The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-06
SATTERLEE TO THE TROOPS.
HIS STIRRING ADDRESS ON OUR
NATIONAL GUARD.

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His Address Received with Enthu-
sinsm-The sharpshOOters and
Marksmen Announced.
! L cut. C. b. Satterlee, L. S. A., addressed
the military Of Savannah last night at
Catholic Library hall. His subject was,
"Our National Guard" While it was a
very long address, it was thoroughly ap-
precated by the large body of military
which heard II, and which cheered almost
continuously. Ii was one of the most
scholarly, complete and sensible treat
ments of a military subject that was ever
listened to in Savannah.
1t was at the invitation Of the First
Regiment of Georgia Volunteers that
Lieut.. Satterlee came to Savannah to de-
liver the address, and through the cour-
tesy of the regiment that the other bod
les, comprising Savannahs military, were
invited to be present.
The companies began to file into the
hail about o'clock, and in a very short
time it was crowded. The Georgia Hus-
sars marched in first, without arms, in
dress uniform. All the companies of the
Edward Karow, were represented. The
Jasper Greens, Company A, was under
command of Capt John Flannery; Re-
publican Blues, Company b. Lieut. j. ].
Gaudry; German Volunteers, Company
c, Capt. Kolshorn; Oglethorpe Light In
fantry, Company D. Capt. McLaws, and
Savannah Cadets, Company E, Capt
ka dc.
were under command of Capt. W. W
Williamson the Lawton Cadets, Capt. La
than Pritchard, and the naval reserves,
Lieut. Fl. s. Colding. The reserves were
in their new uniforms donned for the first
time since their arrival, and presented
handsome appearance. The uniforms are
OF the regulation blue, trimmed tastefully,
and attractivSiy braided with white.
Maj. Edward Karow introduced Lieut..
Satterlee in a neat and well-timed speech
that was heartily cheered Lieut.. Satter-
lee, Maj Karow said needed no introduce
ton to the Savannah military, nor did
the Savannah military need to be intro
duced to Lieut.. satterlee.
The gallant officer was greeted with
cheers as he arose to speak.
In commencing his address, Lieut.. Sat
terlee said that he esteemed it a privi-
lege and an honor to be again with the
four years while he was detailed az as
sistant to the adjutant general of GeOr-
gia He said that after those four years
had passed ne was better soldier than
before.
Lieut. Satterlee said that he would be
proud to remember Savannah as the last
place on the Atlantic coast, where his
duty as an officer would lead him, for he
had been ordered to San Francisco for
duty
The paper that Lieut. Satterlee read,
was first read before body of officers of
the United States army Feb. IA last, and
was not, he stated, written to be pre-
scented before volunteer troops, but he
had been invited to read it here and he
asked that that circumstance might be
considered and that which was compli-
mentary, be accepted as doubly so in that
the paper had not been written originally
for them, and that that which was criti-
cal, be also accepted, as it was the criti-
cism of a friend.
Lieut.. Satterlee described in a humorous
way the militia of 1774 and after years.
and spoke of the way the men turned out
at musters The regulations said the
troops must bear guns that would carry
as much as the eighteenth part of a
pound, and the officers must present
themselves armed with hangers or spon-
toons The men turned out most fan
tast!cally gotten up, often with wooden
guns and sometimes armed with corn
stalks. This was when every man was
compelled to be a militia man, and the
ridicule OF those days had, with some peo-
the present time. THE militia inv,nci-
BILE in peace, invisible in war;"
was the way some wit and
decrer of the service had put it. Lieut.
Satterlee said he had heard the troops of
to-day by certain army officers stigma
] Cd q no oh a ord hof
ster does not define. But the militia Of
those days has gone and in its place said
Lieut. Satterlee, the country has an or
ganized force of soldiers.
During the course of his reading Lieut.
Satterlee referred to the name of Bragg
Jackson. Grant and Lee, which were
greeted with prolonged cheering
That which was critical in his address
was seen to be friendly, and that when
was complimentary was unreservedly so
| and OF such a character as to keep the
members of the regiment the recipients
] OF the greatest amount Of praise. when
the local troops were mentioned contin.
ually cheering and particularly the Sa-
Vannah Cadets, Company r, to whom sew
| eral highly complimentary illusions were
made. At one place he said the Cadets
would serve as model for any volunteer
! company.
All of his hearers pronounced Lieu,
Setterlee's paper as wonderfully forcefu
! and he has the satisfaction Of again hav-
! ing pleased the Savannah military
At the close Of the address, Mai Karow
! requested Lieut. Satterlee to read the list
of those Of the regiments members who
| had attained the scores OF sharpshooters
/ and marksman. He responded in a sing
ularly happy manner and in his presen-
tation Of the honors he kept his hearers
| enlivened with a flow of ready. but deli
/ cate, wit directed at several Of the fortu-
nate ones whom he best knew.
Company f was the most highly hon
ored of the five companies in the regi-
ment, as 1t had twenty-five sharpshooters
| and eighteen mark smen.
The pins for the sharpshooters and
| the badges for the marksmen were not
on hand for distribution, as the govern
ments supply had run short. perhaps. as
Lieut. Satterlee suggested owing to the
| great demands the Cadets had made upon
! it.
The members of the several commands
were highly entertained by Lieut. Satter-
| lees address and each and every one con-
siders that he was greatly benefited.
Lieut.. Satterloe will leave this morning
! for Columbia, where he will be Joined nv
| Mrs Satterlee and they will then go
north. Lieut. Satterlee is on leave of alb