The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-16

| A deep and execrable plot for disturbing the
peace Of the country has been defeated. Con-
fidence is restored. Men 60 about their busi-
ness with a great load taken from their
minds. The whole country breathes freer
now tha freedom and Justice have triumphed.
Who are Representatives of the American
SOldieiy?
| The 7th Regiment of New York city intend
| to visit the Paris Exposition, and show to
| assembled Europe what a fine-looking set OF
| fellows the American soldiers are how fierce
they look, and how scarce d with the wounds
Of many battle fields covered with the glory
| of hundred well-fought fields, bearing on
their banners the names OF the engagements
IN which they won fame; how, with all their
glorious record in the past, they can lay aside
their fiery spiri s, and calmly present Them
selves for the plaudits of the Old World.
The board of officers of that re-
nowned fighting regiment state that they
would not think Of going to the ex-
pense for pleasure, but merely to reflect
"glory on our city, our State, and our nation"
They desire to march through the streets OF
Paris, preceded by the shouts of the crowd,
smiled upon by the republican ladies of the
worlds centre, crowned by the Madame
Rolands Of our day; and after a glorious
reception, after being lionized and looked
upon with awe as the terrible heroes who
conquered the southeIners at a score of
places with unpronounceable names, to
return to our land and tell us all "what we
saw when we were abroad" They think
that as we have model of cotton-gin, of a
patent gas-burner, of a superior and entirely
original cofiee-miil and OF an ex-
celsior hair-brush, that we should
also contribute some models Of American
soldiers, and send tn Sc war-worn veterans
upon and wondered at by all the civilization
OF the Old World In the modest document
which was published on Saturday from the
officers, we are tod that both the "Govern-
ments OF France and England have unoffi-
cially signi6ed their desire to have us make
a visit, and the consent of the State
and Federal Governments can be easily OBJ
tanned" Now all this sounds very fine. But
we really cannot see what the State or gene
raj Government, OF yet the monarchies of
France or England, have got to do with the
matter. Who are the members of the 7th
Regiment that they must get the consent of
the authorities at Washington, in order that
they may leave the country /? Will not the
land be safe for forty days while they are
away? In truth, there are number of
private citizens who desire 70 go abroad at
II. rrI,o
number OF passports for the purpose. As
to the foreign Governments, if they knew as
much about the 7th Regiment as we do, they
will not fear the kid gloves and gilded swords
of these carpet knights.
But laying aside all the vain-glorious pomp
which pervades this report, let us look at
the project so far as our nation is concerned.
The first idea which strikes us is, Who
authorized this 7th Regiment to represent
the soldiers OF America? We can imagine but
two ways In which they could be thus autho-
rized- either by request of the General-in-
Chief, or by such pre-eminent services in the
field as to place them, beyond all question,
in the foremost rank of American sol iiery.
tits certain that the General has not detailed
them, so that either their representation is
an assumption without precedent for its inso-
lence, or else their record during the war
has been such as to make them safe against
all contestng their claim, Now, what has
the 7th Regiment done? We have no hesi-
tation in saying that the smallest drummer
boy who beat the tunes for the last colored
regiment mustered into service, has done
more for his couatry than has the 7th Regf-
ment as the 7th Regiment.
When the war first broke out, and all the
North viewed the conflict not as a bloody
series of contest, but rather as a holiday pic
mic, the 7th Regiment offered itself for three
months, and was accepted. 1t marched down
Broadway with colols flying, amid the waving
| of handkerchies and the presentation of finnu-
merable bouquets. They went forth-to
bloody fght?-not much. They guarded a
railroad for several weeks, then returned and
guarded something else at Washington until
their term was up, were mustered out, and
were never heard OF again until after peace
had once more been secured by the bayonets
of the true American soldiers.
The 7th was never in battle, was never
under fire, was never exposed, never did
any thing for our country, never merlted the
name of soldiers; aad now when the war is
over, they intend to go abroad and represent
the soldiers OF the American conflict This
b 4. . I;,,Io toO Ynuoh avan for New York