Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-22
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| unable TO ma ks room for them until now:
IHE IAxKEK SOLDIERS.
A correspondent of the New York World, writing
from Oulpspsr Court House, Va, slst nit, saysi
The Amy of Virginia has undergone marked
charge 10 very important particular. The wusage
which has been Instituted In regard 10 the proeeou Of
property, aud the purpose Of the Govern
nent to subJst the army far practicable upon the
snemy's couIHy has proiuoed decided revolution in
the feeling aud praeses Of the soldery And one which
| seems TO me very much 70 be regretted.
Uasss these Innovations are guarded BY far more
stringent safeguards sgai1 irregular and unauthorz I'd
pIupderDg ell let loose upon the country, at the
lose Of the wsr torrent of unbridled and uDscrupu
ous robbers. Rapid strides toward vlany have bean
made during the last few vetks. Men who at homo
would have sAuddeed at the suggestion OF touching an.
otber property, row appropriate remorselessJ what
In their reach. Thievrg, they imagine, has
low become an autborz practice, and under the show
of subsising Themselves chickens, turks, hams and
cora have become lawful punder, with little discrimi'
aAon ss to the character circumstances Of the orr.
ginal owner. ~
In state OF society where civil law has been laid
sde and military power exercises but irregular and
partial sway, mems coDsceuces are not remarkably sen
itive. Restraints innumerable control the proPenses
Of men at home which here at the entirely In
active and very mild opiate Is sufficient to give qne-
uis the conscience Of many soldier when chicken,
pig ham or other luxury tempt bis gustatoes. These
aew orders seem be that opiIte, ard they have
carried many hitherto honest man over the dam, and
made those who before what predatory In their
aabi,s, open, unbushing rascals.
Il il 10 me VERY serious and unfortunate state Of fRos
shsn soldiers VII rcsh IN crowds upon the smoke house
farmer and each quarrel with the other 70 get the
rest end creates. share. blush whIu state that
he msrca through section Of country, every spring
house Is broken open and butter, milk, eggs and
s euguphed almost before the p is reached by the
mem Calves and sheep and, In fact anything and
ythiug service able for meat or drink, or apparel
lo cafe after the approach oil the army Even
hings apparently useless snatched up because, it
you'd seem, mfny men love u steal
Alta place where not long ago spent night scarcely
Al article to which the fertility Of soldier could sug
lest the slightest use remained to the owner upon the
following morning, There had been sodlers there you
might wager. Pans kettles, dsheioths pork, poultry,
PROVISIONS and everything desirable had disappeared
rhs place sirpt and without any process Of
mi sary or quartermAster So has been 10 nnumerabe
t. stancts Many q family Incapable Of sustaining the
slightest less has actually been deprived Of all
not long ago cav dozen soldiers ruGhng headlong
Trough field, each anxious TO get the fiat choice OF
hree hosscs shading themselves quietly under
Che animals made their beet time into the arthet cor
Ger of the I'D with the close upon then and the
oremOst caught their prs and briied them Dc
they had perfect immunity in such things. scene
followed A youag lady came out aud besought the
oldiers not take her fayorite pony The soldiers
remorseless and unyiedrg, and the pony now In
the army.
kpos case where a family was just seating them
selves to dinner wher, some OF the soldiers being Il
w4y they weat in and SWALLOWED everything. That
o. all bat whatever in doors and out Of doors the sol
lers wanted readily appropriated, and the prope-
TOR Of he place tod soroUiuy that they bad ruined
im-he never could now get Gu! Of debt hardly re-
reed bis misfortune much on his account for the
4 isuce Of this thieying upon the soldiers. real
gRifsd to hear his little boy sSy Pap says he
wouldn't vo the secession ticket agan II lie had the
chance Hls patriotism was evidently drawing too
heAyily upon his fortunes aud WAS 'osd TO fad him
n an IqliriDg state Of niDd. Bot unless check is
gvtn to this promiseuous and unauhor AID punderDg
the oisc pine and Vau. Of the army vii be destroyed
aud when the enlssmens have expired shall lot loose
den OF thieves upon the country.
Oae fsvore form 10 which his will exhibit itself Is
the sal Of PhilaI Ell ,hia Copiedeiss rotes Wher-
'er advance late new section the Il ,odgAss
mmedlSCey opened, and the fac siraiis Confederate
uotes are poured GU: upon the land they pass readily
and seem TO b, tfken gladly Tor whatever lie held for
,.e Bank notes and shnPllsters are given for charge
Horses aud other valuable property often purchased
silh this currency party Of soldiers entered store,
loDg since, fortified with eXhaustless qIantes oil
vs. aud KS aud comm Iacod baJi-g Forty pounds ii
gsr hs. ordered, when the tor, keeper, pleased
with the sudden Increase OF business called in biz wife
assist him 10 ruttiug up the sugar in small psrces
Seventy five cents pound VAS the cost That WAS
small matter Matches were IN CHASED. Twenty I've
c-uts per hex tie charge. robsceo also fund a
ready mlike. ch man provided himself with straw
hat bu: the crOaning act OF all was the abstraction
IRON tie till OF money already paid 10 the dealer for his
geOds and the purchase OF more goods with the
spurious medium.
Various arguments used 10 lsify this practice.
They may not DO such as would plciiy sensitive oou
science but they made to 10 want Of better
o1es The genuine Confederate money they say, pay.
ale six mouths after the ratification of treaty II peace
10 Safaa "a FrFira and fk.
puriCu5 be no lees Then some Contend that to de-
prtciae the enemys currency by any means Is one Of
he wrong which makes right, and the more IL Is
done the moro the cause Is helped Sill others think
TAT the Jury is done to C,aiederaes n any way
lhe .on6r he rebellion will be crushed They (he
Conedera,esJ begin TO feel !. ia their pockets" is
faVots phrase. And 90 these practices are going on
until believe, II Il Is not checked shall unh, the
meu 10 be soldiers now or citizens hereafter Such hss
been the il lleUce oil these or5er5-this way Of
iesng with the Coniederates. The Government has
decided to subsist the army from the en6my's country,
and give safeguards to di.loya p'ople. Toe sol
ders corclude that they Individually 10 take what
subsistence they lay hands upoD and disregard
ali the rights OF private cit ss1.
fad no fault with This policy Of tie Government TO
yards the ColfederAtes. Their temper is mcs evidently
not OF the kind to be Influenced by kindness. Justice
and policy now require that protection should 60
further than auegatcs is given Tee best way Of deal
ing with the Oonfederaes would be to m, k, them feel
that distraction and poverty await them theT continue
their rebellion. have seen no man yet who has been
converted by the clemeuey Of the Government, and
have seen many whose heavy losses made them regret
their participation in the q the Con'oderaes The
slight sacrifices OF mild kind Of warfare they willing
endure; bu: such heavy Losses as the system III
wolves IL too much for their patriotism.
Bus if this policy is pursued il mult be regulated bet
ter than has been thus far lsss the ds pline Of
the army IL be destroyed aud the morals oil the mel
corrupted s;ricer orders agans, private laundering
be enforced. herWise in f4log to protect tie rebels
We shall fail 10 protect ourselves.
NEGRO RIOT IN PlOAIi.
We copy the following irom the Peoria Qlinols,)
Union:
A colored woman and Ms. Ovens the wife Of
keeper OF eating house Fulton street, had quar-
rel which resulted in arrest aud Of the colored