Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-19
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THE, ENQUIRER:
RICHMOND, VA.
wednesday Morning, February ~ 20.
Some time since We had occasion 10 n'''.t

wednesday Morning, 49,
som, lime since we had occasion ~ "''s
-,.... made by the Washington eoIlesp''uN
. 49, p,,,;more American, OF The alegcu 'l'a'
LINEN, and suffering OF The volunteers !" W. y
.'.h, uere said no, to fare as vel as 'he -
a,,.r ,,ooos for The reason that they ale d. '"'
49, 81 me suffers. who charge them enormous
10 tor VIVA. they cal and drink. IL was ''''".'
ch,reed that some OF The volunteers i'''' wv
been maid since they entered the service &c. we
.I,sood ,hat This misrepresentation was designed
- a,courace The volunteering ol brave spirits loI
The war.
! o,r article was noticed not in The American,
bnr in The New York Express, as follows:
WAsHiSGTos. Dec 90
.the volunteers DO fare as well as The regulars, anu
a, ,hr reason that there is fred tariff OF prices by
which the suffers are bound TO no reeula'ea nom III
sunoynr the volunteers and the regulars " thry are
mnnspd upon by The suffers IL is the fault Of the ofcers
Of the volunteer companies. Az to The volunteers not
being paid we learn that this is far from being true ar
engagements having heen made 10 pay tnem IN regular
w. Richmond Enquirer.
The Richmond Enquirer two weeks since made the
above declaration In rc?ly TO letter Of mine ana &C.
cumpanied II with denial Of another fact stated by me-
in deprecated Government paper money, and also win
this declarlli0n:
otis strange, that some Of The Wing papers should
seem take pleasure in hsafiing the plans ni the
Government for the vigorous prosecution Of the war,
and in throwing cold water upon The paticle aTuof oil
the volunteers"
since Congress has taken up the subjects complained
Of nv me- behalf Of the volunteers and since all that
have asserted has been verified by one OF The vonn-
;e-rs themselves upon the floor Of Congress- it's hardly
nee, ssary say more II s well however, that such
ali.
especially when thew come fran the head quarters o 4
state ard the principal organ OF patty Ina! has proved
backward in tile display Of that patrio!ic hfdn oil
which we near murh aud - liiir. IL J. indeed
barely p,sstls tina. Democratic Virginia, with only
ore Wing member OF congress aud he tho representa-
tive of almo, The fist among the volunteers. by hid re-
ceved from Maryland aud Pennsylvania, nay he able
send n men TO Mexico, bur ryen that fact
remains 10 he proved
Az tor The POSITIVE DO" aud liar from heirr true"
declarations nf the Enquirer, by reference Ia the pro-
ceedings in the House Of Representatives. Yesterday
You win see that the volunteers haze not "fared well
The regulars" and that the House under great ur-
eency from one of the volunteers, themselves have
agreed that the clothing shall be supplied 10 the voun-
sers upon the terms that Is supplied TO "the
2uiars."
The "fxed tariff of prices" Is idea Of The EnquI
res which has had practical existence in point Of
flct. II was stated by Colonel Baker, ALSO that his
regiment had not received any ay for the hrst six
months they were In service, and thus mpses another
denial Of the Richmond oracle. As for the depreciation
Of the Government paper currency IN Mexico is noo
have recently given evidence tnaI u
ns been deprecated IL CENT instead Of 10 or ~ a.
stated by ne, need add nothing more upon This sub
Isct. r. ~
/ We have taken pains 10 examine the asser-
| tons of "E b." and though much time has
elapsed We deem il Just 10 The Administration
ami To the service TO present few facts in Teiu'
/ ialion OF az. b. 81 parlizan charges. We deem
/ il entirely unnecessary 10 notice his Low and I'M
| potent filings al The patriotism Of Virginia, and
our own course.
! The attempt 10 SHOW lha,ihe volunteers endure
| because II the neglect OF the Government, more
| hardship than the regulars finds no support in
\ Colonel Bakers speech. The difference in lheiI
! allowances, which Colonel Baker comments on
is in The article OF clothing alone The supply
ui this, lor The regular army, is furnished upon
| printed advertisements after delay which, in
| The case Of these volunteers, would have been
utterly inadmssibe The very object Of calm.
them out, was 10 carry immediate succor 10 The
army in Mexico and The promplness which
| Colonel Baker himself showed, in raising his re
ciment would have been rendered utterly useless
had they been required 10 wait Tor clothing 10 bt
made up by contract, and forwarded 10 Illinois
Blu, besides, there was no warrant Of law for any
such course III" Gavernmeni, however, in this
as in all allowances IL volunteers in this war
! have cyh:att WISE lbera!iv ThcY furnished
zach man il advance. with ne cost Of The am,
ciolhing for "ae y-dr Aud 50 soon a, The Sc
creiary Il War i, i1oymed by Colonel Bake
TIA, The army system Of iGtnishLs-in kind-i
selves, We find he draws mp, with his own hand
:: resolution hy which he is 10 be authorized /,
adopt il. Bus the volunteers are not al ihe mere,
al ,l,. suites; il is 10 these very persons lha
ihcy should look iiir he supplies they need, and a
reas"na bic prices, too II heir officers dischare
their duties; ior We presume they are unde
army regulations. Though, perhaps, the sallan
Colonel, who tells us they are ready 10 live upol
their ration sin an emergency" and who doe
no, regard acof war in lbal light, may obiec
To their application, except when ab,onel'
marching. But here, al least, is the provision
made for the protection Of soldiers against an.
such expressions as are lrumpeled forth with III
evident design OF preventing enroilmenls;-Par
TO- Army Regulations, makes il he duty Of III
commanding officer, Of each post, 10 appoint
council Of administration. And by Par. i73, ,hi
council have power-"irom time to ime--lo pre-
scribe the quantity and kind of clothing, sma
equipments and soldiers necessaries, groceries
and all articles which the suffers may be hel
bound 10 keep on hand, 10 supply the p,obab
wants Of the officers and ,nen-io examine tn
suffers book and papers, and, on actual insFec
/ ton, 10 fix The tariff of prizes 81 The said good
and commodities"
Col Baker says his regiment vas not PAL 10
nearly six months; bn, he does not say that tn
regulars were preferred in this o, in any instance
; Of blaming any one We do not know The par
, licuar circumstance. which caused The DELAY
! but we have no doubt a satisfactory and snfTi
cienl explanation could be given BY The excel
lent head Of the pay department if called upor
The promp'ness. regularity and order whic
, aaye been introduced no this Department al
not surpassed in their usefulness 10 his countr
even by The brilliant success which marked III
conduct of "To~ sons Lghihorse" in tie las, va
The army ration is OF course issued equally
volunteers and regulars. II is no. only LIBERIA i
quantity, but The provisions are Of the best quail
ly that can be procured. War is Of course n
lime for The enjoyment Of lu1uries. Wha,eve
Col. Baker may think OF it, in some measure
. may be regarded as an emergency and the r,
gular officers and men have no, and will not, "
think, be found 10 grumb!e so long as they al
furnished with their much abnsed hard bread an
!, pork.
GENERAL WALLACE AND THE MEX
, lCAN WAR.