The New York herald., 1870-04-11
fi,IiAaY CHiT.CiiA:'.

The HERALD has always looked upon The National
Guard as organization which It rs the duty VI
every good c,zcn to encourage, and, IN common
with every vino has Ms welfare AZ heart, II has
always been determined in its opposition TO anything
and everything which, under the seInblance OF the
approval OF any one regiment, has bad influence
Oh ihe militia N general. The action or the MINI
regiment selecting Jim FISK, Jr, as their colonel
Is Just one OF taose things which has a bad innu-
ence on the National Guard. lhe Ninth was
once one OF ,tc very best regiments In tile
National Guard and always took care 10
select us officers, not from those OF IT'S members VINO
had the most money, but from those who we're the
best adapted 10 command by their knowledge o. Inc
tactcs and ther experience as soldiers. WhaL
bencAt eau lie regiment derive rom ther ists
action? Certainly III q military point OF vIeW.
Under The circumstances woud u not he we!l,
before l!s commission Is made out, Tor FISK TO be
otdered before board OF examiners, who could
settle the question 10 his competency " ACT az
colonel II Is no, 10 the interest, good militia
think % have q man at iis head whose power lea
only in his money, While officers VINO have worked
their way The positions they now hold in the reg
ment remain su00fdinates True, the officers
made FISK colonel, bnt that does not cnaDga ins
principle OF he thing. The HERALD has received
bers OF tue National Guard and they all run in Tire
same ven, ic tho effect thai the NB,h regiment.
,e ~ m ro,sar ay sheer @ nonssss n 70 S Say
that The new colonel In a short time Will be abe
TO master ipoa's tactics sufficiently to cnaoe him
TO dri tne connisndi for everybody who knows
any thing ~ I'LL about II knows perfectly well that Il
takes motifs Tor person TO thoroughly master the
SIMPLE school OF the soldier. The seventh regiment,
which, although IL has some bad features, is co';-
fessediv The best drilled regiment ID the CnioD otict
keeps its recruits for year In the AWKWARD squad
before they can Join their companies, any one of
Whom. a'tef ia0nta OF the seventas Kind Of fii.
stfne.ion, conld teach good drilling 20 many oniccfs
OF other regiments We kpcY Of u III n0wlse be-
cause the SUCCESSFUL candidate has been FIsk thai
these Remarks ale made, Tor they would Apply VIVA
equal eHect9 aug ether person lgnorahs OF military
aI1alrs WHO might have been elected III DIS sleto.
The Ninth, under It's new commander, may be tns
social club bnt II cannot retain ts CID faie as p"'J
OF soldiers. il IS TO he regretted very mlciL
The position OF major OF the seventh fegment,
which vas made vacant some time ago ny the res!9-
natIon OF Major Mcday, filed on Friday evening
last by the election OF Captain George Moore smi..
| OF the Seventh company. A better cnoice could not
| have been maize. The new MAJOR Is the bean ideal
OF the American solder, and is as thorough soldier
as ever carried musKet to the oatte front or drew
q sword FOR ms country. lie mas spichutd fecofts
! and VIII 10 honor 10 the regiment.
! Thc troaDies in the sixth company, Seventh regi-
| ment lave been wiped out and Lieutenant Wake
| has been rcsoutt0ned IN complimentary way.
| Sergeant u. A. Goodwin has neen elected trst SER
yoant OF this company and private D. a s,orer hftD
seggcan,