The New York herald., 1866-09-25
A NEGRO LIGHT BRIGADE

1..ts ry,.stary Oraanization - Few YORK
Cir The headquarters In BieecT1 street.
r.,. .rSor.sr tsat history repeats itself be correct,
we have certainly the nucleus Oh ano'he' P'.o' y
color,d poteness towards tho white people OF the
United States, and partc arly that portion :. .nem
lying south Of Mas AMI Dixou's ine in tho course OF
orgapiz9on This conspiracy has escaped the Argus
eyed members OF the press until very recently II has
been conducted with great amount Of secrecy for the
last two months in an upper apartment in house on
the OF Morton and Blocker stre,ts. The affair
as yet can hardly be called anything more than q
feeble attempt on tho part OF few Of Uncle Sans
unbleached citizens - have little innocent military
amusement which will afford these irrepressibe people
an opportunity Of making that display In .'sogers'
clothes which Is so dear to the Ethiopian mind. The
whole affair as they themselves would have it repre-
sented, Is nothing more than that
Solored % band LIZ. T. mastering. ,,,
And cuay's heart Is prsncing
To show OF on parade.
THE HEADQUARTERS.
visit TO the headquarters in Blocker street. Fri
day evening" which the night that th,y assemble for
drill was not attended with much success far re-
CARDS obtaining interview with the leaders witness
Ing tho military display Tho way up TO this hall OF
colorcd heroes was by winding staircase that only
gorilla could comfortably get up though these sable war
scrambled to tho top apparently with great case
This wonderful agility is amost conclusive proof that
Darwn's ori In OF species has some show of truth In
II, and tho lost link between and monkey may yet
be traced to Afrc's swarthy soRs On the top Of tho
landing youthful member Of this black band sta
toned as a sentinel As s0Ch as he white faco
over the banniser he made at double quick for the hail.
carefully closing the door after him While waiting here
martial sounds OF rght face, 'march = and then the
smeasured tramp of armed men, was distinctly heard
by the length Of time colored Mercury took to make
known the object Of his visit It was very evident that
consultation going about "je white man dar "
One Of the radical gods, in the shape of "everas
ing Niger" dressed in military uniform wearing a
regulation cap. made hts isappearance. He n pro-
state OF perEpira0n and or the door
such fragrant gale OF bouquet a. gns that the
will cling to the apartment for some cent res to come
and DEFY all the dis nfectors to remove II that the SAM
tary Commission thought OF introducing in their
widest inventive flights As this black ''brave" hold
colors, from greeDish yellow to jet black caugt
sight of as they were intenty regarding the military
movements of their eolored bredern at the other cad
of the room.
REpoRrER REFUSED ADMIrTANoE.
without making any inquiries the colorcd gentleman
Immediately opened this verbal battery:-"I know who
you Is; youse de reporter for do World you ain agwine
to get in here dis time you told a pack oh los when
the reporter for the HER,LD au for the Word that
was seeking admttance, he seemed 10 reent, especially
when tho object Of getting correct Information on the
movement was explained to him. He did not seem,
however. to think that first thoughts wero the best and
on second consideration unceremoniousy closed the
ways saying sumng or oder about de coored people dat
wasn't true"
OPINION or rHE SgIGHBoRs
The only other OF obtaining information was by
making Inquiries from the neghbors but they In
blissf state OF ignorance about the affair the general
pubic was, and could only that something in the
shape OF association for drilling mad been going for
some time and that tho meetings had recently been very
largely attended, II very sad 10 that these peo
pie not fully Of the importance and grandeur
OF the proceedings of this mysterious movement,
were they appreciave OF the high honor conferred
thu street by havng the future Hannibss and 9th os Of
America drilling in their immed ate vicinity. One man
was actually uncbarable a. TO wish that tho coored
would clear out and another expressed his dcrc
TO the black Of canine Materials git out Of
thsn
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CONVERSATION WITH INTELLIGENT C0STRABASDa
On the of tho street. however two colored
gentlemen, o. whom vouchsafed to give in0r
nation concerning the meeting. He commenced with
pol tcs TRADE against the Philadelphia conventions
styling them eas sumping do whte people eating
dat dey weren't ogwne 70 et he coorsd folks know
nufin ahar by the tone OF his conversation aud
marks he certainly had confused idea in regard 70
these conventions beng gerry much like the farmer .
wife that asked her husband during the war; swell, old
man, II for or agin ussn when she heard him read
ing tho dispatches In the papers that Grantwas driving
Lee and Sheridan was victorious and tho host OF other
military names connected with the armies movements
They said that in tho event OF another riot the roughs
not going to have all their way and that per-
haps they might be wanted to help their people before
0nr Souf