The national Republican., 1861-01-15
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS.

4 tetoe ItcIy, " " HtCum INOtOTttty IcyucStS
all Persons not Members and those Untiiendly
to the Organization to Ledue-The Reporter of
the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Tapped on tie
Shoulder by an Employee in the United States
CAPITOL and limited 10 Leape-Te Hostler's
Account Of the Proceedings-That Mysterious
Bor.-Ths organized band of disunioDixs and
traitors, pursuant to published notice, Assem-.
bled last night in the room over Burchs Livery
Stable, at the corner of Fourteenth and b
streets. About forty or fifty persons only we're
present at the commencement Of the show,
which was still further reduced when the order
to clear the room of outsiders was given.
The meeting was called to order by the Pres
ident, Mr.. r. Cleary, who requested that all
persons not members Of the organization, or
who were unfrendly to its objects, should in.
leave the room. A number of
persons took the hint and left, among whom
was the reporter of u spicy evening paper of
this city.
The reporter of the Republican, who appeared
to be particularly obnoxious 10 the assembled
plotters, seeming disposed to linger, was politely
by an individual somewhat notorious
among the farobank keepers of this city, and
who is at the present time an employee in the
Capitol, to leave the room. Having an i'm.
portant engagement further up town, which
until that moment had entirely escaped his
memory, after thanking him for the reminder,
he left, with the intention Of calling again at
the earliest opportunity. He noticed, however,
that the reporter of notorious secession sheet
in this city was allowed to remain, and that he
seemed to be hail fellow well met with the trai.
tors who were plotting the overthrow and dis.
ruption of the Government that feeds them.
While we were there, and before the meeting
organized, engaging in conversation with an in.
individual who some months since so nobly
proved his loyalty to and affection for Southern
institutions by leading the mob in their attack
upon the Republican "Wigwam," we were
very gravely informed that, in a certain con.
tingency, the city was to be captured and held
by the association of National Volunteers as
the capital of the Southern Confederacy, as
prophesed by their oracles.
The room occupied by these patriotic indi.
viduals as place of meeting, is well known to
the citizens of the second ward as a room in
which most of the darkey shindigs are held.
The coldness Of the weather obviated the me-
cessity of appointing smelling committee"
though our reporter thinks that the atmos.
phere Of the room might have been improved
considerably, had the windows been hoisted
Between the efluvia left by the darkies, the
stencil of whisky, and the smell of sulphur,
the perfume created was none of the most
pleasant and refreshing TO olfactory organs
unused to the at nosphere Of secession gather
ings.
One of the hostlers employed in the stable
gives us few "pints," which we have not the
heart to keep from our readers.
The Hostler's Account.
After the meeting was called to order, the
first business in order appeared to be getting
rid Of obnoxious reporters, and several indi-
viduals belonging to that profession were ad.
vised to mizzle. The reporters alluded TO be.
ing order.loving persons, and moreover having
the terociouslooking moustache OF the door
keeper before their eyes, incontnently sloped.
The reporter Of the secession organ alone re-
mhined. This young gentleman, who has the
advantage over most of his colleagues in per-
sonal appearance, (which fact may probably
have facilitated his admission into the circle,
took his seat, and the show began.
A young man, dressed in homespun, with
hair combed back of his ears in regular chiv-
airy STYLE with sudden jerk, got upon his
feet, and began to read series Of resolutions
of the real disunion stamp, which being deem.
ed too lengthy (some forty pages Of manu-,
script for publication in one issue of the Sc.
cession organ, on request Of all present, were
cut down some thirty.nine pages. The reso.
lutions thus curtailed were seconded by an
individual who is well known to have been a
recent applicant for admission into the /" Wig.
wam," rejected on account of bad character.
The individual alluded to proceeded to deliver
quite an argumentative and eloquent speech,
in which our hostler friend became deeply in
terested-so much SO, indeed, that he fell
asleep in the course Of a few moments. When
L. ko nhsar tha hy
one, stealthily approaching the table of the
Secretary, and drawing therefrom, with a ner.
vous grasp, small pieces of paper, which were
Immediately handed to a corpulent individual
near at hand, to be read. Our friend shud
dered. Visions of assassinations, and other
equally horrible things, flashed through his
mind. He observed another young man, also
rugged out in suit of homespun, raise his
hand apparently in great agony, after having
Withdrawn it from the mysterious box contain
ing the equally mysterious papers. In ell
deavoring to move around in the hayloft, so as
to get into better position for seeing and
hearing, his foot became firmly fixed be-
tween two stationary objects, causing him to
cry out with pain. Upon hearing the sounds
overhead, cries Of "polce!" "police!" es
capped the terrified secessionists and in few
moments the stable was completely cleared.
By nine o'clock, the stable had resumed its
usual quiet, and nothing was heard but the
neighing of the horses and the snoring of the
hostler.
REsrGNED.-John Barksdale, near relative
of Representative Barksdale of Mississippi an
$l,SOO clerk in the Interior Department, has
resigned. A number of others are also pre-.
pairing to vacate, only remaining, as advised to
do by Senator Toombs, to thwart the Govern
ment in its plans for the suppression Of insur-
rections.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The Circuit Court being
in session in the room usually occupied by the
Criminal Court, this court met yesterday in the
Council Chamber, City Hall. Quite large
crowd was in attendance.
Joseph Rosenberg was placed on trial,
charged with an assault and battery on Sam,
uel Bien. 1t appears that the accused and
others, being on a little GERRY" were talking
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