New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-27
THE FEELING ~ THE SEVENTH.
DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE GOVERNORS
DECISION 90 COLONEL APPLETON
WILL NOT TALK OF 1T.
Fourth Avenue

When Colonel Daniel Al pieton was seen at his
home. No. l22 Wet Seventy -seconl-st.. yesterday
afternoon. after his return from Albany he de-
lined % talk abou, matters pertaining TO the I'm
p.yim.ut IL would be out OF place. he eX-
,lained "for me 20 comme,- a any way upon any
phase Of the recent history q tie th or upon the
dcyelopments that have lei to the present Si'ua-
t,nn am A military officer. and AS such. must
observe the obligations Of IN" position.
From colonel Applcion's manner while he was
saving this much TO a Tribune reporter II WIS
onuoront that but FOR the restrictions which are
,,,uosed upon him as a National Guard officer he
,,o.ld not have been unwilling to make public his
,eon,l views upon the fiuitloss issue OF his per
,stut efforts Of the last five or six weeks to have
h,s regiment ordered out under tie second call FOR
troops by the President
Thai the great majority Of the members OF the
7th are sincerely dstpi oiuted at the hnal stand
taken by the Governor * urtenahie For month
they have been buoyed by the hope that the Gov
crnor would yield TO the strong political ana mill
tarv Influences which hay. been brought to bear
upon him. and would give the TN an opportunity
To rcfitc tho many slanocrous things that nave
been said about he regiment since the mor's re-
fusal to volunteer ~ individuals. This hope was
strengthened when II was learned Friday thar
Governor lack had written l. the officers Of the
1th Sd and 18th regiments TO meet him In Albany
Consequently when 1t became known on Saturd ~
evening that the Governor. after his proposal that
the members or these ORGANIZATIONS lHsht enter the
service OF the United States by enlistng new
regiments had been rejected. had decided upon
keeping them within the State as home guards
deep regret expressed by the men OF the Ith.
Yet withal, they are almost unanimous IN indoors
ing All that Colonel Appleton has done. the plea
that the integrity and individuality or the regiment
must be preserved.
There is little likelihood that there Will be many
OBJECTIONS from the regiment. One Of the privates
who IA civil lie is a lawyer. asked the ques-
ton on Saturday night whether the Governors
decision would lead to any great depletion Of the
ranks because OF the enlistment of members Of the
1th In other regiments.
II don't see now I can, because all the commits
sions have been hlled' he replied ingenuously.
But" II asked OF him. wouldn't members
OF the Eth enlist privates In other regiments?"
"Oh, my! no." he answered emphatically. you
can surely appreciate II you look at the whole
not be expected to in with the prlvates OF most
whom recruits. with little military train
ing or bearing The perfection a man has attained
from military point OF view as a component part
OF the 7th. would be utterly thrown away by Join
ing the rank and file Of regiment which has been
largely made up by raw recruits
These words. which are literally quoted they
were uttered exemplfy the spirit and opinion which
prevail almost to man In tine 9TH Regiment. and