Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-06
BY 4. p. WALTON
SurIERs.

SUILERS.
We saw il stated few days since that a
bill would be introduced into Congress early
in the session abolishing the Office Of suffers
Each regiment has its sutler, or itinerant
shop keeper--only another name for grocery
who are appointed by the Colonies. and
subject to certain army regulations. These
regulations are either too lenient or but in
differently enforced, and unless more strin.
gent rules can be made applicable to suffer
ships. it would be much better to abolish
the office entirely. Instead Of adding to the
efficiency Of the army, they detract from
and are detrimental to the welfare Of the sol
diers personally Carlton" the army COR
respondent Of the Boston Journal speaks of
these itincrant shop-keepers as follows:
s-rtEHs OPERATIONS.
As your readers are r from the army LEI me he eyes
Tor them, and take look of suffers operations An
ptoNm!'ey speaking. we may say that there are one
bundled and seventy ve two hundred suffers In the
Army v the Potomac who sell gingerbread pies cakes
beer cider, mittens, socks gloves Shirts shoes pens
penclg, paper. inn CANDY rasns fqs tobacco knives
and thousand other things They are one hundred and
seventy five shppkccpors with bundled and seventy
five thousand customers. Boston hasa population not
Nearly an N he va O0) men smoke or chew tobacco
bJ,r .J ~, IVY, c,sM' INN' on hand also
-, 49, S ~ NilN p'p'H' Nul'1 ave pleas
al ID -.I... ,f n t '' P w w uaAt' ~ mana
III ,,,,,.i. o. ' IN, WV, g,tts' an1 OF course
. 1870 -. i' t,' ''i'. ~ Always k'ol 70
~ -" ~ UHN'. ~ pf tl. IeEW'llns-sn hM
n,J 80. wv i ,',,s ,,n sun ~ ON wv
~, ... 49,, h,, ,s. ,,,. 49,, a - -. s ~,
ere ia fair way Co do good business rhey arc shsrr
men usually ! have not yet ran across one sutler who
pied The ohce, or who perhaps brought all possible
ap11nces and means % bear Tor obtaining H. who did
rom pure patriotism nf benevolent motives. Every
knows nov u make good use of present opportunities
Tor iheif own benefit
Upon inquiry u s1iiers. colonies and others, fud
ia' white many snder, spend but three four dollars
per month. mary moro speud eight and twelve and
some every cont of mcir pay. Ia regiments the
soldiers either from hahs NJ economy learned AZ home.
or through the inhurncf of hc ON cts, spend but little.
"he 100 others neatly an the months pay N the regi-
m .ni huds iis way into tle pockets OF the suffers
~ DIS an Inference, vheh think will De sustained by
evidence mat an average VI ~ per month per soldier
hnd' way, either DIV rash nr credit 20 the suiief II
thc regiment hts one thinnd men, that Is $40 per
annuu ln matters of hi' kind plain statements based
ON o9'etrstou NJ" n somc value have taken oppor-
iunes 20 ascertain The prices n various articles Be
inf in Virginia the other Day. my friend aud patronzed
slllrr VIZ found rai,ns forty cents per pouud-sane
90 Washington Mieen ecut pies tweuty cents apiece
in arlington eleven cents These pies baked Ia
Ncr York ai Che Excelsior Pie Bakery
WlY Excelsior cluId not conceive, unless because
NOR. iainous pastry cannot be- congomerated They
p1cked i1 boxes ON racks sixty n box and deliver
ell o. sulcfs Boz Washugt1n az eleven cents apiece
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