, 1861-08-01

The feeling Of enthusiasm With which our
city SAN the Chicago Dragons depart Tor the
wars, has watched them throughout their e.
tire career, and viu shower . thousand we-
comes upon their return. for neEe1.e liner
body Of cavalry was enrolled than those com
prisInc Capt. Charles 3. Bszkers command.
Many rumo1 have been aaoss as to tha
rzn.e IT their return from Virginia at this |
t,,ns They reached this city by the Michigan |
Central Railroad 1t 1880 last evening. The
entire force Of little over one hundred men
are pow hue. They wire originally three
znontha' men, ard thei1 term of seryica ex-
pired on the 10Th inst. They at first left this |
city for Springfield where they to the fullest
extent experienced the Ill effects Of the period
Of detention and doubt which hung over cur
volunteers, md especially over the cavalry
arm Of the service.
. Capt. Bakers 6esire WIS to enrol one COM
paoy. The pressure upon him for places in
bis troop, gave him almost Immediately, the
embarrassment Of double complement, of
two companies hHIs hope then became de-
sire to muster In = equaaron. and in this he
Was encouraged By high authorities In this
State. An almost universal disappointment
was the result, and many Of our city readers
win remember the return Of Company B to
this city, g command any officer would have
been proud TO lead, but their acceptance Was
impossible, for barely did Company l. zee it,
ambition grati6ed in seeing service. That WAS
when we were to need no cava1ry.
Since that time the Chicago Dragoons ha7e
been among the most active in the operations
In Western Virginia, and have at al tlmes
been closely about the person and In the con
fdence Of Gen Mcclellan. Not one Of the
Drsgoons but wss at any and all occasions s.
their Commauder.in- Chief, his Trusted orderly.
OF them Gen. Mcclellan has sasd that they
were Invaluable. At the battle Of Rich Noun
tain they rendered service that won hls warm
est commendation.
Gen. Mcclellan Ind asked and desired that
the Chicago Dungeons might be his guard OF
honor ON repairing to the Capital, but for rea-
SONS above given this was deferred until Capt
Barker returns again to Virginia with his three
yesrs men.
This is enough for Us to be assured OF, to urge
Whist we know will need little urging TINT the
muster. rol be filed at once. When the DrA-
acone we're at Cairo, we risk nothing In say
ing that premium Of fifty dollars could have
been received for every saadle in the troop.
We neyer blamed Company B, knowing them
a. wsu as We did, for the deep and bitter cha
grin with which they received their Msap-
po}ntment.
It is not now time to give place to the
ordinary controversies and discussions that
are dictated by personal views and motives.
| The Drsgoons refused to swear into the ser
vice il Virginia, or at all events, 3 sufficient
number did 80 to have resulted in the lasting
injury Of their prestige and name, and the test
wss not ca1led for. We have only the feeling
ard desire to aim at the best aud highest good
Of our ARMY, and in this respect ne must pre-
fer to be guided by the action Of Gen McClel'
ian himself Ne prefer to constitute him the
sole judge In the matter, and thus avoid accri
monious debate and recrimination.
By Gen. McClelian's orders. the horses an6
outfit Of the Dragons are retained at Bellair
Virgins, near Wheeling, and Capt. Barker hal
been ordered to return with his troop to Chi
cago, here muster them out Of service, a!
three months men, and then recruit his com
lany, filing every saddle, and report himsel
with as little delay as possib1eat Washington
We do not call Capt Barker in review be
fore rs to a.k If he has maintained bie ,,o,,,
larity in his company, and in saving t}ie "
| meet Al far an wa dea;,o n Al. en1I ,,,aa+;o
that fhere have been dfeast;,fact;ona IN b;
ranke. We only a,e assnred that in syenar,
Qualities az q troon officer Gen. Mcfyle,;an 1a
deemed him va1nah1e haa trnstad him an
bss mt been fecefved and now nava him An
the Chicago Draroons the b,ph commitment !,
,aon;,;ng t.,e;r nra,ence u5+ho,t da1av ~, =,
potomsc And 4ha fhtcsoo hon. r,,,1 =
,1ono roa+ .ee,roa ~ 49,.
~" W oos ltAo MI oa' c''n1lnon1ts WILL as'
IL Is au our gallant young men Will ask, VI
are burning to Zee service- No one but pic
) Cd men, the best men will be received, II
. the enrolment viii commence with the mu