The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-16

JoHN Bull AND Hrs VoLUNTEERs.--Just now,
owing 70 the projected visit Of the Prince of
Wales, the British lion and the eagle of Colum-
Sbia are upon the most friendly terms. The en-
stente csrdale is perfect and is the most delight
fully ftaternal thing in the world. For our own
part we would be the last to disturb this con-
cord, or to touch the DID, but still hearty lion,
upon any of his sore spots. We may, however,
take The critical privilege SO often assumed by
English Journalists with regard to our affairs,
and say word or two in relation to Mr.. Bulls
rifle volunteers, who to the number of twenty
thousand paraded in Hyde Park the other day.
Before the review great many more men were
expected on the ground. One London journal
opened grandiloquent leader by saying that
her Majesty would be saluted on that day by
lover one hundred thousand men in arms, and
80 on. When the affair was over, the London
papers, great and small, went into ecstacies over
It, and any one unacquainted with the facts
might imagine from their articles that this body
of raw militia, utterly useless, as Sir John Bur-
sgoyne told them, against regular troops, ex-
cept to defend fortified places, was equal to
the heroes who received the Russian charge
at Inkermann and carried the British flag under
the burning SUNS of India. This is absurd in
the extreme.
The English writer's make a strong point Of
the fact that the young men of the country, of
the middle and upper classes, have come for
ward Ia such numbers to show their loyalty TO
the crown. It must not be forgotten, however,
that the volunteers sprang into existence from
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the intense latent hatred of the British to the
French. and the jealousy Of the former nation Of
the growing power and decided predomnance
of the latter. Then England is constantly at
war somewhere or other, and the naturally pug
nacious spirit of the Anglo Saxon race Is stmu
lated by accounts Of actual operations in the
field Here, where we have less than fifteen
thousand regular troops to garrison frontier
extending from the Rio Grande TO the mouth of
the Columbia-over two thousand mles-to
occupy military posts on the Atlantic and Pa
cifc seaboard to make surveys Of newly
opened territory and lay out roads therein to
guard half dozen emigrant routes from the
Mississippi to the Sacramento river; where the
service Is very much like hard work, with no
glory and small pay, and where there is no
prospect on. any kind of a war; unless we
get one up among ourselves, the young men
have no especial Indictment TO mimic the life
of the soldier. Yet we find them doing II TO
tremendous extent We believe that the whole
number of men enrolled In the uniformed mi
9itia In this city alone is over twelve thousand;
while, II there was any great field day, such as
a review by the Prince of Wales, we could
gather together from the surrounding towns
and provincial cities as many as forty thousand
men. cavalry, artillery, infantry and rinemen,
to say nothing Of fancy troops like the Chicago
Zouaves--(very odd-Zouaves from Chicago
we shall be getting our trufsies from Kansas
next)-all In high state of efficiency. and
ready for active service.
It's TO be hoped that arrangements will be
made for such review as that we have limited
at above. Let ms have the troops from the
country as well as the city. The former may
not show the same efficiency and precision in
drill as the crack regiments in the city; but the
spruce gentlemen Of the Seventh Seventy first or
Twelfth must not forget that the army which
followed Washington, Virginia farmer, from
Dorchester Heights to Yorktown, was com
posed chiefly Of men who like old Israel Put
nam. Left their ploughs standing in the fields
and were as ignorant of tactics as Of Greek.
SO let MS have all our militia from town and
country, and then the Prince of Wales aud the