Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

The Weather and the soldi-rs.-Thi"g" for the
Army.
1t certainly cold enough to-day to satisfy the most al
dent admer of frigdity if indeed sucn CONTRADICTION IN
terms be allowable.
pe,bans IL NAV he possible that too mach may be
permthe words used to have their fair
and proper weight Perhaps there may be something of
redundancy of verbal currency and the subject Of pro-
yidipz for the necessities of soldiers may be of the
directions which the overlooking stresm apt to
thus defeating its osens bic and generally speaking
real object may be that people getting little tired
of this merely verbal benevoea and revolutionary pa
triosm certainly it has lost most of its power to affect
the public mind
These remarks form bad preamble TO sermon upon
the universally sernonizei soldier STILL With the text which
the fearfuy cold weather aft rdsthat is fearfuy cold By
comparison and by of the sudden and remarkable
change-we may be permitted to Offer fe= words
now. If it is cold in Wilmington Charleston, what is
with boys in the Pedmontane section of Virginia and
the mountains of North Carolina the defles
Tennessee Shoes and Observation-Disclosures and shoes
what they most mme dately need, ard which, far
begin ts find out any private effort matter how well
organized must totally fail in supplying apptecabe
extent. Unless the government has already organized
adequate system Of supply by of shipments from
abroad it evidently time and more than time that 1t had
done and that moment cannot now be lost in taking
effective to supply deficiencies still found to
The only thing that the press do is to urge
ty and prices of these heavier articles in the
country, take it for granted that would be laborin
Van to say nothing of unnecessary cruelty, to bore the
public eye and with appeals oahich private effort
could not respond.
But there are doubt many things really necessary and
useful for the eolders which private effort can in great
supply The minor articles of wearing apparel
socks Clothes etc., within the power Of families
associations and individuals to make up and send and
without them, the soldier must suer in only lesser de-
than deprived of the heavier absolutely in
dpensabe articles OF blankets, Shoes etc. Even these
articles cannot be got together under existing cir
cumstances wi hout submitting to sacrifices and
iscurrirg prvaons part of those home
but surely the is worthy oany sacrifices may call
for and minor prVhions incurred by those at home
cannot be compared with those borne cheerfuiy by
soldiers in the fed though in truth, and simply in the
of friendship for the soldiers Themselves doubt
tae policy propriey of continually dwelling upon their
suerings causing them also to dwell upon such surpgs,
depressing their minds exaggerang their SORROWS and
fear, too frequently causing assertions. the whole
press country constantly impreasing body
idea that their suengs and privatiens are
great and very TERRIBLE will not the effect be to impress
the minds of the individuals composing this body of
that their suerngs indeed terbe and not to be
endured Take another and better and cheerful
view The men composing army in every OF
the word linen the very bone and snew of the country
They worthy of honor attention and respect More
than that would show that the army the
sword and Shield the right of the Conedersey
the health ard efficiency of which safety OF the
country itself must depend The government must be
of this fact and ia doing all it for the real
fort of the men, who too much of men to whine
every inevitable inconvenience which their called
| friends at home assiduousy point cut.
As lorg retain their heath and strength, they
stand great DEAL 1t is when Frustrated by sickness
feeble and wounded that they lose their of
endurance and cry out for little drink, " like sick
girl. The field and regimental hospitals would to
be ndicate the points where mulants comforts lux
ufies might be most probably directed. They that
WE'LL need not physic decaces but they that scs
neither do live and well stand in need Of constant
pressios of sympathy and perpetual pangs the back
which become rather tiresome after while
The. ia talking about sending bulky articles
The st ate of the transportation will rot admit of that
Henco' have reference especially to hospital stores
which generally lighter in their character.
By She way, from what have of the arrivals at
Conf7 derate port said to be government account
must be permitted to doubt many of the stories read Of
the ermng defect OF Shoes Blankets Clothes etc, in
army.