The New York herald., 1870-03-07
THE SEVENTH" STILL In ARMS,
Continuation OF the Great Battle by Gaslight-
Plans for Another Campaign and the Pro-
Dable Results-Four Companies Get
ting Ready for tho Fray-How
VIII tho Campaign Endl

The troubles that have existed for some time past
u. the seventh regiment evidently destined TO
last Tor some time to 1t has been subject OF
mucn regret in the regiment that the mysterious In
nuenca OF "intrusiye journalism was sufficient to
lay bare TO the public eye the inner and narrow
minded workings or certain companies or an organl-
zation which has peaceful and brilliant an exte-
eior; but 1t should DO understood that the ways OF
the Seventh are no more above criticism ana expo
sure than anything else that Is evanescent and ex.
ceedingly mortal. The Sixth company opened the
season with their brilliant campaign which raised
80 much dust that ths eyes OF some Of the officers
were blinded to Its real result and then came the
grand battle In the First company, which fought
on principle that Il soon to We made subject OF
test in the Superior Court.
In square fight for the mastery between two sides
IN military organization must OF necessity fall
but IN the First company the anomaly exists that
although the battle Is not vet raging nercey i
aid and VIII again, neither side has won o complete
victory. The court martial decided the fato
1f those upder the ban the other night, and
actually passed resolution az unanimous
endorsing the captains action In the late trouble,
and resolving to saad by him in anything he MAJ,
as captain. DO In the future. This resolution was
read at time when TO open their mouths against it
by the ''dlsanected' would have been showing OF
hands which was not desirable under the crcum.
were to be voted upon for life or death that same
evening. company that would stultify itsolf by
promising to sustain any one or its members IN
everything he should do i'll the future as o member
may certainly do great many things that VIII
astonsh Its associates; but mention OF the TACT is
simply made here for tie purpose, as matter OF
news, to SHOW how this very resolution VIII again
cause, i'll ali PROBABILITY Lively hight In lhe COM
pauy. And here a sort Of parentnesls, let 1t be
known that OH the nis nt the Resolution was passed
nuf nil
that transplreu III the room should be considered
'prvate," an adnlonltion. by the way, tnat The
newspapers should be kept ia :he dark as hereto
lore. But 1t Is TO De regretted that the aomoniuon
cannot be needed by tho HERALD. The resou.
sent to the board OF officers as tue
unanimous 1eellng OF the company III regard to ils
unanimous one say so on the ground that ,ney were
bound hand and loot by circumstances, ana could
not raise their Voices III the matter without running
the risk OF gestlng their neads cut or. Had theJ
voted agalnstlt, they contend that they would nave
been "spolted," and In getting court marIiaed Ior
some petty charge or other would be dismissed
tnu5 leaving tue wnoe field In the possession OF te.r
adNersarles II 90 happens tnat tue faction IN the
majority would ask nothing better tnan be able 10
KICK out every one oi the malcontents. Tne latter
know ths and feeling thas they are lighting ior prn-
cple. are determined To remain AZ long tAes
and tight The n!at out TO The bitter end Id way that
Their opponents nave a. yet not the sIignes dea
Ihe JOKE o the whole thing, too, IS THAI the majority
Iaction do not know all the malcontenLs for the
Latter have SO arranged matters it Is understood,
tnat only lew ol them show on the surface, while
Others apparently friendly 10 views OF the other
yde quietly remaining in the Dacx ground uuul
the day Tor The cop dc grace comes AID then
taDleaui
The resolution mentioned VIII be undoubtedly as
sailed al Inc next monthly meeting, the Mon
1ay ol tho present month, when, II the revolution
ISIS" are not bought OF by compromise, there wia
be Lively time. Then at the same meeting, will
PROBABLY come up the question TO what have be-
come VI The Charges preferred against Captain ALI
son by Lieutenant Barr, and those against Barr by
Capaalh ALLISON. III may not be IN the province oi
the company TO ask sucn question, but that VIII
not Change the 1acts The Charges against Barr
have not reached the brigade head quarters yet ana
Gls demand Tor courS oil inquiry has not been com.
Piled with. The charges agalHst the captain have Ia
a IKE manner not reached the brigade headquarters
80 TIE question naturally arises where they ali
III may DO tuAL Barr being placed under arrest
only u little ~ play and the charges against him
Will be buried forever In pigeon uole, and that the
charges against the captain are reserved to u like
1ate. The pagers made our against both snould GER
talnly be sent to their proper destinations. 1ne
OllcerS are as matter OF course, botl bitterly op
posed to one another, and IL Is out Justice that
they are innocent, they should be so declared by
competent military court II guilty they should be
punished. Then the company's troubles may end
enecLl1lfy.
In aadIlion to the troubles OF the First company
there Is Que looming up In the Second company,
right next door TO the former, and another has
broken out IN rather MID form IN the seventh
company. The colonel AMI The stan officers who ali
have the welfare or the regiment AT heart, have
exerted themselves to tnelr almost to nuuce every
liz the command TO feel that IL IS his particular
duty to to it tnat hafuony prevails III Tie reg
meut. Ine ct OF its ''inner worklngso 10y the
HERALD has fallen ike Dombshen III It's camp, ana
the cry now ali along the line is, ''netcr let The
newspapers know VI your diiiculties.n lhe seventh
Is unlike some regiments In the First DIVISION, how
ever; II IL "aDoVe newspaper criJlcsln" according
10 some OF its oicers so IL ought not to be troubled
a0out shat or winch II naS no fears.
The dcVeiopulcnIS IN reference TO the plans OIL
TO the Tweny-second, VIII soon AFFORD readable
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