Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-09

Vicksburg, July 22d, 1862 He clai.nes
the founding OF the present iighIhousl
system, and was the designer Of the iron
clads Essex, Fort Henry and Choctaw.
s8- There is growing in dixie, and
the ssfferlng people begin 70 see that th.
high officials hare daped then, and ara
fsaihering their own nests, whils all tbs
rest must fight and ssarvs Asan inde1
Of shs public mind, the following froHl
the Richmond Eaquira. addressed C.
JEFF Davis, is significant:
Sir: A wise and magnAnimoas CHIEF
Magistrate viii not turn deaf ear TO
the well meant suggestions of the hum
blsst citizen; and, therefore, / address
these lines directly to you. that ron may
Judge, yourself, free from the Interren-
lion of any one else, whatever.
/ will not speculate upoa the probable
results Of the loss Of Richmond and
East Tennessee. and Northsrn, Eastern,
and Western North Carolina; but !
think | can ses very clearly how Rich
moni and Virginia may be defended
and held by our armies, and ! look for
ward TO the happiest results from such a
consume nation.
We have arms and amaniti0n in aban-
dance, and men enough, and there Is
food enough In the country, in my opiu-
ion. IL this be 80. and the whole world
mast sooner or later know tiff II be
really so-shen If Richmond, Virginia, be
not successfully defended. an awful re-
sponsibility must rest stsomewhere.
/ believe we have not only food snh-
cient Tor the men and horses, but tksl
there is ample railroad transportation 10
place It in Virginia, where Il is most
needed. Ihave seen twc thousand heavy
packages Of goods exposed for sale st
single auction; lawns selliag At fifty dol
lars per yard that wers not worth ffty
cents, and, studying the sabjset, | found
the secret Of the scarcity and high prices
of provisiona | found lhat 10 govern
ment could eompese with banded specu-
lafors, realizing such pro6Gs Thsy can
afford TO par express companies and
railroad companies ten tinss the freight
paid BY the Government Every day !
see express wagons Glied with heavy
packages Of provisions at the doors OF the
departments and bureaus in this city;
and infsT that sho favored officers (non.
combsting) have plenty, evsn II the sol
diers, wading through FIRE and blood, are
kept for months on short rationa
These things are seen and known BY
the soldiers. who are ssisl patient and
patriotic. Il is trus, thousands Of dollars
ara expended in advertising that express
agents will carry food 10 the army
thanks 10 their pasronizing omnipoEencs,
But the parents of the soldier will no.
send it sniess they can ba pFssent and
deliver il themselves
Bnt the remedy. / would hambly sug-
gest TO yrnr Exeellsncy in food and raj
mens. Let the Government take the en-
tire angplus Of these indispensable ar
tieles into It's own keeping. as it has Ia
zen the eatise popniatioa Of certain ages.
Then make everylAing give war 70 Gov
ernment freighs, and accumulate In Fir-
ginia not only enough fos the army, put
for the families Of the seldleFs, eel Moth.
log could be easier or mere staple,
Let the surplus products be paid for at
schedule prices, and sold al the aame,
the army being provided for. and there
will be no more speculation. Year Ex-
cslleney knows how salt has been sup-
Piled in Virginia. everything nesdfal can
be supplied in the same xay, aud We
coaid mainEain tia war fog fifty yeara
trust yonr Excellsncy win hsten %
a. - a.. Aa
supplied By . few clerks from the depart
meat Indeed, IL would be crying in
Justice, such ~ would ascend in thunder
10 heaven, TO remove some Of them
those who have left house and lard. and
forsAksn aIl for the cause, having here
parents, little sisters. and brothers de-
peadiHg on their salaries for . scsntJ
subsistence No, remove only those
Who cannot make affidavit that they
have no other means Of supporting those
| dependent on thaul but their saleEiss,
and this will reach large per cent
Bat look narrowly TO the noh-eammis-
stoned officers here, who ars patsionized
By the express wagons; young men, red
| faced aud robust aud rich, who 20 about
boasting their ability 10 keep their clerks,
in spite Of law and order--look Cor thess
| ID all the departments and bureaus; NJ
even in the Conseription Department
| itself, and the bosom need not be idle
The community is disafected by see
ing thess starred and striped gentry il
soft tplaees' while those near and deal
to them are driven hka sheep TO th'
aIaughter-s-Ca1np Lee--and ahe officer
4 4 4 n u
contented. Let svea-handsd Justice b
doae. And, with Gods blessing whiel
We will havs then for we shall havo d
served il the hostaaf the invader will b
broken and utterly dispersed. We hav
the men and the means to end the va
eloriously this yesr, and know you
Excellency Is NJ deeply interested i
bringing aboat such q result Is any ma
ii The CoHfedaracy. Il is in the powe
Iof your Excelieaey.