, 1875-03-05
THE FIRST REGIMENT,


Tho Minneapolis Tribune Of Tuesday contains
letter from itu Chicago correspondent William
D. Hail. In which ho given nn interesting cnnyes-
sation with Gen. A. C. McClurg on tho subject
Of tho Commune and tho First 1tcgi,nont. It Is
ns follows:
Herorter-tsooa morning, General; 1'ya enlled TO
interview so and for old acquaintance sake hope you
vii sasa n'e % tlo !nfe.maston asss.l +. ...
R.-All that you know abont the Conlmllnats- Ynn
wero ~ counsel i..t Monday night with Tho City Fa.
Intentions Of The Communists7
6en.,lt bad cn ascer1s!asd n'at they Intended to
demand all tho books. papers. and fltll OF tho clief
s,ocicty to turned over TO llc, +nd, II refused,
they w.'Ila bring chscaxo TO their io:t. They made
hs , ps ont IT,, ss e tne ia hG:p u is' r
partial ncccsa then. they expected to get full control
this winter, but tho prompt and decided action Of tho
M-Did you order your men out ?
Geu-Yca tho wule regiment tnll*tcrtn1 800 Enot
tuen, waa ordered out uua.r arnis "Wednesday nlah.
and drilled TIL 10 oc!nck loading anil firing. and
y ss G Il III. ha4 s ~ ss; ~
susnrlss: cyl the Communists, kno~tny 1t, were no
R-Thank YOU, General, for what ron bare told nc,
but am surprised at two thugs: did mt know be-
lnro tlst thcFe militia regiment in cLeago anil
war; % fow can,s you to T Ie soldier assins N'1 -
Gen.-t hayo been connected with tho regiment hut
bs ~ to te naCtr Of sspanes o. as to e w.
rfencu Of men 10 tho company, yet tho hardest part
Of tho work Of tho recruiting and Organization
done before vas eonne:ted with
Il, was very reluctant to take tho
command when pressed upon int, knowing that ha1
neither tic time nor The Inclination, and nns thinking
that al the neeeheary QnalI:lttons for ts osltla
II great tlnRreo othefs. However, Was
lrra,nlseI by those inside sud outside Of the rrg-
incnt. WHO urge,l 1t ~ shlc duty. Uae why
yielded was ta: believu tl.s pulic Venesally
tlerraa tbs effect upon personal character nf military
drill and Is.!rllne. benye tho nssocattous OF
armory, under Rropor control, aud under officers Of
furious Young occupied In professional
MercIa pnrnuts. There IL something A tho ncceaA-
tics Of drill tho ercct, decided carriage and stcr tho
Qutekness and accuracy OF movement nnl the habit
Of close aud annaVgng attention, that 1eve1opes aud
iArtl!nes Tho mind pa we'll tho o1y aud goes
iryond the n!ud aud body into the character ITSELF
giving IL n straishtforwa raua~, dtrccneat and
eciron which It would e hard 10 get from any osLer
education. know tho experience gained during tho
WIr, Of military Affairs, did mitch for it every
way, and my own experience ct tho rcslls OF West
Point education, developed in tho character Of tho
regular oficc1a whom met. was mitch III lis favor.
Tic character Of George II. rhomas than whom l
never raw nobor lnant was onu Of those results.
i've talked win quite n,,rnler Of prominent ci-
xeua within day two, who thought or cared
for the Fnt Regiment Aerosefore, md nsl that they
and tho c!tzens generally nre waking IN to tho I'M
nnrtnnce Of having wc.dried regiment In Chicago,
ind they aNbhcrbng 3l 10 s01 apiece for tho ten
cit Of tho regiment, and II you don't hear Of 10
goo body Of eotfcrs In the FiTAt Reg1nont nf III.
Il. G. tho famous Seventh af New York. I'll to
greatly mtstakout and thata tho good that Will coMu
out Of this COMMUNE.