The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-11-17
MILITARY MATTERS.
NEWS AND VIEWS ABOUT THE TEXAS
VOLUNTEER GUARDS.
WHY THE SHOWING is NO BETTER.

WHY THE SHOWING is NO BETTER.
OnsMOnday last, as 4 STATESMAN re-
porter was "going through" the various
departments in the state house-this was
before the fire, You know-he dropped
into the adjutant generals office, and
found the clerk, Captain Orsay, in COM
munlcative mood. Forthwith the Rip
Porter '-ial appliances were brought TO
bear, and a deal of information was oh
tanned. 1t was thought by us, we two
that it would be interesting to the peo-
pie of Texas to know upon what sort of a
WAR FOOTING
the militia of the state was, so the COLI
versation assumed somewhat of mill
tary statistical shape, and the readers of
the STATESMAN shall have the benefit of
it. The present military organization of
Texas is as follows:
o. NJ. Roberts, commander in-cmef.
with the following staff:
Wilbur H. King, adjutant general
John NJ. Claiborne, Harry w. Rhodes,
Galveston Ed. G. Bower. William L.
Crawford, Dallas T. NJ. Scott, Melissa,
and James A..Baker, Houston, aides-de-
camp, all with the rank of colonel.
In the early part of last year, the first
division of,
TEXAS VOLUNTEER GUARDS
was organized, and its commanding Off
GERS were commissioned as follows:
Fleming w. James, major general
Austin; Jos. S. Rice, colonel and assis.
tant adjutant general, Houston G. w,
| Trueheart, colouel and medical director
Galveston Harry b. Johnson, lieutenant
colonel and inspector general. Hearne /;
James Downing, lieutenant colonel and
| division quartermaster, Corpus Christi /;
| Geo. B. Gurlev, lieutenant colonel and
division commissary, Waco Fl. w. kel-
lar, Dallas, N. Il. Davis, Houston, w. w.
| Searcy, Brennan, and Ed. Mcdaniel
Austin, aides-de-camp, with rank of
lieutenant colonel; VIII Lambert, lieu-
tenant colonel and division ordinance
officer, Austin l.. Z. Edwards, lieuten-
| ant colonel and provost marshal, Austin.
| FIRST BRIGADE.
| A. S. Roberts, Rrigadier general,
Austin; Ed. deNormandie. lieuten-
ant colonel and assistant adjutant
general, Austin; R. ii. L. Bibb,
lieutenant, colonel and medical director,
Austin; c. j. McRea, major and quarter
master, Galveston; W. b. Brush, major
and commissary of subsistence, AustiH
Fl. c. Magruder, Houston, and II. r.
McDade, Hampstead, aides-de-camp, with
rank of major.
SECOND BRIGADE.
Felix II. Robertson, brigadier general,
Waco; Robert j. Brooks, lieutenant
colonel and assistant adjutant general,
Waco; H. b. Hamlette, lieutenant, colo
mel and medical director, Waco.
| REGIMENTAL COMMANDERS.
First Regiment-A. T. Bedell, colonel ,
Hampstead.
Second Regiment-H. b. Stoddard, col.
onel, Bryan.
Third Regiment-J. S. Napier, colonel
Whitney, McLennan county.
Fourth Regiment-C, B. Randall, col
onel, Dcnison.
First Regiment, colored infantry A.
NJ. Gregory, colonel, Calvert.
First Regiment Cavalry-W. G. Nose
Iy, colonel, Oyster Creek, Brazoria
county. q r'...
l. BATTERIES.
Texas Old Guard Artillery, Houston
Capt. r.. Rutherford, commanding; foul
pieces, 12-pound Napoleons.
Denison Artillery, Denison - Capt. l.
l.. Maughes, commanding; four pieces,
6-pouHd Parrots.
On the tenth of January, 1881, General
James rendered his resignation thus de
volving upon
l. BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERTS
the command of the division. With
the resignation OF General James ex
pired the commissions of his staff offi
GERS, as such. 1t will be remembered thai
1.-TWO
-s. MILITARY CONVENTIONS ...
have been held in this city, during the
sessions ofthe sixteenth and seventeenth
legislatures, the object being to ask as
, sistance from the state-only such as
sistance as would keep the organizations
in tact. This was refused with a sneer
One member of the legislature went sc
: far as to saJ, in a speech in the house o.
representa- lives, "that one old soldier
. with both arms and both legs OF, Wai
: worth more than all the militia of fTeXas.'
Is it any wonder, then, that out OF
FIFTY UNIFORMED COMPANIES
only twelve have sent up to the adjutant
generals office the reportrequired By Ldao
, Every man in Texas, between certain
ages, with few exceptions, is required
to perform certain military duty: In
cases of riot or any other unusual distur
bance of the pubic peace, the militia o.
the state are subject TO the orders OF the
sheriff or district judge. Instances are
on record where companies nave peer
called out, to preserve the peace, ano
, protect lives and property, and wher
/ their bill, as allowed by the statutes
was presented, 1t has been refused
1t is not surprising that lukewarmnesi
, and indifference should be so manifest
/ But
FOUR NEW COMPANIES
have been organized this year, viz: Or
, ange Rifles, Orange; Montel Guards
} mounted, Uvalde county st. Mary'i
Qua, DIS, Galveston, and the Fro County
Volunteer Guards, mounted. Thes'
uuirements of the law. The following
named six companies have been
Il DISBANDED:
Panhandle Mounted Rifles, Mobette
Wheeler county.
Fort Worth Guards, Fort Worth In
J fantry; r. e. Maddox, captain.
Fannin Light Guards, Bonham; il
f fantry; q. L. Anthony, captain.
Mills Rifles, Bremond; infantry; w. q
Yelverton, captain.
, Calvert City Guards, Calvert; infantry
W. d. Scott, captain.
RI Manning Rifles, Austin; infantry; W
J Won Rosenberg, captain.
! The Bayou City Guards, an fnfantr,
company, at Houston, is virtually dis
+ banded, but the department has no Off
, cial notification of IL. -.
There have been distributed TO thu
above companies, and those still organ
) lied, about $4,000 worth OF public prop
! erty-arms and accoutrements. The Law
i requires all these arms to be inspected
and a report to be made thereon at leas
once year How is 1t to be made, will
: not one dollar in the treasury to thu
\ credit of the militiaf The states annua
quota OF arms, received from the genera
government, amounts to about $500
, How will those arms be taken care of
: We give it up. So did Captain Orsay
and then the reporter urshered himsel