New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-27
Your loyal fellow citizens,
,.Gn r. q. MOULTON, Gam ,,i.tee
'ghoui n X PERRY
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GROWLs FROM THE SOUTH.

DESTITUTI0S OF TIE hkH1h'
r. w. Barnwen, ir. of South Csrolins in letter
from charlottesville Virginia dated August IL, 70 the
President of the Young Mems Christian Association OF
Charleston thanking him for contributions oil hospuai
stores. remarks:
"Oor weekly report, which will appear IN day or
80 in the Charleston papers, VIII snow no" e.eas 10
The necessity for these supplies and let me say to you
what cam in the papers-they are not nay enouRn
to meet the demand. The destituton OF our army IN
clothing aud food ia terrible; many apphca,ous arc
made TO us by 'ceH men who wish to eecape
an extra pair Of drawers, or socks OF undersh'f''
package Of arrowToot, or jar OF pickles
"It will require every nerve to be strained oy YOU
at home and selves here to meet the exIeneeS oi
the Fall aud Winter, should the war last 30 long,
The Charleston Courier publishes iet'er 'roin
Richmond written on the 18th inst, from which we
make the following extract:
"There is great deal of sickness in our army. IL
is sad that at Charlottesville and CulPepPer there
ar. oycr 1900 under the care OF physlciAns. "A
great many have been brought sick to tbi ei'y and AZ
Norfolk and Yorktown there Is more disease, aGcoio'
ing 10 the numbers than about u.s. The measles
has swept and is sweeping through every div siosi
of the army and the exposure TO which the men are
subjected IN their tent life makes 1t In lts sequences
formidable deease. Then thir il our Fall season. anu
the diseases incident TO the climate at this period pre-
vail 10 some exteut but in my Judgment the Gauss OF
ali his sickness lies further back than this u Is TO he
found in defective and imperfect system oi hygi"he
After making some suggestions relative to the raons
OF the army, the writer adds:
"Tbere is another point in the organization OF tne
orr,v which ought to receive attention than II
Jne:. l. Ia the appointment of surgeons. There are
some most inefficient in Office. Some OF the sodiers
COMPLAIN that they cannot get medlclne When 'ney
klow that they need It; that they apply ior sonV
tim.s two or three successive days and are put OH
With the answer that 1t will be attended 10 sHer
while If there was drug store accessible 'lls woud
not be so bad but under the circumstances II Is nn
pardonable. Denquences in this department are oi
ali others most reprehensiole Men lives ule
Isrg Dyect1as 70 their country. All possbie care
should be taken of them, and surgeon neglS,h' oi
his duty should become an abouinallon In the camp
and be di-gracefully expelled from H.
PREPARE FOR THE WINTER CAMPAIGN.
From The Richmond Examiner
yyban the thermometer stands" at nine'y-ive IN
the shade and the streets made hideous by the ds
corant screenings of venders OF hot melons ana coo
impudence the wisest and most thouyhtfn OF us are
moi much more prone than butte flies and gra-shoppers
10 think of Winter months, with their Shows,
north winds nd rosts Under ordinary circumsi iaDce,
when negro clothing and fire wood are the principal
cares which tiote months bring with them, II matters
little whether they occupy our thoughts or not during
the sweleling months of August aud September. As,
however. Winter campaign is now fixed and iney-
liable fact and four or hve hundred thonshd Drs'e
Southern volunteers to be exposed TO ls hardept
II hehooyes every man, and child IN the Slave
Sstes IN he proyidng Tor their comfort To the pet
pgs of every pitess storm, to every cutting Whd, 70
every snow and frost, our soldiers must be eApOteG
during the approaching Winter In rudely.construced
hut or encamped III their TENTS these sOlueTs nie to
nfr every pr va ion which Winter may bring with 1t.
Let the thousands who will enjoy the approaching
Winter months snugly ensconced by blazing hres pro-
rected by thick walls and weucovered roofs remember
that their defenders TO spend the long nights Of
Winter expoHed 10 every Storm Let them remember
thai if through neglect and exposure those brave de-
tenders are stricken down. not only viii there be griei
in every family but rapine, coniscanon aud subuga'
tiOn at every door. . . -.
We eornestlv conure all who are not in active mill
tarv service 10 prepare for the Winter campaign. God
has blessed every State Of the COniederaey with such
abundant crops that easily feed an army OF hive
rn;Iions of ueD All of energies must now be Oh
sct. to nr, yidiug sufficient warm and comfortable
clofbng Tor onr soldiers The soldier s hected 10
so much ex pOsure that he will need s Winter clothing
by the lst or middle Of October. Bankets, comforts,
flannel shirts thick, strong shoes and wOoen socks,
overcoats warm wellined psutalOons, padded coats,
gloves worsted protectors for The chest, aud number
les other articles will be needed IN immense quantities
by our soldiers Let every hand be busy and let every
pryae purse be open for the preparation and ne pur-
chase OF these and other indispensable articles. The
Sonth l. full OF the ra~ matelia from which these
thinss NAV be fabricated. They should be made at
every farmhouse in the South. There 10 1Dgers
too delicate for this work aud none 700 eoarbe and lg
norant TO be usetully employed.
If there are any so parsiuOnious as TO hesitate about
contributing TO this Indispensable work. must stim
ulate them TO hberality by simple suggestion The
properv of every citizen of the southern Confederacy,
who s not a traitor of the Carlisle type has
fscated by a recent act of the Yankee Congress. ii
we are conquered we are beggared. Lincoln rufans
will seize every OF our ands and every variety "
personally which we posses. II we do not triumph
we lose all; while on the other hand success will make
us in five years the most prosperous and Gtnent people
Of modern times.
Lbcrality 10 soldiery has become great neces-
ey 10 every property holder in the Confederate Sates
Let no sane man think OF money making until every
battlefield is whittier ed with the bones OF sensual,
brutal and deprayei invaders. Every thought about
gain self must yield 10 the wants OF our brave
soldiery. Ii, through neglect and indifference,
onr armies become disorganized then VIII Hand slaves,
nudes, horses cattle, bonds and stocks becomeworth
less, except 10 the rapacious Yankee invaders.
Every feeling of patriotism and every selfish consld-
Grafton require us TO devote money, labor-indeed,
everything-to the comfort OF our soldiers.
CROP SUBSCRIPTION IN AID OF THE con-
FEDERATE STATES.
RICHMOND, Aug. 15, 1861.
To the People Of Tenre,sse
You have responded with unparalleled unanimity 10
the calls Of yodr country in furnishing troops 70 repe
the invaders from soil, and TO defend the common
liberties.
The Government requires the mesns 10 keep its great
armies in the field, and TO meet the acquisitions Of the
war OF subjugation which is proclaiIned against
These means will be abundantly supplied from the
resources OF its patriotic citizens who have evnced
their determination now, On In the olden days which
tried mems SOULS, to sacrifice every interest and
possession, life ITSELF 10 maintain independence
An issue OF Treasury Bonds has been authorized TO
be made III exchange Tor the proceeds of the sales OF
crops and other industry, and these are to draw
interest at the rate Of per cent per annum These
bonds viii equal in character any other investments
which can be made, and supported as they are, will
enable the Government to issue and protect its Treas-
ury notes to such extent as may be proper.
The Government proposes 70 every planter and
farmer 20 receive from him subscription, in advance
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