The New York herald., 1862-12-13

hard cintc Many of these veterans without shoe:
or blankets, or suitable clothing The last hicnn.nu
by soldier in Armsiead 5 b. igade:-
We had quite fan o, snow here yesterday. and = ~
NAMED On tAe gro.nd yer, wsh ss. a. y.
frosen snop scA bss Of old oonhds nd osr txs .n.a
keen ooaxtiy cosine o We are about msIcning ten's
struck baggage and we are standing OUT here
Many of our soldiers his STATE are usfAe sAoes ava
ms 81 ra An ooer 81 wns ns s ~ SaS or two
since that the order 10 advance on the enemy was
given OF ragged aud shoeitss veterans rsp,ndea 70
the order with shouts II euthlsiasm and their bare
fe marched miles III ough the inches deep,
to the INVADER lie had been IN baste before nus
he reused he this occasion oy tse
subibse courage ~ these barefoot b. fhougb hu'f
priyetes they really deserving OF u 'hie' " M
this war Every nerve should be strained vide for
The Richmond Whig, noticing the suffering in our
army breaks forth Indignantly as follows
A few days ago was witnessed iD our streets
which at last aroused the people " lively II the
real condition Of soldiers. number Of regiments
q the war Department C,izsns standing near-thore
were no officials present. they never on such &C.
casons-saw with their own eyes what the pape-s
have long and yainy tried 10 make them believe
They sdp numbers o soldiers marchng taefoo through the
'nestng snc~. Nor was this all. They saS them ihmy
clad ia ragged and worn out clothes. some o them viii
out blanke and without hats. This spectacle 10
stir the pales even or Spectator.
But there We're some who t,ok good care not to wit
ness so dsagr,eable sight Al the very moment this
barefoot procession Was passing the War nepaf tment
the President OF the Confederate staes his Secretary
OF War, all the Cablnet officers. the Quartermastef
General and some thousands Of able bodied yonng
clerks, were sitting by rousing hres, tossting
their well shod feet, and thinking Of anything
but soldier II Is to be expected that stout
young fellows who sink into government drudscs in
order to get out Of the army, should much lsr any
body but themselves IL is not TO be expected that an
administration, member Of which was ever known 10
put his foot inside Of hospital 10 bestow much as
plate oil soup on SICK private or ~ send one Of their
gorgeous vehicles to bng IN the wonnded Is not 10 be
expected that such nn administration should care very
much for any thing but the snubbng ol men like Price
and Beauregard Our political system make them secure
in their places for six years. and is matter OF pro
found indifference 10 them what happens so ltg as they
can draw their salaries aud reward their favcrtes with
the honors and bountes Of government.
The above is a sad and fear true picture. Enough
hides lost thrown away last year al Manassas 10
have furnished shoes for half army We learn from
tn Sc who saw done lht they were piled bs thousands
i'll the c atoms aud covered with dirt l. there no
forecaste the government Or rather not true that
majority OF those commissioned 10 purchase shoes and
clothing mere past,slns-apponie because
they partsans, and unfit for tbeiJ placesy
We informed week two since
by an officer who visited Tennessee 70 pur.
chase leather. that he there several Confederate
officers without money, Who we're Offering ~ purchase
the leather il the maui acturers would send IL to Rich
mond and receive ;heir Tor II there. OF course they
got no leather ailho gh there enough IL that part
OF Tennessee, al the time, to She thousands OF Our
troops
The South had very great the beginning Of
this war; but they have not been husbanded and
applied they sh uld have been. But for the contri
buttons Of the people, the condition Of troops would
have been much than it is The main reliance, 1t
would SEEM still people cothe AMI shoe
troops exhausted be been by former contribu
tons and the general dian OF They Will do their
duty aud il still greater suffering should be IN store for
brave boys cannot be said that the great body OF
the people are 10 blame Tor II.
The Enquirer protests in earnest terms against the
which reflects the President and Secretary Of War;
IL nsys that every requisition made from General Lees
army Tor shoes and clothing has been met II says
Our contemporary took counsel Of his wrath instead OF
his reason