The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09
The New York Highland Regiment.


MEETING At THE MERCER HoUsE-spEsCuEs or
MAJOR GENERAL sANDF0RD AND GRIGAprER GENE
RAJ EVEN.
In pursuance 10 the summons OF tho acting com
mandant Of the above regiment which is course of or
ganzation about hundred aud SIXTY members assem-.
bed At the Mercer House last mr. Tor the purpose Of
being presented TO Major General sandford aud ,rgadier
g. Iwep and stan. At eight O'Clock the members
formed into companies and 10 presence the above gen
tamen, Bgadier Major Taylor and number OF spect,
tors, went through several most credit-
BILE manner. The members already enrolled really
lne sc. OF men, and present specimen Of bone
and tincw Of "Scotias' land. Tbs following captains
present, with each companys roll duly sgnod by
the several membcrs--Captaus J. Norval, W. Mlnson
Il. Donaldson, }. Lrng, J. McGuiey, md wn. Bruce.
The Commandant, Thomas Mcleay, after drl exercise,
introduced
Major Geperal s.SproPp who vas most warmly received
lie sad that he was much Ratned at seeing large
body ~ cr2ehs assembled together desous enter into
Hillary organization, and perform those duties lmpor-
aut to the state and the wclbug ~ great country
lie had some forty years experience o the militia ard
still felt the same pride, tue graiiscaion and N
came ntcres, whenever he a boiy OF citizens orga
nzng themselves to gain 80 important event they
about to achieve. There were some difficulties llat
attended military organization "a this STATE uudf which
tb' aborcd tor some time, AMI which very mp1r
aDt drawback Ia the organization Of regfmrnts and
that was, the different regiments unformng differently.
After speaking at ensH OF the militia regiments and the
reseb, osdis to uniform which his cordial appro-
baton, the General alluded b. the difficulty which tho
Highland regiment would encounter before beng orga-
nzed, which, however, could be obvated by an order
from the Commander m hief Of the state There
vas no fesson why regiment which paid for
ns own un'fnrms shonid choose one pro
vided i was martial enc, and be General sandford)
cordially ooncurred IN the organization Of their regiment
such Uniform they mis- Int choose TO
and he would aid them 10 their cnd-avors (Appiluss)
Bfeadier General tw,S was next introduced and after
expressing hs satisfaction at making the scalantanc. OF
SO uDs boiy ~ men projected 10 50 ak ~ tho Scotch
regime nis and stated that he hoped % have them In his
ds SOD ss he was SUR they woud do credit aud honor
the country lie alluded TO the Gafdo Lafayette and tho
ssty Ninth regiment as having their unif,rms and
oou,d not see Why scotch regiment should not have
Meus. After passing compliment to the sixty ninth
and eafdc lafayette for their military discipline and
hearing Whist at Camp wash gou the Geueea co1cudcd
by promising To r.ndcr all tie ASSISTANCE 10 his power
to obsap Their charter.
Captain ts,Ins then introduced tc the staff and
addressed The assenbiage ei.puon, speech lie said
that b. happy 'o accord with General sanford and
JeL.ral fw,ns remarks, and would a pat tho Second
rsgn,sni oPiIaly the Thirteenth, organized ia New
Yoik sxcusivey Il sco,t ia campanss comprising tho
VI pb md Guard, Captain Craig; the Scottish Gnari Can
tam IDioii and tarap tsstes, and the Caledonia fusi-
ecfs. tsptsn M'ISay that other companiss Of different
un1ogms iDu0fu 81 into Tho regiment II various
df,ss,s, sTolhrg the uniformity ~ the regiment tho
scvclg aisi, The fny.hnh, the Ninth SKY ninth aud
other ~, hts had b.en rcd after tho organ
zatob of the Tbrtcenth--now the SeconGrcr'mcnt and
that each and all Of the regiments the First DIVISION
had rmssiuD t. their exclusive original uniform,
and We're tot called upon ~ rut On the regulation dress
promulgated 10 general orders Captain Castles observed
That BE- felt assured that when the Commander n chef
~ss made aware " these facts he w0ud accord to the
m u.befs f,imng tbs original Second regiment the
privileges accorded other reginfnis of the First fiv
tsrtsn Cast - further ei,-el re that members
" the Highland r'Eimeut bad been misrcJrcseni
ed Nv cBc more papers A. beng iBsubordinate
mutnous exclusive foreign and anti American He aes
nied tbse Misrepresentation and be hoped that the con
diet u ihs Highland regiment would disprove these
oefs and hat they would PATIENTLY await the justice Of
The COMMANDER Chief 10 the organization Of tho High
land regiment. The Scotch eiuzcns have been
Tened for their loyalty To- The land of thor adoption and
txss that they should be excluded from the
privileges ~ Their fellow citizens aud brother soldiers
this cbi gltcned State.
Aftcr tsme excel,n airs from of the members ON
the scotch prcs, the crmIsny dispersed, giving three
cheers Tor Major General ssndford and stan.