The New York herald., 1870-09-16
MILITARY CHIT-CEhT.

II Is to be hoped that the major general command.
ing the First division VIII look into tine dsgracefu
conduct OF certain members Of the Fliy-lth regi-
ment and bring them to condgn punishment. il Is
high time that menbers of the militia snould un-
dersrand that they cannot do as they please uni
form, and that there State military laws which
make them amenabe TO authority when they take 1t
upon themselves TO disoDey their commanding OH
GERS. The fact that Colonel Allen prohibited nun
ber Of his men ficm attending as miIitiamen armed
and equipped the Franco Irish picnic, ana that the
men deliberately TOOK their muskets and proceeded
10 the grounds, is OF itself offence which cannot
be overlooked. 1t IL nothing whatever TO the point
to contend that Colonel Aliens sylnpatl!e5 were
Pruss.an. This may or may not have been the case.
He IS colonel O tie Eifty-fIth regiment, and slc,
must be Obeyed by his men. Every member Of the
National Guard has a right to his own particular
political opinions, and can sympathize with wnat
ever party or parties, religious or Otherwise lie
Mt; but he has no right to attend any p0liti-
cal or religious meeting as member OF
any regiment. 1be State laws do not allow the men
to wear their uniforms for any such OCCASION ana
when q member OF q regiment Is not on duty and
wears his unlorm he is liable to arrest by the
C0loners orders. II any number OF mllitamen can
get together take the state arms and In unifo 20
where they please, against their colones orders.
The sooner the Natl nal Guard Is dlsbanded ana
Ranlzed ON Il new basis the better. There must DC
discipline In the ranks OF the militia II ii s to DC
efficient.
The Unbekant-Funk quarrel is stil as lively az
ever. 1t Will be rememDerei that Colonel Lux, OF
the Eleventh regiment resigned some time ago,
ana tat an election was held to Ill his place. OF
iwenty-nlne votes cast Lieutenant Colonel Unbe-
Kant obtained fourteen. Captain Funk fifteen, the
Lieutenant Colonel voting for his opponent and thus
aided IN defeating himself An appeal was then
made to General Burger by the Unbekant party on
the ground tnat certain served upon certain
officers In reference to the election were not IN due
form, and that certain persons who voted for Funk
had been ''secn" beforehand. The decision OF the
General Is being loOked forward to with considera-
ble interest. The Unbekanls are confident OF win
ning their point, and they contend they can win
the election afterwards. TIE Funk party are equally
certain OF success and thus the matter stands ut
present.
The Ninth regiment is getting itself in readiness
Tor that great Boston trip, when the "HubbieS
10 be asionished. Colonel Fisk intends that the
command shall go with full ranks, and every
member who leaves town on the trip Will make his
will beforehand Tor 1t is rumO.ed that the BOs.oni
ans intend TO make a dead set for the "boys," and
may use many OF them up before they nave done with
them. The Boston troops which Will be here IN few
days are to be cared Tor by Colonel Fisk's command
during their stay In the city. Among other good
things In store for them Is O grand banquet, where
everybody in the Ninth regiment VIII be informally
introduced to everybody III the Boston command.
by this means 1t Is believed that the Ninth VIII be
perfectly at home when |; gets to the Hub"
Inc regiments OF the second brigade. First dlvl-
slOn. Will parade for annual inspection ana review
at T0mpklns square fOllOws:-Fth regiment,
Oct0ber 10; sixth regiment, October IL; Eleventh
regiment, OCTOBER Il; Eighty-fourth regiment Octo-
per 10; Ninety-slxth regiment, October Ia.
Can any body tell whether there is any truth In the
report that Colonel Clark of the Seventh regiment,
- 10 resign, and that General Mcclellan Is TO take
his placer