Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-17
Don't be Impatient.

A great many we'll meaning people are
sorely exercised in their minds abou
what they are disposed to term the inef
fciency of the Government in the prosecu
ton of this war. They seem to think al
that is necessary, is to let the boys 60, and
they will of their own accord "pitch in y
and whip out the whole Southern Confed'
eracy. They hear that two or three hun.
dred thousand volunteers have offered
themselves, that some hundreds of mil
lions of money are offered for the use Of
Government, and they wonder why they
don't take the men and money so offered,
and may short work of the campaign.
Now the plain truth is, the men who
offer themselves are not soldiers any more
than the money offered is food and clothing.
1t must take time to change both these,
80 as to serve the ends for which they are
required.
Six weeks ago there were no provisions
on hand to support our armies, our arms
and munitions of war were all treacher-
ously put into the hands of the Secession
lists, the forts we're dismantled, and every
thing in situation as far from good fight
ing condition as long peace and the pre-
meditated treachery of high officials could
put it. Now, before an active campaign
can be commenced, it is necessary not only
to call out volunteers, but they must be
drilled, instructed in all warlike arts and
Injured to the hardships of soldiers life.
Who wants to see our noble volunteers
sacrificed by being led into the field and
into battle before they are trained and in
structed to fight. They are brave and
resolute, nobody doubts that. Single
handed they are more than match for
their adversaries, and when drilled to act
in large bodies will vindicate their flag
gloriously. But to send them out in their
present condition would be driving them
to slaughter.
They must also be armed. Arms must
he made or purchased, clothing must be
prepared, supplies of munitions accumu-
lated, before the campaign commences.
All this is being done as fast as can be.
When men complain of the slowness
with which things move, they do not take
into account the INN nse expenditure of
labor and material required to set an army
lin motion.
A single Regiment cannot be encamped
in our State for ten days without suffering
inconvencies for want of provisions and
material. How much more the difficulty,
when instead of friendly country full of
provisions, that army has its scat of ope-
rations in an enemy's country where all
its munitions must be accumulated before
hand and sent on with the army.
Wars are not now conducted as they
were in the infancy of the country. Indi-
yidual valor and prowess does not as much
as the foresight and preparation of those
having charge of affairs. The men in
charge of our Government are faithful and
patriotic. 1t is safe to say that Gen. Scott
and his associates know full as we'll how
to conduct campaign as any of us.
Let us then not clamor about the Gov
eminent, but remembering that the wis
dom Of Fabius was better than the
rashness of Flaminius, cease to murmnr
about the delay of the Government and
the red tape formalities of the officials, in
full confidence that those having charge
Of affairs are quite as patriotic and full
as wise as ourselves.