New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-17

Thursdays. and candidates for admission to the League
are charged &3 iuiiaiion fee and monthly fee OF u.
T. obligations bind the members TO obey the omre.S
of the Le gue and to render all assistance an tneir
power, by arms Otherwisc, to the Southern Coieu
eracy.
Major Hartwe, whose Office is at No. Broadway,
rejices in presiding ever the deliberations 81 .ao
League and among its members are Col Potter, CaP'
Farnum, Mr.. Bryce, Mr.. earns, and Others
THE WAR FEELING IN BROOKLYN.
The order from the Headquarters the hetropohlan
Police directing the display Of the American nag from
the different staton-houses was promptly and Willingly
obeyed. Yesterday at the Ninth Ward Station-House
there was some difficulty in getting pole out tne
men, splicing several sticks together, soon made one,
from which the flag now proudly floats salute OF
four guns was fred in honor of the event.
A rendezvous for the enrollment Of volunteers has
been opened at No. 3i4l Atlantic street by Mr.. John
Creighton and another is to be opened to-day ct tho
corner of Fulton and Concord streets.
The members of No. IA Engine Company, it is I'M
derstoOd are about initiating movement to form an
independent volunteer company-each member to lind
his own equipment and then offer their services to the
Government.
regiment of volunteers to be composed exclu'ively
Of residents of Long Island, is also spoken of aud
measures will soOn be taken to enrol members.
The war feeling is general snd there will be little
difficulty in raising one, and perhaps TWO regiments in
this city alone.
The Brooklyn boys have adopted neat badge Of
white san on which is printed in blue ink the legend,
Death all traitors" picture of the United States
flag and the words Stars and stripes forever" These
ale very generally worn by all classes of citizens.
TIE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
There is no branch Of the United States service that
deserves particular mention at this me than the
United States Corps of Marines. Its devotion to its
countrys flag has always been recognized in an espe
cial manner. In 1872 and subsequently during the
Mexican war, the heroism of marines was forciblyi
Illustrated in many trying battle. AT Topocola, the
late Commander-in.Chief of the corps Brgadier-Gen-
eral Archibald Henderson saved the fortune OF the
day. by appearing with his gallant battalion at the
critical moment. lie was breyeted Biigadier-Gen-
eral by Congress for the deeds, although Colonel
the highest rank in /" the navy's military arm" IL
was, we believe, tie Duke OF Wellington, who made
use Of this remarkable sentence when speaking Of The
marines of Great Britain "Tbere is loyalty in all the
army but there il fcryid devotion TO the Union Jack
among the marines" In all countries, where the
manof-wars police organized in separate force,
their ardorous patriotism is ds'inguishable THIS IL
the more singular when consider that they are en-
listed lust as all other soldiers There ia no extra
discrimination used in selecting them But the very
character they bear seems TO be of such moment I"
every man Of them, that they would sooner die
thousand deaths than be the first to diss race It, We
have thus alluded to the loyalty of marines in general
because late letters from the home feet and news from
the various navy yards bear testimony to the pure and
ucontaminaed state of the corps in the present Crisis
Tho United States marines number about 1900 rank
and file. There are on the register officers OF the
general staff lieu,enant-colone majors, Ii captains
30 first euenants and 20 seeoad leutenants This is
the "epauetted strength and cannot be effected by
contingencies resignations deaths, or d'sn"sas'
will be made good. Col. John Harris, late commando
mt Of the Brooklyn barracks, ia now Colonel Com
mander.in Chief Of the entire cors and resides IN the
garrison yard at headquarters, Washington CITY, lie
il the successor Of Gen. Henderson The marines arc
distributed throughou, the world rs follows: