Applause.
1t was true that the secession members of tn
Cabinet had basely deserted their country il
the hour of its utmost danger and need. 1t i
true that they had robbed the Treasury, an,
brought the country to the verge of ruin an
bankruptcy, but he felt safe as long as the OIL
Chieftain lived. Great applause.
He wanted to fight under him in Mexico but
against his wishes, was put under the comman
Of General Taylor. He wanted to fight unde
him now against the Internal traitors VIII
plotted the destruction, for more than twent
years, Of the greatest Government upon whic
the sun of heaven ever shone. Great az
plause.
He called upon the people to remind the pol
ticians that they were their servants, and mus
give us peace and union, or we would deman
it at the point Of the bayonet. lApplause.l
Honest men were starving, while politics
demagogues and bullies were gassing abou
chivalry, and false honor, and abstract polt
cal questions, that had no real practical i'm
portance. They talked about guarantees!
Mr.. Lincoln would put in the Cabinet such me
as Edward Bates and Robert E. Scott,
would ask for no further guarantees.
Some desired to change the Federal Const
tuition. That had been tried in Virginia. Nov
behold that noble old conservative State yel,
ing to the hereses of secession and its insepar
BILE observation-disclosures, treason, and civ
war. If she turns fool, and raises her own arr
against the Federal Government with tears
his eyes, ana grief IN his heart, he would marc
against her, if millions of traitors fell upon Il
field of battle.
When he heard that Southern men wei
yielding to their passions and making tn
cowardly attack upon Mr.. Lincoln, his het
was bowed with shame and grief and be le
his business, and implored the people of h
native State to submit, like men of honor,
their defeat He told them that the people
the North (whatever politicians might do) we
brave and generous race, and would gi
Virginia whatever she might ask, if her peop
would only meet them in fraternal spir
Certain Southern demagogues, however, hi