The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-15
Col. Cusiiman's Regiment.

Our citizens enjoyed quite Il Hiii!tSiS
sensation on Monday, on the occasion of
bringing the cannon from the depot de-
signed for Capt Cogswells artillery COM
pany in Col Cu>hmans regiment The
company was escorted to the depot by
Capt. Fords cavalry company, where the
gun-carriages We're attached to teams, and,
the guns being manned in due military
style, and the men properly armed and
caparisoned, marched through town and
down to the camp The sight was novel
one TO most of our citizens and one to
impress the first beholder deeply with the
pcmp and grandeur of glorious war The
guns were four in number, all beautiful
new brass six and eight pound rified
cannon. One may gath some idea OF
the great strides of improvement our
country is making in the art Of warfare by
remembering the fact. that Sherman
famous battery in Mexico consisted of but
four smooth bore six FOUNDERS, in all res
poets no comparison in point of excellence
and efficiency with the gus of Captain
Cogswell As these guns have been at
the depot at Ottawa for week or two,
and good many stories have been atioat
a. 10 the cause OF their nou-transier i'm
inediateiy to Col Cushmau's encampment,
a word or two of explanation may not be
inappropriate. The simple truth Is. that
either by design or accident, they were
consigned in such a manner as 10 leave it
doubtful, if Col Cushman received them,
whether, with the responsibility for their
care, he would retain the complete power
of their control. Being Il thorough mill
tary man and understanding to the last
nicely his duty and position, Col, G refused
to receive them unless the papers were in
proper form. 1t is needless 10 saw, on
making the proper representations TO
Gov. Yates. the informally was corrected
Immediately and without hesitation.
The regiment of Col. c., as our readers
are aware is designed to consist of ten
infantry, one cavalry, and one artillery
company The cavalry and artillery com
panies are full, and eight infantry compa.
MES, so that two infantry companies are
still lacking to complete the regiment.
Considering the lateness of the season at
menced its success has certainly been ali
that could in reason be anticipated, yet
we have no doubt the regiment would ere
this have been full but for the obstruc-
a.. IL
meuced, have been thrown by the govern
ment itself in the way Of private recruit
ing. General depots have been established
in the State from which the idea has been
manders of all other imperfect regiments
i'll the State, that their ranks were TO be
filled, and this has actually been done in
half dozen of cases of regiments higher
in number than that of Col. c. Four or
five such regiments have within the last
few weeks been thus filed up at Chicago
and Camp Butler, SO that the reg iment AT
Ottawa is about the only incomplete one
left in the State. Its neglect, palpably
designed, can only be accounted for by the
we'll known fact that, for some unaccount-
able reason, it has never been IA favorite ~
Springfield. We have every reason to
believe now, however that it will be filled
up without delay, and that certainly with
in two or three weeks it will be ordered
to the field of active operations in Ken
lucky and Tennessee.