New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
HOW THE SOUTHERN AIRY is PROVIDED


HISTORY OF ITS CoMNiIssARIAT-THE EXPERI-
EYcE OF A COMPANY.
The editor Of The X ctmoHd Examiner s reckless
sort of fellow; ard ssts upon grnmblng in fine Style
in spite Of the rebel des olsm, and the censorship OF
the press lie undoubfed fe-eater, and eassi-
call, iucated despersd Our readers have heard OF
him-John N. Danies l.ie Minister to Sardinia. We
find the following in tis paper of August 30:
coMarssARIAT.
We have sid in the beIinDing Of this war, and we
rerea IT, that behid every victory or defeat stalks
the gbost of comnsrary.' Whatever the fortune OF
particular battles, TINT - campaign viii be mainly
cecdtd by the heojso of the army. The penuy-~ise,
podndfoolish pohcy which We have wi!n9 sed in the
transactions Of the furnishing yparment, IA az false
to The spiii Of tie South rs to its leeds Feod ren.
Jeed p4latable and unwhole ONE by the neglect Oh
procuring suibbe boes aud axe ovens, then by the
ab-ence # sers AID 90 4s ia country where they
abound il ore clef p-'maI ent cause OF iil-heath IN
our esmps another Is iusuth ent protection from the
iuelemefcies Of the WeatLer so many tents wltn0ns
fly clo hs let the iD spaer through and wet every"
thing. Snrey tar, at least might lave been fonnd 70
make them water Ooi. Filay the neglect OF clean
lines alike personal ai puolic, and the facility with
which whsky il cir uated through our camps, concur
TO swell The sick 81.
A comnany Of volunteers. encamped within d few
hours lou rev Of th-ir e-lectiye homes, during
per Cd Of six weeks ia midsummer, had never hesi
Iteat or vegetable. allowed = eD. They had but one
aflp, and OuS nlI hdLcLeL-iO eaWhJ
or Other nece, sary tool, Dot nailsnot pot IL
which TO boil or sIew unii the writer borrowed one
for them of HE own motion from neighooTlng farmer
They had not suIle large fork. spoon or lade, ous
one common meat kui e-uO chopper DO hre-tongs or
shovel no pot hook-OLly four wooden trays OF the
smallest sze-tf buckets, about one OF the common
size tainted i0tide, 10 dozen mei-and OF oaslns sun
fewer-about balf many N cups and plates, kni'es
aud fjIks Ss there are msn 10 the company Msny
were without change of clothes for weeks together
They had not lstcs Je tinder.b0x no servieeaole
Lanterns or lamps. Nos ovens pans enough 70 COO.
| a whole meal at time-no washer-w0men as alio"o'
by the RegUl tOns, nor nller serValt- "natsoe'e'
Their meat nearly all tTlsd, aud tnelr Tatons5
Yasietully prepared and wIetcheoly cooked, hardly
ever veL round without some ones oelng shared OUT
| No wood wss eye. brought bat such as the COOKS
drapged from the forest near by. The only line the
men we're allowed ~ bdbe was Immediately eltel
| ,unner. TDey were ofreIed by West Poiu'
Captain and all tGelr officers were gentlemen Oh re-
fined culture WHO kept cir own servants, tneir owl
table and ignored much possible TIE eXs'ehoe =,
the men when oil duty. Tb,ir QuArtermaTer ana
| Commssarv, who, for tue cOmpahy ale ore persoA,
was, as usual, sergeant, who, as Il customary
eyaded much as possible TIE duties OIL the commis
saat Tnis state o things occssioDed great 0isconten
The camp wgs always grumbling, bnt no member OF
the company ever took upon bims, 10 obtain, or even
demsnd redr rs of grievances A few deserted-more
would had they daied-Ois-atisfacion with the sery.
ice was general Treated te0rse than any negro
stars tGey sad among hemStves: What II TIE
South thfps, de fte HOh-staveh0fdhg Ehtes Uh!
cet noting ty 1t. Tiny sad much ,O0rse than th's,
for ey were UirtuoHy aboit,u=ed By t7sir position,
and they Rad cultdre reason enough TO under.
| sland the comparative advantages which even
| the poorest wlile man in the South enjoys,
| in c0neequeuce of a system which cbeeSs
! ioceisu eui ration and keeps arabic lands
| always open 70 his industry. This company,
which contained fair proportion Of intell lenee ana
maneood submitted ras-i ely to the pnvations above
| mentioned within haii OF heir own houles. What,
then can be expected Of sOlaies far away iron home,
and placed under phys al well a. uoral disabilities
Here thew were ,np 10 a very healthy leeation ana
too few in numler TO vi late tle air. The waters
| within shot abounded in fiji. There was everything
10 iaralize to provoke the explosion OF individual en-
esies; bat the very idea that they were soldiers par
/ alyZed them La.
When the writer, wishing the camp, represented Is
waits 90 its Capair he was told that the Commissafy
Department had ~ used 20 furnish more than we haye
mentioned aud AT erwaid, at another place, tne ony
addtions made were Of rice aud noasses some sneel
iron camp kettles hall full of holer sDd some ns'e
axes beside what tie Captain purchased Tor tue e''n
| Iany out OF his own pocket.
The experience of This company is still very iavola
ble. on tho whole, as compared with gear mSh!
| Others we could nanle.