Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-10

! >.rcb 81, 1852.
Gsatlsmsa of ths S,Ed,s and H use OF D'i,sasE;
Af.r the ms car,fal examination and eou'iie'a ion
Of tee act rAssed BY you be 10 day OF February
las, and wlIh the most cordial disposition TO eXecus
sec ring 10 i,s letter aud spirit fad that is will Be
impo bic 70 do in tme to meet the existing euergsn-
oy. TIE prlniuar required TO be observed In ascer'
nicg the prev cls 20 DluOIs made By cldes count
sud towns preparatory TO sso tAning the contributor
20 b. made oy Subsequent drss will consume more time,
tsu can be- unier the pressing circumstances nov sur.
r1ueirs us aoEed without pr ice 70 the interests OF
the CoreSsrsey Sad the serious results ID the n'
.egrIy Of this Commonwealth. We must have some
trg more expec ctouS sopebnS more oennlis ald oi'
rec; q rs results than ur 81 p omiseJ 70 effect
! I;Wntk v,eks, il nos mouhs % place the troops
in the de'i under The req irenents If your bill A. this
mo1snl rt op; are upsraiTely qured At Aideh er,
A, Aleehay al NAM ssas at EfedsricksburZ, on tie
Peuiu.ua and at Norfolk, aud they must be At those
several points with be le ,st Icssibe delay. am in
flrmed bS the PftsCe that they shnuld te al their
/ D s.s nos, but cert there by hs Is day Of this
N nth II required TO conform 10 the rtq nren en'S
of yur bill thy ,A1rOt be in place befjre the LIST f
\ Aut'l-R even then ...- -
eeRmsnd therefore, that tD meet tie deu anes nov
preset oel iy upon us, you at tnce pass Law, IN
re prs.u bic which you snail appeal 10 The patriotism
OF the troops IN The Id 10 remain In thoir
4 pr. ut orgas d condit o., aad author II me 10
/ dr .t a. oLcs LON the 10 a .pJrto0s of the Com
/ N ~ Wsalh a number slffcitnt h up the reg
nous . on thoUs rd cfct. Tais IS the cny mode
by vheh troops bs placed 10 the Id at once ard
10y af rutiou leads 10 tho clson that whsevcr il
b. done must be iote quickly. The enemy press
10 Us aeon N aie5 and must be met p.omply decid
etly, de'ermEetl'
He caraot spare those nov in TIE field They Lave
beer tr,d aut The snlis show they be relied upon
T-er ps,r in this criSis ef our iae Wll be sp
pea Z 10 in in by ihe General AssembJ. Let then
90 IhAs the freedom liberty and adepsnteaci OF
VIg;nA d-pcpds upoa their remaining in ser'ioe for
wars the var, snd shall have response
tat viii and gladden. th- patriots heart, sni slim
ua,e tie depending and Wavsrog and doubtful to the
o. rormAncs Of their DUTY. The troops are Wiling TO
e tie requirements Of the occasion If the stature
vii s, them kEoE what they are.
fae s. iOR Of yoGr late law Shion relates 20 sHbsti
ur.s should IN nv Judgment b. materially modified
Il Is, thus abr 10 prOdEce serious m!sobsi and for
.hsss feA5Cns:
Is, We ar, under i's operations making up army
o. aiTcag, Of whose previous olAraeG associations
ard espec,ing th controversy kloN nothing,
10 l. IOVio!s TO ascertain auyth ny respecting their
laval'y or h1eiuy
hAny OF bese slbs;itut rrprese1: themselves
.- IN ne oue o. the UoafsdCra,e StleE aud, IN
rs6 Of d,i z Iteryei as subsi.uts tos YHeiulrs,
,l-y Should De- a % reader thiir services tho
. from vti-a tH,y Tso'ess 10 hail. Is is urjuI.
therefore 10 p e Sts-ts
81 !. hei.Srip reiI u2ol our osit ei.iz,ns 20 Al
'ss & 4 s-n', oas -x2'rienee 50 far has
sa5~a 10 m 50 b. b,eVs, reh .ols and ,rua. ...
Ir.comEe a. -rr.ore 4 tic system of slbst.tu,ss
ia 20 con uutj, lhAt 4 ba moGhsl as 10 r,q lire
nc party II ring tie sU0sntuje 20 furrih some man
from his oUunty. II this nods Se will have
rah' assrrauSs IoNs se vii, get Trustworthy men
sg-n veil preserve the repull iOn which the Virginia
;roops have heretofore ~on in q i, va.
n opposed however, To the whole system Of slb.
slrJs / s' Ine Ike tl.s. tGere duty 10 b p-r.
'o-ued by Ell e,'s's-the men OF Seah not onlv, but
.i-o sde poorer s,ssS E.oh hss personal Guty TO
psr'5rm N duyiag EscS the Invader from col THIS
yrsJ1ii duy sis-ld lot be avoided shGnped ucder
.Uv prceRCe wElsav,r W. en- country in gte1,
Jsrl 50 II :. solsy shcu not be FLoEed to pOr-
c-ass apioa lr,m exposure o. tie n ID, or III the
se-s.e- Ii the o,uHiIy 10 the camp.
Esry i1tGc u'st NdcA can operate upon the po,r
sIar u Inc cJaL.ry 20 ri asuslsss ~ gTsSS Erug
81 f-FI Ibcr.s and in5e .uctn-e shou1 cpr q win
nc easad p5uer a1d ilfasuce upon c pto9.Tt, hold
ers Al e. q ~c,th. The-s lS.sr glasses should
al o1snp.e 20 the oru-r aad they should be Ni.ng to
Do wh1s the poorsr css req irsd ~ necessity 10
60
Tsl-ge fur'e-. thl. pronoiors after the st el5c.
i'm ufcf5,rs shall b made by seniority Tat ia 10
.a7 v,cUcy oc,u-' t.e ofi,ers hslor be pro
% o,,f 70 trs DosiiO1s Fi, rec ,uisjo IA sadJ
a. py or q rgushed anl g"llht J ek5oo Of the
5 ose Wal issd, Who sus, in letter dated Feb
fuary 70 Ps4se sc n yJu cannsi -: or .gss
--rs 90 Oh military ss 20 r,qlirs vaea1eie',
a.. e. tar IL cs,U @; c. ere be hed 6y prjno
sep ia tie icSs3t cad, IL the Cor f.darNe
Tyics. Do d Tar rrIc caJls, ead thA. lax dis
cpl7s re-t rg from t-c i1urerJg for chte, may b.
As'lllG vs. mus Iuahf NAT CAiTt rlpriNs w FN'iN
oher temporal ii Sc,a ioc. TIE system OF every
c,ucy sHyA ~ .lsc ion is bad o5e. We may eIp,c'
Al iu, i.sur se Of "a ers fro-1 yuch system Aud
irsi. o. pli,sr, mus. have i1'S.r5 comma d.. A7d
sys. would 20 u. 10 disaster 20 our arms tic
C)-t,dsr,,. Z ghl result IN yctnry
Taese >,-g sI,0rs coming ir 81 high a sourcs arc
NCrby Ot cIUsd rai2a Arosher ih-ul.y In tie exc
eut0n OF tie Gil arises from the fac that repaired
. h 10 the cavalry regiments ty DRAFT, but no prov
% il made 70 sucply drafted wish hOTses
L . moth Iha Ia
no ami soma nleaDs mu therefore, be p'Ovieed to
me EIcN casa
Your az y pass On the lO,h day Of February and
o. llil the AJusnt General sfer consultation Tih
me applied TO A I'a1t Geuerl Cooper fer the neces
sl,y orders 10 tie eonnisd,nts Of divisions TO enable
me procure The required information 70 the uum
bsr sto hrd eus. sd the humber who declined 10
resIlt i.r The war, viii !de plsos OF their rSsidtnce
y.rbsl SLsSer received . rough cleik from tho
" p Jartmgrt 10 ihis note. Gen. Richardson tgiiu
wrote vu tn y aud reply VS. received from Col
o. lion, stating "a. Guer.l cooper wcuii forward the
bi.ik IS soon as they priltei and as scol as
printed they forwarded by special mesiengers.-
To order, we're received usl las. Thursday night
acs DIX; they mailed ;hA, night. and mossengers
vi dgpl CATS aud al he necessary oaGk forms let for
elci division Of the Sa;u cay morning.
Any eh,rge, therefore, o! negligence or iasantion.
o. ddspOsi oa 10 execute ths gN, that may have ten
md i utterly uRiCuaded the records Of the Arntant
q nsr.ls cos ana the Executive jurnal wall sui ,ielt
I " TuO1s,r1;".
AuChsS difficulty in the clton Of the bill arises
on tie FAC is ptlpAble ooLa ct bs:weeD il
Rai the Cvrgrrssi6"al b J. Toe Congressional bill al
l9vs cOmp.uit5 70 be enl f,om tho CO mp lni and
limor's now IN the ID aud usder lis 1p ration the
Seer tsry of War has su,hOzi 4 numb Of persons
r,.e compa4ies sni ba'Aions be mustered iuto the
OJai,dtr te seIvgc DUCT. give illustration Of the
| mlnnpr ia which this vo X 1t L'outeuNnt In Cspt
Dy r'r. comp nv of,the 81 Vrg Ma m,at, having
rece suoh suh,riy ir -u-h authority from the Sec
r. a-y o. W.. Is rozS cr'os lis Oompsuy from the
al, ~ p, a. AID as Virginia Infantry Regiments II
ttis - 10 continue, ls IL p'n ths. cur regiments
in The s,ri,, are to b. Cisorg DIel and dCstroyed
gv, his as ole AMI fair cne of mAay cases which
! nave been reported 10 ne.
! Your bill requires to preserve the org InEitlou
now in the lid by regiments How 10 this TO os done,
81 Al an