, 1875-05-15

Att1ncted univeraa' adu,l.atton by Their freo and
easy bearing, and The confidence With which
they hnndled thcir arms.
bccaueo OF thoir youth and md remarkable sorlt,
had, Gcyond . doubt, tho synpntliea Of the
crowd, although all acknowledged tint tho
Springfield company Worc model Ho'dioras at
least in point of physiqno sna uniform.
aud stachod arrus on tho south side Of tho
nquaro. Tho Guards formed nearly opposite, both
companies atacktny arms. Tho Toledo boys
thcn proceeded 10 10 through. tho school of t!ie
tI.oir admirable facing and whoo!Ing, won groat
applause. They showed, ltowoyer. como weak
mesa on tue aoft gronnd, because they haye al'
Thus caused tllem 10 loee distance whom
Wheeling Into lino-the ou1y movement in Uhtch
they failed to show solt.icrly precision. Thia
waa the more not,coablo in marching by foura
nad getting inlo Inn by that nr1er OF formation.
Their ]sintoon and company whcoia were much
better oxccutotl.
liaving disposed Of this part Of tho pro-
grsn.no. thov totiseI to their original position
alpl awaited tho movements Of their compoA-
tors.
followed tan example Of tho Cadets, both drilling
III Upton. and marched Titl tho ntealy stride OF
manhood. Their obli9uo movements woro esEocsai'
y creaisabl", and III forming line by torrs and BY
pIatoons thay nescr. except In ono or tno' In
Htancer loRt an Inch OF ground 30 Accurate
waA their llstancn that hardly any drossfnY wan
necessary to n.ahe Tie alignment oven, After the
coniuar.l to Init WAS given..
CiIs 0natt1s letsral amid load cheers, n1d
awaited tae exhibition.
uSD11s Ln%g,
Of their ronth'n1 und friendly autagonistn,
Tho Gadtta took ll,oir ml.kots isa tt.tlo men
hud handled them tilio yetorann. Each butt wa
In limo with the others, md every hand,
At each movement. came down together. Thor
marching, viii, gun In hand, vas worry crodita-
bic. hut, occasionally, thcy showed ~ unseoadi-
Ecss OF diAtAuoe, which nzo anil drill Oil soft
ground eau Alono euro. tbs boys asa not to
blaus for tho weakness OF tileir Immature
narchea. and deserve tho hghcst praise foz ihc
WcHt Pont-'ise accuracy OF tholr manual. They
went through the most intrlcasa moTou,cnta Of
III, school Of tho company, with and without
nrnns, without committing an. cIrof, and
had their atrougsh boen equal to thDir
ability in tactcs, the gallant 0uarda would lave
Ss't9a sna uDs..ssx ~ 99 .1% no. s da
fens. the boys woze perfectly at home. which, 1t
must bo confchsod, ono or two Of the uuarGsmen
Maro not. Capt. johnson, having watched tho
progress Of tho contest With nomo anxiety, and
knoaing that hls men could hardly nopo to e1cel
the Cadets In manual, resolyod to roly mainly on
INTRICATE COMPANY AovEMEHTs,
changing trout, changing stop In tho tnaIsh.
rapid whesling, formlng lno 70 tho front IN
only TO tho military community. The man
proved themselves equal TO the occasion, and In
i'll their n.ovsments proserved distance In \
mannar that Won shom universal favor.
| came to m cnd and great anxiety wAA 1aauifeBt-
ed to knor
THE nEsuLT OF TUE CONTEST.
Gen. BhosmAn brought forward the prize color, =
hollow square aAs form.1, aud then Gen. Dram
announced thas the aco1s stood II To 60 In favor
ct tho Governors 1uAzd.
| The announcement wAs received With Bone
spplauso, but, evidently. tho puo.a he&rt was
| t!culasly anxious to cheer their honorable de-
| feat.
Tbe dag, \ beautiful blue Que, Of tho bsss slk,
with Eolden frinHos. Nas nllc0vnred aud 1nfur!sd
| by tho Marshal. who RignAled tho Color-SorEtnnt
| OF the Guards 10 approach.
nEX. JuDsoN HtLrA7n1cE
thea advanced and spoke in substance as fol-
| lows:
II Was to him IN occasion Of great pleas.
| urs-ths mora no because 1t Was not
| It all e1pcctod-to' present thai beautiful
| hng cmblsmatio Of no particular Slate but OF
all tho Union. On ono Rtjo, 1t indicated tho
| pur1oao for which It VAS nado on sho otbor, ha
road tho legend, ssate sove1e!Gnty aud National
Htteng.h." There was tho ollvs-bEauch OF peace
aud there also vha the sprca 1-oasle Of America.
1Io fa!t that no moro beautiful dag could bo
presented to them, booauso It wna typ
,cs! Of ~ g!otiou. ~ natioa. An An'' IN n
| allow tho wonls Estate aovereiguty" To pass
without some explanation. There was 10 such
thing ~ aoYoFeign Htaso in tho American
Union. A sovereign Stats had tho power OF
Ing money. No American Btato had that power.
It belonged to al OF them IN collective aoose.
[Choers,l Tho question OF State rights had
sss .t i;,, 1ess .n4 It ws' on{ whsn ~
! Of bis country that hs lonraed how little
Stale individuality mas recognized by tho OUT
aide world. In England. In Franco, N Russis
in Germany, ,poopo kuaw nothing OF local dis
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