Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-08

handing desires 10 csH the attention OF al rsginsntsl
Infantry officers in ths department 10 the paramount In
portsnce OF iauilisrIng their commands with the nan
ua Of the bsyone Our soldiers should be us.ructst Ii
regard TIE proper Of this weapon their GREATS.
assurance Of sey, aud certain mean. OF SUCCESS
in every struggle. Tho tsyones shoId b constantly
placed before them the decisive wespcn Of every bat
tie; not merely useful accessory means Of Sup.
port to artillery muskey and tho sabres Of cavalry, but
o. the chief and final Of the service, to which ell
others subordinate They Should be taught that On
the battle field, whilst rrseoudon inactivity will
pose thsm to defamation BY repeated voies from tho
.hss and other firearms Of the enemy, q vigorous
charge, promptly executed and In good ordsr, will
pose them 70 bus one vcey with immediate victory
M result Il Il in bayonet charges that the physical supe
rory and higher intelligence Of s.aiwsrt soldsrs
over the enemy can best make tself felt They should
be taught this truth, that with properly handled
b. obedient regiments, Ne are irvncible and thoir
attention should be strongly drawn to this ether fact
that bAyonettefs except in isolated cases. rarely
into actual cosion-,he side possessing superior Weight
and discipline, and which rushes forward determined that
nothing but death shall stop IT, Invariably breaking the
morale Of the enemy before reaching them, aud even
dsorder6g the voiey which the foe may hfe
Tempt TO fire, before turning In ght. Ali portions OF
the bayonet exercise mportsntuo. that men 20.
tual CO, hct eau asfuEe all the attitudes and perform
all the motions prescribed in tho manu-. hut bsca1ss
toe familiarity with the weapon thus acquired gives them
corfdercs AID mastery in It's uss. Ia such hogrs Of
dill as tho climate will peruis regimen,al infantry Of
and the proverbs truth will be impressed upon the ncn,
In reference 10 the yonet charge that from tho
tie Danger pluck the f,uer Safety" In all royieFs
and inspections of troops hereafter 10 DO held tie IA
or General Commanding will scrutinz, with specisl care
the ro;ency Of all In e1try reg m5nta and regiments
serving as infantry, in the manual Of the bayonet
By command Of N Gen. d. HUsr,R.
CHARLrs g. HALPNt, A A. G. and Ohei OF San.
TEE xLIPHIsr BrcosHG TROUBLESOME.
~. a Tho N.rgk, - hant0 mis-
to arrest the attention and excite the apprehension OF
our Northern brethren. What to do with tie bggsr
when he gets TO the land of promise, the p"peIIog
question. The Cairo Gizetts Of . late dae says:
The lsvees yesterday were 90 dark with negroes that
pedestrians found It difficult to peregrnate without Ian.
terms. We before just such lot Of dsrkies
In life. UGcs Toms, Aunt 0hloes and Topsys were
ABUNDANT. There about 500 COO 600 baby
caIkies and probably thrice that number OF chidIe1
ranging from two 10 five years. Threofounhs Of tho
latter dlapidated slirs Of deep mud color when
saw them they we're gymnssticising upon
their heacs ETC. nuncer Of the old folks sict,
and the whole lot excepting tho little ollicking shirt
cad siaVers were certainly very Wretcked specimens Of
humanity
What this eternal ra Of .nsgroes: WILL fad to DO here
Is more than we eau foretcll. TIE Government may
fad employment Tor small per cent. OF them, bu. the
greater porton nua, either starye or becoae Govern
msnt paupers.
Our clizera look upon the swelling muftudcs OF
groes among them with s. senso Of alarm. What
shall be done with them Is question that suggests ssh
TO every mind bui no s1lve IL. II hucdred'
and hundreds not yet be forced In upon u.s. tbs
number here could be distributed throughout the
country and furnished employment by farmers and gard
Bat locking upon this as the entrepot f1r the
hou'lnss who may be forced IL the South sort OF
rendezyous for them until they can 20, oppoTtulds TO
do better else Ehereue cannot iisf el from mind
the fear that Only hia population viii suI, baS
that their presence will Gfscl TIE aborng class OF
white tba! tho pinch of want will become general
We sincerely hope tAa. time will provo ther fears 10
be groundless, bu: Il is hoping annos. against hope,