Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-21
rnnhi,inn OF the Army.

We again return to ths slbjsSi Of ths condition Of the
Amy Of North.rn Virginia, which We discussed at
soma lsngsh 10 OGr issue Of yesterday. A We remarked
n ths conclusion Of our last article, lhe Government has
bsgua % move In the matter Of furnishing supplies 70
the sroopA and several wagons loaded with shoes AID
o,Osh'nz, tad reached Winchester Is early As the middle
of asa week. We understand that other shipments Of
clothing, shoes, ard. perhaps, blankets, have been made
to he sane desio4ti,n. These supplies viii GHOsd great
rsIsf a. far a. thsy 20, and We oaly regret they are not
AzPls enough 10 meet the wants Of the entire army -
Much COED VII be accomplished, hoEeysr, If even a POI
ton Of our 5~arsfcogad and ragged defenders have sho 5
pA upon Their feet and clothing rp,a their backs. Many
Of them have uoE changed thei: clothing Stree they lsf'
Rshu,rd. Tcey have slept in is-foushs in decreased
n, Poconao IA i-nsseasd over dusty roads, and
though storm al sunshine il il; yet they haTe not
clA ed i or wished il in ell this tine, because they had
a, ct,s, . pz. on VIXEN hat vas Ekn OF. The reader
Ill 20. b. s~-r,rsei 20 hsar, therefore, that many ofthe
u,es-,-.cos.rsl wit5 yesuin, Snd their clothing rotten
al e v5aj anything stey have ever s'ea- ThaFe is
l1aelr b V-sili liz no il not better OF, in this rssPeeh
laa1 ..vs o. .hs best SELLERS 1cj first gentlemen In al
re I'D
49, crlr-sAni TIA. the Government hss SifSs5y for
u-5 81. Gr Les army over 80 coo garments, ana .
L- pu.l.1 Of Shoes. Tais number Of garments, -
,5s! Z = Coz. pr Of pAlis, and s5i'i to a ANN, viii fur
MA suits, n7, tor 10. 600 needy nsa. Tlis will 20 Ear
ssTarj5 Ssl.syiaS tho more destitute. Toe Government
has 10 its en,l9y. in this city, IS ssiloFs Woo cut OF; the
si5A, acc 2 100 WOnea HhO make 1t up into garments
no sacls ;urn,lz GU, on an average, s,ONO garments
per week, Or ooEs, pants and shirts for 5000 men,
Flsfs are O.tss Ss~Ablahmsnis, in other pris Of the
Csa5oder,ey, where clothing Is 6eing Dsnulactured for
s5, army sd lie frcs eng sgsd is %sufi;i,nt, psreaP', 70
IRA oct 50 90 garments a week. 4: tts rae, es.ila
Tag our army II n, 6sid st 400 600 men, I: you'd require
mo7s than : yea 20 furnish each nan with AsHsS EiI Of
c,5.assl If We slpp9ss she various Gov,rnmsni ssts5
Islasa,s vii be sb's TO supply o 5000 men ~ Chrisi.
mas, tasro VII sti be 100000 lsf, Ebo vii have q
.ooS 20 the psofls &c hons Tor their Outfs, Or 60 win
ca co hing Il The GJYsFnusn, should provide fer
&c. 900. toe number lss for the eoaauy e elothe would
sGl D, ~friShttuIy larzs-lOO,O00 meal
Fasso ayurs arc merely rough estimates, aud Go only
assadsd 70 ssrv' The purpOss Of 6i-sOiOg the attention
Of tse people 70 The n Agnllais Of Ihs labor before them.
AHss ne GSVsrsasns shall have dOas al !! san, there
I'll stl be nuea lea TO- the warn hearts s1d wilng
hands o. ,bs psOPls 20 perform. I; they would sosOm
pIsh shsllOor, 10 Tins to bsnta; tbOse for whom it Is
@@~~~- A1Ng NA--s ~ @~~e- u w 5sSAs "a
weather anogg Ibs uoultsins IN Nor:hsrl Virginia IA
airzdy cold 20 the nan Who Sleep upon the ground,
viIi 40 tsns 70 sas!ler hin from tho r1in aud dew, With
no shoes up1n biz feet With no tll5kst TO cover him
rlIs hs sleeps Or s.alds quad for "a and vi b only tAs.
ssssi. dry and Jbres5SAss grasE5 upon bis manly
ra6E L.. tbs people, Ihs', everywhere, All ia Whl,
ever sissu nstlIeN, eonnsas3 tbs g1II sO-k e. sooa a.
possiols, aad Eeyss leave 1, cf Until the bes: art bayess
AZ az u .hs WIri slaI tly. o5sl fIrli,hsi fuh all tie
sJnf0Fl 4; may b. in oss Porsr % b-s,os. L.: Us not
nov SOP 70 i-dl'ss oar iaiglIioa ssias: the Govern
ml1, for 10 va, - p-5vi Ia: foresight all 10 cruel le-
gIss1, bl. let a. "a her s,csas tae nAksd aud supply tae
Any As. and thea AO.d Ice auihosiis to : rs a..
eoaanbliy.
AID vac is 50 ildS,al Al3 Who 50 misery, that be
cannot eoatrib1se s~onsshiag u the relief Of such troops
a. oa,s' Taoagh ~dsstitue, a. Ne hSvs represented
them 70 be, and though many Of them hare gone With
oi food for days together, A1d that At : tine When they
wsrs mixing long nErehes aud aghsnT bloody battles
wisa the enemies OF our eOuaIy, sill they s1 cheerful,
p.;isas and resolu;s IS ever, and are ready nos, - they
hlys been as al iuss, TO Ansr: Ihsir birshtigSt to be
free. II the Invader thlakI differently, be has only 70
SAX than where they are, AM ne Oil sOOn bs cured Of
hS folly.