Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-03
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 the ArwS and Navy Journal It wa wrsstzn hy Captain Whitaker, formerl ef the regzlzr army, and sO high prais tru@ se czslrely eo2petent and disin serzSszNa exIkSe. Saoxs tO how greaf eff Sszmsy the Es9rsA Regiment has alread, aksmsznl The fA>a that the cOmpanie. S~-assered 0vsr sol=rge territory make. a perzEzrlS df&c1lt for them to perfec them@xExSz la tsztszlioa movements:
 ExcNsrwExr CT TEE FoxRrH ISFASTR, Ar SwTm Nazwaxk-In the New Yori SSzeR KnxRec30r- -Cse1ersfs report for ths knSs year. thMs o@csx expresses the doub: wheeAxxt the he@eSts of encampmentsi m the Nz1sszs1 Gzzrd are d all commensurate x1A she tru@h1e sS1 expense, and gives wxrv god rszzn9 for his remzxkeS, deduc- cd hrnm kss uhzexxz.Soa of the practices m fA@ ems%-mwmRMks of cur State militia w~ vxxazrx sa sMv that if we had taken a exsp ss SszsA NugwzTk- last week, any time Ga1 SePsezmAew2 ss q he would hsve Sazzf SRzsEz< t0 czzc4z4e that encamp- lasnkx uzr becc17wcss1. even under our Skx EeS2 laws n EsGnner to move of immense heme&e to zM concerned. and un- aExs4 FAszzzze to all except those parties w1sa Ema6 shem<ezrex Sm the care of the of srxr ee the day SSg violating rales: and in nezm~& ea th<Sx cases 01e cannot exuecf to FkEszze zG wzzkS~1
 ThM Eaxzth CSzz1rkScat has been or ssxzzas1 szr xh&a@E pezx. under the State Aw sE fS-1. wAsrA Is in nanv instances sSsnzzzr sa the Ne~ YsAk Military Code. hu3 rSf~res the S<z4e force to four regi- @@HE< eE SzEzzkgr and two sections of ar ezrw TAe GT@ezez. companies were as- -<zAAs1 s< CzzP Jewell. for the first szmA 4x hzkaxEzsSZ- and came from all FMrez 1f the Cs@gTSs<Sa1zzl district. most GE sAR eam~zaw N$xrS. we understand. hezRsg sszzzgV<s so eacA ether t1l they met 4s sanx F&nSe- sAEzr co=psmSes being con- zalsEtHnS1 frN2 vsxaU~S cd organizations, FEzz-srz1er sAe oA1 ESxAth Connecticut. Oz< rFr%sszEz.Tv& fez1d the men to be EEzmsznmLAv eszzusxv 1M1S. somewhat green 1z6 wmaxusA Eza3Txa3-xIEv. but infused wseA a <sruazc kezSWm ~E Ol1d soldiers. as IS wszzMiRw saze ezse z= pgesc@f m our Nation aE GwEHz. eAssZw& kg~ aOGg the advan- e4~E VII zxs IS F<ehASw2Esczl. from the zzzv lzsruEzEascEm<EsS to essective nnili- E4 sssrxSsr l z@<s 0f cur States We kzn@x sane rEsSSznzm< Ta 3esixhtfuEiv clean,
 
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 In mssS& uzE1s<Ex emexzpzeats there Is @a mzrach EasarsR1r zn1 drunkenness. so mEaw zEssz cszk1azzzElv running the guard and sspa.ssszlzy wh<a Eexr a POPal0nS vii- lAwe 6kR N@Ewz8k- ssa uzmy men lOafing zbasRze tise streets. the contrast m this case wzS ps.rSesrsfv zzEx-zES- We found the xrzas1 sss-rwk oF shES vsgy SssOa 0a inquiry. CzMxR 4<~eA MAS run oa sSs>Osd water prin- esplsssN Aznf skese principles were rigidly -nskcrssf @a al without regarl tO rank. The rgswM w4ss perfect Cuier, and what Is unsse dlHf-sEfa of al sss maintain m militia. iisrsplEE@- We fSzzd tAc morning bat szasaa 1-fH tkx9 kozES by the wztch) in 4-kIvg aFueEzsRoz- znl very crafstably per ezS=ssA Tke @e1 are hard worked at Camp Iswe4- kzSIz=y fOar Aoars drill a dMv. e4sSshsS dress parade. but the weath- CT 6esaw eAsu they SEe ahls tO stand 1t, zaz1 tA~ CatSG4 soeIS determined to EzkR tke msaSs of his week- When it Is uea<EzA&Ez1 that the regiment has never been t4Ee<kEr for battalion drill, their PwrfaEnznznse lxS& week were excellent. The af sgr Enca IastallOn drill was closed by mssFeEa%at <hieh few regular troops Ssszk1 have exreIRpa- The regiment. in spem extmEa gf dfvfSSoaS rent round the 6<h1 wIElRswo turns. at double time, and wAeR SAsv whee4e1- into line, still at 2sahke time. tAexe was not a gap to be s~e1~ am1 karsIly any dressing was requir- ss1 Al<@S1gh Rot one of those shOwy ev- saSxGSsus wkBeA wIa the applause of mul- tEszs1e eG civilians, SRch a movement, with szz-A resins shows remarkable impror- HEzszk lR three days drill (we saw them on weslRssAzy. 4sA inst l. and Ee feel conii- d<EA tAA. the week work xill show equal I=pgsEe=~zs all through from the firm ba- Si< already eSezhliSlcSl The manual of sxzas al dress parade vas very good, not so PeEtscs zs that of our Seventh no doubt, h1t. wIeh the same advantages of frequent battalion drills. at the same rate of i'm PrsSe@<as the Connecticut boys would ruR ear best s'cr@ekS~ very hand.
 Bas sae grand feature of Camp Jewell, wharh w0u3 Ssxlke a military observer af- ter seeing Oae of those camps which caus- ea car Iz<pec4or-Generalfs despair. was tAe real discipline exhibited While many Sf the New York National Guard regi- @easA w1g&t equal and excel the Fourth CSazseetseat m POint of mechanical perfec- sa0a ot dElll. there Is scarcely one-we sPa<k @8vIse3l ly-tl<t can come in hailing dEEsz1se of lt h point of discipline at the pEes<zG elze- The salute on all occasions Ss observed by all ranks al Camp Jewell sn48seEs coming to an officers tent on du- ty, u8esr salukSng. remove their caps and state tAesr hasineSS. standing al attention: the c&ceFs keep aloOf from the privates, @E,., sf<- invariably receSve and return the sa- lu.es oskoers addressing their superiors are equally panc4iliORs. in one company Cktthe first sergeant. sitting in his tent a@ar Fe2AfEng paper, observed his Colo Rea cu1a1ng rOGnd the corner near him. and instantly laid down the paper, and salGtea as politely as regular of three e1lz<neakSs eyeEyvhere respect was paid and pelffeneSS returned. Those who sheer al xs.ch a practice as putting on Regular Army airs might have witnessed the neral result of it in Camp Jewell in real d1seSFllne. f&e bess. afaer tk0t of the Req Wfan~ 4Fzsg 0r GAc old TOlsrnSeer sercice 0t tAs esase ef the srar, Eh0t ere hare vet sSEz Ca eAe Jaited .NGtes. In all cases a Sexlct etiquette of the service was viola. ee4 hy PEIvates. it was evidently done in wlecence. not carelessness: and this re. @an<.s as to give hint to company com mAaaexs of the Fourth on a little matter !. salatlng. in which the greener membrs e tAezr commands need instruction. Saze of the men, we noticed. in the eom- P2zy streets. salated their officers while szaalng doxn. This Is improper. The Regulations prescribe that the soldier shall droP kls occupation and rise when salut. rag an OeScers but having done it. need HoerePeat the salute while the officer re 1a1ns near, except when addressing ol beng addressed 4 salute, sitting down, @aAAy proper from superior to an infe. Esox. m answering the others salute. This matter. properly attended to, the etiquette ot the Fourth will be greatly improved sPd h the officers further impress upon saeEr men thaf working parties, when on d1Sy aEoznd the tents of officers, especi. ally Hea o1SceEs. should be silent. or on. Y eoaSerse on their necessary work in low to1eS. the regulars themselves could do