Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-08-29
From the New York Tribune.
Departure of the Second ReSi.
ment Fire ZOuaves.

eAC SCOOhA AeSnA-
ment Fire ZOuaves.
Yesterday was another eventful Gay
with the I'd Regiment Fire Zouaves.-
Shortly after o'clock p. m, the regiment
marched from the Park Barracks, with Col.
James Fairman at their head. Having
proceeded up Chatham street short dis
tance, the Col. was informed that there
were some obstructions in the street, caused
by repairs now going on, which would rem
der the march unpleasant. Under these
circumstances, the regiment was marched
back to the Park, where they were drawn
up in a hollow square in front Of the City
Hall. Here Col. Fairman took advantage
of the opportunity, and requested the
close attention of the whole regiment
while he made statement to them which
was of importance to him, but of much
greater importance to them. He then
proceeded to state that it was their duty to
obey and to respect their officers, and the
duty of those officers in turn to obey and
respect their superior officers.
Information having reached him that
their officers had met in the earlier part of
the day and concocted petition for his re-
moval from the command of the regiment,
he availed himself of that opportunity of
taking the sense of the regiment as to
whether be should again draw his sword
from its sheath as the Col. of that regiment.
(At this point, "Draw your sword" "Draw
it," was Numbered forth by almost every
soldier N the square,. "Shall I be your
Col. 2" was responded to by unanimous
ayes" on the part of the regiment. Next
he went in front of each company in line
and repeated the query as to whether they
were willing to march under his command
and each company was unanimous in its
determination to follow no other man to
the battlefield than Col. Fairman. Com
pauy A was the only one which declined
to make any demonstration.
Before marching in front of the soldiers,
the majority of the Captains and Lieuten
ants left their posts and approached Col.
Fairman, pointing their swords at him and
calling him scoundrel. Capt. Burns, of
Company A, appeared to take the lead in
the meeting, followed up by Captain Smith
of Company B, and five Others, whose
names our reporter was not able to procure
at the moment.
Col. Fairman ordered them all to their
posts again, and Immediately led the regi-
ment off for the seat of war. They march
ed up Chatham street and Bowery to
Eighth street, thence to Broadway and
down to the Battery, turning to Pier No.
2, North River, where they went on board
the Red Jacket. Owing to some delay in
raising steam they did not leave the wharf
until about 81 o'clock. A number of the
soldiers were left behind, having remained
too long taking farewell of their friends.
In reference to the vote of the regiment
taken in the Park, there was no doubt as
to who was the choice of the rank and file
of the regiment as Colonel. Indeed,
throughout the day the men had been
throwing out threats of pitching into the
officers if they should make any open de-
monstration against him. 1t is also due to
the soldiers to state that when the officers
left their respective posts to approach the
Colonel, not a man left his place in the
ranks.
The regiment went to Washington via
Elizabethport and Harrisburg.
THE FIRST FIRE zoUAvEs.
This regiment mustered in pretty full
strength yesterday morning at the Battery,
expecting to receive orders to march to
their new quarters, when the command
would be recruited to its full Standard
As no orders had arrived, the men went
homo again. The Zouayes seem unani-
mously inclined to resume service if proper
officers are appointed. Yesterday after
noon Fort Schuyler was appropriated to