The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-18
Southern ScwszSudering offhe ReE-
Army.

lFrcm ..e Nehmond whsg, lo.h.l
A few days ago scene was Witnessed IN
oar streets which at last aroused the people
TO lively sense Of the real condition OF our
soldiers. A number Of regiments marched
down Ninth street. passing the very door oil
the War Department Citizens standing
ncar-there were no officials present; they
never are on such Occasiops-saw with their
own ewes what the papers have long and
vainly tried 10 make them believe They
saw numbers Of soldiers marching barefoot
through the melting snow. Nor was tbs
all. They saw them thinly clad, In ragged
and WORKOUT clothes; some OF them without
blankets and without hats. This was spec
taelc TO stir the pulses even ola spectator.
But there were some WAC took good care
not 10 witness so cisSracelul sight a.
the very moment this barcfooted procession
was passing the War Department the fres'-
dent of the Confederate States. his SecreIa-
~ OF War, all the Cabinet officers, The GUAR
termaster-General, and some thousands OF
able bodied Young clerks. were sitting BY
rousing fires, t0asting their weil-shod feet.
aud thinking OF any thing bu, the soldiers
IL is not 20 be expected that stout Young ;el-
lows. who stink into Government drrdses IN
order TO get out OF the army. should care
not TO be expected that an Administration.
no member of which was ever known t. pat
his foot inside % a hospital, or 90 Lestow 20
much as plate Of soup on a sick private. or
TO send one Of their gorgeous vehicles 90
bring in the wounded-it is not TO te OK
pscted that such an Administration should
care very much foT ans thing bat the suub-
bling OF men like Price and BeauFegafd
Our political system makes them secure IN
their places Tor six years and i j. matter
OF profound indifference % them What hap
pens, 90 long as they eau draw their salaries
and reward tl.er fsv0rites with the honcr-
and bounties of Government
but the cold blooded inhumanity of the
Government does not abs0lve our citizens
from the religious duty OF Immediately sup
plying the wants OF tho army. The soldier
who oilers his life rs a sacrifice for his coun-
! try-who cnd0Tes the perils OF battle, the
still greater peris OF the hospital, in charge
OF drunken and conceited boy surgeons the
filth of camp snG the fatigue of marches
should have every want cared iof There j.
nothing that a people can DO for the soldier
| which ought 10 b, LETT undouo. While the
soldier lives be should he we'll fed and we'll
clothed, aud - long rs lie is n the service his
family rhouli be attended 10. Tie people
who allow their so.d.era 20 80 naked in the
cutting winds of winter. whilo they stay warm
at home, do not deserve liberty. God Will
not prosper tho cause of such 4 people
We of Richmond have been remiss We
have been slow 10 wake % 10 tho sense 81
he horrible restitution IT our army Iti-
tot altogether our fault From the beginning
We desired earnestly 90 Cooperate with the
Government, 20 DO on good terms with il
In eha~ In Il
as lar ms IN us lay Us success and its glory
But the Government has perss;ently held
aloof from US and houted US. Every attempt
to pariake of it, responsibilities. and 70 co
operate with il in its labors. has been scorn-
fully rejected. as impertincnt interference
with matters which did not concern 10. and
which we were incapable of comp; ehcrding
II, in defiance Of official influence. we en-
deavorcd 20 do our duty IN pressing emer
gency.-as when the emanuel OF james Riv
or was 10 be closed 1--WE were btmrered an,
thwartod with be idiocy and slo,h OF ofiicia
routine We appeal q, the leading men ot
this city "a say # this IA 80. 10 tho letter
true. What wonder, then. when not per
mitted 10 take any part in the plans or pur
poses OF the Government ofour own making
We did the only thing left us 10 do--made q,
much deprecated paper money as we ould
Citizens of Richmond your courage Is
not Abandoning the capitol OF yonr State ~,
the Coafedcracy. when the Coycrnmon
seemed 20 have lost all hope. will be proud
theme for the historian. our Noble kind
ness and devotion TO tho wounded IN YOU
homes and hospitals, will be ,hcnc still
nobler. Wepray you, by the love you hea
TO old Virginia, by the pride YOU icetiI
wha tever conduccs TO her honor. do not lc
the love Of filthy lucfo tarnish your gloriou
reputation. Come and shame the govern.
ment NJ you have shamed il before Tia
uaked soldier. who is fighting for yonr free
dom, j. shyefing in your streets Help him