Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-06
service i. rendered less certain

hrt the ransportson service IN rendered less certain
and efficient. II,
II tbs ssme nismansgemen prevails throughout the
.rmy that obtains at Manassas, then the Government
n.sins loss in the wear and tear OF horses harness.
and wagons Of $40 900 a day! similar system on
plantation would bring the proprietor 70 ruin In lew
wears. simple advertisement inserted IN few news
p.pers in Virginia. Tennessee, North Carolina, and
Georgia would have secured the Government expert
riepced drivers and all the wagons and mules II could
desre This would have left the farmers in the vicinity
of the army in possession OF their teams and thus nave
enabled them render efficient service when most need
ed. In addition to this, newer and stronger wagons
might have been procured as well as full supply Of
good mule teams, which better suited than horses
TO the heavy work Of the army.
The same want Of judgment and foresight prevails 10
the Commissary Department The hides taken IRON the
cattle for the OF the army, will shoe the
,rmy the taloW will light the army, while the oil from
the feet is sufficient TO keep all the harness. wagons ana
artillery in good order As it IL not hall oil the NOES
ara saved in the proper condition, while four'ntns Oh
the taloW and all the oil wasted 10 the meantime,
the Government is paying large sums Tor shoes narns
and candles small outlay would secure the services
of a few men who could accompany the army and con-
vert all this taloW into candles and cure and SEND Tor
ward all the hides The soldier is entitled 10 soap,
though he seldom gets any, unless he buys It. oae man
20 regiment woull be sufficient with the means now
wasting to manufacture ample supply TOR every per
son In 1t.
Tne administration Of the Medical Department Is not
only stupid bat brutal In former letters have spoken
Of the Ignorance and criminal negligence Of regmente
surgeons many OF whom have had no practical expert
epcs in surgery aud who in whole never had as
nany cases as they are frequently called upon TO vislt
eyery day in the army It 70 the general adminsra
ion of the department. however, that would now H.
vie attention The supply Of medicines Is very mea:
gre especially Of certain important descriptions Ard
vet il "a notorious that there medicines enough in
,he towns and villages throughout the Conied racy to
supply the army ard the people allde to such stand
ard articles as are Necessary in the treatment Of those
diseases peculiar to the camp. simple advertisement
such a. have spoken of above would enable the Gov.
ernmeat TO procure all ii may desire. The efforts q
me Medical Department however, are limited to k'ch
mond and fe other points where the prices are high
pst and the supply smallest. Meanwhile tho best ano
braves, men who ever dew sword are dying for want
Of these medeires The guilty parties seem to forget
hat there is day comirga Great Diy--When oihcia,
nsolsnce shall be rebuked whom sham patriotism shall
strtp Of the cheap trapping, and when proiessi ~
Al pretenuons shall be called upon to answer Tor the
blood Of its victims.
Blu, my letter is growing too long. Lieut. Col L'ntof
epheus of the 18Th giment GeorsiA Vo!un'ers has
b,rn (oIcsd TO resign bis office on account oil oao
health Thus the service loses good CHEER and tee
army an enlightened supporter. T. W. u
Tae Northern papers tell Of the sudden hight oil dor.
Geo W. Dawson from Utah. ION account CT gross il.
nj, off.rsd 10 a lady in that city" Rather strange