Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-08


they gave him nothing to eat fer day, and
he overheard one Of them say, pointing TO the
negroes, "These ars to help TO pay the e1-
FeEsss Of the war which Cuf!sr iut.rproted
n 1lesa that they were to be sold &c rGi5s
money, etc; aud, consequently, hs left them
on the frat opening for his escape.
a REFUGEE FROM SILETaK0.
july 5Iih, 1862.
Fhr Ms tHgWfr1T.
f6E CONDUCT Gf TIE MEDICAL DE9ARrMERr
GE TILE ARMY.
Now that the shock Of battle ia passed, the
dead buried, and the wounded cared for, let
US e&arine into the efficiency OF one OF the
Army Departments, and call the attention OF
the public TO the fact that of ali officers in the
Army, the Surgeon is tho least thanked for q
InoatoneTols arduous and responsible position.
Since the great battles before Richmond, our
city has betn crowded with the wounded Of
both armies, ard We hare taken some pains 10
investigate ths conduct CT OUT Hospitals
and Medical officers With regard TO thc
comfort of sick and wounded, aDd We
are much gratihed wiith Che result
#, is trus tIraes IT lhc- narrv of-@SSit4ss
tue moment, and the inminence Of the tirnec,
scEe have not b5aa made as comfortable es
others. bat tni5 wCs owing to, the fact &C tba
Fa;:city- a! material and the absence OF pro-
reiiy rentilsted and Gonstructed buildings.
iel, hen tie facts aIa presented to The pub.
tic, Two Inucli praise cannot hs allowed our
!no;t efficient surgeon. General and kis corps
ni assistants. Fnr ii Iuust liz reruilact.j
tha. III The organization OF The Army, TIE
Plan OF the old Uiitr,i States Army IVES fol-
loved strictly, alinCst 70 the letter, and !,
never for D,oInent contemplated the magni-
tude If any ore OF the Departments vLicn the
gigantic proportions of ou. armies ha=e ne
csSssrIy s:itAiled. ue.cc IN rs Tcry birth. our
Army had to te srif-crest-,i and sclf-sua-
t:i::!-:c,
Such Se;cs the fac: rorJ few outside the
Departments haze ea- iac~ledEc oi the dit
cIl.ies u2de1 wt:cL We labs7ed iI Skc crcaEi-
cation cl Cur troops mi no one Department
suffered more ior the want of nccecsary sui,-
p:;se tn.n did tie Medical. With2ut 1Hyti.in,,
like 81 organized ;orpa. lacking iii l4Ise Me,l
Cal depots, v herein could ha obtained L..ss
aary Medicines snd Surgical appll.nces ve
ilave, through the energetic workings and Pa
,ient toll oftLe Saryeon General, succeeded Ii
SSSe'iiSn44iSo we th't4to ePoh 9botoS
,:hi IGvorably compare wiki any OF tie otha-
Departments, eld j; rsnicis great credit IL ca.
h:ui es well IS upon every Medical otice7 an
der him
For ruEoE iceo y o7E IT, ..1tl.;aE i;i-c lI1
hurd labvr officers Of olher cuf-: O. the 81 IL :,
have he<u promoted: go..e 1i tnrm t. u
briEat!ac's position, yet such - the Organ
Gstica 0f oar army, TO Medical officer il rl-
titled to promotion, save from an Assi3tancy
TO full SurSency. It i: i Eiattcr Of soulc
surprise t. Us that there Is auy enthusiasm.
manifested By Medical officers III the perfor-
Lsacce OF their duties; yst, We .re proud to
record il, nine-tenths Of tie profession. as
i.T as CIR vbservsuon extends, are laboIiuu;
! u degree 60 excite the. admiration OF the
most fastidioua CT the nov fashionable Iii :.
| y! dvctoa -at::ers-
Witness III. patiC1t Toll il CIR hospitals.
pubic and priTste, since the battle of ''Sa:en
Pines, Il here, Zig hit and day, gently and pa
ti-ully our Surgeons have applied themselves
10 the la,E OF IlinisteriDg to The wants oi cur
suffering scldiery. - tho same time, We
woulG not Omit to rlci.tiol the IaeTito1.ou5
conduct of phyalcisna not n the army, who
have all along freely contributed the benefits
ofthsif. kind attenEfeu 70 4ails7svno sought
their advice,
.. However much TgecR may labor, hc~-
ever much he 1nay expose himself ia tie bat
tie field, o. in the pestileptial atmosphere ol
the hospital, no 2oi:e Of praise resoundS for
Ills ears, 40 recognition of rneritorious con-
duct Is svsr published 10 the bulletins lor INN.
Man ins:aii:=s 81 p1a-eGIincat bTaverr !,.:s
! come under cur knowledge, Of scli-sacriGce
r IL =,
upon tiia part OF surgeons, sud vit 40 single
one is ever promoted. Larrey ".5 made d
Baron, AID decorated with III. grand ero=5 oi
; the Legion oi'IIonur by .'apolhon R2naparte,
! fn7 doing what many OF Our medical officers
lo i'll arerJ clEaselnent, Viz: exposing hln-
self needless CT personal danger, to tie d
bleeding artery, or to administer soothing
draughts 10 the suffering woundeI. Nam ct
OUT surgeons have hem wounded, (soine a:en
killed. and yet they T@s::E;i, as they entered
the army, EaTiOs nothing uut en- assmilated
.aEk, and no sign Of promotion. Numbers Of
these same surgeonS nave abandoned iucT atiTc
prsciicas, 81 hoI.e aid e:uiuear positions; Sad
are thsy Essiinental q: Brigade surgeons,
chief surgeons of di"Ison, or medical direc-
tors:oi an arrny corps, tGs- here t;i: caa us-
simulated re::ii: via: that OF Major OF CO ~ai-
~. Lea us Try and remedy this matter, let
US follow tire plan o. the Frenck aId one.
promotion IL eTery corps ofthe arE.T. snd we
, will have the best talent il the countrT striv-
ing after position, because position is then OBJ
tanned by honorable emulation, and none but
the meritor:ous succeed. Great complaints
have been made that CERTAIN portions of Cur
! armies la-e reen IL 1st IIiseTabiy IusDaged---
7 toll re, l,c, rul
! open 10 none, save the competent, and we will
soon hare cTerything working as ;i::oothly as
| could hc sz:pectcd; aud ~ guarantee that no
one department viii te more benefited by
such change than tha medical
Every European power recognizes tre ai-
Tantages oi rank with thc medical offers Of
! the army, oni in every one OF .h"l. more
ia1k is accorded the >u7gaoH than il cur
| own. And they do not posoea5 1lorc talent
thau We, for it is Il noted fact that the most
distinguished medical men il tts country
have entered the army. Even the Yankee
l,gcve1nmert excel Us il this particular They
have passed bll siTinG their Surgaon-Gen-
eral the rank Of Brigadler General, aEd mak-
| ing general increase in the numbers, grades
and rank !cf medical officers. NEy not hare
our SuTgson-.seneral promoted ~ d ColoIeicy;
sssursdly his lahor5 eDsite hitu to such a dis
| tinction, We think it w31d be we'll tar
Congress, st iis next session, 70 give the nat
ter GONE attention; because it Tonld most
assurediy promote the efficiency OF the mcdi-
cal department, by eDgenaering desire for
promotion, based upon, WHIT is most dcaT 10
the physicians ) i.saI;, professional distinction
aid reputati"D-
Sa~al1! F;s5: st G.tDsa Co..: no-;=1
; correspondent SENDS ':s tfe folsw;7::, a.
count Of the recens cS"&lr? t;G;!t 81 orange
Court fIon:1.
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