Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-30
NUMBER 70.

the Qaarie ister" and Subsistence" Departments f
the Army! Are those who ergsged in the duties Of
Transporting your troopa Of buying and manufacturing
your supplies clohDg feeding and paying your noble
sodierae they too governed BY the same high senss
Of duty to country which It has been my pleasure to
commendS fear not; indeed, in many cases assert
positively that they are not
While bavog great veneraiion for the Press, do not
take 1t for granted that every thug in the papers
literally true but its character needs no ,ildication at
my hands. You find accounts almost every morning.
au,ions made at least to the ravsges Of the Army
Worm" These iuuendoes Injurious. II the state
nenn made are not true, those who publish them, al
though they may conceal names, guilty Of libel
tn, Government and should be punished. If they are
true. then ought inquiry to be made and those who are
dsfraudDg the Government to be brought to justice.
have 1t stated tha. the Government had to pay
for the transportation Of stores munitions Of war &c.;
70 Pensacola ou tho advance of army thither,
frsigh ninsfy per cent on the vaus Of the goods
transported; and am informed that many similar csses
can bs named In which the Government has been thus
suinded see t stated that the different bureaus are
besieged by horde Of cormoan,s Disconnected with the
service who il Is known that certain articles
are in d,mand for the Of the Government monepo.
lie tho market and then make the Government pay
double treble price, Tais is singular II true; for it
would seem to me that those who in the service Of
the Government possessed Of its secres and bscked by
its favor and patronage would have decidedly the sdvan
tags Of all outsiders in any matter Of speculation and
that Il they we're jealous in behalf Of the Government
as il doing business for themselves no such TRANSACTIONS
would be chronicled.
Cornivance on the part Of officials has been hined.
Those who connive at crime legally guilty as the
principal, and, morally considered Infamous,
for they shield their cowardce beneath the spscousness
Of an official rob, while their condsrates take al the
risk Of detection do not know any Of the things
have mentioned to exist; merely give you matters
Of pablic conversation, newspaper comment and camp
gossip Ny opportunities do not afford me the means Of
knowing very extensively the operations going on,
which is source of regret for possessed of facts il
would be labor Of love with to expose them Bu.
one instance Of rascaIy has fallen under my observs
ton.
You may Lave seen an account of the arrival 10 Rich
mond of two regiments Of TeIans ard Of their
march Of one hundred and ortyfys miles through tho
alligator swamp Of Louisiana. Toe Commanding Gene.
raj of the Texas division entered into contract with
J. T. Ward to transport these troops from the Sabine
liver to New Iberia, over LAID At Hbs. price do not
know, nor do know whether bond vas given by the
said Ward for the performance Of his contract bu!
to the manner in which It wa, performed l. In common
with the Who'll. command, unfortunately do know too
well. The two regiments were divided into detsch.
ments Of Eve companies each, leaving Texas at inter.
walls of two and three days. for the accommodation OF
the contractor. The orders from headquarters
psremptory that We should be hastened to Richmond
with all despatch. Arriving on the Louisiana border
the fist detachment found wagons there, furnish
ed by Ward, to convey the troops and their subsis,
ence clothing for six months (hey bad not been fur
nished with knapeacks hospital stores company bag
gage, and sick. The tquence was that they
compelled to abandon large quantities Of valuable equip.
ments furnished them BY the people Of Texas and leav
ing their sick behind TO start upon their march They
hsd to resort to the hard and unpleasant duty Of
mrss,m,nl to get wagons for their sick Their teams
giving out daily the further they penetrated the nhop
all, county as matter Of necessity they had to be
p,cd however severe the hardship to the poor settler
who caauced to have yoke Of cattle or q WAGON
Impressment was our dsrnier resort ard justified by
our condition bu. il fell particularly hard upon the
oval cizeus Of that part Of Louisiana who arc mostly
Door people, engaged in the lumber and stock raising
business and who we're lily prepared 60 render any IA
vor, however wiling they might have been. Many Of
them will doubtless present accounts to our Government
for liquidation, whereas It is presumed tha: the mag.
usnic,cus snd pitrioc contractor aforesaid has long
sncs received his money In the shape Of good Corfe1
crate ,nds for service performed But these ga
lsnt Texans pressed forward discouraged it Is true but
uucomplsining, and nov here. Tae other detaef-
mepts when u ey came along found no transportation
whatever a.d had to nd back 70 TeIs, for The means
of conveyance, 10 continue journey made under II
orders Of the President hmSe aud supposed be under
the auspices OF men true to bis cause.
have learned that Mr. Ward has sirce been rewarded
with commission as Lieutenant Colonel of one Of the
T. xas regiments engaged In the Coast defence.
have thus directed attention to oatiin sources Of
evil which 1, believed exist to lsrger e,tnt than 10
dreamed Of generally II these evils are permitted to
rrow their poisonous and baneful Influences will extend
and be felt throughout eey department Of the Govern
ment-and be sssuei Lid.es that ths soldiers who
nov maintaining that Governments not to bind and
Infatuated cresturss too ird,le,t or ilerat, to know
and to opprseiats tho powers above item. hve not
written 70 make an expose OF a,y particular character
circumstances, fer the Ieise already sated-tha:
no. ia situation {, be possssei OF thsrscesy infor.
nation although 1t may abound in the Capital Of the M.
tion Perhaps have been cir,umlocutiouf; perhaps
intended to be so-o matter the point for which Lave
written (, psrtay gsired have dssrsi ,hroul tie
prestige of your Names whca ere connected with high
sad /. uentsl peweri in th, Govern ,ut (ani which
sncerIy trust have teen used without ofense) 10 draw
public attention. and especially that Of the Executive
these mastsrs and do tec,use, welded soul,
body, and fortune, this Revolution II must succeed,
or you, and and all Of U.s. 60 down 10 one groulnious
grave together. This is Of pss me; Is no oc
cason to s in cosy !slor and add up. - We sip our
punch in the fragrance Of richly scented Habsnss the
profits Of the day, msds Ia a. bonst ID way eh Of our
Government Our all Ia a. stsks. The people knovil
and have responded to thet dsiny ~ti'h they are
called to uest-snd those who are among US but moi" "of