Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-05
something for the Consideration of
the Governor.
CAMP NEAR WooDvILLR, Va
July 3lst, 1862.

July o1sEI 4ooE.
Editors InteLtigencer;
Permit me through the columns of your
valusble paper, to call the attention of the
Governor to an extract from the speech of
the gallant Gen. MUagher, delivered in the
Hall of the Seventh Regiment Armory, in
New York City, on the 18th inst, which is
as follows:
"The officers now in commission, who
have conducted themselves with ability in
the field, and have fought with honor,
should have the first promotions. They
shonld be advanced before every other
claimant for military distraction, no matter
how useful, enterprising, or potential the
citizen now deyoured with the love of dam
ger and Immortality, and painting for dou-
BILE bars of gold, or silver eagles, should
chance to be. Then come in the non. com
missioned officers. The sober, diligent,
brave sergeant who has been in battle and
stood the tempest as calmly as though it
were dress parade he was going through,
should take the lead, in the army list, of
judges, bankers, the most influential of
politicians. or the most warlike of the Sen
ators themselves"
Let tue powers commissioning officers in.
the new regiments consider this matter, and
appoint the men to the positions who have
be"us the heat and burden of the day
Il e are n sufficient number of daserv-
ing men in the Virginia regiments now in.
the field to officer the new regiments, with
out injury to those which they are now
in. The interests of the service would be
enhanced by this course, by giving it to
regiments fit for active service in less than
half the time which would be consumed in,
qualifying them for active service, by APP.
propriatinS men who have always followed
/ naacafnI aud have
whatever in military matters, while at the
same time it would be no more than jus
tice in rewarding merit as found among
those who were the first to offer their SER
vices TO the country in her hour of need
| We NIL know the difficulties lnbored under
| in the beginning by having to appoint flor
want of others,) men who knew nothing of
military matters to positions, by which a
great deal of precious time was lost by
their having first 10 be instructed them
selves before they could instruct the men
over whom they were placed, and the dis
astrous consequences of going into battle
with troops not properly instructed aud Off
GERS who knew nothing of the business in
which they were engaged. But there is no
necessity for recurrence of these disas-
tiers if VIC will but take the advice of the
above experienced officer. es
/ One thing more before close; let our
worthy Governor inquire particularly into
theantecedents Of those to whom be grants
commissions to recruit for the new regi-
ments, and instead of giving them to open
aud avowed rebels, (as l understand has
been done in certain case in Ritcbie
county, within past few days, give those
who have been tried ia the balance and not
found wanting, and who have never been
arrested upon charge of treason aud es-
capped by aquibble, Gas in the case above
spoken of the appointments.
Respectfully Yours,
.-g.#. SECOND VIRGINIA.