, 1877-07-30

ponchment OF m Executive who has been
falthlcax to his elnty. and who has dsgraced
himself aud Ills Htstc.
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OUR MILITIA.
Tbs exciting events Of the past week have
developed many gratifying, and, to certain
than the handsome conduct Of tho First and
Second Regiments Of this city. There wore
few who did not believe they would do their
duty, bnt perhaps thoro vera asill fowcr who
thought that they wonld do their duty so
well and SO completely. The conduct Of tho
militia in the earlier stages of The strike nt
many places In the East WAS somehow taken
by many people az sample Of what tho
conduct Of tho militia might DO everywhere
elso, under tho ssms circumstances. Tho
niitfn Of Pittsburg having sympathized
With the mob, and In some cases openly do
serted their arms nnd affiliated with them, II
WAS argued By rome that the Chicago militia,
in case Of riot, would do the same thing.
We hage had tie riot and the mob, md
neither regiment hns proved uufaithful to its
duty. When tho call was made upon them,
they turned ont In full ranks. There woro
no absentecs except those awny from tho
civ or nm x;ck .hcds. Nat a man f,nche1
They have been on duty day snd night, act
ing rs the reserve Of The police, aud, although
they have not been called upon to take
any active part in the fighting, thanks to
tie efficiency Of the police. their discipline
ond .]i.nos;tione tho;r coclncas and tietor.
n;nation alike. showed TINT they world haye
iono crcc,]ent serx;ca ,,nd tho uolico lecu
overnoweretl. or l,ad thov becn called mon
tn make n f1irect ottack npon tl,e mob. Tbey
hava f,one wbat tlsv WIRE hidden to do like
| oood soldiers. Their conduct commands
Them tn I'm confidence Of tho community.
anil o,ttfea than IN ;ts f,rot;tu,1e. and s1,oxs
| ,hnt Il, caao NJ .rv fnt,,re .ron,,,o from Tin
| v;c;ona o1.s.~s thew can ho ,ot,ed npon tn
nrotcct the citx.
WhiIa va wontd mt for a moment s,,rren.
,7or tlo ohvo,r,. ,,,n,rtonco ~ ;,croo.;no
| tho regular army to a minImun Of At lcost
Io nm nm, oo that n nnctara ~ rocrlare
can alvavs ho within ca,l of TIN cities w1,cro
donperons ,nobs oro mt to nrise. va wonld
crc,.ino Tho mi,;,i. of Illinois. Tlis stata
10 wro,cho;1,v nrov;,1otl for A. ,.oat fo,,r.
aft,,a of In connt;ea hnro m mil.
to-v oreon;za,;on vbatavor IN cosa
~ ,nob. bowaver smoll, Il
mov bo. md arme1 orlv viii,
s,,oL. on1 ,,oraa +ho abo-;r, ~ +,eso
corr.,ss ora unol,1a In onforca Tho or,1or. n,
courta or r,rescrya tho ncaco In nrn;fvood.
t,,a o,hor ,,ov Tho moh NJ coa,.m;ucr. ,n,o1,.
a. =, t,,o s,,or;n ~ ~. county tv1,.n ho ~.
,,o,., ,,,on, ~ 1;,,srs, an1 ron him ont ~
tha rn,,,oa FL wsa now.rloxa IN Tho nrorn.
;aa. I{o had M 4a,,+ eoa,:otu. ~ ca1,
rnor that con,d offar rasi.tance IN ,,,e rob
~ onforco his ortlara. md waa at 1ast ob1Ioat]
" co,1 nnon tba fiovernnr n, III. hctn n
militia from otbar connties rb,a ia si,n,lv
. sho,noful cond;t,on of th,noa Tho for,ners
,ho,n.o,vsa t,.x. ,,ot 5ona the;r .,rtv IN th;s
msttor rbeir hor5v. atron o.,rmoa s,ns
ourl,t IN bo enrollcd IN tha ranks ona IN
military dntv. in.tead of 1aav[np II tn tbc
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ati0 t'oan' sou18 'aon o'o'' ""s,o ~, "Do,.u ,.'
take pnae IN laentnyhe themselves WIN
tho mtiitta- We nood in thts State nt lens'
twenty-five or thirty regiments of infantry,
besides tho proper proportion of cavalry mud
1foht nr+il3erv Tn Chfcnpo. fnstasl ri