The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-17

In Them General sherman sees
the ~aicsu guard 81 the Nation.

New York Herald: ten NiliianAl
Tecumsrn. sherman. who viewed ~
parade ,e-lesdsy from The gsanisisnH
whsr. beside President iIarri.on, ~
shared the plsu.iil- 81 ths multitude. -
pressed the following highly interesting
reflections:
~A~ shr ssfegnario ~ The United state
must fe-t ia the hands ~ the citizen -"'
diery In ease 81 nsiiosasl pe'll. ne mn
lion Or more spectators WHO witnr~-rs
ine great parade to-day might h~v
drawn CONCLUSIONS "a highly lmp"'
liant nature
II had TIE pleasure NJ viewing ~
snarch past, ami irit something M m
ul.s time inspiration y hen law tfnni
hciosr ne the ~lalwarl. active ,"nns
n,tn. cIsi Ia ih- hlmr. and -hsulirfint
shrir ,nu-kets - 10 the dsx~ % uld,
snnnsns ~ re uprising 81 the N"t''
swenl -righi YEAR $40. o. the ns-~ls'
batlsion- which poured Ia seeming
endless streams into The various arp.'f
az military Org srK.iipn. also rec.ile
Tie iaiFepiL >vuilrnn- who came boltl
forward 10 face privnfirn and dea'l
Tue army III the West. the gallant mrs
whom ! knew % we'll and whose ssio,
witnessed on many hnrd tough, field
seemed ID rise Up before me like =
many friendly spccire~.
The dass IA tie march through Geor
Ci4 aud the Csrolus- appeared 10 cotn'
hack atresh. and live again Ia the. 20
me. jos Gus atmosphere OF another ex-
i-'ence such stirring revival 81
former lie possesses is charms n
well a. IT, regrets Writing in the ~,
of rerospeciion. past JOYS and sorrows
appear A. fresh and vivid as when the,
crowded upon rue engaged III The activt
duties 81 military work ia time OF war
.As the trained DRAGON nurse prick
his ears on hearing the bugie call. 50 doe
the old soldier rejoice in all that re-
minds him OF the active practice OF hi
profession. Likewise should he TAX
pleasure ia knowing that the military
pageant OF to-day did not indicate com
Ing human destruction, but that IL Wa
drawn out TO do honor 10 the memory
OF q man who, although his arm wa
mighty in war. ever appreciated tn,
blessings Of peace.
Il laughed TO myself At the moment
when the New York Seventh Regiment
approached with elan. tor thought al
OF Ohio, when he witnessed the arrivs'
Of the Seventh at Washington in the
early days OF the wsr- TIE capital WA
in danger. The confeierate~ could hay
march I'd in at that time. The anxiety
OF the friends OF the Government W..
great When the gorgeously uniformed
drum majur approached. whirIing hi
baton. the embodiment OF the conveu-
sioual pompOsity Of his office, handed
down from drum major 10 drum major
during the last 300 years. Senator Wade's
non-military eye was attracted BY the
spectacle. He received tremendous
impression. The dashiug volunteers be-
hiud We're lost sight OF. The drum ma
jor alUne engro-s rd hi attention. Turn
ing 10 his companion Senator Wade cx-
claimed IN awe-struck tones, The city j.
safe after ALL
The contrast between the small de-
tschmeut OF regular soldiers aud the
large body Of volunteers j. but an in
dication of the tendency OF the Amerl-
can mind. We rely on the volunteers
- our source Of defense. But the diff
ference between volunteers such a. ours
and reg ulars j. bu, slight after an. The
former are regulars j. embryo. The In
telligcn; clear headed young men CON-
posing the national guard " tile various
States whom saw to-day, only require
the training aud di-cip inc aud exper-
fence Of the camp 10 become regulars OF
the very best kiud. would have
matched my Old infantry that led
through Washington AZ the time OF the
final review AZ the close OF the wal
av4iust any infantry Tint ever fought q
battle. Most OF them we're ia a more
uniayOrabie condition 70 become soldiers
than the national guard who marched
to-day. for they had no training what
ever to begin with.
~rne regulars Of continental nations
have generally been ignorant. stupid
peasants. who required prolonged train.
ing 10 become soldiers. Our seen
bright fellows acquire with great rapid
~ the essentials ~ military lite. I'll;
Pennsylvania division i entitled Il
praise, for, being in heavy marching
order, u came nearer 20 being compac
body OF troops ready for the field fha,
any other State national guard. The,
were no holiday soldiers. The sysseu
~ vogue. bv which the Pennsylyanian
can be modified az very short notice
should be adopted " every stale IA IN,
Union. Tie Old "Buckiail- division d
Gen Mccall. tile Pennsylvania reserve
when came to Washington when order
ed there, was very much such BODY q
Gen. Harsranft's men who marched 10
day.
III i idle 20 criiicise the individual o
collective appearance Of tile volunteer.
20 contrast the cclors az their clothin
or their trimmings. The material wa
there, ana The forty thousand Young me
IN uniform could be drilled into shap
IN short order II the opportunity II
practice were afforded them.
There ere nearly eight million me
~ the United States who are availsb
for national defense. and constitute Ii
militia. France has never gotten ov,
ons-tenth Of her population in the fie
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