Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-03
HpAa he r:c-i,sia Herald.

/ FSoAa he T;r.,sa Herald.
Inc recent example set by tho citizens of Albany,
go ndicuIc militia trainings, has hccn followed IN
sthc City ef Nav York. We learn from the Daily
shGvettiscr, that at the military parades We'd
sncsday, considerable number of men, belonging
~" tie ranks appeared dressed in tho most gro
Sles9Uc and ludicrous manner, and excited Il great
1degreo OF amusement ty tho singularity of their
siipeardnce. Ii Is perfectly apparent that there
s. determination among those who subjected TO
ani!ita duty under the present burthersomc and
qusecss systsm to procure its alteration abroga,
Sion By some means; and If they cannot succeed
by petitions TO tho Legislature, to scout it down by
Sridicule.1
\ Tho Editor of the Now York Evening Journal
Ssvcs the following account of tho parads:-
The Military System.--It is impossible for us TO
zdoscrhe the ludic:ous and groesque appearance OF
sihc militia men, who TUNED out for inspection
atils morning. We have seen sundry squads of the
Sgost remarkably a,ti-cd of the soldiers, who have
bcen taken out of the ranks by direction of tho Off
cers, put under corporaps guard, and sent off be
ssstatoned before some church, in some bye
sapiace.-Great crowds consequently attracted
sS55ind the popuaco are kept in perpetual grin. All
tongues tribes and kindreds appear have
sont their representatives, dressed in hablimcnts
Stoi every possible variety of which the human ina
Slsination conceive.
d We man earned and equipped accord
Fling to law" with the addition of large dried cod
tshsh hung on by way of Stcord, and an immonst
f5wheat,n loaf for cartridge box, marked "pow
sier" Another had pasteboard helmet, surmoun
Eed with sort of cocks comb, bearing the inscrip
Eton 'down with the military system" But we
slshai endcavor to procure moro detailed dcscrip
Eston hereafter.
n According to tho Now York Commercial Adyer
tiscr, the udierous Military Scenes enacted in part
Hof that City on Wednesday, were continued with
& unabated ardour on the succeeding day.
~ 1t appears that some of the Commissioned off
ccrs took high offence at the attempt TO bring con
Eteinpt upon the system and they ordered all those
E'ncn who were grotesquelY atired. TO be detached
sslnfo squads, and severely drilled until down
aln some instances tho officers gave tyranncal or.
Elders for which they should be ashamed of them
selves; they we'll knew that the ridicule az not
Corrected at them, but at useless and burdeHsome
t5system. unqucstonably the ridicule very eff
elective; for mo ego hath seen such scare crows
S5ctore. Falstaff's recruits were lords of the bed
achaInber, IN compsriSo All were we'll armed in
eevcry requirement of the law, and implicit in
their obedience, preserving the gravity and
sgood nature during the irolic.
81 The poor non commissioned drill officers were
3ln the worse prcdicament, their squads
stlnusl!y pressed ul sides by the admring rabbo
tsment, from the sentimental chimney sweep TO the
sIack-a dasical dandy; and their orders often
:sdrowncd i'll the general haw haw. Sometimes
i ihcsc poor officers tried to look dgnfed,-some
stimes severe and offended; and sometimes they bit
atheir lips 10 prevent joining in the general laugh
q he dresses were truly the most udcrous and fun.
Plastic ever devised by the wit of man. Indeed we
Sisuspect that the wit of woman had been called in
Stor the occasion: mischief in her propcr shape
ga woman, says the poet
q 10 describe their dresses would take column
"a space which cannot afford to-day. Some had
sihigh hats and some low;-somo broad brims and
Ei,some no brims at all;-some cock'd up side
55snd on 'tother, und some behind and some before
s-Some had Plumes enough single head, FOL
IA whole comPany.-Some had corduroy mex.
aprcssibcs with huge of red ribbonds al
sthe knoes;-Somc were be-ribbonod and be-fur
khelowed all over;-Some were quakers and some
q Observation-Disclosures were Indians more fright
stnl than tho Sioux:-somc had one black
fs;and one white leg, and others appeared will
sspatched dresses of all hues and colors;-Luci
star, always in mischief, likewise in one COM
sPlny, with rs long tail he whisked about du.
Sring his morning walk in london. In another
company one of the orderly privates wore a net.
swove dress from top TO toe resembling the scaly
svering with which Alexander Robinson has pictured
5od Birthstone while addressing the Sun. In short
ut was very droll affair-there is to be grea,
meeting, TO devise further of ridcule.-Capt
3 Partridge is to give lecture the defects anc
sksusetulness of the systen;-and Saturday Their,
Swiil be general turn out of counterfeit tatterde
Amalions, to the number of many thousands, witt
EEtn swords: wooden guns and corn stslks.-Vir
: la B1p1fe1Ie .