The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-16

ant Major Ramsey, they were formed ia line on the
green paapet facing the line of the expected approach
OF the steamer conveying the New York regiment The
Major kindly extended such Inequalities his
at the post enabled him to bestow Che emoluments OF
this post altogether inadequate The troops
manned In these grounds the whole day and until late
hour, and not knowing at what time the visitors would
arrive, information having been received that their
steamer had got aground considerable distance down
the Potomac, 1t determined to march the city
troops In aud dismiss Them and the visitors would
come In attachments and at unknown hours Of the
night, no orders for the rcssembng OF the city troops
given it being judged most advisable, under all
the circumstances TO form escort of our officers for
the Seventh regiment In its movements in the city
ON THURSDAY, thereby leaving the visitors free nom
the dust that would DO raised by the cavalry and
tIery horses of the escort and which would have been
very annoying and oppressive to them, This accounts
for tho District volunteers &c. not being under arms
when the New York troops arrived and not being In the
column IS an escort Thursday, which was all ex-
planned to the accomplished and gallant Colonel Duryee
and declared TO be entirely satisfactory and acceptable
to himself and his command aud tho discretion and pro-
prety OF this will not be questioned BY any true
friend OIL the volunteers or OF the city Had the Seventh
Regiment arrived expected, Wednesday, they would
have been invited, the part of volunteers, to a
handsome entertainment at the National Hotel after their
review by the President The movement OF such body
of volunteers through the country must have sautay
effect upon the volunteers of every locality II esab-
fishes in their minds standard Of discipline and excel
ence which they will endeayor to initiate. Too much,
unities advantages and length of experience have not
been enjoyed In other places Taking all the other towns
and cities In the Union together and perhaps but few,
il any, Of their military organizations would come up to
the standard of discipline and excellence OF the Seventh
Regiment of National Guards of New York This fact,
however, should not prevent every reasonable effort of
the volunteers in all parts of the country to initiate
them To effect this, the volunteers themselves must
give their time and attention to the subject the
commissioned, the subatern, and company officers must
bestow ast greater attention, and qualify themselves
for their respective positions otherwise the prvatcs will
lose confidence in them and their companies, has
been witnessed will fall off and lose their spirit In the
Seventh Regiment every company has its drills and
arrangements separately, and eey officer Of each under
stands his duty that when they assembled to-
gether in battalion 1t is easy task for the commander
to drill and them every officer knowing how
to direct his company TO execute the orders given
An important point in forming regiment is to have
all the companies uniformed alike otherwise they
not be eqnazed for battalion movements drill, and
therefore cannot with accuracy regularity,
should the company officers understand their duty
Under all these disadvantages generous feeling of in
diligence forbearance might charitaby be extended
towards officer having the command of regiment in
which every company has exercised its own fancy in
adopting uniforms and In which, with few credable
exceptions neither the volunteers their officers have
given the proper attention to their military improve
ment 1t is to be hoped, however that all the inert
and regularty have been removed by the example
recently placed before Them and that the companies
one by commencing the right, will recuperate
and put ..their shoulders to the Wheel and then,
by adopting the uniform for all the companies,
they may expect TO have regiment worthy of city,
to be founded the principles of military knowledge
and efficiency retiring all officers and who either
have not cannot, will not acquire the proper qua
cations for their respective POSITIONS repudiatng insub
ordination mschcvous intrgues, and the Vaccinations
of unfounded ambition which the bane and evil OF
| any military organization