Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
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EE.AEINh; o'> - pas - - -
{ t3antisMsn assw Tasks since the aosroi-
" If suppliss ii yneinis, ard st other points
in the Southern Ocnfcderacy, Thore our o.!
uies are concentrated, led uen, figh IN fo:.-
tot, to bs,ieye that supplies did not ex'st III
the county, and fearful f'robodinss yer" en-
te,ta,ned for the isto Of eur Cause ano ao'i''y
al tina subsistence department to susta'h our
.,mv IN ths fisld. So soon az this Inprassl
becs,oe known tn the county, evidence
ra.m,d in from all sections proving cnhciu-
si,.ly that, 20 lar OH the c.untIy b;lng Oh
the pcint Of starvation, proyihionB Aoounaeo
in every section not overyun BY the army IN
sufficient qusnii.y not only 10 sustain the
non. mbaiants snd all 1t home. but support
tho army on full rstione in tbs field until the
present crop is harvested and read ior use.
c .rf'ioHce is sgail restored, and our Vete
ran troops, although ya, on bait rs:Ions, a'e
in iins Spirits, buoyGnt Ia hope, iouhusd Ia
the relief that Tho Lovernmrnl IL xbis TO sup
mort the, in tie tind Bar thu States N
which tho p'inc,pal ~ mis- hsvo ben op'r"
t,rg, rsyo been drained OF provision: Image
aod ottcr supplies for ths army Hh'ch was
tho rea: c;CuUd Of the erroneous inl'r% s,!on
Of SCARCELY .ud faulae i'll thv cnu";rY. L. 10:
examine I.to che difficulties which hamper
tie G ,vernmvot in iu;ni: hiSg su!tl;ta to our
srinv in ju u.u Tits IL fact, ,fst snftlc'en-
cy Of provision, fy,Sge aud other Amy sopp'ts
csn 10 ott.tuoi "a Cha untry IT, sus:aih III
army ul:li Tbs growing crop IS harru,ied---
hui, scattered v2vr The ccua!1y 10 lnh hs"ds
to private "it". 1is.
This is .ql.gly fsrt, thai the st's Il"
| which Que largos. sf,pies hte "leln'ag, are
nssrty extsnstad and that supplies /" The
futu.e III st BIZ ubiAia,d from distant parts
| Vi The u", tedeI coy.
Wien hosti!ities began, ~" yesis ago. car
railroads were in splendid cnndmien, roiiioG
stock was Hur.rAbun;lsnt, snd transportation
easily fu. MS Cd 10 pubnc o, well 81 private
property. Transportatitn k p; pace " h thr
eInluai increase Of tho armv, until tho pin.
opal railroads. were taxed lo their utmost
capacity " satisfy public demands.
It is the experience OF experts in lall'okd
machinery, that rolling stock moderately
| used, will mt do goad service lGngsr than
tn GO J. ears without repairs. The Ral>Iv
Corporations are toe moneyod Institutions Of
cue country. They ale backed ny mi!;:-'us If
dollars, with which they could bsve mad.
themselves independent of foreign conntfls
| They refused to establish shops for the pur
pose of making LOCOMOTIVES. rolling stock,
| ard iron, aud were dapsud1n. en- Philsdel-
phia snd New York FIR ,ins tcTtEs Of the
| machinery .ud iron usid Oh thar :eEeIa
roads. Such was the stae f atfAils when
| the blockade WAS es!ahilshe Nv hlcb let tho
railroads without hope Of suppleS of these
| Indispensable articles to successful operation.
| Two yenrs have rolled around, aud what a
picture Is rresontet. Nothing, absolutely
nolhpg has been dono by th, Sc Cnpo,r:icns
to rotisTe themselves If Tho lsnma in
| which they were !ofi, VIXEN the block
| de wss frat established. And what is
how The condition of the principal ,siiI Dads
| in tho country OIL which ine GoTernnaut /:
ALMOST wholly dsp;n ,snt f,r transportation
Of kupp is, and munitions Cf Wsr fyr toe
nrmv9 he lccnlnutiv.s SIZE tnrrt out, ard
tho mschiuery wuru lonee, !hs rolling STICK
is run Down, brck,u up. snd in tho m5st
| crazy state, large qu,nttnss ri il wholly m
| lit for u,e, and tbs iron Oil tho track is bat.
tered up to such an extent, that lie :de nVer
them /. Al rough Is thai VI az OK cart InaHlos
quick time ave-, 6 !leWly :uads turnpike, W tn
oul little advantage in speed, which Is Cum
tefacted by hund:e' fold more REX uf lifo
1
have met three tiuss in cnven.ion-ths last
time bu! few days STAGE, in Til, city, a. thu
request Of the Secretary Of War, and s,n
informed nothing was determined on That
could work out any practical rssnlts. The
county Can look no :ongrr to these CO. pIrs-
tious for TIE remedy which must b" furnish
cd. As for the Gavsihmsnt taking charge
| of eight Thousand miles cf railroad ia the
the Oorfrdsracy, Conceive it 10 he Inaat
destructive policy. Che Cover III snr has i:H
hands full already, snri tor it to be encntn
bsrcd.wiih tbis mammoth machine, 10 adj.
,ion 20 It's present lsbnrs, without available
ex perisacs, ana wholly iga9rant o! the c.'n
di, on %! the woIhs an tie several Jonds.
forces the bolief that i'jury instead # in
! aroyement wsu'd resu!s Ths remedy, thea,
1es MT lie in tbs; see nothing but evil III
It.. The Government has Il eaty lei cut
lsre, contracts to private in,liritGsls for rail-
| toad i;nE. La'gs nu'Gbvr Of locomotives
AMI g:ust 4ushtitJ Of ruling atnck were
tsk-n by tho Gnvern;usnt tom thnEe losda
o.. Tie border, ovet rhl"h tbs eneiny nov
exercise undi.pu'c cd CONT q. al! Of ihis HE
chit cry tha Governmsnt u hnuud IN :upply
tbo.e roa 8 sf:sr puacs is declared, or p'y
| for III m"nsy.
Tho samo r.ssi Il IIaid. r tn G ,vsrnul.at
to i,t cru.raIts for Tia cibvti uction Of
ioc ontti,cs and railing sI6cy, as for
| iyan. Uas il aS Aectsaary Ed Ina other.
| ami Neither is If any uss elono /" re-
| lieve tn, pss sing necessities Of tia ccuntTy
Our grs,t Country il rich in the rough nat.'
rial used COR the conss u!uon OF these al
| c!s. Sr.d oil that is Waiting to develop these
| ,nexL.u.t .h'e ,escnices aud supply tie wants
Of ths Government, IS money: money 10 es-
tab!.sh shuI.s secure, tile bust mechanical
xiii in the untiy, and collect AMI prepare
for use tho rich iron oro which exist In mex
h.uslibe quantities III slmast every Stale III
our country. Where can this money bs OBJ
taiacd? Tho people IF tie S5uth s,e npL a
manufacturing class. The noneysd lasn e
the country have lsarncd to believe that man
ufac.u,ing establishments sse uap'rtitsb'e
institutions in the South, .ni since snch n
| s,ituutns caonot Ii made poi alto without
Ia.ge c.pitsi, Tho ,i>k il lsu great for exIGsl-
msn.: this, tcga'hsr 18th Want OF conf tencs,
has driven capital ihto otisr chsrnels Con-
fitence must bs restored in this invest
mens. Vt hat can most et:c.ual!y accomplish
this Tha conclusion is ineviiab!e-slnce TIE
Government If the sreu;est sYfsrsr, the must
tai tie initiative step in t''is mater do not
propose that the GovsTnIn sri establish 5hops,
Work min-p, &C., bal let ou! contracts To
coc,ta tent ,nsc hinis:s nrJ enene err OF known
experience and abilities, make Iioei o. advances
10 tbeas contractors, wliol, t>seih'! With
contracts frcm tho different railroads, which
they will he prompted to rnshe from later
est AZ we'll as patriotism, togulhsr with phi
vs.e capital secl,e Oh hy Tie knoSn abilities
of the contractors sad confidence secuted IL
the snte, p iSe Ly lbs strong sTtu Ct dogarn-
msnt; suifi cient capital could be easily Oh
tanned, to construct shops ON slsrgs scsle,
with the latest imp, oveMents. Asiie f'om
the stsrn necessity urging the Government
to ac. IN this matter az d war measure,
p.op"ss to show ss pcacu measure 1t Will
provo mcst ir. titsb|s IN bsr. Suppose the