Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06
The visit of the zouaves-Esprit dc Corps

Ihe WISH OF the LOuuNeA-ltSpflt uc NOFpe.
1t is announced that the Chicago zouaves
were to leave Baltimore for the West last
evening, and may be looked for here this
P. NJ; and that they will be received at the
depot by a detachment of the regular volun-
teer militia, under command of General
Bates. The Commercial of Saturday stated
that the military OF the city have had under
consideration the reception and entertain
ment of these visitors, and at a meeting of
officers, representing the entire military of
the city, it was resolved that the Zouaves
should be the guests of the entire Brigade,
and that it was left to General Bates to de-
tail such companies as he thought proper,
to perform reception and escort duty; and
that the Guthrie Grays were designated to
receive and quarter the visitors, as by com
bining their two companies they could mar
shall respectable force, and their armory is
central and capacious enough to accommo-
date the Zouaves. .-......
This arrangement would seem equitable,
besides putting our best foot foremost. II
would make the visitors the guests of the
entire military of the city, and it is difficult
to see how the affair can be restricted to any
thing less, and the Grays, who were to do
escort duty, are our crack corps-our Cold
streams-our Seventh Regiment mot yet
fully developed )-therefore the modesty of
the rest of our city companies designated
them as most fit to represent our military
with credit. But, the Commercial contin-
ues "From some 7inexplicable reason, the
Grays have since declined acting in concert
with their fellow-soldiers, and new arrange
ments have been made" '-
The Enquirer of Sunday comes out vigor-
ously in vindication of the Grays from the
charge of inexplicability, which, it says,
docs that fine military organization great
injustice, placing them, as it does, in false
light" The Enquirer resents the charge OF
inexplicability almost as Indignantly as the
ish-woman-whom DR.. johnson expert
mented on by calling her the various parts
| of speech-did tho charge of being pro-
noun, '....| .... ...
The Enquirer says: Here where they (the
Grays) are best known, it is needless to say
that they are incapable of any thing of the
sort'-that is, of the things which might be
inferred from the word inexplicable Then
the Enquirer gives true statement of the
case, which, for the sake of the truth of his
tory, we quote:
"The reason they have declined to take
any part, as an organization, in the reception
of the Zouaves in connection with the regular
volunteer militia Of The city, is not 80 inex-
plicable' as the Commercial would have its
readers believe. The Grays, it must be borne
in mind, are an independent organization
accountable TO no one for their actions. At
considerable expense they have fitted up
large armory in very handsome manner,
and did not care to surrender it TO, the
Zouaves and the regular militia, in whose
care they would be, when they would receive
no credit for 30 doing. In short, the Grays
are unwilling to play second fiddle to any
other organization. They profess to be, and
are animated by proper esprit de eorps, but
# they are to receive and entertain the
Zouaves, they do not desire to be subject to
any outside pressure. They wish to do it on
their own responsibility. These are the
Commercials inexplicable reasons"
Certainly there is nothing inexplicable
about that. We rather think that the En-
quirer has the Commercial on the hip--to use
a Scriptural phrase; and that it will have to
retract its charge of inexplicability. The
case is perfectly explicable; the Grays are an
independent organization, with special priv.
leges obtained from the Legislature last
winter. They have the esprit de corps. Oh
course, it would not do for them to be mixed
up with the other military on public occa,
sion. They are willing to receive and enter.
tain the Zouaves on their own responsibility
but if the other companies are to be connected
with it in any way, it will not do for tn,
Grays, and they wash their hands of it
They are an independent organization,
and this is their esprit de corps" In short
they win not play the first fiddle nor ans
other part in a reception of visitors, if Tho
regular volunteers are to be regarded as
part of the entertainers. 1t will be no credi
to them, if the other military are to be recog
nized in it at all They will not stand any
such "outside pressure" How could they
without sacrificing their esprit de corps, whicl
is their distinguishing featureP
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