, 1864-05-01

Advice to JcN. D1p1s-GrokVls from
inc People.
from tho Richmond Enqulrer.]
To Els Excellcacy tho Prealdcnt Of Tho Coniader-
Brn: A wtse and magnan1mous Chief Mag
istrate y Ill not turn deaf car to the we'll
meant suggestions Of the humb!cat citizen;
and, therefore, address these lines directly
to Sou, that you may 1nuge, you5seli, ttea
from the Intervention Of any one eiaa what
Twin not speculate upon the probable re-
neesee and Northern, Eastern and Western
North Carolina; but think can see very
clearly how Richmond and Vlrglnla may he
defended and held BY our armtes, aud I look
Wenpau, We hars apfns and ammunition In abund-
ance, and men enough, and there Is food
enough In the country, In my opinion: II
this be 90, and the whole Wofio must sooner
or later know it-if It be really so-then II
defended, IN awful responsibility must rest
1 believe tbat VIC have not only food SUN:
clent for the men and horaes, but that there
Is nmple failroad transportation 70 Place it
IN VitginiA, where It Is moat neeaeo. nave
exposed for sale at single auction; lawns
selling at fiftv dollars per yard that were not
worth fifty ccute, and, studying the subject,
I found The secret Of the scarcity and high
prices OF provisions. feand that no. Gov
ernment could compete WIZ oamaea speea-
ford to nav exprcss companies and railroad
companies ten times the freight paid By Gov
crnment, Every day see express wagons
filled with heavy packages OF provisions at
the doors Of the dcpnf ana purea1s IN
thls city; and inter that the favored Officers
{1sn,combating) hare plenty, cven II the SOL
dferB, wadinr through hre and blood, are
kept for months on short rationa-
These things are seen and known by she
soldiers, who are still patient and patriotic.
1t ls true, thousands Of dollars aFe expended
In advertising that express agents Will carry
Ing omnipotence But the parents Of the
soldiers win not send 1t unless they can be
present and deliver It themselves.
ButtAe remedy. would humbly suggest
to ydfh Excel1cncy the necessity Of e1ter
minatlug speculation in food and zaiment-
OF these Indispensable articles into Its own
keeping, rs It has taken the entire population
Of certain ages. Then make everything give
wav 10 Government freight, and hccumulate
Int ioF The families Of soldiers, &c. Nothing
could be eaaler or more simple. Let the sur.
plus products be paid for at schedule prices,
md sold at the same, the army being provtd-
ed for, md there will be no more specula-
lion. Your Excellency knows how salt has
been supplied in Virginia; everything need.
ful can be supplied In the same way, and
we could maintain the war for fttT years
trust your Excellency will listen to 4
word as to men. They are not to be supplied
| By few clerks from the department. Indeed
| it would be crsing'tnjustice, such as would
ascend In thunder to Heaven. to remove some
| Of tbem-tboge who have LEFT house aud land
| md forsaken all for the cause, having her,
| parents, little sisters and brothers 'depeudfn!
On their salaries, for scanty subsistence
| No; remove only those who cannot max,
affidavit that they have no other means Q
supporting those dependent on them but thef
salaries, and this will reach urge per cent
But look DnrroWly to the non-commisslouet
officers here, who are putronized By the ex
press Tagone; young men, rtd-faced, and ro
bust and rich, who go about boosting theI
ability to keep their clerks, in spite OF las
and order-look for these In all the depart
ments and bureaus; aye, even In the Cor
scription Department itself, aad the beso1
need not be idle. $.
The community is disnfected by geeIn
these starred and striped gentry In "sol
arc driven Ike sheep to the slaughter-Cam
Lee-and the officers and soldiers in the fiel
may grow dfscontented. Let even-hande
| justice be done. And, with Gods b1essfn
(which we will have then, fo- we shall hay
deserved IT., the host OF the invader will |
broken md utterly dispersed. We have II
men and the means to end the Nhr glorious
In year, and know your E1ce1lency Is
deeply interested In bringing abont such I
suit as any man in the Confederacy. Its
the power Of your Ezcellency.