Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-01
Northern Troops.

Northern Troops
PHILADELPHIA paper of the approved stripe, supplies
Us wh the following description OF the sort CT people
gathered a. the North or the invasion OF the South
These are designed doubtless for assaung henroosts
md nig.nsps and will do US great damage But we
nus, rot suffer ourselves to be deluded into the no.
ion tha, no better or better disciplined corps will visit
U.s. Il is fatal mistake to underrate an enemy Man
for man. the Southern volunteers may be far superior to
those Of the North. But must never forget tna'
IN re is a large number Of wedrilled regiments, CON-
posed of brave men in the Northern States 1t will be
the better policy for US to consider all our adversaes as
consisting of this better material and act towards them
a. such.
From he Philadelphia Inquirer.
| lIvcoLN's RAGGED REGIMENTS.
Il greatly 20 be feared that the raw troops we are
hurryng forward TO the of war are not hkey from
the condition they in, 10 reflect much credlt upon
their Sta-e, prove very servceaOle as soulers' AT
Camp Curtin, Harrisburg We are tod oy genue
man who had lust returned from there, all Is disorgani
z4or and the gathering has more the appearance OF
mob than an army II the country companies winch have
pl.s.d through Philadelphia may s=rve as far specimens
We should Judge tls report 20 be true Aer midnight
on Eonday they fred of guns they marched through
the streets Of our city We saw several eompan e5 -
They had arrived in the city during tie night aud had
nothing 70 eat since leaving Harrisburg When we saw
them they Disconnected nsooordinate, and swear
ing at tie city, the officers and everything else They
had each leaf OF bread stuck on his bayonet that
being thc only vay they could carry their next meal as
they had no knapsacks. A blanket was sashed around
the bOdy and some had what seemed Ike s2chel hung
a. the side which took 10 oe eLher pouch Tor car
ridges or place 20 put ration OF meat Others had
no cartridge pouch nc all and on being asked pulled their
cartridges cut Of their pockets which seemed 20 be stuff
@ r of them One mau told that be had been turn-
.th no ration since he LETT his homo in LH ,'-
ten
t number Of companies from S.tuvisil look ss
- AIKEN fresh from the mi2es, tsLe> ,lt iay 7--
ug BACKED with coal dust. Indeed, all OF them might
beregarded fairly the great washed whether coming
from Schuylkl or anywhere else. As for uniform
did not see the slightest preence at It among any OF
these men. One German company bad not even arms.
Several companies had no dTummeIs, and there
regiment so completely disorganl that the men could
not tell the uares Of any Of their officers except
the Colonel Inquiries for The quarermaser seemed 10
be futes there appeared 70 be none aud yet there
we're over SIX hundred in This regiment commanded
too by a member OF the Legislature.
Tnis is the sort OF material Of which the regiments
from the interior formed. In most they to-
ally iyuoraut Of the organization Of battalOus regi
meus aud brgads aud We fear very much that half cf
hem have not proper regimcnta Officers "a provide for
lbsir wants We are aware Of the difficulties surround
IL great task as the unitOrmiug arm and proyiso-
Ing of such r6sse; but i, is surprising that adequate
arrangements have been made here 10 supply these
poor fellows with cod or quarters. On Monday night
company from the interior, in a amshed state, excited
The comuiseraon OF Lieutenant Pulen, Of the Seventh
wand po'ca so that he took up a subscription amOUg
the SPECTATORS aud raised about forty dollars with which
a good meal was given 20 every man. regiment from
western Pennsylvania, raw, rough faushed and camor
GUS uarched into the Continental Hotel at midnight and
ordered supper The servants were all abed, no food
vas cooked and orders had been received to feed
these men. Nevertheless the humane propretors OF
the hotel hurrieily got together ham, bread, etc,
with view Of sending it 10 the rail Dad depot, with
er the men were to be marched. Scarcely had these
provisions mad their appearance when they were seized
aud divided out among tie starving multitude OF SOL
di,rs each man taking ham, sausage loaf Of bread,
or whatever else ne could lay hands on.
We saw the state OF these men, we could not help
arDrecstiag the wisdom Of the decision of Maj Gen.
Peterson when he announced that the men OF his d.
vlsou should not march until they properly pro-
viled for Our men are salwart fellows, full Of fight:
but Philadelphia will not take up the line Of march
again 60 be hopslysslv slaughtered. Col Lewis reg-
ueut plradcd yesterday. l. is very strong in numbers,
and the generally stout, well made, muscular
and soliieilv u they had uniforms and eccOuremeuts
tl,v would b. cs formidable body OF soldiers any
regiment in the field But no feels as much like a
soldier when out OF uniform % he does when IN IT,
There is pride in the cloth, which ia no mean part OF
the spirit Of sn army. Pennsylvania owes it TO herse
20 have all OF her men Uniformed and wellarmed and
a-co1,-ed as vel those who have already gone as those
now here.
The shocking want Of organization Of regiments and
br.g,des and the absence o discipline and competent
Cheers we must confess surprise very greatly. Uni
forms cannot supple such things Our city troops are
being thoroughly c,crei ard trained and in Generals
Patterson ard Calsaader they have capable aud K.
pcreuc,d chiefs But what the matter with the field
officers who have charge Of the troops from the interior:
Thew have either done nothing the work is too much
fer them There il something more serious on hand
now than mere holiday pirades. The task of moulding
these rev bodies into pri,cty trained soldiers, Is one
calculated 70 call forth the energies OF even The mot eI
pelerced officers We DO 10; mean TO censure Anybody
Z, this .me bu, i, IS painfully evident that there Is
Great and grieycus neglect somewhere L is not 100
La, 10 remedy IT, and We therefore earnestly urge upon
the Governor OF the Commonwealth 20 call the rcne.a
and reriueual officers 20 account for the lack OF dscp-
l.e and org uzi;ion ard ,he qu'reTma-ers aid com
10 ry generals for The deficiency OF clothing, accoute