The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-07
GEN. nuNroS,s Srtrr ort1cERs
Dissatisfaction in u New Jersey National
Guard Rcgimrnt-Thc Qualification OF
PcrsouoI Rcsentment--Unmiliiury Com
duct-Six NJ On for m Company.

DisSn tisfaction in u New Jersey National
Guard Rcgimrnt-Thc Qualification Of
Pcrsonol Rcsentment--Unmiiitur Com
duct-Six Men fora Company.
Allusion has been made In TuR SUN to tho
method IN which certain officer on Gen. Runyons
stan sought to crafty his private malice toward It's
former suhordinates by using his position to secure
the disbandment OF those companies whose OH
GERS had gwen him offence. Among the companies
threatened with dissolution arc COMPANY Il,
In Jersey CITY. better and lavorably known
the City Guard AMI Company ID, an organization
which numbers In its ranks some of the moot public
spirited young men in Bergen City. Both thOse Or
gan izat'ons have contributed more than any Other
company IN the regiment to keep n,iye hrnl, KY
military spirit IN thc county, ana widc-snr6n1 d'S-
satisfaction IL already entertained on account OF The
blow aimed at their existence.
In the nrst-named company oridn'ted NE rhe
shooting matches on the 1Iythe ~ stem, which has
brought the New Jersey Militia into such prom-
In order 10 ascertain The rscfa m the runored diff
nculty between the Division Inspector General and
US iGrmer leemsn, sun reporter was desSa'S S
number OF the m ,m5crs Of the regiment and his
examination Of The military recorls u seems that "
April last the field officers were retired by order OF
the Adjutant-Gcneral and a new election was had.
Neither Colonel VIM, Edgar Rogers nor hls Lieu.
tenant Colonel nor Major elected but In their
places were cl osen the three senior captains
Hiram Van Buskirk OF Company q was elected
Colonel
This rave mortal offence to the defeated candi.
date and he in the presence of officers Of tlc rcp-
mont, declared that " he would not make bed for
other men 10 lie in" meaning thereby that, inasmuc
ns he had organized the regiment he would do all
in his power to accomplish It, overthrow. IL was
hoped that he would quietly sub-de into his Inspec
tor~hp, Which ~as thrown t. him Hs a sort Of APP
peiser for his appetite for military rank and dis
tincton.
Our reporter learned that when Col Rogers as
sisted at the reorganization OF his regiment not one
company could muster the fifty privatcs required by
law, and that each company was quietly smuggicd
through, but this was before the el elton which end
cd - dsasirously or Rogers Now. while the mspcc
tCrOCnera has singled out the best companies In the
regiment for disbandmpnt he has left the most e1cte
companies undisturbed.
The Company with which Col. Rogers was orr
ginally associated as Captain failed to turn out SIX
men at the last inspection. Two other companies
whose officers had voted to reinstnte Rogers had
become so reduced In numbers that they had to
obtain a subsidy nom the Board or Officers to
enable them 20 preserve their organization.
These three companies arc not 10 be disturbed,
while the healthy branches arc to be Topped away.
The great Of complaint in the regiment s not
that any particular companies required to fare
the music. hut that all not dealt with alike. Will
Gen Ruhyon consent to see snch glarng Injustice
committed on certain portions Of his commando