The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27


states speedily TO give Information to me Gas he is re-
quired by law TO do) Of any and every lands teenens
ana hereditaments goods and chattes rights and credits,
whh tho said Eastern district Of Virginia, and Of every
right and Interest therein held owned possessed
oyea by or for any such alien enemy My Office is on the
THos. T. GILES,
Receiver for the Eastern district of Virginia.
THE REBEL ARMY ON THE POTOMAC.
WHY DELAY THE ADVANCE ON WASHINGTON!
- TO THE EEiToR or TIE RICHMOND winc
VINO controls our army on the Potomac2 is it Generals
johnston and Beauregard is it President DavisY viii
some one who Is wise enough to know be kind enough
enlghten the publicly Information IL demand upon this
subject Universal dissatisfaction seems prevail with
the non action OF our army the Potomac and party
asserts that President Davis controls the matter and re-
fuses to allow our troops to advance because he wishes
TO be in command himself when take Washington and
at this time his health will not allow him that
position cannot concur in the probability of this specu
laton Under our constitution candle ate IL eligible 10
second election to the Presidency. Mr. Davis is the ia.
vofe OF every State in the confoderacy for the first
lie will have no opposition In his candidacy.
cessary for him to win victory his election
no man can whip fights enough between this date and
election day TO defeat him. Moreover his presence not
necessary thore. The only influence army will
need when they storm Arlington will boone OF restraint
Under some circumstances, great WELD Immense
moral power on the battle field, but tho Confederate
army Is composed Of men who strike sustain state
sovereignty, self government and human freedom and
who feel that THAR Preside affairs and the happiness and
destiny OF those who worship at Them and who to them
are doarcr than eight and e" all involved in their
success Bombshels, cannon balls and grape shot
almighty Jewellers on the embattled plain. Great
are never thought OF amidst the din and carnage Of the
conflict The man who comprehcnds great principle,
and willing 10 hay his o down establish it, is in tho
greatness OF his soul the peer Of any and empty
title can awe his proud spirit, or inspire him with ar
lcal courage. Our soldiers are not fighting for Jeif
Davis. They are fighting for their country III love
and respect Je Davis but 1t is not for them to know
how long they will continue to do Their confidence
In and devotion to him Is built upon his devotion tho
true interests Of thor country. In this he has been
guided by a wisdom that has been equal to every
whenever
capacity equal to IL he will forfeit the confidence of his
coun,rymen and he will DO certain to hear from them in
plain terms Then it would be there is broad diff
ference between JeT Davis and our country Louis XIV
once exclaimed, 81 am the Empre,' and ''Richeeu is
France, the Cardinal said but JEFF Davis be
the Confederate States. The people Of these fully
appreciate the contrast which forever exist between
the nsgnlcancc Of any one fra tickle fallibe mortal
and the unreasonable magnitude of their beloved
try Nobody understands this better than President
Davis ana We scorn to believe him capable OF the slight
est completely with the nonacon Of army II is not
for men who are sleeping every night In Richmond TO
know what is occurring every hour on the Potomac II
Is not for men VINO are in the fog Of ignorance to direct
men who have the biaze 1t were, Of monday sum-
by which to direct their footsteps Generals Johnston
and Bauregard in possession of thousand facts
no doubt, which no man in Richmond ought does
know. They may be facts entitled to control their
duct and to undertake 10 condemn them for non action
until we know what those facts are, would BIO ridcu
ous and unjust rs would be to denounce verdict be-
fore we had heard the evidence upon which the jury
rendered It, Our people have ono important lesson to
learn, and that is how to mind their business. An
ether, how to conlide in those who have proven them
selves worthy Of confidence and, lastly, still another
The Nashville CTenn) Union, in an article complaining
of the inactivity Of the Southern troops ard calling special
attention he attitude Of Kentucky, says-The eele
bracd General Anderson has made his headquarters In
Louisville and his staff have arrived and reported. All
arrangements made to occupy the State ard yet we
slumber apparently unconscious of the storm which
threatens 1t military necessity to take pos
Of the State before our enemies get tho strong
positions, and bring the to door, Fully SO GOO
kcntuckians would rally TO our assistance, who
almost poMcrlcss unarmed and scattered without organi
sIfi
Be opened n as and onid haze natural barrier TIE
Ohio to aid dtmcs if,rs should otA
plan Of carrying the into The ene,nys country. Oar
comnissarat would be supplied with countless
res, and we could have prestige which would swell
ranks largely and discourage the enemy On the other
hand if they should be allowed to seize Kentucky
friends will bc paraiyzcd, the would he Frustrated
there almost beyond redemption the tyrants forts and
stronghods would be crowded with true and 10 al
friends who could not then scape to and the enemy
coud not be driven from his positions without expcndi
ture OF blood and treasure which would thousand fold
coed resent outlay Besides this the interpretation
OF federal army would deprive us Of $1,000 strong
arms and wiling souls in kentucky manaclo the State
like Maryland and bring the war to or own threshold
This capital itself would be attacked, and our whole
strength have to be exerted to defend it successfully,
while Carksvlc and other towns uroa the border would
be Self defence calls upon act with dcci-
sion before it too late The fedcrals not quito
prepared to act Our friends all along the railroad
ready to prevent their progress and 10 behO0ves Us
once to move into tic State. Let it DO done.
TERRIBLE RAvAGES By DISEASE IN TIE
REBEL ARMY ON THE POTOMAC.
Manassas correspondence Of the Savannah Republican,
August Is.
1regret TO say there is great deal OF sickness in the
army. This is not healthy country at this of the
yoa. Tho remark applies to all the counties bordering
on the Potomac from tho Great Falls down. The Presi
dents OF the United States have fonnd il necessary for
several years past to retire from Washington during the
months OF August and September, On account OF the in
saiubrty Of the climate
There Other reasons however for the unhcahiness
Of tho army and chief among them is the want Of proper
police regulations in the camps In pain English the
camps not kept clean. This know from personal Oh
servaton. In many Of the rcgmcnta camps the
the habit of throwing refuse bread scraps and par
ings Of meat and pieces Of bones watermelon rnds
cobs and all the greasy remains Of the cooking de-
parmcnt Just outside of their tents and where under the
constant Alterations of Sunshine and RAIN they
To become early OF pestlence and death The
saldom sweep their tents air their Blankets while
many of the camps are never swept at all. Tho result
Of all this negligence and naintion is heavy list Of
sick.
When ask the officers about 1t, they excuse them
selves By saying is impossible to enforce the necessary
hygicnic discpln" among volunteers. Neither the
p,ny officers III men, they say, will submit those
santory regulations without which 1t Is impossible to
preserve the health OF the command This plea, my
certain knowledge, ia not well founded. There is the
First Regiment Georgia regulars Colonel Williams and
the Fifteenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Colonel
Thomas. whore the most rigid rules enforced AMI
cheerfully obeyel by oil the officers and men The
escrintion s carried beyond the ,nes ami burnt The
result is, these regiments enjoy almost complete
tiors character, which cannot well be guarded against
in camp, and such incident to change of
Col. regiment Is ireSn III the ana mas 20
the gauntlet Of The measles colds and bowel aicc
TONS but b yond such disorders 1t is exceedingly
healthy. Col Wilkins, which served three months
Tybee Island and has b,coms Injured to camp life, is
singulary healthy. In certain Mississippi regiment on
the contrary, where every is permitted to 10 he
Eks, tro-irs IF he snire commend is the sirk ht
whie the deaths hare reached high Goy
You will not be sarprsed to hear that the Colonel of the
regiment is now under arrests
from the Charleston Mercury, August 90
Tho terrible sanitary condition Of Amy upon the
Potomac is matter OF painful Interest to the whole
people Of the Confederate States. There few the
Confederate States who have relatives M,ras
the Mssis pYi And those who have not should
be there themselves. rhs frgh,fu condition of the
camp is subject OF universal interest and alarm ia the
spirit Of Spartan forydo willing that troops
should be sacrificed, If need b., in the of the
country. But that thry should fall victims to the mis-
management of an inefficient department, is utterly
durable. II Is not business depose and reform.
But il Is duty TO expose that neIiciency which
is disastrous to the public welfare. Ten Thousand
lives in jeopardy through this folly. The fruits
Of the great battle Of II nassas have been sacrificed to
this almost criminal fatity. II is time b, done with
e. Tho country must be served and personal preec-
tons the part Of authorities must longer control
stnics and mar orr Tho State s