Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-14
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H,RxsNASsHIP should be the great and hrst ooleo'
with our volunteer forces time and pauence po"ue'
and lead expended in the acquisition Oh so'u''0'
will he we'll spent Drilling viii be OF Comparatively "'''
ds.btv and in the preparation for the coming c0n'eS
.hor,d be held subordinate nGrkshdH'"'P-'
l.,o,;,, Let all Virginians throughout Tue 0l''',
-, ,,y,llsd or not seek at once 10 oeeonhe '''
=, Abe rifle The defence of the State anu the noe'N
.d pdependenoe Of her people may require 'Ue lu'''
~ svsrv Young man within the State borders ior VIC
have on our frontiers usolent, msddened Toe '0n'
a., - ysisbt Of numbers and amount OF money, NUM-
d,ns. and the nd'erie! of war.
Tie country riG9 is an admirable weapon In the
ID of our peoDle Of to-day it Be made as deadly
So a, invader as it was at Kings Mountain and else
ere in the war Of the rst Revolution, or as at the
battle of New Orleans.
Onr citizens, even when not organized into COM
p,pjes, should assemble frequently, By agreement at
designated places and practise with such rifles as th'y
can procure fling at mark-the b St marksmen at long
ranges. Thus every may place himself IN coadI-
ton 10 do good service for the deienee OF his home
nav thus. ii; himself, in common with bis feo"-citi-
zens to make his State impregnabe her people irwin
chile
The yrrNr.LOCS musket is BY means to De despsed
as an effective wespon. The brilliant battles OF the Mex
lean war were fought and by troops mainly armed
with the lint-lCck musket When no superior arm can
lie obtained let that be eheeriuy accepted by any cem'
p.nv every man Of which should then set a6ou learn
og 20 handle with intelligent precision, and Low 10
make the best use OF it. For close quarter hand-ohand
fighting it will be most effective and the 6"ekshot car
| tridss should be used. Men armed with this musket
should be drilled as heavy infantry-Seotts tactics
carefully drilled and should be made to understand me
efficacy Of the 6dyoRst.
The State is full Of another most effective weapon Tor
PURITAN war-tbe double-barrel shotgun. corps OF
ght infantry properly selected armed with the double
barrel fowliDg.piece and using buckhOt cartridge,
would DO redoub able service skImishers If our soil
were invaded. and when hand 10 hand work begins.
Volunteers in camps OF instruction should engage in
athletic exercses-in climbing aud Jumping this exer-
else with personal cleanliness will keep them in good
condition TO endure the ftgus Of the campaign aud be
OF other use o. the field OF battle. When on march,
under warm sun, so simple precautiOn as placing a
bandk rcsief in the liz. c,p may ward eff painful
headache or percbaace, indeed, slrr-stroke.
A cheap tect-iAe shelter tent of the French army
NAV be provided 70, eli tbs VouateeIs-oue easily trans
ported 1, is composed of pieces OF linen h0iled COT
ION cloth five feet square, with buttOnholes alO one
edge and buttons along the adjoining edge. Two o.
these pieces buttoued together cake tent for three
,. forr of them a tent for FIVE aen. The poles aIe
. g.. o,.b ,,.t rp- Zee. loa, and en-. in two parts,
.,;...5 ~. t.y;,.. q sbee.rop socket by which
no r,- A., u.i,e5 so 60 to make tent pole. These
- 80; s.. .,;,- NV
a.,o ,,,l,s are s,,, erect. in the ground little
,... 8. e..,,,r, sm,li rome Is wraursd cnee
-. 49,, ~. s,, i,cl,. r-o,, m. to, cr1 be