The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-10

An APPEAL TO TBE pUBLic OF Rich
aoSp.We ask the attention Of all whom it
may concern land whom does il not concern2l
to the suhjoined communication from an officer
of the corps serving under Gen. LEE. We
have not the least doubt that il will be re.
sponded to eheerfully by all persons having il
IN their power TO afford the desired relief The
tobaocoaists of Richmond especially could
render golden service to their country by
pacing each At the command of the proper
authorities a small portion of the weed. These
men are pa5ni5g9 in service which 10 call mere
~ ardnous ami dangerous were TO undcra,ate its
peculiar characteristics. For any little COM
tort, therefore, which can be afforded them,
without drawing largely upon The bounty OF
individuals or The public, they ought not to
saifier. None but those who have been &C
c0Sjomed TO the use of tobacco can form any
idea OF The suffering which the want of it in
ilicis upon a regular consumer of the weed
We hope this appeal will not be in vain. The
authorities ought to see to this matter. Bul
this is no Reason why private liberality should
not come 10 the rescne.
Subscriptions either, in money or tobacco
viii be received at this Office. CITY papers are
requested to notice this matter
VALLEY MOUNTAIN, Pocahontas CO..
August -, ls6l.
J" TIC ErCaTS n The Dispatch Il do not know
Wto Is the goa o. t050cco, but Bacchus used
70 he the goa OF hiRe, he has, IL my judgment,
ti4e best ttt" 10 the honor. Experience does
not enable nae TO declare how strong is the
lnehriate thirst for liquor: but if ] loved the
"lhe cup as do the Virginia weed, / should
certainly be Il drunkard. Perhaps the crav-
ING loE tobacco is even more intense than that
.or Whlsh"y: 1T any rate, ii cannot be any
less 50. NnJt, then, do you imagine our suf-
ierlAg must have been in the army of the
Northwest, where none of the blessings OF
Bdcchus are To be proCUreG-ueither Whis-
*eT, brandy. NJ tdelra, nor tobacco Old
Honest JOHN Dryden wrote lis follows:
= baechus' blessings n treasure,
drinking j. TIE soldiers treasure,
kici. jhC treasure,
sweet the pleasure
sweet j. pleasure alter pain"
ms i ali true enough, and sweet enough
Womb II be 10 take a hora occasionally, after
tAe PAIN through which the soldier pa sses IN
thls cod climate. The bracing morning air
IS siitnuld appetizer tor L dram, hey ond all
question. IuU soldiers OF our army 20 out
ten mules or picket, through mua Which is
nearly haee deep, and III the almost constant
HOODS Oh lJi&, with which tins country is
blessed, TOR cursed, rs the ease may be- ana
lney TrUirn. after hours % hardship and toll
Wei, cola, Nc&ried ana broken DOWN and
wan Il thirst worth Il hundred dollars. You
may dcpcnG upon II, Il drink of good brandy
o. whisAoy Wound not hurt them Il particle
u%dCr SGcn circumstances, and might be eX-
chseo even by The Grand ortAy Patriarch
ii al The sons OF Temperance! However
Is ihe uIs,It pine OF the camp and the Ell :
cheney OIL The soldier are infinitely better pre-
served a,.a promoted without liquor than
with A. III as We can more easily dispense
With mat sjilaulant, my appeal is tor to-
baoCO, not tor WhiSkeY.
Sabm c tobacco! which from cast TO west
the,Ia the tars labor or the Iurkinin's rest
y hich on The A.o>icns ottoman divides
Ills hours, aid rivals opium and his brides!
Magnificent III Stauboul, but less grand.
Though not less loved, in Mapping or the Strand I,
Divine III hopkas, glorious i'll pipe
When tipped with amber. yellow. rich and ripp
Like Other clariHcts woCing the cdrees
Aiore dazz!insy when daring i'll iulI dress,
ltt thy true lovers admire BY lar
Thy naked beauties give q cigar"
The suffering OF our men for the fayorite
weed Is beyond all description. The prices
al which the small quantity which by
strange chance occasionally finds its way 10
Our camp is greedily bough lit up, are almost
fabulous. lie men are smoking spHak, and
mass, and ieaees, and chewing sHpperg elm
and bara, and various other miser-
able substitutes for the accustomed slim
uiirt. { II YOU not cali upon the
public authorities, or upon the good people
OF Richmond. or generous individuals or any
hody or sOlut bouy, 10 come or send to our re-
licI3 Give rs tondcco-GiYe us but TO smoke
and chew, and - y lax asks 10 more" The
heroic soldier CT the South can stand HE
knee dee p mud, ihc driving rain, ;he oilsome
march, the heavy deWs, the Wintry-nights
the crulv4rd tent, Tie weary picket the hard
commons, the battles bruut and shock; bu1
hr must have tobacco. TN behalf then of
our suffering army, and of my own suffering
self l bc>rech yOu TO call public attention to
this matter, anu Ill some manner have us
provided with that which viii gladden. our
hearts, and reconcile Us 10 any duty.
QrID Pro QUo.