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The National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National Volunteers held a secret meeting at Burch's Hall in Washington, with proceedings withheld from publication. Commentary questions if their aims involve disrupting the federal government and armed resistance to laws.
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Were the proceedings of the National Volunteers of so incendiary a character that it was deemed unsafe to give them publicity? Or did they wish it kept secret that an organization existed in the city of Washington, whose avowed purpose and object was the disruption of the Federal Government, the destruction of the public buildings, and armed resistance to the execution of the laws of the land?
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Washington
Event Date
Last Night
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proceedings withheld from publication; organization accused of seditious intentions including disruption of the federal government and armed resistance.
Event Details
The National Volunteers held a meeting at Burch's Hall, but the report was withheld in deference to their wishes. Commentary speculates on the incendiary nature of the proceedings and the group's avowed purpose of disrupting the Federal Government, destroying public buildings, and resisting laws.