Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-04

THE HoNE ARrILLkRr rae FoRrIncirIoss--The
military organization kuoWn the "Home Astlery"
has again been brought prominently the attention
Of the public by the promugao of "order to Assem-,
bic at Alisy hd, to be mustered into the service OF
the Coaedxrate States 0ny about twenty-five thir
" men from each company responded 10 the summons
and consequently THE mastering i'm has not yet taken
place. hlal cost to bring together the comp ement
OF required by Law, viii be msde 70 morrow, st IL
O'clock, and it is said that in The event Of another
failure, the Battalion viii b. disblnded
As the aposrent delinquency Of tho sbsentecs has be-
come q su ject Of general comment and may expose
Ii fair sni prj ldich criticism, oe. it an
act Of justice to hem Pr sent the lowing fact:
TIE Home Artillery projected some tims before the
Brte OF Manassas when was belle ed by many to be
rot impossible thing for the Lrcon army TO advance
Redmond, CT It's vicinity As every citI n was more
han Wiling aid ia the defence of the city, three ar-
sry companies Of about eighty men each promptly
rssed aud the officers commissioned by the Governor as
officers of the Ali Regiment OF Artillery.
Ia report ths City Council last JAY in the hand.
writ n OF Col Thos h. Eis Comma lder Of the Bat
TALON, /. was assorted
shut tnsIe are ny persons in this city who earnestly
desire - render military service 10 the presBt emergen
cy, hut wko are prevented FRI vOluntesrirg gncopd
,oSaity by engagements impor TO the pub.
interests 10 b laid ad others by the Executive Of
b." State. number OF th,ss prisons have. therefore,
mutu ny az eed that thew will form battery o.
m un ID Artillery for The fence Of ths CITY Rehmond
II
An Regiment of Ar ilsrv, Nth the understd"dinq
hdi they NOT to be ordered from RehmOnd its
Iet chi Y, uless some special oeedSo. of a.
tack defence and then only convenient disaIce
and for SHORT riMR"
Is was further stated In the came report that "he
eksn is approved by the General commanding in cti.
of the forces in Virginia as well by the Presidenf
S'crstdry Of War, and istGHt General Of the Con.
fsdrats States"
Thes, were the con itions up,n which the members
- -. A.4tlIa IL.
battery" aud they reafrm, d. no long ago, when
L. Penol ton proposed That they sho Id disregard
their oi inS qui 6sd enlis'me and With them to
the & i'd" o. hst occasion, (ia the language Of Col
ellis 20 Col PJncleon y "taCsa who declined 70 60
taxed hat they had 'iued the ioms Artillery ia good
fsh becau.e they Old nor feel liberty 10 volunteer
for unccrdi ioaa military service that the business or
d)mest Obligations and 6rg gemcnts which chen Cund
them s eG ed and they CT ud not recon- |, it TO their
Of du;J by a voluntary act 90 abandon empl)
nents or Ci-rtgird i1teIess which were - the last
greS, important to them and Their ianilias, and in
nany cases. 10 they conscious. of importance also
the pubic; ami that, however reluctsnt they might
come to such a usion, U. der the circumstances
stated in address them they could than
r'"RN their original qualf o.gISsrsn a. artillery.
Blsn."
We are assured by many CT the members that the
sims reas ich iuaIeuced them TO dtcire Col Pen
detous Props ton ACETATE them nov and that II is
their purpoe adhere 10 "their Crgusl quilted en-
or lhr.A,s OF a-o,t and sdv5r eueat "ies rteIs.
AL troubls il seems Us might and should have been
avoided y assembling the Battalion, aud proposing 10
the members volunteer Tor the service deSgua cd in
& "ordsr" VIZ: man the batteries" We con-
vIcd, ON curl oW 9 &c Of humin nature, that q
luger uum Der couu isVj been Induced 10 enls
BY this mJds Of proceeding h.a by psrempory order
o co'rcon. 0Ge O ct, We presu ne, in ealing upon
tie Hem. ATti kry u "nsn the bati'i.s is o reudsr
the organs tOn ,f;ient as an artillery eorp-to In
sauet the ne ubefs in prscici gunnery Tsis 10 alive
r. trcpsr out it isN mode ct sttaini efficiency
~hcl vas .vdan ", oontemDlre1 nv the me ubers
rel y when they CO ed ms " 8. th he corps,
rrrup ct OF enlistment, vOh mt eriug Dc puVO,
i q above sag stei, is III more obvious.
II we're Only Iec7ss ~ 10 guard the fort hca,ions
,ni guns that GU could with D opre;y, be as
ig ed 10 some OF gne numerous mics, in or near
Redmond Already in the esryice aud pay Of the Con.
led, rate Ssa es than TO Tie Home AR ley; for We
pre,ume that tho Cont, ,raie Treasury ple-
hosic that tie War Department If rd 10 employ
special military force 10 guard the forfcatons whilst
aui dred Of officers aud soldiers icle here. BiI ii
ssrves b, performed by cit Of ehuond,
not nov esssisA -.iak th. a--->--,,-,----A-A-.,
SwsCu the age o. Is sEd IS should be expected TO
hare in tue performance Of the duty, by turns,
md then there wsu ro st cause for 9ru milling or
al coltnt