Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-09
THE FERRETs REDIVIVUS.

should know anything about lt-that secret
meeting Of our guardian fricndS-the terrific
rialists secessionists, disunionists, revolution
lists, anncxationists, &C.. &C., was held last
night, away up in the third story of the Gus
tom House, in the Marshall Office, next door
to the u. S. District Court room their old
haunt-where with windows closed in and
barred so that no ray Of the brilliancy within
night escape, and perchaace attract the atten-
ton Of some passer by-some prying newSpa-
per reporter perhaps-and bent on mis- chief
the brethren, thus secure from the gaze OF the
outer world, went quietly to work.
There were, SO we are informed, about twenty
of the faithful gathered together there, who,
with much uuaniinity, singular for there were
doubtless some discordant elements in their
midst proceeded to make Mr.. Thomas Davy,
of ''credit and renown'-Chairman, and Mr..
Whitt!esey-O c., p. j.. R.-Secretary. The
organization being thus perfected, and the Off
GERS having taken their seats-hark sound
a voice! some one is singing-"Gazette's Re
porter !" rises spontaneously to the lips OF
some of the inmates of the room and--click
down goes the latch Of the door-all secure
the silence of the grave reigns for tlme-and,
the singing continuing, 1t is ascertained that 1t
is only the janitor OF the building, who is Will
ing away the dreary hours by making music,
whereby to keep himself awake Tie assem-
blagc breathes again-breathes f!ee-hough
the air in the close room was rather sitting and
the gas jets made it rather hot and the door
was not that Of cologne The scare being over
and the nerves of the meeting somewhat tran
quilted the ubiquitous Mr.. Mckenzie cssayed
TO speak, but tie vision Of the reporter was be-
fore his eyes and apparent ~ his mind, and he
opposed in his usual fervid style the entrance
of any reporter, chow one was to get in, unless
through the key-hole, it would be difficult to
say, as the latch was still down. He had seen
the reports of their former meetings copied
from the Gazette by the press ali over the
country, and he was tired OF being bufetted
about by the newspapers. Keep out this re-
porter, he thought, and they would get along
better. How little he thought that there was,
ga Chiefs amang We taking notes,
And faith, he II prent them
Mr.. Mckenzie wasfullowed By one ofthe form
er keepers Of the cottage who insisted that
if the reporter had been thrown out OF the
window or thrown down hesteps head foremost
the trouble would have been saved-( charita-
bic to say he least).
Mr. Penu-our old friend Wat--was thar,
and spoke at length-but was mild.
After the spcaking--and we hope, we have
omitted the names of noue of the ''orators"-
if we have we will cheerfully make the anlende
AonorabZe--a resolution was adopted to prohibit
any one who voted the Latham ticket, at the
last municipal election, or any Andy Johnsonte,
from having anything to do with the proceed
ings of this meeting, Or with the coming con-
vcation Of the "original, unconditional Union
men, which is 'cacd' TO meet on the 18th.
This sweeping resolution having passed
Messrs Mckenzie, Cowing, Chas Whittlesy
and Capt Bowen, with some others whose
names we did not learn, were appointed COM
mittee to nominate delegates to the aforemen-
toned convention Of the "unconditionals. "
The business having been finished up it was
determined to hold another meeting in the
same place on Thursday night next, when the
''delegatcs' will be chosen: ana OF which an
announcement will he made, so that the public
shall not think that anything has been done
"subrosa" oh no
Of public meeting Of course the public
will expect report-but how will they get it,
if the reporters are to be treated us was
suggested last night-pitched out Of the
third-story window or down the steps-those
loag torturous steps! How disappointed in
that event will the cxpectant millions be, when,
instead Of report, they only read of the fate
of the reporter, ard description of his man
glcd corpse, as it lay, al bruised and battered,
on the pavement below, and who will transmit
to posterity the doings Of the kewctS? Oh!
horrid thought
Among the prominent participants were
Geo Tucker, i. Mckenzie, Chas. Whittlesey,
O. G. Whittlesey, Thomas Davy, Capt. Bowen,
- Chrismond, H. Patton, W. l.. Penn,
Justice Moore, and David Smith. Tie others
we're mostly strangers.
Owing to the late hour at which we obtained
the particulars of the meeting, we are unable
to give more detailed account.
By reference 10 our Commercial Column it
will be seen that all grades Of salt and plaster