, 1861-10-18
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While some Of our ceteHporariee are re- |
commenting the hanging Or shooting Of
sundrv Specializing . Quazternanstera and
scoundrelly Commissariea, who abuse their
trusts and freeze or starVe the brave men
Who look to them for: supplies, we move
that smdry Army Surgeons be subjected
to the same wholesome discipline, for neg
lectipg the troops, who, after being frozen |
and starved into q dying condition. are
treated like bzutes,,tn the hospitals commit
ted to their care. We haye one in cur
mind now, who, if half the stories alleged
o: his barba1ity are true, deserves short
shrit and still shorter halter, instantly
appled. We mean the Chief sawbonea
of the Military Hospital at Cincinnati.
Lately, as our readers hare been informed,
q large number Of sick and wounded men
were forwarded to him from the Kanawha.
They arrived by steamer and were sent up
to the Hospital over which our flag floats
each poor fellow, no doubt, happy in the
Idea that there, under the shadow Of that
National ensign, and il the care of. the
medica. officers Of the Government, he
should have the skilifh1 treatment and the
humane attention which his services and
spHerings had earned from grateful coun-
try, They staggered IN, weary, sick and
faint. Some fell upon the floor Of the hall,
where they were suffered to lie until morn
ing, with not so much as a cup Of water
near them, but not without occasional
kicks in the ribs from the boot-toes Of inhu-
man underlings rudely inquiring, "What
the d. are you doing here:" Two hun
dred Of these men spent the night there in
that way, with hardly q mattrass among
them, some covered with their oyercoats
and blankets, but many others with moth
ing at all All were fit subjectsfor prompt
attention; few were delirious and bab-
bled Of home. The next day brought With
it offers Of gratuitous medical service, but
the End-hearted physicians we're turned
out; ladies, who came with little delica-
cies for the suffering, were snubbed, the
pompous officials declaring that two-thiEdz
of these sick and fainting men were well
enough to be at their posts, and that some
Of them ought to be made to perform
double duty! An effort was nor made to
have them removed to another place,
where humanity was the rule Of treatment;
but here came in the Jealousy Of etiquette,
which higgled about treatment and rations,
and another daJ was lost At last, the
sd x,F tho ra,,hf3e nd the
vigorous remonstranees Of good citizens
who had net the fear Of red tape before
their eyes, had their effect; few of the
sick were removed, and, by q little exer
lion that ought to have been begun when
the form of the first man darkened the
hospital door, the remsinder were CON.
fo1tably provided for. This is the nara
tive, in brief, as it comes to Us in the Gin
cinnah papers d.
Now who will say that the shooting
ought not to begin at once? Not the peo-
pie Of Cincinnati. They held q pub
lie meeting in which this atrocious conduct
was denounced. They demanded that the
5nhuman officer, who might have relieved
or mItlgated so much unnecessary suner:
ing, should be removed They ap
pointed a committee to furnish full proc
of the facts as they exist and to press then
home upon the superior authorities Unit
tue offenders are punished Their effort
Should be seconded by good men every
where. An example, as conspicuous 3
Just, should he made Of the brutes who al
guilty in this way; and we call upon Cir
cinnai to never cease the good work unit
The pious object is accomplished Lii
enough in this war will be wasted, thoug
al1 that can be is done to save it. Add ,
the chances Of the. field and the expecte
mortality Of the hospital, -inhumanity al
barbarity on the part Of the Surgeons, al
few will be left to tell the tale, Let
warning be uttered now that every III
of the Medical Department will heart