Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-08

ing The Commanding .neral keeps H. grants Il the 9th
day. the Adu.sntGeaers keeps il two more and sends
1t back. The father died the day the Commanding Gen.
approved siI days sfser sppiciion. This, In winter.
sergeants wife very sick, one child had died. and
had been parayId. she's; forlou IN approved by
his Captain aud Colonel was refused Instances Of this
sort nnunersble. WHAT is the argument OF the p
Yates, this subj 'ct' They say the Captain kToSs
bes. how many can be spared from his company the
Colonel best how many be spared from his regiment
and they doubt whether the Bgaier General pays much
attention morning reports. They say more e1pr-
reuce has shown that by proper System I'll the men
couli have gene aud CO. home to attend their affairs
before March, aud the service suffer injury. They
ask how SO many officers go home, some Of them
raj tines Unless /. be tha, officer call resign but
private cannot
| ST. The cavalry complain Of the orderly system.
They ds!ied to attend G,nersh aad shen on this
duty they occupy positions very AKIN to the Gene
rails ssrvanl The cavalry mostly the gen lsmen
of the country, AMI they su-yes. that he QlIreTmis
ers department, might furnish the oIds!ies Tor sntry
bdgadss.
Lastly, the complaint Of the mlnne' IN Which field
officers for Volunteers appointed The men will never
be satisfied with less than that their company officers
shall cleo. field of,rs. Now these the complaints
aad som, fss of the facts. will 20. take time to
mefats the thousands OF ms OF jus. compliant for
hlrsh lsngusgs-llngaage such as ~ rarely use to
our slaves OF insoent beari.g from uPstaFts who
would think it privilege to dIae with the prgds at
no ne Of rsqi,nt nso1icltons and "irolic' When The
private walks the bsa, II be gels 'tigh." on "regna-
| ton whisky" Of crowded tens and irreguir ra,ons:
aud thousand inconyen!euces aud annoya.c.s which
pryates DO not think necessary because the oil ,ers
great and small do MOI srf:r thus AMI they suggest
hat, while thousands OF the public money going for
high pay to the officers some additional sum might bo
expended for the comfort OF the men that il two of
GERS or less have one tent thirteen need not lave
smaller one.
No one has helrd complain: o: murmuF Of forced
m,rcSes, of fgh.ing on short raons, o. dlngerouI
scouts pckets, or Of fighting ag2irs: oits They
have perhaps complained Of having to retreat, When
they wanted fight; but they have left this to the bs
n ildgmint Of the Generals with this result that fight
ilg Generals are the mos: popular in the Virginia armg
Viii the Offer of two months furcugh and $50 procas
the re-enstment Of tbs Virgnil Volunteer? Not ore
g.utltnan They caa't DE bought. If entitled 10 leave
Of absence they demand il il not entitled, they dous
wan: it. It is possible that the "bayHg prJ0i,io" may
not prevent some who were determined TO Ee-euist.
Has the army gotten tired OF war; No. it. 1:
would vote for secesson ana RAID 'aion and decara
ton Of war to boot, Tomorrow. Haired TO Yankee
dom animosiy agsils; Yankees and their descendants
eau hardly now ever be ersdiclted from the Virginia
heart, from the Chain Bridge 10 the Dan. The deter.
min,tion to uphold yea extend slavery strong
life in the Virgin. soldier. nothing usthe deprivation
| ,ba hetu thn agtar I'D
faithful slave Emanciplto on in Virginia only be
effected by the blood and ashes Of the entire Ea-t Vir'
ginias sons will DEFEND her as o1g Yankee is on
her SOIL without pay, wishou: organization Thy will
never turn their backs their os but they will perish
as mob they will die on taeir hesrhsones or bsIg
OIL their own roofce before they will consent longer
70 be the regular army of tho Confederate Safes
troed hy those rules received and adoped from gov
erument they hate-Cicered by wbp have all their
lives had control OF soldiers who the sweepngs Of
the streets a1d the wsifs Of the Republic. speak by
the card when / say that the Virginia Volunteers will
vote Millions by direct tax otherwise, to carry on
this war; that, with proper regulations, officers, aud
privileges they vii, re-snst certainly twelve montha a.
time, many for tbe wGr-but they wi! not ve jriS,9
nor will they be forced A few words ill suffice ID
show a remedy for the evil which ety'qalY exists.
Let the Confederate Govsrnm,at raiso a regular army
for is exclusive control, and manage it It's oSn way
lie, the State of Virginia csll cut al the militia, az
gsnxs Il, officer it, end marag, il is own way, antes
is patronage Let the volunteers occlpy The posilion
they deserve elect their o;ers up TO hsl General
10y proper model and be governed no mater "hera
ghting by the Law OF their organization. Let there
be regulation for volunteers and Virginia viii have
next spring. 90 600 volunteers and Of
100 900 militia As mcds of eleotag vounScr eff.
cers le the men cleo: commissioned and non-commis
stoned officers as at present. Let the commissioned off.
GERS cleo, Msjor AMI aforementioned and Colonel
Qi,rter Master and Commissary le. field Ohc.rs
captains elect Brigader.Geae'Gls.
Toe men now in the Id are not home.slek; they
Of afraid of winter they fear nosaiag and can nsces
sary, bear every thing but when educated intelligent
and reiaCd form the ranks they dsmlud some coz
sidera,iou affirm that nineteen sate;ts Of the Vr
,nia volunteers allowed to adas. their s Ire by fur.
l,ugh q, privilege this winter, not offered as btibe
or withheld ia tsrrOrs, with the mode have suggest
3D. could not be kep. gu. of the field eek. 'p'iDg The
ewes of the volunteers are on our Del'lacs aud our
Con zressmen and warn them that any hmy fcheme
will not deceive the men. They see through Col Ran.
dophs plan in the Convention; they approve, as a
start, Mr.. Tomln's suggestion about the militia but
zone of these 60 the bottom. TIE matter mus have
broad aad aTed and free sisiS.
, CAVALRY.
GEN pILLOW's RESIGNATION.