Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-05-28
Russ and Feathers -. Military Giofy
Rampant.

russ and Feathers 49, Military GLORY
Rampant.
We all know, that the farce OF militia
system has never obtained in the Western
States. The people are too practical to In
dulse in corn stalk parades, themselves, and
have too high sense Of the ridiculous to re-
gard the Colonel Pluck Style Of officials,
glorifying in bullion and blue, red and yellow
feathers, glittering toasting forks by their
sides and covered all over with fuss and vani-
ty, in anyother light than a ludicrous one,
as being decidedly more ornamental than
useful; and as serving ito excite Lthe risibles
of the populace while gratifying the self love
and Stiffness of the heroes in buckram who
strut their brief hour in uniform as field off,
GERS, but who never saw and never want to
see stricken field, mot if they can help
it ~
Still, there are in the West as in the East,
q lot of those summer heroes who seek to
display their parts heroic or otherwise, in
this kind of style; who like military handles
to their names-a General or Colonel or Ma
ior &c,"-and who will cheerfully stand the
expense of uniform, for the ''good of the
country" and for the qualification of the fem
ines in their own immediate family or friends,
and for the especial encouragement of the
portrait painters, who will next be called in
to take their noble forms and hand them
down to posterity in imperishable colors on
the painted canvass, all of course in full uni
form
We have even some of these individuals
here in practical o-ahead Minnesota; and for
some time past, we have noticed with consio-
erable amusement, the elaborate efforts OF
two of them-viz: Mr. SIBLEY and the I'M
mortal JONES, his Adjutant-to put such a
Vanity Fair in operation amongst US. we
have known of commissions signed in how-
ing terms by III. II. SIBLEY Commander-ln-
Chief of the Militia of Minnesota," flying
around the State in every direction; OF Gen.
erals and Colonels and Majors and Commissa-
ries, being sown by him broadcast, like clo-
yer in pasture field: and We have observed,
with sort of psychological ken, tn. hearts OF
the leaders of the Democracy in every section
of the State beating high with the prospect
of being duly handed down on the pages of
our future heistory, enveloped in an indefinite
amount of military fuss and feathers"
For, be it known, that only Democrats, with
a single exception and that accidental, }
have been appointed to the field offices in
the entire military organization of the State !!
The Republicans of the State who are the
men on whom would fall the chief burden Of
the fighting and chief expenses Of maintaining
the financial drain of war, if war should ever
unfortunately come, were all universally pro-
scribed by Mr.. SIBLEY-his staff is partzan
staff throughout fact without precedent in
any State of the Union-and fact, which
lends additional conviction to the belief which
many other facts have before shown, the ex-
tremeiy narrop mind and contemptibly par.
tizan character of the man whom fraud and
forgery and rascality to which he was ac
eessory aung..into the Executive chair OF tht
commonwealth.
With these preliminary observations, w
proceed to state, for the information of tin
State generally, and for the information of tn
Republicans of the State to whom, individual
ly and collectively, the Democratic end of thi
affair was the incarnation of an insult, tina
st. Paul yesterday witnessed a Parade Q
t.ts Militia Staff Of the State, escorted b.
that choice Volunteer Company, the Pionee
Guards, Capt Western by the Shield
Guards, Capt. O'Gorman; by the West 81
Paul Guards, Capt. French; and by the rem
nsnt ofthe ST. Paul Light Cavalry, viz: thre
officers. This, and the choice military BAN
Of the Pioneer Guards, were the bone an
muscle of the affair, which gave it all the re
spect it received; but the trimmings and trap
pings, the gold lace and bullion, bad marching
awkward attitudes and airs and graces genel
ally, of the Democratic Staff Officers, excite
only ridcule and laughter from the lockers
on. The following is list of the Democrat
leaders who showed themselves off on the OF
casion:
Ir. H. H. Sibiey, Ex-officio Commander-ir
Chief, dressed in $3.50 field-marshal's un
form; blue cloth, gold braid down h
pants, bullion on his shoulders, and gold @
his chapeau, with yellow feathers streamir
in the wind-a sort of military zebra, $50
ty stripes around his body and one aero:
his - take care, ladies, he'll bite you
General A. c. Jones, of Virginia-ah, F. F.
who has been successfully Captain, Judg
Major, Deputy U. s. Marshal, Colonel an
General, and fills each with equal ability
He is an immense man Blue and bu
lion, distributed in zebra fashion, were ais
his characteristics. He led the "$ls
uniform" around, and put him through h
paces-a sort of temporary bear warder
Quarter Master General Becker-dressed ais
in gold and blue and distinguished by p'
cular cooked hat with two long cars
intended, we suppose, to commemorate th
neryelessness in allowing Cavanaugh an
Phelps to euchre him out of the seat in Cor
gress, to which he had been elected by tn
people--which fact was made more pater
to the crowd, by ''Our JIM himself follov
ing behind the "forces " in an open carriae,
check by jowl with Earl S. Goodrich
Colonel John S. Prince, (old Fur Trader) Co
oGei John w. Harrington, (young India
Trader) comprising Mr.. Sibley's Staff, mex
followed in gorgeous uniform with their pi
toasting forks, their dress nearly fac SINH
of the principal large Indian to whom the
were the resplendent Aids de Camp.
Col. ID. A. Robertson, our worthy Mayo
nm we were sorry to see in such Mocc
sin Company; but alas human nature
weak, and uniforms are not to be resisted