The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-09
New York State Military Conveatao~.
rW MISERABLE ORGANIZATION OF rHH CITIZEN SOL.
DfERY.

New York State Military Conveataon.
TEE MISERABLE oRdAsIzArioS OF rHa CITIZEN SOL
DfERY.
10 THE KDrroR OF rHr HERALD
A few gentlemen, in connection with the New York
State Militia, have for the past three years associated
themselves together under the above suphonious title for
the Of business for ths benefit of the New
York State Militia would beg to call your attention to
few facts relating to the present organization of
the militia and then II will remain for this military con-
yenton par excellence, TO say what good their half per
cent of the officers Of the New York State
Militia, represented in this convention has done. The
militia laws explicitly state that members Of the State
militia shall be de citizens, adopted native.
The laws originally state that twelve regiments
should the First Division OF the State and city and
county OF New York. The laws say that the uni
form Of all companies organized shall be the
gulaton dross Of the United States troops The said
laws say that company shall number less than fifty
bona de citizens Of the State. In columns OF the
HERALD, few days SINCE the First Division Of the city
and county Of New York militia, under tho OF
Major General Sandfor represented 20 be Ia mum
bers (on paper six thousand d and that four
ffths Of these Foreigners l would beg to
enlighten the citizens Of New York upon this
Important subject. The First divson Is composed OF
about $500 active men-of whom 1000 are composed
of all nations chiefly natives OF Ireland ami the Ger
maA States Of these perhaps lOou are not citizens
nor even declared their Int nton TO become such Many
hundreds cannot speak English understand the
ders, unless given In their vernacuar. Very many
cannot write their own Thsy form the unruly
and drunken portion of the militia that may be seen
brawling and tumblng through the by streets half
completely intoxicated after every parade II they
In violation Of the laws passed In the State
bly, senate and approved Of BY the Governor the Com
ments to be organized with their green
anti American uniforms, and ordered them although
70 Be- ns
military district assigned to them. This unlawful pro-
ceedng and violation OF the ga6ern.toal oath excited
The most intense indignation amongst the native Ameri-
cans, and the consequences was the formation and or
ganizaton Of the very beautiful regiment of American
Rifles, commanded by Colonel vosburg. This regiment
was gotten upon the pure American ticket, to check
mate foregn influence believe its political charac
the Governor Commander In chief produced second
still greater wrong Here two regiments Of highly
Opmmander in Chief at that--pitted against each
other In the same line in the same ranks and under
the same commander. Had = catastrophe followed the
dgnaton, the punishment and unjust suffering whilst
the Chief as an order loving chief mass
trate, would have "approvedo the "hnding' of any
court martial signed the sentence OF any warrant for
murder, whilst he alone would have been the
shed and murder because Of his violation OF his oath
Of Office, and the violation Of those laws he had
regiment 1s foreisnelsS was organized and .sdea to
the division whilst not one half Of the hundred and
twenty-five companies comprising the division can mus
ter twenty five each In place. the law directs
Of nifty men The next violation OF the law by the Com
mander,in Chief is giving the newly organized compa
MES and regiments permission to foreign dress
they please to adopt In contradistincton to American
laws, American regulation Dress and American every
ton Of military phantasmagorical exhibition Of all
natons, every military parade day The last organi
including a file du regiment The and most i'm
portant fact In regard to the militia Is its totally
rally are made M Of mixed OF cavalry
infantry, rifles and artillery. Regiments made up
of all sorts Of mixed arms-no two alike For example
Elrat hrIO mt hnr
gEnsnt, company 4, percussion lock nusassts;
pany percussion lock do; then enc company Of ant
lock rides and three companies Of percussion lock rifles
MIXTURE Of shotch potch." OF what use is such an
arnsed mob There are but three regiments in the
then the 18th Regiment then the fist Rides and lastly
the sth Regiment Neither General Scott, Worth nor
Military Academy included, could make beginning or
end head or TAIL infantry rides, artillery cavalry
o. me nsterogeneous compound Of tongues ar MS mum
New York state Militia The whole system, and the First
division require reorganzng The officers (superior)
and Of the capabilities and prowess OF the American
militia. They not for disc pine. All that seems to
stimulate them is TO obtain many regiments as posi-
bemore foreign the better-beca the sem bance OF
foreign votes and foreign influence" helps their per-
No person can tell in these pippg times OF war hum
bug and diplomacy what day may bring forth there
S0e ~ militia - "a. 81 bs
&cY Would II not be well to sodate the Infantry
comrsnies into infantry regiments AMI the infantry
regiments into infantry brigades rifle companies into
rife ~1sjments, and into rifle brigade; cavalry
pas ditto into cavalry brigade artillery ditto into
IN artillery brigadcf
THUS organized &c .ordIng the true arm Of defence
tlis brigsdes Of militia might by this mode be licked
into shape and possibility to discipline them for active
military purposes Az the organization Is now in the
eyes OF military men who visit our country It must
place beneath contempt our military conceptions and
abilities Of boasted military superiority. These
important considerations for our citizens.
Now the Military Convention which meets for the
ttransactiou OF business, Ii not convention OF the
militia, but merely association Of gentlemen Of the
militia few and far between. This association has made
two annual excursions, with speeches, &C. but IL has
done nothing. The militia Ia In way represented
80 ss 70 dignity the association with the title Of conven
ton.
would suggest TO these gentlemen their individual
attention 10 the organization and proper armng and
bfore they attempt to alter and potter with the laws
which yearly are made from bad to worse. The laws
good enough very bad they are) they stand
II they we're only acted up to-
In such miserable state Of organization discipline
drill &c, IL the First division, that in OF tumu
ard n real bona fde 6ght-not Niger riot Aston
IL all their wsy-bst eight, for example, excited
by politico religious feelings, likely to have
CURED some time back-under such circumstances the
Hsciplne the comic arming, and the still comic
'fhandng ef the would rem Ter them dan
gerous 70 themselves than they would be TO their oppo
nents. As Of the officers OF the State Military
Convention seem eager 10 improve the character Of
the State militia, would II not be well for them 10
organize their commands, educate them by series
veption proof Of practical att, non and utility in
place Of annual meetings 10 hear ash other speak
Jolly good dinner and hear simple address OF worisy
NEW Yonk, Monday morning. Jan. D. 1865,
Theatres and Exhibitions.
BROADWAY THTATRE.-Mr. W. Harrison, Mr.. Borran
sna nis y , appear III .se
favots farce entitled "The Bighed Being" viii termi