Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-05

SSs" DuG WnRt lG is particularly tBullyD
for is commanding tIs Post Indeed the
words have become so indeltbly fixed in
the minds of every man in the regiment
that 1t a corporal is sent ten miles in the
country with squad of six men 10 de-
stroy a barrel of whisky THAT come old
lady is going to make her fortune ON by
selling to the soldiersl, aud If percbauce
he. should have TO biYouac for the night.
when he issues his orders in the morning.
he will sign it, a. B., Corporal, COM
Rla'tdtHg Post. Now why all this? Does
the regiment deserve it2 There is not n
doubt but that it is one of the best regi-
ments in Western Virginia. Il is made
up of the bone and siueW tho farmer and
mechanic, whose only object in enlisting
was TO put down this wicked and uDboIy
rebellion. They were called on TO do this.
AS soon as the summons reached her chiv-
alrous people, the response came back in
almost one unanimous shout, Here, r6adyl
Set down the Sd Virginia not to be COM
posed of loafers frOm cities, nor cInss
whose only object was to make $l3 per
month and ratiOns; but the sturdy, loyal
fathers and sous of Western Virginia they
are the ones that have lef: their implements
Of agriculture to decay in the old barn !;
they arc the ones that boxed their saws.
augcFs and cbisels; they arc the ones that
left lucrative professions and shouldered
their musEets in defeuce of their homes, their
tiresides, their all. And oh how sad the
reflection. These very men are now lazing
about eating Uucle Sans bread and meat,
and becoming almost demoralized, Just be.
cause they have beel forced to remain so
long without doing anything. 1t is true
some Of the companiss have done some lit
tie scouting, aud 10 every instance they
have exhibited the most uuquestionabie
tirmness and soldier-like department.. But
this is over, and they are back again to
their lounging. Now why the cause of
this? There is a screw loose somewhere.
We will take retrospective view of all
the officers, from the Departmental WASH
iugton down to the lowest officer in our
regiment, and see il can find it out. But
letme say just here, that as Simon Cam
eron has had pretty hard time of it late
" will clear him, don't believe he
knows anything about it. don't believe
he knows there is Third Virginia Regi-
ment, for it has never been in the papers.
The attention of some of the authorities
should be called to it. Over S35, 900 per
month is paid out for this regiment to com.
E1dHd POsts where there is no enemy. One
company has been ia Ritchie county sew
eral months, subsistngo off of farmers, cost
ing the government more than double what
the army rations cost but the company
can't help it for there is no commissary
near. Aud what good is the company do
ing there ina sound Union county They
might as well be in. Illinois. But have
got of my subject. / started to look for
that loose screw. Well, in my peregrina-
ttOns along tho line found it, and for my
own benefit stuck pin there. would
have screwed it up and put the machinery
in motion again, but had no authority to
do anything, so thought would let it
alone. Some body will see 1t ono of these
days. II they don't again will point it
out There Is n good desI7of talk about it
now amolgthe officers, and even us pri-
Yates have got hold Of it. We are as mad
as our officers. W0 want to fight. We
want to go down and sec Gen. Lauder
If VIC can only get our regiment together,
know he would give us some fighting to
do. Then aud not till then will our great
est hopes be realized. Then will our reg
imcnt stand redeemed aud disnnthralled
from sin and its concomitant evils, she'd
ding transparent lustre in the constelln-
tion our army. Wo will, however, hope
on, and await the tightoning of that screw
little longer. Jon, in.