The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-25

Sergt-Maj. 69th Regiment
A Passage in the Rebel COngrOss-A
BurIesque in the Paris CharIvaTI.
The Paris CIariUari has the subioined
humorous account of what it calls an ex-
traordinary session of the Richmond
Congress 1t will be noticed that in the
matter of titles the Charivari is some
what ahead Of the rebels, who have not
yet ventured on creation of barOnets;
otherwise the report is not unlike many
which we have read in the rebel jour
nails:
The turn which things are taking in
America being such as not TO be passed
over in silence, the Congress of Rich
mond was assembled for a meeting ex-
traordinary.
The Speaker took his seat and the
meeting began.
The Speaker-"Sir Jobson will address
the meeting"
Sir Observation-Disclosures and broth
ers The occasion is a serious one on
which -
The Speaker-'I forbid you to spread
dangerous anxiety in the minds Of your
colleagues. If you continue l shall be
obliged to call you to order"
"But, Mr.. Speaker, -"
"The occasion is interesting, propitious
favorable, and agreeably exciting-any-
thing you like, except serious, and the
other adjectives of the same kind, which
would alarm the people, and which a par
tisan of the North alone could use"
Loud and continued applause.
Sir Gibson.-"That will do Wish to
speak. Gentlemen, the ocsasion is not
serious, but it is right for sensible men,
as we ought TO be, to see the state OF
things clearly. From the beginning OF
the war we have we must admit tex
perienced a series of rcverses --' Tu-
mulluous explosion, and cries of "Order
Orderl"
The Speaker John, call you to
order" Applause.
Sir John Gibson.-"I wish to explain
myself said, and repeat it, that since
the beginning of the war, we have had 8
series of -" Cries Of "Stop! stopP
| "What name would you have me give &c
the capture of our forts and defeats OF
sea and land, and the invasion of ouI
territory ~
The Speakcr.-"You are forbidden t.
speak any more
Sir Jobson.-"It is by such delusioni
-' cat this moment member, o.
| Herculean stature, enters, rushes forward
takes up Sir Jobson like a feather, anC
hands him over to the Master at Arms
who carries him Out)
This unexpected pantomimc creates
great enthusiasm.
The Chairman-"Theh heroic action 0
our honorable friend Sir BroXman will
be inserted in the official report" (Great
applause)
Sir BrOXman-"Really, gentlemen,
am embarrassed by the hattering wordi
Of the Speaker. What have done? Only
what all of you would have done OF
hearing one of your own people com
pounding with the enemy. For in fact
il is compromising with the enemy TO tall
about imaginary defeats and reverses, or
at least, useless ones to our advorsaries
What are a few forts, more or less, or
few thousand men?
"As if the cause Of the South could b,
injured by such triles! Gentlemen, VIZ
have reason TO rejoice instead Of being
detected; for these trials are the hes
things that could happen 10 us.
81 know my fellow citizens. They
wanted this stimulus TO make them show
their present valor.
"You see, | know very well about al
that has been going on, all that has beer
taken from MS, all our men that have beer
killed.
"Here is a complete list (Takes on
a long bill)
"On the opposite side ! have writer
the compensation / think suitable, Fo
a fort, town; for 80 many men killed
another town. Congress, ] trust, will
second and pass the motion which hay
the honor to bring forward.
CART 1.-The Southern States will
take a terrible revenge for the outrage
of the Northern States.
CART. 1.-THE Southern States vii
seize the towns mentioned and describe
in the present decree.
ART. lll.-A great f.ie will be Civ
en- this week, TO show the enemy W
don't care for its success
The Speaker -"l congratulate Oh
honorable gentleman who addressed NJ
on his eloquent speech, in which he Ina
shown himself no poor strategsit.
sin short il is quite evident, when tn
North is all in our power, the war wi
soon be over
81 put the honorable gcntlcman's mo
ton TO the vote ---'
A Voice (Sir Jobson's, who has jus
cntered), Gentlemen, events com
thick upon one another, and confirm m
opinion Ihaye Just heard thai Ne'
Orleans is in the power Of the Federals.
The Speaker -" We were not talkin
about -n
Sir Jobson.-New Orleans What
is not that enough 20 foretell speedy an
inevitable ruin-ch 20
Sr BoNman interrupts the Speaker b.
repeating the little comedy before men
toned and then returns
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