The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-22
Review OF the New York Seventh Regiment
on BOstOn Common.
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expected would have been in the experience
and observation Of military The city generally would
have taken great interest in It, The whole western side
OF the Common bad been enclose and the parade ground
thus created quite equal 70 most Of the celebrated
parade grounds OF Europe The champs de Mars Is kept
In better order with reference only TO parades. Ours,
however has this advanage-thAt the rising slopes
sides command the whole ves OF IT, and thus enclose
ike an .mphi,heare Upon this hne Geld the most cele
They escorted by the Lancers in their scarlet uui
FORMS with hutterng peunons and By the First
view they presented appearance which might re
laxed the bronzed features OF Bonapare with
with an unusually large and varied staff ali well mounted
and equipped sat before them. As they presented
arms to the State Of Massachusetts, In the person
Of her first magistrate, and he removed his
cbapeau in response while the drums beat and
the coors saluted the whole scene, despite the ran
beautiful impressive The broad level field stretch
ing from mall TO mall was cleared and Open surrounded
all sides but by the Overlapping ems and that
side the rising ground soptng upwards, was completely
gered with enthusiastic Spectators among whom
many ladie-; while little In the back ground, high
tue hoads Of all, like protesting genius, lowered and
We need not describe in detail the technical move.
ments" e the regiments reviewed. But say With
confidence that Gov Gardner and the spectators the
beet military review made on that ground The
marchngs, wheeling and turnpgs OF column, breaking
into column and forming again In line, and the
all exhibited with precision and beauty 10 satisfy
entirely the highest school Of the Soldier" Il must
tended 10 soften the OF auimadverson UPON the
military sometimes, nor alsays upjasty, INDUCED 10 oy
ing. No wonder that the rioters at Ner York were
overawed and ntimdaIed by the mere presence
way hher. Even the refractory Mayor himself seems
TO have 10 sered bis ordly tone from the moment he
line The value in enforcement Of Ia Of such thorough
ly drilled body OF men, 500 10 full, all animated by
ardent regD ntal feeling all habitually obeden 70 the
proper command, cannot be over estimated.
To attain such superb drill II Is evident that they
their resmens duties the pleasure and busness
OF pearly all their leisure time They dr by companies
eye waek and nj m N he ant
They have, besides many squad drills for These
recruits thoroughly trained before they are suffered to
appear the ranks The election 10 their member
often quite difficult Great ardor Is manifested In New
York, by the young and middle aged men, 10 belong 10
them The question OF size OF great Importance
with them Ia admitting man. very small number OF
black balls keep out
The fame Of the regimen, Is Of long standing Many Of
lie officers have belonged 10 from ten 10 twenty years
Cololel Duryea himself rose gradually from the ranks
BE served originally private soldier ten fifteen
years ago He has been colonel several years aud OK
iremeiy popular. One Of their captains has BEEN 90
for nearly twenty years From the perfect good humor
self command, and the readiness OF Col on every
zion during this VISIT he appears 10 have great
ability His strictnees OF discipline may be inferred from
the sipele fact that two Of Wednesday petition
I'd to be excused from duty, day, for sickness He
told them n they we're sick enough keep their rooms
they could be cuset otherwise not They not, he
said be the side yak They refused this condition
al suse shouldered their arms and before night
leDcs Of their sickness showed Itself 80 - 70 prosrae
them
seventh the amusement the variety and the poetry OF
their lives. They generally business mennercbsnp
and clerks This true 10 such degree that the reg
ment has been called the New York merchants, gradu
a,ng class In this entirely different Geld from their bu
occupations bsy end an agreeable companionship
and manly training The influence, also, Is enhanced by
the OF real danger which attends their proficiency
since they OF all the toldery, relied by
lay. Go them and on their compeers he State leans.
A wrDow MUapERsD IN Sr. LAWRENCE County
ny scHooL TEACHER Ogdensburg pagers give the
particular. OF murder 10 LOUSY Dle 81 Ia county
Tor " hicb the accused examined Saturday last
Edwin Fdrc &C. Of ousvi le was srrsgned charged with
the murosr OF Mrs Sarah Jane Gould, wd w rhe evi
depce showed uai Eldridee resided In louisville In
cember last, and laugh, school during the winter Alter
bs school closed In March last, he vent 70 Mr. Bruons
where deceased residei 10 board, and intimate
with Der and Informed the family that they
shortly be married About the middle OF May last arse
nlc vas seen IN valse of Eldrdge's On the 25th Mrs.
Gould taken sick and her sympto ns were such as usually
follow cases OF performing She died on the 30ih. post
mortem examination revealed the fact that she
oine On being charged with having committed the Of
epce he attempted 10 poison himself, bun took 40 much
tina, operated az an emeuc, and did not destroy lfe
The court held him for trial, and be nov safely lodged
In tsll