Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-28

ments we believe and that is about all that can be
pected live can keep up our regiments it is the most
we do and it win be enough The North need not
think it has been fighting army recruited by con-
scription 1t has. not. The army it fought had not
been recruited. That force is yet to be brought into
the field.
PORE has fallen back towards the Rappahannock and
over it. Mcclellan has gone from Fortress Monroe
and Newports News in the direction perhaps to
Acqua Greek Burnside is at Fredericksburg already
Their combined forces allowing Pope 40 O0O McClel
Ian 10000, and Burnside 25,000 will be $4,000, which
however, large estimate We question if they could
make within 10000 OF that number effective. What
our own force is, we do not pretend TO say but think
we not only can, but will hold our own and perhaps do
in fact what Mcclellan only proposed to do drive the
enemy to the wall The rapid falling back of Pope who
was accustomed to see his enemies backs may prevent
defer battle for some tme but it cannot do so long
The following editorial, from the Richmond Dispatch
of the 23rd inst, will be read with considerable
modification, especially by all who have any regard for
the comfort of our troops We tust Congress will take
this matter in hand and pass bill furnishing severely
every officer who negects to attend strictly to the vel
fare and comfort of his men and not only officers in
command but all Others whose duty it is to that
soldiers treated as human bengs-not as brmes.-
The Dispatch says:
Let Congress Look as This.
We understand that several thousand newly sol
ders spent their frat night in Richmond the Capitol
Square, Thursday night with the rain pouring down nces
sanity and nothing to shelter them from the drenchng
food Let Congress look into such things this and ask
in the name of God and humanity, how long shall such
things be permitted? Or, if God and humanity have
claims then in the of interests, stock
of soldiers ineXhaustibe that afford to murder
them ourselves by hundreds and thousands before they
the face OF enemy We, ourselves poor soldier,
Thursday, fine, intrepid looking fellow, with one leg
amputated tie thigh, and the leg still swollen that
the stump had to be supported by bandage and in this
condition. with the stump of the limb protudlng support
ed by his crutches this faithful and suffering for
ced to hObbe along from his hospital at the lower end of
Manstreet to go before the Medical Board between 9th
and 10th Streets long and laborious walk for with
all his limbs to whether he entitled to discharge
In the name of common and common cVizaton-we
will not say humanity, for sometimes think
that humanity has left the word-Why could not the resi-
dent surgeon at the hospital where that manned hero lies
be empowered to act himself without sending him such
an GRAND?
If Congress devoes its whole time to the welfare of the
private soldiers its time will not be msspeut They are
often reated like dogs and yet they deserve of their
country than thousands and tens of thousands of ncompe
tent and bedzened officials whose panges and epauettes
CLEAN Of heartessness and corruption, like
IS rotten mackerel glitteriDg in the moonlight