The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
WAITING FOR COL. LAYTON.
HE WILL TELL HIS OFFICERS HOW
VOLUNTEERING WILL BE DONE.

The Colonel Is Expected in savan-
nah To-day-Ohicers of His Regi-
ment Did Not Hear From Him Last
Night and So Held No Meeting.
Chatham Artillery VIII Respond
III Ordered Ont and So VIII the
Guards and Hussars-Sentiment in
These Commands Is against VoIun-
teering-First Regiment Hand WIZ
Nolunteer-yacaneie Among OIL
GERS of the Regiment.
The question with the Savannah military
yesterday was: What is the news from
Atlanta; has the call been issued?" This
was answered in the negative, and the UNI
certainty that has existed for the past few
days, as to just what will be done in rails
ing troops to respond to the call of the
President, was not removed.
The news that Col. A. R. Lawton and
Capt. Oscar J. Brown are to be the col
olonels of the two Georgia regiments in
measure relieved the uncertainty, as it is
believed this means Col. LaWton's regi-
ment, the First, will be called into serv-
teered in all the companies TO send the
regiment to Atlanta or whatever place may
be decided upon as the muster point, with
a force adequate for the formation of a
regiment of full strength upon the voiun-
teers as nuclei in their companies.
This is exactly what the men in the
regiment have wanted, and it now looks
as if the provisos made by many will be
fulfilled, and that all the signers of the
volunteer blanks will be able to stick to
their bond. The integrity of their com
mand is what they have been after, and it
tain it.
. No meetings of any of the commands
were held yesterday for the discussion of
the situation. 1t had been rumored that
mass meeting of the Guards would be held,
but this was not done. Col. Garrard was
not here. or il might have been called.
There are some of the Guards who want to
see the command volunteer, but by far
the larger number say they will not do so
unless the command can go as a body or
the Governor orders them out. Volunteer
ing as matters now stands go dead against
the grain with the majority, and they do
not hesitate TO say so.
Those who want to volunteer in the
United States service say they will do so
with other commands if the Guards do not
decide to respond to the call. There is also
some talk of all the Guards who will vol
unteer doing so and forming one COM
pany, or two, if enough men want to vol
unteer, though there does not seem to be
that many who wish to go, and electing
their officers from among those of the sew
eral companies who are willing and ready
to go to the front. In this case, the idea
seems to be to attach the company to the
First Regiment.
A captain of another command who will
volunteer said last night he believes the
Guards will respond to the call II is
his opinion that they will volunteer in suf-
ficient numbers to allow each company to
retain its integrity after they see Just
what they may expect. The officer fur
Their said he believes the Guards will at
tach themselves to the First Regiment.
A talk with several members of the
Chatham Artillery revealed no determine
ton on their part to volunteer, and they
said there is no sentiment in the battery
to do So They are ready, they say, 10
respond il they are ordered out, but that
there will be no volunteering. 1--WE will
obey the orders of our captain" they
said Two batteries of artillery are called
upon as Georgie's quota. There are but
two white batteries in the state, So IL the
Chathams do not go, it seems as If the
colored battery will be given chance to
distinguish itself.
The Georgia Hussars are not being con-
sdered. They are not needed just now.