New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17
e.rinns and cars in snch dan aged condition that

encines and cars in such a damaged condition that
soldier or citizen would much rather walk 10 we
csnnons mouth amid the hottest hfe, than riin n''
lie in n DAVIS Journey tie ricteuy old AFFAIR."
Your correspondent Is not exaggerating the coiui
ton of these trains in the least, but has had u.
attention so frequently called 20 1t that tie oallo
refrain from stating the gimp FACTS. Inc sule, a,
T. ndeut of the roed il said 10 he man oi the
inte.1itv and of great energy and endeavors 10 10
the best be can with the material "a, h'- o'
The fault il probably with the Cursed eon'rao.o'e
who should be made to tide daily upon INC LUZ
and one of them hung upon the occurrence VI cav"
accident. ,ag o,so
bronDLt IN my notice another instance 81 Viinhy,
frequently perpetrsted on tins roau. w." "n
sands of trooIs were in hall starving cohui'1vH '
account of the delay in the - a.
encc sn,le-s with their poisonous stores were az
Io,rd 10 have the front cara upon each Tram, anu,
no, ,;r arrival al Front Royal, sold their Stocks
ai enormous profits. Maj. Myers, becoming mag,
nan, that such privileges should be allowed, teiLeu
nne of tbeeo sutlers ana compelled him to show hls
mass for the transportation Of bis goocs. Tie snler
Turned pale and tremhed but AT Last pulled from bis
rocket receipt for 50 from an Official, who upon
The payment OF that amount gave INN the 'front.' car
and allowed him To fill il with Whatever he plea SEQ
The presumption is that this Official pockeed tie
money! rs no ore here has yet learned that the Gov
erumit have gone into the transportation business
f,r profit. Tie sick ard halfstaryed privates are
the ones who suffer chiefly from these frauds.
\ large number OF sodlers tOIG me tnty bau tPeh1
their month"; pay in less than week, in obtaining
food from the citizens Of Front Royal. and from the
Suffers. When the Government will not feed It's
armies the soldiers shonld be paid an additional sum
TO reimburse them for the absolutely necessary ont.
lay. Soldiers too, after having marched several
DAYS upon nothipg but hard crackers, rs soon as
they are supplied with an abulda &C Of food, eat
until they are SICK and then sent 10 the hospital
As simIle question Of economy, IN abundance OF
GOOD substantial feed should always advance with
| The army Soldiers should march no faster than
their raions and then if they overtake the enemy,
they are sure 10 whip them. Whenever we have
been whipped il has not been sodieys, bus siI-
lily their siOnlachs.
With a good meal in healthy process of diges-
ton. q soldier is worth five who bave dued upon
substances which God never intended should be
woven into the fiber of the human body. II is Il
question: too, of considerable importance, whether
railroads as they have been and still conduct d,
are not au ,ntoleTabe nuisance. The leading officers
OF the army OF the Rappahannoek have about come
10 that conclusion. II is believed by many that II
our armies would march uron the common roads,
spend the same time and money IN keeping them IN
repair, aud keep their provisions close to the rear
column We should advance much more rapidly into
! the encmy's country. E.P.