Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-20

cation Il IL enough to make every father aud mother,
Who have son in the army, shudder for his norals
The Yankees are managing this matter Ike wise mep
Thsy uss every means to keep Intoxicating drinks from
/ their army.
Then what shall We say Of the better part Of society
who 10y the reports Of the papers AgaO) INDUCING
In 6as routs and dances, and some Of them not very
orsdibs utterly Obvious of the danger Of the
try or resting in blind confidence In truth, what
kind of return has the country made seems likely to
max : for the continuance and support which God has
given to our Arms' This last question viii, doubt
excite the merriment Of some, and the contsmp: Of
others bat the caption ct the head Of this piece Il my
reply 70 such. From this Of inActiou and false
security has resulted the los of HAtera Of Port Royal
Of Beaufort Of Fort Henry Of Roanoke, and Of Dor
OlIoa. TIE enemy we're regarded with such contempt
that ay kind of ditch thought TO be sufficient TO
keep them OF Now, let me ask few questions. II
the forts we're insufficient il because they could not
have been made vastly stronger in the came time given
a ID with the same means tfctedl Were they strong
q, they could have been nader Aud if not, why
they no.l O1uld stronger force have held them
AMI So uhy was such q force not placed in them
VIZ tbs forc1 under General Wise the largest which
olud have been placed Roanoke IslAndl Aud II 90,
shy we're tbs defencss not made stronger' How does
il happen that mons or fec Of forts LOb proof
Wy Was there not ts and was there not meansG
Add large force could have ossn spared for Roanoke.
uhy vas Il not sent thsrsI Wouli it not hAv5 been
st wise and udicous disposition Of even 20 900 troop
necessary hold vital and important post that
How oAn such neglect u manifest even 10 ido' be
excused pAliAted by the eountrys powerful nset
numbering than hundred vessels Is about TO at.
task an imp )rsAnt pOiut coast and grand army
Of TWO gyE HusDRED men, lie sent 10 oppose
Ihe.e ships and fifteen thous aud or twenty thousand
troops badss Has the country nor ight to ask how
this is nor to knowt And II no more men could be
spared Why sAcrSos this little Spartan band IN de-
fencsess positions Would it not have been better 10
svaelate the Island aud for,ify Ez ,6eth CITY, or some
other dsfenoelsas point aud thereby the and
the arms
shall no d,ubt, be told thSt am an "ignOrsasus,
"a eroaksT, and very prs''aHptOas iatsrmsdSsy, but
Il s evideat 10 the msFes. |oGI among the SRst that
there = something wrong somewhere, and that some
body Is either traitoroSI utterly iHeomp'tsHt
tat We are exceedingly psak and dsfsHesssS people
vigorous continuous and wise legislation Of defence
instsAa OF dcIng naeOn, would have saved Us every
pOnt We have lost. Strong bomb proof forts Wpnld
hlVs glysl the enemy sDmethnG uoss to do than
king SaHd kiliI and sheing forces OF
oPsH pens.
has been said that Il our armies lad bean marched
beyond the Potomac aud INST with dstss,, bad no
ether to take its place aud other to q.
Ii r army aud reply that, II We are to held in in
action for lear Of the little word IL shall de-
wonders. had the army crossed the Potomac soon af
Ter the battle Of Manassas possible shosd have
b ID Maryland on side nov helping Us and as for
arms our army would have taken them from the di,Or
g,igsI and dsmareIsS Yankees They e,ul1 have
za.he.ed and diciprei such army IS they have
lor fisd oct such hsetS Tney would have heen CON-
Oelsd 70 brog their raw troops to oppose w. and
eIuld have beaten them. Ra: We have given them
rat OF all things they most needed, Aad desired as:
Ead hey are ready fAVose kind Of war
arc "s SfsHAiFs.' Let us "AmSnd thsss thugs alto
geIhsr." SclPI0.