The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-12-09

pline. inspiring all the subordinate off
GERS with the same martial spirit that
he has always so ~splrndidlv manites
ted. No one but those associated with
him will Eve know the struggles ami
acknowledgements that he encountered
in his Efforts to organize q State force
that would be Il safe reliance in time
OF danger. 1t WAS a slow, tedious,
thanklc>s. work. for the very moment
that the immediate danger WAS gone
the people had 10 fortl3ercecc$sity % Il
military force. Finally a State militia
law was passed by the Legislature in
the spring of 1879. and under it Gen.
Squires was appointed to the command
of the Eastern District of Missour
which includes the city and county of
St. Louis, and the county OF St.Charles.
Last Friday night saw Gen. Squires
march out Of our armory at Seven
teenth and Pine streets. that has cost
fully Fifty Thousand Dollars at the
head of two fine regiments of infantry,
Il splendid .company of artillery, the
most soidier'y looking cavalry com
pany in the United States. Qaite a
transformation, The handful of brave
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS members Of
the National Gnard battalion had grown
into a we'll drilled and efficient corps
that would hardly tolerate another such
outbreak as we saw in 1877. The re-
suit is something to he proud Of, and
the people must be justly unanimous
in this opinion, judging by the throngs
that blocked the streets and the cheers
and hand clippings that broke out in
every direction. 1t is very safe to say
that no city west Of the Alleghenies
could turn out so fine a display of its
own militia. st. Louis now has the
largest and most expensive armory in
the country. except the one in New
York, and the most efficient military
force. General Squires. of course, has
not brought all of this about !; he has
had the cooperation of good and liber
al citizens and untir;ng subordinates ;
but he has done what was proper for
him to do as the chief in command. and
laid the city and the State under last
ing obligations to him. When Gov.
Crittenden was installed into the exc
cutive Office of the State General
Squires and his friends felt that he had
done enough to eptitio him to tie pos
ton Of Adjutant-General and his solici
tation for that Office was duly filed, but
the Governor could n%ot..see the force
Of the request, :and gave .the position
to Mr.. Waddell on account Of ?ersor
al influences. Although.a gentleman
of culture and intelligence, Mr.. Wac
dell knows but little about military
matters and cares less. lie has never
given aid nor countenance by attend
ing in uniform a single parade military
reception or ball given in this city. nnG
seems to consider his Office mot above
civil clerkship. General Squires wa:
much aggrieved at the Governors rsfr
sal to appoint him to the adjutant &c
neralcy, for he,.telt-and felt, naturally
enough, that he had done enough TO,
the State militia to entitle him to the
Office. After the appointment of hi.
opponent, Mr.. WaddelI, he sent in hi.
resignation. but the Governor reappoiu
ted him, thus showing that while he
was not willing for him to have a pos
ton that would repay him in tho least
for his services to the State, he was no,
prepared to have the State got along
without him.-St. Louis Spectator.