The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-19
GENERAL Rgua1s as0 The KEW YORK MILITIA.
STATE or NEW YORK, !
INSPECTOR GESERAL's OFFICE,
ALBANY, Nov. Is, 1859.

ALBANY, Nov. II, 1869. }
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Apropos OF the following paragraph from an
article in the HERALD on military arars--
All remaining regiments the First division main
tanned their standing aud safe the law
the other day. said he would strain point save
the Fourth regiment Does The General know that tic
plain as language eau make them?
General McQuade taxes the liberty or suggesting
that he did not say at banquet the other day that
be Neuld "strain point TO save the Fourth reg-
ment.n salvation without intercessIon is wItnta
the reach OF all regiments, but must be obtained,
not by faith alone, but By good works-at INSPECTION
he begs leave TO confess, too shat he 10 somewhat
conyersant with the military code, ana cneerfuily
acqulesces in the opinion that that compendium OF
erratic anu incongruous legislation ,admiis of no
stranug,n which Is bad for the CODE az some or It's
provisions would be the better OF any nlierinR pro-
cess calculated TO make them clear. But II would
not stand very hard strain. General McQuade.
nos being ''heavyn on pathology, does not know that
'its terms arc "a PLAIN as language can make
themn lie does know that IN the matter OF lines
for nopperormance OF military duty the terms are
cash.
He asks permission 10 suggest, further, tina. even
II he were disposed 10 relax ''tHe eode ana rules
laid down by hmsei'-particuafly ms rule u 5Vo,
OF the existence OF which he was ignorant until
now-and yearned TO show mercy 70 delinquent
regiments, Il would be improper TO use the WORD
"stfainr In this connection, as We have the highest
authority for the assertion that "tae quality OF
mercy IS not straned.h
HERALD That this note Is written Tor his personal
apd exclusive deectation tt0r wnom he takes occa-
sion nj this Time initiate series OF assurances or
distinguished consideration, profound adm ration
aud exalted respect and not Tor the ediHcauon OF
the readers OF the HERALD; Tor he believes that,
apart from those directly interested the readers ot
the HfRaLD arc OF the opinion that they don't care
dn FOR the action OF tue Inspector General In milf
tary matters and the Inspector General rs certain
That in his action IN military matters he does not
care q d--n Tor the opinion vi the readers OF the
HERALD.
General McQuade desires 10 add, postscripflyely
aud explanatory, that hIs attention was called 10
tue paragraph IN question by some good natllred
friend for the first Tune to-day and that t escanet
his notice heretofore because II appeared ln a
HERALD that reached him on sunday on winch day
he never reads proiane matter.
FIRE AT DECATUR, MTcH.-A MAN BtrpSEn ro
DEATH. AT Decatur, Mich on saturday iiQht nm
instr NE destroy ed the Post once aud four other
buildings. The fire originated over the Post ONCE
IN the rooms OF an old English gentleman named
shepherd VINO, being IN bed at the time, hastily
arose, ana finding escape by the stairway utterly
lnpossibse, Jumped from one OF the front Windows
striking on his head, which stunned him SO that ne
oOuid not vet out OF tho way OF the ames ana before
ne conin De rescued he was 80 badly burned that no
aied In alew hours. The loss by IRE MAS auuus
$4,000. - "4'