The national Republican., 1862-04-14
It Il, FSr the, National Republican. :

shc HcufCuh DtpNbtIhGut
:. This,bflI passcd The Ifodse q day or two ago
and will now go TO the scnate for final ncton.
We hope that, before. proceelins 10 Jrgisalc
any further on, this bill, teorganizing" The
medical department OF the army, the honotable
gentlcrhcf' Of the Senate will appoint com
mittee Of inquiry Into als arats OF the depart
meut. W. tAat 4ey, ,aa1 the. .nubljs NAY. leain
the truth In relation 10 this Important section
Of our governmental sysnni. ,As the case now
stshds, kteat' ihihsliec viii be done to the bu
reau, and personal ranimosisy against faithful
and ,fIclea ALL NOT energetic men will pre-
vail, because Legislative gentlemen act in Iha
matter without knowing the f'icts. The dis.
cussion In the Hou!e on "Wednesday, IN relation
10 the medical hll. proysd shat illf- honorable
members Wsre all In ths dark as TO the medical
wcpsrtnse6t; ai,l,wsrs engrg q IN "lcgislatins
for 70! and dssl9%s " ssfEs ssEs sppo''t'on and NJ
aa.Ss Hsppk klhipk, thtt, he bSu9raab,s men d
HE Sanais will ieglslate lIrIl,sr on lhia subject
Saiit they learn .tohy this bii was originated,
wh8sffan be benefited anil who injured by A..
fhe '.geq ueIne1 Of lhe, Hpp.e Ise4nIed entirely
pIcossgioGs Of, he iaet ,thai Lhe regular medical
corps hss been vcry largely Increased since the
war, drd thh& , medical bhard Of regular suit
geonsi holds ia ittingsr every day in tbis very
city, adding daily 10 its numbers. n
M, Blxir, the foItgtmttrr tnhher the advice
of Dr: f,eildw)'6| ihig Bin, admitted that he
knew really nothing about the hospitals even
10 tAsestys 'Atint know whether they were
dfflcsfca BY regulars or yol'intcets, tdt seemed
u think tHh eoiHhtter and 'bficade surgeons
we're engaaad.ip tSsnS- 4'haTuth ol the matter
y, that svery, GovsrBnisat hosliial in the Dus-
kfOA ID not only s1losped bya rcalttar surgeon,
bit that tcaeif vtle bf yhcmis provided With irtIn
Our 10. slX GeyMa afs Sprgepps, zach ona having
bis own department under the supervision U
the head snte:en.i The ,Pat"Gth Ollite' hospital
dhs. Ahduts with ~ Stty' sh6rt. tiinr been Il
brigaas, hospital. "a Thss sGlyesn,wpt bad no
ooaArol ,oseriitl AMI IL was olaesrcd by ,volun
ss Ssss's Sas i1i,fS S iSS SpSs ai.sa, Ms
sion would s6enent The w,id.c army, but none
Of the gentlemen could answer his question,
otherwise than-thak varisna rsdsrs ilTad II th.t
our soldiers WE'RE not fTiropc'iy attended 10,
and .tSB tSnNd 10 rcnfay khis leSiI. Mr.,
Blair said they wanted MI lnspector General 10
lasI 3II'lall sitsssg \, aSssssa h
!sS as b IL H. nss n.'E,s L. ss
his title, M<diesti i'urEGyo or, isl luits'as good.
gentlemen t4SFst bsipsnI aHsaIaaseIwib this
! Important subjaotkonl 1Whiuhi ,ligy qhaye just
passed their ySfdtoti dThey have mo- time 10
sAk, INA ltsopsr eahnthh pf Information VIZ
,ika hpspltals and molicA department, itself
and nusl tAeretOrc Aakenths Testimony Of men
\ HkeDt; Bslfd&tt, whb rti, on, here from New
\ Ydfk {oY a. aAY .9r txo, y, and never enter The
hospkalMnati sR,i and mere newspaper para
srsphs s r. sdio. bsiug Lert"p. u thousand W,
issue issue viii viii bRSSabfy sbS.fSiio., WI ~ ~ ' .
pi' Ono thing III 'Ssrh.h 4 ws have an ssionisl
H ingly healthy army, and vSry comfortable hc,
\ pitals. The bitlsvSish plsA,d the House W II
aetI benedt the whole army, but will simply In
tctsAss, the .foreSUf tths bar,h,u and add 10 IL
ssu sfhe edical board which We have
before alluded TO, examines rigidly and reports
surgeons for the hsldf aud for hospitals
Es WetAops, for the honor OF the country. that
The Senate will sppcfpt,a tomhfHeo 10 inVce,i,
Egate and learn tlcls tn relation 10 the medical
department. The Government owes lis pro
Election 10 the menut THE head of thss bureau
Ewho havs faithfully served it T. they arc in-
competent, let lhsir 1inoolpedncy be proved,
n and let them be ftmoved. But common justice
demands that, in the hce Of the fact thSt o'ir
! soldiers are healthy, qlF hospitals Clean airy
and and comt9vtable, and provided with every thing
/ which q sick man can need, some reasohablc
Y csGse be given for the passage Of a bill which
\ Outs, ihsp ~ tie blaces of those, who have
done thsiI dlGy, LIT NJ Senate GEL facts and
give them 10 the pphie,apq not humi!latc tho
prot. sxioh, pride, and standing of men, on mere
iphibr otlette Which may be written in scores
~ htsaHbAlptA ApplicaptsIJr Position,
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.SusPEcyED PRIV wATEgRs;A letter from Ham
burg, dated March l9s saysSthe Erltiih steamer
Bah ANA U. Of Liverpool, wns In port loading