Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-15
COMPLAINTS AsAINsrrHE RICHMOND PAPERS


Richuond napers, which 10 30 unjust that the
complainers ought to be ssshamsd OF ihsm
se,vss, It csn be excused only on the ground
Of thoughtlsssness or ignorance which is by
no rne.ns creditable to the parties. That al
c,,or O: excuse msy be removed for thu accn-
sstion we hs7o referred TO, va make simple
statement, overy part Of which, however, ought
already to be perfectly familiar to every hoty
who rosds the papers q! all.
Reporters ara excluded lTolu the lines Of our
army ss military paliey. The newspapers,
therefore, have, in advance oil the official re-
ports, nc meano Of knowing tho textures or the
casualties Of q battle, tho troops engaged, DC,
save upon the casual information OF acquain.
taaces, or such as may feel interest enough in
WHIST they kuow 10 appriao the reporters Of it,
The casusliieo suffered by regmsnt, it would
be- impossible 10 ascertain, save Of its Adjutant,
oyen ii ssar reportere could visit the field
Now, this peper and others, If not all of tue
Richmond pspers, have prominently, and ear
neatly, and repeatedly, requested tho Adjutants
of all TIE regiments in the army, from what
ever State, to send us, Sd speedily ca possible.
tha Lists of casualties, for publication. Persons
who read the Richmond papsrs have aeen this
request, or they have shut their eyes. a large
number Of Adjutsnts, OF other rib ,ers Of reGi-
,nsnls, have complied with the request IN
rrery case-we nEcas fer ouraelyea-we have
promptly published The liots, for .tho honor d
the soldiers and tia information of their
friends. There ia rot man that can say 70 The
contrary.
But The complaint is frequently hoaFd, .Wby
DO you publish other Teginlsnts and say noth-
ing about ours'" /. suroly ID not necessary
for III Eow to SAY 10 such erquirers, that they
GU eht to put the question TO their A67"tanfs
They ought TO 60 10 'henn and say ""hy II It
that while other Adjutants hand in the lists OF
their re g:nents, you neglect yours ?" 1t ia
plsin that the newspapers ere in no wny to
blame ior the emission. end it axes but very
small share of common eenEs to see it, and o.
common honesty. 10 admit it.
But the comp'sint sometimes tekes more
unecnercus tu:n. II is charged by scae that
the casualties OF none but Firginia regiments
are published. II the statement vera true, as
It ia grossly untrue, TIE viadicaton Ia, already
been given. We entreat all 10 aerd, and we
pu blish all thst srs sent, and can publish &c
other. II is probable that tho Adjutsnts Of
regiments from distant 2!ttes, in Rome cssss'
prefer 10 uinse their reports tc the papers FL
home, Instead CT Richmond; and thus larger
ratio Of Virginia regiments sre published here.
But this furnishes no honest man with an ex.
cuse fer accusations against tao Richmond
press.
Petty much thesSma snswor is due TO Nh.
other charge, which has lis origin in similar
thoughtlessness or unreEsnnableness with the
one We haze NOTICED: "You have told Of the
exploits Of this brigada, snd that, but you have
said nothing about curs" Fer the reasons
stated, orr reporters have to seek information
al secondhand, or obtain i. Of sGch as ere
thoughtful and kind enough to bring il to ua
We publish all s0e can get. In addition to
his, soldiers and officers who haze interest
enough in their commands, and sympathy
enough for tia soldiers to desire that their
brave exploits should be known, send us state.
men1a in the form Of communications. We
have Ievar failed 70 publish single suthen-
t:catad art;cls CT THE sort These who ore too
lszy ethsr to give information or to write o
letter, are the mien who lie on their backs end
complain Of the Richmond press end imagine
I'll manner 81 uacharitahle things, and indulge
themaelyes in cslumnies. Nay, they are 60
careless OF their a'.tensria as frequently TO
make their sccusslicaa in The face OF palpable
facts.
The foregoing explanation, which, for come
days VIC havs Intended, Ie due especially to our
fellow-citizeEg &C ether States, we hsve now
made, ii Esy he, with some little feeling. II
SO, il is occaaioned by one of the moet unbind
spd unfoundsj and G,iscbieyous Of oil the
examinations sc have referred to, and which
has Just fallen under cur eye. Il appears, too,
in paper that We bsTe slways respected md
ss!aemed rs one guided by generous sentiments,
md devoted to the promotion Of harmony and
good feeling in this great crisis. That the
Wilmington Journal should have endorsed
and published letter fall Of such biting cali
umnles upon our State, end city, and people,
and press, nrd even poured additional gall into
tie cup under suas OF rsbuks truly grisvcs
srd shocks liz. we copy the matter refer.
red to, thst the coed people Of North Csrolns
msy ezecrate it as they should, and az We trust
thsy will. We will ssy, in adSance, that the
svsrnent tina. "the Richmond papers sre not
awsre even of tbs existence of Branch's Br-
gade," ia, Of course, entirely untrue. In the
Enqu:rer's' account Of the late operations, it
distinctly assigned 10 Brsnch's Brigade the
very position and lho very movement, ncros9
snd Own the Chick shcminy, described BY the
"Jouvns's" le!.er-writer. 1t 10 equally ua-
tue that Forth Carolina and Georgia havo
lound no place in the RicEmond papers,
To tho eminent inertia claimed by the Wi
ter f.'r Brancls Brigade md the North Oaro.
lima troops generally, we make no AFFECTION.
We dnuh. nGt they did their iuty So good m.n
nnd brave soliiera, for such they undoubtedly
are. The imPutsti'nR rpon Virginia, she can
veil stiord 10 bssr. The gvGss and inv charges
against the Richmond editora, ere beneath con-
tempt The accusation sg.inst Richmond is q
ISLANDER upon city which was tho tirst in All
this snd that asked to hs destroyed an battle
rather tihn yielded to tie enemy hY rapituls-
ton: AS Capital of the OoniedsrscT and Com
morwesth, onr Legislature said it must he de
Tended at att hazards. Tie President re-
spondsd that thug it should be. The Governor
said it should be battered down rather than
given up. And coming down 10 the citizens,
| the Mayor declared that il should 1fre7 be sur