The New York herald., 1870-09-18
MILITARY CHIT-CHAT.

1t would seem that the difnculty between Colonel
Allen and Company OF the Ffty-hfth regiment
did not have Its first outcropping The occasion OF
the Franco-lrish picnic.
The following letter Is from one OF the members
who went to the picnic:-
NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Allow me- sir, to make few remarks through
your columns about your comments In to.day's
HERALD on the conduct OF certain members Of the
First 1t Is not true that these members paraded
armed ana equipped Second, we had the
authorization from our captain to parade on that
day, and then it was not our business to ask our
colonel II 1t suited HIM not, because captain has
right 70 parade MS company. The facts are simply
told us the colonel refused us our mnskets, and we
resolved to parade without arms, and so we did.
For long time 10 was composed entirely OF French
mel men, put now there Is only small minority left.
ete, name dear to every Frenchman. ana C certainy
every year in honor. Of the day; this is year year
Is 1t because Lafayette fought the Hessians
when they were fighting here with the
that picnic OF last Tuesday was not political AFFAIR
It was not against anybody 1t was only TO collect
funds for the wounded OF the French army. Did not
the whole Second brigade parade two years ago for
German procession--a schutzenfests Does not
the Sixty ninth (o1 which regiment we had the plea
sure to meet few members last Tuesday, parade
every year on ST. Patricks day, in the same process
sion with the FeniansY Does Dedy ever say any
thing against ltY Then think our company, as q
French company, had as much right TO parade In q
French procession as German brigade or an Irish
regiment has right to parade In q German an
Irish procession. A GARDE LAFAYETTE.
1t Is said that the major portion OF the members Of
all the companies in the Fifty ynfth with the excep.
tion OF Company A. are Germans, and SO the French
men Of the First company had rather uphill work
OF 1t to get up demonstration. The writer of the
letter makes serious mistake when he says q
captain has o right TO parade his company when he
sees it, A colonel has no right to paarde his reR.
ment without asking the brigade commander, and
when colonel parades his men without asking tho
be held accountable for did his superior offlcer feel
inclined to define his rights as superior officer.
The case or q company refusing to obey the colonel
OF the regiment to which 1t belongs IL no
parallel to the case OF the Second brigade
turning out at the SchutZenfest and the
Sixty-nint on ST. Patr1ck's Day. Both
the brigade and the Irish regiment paraded BY order
OF their commanding ofricers, not against their
ders. That they did turn out on occasions OF the
kind Is no good proof that they had strictly speak
ing, the right as organizations to take part In the
festivals they celebrated.
cram full OF saltpetre at the explosive point Cap
tain Funk states on his honor as gentleman that
none OF the officers who voted for him were sseenu
before the election. Why don't the general OF brr.
aade decide that appeal, and put On end TO the
thing at once?
There Is no truth whatever in the report that Col
Onel Clark, OF the Seventh regiment Is to resign and
that General Mcclellan Is to take his place. The
colonel Is satisfied with his position the boys of the
Seventh are satisfied with him, and Gener Il
Mcclellan has got enough to attend to lust now
without going into the military business again.