The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
"y'AIME LES MILITAIRES."
Review OF ths Second Division National Guard
by Governor Hoffman What His Ex-
cellensy Knows About Military
Matters-B reech Leaders
for tho Militia.

The announcement that Governor Holman wo0ld,
as commander.in-chief OF the etatc forces, review
the Second division drew large concourse Of
people to tile parade ground. adjoining Prospect
Park yesterday. chll clustering wind sweps the
roads leading to the ground, and dense clouds OF
dusl few about Oh the wings OF the wayward gale
all day long ana tended much to mar the comforts
or the spectators These, however, who could
i not have numbered less than two thousand
persons, braved tho discomfort Of dust
and increasing cold and s'saw the show ontr The
| troops arrived on the ground about three O'Clock
| and took up their allotted positions on the neld.
They consisted OF the separate troop or cavalry,
Eleventh brigade; the Twcnty-third, Thirty second
Forty seventh, Thirteenth Fourteenth ard Twenty
eighth regiments OF infantry; separate troop cav
airy, Second division; battery artillery tdismoun-
cd and without guns. and the smart little howtzer
battery Eleventh brigade -four pleces). Tile latter
was well handled by It's commander, and excited
warm expressions OF approval from competent
judges on the field.
Precisely at halr.past three O'Clock Governor Ho.r.
man, with q numerous stan, drove up in carriages
10 the cottage on the ground, where he received
by the commanding officer OF the division. Horses
were soon procured and, mounted on . while mare
ofsteady habits and contentious gait MS Exceency
rode forward for
receiving, as he passed the cottage, wonderful
Lutte from guard OF honor composed or cavalry.
For some reason or other there was reviewing
stand or flagstaff there should have been on such
an occasion, SO the COMMANDMENT. Chief had
10 start for the right OF the line BY the road in the
rear OF the spectators After this unmllitary pro.
ccedlng-f0r which the Governor was not 10 blame
the brigade on the right was reviewed In the ordi-
nary manner. The reSimental bands were massed on
ana once when not. 1t should have been stated that
when the Governor made his appearance on the
right previous 60 the review the howitzer battery
nrcd salute OF twcnty-one guns with admirable
cXac ness ~
The Aarch past was about equal 10 the average per-
Torrance 0i such trO0ps-lhat 49, the men marched
We Q brooInsicks, ana the salates were ridiculous.
But the Officers IN these respects are not much fany
thg INFERIOR 70 tine line officers OF the First division
The cavalry was pretty wei mounted, and succeeded
once during the day in eiicctlng good round rr0t
without single casualty 10 The command. There
were ABOUT 1000 troops, Of All arms, ON The ground
THE GoyERsog's srrEcH
After the rev,tw winch ended with the march
past In common time, the crowd scattered, aud the
Governor. accompanied by inc following members
OF his stat, repaired 20 the cotage:Majer General
General Jamea Mcuuadc, Inspector General; i;reyer
Major General William H. Morris, Chief OF
OrdEance Brigadler General james u. Craig,
Judge Advocate General Brigaaicr General
Albert steinway, Conmissary General OF sub
sISLeuce. Colonel y. TOWNSEND CONNOLLY, Aide-Ut-
Camp: Colonel William Il. Moller, Ade-dc-Camp.
These too, had numerous following oil lesser lights
In the military ornament, and IL having been noised
abroad that the Governor would make speech over
the festive howl q rush was made To hear MIN.
several isncrlnG poicenen, however, under CON-
mana Of Il sergeant, and uumber OF cockey militia
Officers barred the way. Although the representa-
tiycs oi The press. who had been supplied with
badges by the officers oi The Second division, SUBJ
mttsd TO good deal Of ins0iencc IN tier desire 10
obtain report OF the Governors remarks they did
not succeed IN getting INTO the room unul ihey we're
nearly concluded.
Governor HOFFMAN. II was afterwards ascertained
SAID, alncns other thngs IN reply Ia snort speech
~ when ms health, as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the
National Guard. proposed. tlat when he be-
caue Conrnander-a-Chief he totally unac-
quain with military aiIars. and whatever cii-
clency the National Guard hat attained wl2 atircly
quo 10 the zeal and abors OIL his star. u mac been
hts misfortune 70 be throw INTO several positions
during his liie uf LIE duties OF Wnlc, he was en-
tircly ignorant
wnEN nv WAS MADE gECoapEG
oi the county aDd CITY o. New YORK ne had never
page OF criminal Law, ana wnen ne was made
not know the right from the lcft, and he dld not
know ne Knew IDacn more now. Yet no hal
always taken great interest III the Aaional Guard,
and he a0pcd that IN the iue II would nc rs ent-
Client as III the past.
qfsl. al hRD WANTED SEVERAL THINGS
10 be perfect, among them new ana improved arms.
Ali these would come in tiine
After thanking the oticer who proposed his health
ana paying qualified compliment 10 the troops the
Governor concluded his rciuares.
The several coniinasis ol the DIVISION marched of
the field little after five O'Clock, and at six Brook
lyn aud Williamsburg resJunded Win music oi the
returning banus. As usual occasions OF military
paradeS at Prospect PARK The arrangements ot the
rairoad companies for The transportation Of pas
sengers were accountable.