The New York herald., 1862-07-26

en, hasis and ask r til IN Lac. (Ch srA.) w.
don't want more Ona.ers 80 have enough ~ them
in Army OF the Potomac, AMI mere thtl eDatgn, u
We are 10 nudge Of the shoals n which th inR
down the James and sprra ing ih msoyes over
the mill airy scLemer, tie inIos'or and p II os'n.
(:roaus hi ss.) We want no inn. os,aioDs th
unb !emished buttons and virgin blades &C inuei
groals.l We want mei-stroDg, honest, Wig Iuus,
hearty men-mea with muskets, instead of straps
across their sh ulders Qheers.) The officers now
IN commission, who have conducted theu.sely es
with honor, should have the ST pr motions. They
should DO advanced before every ether Claimant i0r
military distinct in, no matter hpw useful terp isag
or potential The cliiz dcvoied with the love ef
danger and imnor ali,y, pantg for Gouble bars Of
gold or silver eiges. sh0uld chance to b.. heers
ihen me ,hc non'eonm'ssoned .ficers. They shoaid
have the urst commsslsn acant III their regiments
heers) The sober, dgent, brave Sc geant, who has
been Ia battle and stood the tempest rs calmly as III
II were dress a'ade he ing through should take
the lead in the amy list Of Juages, bankers, the most
influential OF POLITICIANS, tbs ike OF the
august Senator I'll, mseives tProloi ged Tuat
Is tho TO do IL. That Is the recGpcrate the
Army OF the Pot mac aud Ike stroi ger boldcr
than ever II has been. Never mnd regm .nts until
the old that have proved their meta and baptized
their cclols shall have been sufficiently recruited Never
mind sendiag US new officers until the vacancies now
existing shall have been filled up by the tried officers
commissioned and non commissioned, who Oh the
ground Ceres That's t.') am delighted osee hat
the pwerful press of this city Is urging this policy and
act n on the state government, aud tnat the state
government seems disposed to concur. Should IL do So
promptly and thoroughly, all will be right Should 1t
refuse or hesitate 10 do 20, all fear, Will DO wrong.
e heers and cries of "Good" !" 1hat's so,' &c) But
may be asked h these fearful gaps in the ks
Of yo noble little brigadey We're the men p
lied with food and with food wholesome descrtiony
That they No sodersc ud be be,t ter fedno army
could be more generously supplied. New and tlen,
rton OF coee. ration of pork, or ration of sugar,
te shoroue OF tho inevitable incidents OF having sud
denly IT, break camp and throw regiment brigade
dvisic rapidly forward and atteriy, the wllskey
ration, which haa been to the my ot tho Potomac an
angelic visitation Of five weeks ony, was withdraw on
the unkindust cut and btterest deprivation had to
under during the campaign. In re aion however.
t. the subsistence of The army may as we'll observe in
passing that convinced good deal mo- might be
de OF the material served as rations tho
soldiers, II the latter took little care and
a little ingenuity IN the preparation o it, 1t
great mistake Of The government not t. have ac
co, ted tho services OF Mr. saulde,son, TINS time
thoroughly Improve the culinary habits OF the army.
II WIS worse than mistake. Ii isalubro and
wastefu blundcr wish TO goodn too, the Coniis
80 Department would prov ide The men with m re
regular ard abundant supply Of vegetab such po
tat cs and on ms and would do Us al the good in the
world now and thcn, to have tas,e the toato and
cabbage. (Cheers and au h er.) The surgeon OF tho
sixty third the third regiment o the bfgace; ihe old
Irish gentleman, Who with supcrIily o. the poetry
and h,nor Of Iace, is esscd with sound irctic.l
mind and has a 81 und practical way OF convey hun
sell wherever such ope atoIs as eatg and d mixing.
not TO say horse and other manly exercises,
under discussi nthe surgeon OF the sixty third said
to me the oher day, 'lheres use IN the Gene. al
talking any about it: the Sanitary Commission may
circulate ali the meical ira IS and pamphlets they ike,
and send us al the most beanti ul yong women they
can hnd from Moyamensing to Cape Col. to nurse us
when get slap o ballet Il touch OF the typhoid
but twill b. utterly i'm ossibo or mo 10 keep tie
Wy out Of my hos pal lness ger plenty Of onions and
potatoes and whiskey the pat ents" (Cheers) and
by the patients he the OF the health
lest and most robust regime Is in the service beg
specttuly to urge this declaration Of the genial and tsn
VIOLENT surgeon OF tie Sixty third the o the
Commssary Department at Washington, and tn add that
few barrels OF good draught ale instead of the whi-ey,
would be infinitely refreshing and conducive 10
health and heartmess than the water com.
pc led to use in camp tho only sautary aity Of wh
Il that It dverts our thoughts FROM earth and directs
them to the Milky Way. But the question OF starvation
being disposed oithere being in the army abundance
OF food. and the food being Of excellent quay-how
about the clothing? Was that suiici nty Was that of
durable aud comfortable material, and it sup lied
when nccdcdf in reply to this question do not hesitate
say that no soldier world or better
clothed than the volunteer solder Of tho United States
and that II at times, during tho recent campaign,
he had 20 march in broken shoes, or breeches un-
duly ventilated, IL owing TO tho
cumstances which occasionally deprived HIM O. hs ratn
OF coffee his ration of pork, his ration OF stu rts
best refined sugar And here again may observe that
the careful OF their uniforms. and when
torn little took the trouble to meLd then-uinufd
OF the golden maxim that 80 stitch In time nine
there would ne 10 build their cumplants up0a,
sderaby smaller foundation for those phianhrDpie
mudgeons aud grumblers whose self instituted mission
he sqLat the gate Of the camp
ing and highland exaggera,e in bilious laenta
tuns the most trivial mshaps aud woes that
within. have heard 1t said, however, that the IRISH
bad more marching TO do than other brgadcsno
more for instance, than that commanded by General
pished officers Of the army and which brigade here
particularly mehtion for had the honor and satsac
tion OF being associated with It in many hardshps In
many DANGERS and in more than one bold erpriss
and bright success The Irish Brigade, In the way OF
marching, did more than this brigade did; did
10 any duty in the trenches picket than the
brigados Caldwell and Sickios exposed
tho unhealthinsss Of the cnatsto tho dampness
the miasma, 10 the drenchng rain, or The deadenng
o the foul low ianos front OF Rchmondan any other
brigade along the line. All! but II did fighting,
and Is that which reduced its ranks. (Chccrs Well,
whose fault is that2 II Irishmcn had not long ago
established for themselves reputation for Aghtng with
. consummate address and q superlative ability-f
10 had not long ago been accepted the world over
Gospel truth, that Galway beats Zsnnagher Zana
gher beats the Dsvii-(cheers and .laugher) )-and IL
boys the Irish Brigade had not with uttoward
innocence shown themselves the first chance they had
rs Trustworthy their blessed old slres, Just ~
eager and ravenoIs for fight that magnificent
cid heathen from Counaught, the last rnba tiled monarch
OF Ireland who wld about Europe, daring every
Of Goth or Frank to treai on his coaals untii he
came slap up agaust the Alfs, where lie went OF in
Hish-if IL for this you deload IL, tho
tho Irish Brigade would not tse had any aiore lighting to
do Than any else Cheers ana iughier Had the boys
wavered bit al Fair Uaksnstc; ~ Landing UP ike
Irons brobzs marble. TO b. biZcd away nj
uns as tho FL ST families o. Virginia or Texas thjugnt II
pleasant do had thoy made copy OF the battle
Reld and written tkclaldo" inside outside tho
lines on the largcs; scale lowed up by the orating
that he w ho away iiyes To anoner
day'ad the ys oi the Irish Brigade just done this,
yoG may dclsnG II the no oc old Sumner would
uSkcd Pas lie along the front, &" Are The
Green tlags rcaayyn Nor aculd the gallant ftz Johu
fOftcf klnsu lhlO tattAfe, rs uiu on MiNetu
I'M, the irisn hurfah sweeping through the
haino and r0ar OF tho oltts from tho rear loud
checrs) )-nor would tho Miss; sppian c lionel have
claimed tho Eghty csh,n burst o the 'front.' Here's
that damned gruea dag asaia" (Appiaiscl Nor would
General Mcclellan. the inuouitabe young chief and glory
OF Army OF the rotoan have thanked the soldiers d
the irish III ie, he dld OH the Of july ur their
superb condJct IN tho he.dh,so arc tls very os
hs use i--nor would ne have expressed the WISH a he
ardeuty did the ssiiuc ,ccaslou, that Le had
twsty Thousand more ol them. (thccsJ There's
no, doubt or questia Of II: it was the
fighting did all the mischief to us, and nothing
else. somebody, however asks me IL sickness
wont account for some oi ~ tho impatation.
The Irish Brigade tains the sha actor Of bong
Ia. ahest web as the quictsst brigade VA tho Army
OF the Potomac Dr. hammond, the Medical Director ol
Summers corps, congratulated me en- the fact. You
don q agne-the scurvest enemy have, with all his
tsmerity and podigility vi y tag won't dare TO toll
the biggest TOOL he buttoihoie that an here on
SICK leave, whatever else In his dyspsptic envy ana
dastardiy spite ho may say. Tho bos thon wodd have
t. smut his eyes u swallow the lie. Wore he t. opcn
them It reached The root hts tongue, aud catch
ght Of minute the beaming reflection OF tho
commissafy pork and hatd broad which tho virginia