, 1861-05-27

Defence Of the Policy which has
Snubbed Chicago.


have been raiaed under the Law of this State
and have not been ordered into service under
either Of the calls made by the General Gov
ernment. He has had this subject of heart for
ecme time, aud hns already made 1t his busi-
ness to write to the Department in reference
10 it; but as his presence ut Washington may
be Of more avail than correspondence, he has
determined to 60 In pereon and urge the mat
ter. The regiments interested may restas
sured that II The influence and endeayors Of
Gov. Yates Fill effect 1t, they will Jet have
their hopes grati6ed, by being mustered into.
the United states service.
There has been, We are sorEy to observe, in
certain quarters, not little feeling manifest
ed On account Of the selection made by Gov
eInor Yates Of the Six regiments under the
last call Of the President, This iB very unjust
to the Governor. There were ten regiments
to choose from, and only six regiments to be
chosen. There had necessarily to be disap-
would have been called ont had any different
arrangement been made. He cou1d not pcssi-
bly, crafty the wishes Of all who offered, and
be had to make choice. No one ssys he has
not made good selection, though there may
have been equally meritorious offers. We
trust Gov. Yates e mission to Waahington may
be successful. We think the Government
ought to receive into Its service every rcgi-
ment that offers Itself It ought not to allow
q afngle andsto dfsband- It will need every
one Of them, and, perhaps, more too. II
should bring into service such an overwhelm-
ing force ns wfn, at once and forever, overawe
and crush ont the traitors. The moral effct Of
such an ornament cannot but be beneficial,
while, In a military point Of view, 1t will be
overwhelming.
TIE COMPLAINTS OF THE CHICAGO PRESS.
We notice that several Of the Chicago pa
pers are bitterly complaining OF Gov. Yates
a1d the other State military authorities here,
because they haYe not accepted more troops
from Chicago. It is ALSO charged that the
purpese1y overlooked md sUghted and that
sort Of chronic prejudice against Chicago
las induced the authorities to give other
troops the preference in various ways. Now,
nothing could be more untrue and undeserved
t1an such q charge: Not the slightest prcj1-
decor feeling against Chicago, Or Chicago
itary. preparations, down to this moment, ever
been manifc1ted or entertained by the Execu.
tive or other State authorities. The persons
who make such dippart charges either speak
fcm ignorance Of the real facts, OF they speak
falee'y and ma1iciously. = If the parties who
indlte bitter and abusive paragraphs with
frch gr5to would devote little more time
to cor sultDg the laws under which the Exec
utiYc acts, and the orders which he receives
frcm:tt War Department ut Washington,
they would gave their Ink, hide their spleen,
conceal their ignorance and benefit their read.
ers. One Chicago Paper has complaint lev
Gen. Prenties at Cairo has not yet appointed
=ome Chicago man to the post of Su1gsonl
DUST as If Cor. Yates had 1ythfng to do with
the Staff appointments Of Gen. Prcntiss, an
officer IN the u. 8. Armyl Tho Governor Of
Illinois has no more control over him than he
has over Gen. Beauregard. Such ignorance is
6isgraceful In q newspaper writer. Another
paper complains because the Chicago troops
/. first sent to Cairo and Big Muddy have not
Eeen embraced In the regiments accepted by
the Governor for the WsE; The Chicago
r. st terms a5asa tbs 4;a Ihe Secretary Of
six regiments for the three years' service
from the Ten Regiments recently Organized
by act Of the Legislature, and not from the
f1et elx regiments organized The Governor
obeyed the orders from the Wac Department,
and forthwith nearly all the Chicago papers
Governor had not thought to appeal from
Secretary Cameron and General Scott to the
| correspondents Of the Chicago TRIBUNE and
| 1ba! But It is said that Chicago tropps first
rallied to Cairo and underwent severe hard
slips: That is very. true and they deserve
| companies Of equally good and true men from
Morgan, Adams and Logan counties rushed to
| the defenee Of Caro-, and hare stood their
ground nob1y ever since. Those companies,
| including two from Jacksonville, Governor
Yates's own town, which nre not whit
| by the Governors orders, Just as tho
Chicago troops were. They have not sc;
| besieged the public ear with their howls
The Governor chose one regiment for the va.
from the Chicago Congressional District, and
If Chicago was not tnlly represented in it, il
rest Of the Chicago companies, il they are dis
| apDOfnted they must aktrfF1fa IT In their nm