The Portland daily press., 1869-06-12
. The Hlshiand cadets. :


Notwithstanding the propitious appearance
of the skies and the warm rays OF bright sun
shine in the early part of yesterday afternoon,
the clouds began to gather just prior to 3
o'clock, and as the train rolled into the depot
the drops began to fall, which heraldeda right
smart shower.
The Highland Cadets, however, are not made
of sugar or salt, but briskly formed in the de-
pot, and under command of Major L. G.
White, mounted, and escorted by the officers
of the Portland Mechanic Blues, also mount
ed, and accompanied by the full Portland
Band, marched directly to City Hall in the
midst of the drenching rain. Arrived at the
building, instead of halting outside, they, at
the invitation of Mayor Putnam, marched di-
rectly into the hall, where they were kindly
welcomed to the city by His Honor in few
brief but appropriate words. The Cadets re-
sponded with three cheers and most original
and amusing tiger. After resting for q few
moments they, proceeded to their quarters at
the United States Hotel, where they stacked
arms and were dismissed for supper.
The corps numbers 64 muskets and three
commissioned officers. They are attired very
neatly in cadet gray, with dress coat, orna-
mented in front with three rows of bell but
tons, and buttons on side of standing collar,
white cross belts, French hat with white plume
for the Major and black plumes for the other
commissioned officers, while the cadets wear a
white pompon tipped with blue. The officers
of the school who accompany them are @. B.
Metcalf, Esq, Principal; Col. Glasgow, Com
mandant of Cadets; Major l.. G.. White, In
structor in Tactics; J. A. Shaw, Chaplain; G..
Z. Clark, Quartermaster. The Cadet officers
are:-C Captain, J. G. Smith; 1st Lieutenant, G..
A. Murdock; I'd Lieutenant, F. w. Whit
redge There are also present with the school
Gen. Josiah Pickett and Capt, f. R. Leland,
of Worcester, and Capt Fiske, of the 18th
Massachusetts, Volunteer Militia. iss
Long before the hour announced for the
Dress Parade, people began to throng towards
State Street Square, for the rain had ceased
ard the sun had gone smilingly to rest. AT
| half-past seven the corps took up the line Of
march from the hotel, and when they arrived
in the Square it was SO densely packed with
| human beings, that not only were the invited
guests pushed and trod upon, but the Cadets
were very much Inconvenience for room. We
are happy to state that large police force will
| be in attendance at the Westerd Promenade
| to-day, SO that the same annoyance may
| not OCCUR again. The Dress Parade was exc
| cuted with the precision of clock-worlz. Every
| man kept perfect time in the motions while
| executing the manual, and in fact, throughout
| the different man@uvres, the individual sell
was lost in the united whole. 1t is only wher
Il Al a
embody the definition of the perfect soldier
Yesterday morning, learning that the Cadets
| would probably have nothing to occupy thei1
| time the latter part of the evening, gentle
| man, well-xnown in newspaper circles, spoke
to the officers of the Light Infantry and Blues
and through their efforts, and those Of Mayor
Putnam-who placed City Hall at their dispo
| sal, and took great personal interest in the
matter-a Promenade Concert was given to
| the Cadets. The hall was filed with a brillian
and fashionable assemblage, and at O'Clock
| the corps proceeded to give an exhibition drill
| in the manual, field movements and bayone
exercise. We might fill page after page with
praises, and scatter adjectives broadcast cvel
| the paper, and after all was written it would
| all sum up in the word perfection" IT wa!
wonderful, particularly in the silent manua
and loadings, to notice the accuracy in time
| and in the bayonet exercise to see how eact
one confined himself to his allotted space while
executing the different movements. The spec
tacIe of such drilling is good school for ou,
| own soldiers, and will no doubt create an en-
ulation in them to equal as far as possible
| these champions of the drili-room. The audi
| ence evinced its appreciation by long continued
and hearty applause. *-4s ssiss
After the drill the pleasantest part of the
days exercise was indulged in by the blooming
young bellies of the Forest City aad their gal
lant cavaliers, and for o couple Of hours pleas.
ant acquaInJanceS Were rormed and Mars laid
aside his sterner aspect to mingle in the merry
dance. ~ 6 esfE al = .ai { .ai { Jsss tskes
To-day the Cadets will be reviewed at 0 A
NJ, by Gen. John M. Brown, accompanied BY
His Honor the Mayor, on the Western Prone.
made, and go through with a thorough drill
and after dinner will be escorted through the
streets by the Portland Light Infantry and
take the 3 P. NJ train for home lf