, 1877-06-16
OUR MILITIA.
Tho Struggles Of the First and Second
Regiments Of the State Gnard.
Some Interesting Facts Abont the Militia
Inv Recently PASSED..
The United statos Army Code to Govern
the State Militia,

The United statos Army 0odo to Govern
the State Militia.
Illinois can now boast Of a caat.Iron Militia
law that Will compete with any Of her elder
sisters in point Of discipline md rcauiremcnts
There was nothing Of this description hereto
fore, but since tho organization Of tho First
Regiment !. s. g.. ncarly three years ago. the
subject has been agttatcil. The subsequent Of
ganIxatlons which followed in tho tracks Of tho
First placed achievements in the field Until It
became absolutely necessary for tho peace Of
mind OF tho fnc1nbcra OF the General
Assembly at Springfield TINT steps
should be taken to establish State
military code, which woull be complete and
binding, nd:whicl, should recognize tho militia
and grant IL ali tho privileges to which II was
tus.iy entitled. Illinois has been sadly behind
In thIs matter, but at last tho rapids aru past,
and henccforth there will be no excise for this
State not having thorough military organlza-
tlon the raluc Of Which snay at any time bo ap-
pree'atcl by tho citizens;
called 81 the Grand M faclie liotci by soiae ea. H.
tGnsiastIc young men WHO "cr' Interest Interest
+ this slty, Il ~. va, we'! md raaStstool tst, 4
would be mn up-hlll talk. Many military organ.
fzations Of an independent or.lerhnti been esta1,
lhllei at various times In tic history OF the city,
and III ,,'s1 nccnrs,inv as H. 1nicr"si an. r,,
tin.tasm uf tho ne,n!nrs 1,al tlcnrccfatctI. Yet
tic persons who took hod OF Tic matter at tl,t
tins referred to were young tnc1 Of standInE tn
f,,9ta cxirr,nn sxrrt3ons nn,,,nr The busincss
men ot tic city cnmgh Interest might
oc awakened to encourage them to pro
eecd. In this they were mt deceived.
ware heId. thn c,iIzGns rrsuouIr,i nobiY Ia the
sentiment, and attached thrir names to the sub.
ecrIntnn ista wtii,nnt t,csitution Il, nlott In.
sbio tln 70 menl,ers Of thc rev organization 10
PARTIALLY ca:iI, themselves, and cntcr nj once
upon thcir new duties. Tho organization was
formally chrfstcncd thc uThp First Regiment
Iiltnt,ta State (iunnl,, Tic 1urtniWys sou,,
lenrnrd thnt ali WA mt rold tllat giittcrs. anI
that In or1lrr n Innkn
A ercot amount ot i,ar,i Iabor would he necc..
cS o ts rn Ss liz
nnI that unless military code was established
Or liter de for lack Of jnc crest among tho mem
signing At any time IN Nv wi,en m things did not more
tosalt @ t9eir inl,siiuai tasie.: ,,,...
the Second tGyitncEt was formed. principally
among thu irisi. American t,oys WHO. It cnt,not
Iu t]sn!cd. makn rotsl soldiers. Tlcn thc TiIirJ
Kecjmcnt was forInc,i Il, thc r,trat districts.
nnx shcsc nrc ,cn ""s ,r,,,,,f,cl r,'ol,n.nts
Il, Ii. statc' .n,l thc Eicvcnsh i. So.n,iur' Tnr
Firxt and Hr.onu Kfritnrntt. ff fila city. 'ro,l,
That tilcy aro on oruarncnt and n prt,io to ths
civ IL nficstc,1 nv n" t,tre.t viii wh1rl, inv
ara regarded by tho citizens whs, , asscnLc II
turoaRs 70 "ateh tl!c'h whenever tiiGy appcnf IN
parade upon ilc streets and itle hlgn t"s;ton
Hitherto, With the exception o. ni! from tho
.izens 70 70 tug atnt OF n9omt IT, s r;
First Regiment Inns bcen entirely ttupcntl+
cut u,un It's mc,ahers ior It's sup-
port, aud tic expcnso h1s icon t i.
hMtaen Ipn many OF LUG poys, w9o .istGaa q 4
eg t,ass s, i,a nS ~ ~ HIM,
Us the Socai'hls hase tciRhte.i 10 cali tllchi III
hpienuEE eoht.t.sy upHi I1.u WIFI S lucy
stotM % tareatenlht; NIrref ntt"ccf, tha Com.
'. .nuHe 'lotcts ana lhn 'tS a.hs puttty 81!
a', ,., v"ss, @,, NV -, .ns t "ss
'c ,,.ts nho .a,,s ,u apon 'e'' "as to
u,.,. to ' Heaa t,... a.nuaoy Ss H. u. n,, Mae a..
@ sn' - ~ Gnaivsvs ~ .sie t!, ti ny III, ~
@nhi 'a1 1r+w y, y. to o. at.an % " ,n ~
E'"He p."pe.t3 III Inv ctutc' "usnt
" en'lHhtcu, "'l! cseata IN, tne sun
r.o,o,.t ,,,I,,,,rtn,,r, .,,",,;, ~ ,n,.r.,. NV
whici mi, % IN Il. co,r.s u ayo w i' or six ycars. ".
County wi!l j'a;c Two regiments to .'inpof., n1si
Etn{r'
,,.n,,,rv ANN zvzvpr,ox
III. ,c. iS,v ,,ra,,fna ~ ,,.nt ''o''
III .,,,," "hnII,, nj" r,t'sns ~. e,,,, h..
,s.n .hc e",.a ~ n,,co,, .m @ vs.rs ".
not c1rrspsiy EXEMPTED by thu lnws " tic trilci
stnesa iii chi rrccft and stich a. may, On NC.
count Of tholr profession AMI employment, be px-
empted by tho Commander. Ii. Chief, shnt be sub.
,ect 10 military du:y. and dcsisnatcl a. Tho Illinois
statc Militia.
When + IL necessary to execute tue laws. reprc,a
insnrIceit!9n. m Or frpsl ,nsaso1l. os when r'.l;
on sna ~. e . n,aas ~ ~ rrfsasnt o. ~ United
FINE !1a ",, 1fo1f m tns ~ vs.
r"i!o,ct 81 h m,it |. ~ H. st"t ~ ~ snc nop.
ion thsrsor ~ rhaIt i,u n"csssary. Thc
militia wlcn calIs1 Into "ct,yu Service phall ~
cclve the sans my a,,l tuf,.steco a. i. provided
for ku troops in the tcrylrs OF thu t'nlte4 statts
1t Is provided that tho active m1tftla Aha]] he
teslgI,atr.l es tho "IIllnots National ti1arrl.' i
ntI shall bu recruited by volunteer cutlstnets
Thu entire State slAll COMPOSE one division III
not uosc thau three t,rtgutca, tu lu culE,tnnrirt
by uue Mnlor-tjrtcral AID three IrraIicr.{;vd.
ernls All eu!istncnts tl,crctn shall bc fur i've