The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-13
MILITARY s0EES.

In addition 10 what has already been said in these
columns concerning the regimental inspections and
the requirements OF the law III regard TO tnen, II
may he OF moment to call the Inspector Generals
attention to the fact that at least one of the regl.
ments named as deficient IN numbers is also With
out The necessary number OF companies. Section
80 o. the Military Laws requires that each regiment
snail consist OF not less than eight battalion compa
mes, and falling below that number, 'shan be
designated as battalion unless such regiment shall
be consolidated dlsbanded. Again. another OF the
regiments named during the past three years has
paraded with about the strength of single company,
excepting Inspection days, when large force
was mustered, Dut not III Uniform. The Inird regl-
ment, whch On It's last inspection was SET down rs
numbering 90, Is now virtually dlsoanded; yet tnIs
same regiment Away paraded more men III uniform
tnau the former And TINS year this regiment Is put
down as numbering o49, ana q new uniform is pro-
missed II. Now by what authority are men not
Uniform allowed to muster in any regiment iii lace
Of the pain obligations Of section i35 o the Military
Laws, which pIolibitS III express terms any person
rom pafadhg or Inspecting VINO is not In iuii uni
formi II Is said tnat three OF the regiments pre-
yiouS named ana the one now alluded 10, inspected
men not IN Uniform ana Wl0 were not members or
the regiment. IL is asserted also that one regi-
ment mustered al entire company from
the spectators assembled in its arlnory under the
direction or hair Drained youth who Tor the occa-
slol was its orderly sergeant, he reporlug To the
inspector that the company had officers, the
Whole ahaif being considered quite good Joke.
The Adlutant General might as wen consider the III.
spectlols u good Joke throughout and do away with
them altogether II they cannot be conducted as they
should be-
would like TO have Ii understood that his command
has not thirty-lhree commissioned officers II only
has nineteen, had JOB men present NJ Inspection
and numbers, all told, $50.
The Adjulant General OF the State under date OF
the 10Th inst issued general order concerning tile
death Of MAJOR Genera WOOL in which he ordered
thar the days at al the arsenais aud re
National Guard and at the state headquarters be
placed at naif mast, and minute guns 10 pe Tired
the capitol on the day OF The luneral IRON twelve to
one T.. u.
Lieutenant Colonel Dusenbury OF the Thirty
seventh infantry, has ordered the officers COM
mand to assemble on the 10th INST. Tor theoretical
INSTRUCTION.
Lester Is. Faulkner, Of Livingston county, has been
appointed aide-de-canp On the stan OF the COM
mandcr.in-Chlei OF the state, in lieu OF William Kidd.
resl gned. Mr.. Faulkner was formerly lleuenant
colonel OF the One Hundretn and Thirty regi-
ment OF New York Volunteers.
When Will members OF certain regiments learn
thai when taey are Ia uniform they should act as
gentlemen and soldiers should acti AT the close Of
the entertainment held by the seventy first last
evening many OF the members In iull uniform
created great deal Of scandal by riding aDou.
town m carriages IN the comDang Of questionable
females, and stopping occasionally, under the full
glare Of the gas lamps at liquor saloons 10 replen,n
tner stores and sing songs tDat better unsung
Others In fun UNIFORM loIed about the saloons n q
naf drunken state until tue requirements of The
Excise law put them into The street. It Is about
time that THIS Kind OF thing was put end TO- else
the admirers OF the National Guard VIII DC very Jew
anu far between.
1he Washington Grays are to be reconstructed, il
Is said, as 10 orm one iull squadron. IL inns he
so the new Organization should placed under the
command Of MAJOR Kent, the present commander
81 Tie Grays. lie VIII lniuse liie INTO the command
al make t wortny Of its place Ia the First DIVISION.
hls past career IA the militia 10 sure guarantee of
hLs iuture energy aid discptine as an oIllcer.
'fne onlcers Vi the seventh regiment nave evil
IDENTITY made a great mistake In cnueayoriug 10 lm.
prove upon tpton's tactics IL can be SAID, without
lear of contradiction, that there Is no command in
the FIRST division which follows Uptoa vita less
correctness than does the seventh. IN C0mpe-
tition VITA any otaer regiment Ia tie militia, were
the ppfnn On a sal