Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-24
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Touching the following letter this is to be.
aaM: Ths sight of 80 many stalwsrt young
men in the public Offices, with pans behind
.hsie esrs, is scandal and offence; and thtra
Is no dsDytns it. They .So wanted else
whore, hsee .faineont youIsters; aad
men who have SOUS in The ranks slsep-
irs IN tie mud srd marching on emp
ty s:ouacas for two yeArs, cannot
look ., these tim gentlemen without csr-
tain grinding OF the teeth. II, indeed, they
cannot be taken ss ccnsc1ipts, can they not
DO shamsd into volunteering VIII not the
women drive them away? 1t Is saa the
public departments really ,oant them; We do
not believe it. There is not secretary who
would nc: joyfully part with them, and con-
s:dsr ,hsis company well replaced BY ,he:T
room, which could % Immediately flied up
by wounded men and men oIer tbs fighting
age. If exempt ss Msrylsnders, would 1t not
be handsome in them 10 f3zegc their exernp-
tisn sad 60? The oths- sad bsttsr Maryland
eTs n"w in opr army will welcome them,
sad to:ees1 reprosoh !er The lhss.
Cnc paint ci ou: ce:,e-pondes't' letter "s
do r.s xeG unis:siand. What dos is
mesn OF iss "rc.n anG turn sbou;. surely
50 patriotic Confederate cannot w:sh y send
the ,disrs into seryics awhile, and Civ" SENS
Of thys. now in service their turn 10 b. itle.
This would ueyer do We want thoss who
are not iu the service to 90 into it, aud those
who ara already in 10 stsy in:
To the kds:ors Of the Enquirer:
6ertemc1i-In number Of The RtshEond
sOssps ton" Of last year, (dste not rscoliectec)
i wa; stated shr. toe Presidsn. had express
cd the opiniun that s'si the clerI,s IN the W.
.4csas Deoa: .nsug of tho GnTernmsas over
ths sgss Of le and ulda: s. are Liable, E;:s
ahe res. oi thai: !s!lc p citiseIts, &c Military
la.y by tie ,.3vii;an o: t:,e coGac-ips ACT.
VIII any ho.y r,etenc g esy this is not ALI
right .aG proper! Is it nc. justce : Would
| it not bs uaiai. that tais, hearty young inen.
capshis Of rendering important ae=T:ccs in
this flsld, should be allowed, at 3 ttine iike
this. Bfea our all IL At stake, 10 ac!d pcsi-
ticns, .Fith ,.rge E.!sries sttachec, ro0ote
FROM -. seems OF dsuGeT and Hardship, re-
posng OF fas.her :.srs s5d Illustrating In
esss aud comfo1t-x hilst other youag nss7s,
visi rc better constitutions aad uesith, ana
in many cases hn: Ia! SO saoc, iasi. equals
in every pa:ti,ui.s, in intelligence :suiiy,
eauc.tlon and wse!ta, Ere azrc3 ID TO O. ne
hsr dsll,cs uf Wnr. md .!aklaS saesr Hye= f-r
the obtslamant OF tnst Independence, WHICH
Will hc the glorious iuaeri:ancs OF ali, and 10
which these gerry mea, whl.s on the score OF
substantial service, they have done nothing,
ali the while rsaping a ,:ch hsrvest, OF living
. IN Easy lks, will. when RE thing ,s All oEe-.
Do lopdsst in their shcuts Of rxui:...oE. s-,c
fcremos. ic set:irs Up tksir cic!aa - :uil
,,rcpor:ic1, Of tas credit! ltwould nosoa!
bs unfair, but palpsbly wrong ard unjust.
Cast your eyss Tor Ii ,Iert, Mess:s.
Editors, over the di&srtn; departments Of
of ths Government = toe Ws- Department,
the Treasury, lhs Ordnance, the Qnsrter-
msater Department, the Comn'ssary s-oD
sod what description Of psa do you tiod
.here? Those who lave nee,, dieshted ic
BATH, who hsys los. + ;es o. 81: arm, or
whose constitutions have been broken down
in hard se-vice-- mon past tao ooEscript
age, but who are ospable OF attending 20
those dnties az we'll CO younger, snd equally
qualified? oh, no! you nsy meet Iow snc
thsa With OLE, but they Arc 30 very rare as
to constitute exceptions AS general thing,
sbls bodied, .thletic youog meo, far better
suited st this parsiculac due for the field
than for the desk.
Messrs. Editors, have heard IL ssid, 9Th
, eston;snuent. tha. the hsoits of oSr sctdie1s
unfit tSsm fo- clerical dr:,es,.n this is al
Legged IS reason fox coatiDufrg thsm all tee
time in serv:cs. It Is .bsard, aad . reflection
upon tho iatell;sencs o. the patriotic msn OF
cuz amy. rhere sra tn4n il the Aeld, and IN
the raaks at tsat, whuas general ;psslhgsnoe,
edseanoa, business capacity and habits would
qualify 'hen to ndern any position iu Tbs Gov
ernm1nt, much more shst of olsrkship. But
ls it reasonable that they should DO all the
fighting, encounter I'll the lisk and hardship,