New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-07
IS LOCAL WAR MOVEMENTS.
WHAT Is WANTED By TEX VOL
UNTEERS

with the soldiers ard seeing closely their modeOf life.
Such army as this will be has seldom marched TO
battle. Ii is made up Of the Of our youth From
every rank and position Of life these young men have
como-from the lawyers desk snd the day-laborer'S
task, from wealth and from poverty No historian
pen can ever describe the sacrifices that have been
gladly made for the sake of this duty What positions
have been left, what bopes and comforts and paths to
wealth In the cause of Country and Liberty these
brave fellows have chosen for themselves hardship
exposure, wounds, and death. And then, when you
think what this army gamers up in it, how many mil
lion heart.strngs will concentrate to it from every vii
lage and city in North and West-how many dearly
beloved and long-cherished are here--how many sons
and fathers and husbands, and friends-how much Of
the hope and pride and strength of this nation Il IN
H. you feel as if the most important concern OF this
people, for the next year at least, were guarding ana
providing for it.
believe that in some degree the popular feeling Of
compassion and Sympathy has not bit the wants when
should be first attended to.
1t must be evident all eyes that there will rot b.
for some tiu,e, much boodshed Neither the United
States troops nor the rebels viii be in condition 10
move with efficiency for a considerable period. The
Summer heats will prevent much marching south
of Virginia Then, when our (oen) tl-equipped, I'M
disciplined, unlmtened regiments are somewhat
ready for campaign it is highly probable that the ilrH
grand victories will he merely the securing OF certain
commanding strtegic positions by such masses OF men
as 10 prevent bloo,sb,d. 1t very probably may prove
10 be wa Of strong military positions held 10y great
armies, with occasional forays and sklrmisbes ana
strict wearing blockaGen other worda, struggle Tor
some years between the endurance and purses OF the
Government and the rebels. OF courfe, various con-
tineencies may change all these probatilities-as Tor
instance general slave insurrection or rash seeking
for tie battle by tie S,uti. At any rate, whatever
happers we may reasonably expect that great maSfes
Of our youth viii DO for some morths collected IN
camps. What stall The pclP'e DO for them : Is the
question.
Let us remember that dump ground, bad fare, ex-
posure 10 weather and habits of drinking contracted,
carry of far more in most wars than the bullet and
canuon-hall TO guard against these, let every village
ard neig boib Cd that have sent of volunteers be sure
that thar soldiers have eash loose blue or gray
fennel hunting sliri, and hgt inda-ruboer clip SAY
f.o. by ) feet, which be rolled round their
blanket and has very little weight. Both thee are
the very best porfible guards against bad weather and
preyentiyes Of rheumatism. Tie slip can be laid on
tie damp ground uider tho blanket, and used "a
cloak when the man il guard The loCec flannel
without under shirt protects both f:om eAtremes Of
heat and cold aud it may be las an electrical mdu'nce
in driving ofT rieumaiifm.
Then ct our good people in country and city remeu-
Der that the army -Alious deesably poor fare aud
become excesri,ely wearsome after while. Hard
bread and salt pork or ham, day after day for every
meal il something at the most heroic patriotism
Il IA. ..J I.it. eC4u.p
tbnt makes 20 nany soliert taIe 10 ha'd drinking Is
their much-,aej and disggrecabe food. Now, II The
frends OF each company could send them barrel OF
apples or oanges boz Of pies, or dued fruit, or
ems Of tea or preserved meat a keg Of molafser, or
something in the nature Of dainty oocasionaily' II
would lelp Gus amazingly their poor fare. People
who have 20 many lu&ur.cs lay smile at this but iei
item try pork and bread fortnight and give Us their
opinion OF he matter tlen Nc one can imagine row
inpofaut thing food becomes 10 sodiers, or TO any
psrs,n with not much Of intellectual Kind to inter-
est the MUD. Bu' now TO the more important wants
Among the noble young mn thus gathered iom
every rart Of the land in armed bodice IS necessarily
much wreched scum. L. every company, probably are
men who ought TO be in Jail; whose constant talk
IL obsccnity and profanity. They carry he day too
and o.en lead the roos, tecuae tie Amy has not hecn
10 fnilarile orr young men to the idea Of a decent
and c. II an soldier. This war very plain III tie
barracks st Anna oils, the camps the railroads. and
In W shneton. The tone Of some q the companies
Of aeu. led by very few filthy fe.lowr Tie most
disausiing aud black guId possible and yet you saw
thlt the majority hot really feel with it, and were
more or lees d.gu,ed at it. These vile, obscene ras-
calls will penetrate into every re, mcnt hey cannot
II oil flr. that he
masculine mind when many nen ave together, unles
they re very heightened is not eel eeAlly gwen 70
refinement
Thre II 10 question, unless these things rent died
and prevented t1ut more Of our young men VIII be
ruined by obsoeniiy, profanity, gambling and general
dis patton in tie camps anG after the war, than VIII
ever be injured ty the enemy.
The idlenels Of camp Life is terrible temptation.
Han tie tine the foldef il necessarily active, and the
other bal. h.s nothing 10 d. bat 10 talk, and eat and
smoke 10 business no re ding, and iemaie society.
L. the ordinary JcIs Of Tie line, many OF them aTe
# fneL galows stuff, that f,w people care what be-
comes OF them when hey are of duty. But We must
bear in mind that this 10 very different sort Of an
army. They sre he bloom and choice Of our youth.
1t WIS very evident in the camps ] visited, that
the earnest-r .ded and religious men did not exert
tic influence they ought, and which they wanted to
exert. There Gse several modes Of reaching these
evils. Every regiment ouglt 70 have Chaplain
rot merely an ornamental and respectable append
ace, but q Christian man who dcfires 10 do good.
without knowing any Of tie Chap aihs porS naily,
lave fear that many Of them are to say tie least,
not well adapted t5eir places this an impression
derived moe from the talk Of the soldiers than any
positive evidence aud therefore may be doing item
;,,,,,;co LET c4cb community be cure that It's own