The national Republican., 1862-09-26
Ctmm <sics ed
a Greet 4 WI n e.. Army,

To II. Editor Of tie Npionol R.pu6lioar:
desire 70 call the attention Of the press Of
The country to b: cOrrec |, . Of great evil In
our army, which, Il ssems. cannot bs reached
Otherwise. Th,t 10. tho u.e of intoxicS'ipe
be-, tsnght our moeis evt ~ wbs,e. thai the ufe
u Int xcatirg liquor tno, z III. soldiers is
entirely destructive of discip ios a:d Rood
o der, sud nearly all cf our general have, a,
different TINES. Wtei 10 separate commaud,
n I'd II Eecees ary 10 issue s,ripernt crders
p-chibitine o tsis sid use smene iheir X I.
d er; bu, thr rRh mistaken dsiicscy, 10. L .
ness, or an lnien,iousl oversight. It's iiea us..
.moi 4 mosss hes seldom been interfefed wi,h.
On the con'rsry, IL use 10 ssi ctoned. protected
and psrni Tod. a. viii bc seen BY tts fellow.
log secti o Of General Ordsrs No 3. ~.h d
Hesfqnarte,s Dsfsncss Of Washington, Wasi
ins,on, S-pt 10. 1897 10 vii: No wine besr
or ardent spirils un,sss they he for hoepi' al or
.n'sis'~uce storee. or u. priuois st res # a.
Officer, In either of shich csa<s they should be
- marked, } will DO allowed so psss The guards
Il o. J VI ha b'idxos or fsrries, or the guards
q any camp or bsrraekain THE mmaud. vi b
0ut pass from thu Aitsry Governor cr Pro
vost Narsaai cf Wsshneion or Alsxsodria 10
cow The siorss" Thur granting to ca prs ,bp
ex husve right 10 tsep l.q ior In camp and get
d u1b u th' ciooeo.
II lIqu'r VI spy k'nd Is necssUry or bsne.
6o,si to 0lcHs. Us = tevrrsgs, It 10 equally ~
TO q dos. and should not bs denied 10 them.
Bot 10 u.s 10 denied under sersrs penaitis.
and viglsnt aards arc every vt ere pl.ced
around our cSmos 10 preveut Ia bcirg brought
10 sxeepl iohsn far hs uss Of .6iee-s. Why this
ditcr .m,ns,,.u! on xis sre not differ ontly
constituted from soldiers; nor do they, a. 4
general rule, psssess mose power Il hrlf con.
control than rold,ers. W. almost daily besr
II some Of lhem being dismissed IRON terv CO
ou acoount Of dfunkenns<s, and day eeidC m
passes 10 wh'cl disaster or loes somewhere 10
oar great army u not incarred BY t,s Govern
ment, from The brains and tscuii'es Cf "a ,er-
beius stupeasd or IL fam d By liqaor. navit &
served = campaign 10 ihel A-xicaa Wss. aUs 10
the present war siDcs Ito brgiunips, ny sxps-
rieuoe and convictions ara, that It 10 much
les evil to the servIoa 10 have twenty drunken
Adiers than one drunken Cfi,er. That the
use Of Intoxicating liqur In ihr army. under
any circumtsnc BY either officers or SOL
dieEs, except when PR scr,bsd by phytioisn
for medicinal purpose, 10 wholly upnecesss' y
and great evil and Injury to the service, snd
tat ,hr good OF The sscvio' impsriou,i ,iy re-
quires that The use Of intox,cating iiqnor ~ q
beverage shouid bs prt'hlbitsd to Oh ,ers by
peuslti's proportiored 10 severity. accordi0s
70 superiority 0t rank. above the soldier and
that no liquor Il sny hisd Ahouid be permitted
to coms within car lisss or hs kept 10 our sr
miss, except BY surgeons, and ooly to Asm ID
very gusided sud limited q IAN ities.
And hero viii, With feelings Of mingled
sbsms apd indignation, mention soolher taot
which consider 1t duty 70 mske Known to
The public. That u ihst at least from ons
half TO two thirds OF I'll tho liquors Of every
kiud purchased BY the Government for b. spi,sl
purposes, and the ben, o. Of our tick and
wouaded soldiers, l. usea, dra, K up, and gus
zl,d down by commissoi ed officers, who make
nts of privilege conferred IN Them by '1houl.
DIR strap to thus NIB, zzls s0d grzzle ihes.
stores. II .h'ch the sick sLd ", unded arc ofttu
detr v.d, This could not be done without the
OeI mi.slou aud srs ance OF the surgeons, vhC
have these stores 10 charge. N.
I'VE cheerfully give place to the above com
muuics,iou. II comes from reliable gentle
man, Who tt~nd' high In the service, and know,
whereof be tfi 'ms.-Eo RiruB