Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-31

number OF men who have either Governments con-
tract, or a finger in one, is snoher mode.
Another still is sad to be tho syodtsm of conscrpt
officers. Another sill Is said TO be the inhdelty OF
army surgeons in granting false certificates Of disability
Bat the great fruitful of this fatal mischief
ia the substitute Law by Whic', / am informed upon
authority that / sm not certain is correct hut Nhich
have no reason to doubt, the army has discharged
100 600 men. Generally, aborrs have been taken IN
o. ed.men who would IRON choice necessity BIZ en-.
gagged in producing something; or of idle yasabonds,
who desert the army the fr opp1rtu ity they GET
Those who remain and 90 not ssrt, are generally,
from age and other causes not OF much value as sol
dieFs. The army thus sSaps OF set Of sound, aetVe
men, for set OF broken down, worthless fellows woo
DO Dot much good. The field Is deprived OF many Ia
borers whose services and will be in great demand
AZ home while the men who are discharged fIOm the
army thus having the cOatrC of means seldom turn ~
work, but often TO trading, 10 make back the money
their subs itute cost them TITUS the country Is cursed
with speculstor the field deprived of laborsr, and
The army OF soldier, all resulting from most wOiul
biunder in Congress, allowing Of means 10 boy
Their exemptions from the daty OF defending The couo
try egaius. invsSi-n
Now my pro pos tion-ssartling il may SCENTS,
that the Government is entitled 10 the services Of these
nov upon the principle that it az the be-
ginning, wit: EE Rec,SSitdt5 rel The salvation ircm
utter run OF the whole country depends upon il. Tne
Government viii perish hOpeessy aud speedily it these
men are not put back into the army The Government
Ough 20 keep the goOd iiltn lped IN Tue ConhCL VI
discharge and substitution as long only as it can ho
done consistently with its self pr arvation and the pre-
servation Of the whole country IRON devastation and
rum. This It has already done.
correspondent Of the same psper, with the army in
Tennessee, writes:
Amoag the dispatches received yesterday, the ons
regarded il may circles by far the most important
he one giving the points OF the circular issued II
the bure2u o: CONSUMPTION, announcing the future rUe
as 70 substitutes. The importance Of tne rule and
robable practical result, may be determined by the
publication OF q iaet communicated 20 by officer
tf high ranE Yesterday that there were in our army,
uOW more ,lal one hundred and thItT thousand sub
sututes rs understanding Of the rul5 il, that sill q
these substitutes under 45, take their place IN q
ranks . we'll a. chose who have substitutes Livre Say
that 0u. hail OF the present substitute Jrcs uUder
as he e CO Of tho rule will he, h. sending those wo
have Illustrated them with them into the army vii be
20 give Us AZ addition 10 the army equal 20 one-hii
the present SUBSTITUTE fOyoe-sly between 80 Quo and
: 0CO men, and largely to be increased by eurom,nr
OF Jro,v hOse es,ce as subspu cs have been lost 20
the Government from causes o,hr nan the clsuslt
o. y dCubs a5 rule will give rise 20 much cor
plant and be VieTeda1a great hardship, aud the Gov
eminent Siu Be ch4raRd with rctinC IN bad iaitn by
those Who have pat in substitutes. WUTnut discussing
the legal sIptc Q! the question, .cussion mere
german 70 times OF peace than var, aid putting the
~ upon toe h ground If moral and political ne
csssty l sm hound % justify it. This is no tine, when
ths cuccly pressing upon every point ard threat
enipg 10 take sger,'brg which possess foe man to
value hi1lselt aud that he has speak OF his
honor, aud the houut al biz vie and Ctildreu the
patsy sun &c be 500 s. 0JO which be has IGd
Tor subs; tltr ~ tDly lpahe OServce from age
or inf m ~ and h17 died or morally hldsposed 10 90
his tuty, aud has therefore struggled deserted.