New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26
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1t hiss been charged that q number Of Paper Reg-
mens " have been accepted-that is, regiments whose
corps Of officers have elected each other and then set
TO work to enlist the nen having meanwhile by vrtus
Of political or other influence, succeeded 10 getting
their regiments accepted" by the powers that be.
while the said regiments save and except the regi-
mental staff, yet numbered among the unenl,sted
force Of the land.
Notwithstanding the fact that, in several cases, the
regiments full there Is reason believe that
in more than one the officers having such power.
have been ia the habit Of drawing rstions for full and
complete regiments. AS there are always specuators
who only too glad to 60 commute for ready cash,
the ratons drawn for the who should compose tho
regiment Tut who not in reality there enrolled, it
follows that there il a chance fog somebody " make
huge pile Of money
In the pIaineft possible words--if Regiment which
should number $40 men, has in reality only 2i0 it's
muster roll the officer who draws 80 rations and bas
TO give out but 2fO has chance 10 sell the balance Of
COO rations day to of the immediate campfol.
lowers, who invariably found in the track OF tho
army, and put the proceeds into bis own individual
pocket, process greatly to bis personal enoument,
as will lie readily perceived when it is stated
that there are plenty Of spectators who will
pay for each ration, from 90 10 so cents, accord.
ing to the amount of competition in the swind-
ling market. This matter being lately brought
to the notice Of the Union Defense Committee an in
quiry speedily made into the exact nodus operandi
of the rascality. They informed, that, as the
regiments inspected one by one, by the Inspect
ing Officers it was customary ling to lend from one
regiment 10 another, t'es eren byhuadreds.
in oyder that each corps might, an ats turn, SEEM 10
hare lis tlH complement o. nea. As the men wers.
for the most part, ununlformed this change could be
easily made without attracting the attention Of the ln-
specng Officer, who could not of course, be expected
TO recognize and remember the individual faces in
multitude ofthousands
This reason-the desire TO see in solid body, az
well as the nass Of brave and gallant soldiers who
are in obedience the call OF their country, next to
take up the on ward march from city, insgated tho
call Issued by the Union Defense Committee, and
ratified by the requisite military officers, in obedience
to which was made the grand display Of yesterday
afternoon.
Despite the pouring rain Of the early morning. tho
drilling dampuess of midday and the threatening
clouds Of the afternoon the crowd that assembled to
see the display was one Of New-Yorks largest and
finest circumstance the to be remarked, the
tremendous outpouriug of the oyaliss Of tie North
to meet the assassin rebels Of the South, has made
military exhibitions severatmes-aday matter
as not to command an audience by the element Of
city.
The regiments TO be inspected were ordered 10 form
az follows
No Anderson Zousvss CO.. RteE on block between Tenth
No De kse Regiment Co. Van Gisa, on block beswses
No 3 Mozart Regiment Col. Ray block between Eighth
So s ToumsHy Regiment, Col Kennedy, block between
No 5 Gs-iisidi Gu.rds Col Dut,'sy, block between
No. hdsa.. NswYors Legion, Col Adams on block be-
No = second Ffeuer, Zousyes Col Bsu.ch block be-
tween Fourth and lhirt avenues.
No. G. Eleventh Regiment Col Naiihoa, on block between
10, F scott Life Gusrd, Col Taylor BLOCK between
No C. ssh a simeri lie Gal. block between Fir.e
Avenue ~ j avenue A.
no. H. Oh Regiment Col Stiles.
Tie call was originally intended to comprehend the
fourteen regin lately accepted for immediate SER
vice by the Federal authorities but as three Of these
regiments had already been sent forward TO the seat OF
government there remained but eleven to respond 10
the order.
TIE day having cleared up, and the skies promising
fair weather for the rest of the day. the crowd in the
immediate neghborhood Of Fourteenth street and
throughout its whole length, and through Broadway
from Union Square to the Ciy Hall, was solid usss
Of wel!-dressed humanity.
The Colonies Of the various commands had been or.
dereG report at the house of Moses II. Grnne cor
Of Fifth and Fourteenth street, at - p. m.
Alter the customary brief formal official consultation
Of tie olhce the Inspection Committee as announced
by the members Of the Union Defence Committee, in
person, attended, and assisted semi-ofcially by the
usual military officers chief among whom tie pro-
gramme announced would be comprehended. Col.
Keyes Lieut.. Dodge, and DIR. Crawford OF the United
States Army, and Brigade Major Smith of First Bgsds
New-YDrk State Militia.
As mere spectacle, it was one Of the finest military
displays witnessed in this city. The long line Of
fine, hardy, stalwar men, filling the wide avenue u
Fourteenth street, clear the city from the East
River to the Hudson all IA if of one mind desrous to
show the wreched rebels Of the South the difference
between men who tight for Liberty and those who
wage fierce and brutal battle ior tho pe-peuation Of
Slavery; all, with brain, fully eomprehending the
rights and wrongs Of the present confcti ALL If with
heart, burning TO ayeDge the assassination Of the
galsn, Ellsworth, and to reap speedily the fatal crop of
which his blood has been the seed and all with
single arm aud band, it might be said to strike for
Liberty, for Union, and for the eternal Stars and
Stripes, was a sight that might well cause tue last
spark of Secession sympathy to die and disappear
forever.
Oftbe appearance Of the several regiments, there
cannot much be fairly said for the reason that several
OF them were unaniforrSed not having yet received
their quota Of clothing and from the proper an
tlores, bu Of those who did present themselves as
candidates FOR popular approval aud applause we may
instance the 5J.h Regiment aud the Garabald Guard.
fiirly evncng, and enthusiastically receiving the
cheers and Plaudits of he iuense multitude assem-