The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-05
The Morfolk 2ost.
MONDAY, MARCH s. 1866.
CONGRESS ENDORSED.

In Baltimore, on Thursday night,
Congress, which is composed, If we
may believe the White-House Gate
Speech,-of "traitors,,'-wa endorsed.
We are reading the Daily Commercial
OF that city. That excellent journal
states that the call read, in words and
figures, thus: "A mass meeting of those
who voted for Abraham Lincoln, and
were in favor of suppressing the rebel
lion by force, and who now support the
loyal men of the nation In their effort,
through their Representatives in the
Congress of the United States, to pro-
vide such terms of admission for the
rebellious states as will secure the pay
ment of the national and the reputation
of the rebel debt, the effectual abolition
of slavery. and the future peace and
security Of the country, will assemble at
the Front Street Theatre on Thursday
evening"" The night came aud the
building was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, accommodating upwards ofthree
thousand persons. The entire building
| was handsomely decorated, and the band
Of the Eighth Regular Infantry, under
Captain Witt, discoursed number of
patriotic airs. The meeting was orga-
nized by the selection of the following
officers. Gentle reader, please to notice
the queer names of the ofiicers-from
that of "Vitt," the bandman, to "Col. +.
F.N. Faehtz." We trust no one will
take us to task for pointing out that
"Werneberg," "Rost," "Armitage,p
"Askew," Needles" "MaugLlin,"
"Hoops," "Vogle" "Weiskettle, Wig
gle," "Menshaus,n "Littig Shaffer, !"
"Schnauffer," are odd names to perpet-
uate. But the following is a list of the
officers Of Thursday nights Baltimore
meeting:
President-William J. Albert.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Warner, III
w Drakely, Walter Morley, Sr, Major
| General Franz Sigel, John Clark, Mar
Gus Denison, James G Coale, Edwin A
| Abbott, George Rost, VIM H Cathcart,
VIM Adreon, Afford Mace, VIM Worne-
berg, Asbury Morgan, VIM Noede1, G
A Pope, r Stockett Mathews, John
Brooks, Brig GenI A w Dennison, DR.
James Armitage, Samuel NJ Evans, DIR
G e Keyser, b Askew,- Washington
Hickman, John Barron, G G Fulton,
Archibald Stirling, Jr, Henry G LARA
bee. Evan II Ellicott, N Henderson
DIR Moore, John M Jones, John A
Needles, Samuel s Hatch. Phillip Z
Chappell, John j Jacobsen, VIM b Hill,
Jos III Stickney, b Eastman, Mitchell
b Fields, DR. VIM III Baltzell, George c
Maund, William w Maughlin, John
Hughes, Robert w Tyson, Henry
Scarf, i Taylor Darling, Henry Stock
bridge, Davis H Hopes, Col Salome
Marsh, Philip h Vogle, Valentine Fore.
man, VIM H Sh,ipley,, Jas T Randolph
| VIM Daniel, Randolph Norwood, Joseph
j Milhouse, Joseph NJ Cushing, Caleb B
Hynes, Vim NJ Marine, Anton Weis.
Menshaus, Steptoe B Taylor, Benz G
Buck, Philip Eittig shaifer, c BarteI
WIN Schnauffer, Col E F. NJ Faehtz, Lo.
renzo d Taylor. ,..i
| Secretaries Baltis HI Kennard, VIM
H Hebden, Thomas B Gather, Samuel
II Cochran, Thos Waters, James Z Pill
kington, J H McGill, Charles Crozier
Fred'k w Dutton, John w Young, H r
l. Ridgeley.
Hon. John A. Cresswell, United States
Senator from Maryland, was the intro
ductory orator. He said-with good
deal of Virginia dignity-that he was
not afraid of the White House. Senator
, Cresswell talks thus: fa.t
Mr.. Cresswell spoke very briefly, and
! commenced by saying that the issue is
whether loyal men shall rule the ma
. ton, or whether in the hour of victory
we are to surrender to the rebels
| [cheers1 and the meeting tonight would
indicate that loyal men were to rule
MARYLAND as we'll as the nation. Zap.
plause. Against the issue the Presi.
dent of the United States had hurled his
gauntlet of defiance and referred 1t to
the people. OF the Chief Magistrate Of
the nation he desired to speak in terms
of the highest respect, and scOrned tc
descend to the depth of vituperation o.
those who assail Congress.
Mr.. Cresswell then adverted to tn,
measures pending in Congress, an6
upon which the majority in that body
are willing to stand or fall. As one O
the representatives of the State of Mary.
+ land, he had left it his duty to record
his vote on the Freedmen's Bureau bill
among the thirty seven in favor of ii
Gcheersl and he did this as matter o
conscientious conviction of right.
We have not room for the whole o
the Commercials abstract of Mr.. Cress
; wells speech; and if we had, it nigh
!, not be prudent to print it, in view of Mr.
Bingham's Congressional attack upor
our loyalty. We pass over the resolu
tons, W hich were aspungentandpe ppery
as you could wish, and getat the Senate
from Illinois. His speech is worse thar
anything "Butler, the Beast, ITO Dor
row the Court language of Mr.. Jefferson
Davis-eyer uttered. 1t will vex on
people, and may cause the aversion o
more faces, and may inspire more curses
But let us hear this western boor,
Mr.. Trumball. 80
SPEECH OF SENATOR TRUNBULL.
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, United State.
Senator from Illinois, being introduced
said: have come tonight at the invi-
tation of some of your citizens, not fo
the purpose OF assailing any individual
not to make q text upon the Presiden
C. of the United States, or any one else
but for the purpose Of laying before yot
: oandidly, impartially, and truthfully
!. fine questions which are now agitatint