Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19

TeEdeTrl ths ri'stA @D' ii ,..z,
vann7 men, JlT5tahcu. III uilnY n'ia t'"s'
"a oes D!n hnge bad the s1Sd loT''-:' l. @'f!''
ma,I family or Congressional ahar'rH - ''''"
,,Iu ,,,cm easy places. and thereby Keep 'EcIl
o,,. ri the ranks. Aud there arc n4ndrcd|,
ave thousands ofnthcrs who II" i':n,nall' ~
the field, hus galiom III ;'l& !ici:I, a"a Mho
seer, ID be eas-nlissicnaG nEiF!Jt ,it F"f'it
ic roIrrc-n nf illustrating, win i.ieir stars anu
bars, EcfIre the rank AID ti'A, Win VITA per
fec. immunity skulkic: nay be @TaGe'G.h.y
done, There. to, nrc may able bottled
yo,,.p ratriots. with military commissions.
performing, in the different departments, the
r.,y cirI dulles Of clerks. Tho wr!'cr mas
Learned nj many Instances where c. rSs n
these departmeilts hayc received commissions
in the army; and, after receiving :Icm. en-
NAV others to do what they bal done before
and then ,bcy ;hnn selves do nothing bus l"ek
d;pn;t;e,i anil sare.intH7i their rmni"Yru9.-'
Indeed. l;nnw Of M own %G@"!tdge.n' MOI :
thnn ORC care, where cOm!ni SnGs have p',!
thus granted. and that, too. parS.y through TIE
nowerful irUnrnac. Of CnRgrsSsm"it
Mioht not somc rca CONGRESSIONAL ne'%
such ~ these, be also ropeaic' aud "STe'Ss'
with advantage to our tuharih@ cAufe. ~
n events, LOT ccr.ain legislators nonsoc them
selves with tho fact that y little n'".f;oha
military f,rce may be sao-ret, W. ~ ihci
themselves have helped to hide It.
And yet these abuses are. N themselves
only beauty spots, when COMPARED Win INT
aprcadims cancers that are tass Gazing away
all our military strength. llaFing mysei
seem Considerable service ia Ire field, ant
mingled much with my IelIow:soliiHcs IN tho
ranks. know The men ara ahgu' ~ apt u
follow the; bad cxumplas twhan orpor'nhin3n.'
offerl 90 10 obey the conmands O; Their "ih
GERS; and, to one OF cSper, Oncc ard ub'erYa
ton in the army. i. is not, therefore FeF,i
surprising that we now wtiucsn - E'ua'
skulking and deserving on IT," part oi ouI
9th rwiso noble s1lliery. Expecting 90"
myself 10 re one Of rhem again, apncai Il
CHneress, by evpry consideration .! couairy
m pasril.in public du.y, 10 pro2id" st once
fer The sterness and II 81 c2r-a.a pu.' 'a' nj
# al kinds of skul&iaz ard dnEa:;i@ ~ ti'
part Of soldiers Shall / Da.o'i 'iIat nnman.
ity iarbids.it! Go say 30 10 our nrha ana
heroic msn who have @!waya stood firmly ana
bravely at their posts II NV. AMI Eht. .
comrades thtro haze Cttnn i&t!": Y the;
81 lev, and by thousands, hr,u'!S" i'iS"";i!
others were permitted Is ia absent "ith'a'
sufficient cause, or skuii.cd iT"tA dutr ~! TIC
per's Of battle. repeat, ~ tell "c"t -
and vow will PROMPTLY receive my nns~"r. -
Ay0, I Eelic,r j. ,nag se cpl:jaG5ly AID :n"5l!
asserted that tnis cru. -! t,;s r,i - h3.-
her n the unnecessary y.lG5 l.! -" h:,f - ~
whole lsses in killed ani worntcd. F.yin.
uothin,; Of TIN military sU,,rsFtS !. 4" p1
bavnnd cur req, b. I saw. fit restore. t;
heelh and ussfu'aess IRE >@gT3 'houSanda {"
bray, ms thus disabled All ra'' spfsr!ng
land 10 lie again .rrcvosr lie s.'r-. tu't
that hes .lu- ,,con Mingled /" he 'ol q
many q bloody field; AMI theE, '.ut iot =!
then, nay Yqu talk r0nsisrcn''%c' he "hG'
manly q ,"!raining 'lrDi The a'Ei3. enforce
ulent oC military difc'rlire J 30 enforce
ment of military discipline Is lust!tsd anc
n,.rei'Il by reason Of ,ha, same hHnaae prln
>e:uie af all. criminal law. which ""lnir'" n
one 10 hc punishcd exa"r' through IN" n"c9S'
sitv Of preserving the peace and safety Of th'
community. Better, surely, and more IN
muac, if some four. or tirc Of General i.ec'
arr,y had hem made proper examples O., ever
to the suffering Of death. Tor GHsGrtlnS OF
4kuiking from duty, il thereby the r"a
strength of the army would have been dom
hlcd or materially increased at the hattie o.
SharrshuSg; for this must be admitted M
readily az that it is more inanmHn 10 saarihcf
The limbs and lives OF four or live Thousand
brave and hcrnic men than the hr"f "' FAN
or five cQwardly skulke.s. 1t must surely b.
unnecessary to dwell longer on this point.
Bot every consideration Of the most vita
interests military policy and cnli Ghtened
bamuuitv Itself alike, Demanding what Is II
that forbids stern enforcement Il discipline
in our armios? Institute il today AMI dr'EG
all tho gonteof skulkcrs N Official uniform
into the field, punish al Ulcers from tn low.
est 70 tho h;ghrs., from The Brevet Second
Lieutenant in IL company 70 thc'Lient General
commanding NJ army, vino rer'hi'', en-
couragsR or in aur way sanctions. ~ who
does rot PROMPTLY expose and report MI Ends
Of skulhing and d.ssrrrjng on Tie 7nrt ii tho
men, or who themselves arc fonHd nh7Nn'
from their posts without pr"neT lra7" or suf.
6cient cause :and Punish al such "fhc"r+ hE
AZ once ravOkin2 tIcir commissions, aud, wh'i'
practicable GnGer the law, putting them into
the ranks. ard, in less than th'r'y'haY'. Y"nr
armies will be more than doubled in military
strength and efficiency - Dong ihis, you ~
once inspire the armies thelnsel'es with corh
dance uufsit bafarc in thar own p,r'er you
[,n, ave the most fornl be oh7ra,'lv - our sn.l,
i,ary success, by obTterating thu. p-ri-ribbed
mountain WHICH our armies have always had 10
s;lrm,unt or the rugged road 30 victory; and
:hcu Indeed, in 2 word. Won rut nar military
forces or Il ,rar footing where they will MT Only
feel but pTovs themselves tn the w"rif inVlnr''
HE Let such nlrASErGs as iudrcl 'at 'rrz!n hn
promptIy alontcd, au'l, in addition ana as "n1-
Hilary thereto let tn. organization 81 'e army be
i,rproved, and, especially, l:t ila '"'mrnse nun
J,r Of supernunerary officers M the DIFF rem; COM
,usuis be furnished with COOS mu>kets and 20
lu.;v invited to shar eo!n" cf The iaT'ishinS and
prr,is Of tie i.lG. lis true. it NIGH 60 iiri
With Conpressmen "a l'ves' go maUY heroic
ynumc men OF thi- ihic'9 trarrnEs, hut tl:n
y0aEs must bo filed NJ; sud 'u"n We Shall b
.tb, ID defy and drive hacf; Ill III. merc nary
hordcs tie enemy can possibly S"ni a-n"5 MS
Yet in order 10 institute Is strict d'sciphnc and
n .nC,rce the nacess .ry uo isiros sug:;Ga'c1 Or
s;m;!,r ones u eff ct The army mus; o. SnpPiioI
will, TODD and clothing. h:ch "annolhe done iti's
Numbers be ST. llr1 beNunI the capacity Of The
,yu,,;,y TO support anl. thcr4 fore, (" :u,.eGTar
.nJ yrrnIsc the true hAHnc.r'o! ih., military eti
rrucias Of the country ~ IN" on: sic, AMI II:
resources for supplying th: "tiny "'t the i."'?!s
on TIM other j. the 2-eat AMI s''"1i! ii:si 40"
Gevolring upon the Confederate Congress. IL /:
i task winch admits OF 10 insio political corSidern
tious for self or timrl thoag ~ Tor popular appi@rse
nor r.u it Do faithfully nnd US iuiT performed ~
fashionable abuse OF fJrsi JsnrS III general an
aI.osSed to remark, that the pnbiio ineu mt
whose hands the destinies Of a noble and chtva
Gus people have been committed with a gsn"r"n
trust. are responsibls. before God md their conn
try, for an upright. brave and pstriotic lis
charge o. their high AID solemn duties. AS theJ
pass through the great trisl now IN progress, 81
shai they be jjdae st forum IS it'O7ry
for upon their deliberations and action must de
pend in ri. human probability, the decision OF th
inomentouB issue OF liberty and Independence, o
sutjuga.ion and slavery, for eight millions of In
noblest and most gallant raco beneath the l1eH
vens-including, however tl,e pe"pis down
trodien, but still unsubdued MAINLAND.
10 the Editors Of the Enquirer:
Gentlemen There a-e numerous su:ylgn'-
lions before the country gu tho veGe1 cues
ton of cur currency. All remedial sacges.
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