Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-29
TEE WEAKNESS OF OUR ARhIEs EXPLAINED
LETTER FROM SENATOR HILL-TAR NEW
REGISTRATION.


REGISTRATION.
LAGRAbsI, Ga, 0ot s. 1884.
James T. Mccormick, A:S't EaiOlDg Ofiosr Of Troupe
couuty:f
Dsar sir.-In answer to your inquiries, will ma ,
stasnenE OF facts and reAssns in explanation Of the
late order requiring reg s;FaGOn AID enrolment Of
al persons between the ages Of seventeen and tty
years.
By the laws Of Congress, oil persons between those
aSes are declared to be il The military service OF the
Confederate SAFES. These bsGWeen eighteen forty
Ava are enrolled for service IN ths ned and thoss BE-
tween and eghteeh and forty Eve and fifty,
iorm reserve corps 10 discharge the various duues
connected with tie service not 10 Gne he'd
But the plain TAGS IL AscertAiAod TO DO that moIe
than one lhTd Of the mel a. tor du.y, between the
ages Of eighteen and forty hss actually pr. with
thS Armiss in lhe Held. Whsre the THIRDS p
Wnat excuse have they iW being away By whose
PERMITS on and for az reason are they permitted 70
90 AWsyI To gst these men 70 the fed, and 10 az
certain and Ixose and remedy the various fauds By
which they have .hus far bSn allowed 70 remain away
from duty ioIm the purpose of toe ordr WHOA you are
now called on II this order shall bo faith
fully executed armies will be rsplsnisn9d tho en-
emJ vii 20 estestsd and ouI country recovered from
their possession II tins ofder shall not b. iah ully
xscutsd, then the whole machinery Of what 10 called
the Transcription Bureau 10 shown be failure and
those tnRaged In administering ought themselves 70
90 ordered ct once 70 the heia.
General Giant writes home that our mats is for Shs
amy s1hAuset that cur only reliance now il children
and old men, and Tor this asoa he begs the psople
be North 70 submit 70 the draft and press little
ong,r and No cannot bat fall HIS statement 10 not tree
We do the men between the sges Of ghtssn Acc
lory.hve 10 whip this hgot, and tuaE speedily II The,
can % brought TO duly. Bat Two ihrds Of thsss men
are absen. cnis startling aot 10 enough 10 Gvery
old man and woman In the land turn voluntarily enroll
log Cfiosr.
Your 6rst duty 10 70 register every white between
he sgss spGc fed In your ordsrs Mark the language
Every enc. Il matters nos what his sge posiuon OF
business. Register the man ana his excuse II the'1
ouse be Eood the ID not harmed; ana il t be bad
The must be sent 10 du y and the method BY which
has hereto ore avoided duy must DO exposed and
Au!nor punished.
Tbsrs ale many absent from all our armies who have
iuflOuRus or leaves OF absence lsgGl CI
proper. Many are grained BY subordinate cfi,srr,
ptcAly 10 tler reaaons aud iavoristP, WGo have 10
ulLory 10 grant them. Macy are granted BY the pro-
per horty, upon untrue representations, or Tor rea
.oDs that have oea-ed 10 exist, and maEy forged
Many have been detailed for some fgat daty, WhilS
lex or sigllJ wounded, who ssh uadsr sue
"details alter health has been wounds
lAVe healed. In all Gases dsSi.s and exenpols
4hen the iVr granting Ehem cease NaVer
your Qnifles where Is shoHn paper anaDg dstAI
or exemption, but know whether reason Rrani9R
u was true aud Continues 70 exist.
Macy have applied tor eIsup ioas and details and
%
IGtil Applications snal DC aasliy determined. Ne
IF these employ lawyers sle 80 cAllse) who, they
10 not geS the hnS order IS desired can least dela
deal aoaou-tns teo oitei b-iOg measured BY the
eDgth Of the delay. Tdus an unsrAntsd application Ii
maze 20 operate ~ a discharge from service.
Some persons are still csrryt old Commissions where
their icss have ceased, bus tho conmlsiols have no.
been surrendered or cancelled.
Macy are SLOWING GUntrec!s In eIery couoeivAhl
shsPe-hsny OF them sPur!eu'-aad rp2n taem claim
pg xspptions or delail4 No con TAO. ana4vtr viii
ht u ,7eEnment entities IN u, per 80. 10 ali exemption
r &C all. The c:nukCtor mu,. order rom n,
War O6ios ior lie detail or t1enpto on, and that tn,
CratGTy OF War hussn cSDn0l eX oepl upon ID.
sert6cle OF tns oOlef OF Tie TIA; the person.
.t;enuon Of the CONTRACT Is Indispensable 10 pro
o.r execution of the o3nH4o.
Many have csri, h;asss .rVm soma brr.au or unde;
fcer Of n bureau, sasGg Tat lbs bearer 10 apponteo
D co come duIy " m & come investigation. / sAS
ne, some time sLoe, sSa l5 TIA; the beher vas ap.
pointed 10 11Gmins Tir ron sud copper depoits IN
ain COUNT were such deposits were Lever suspect,
o,xzt; a.d where, !G IA t1GsusIless quantities. o.
-1sI, TIC beA.er would IeVes d than. Ali suSa sp
pJin ments are WithVu auth IrisJ.
hIny are clerks, Egents AID emp oyees OF Iarter-
masters, OommlEsAres and Of CT ofi;srs. No such o
dear has he IisnI to appoint any man MS sgeIt
Olsk emp Oyee, IN snJ o.paei y who is DeIwein h
.Gls OF eighteen and tory Ave, unless suca q NAL
ia .p-d from service in he nsld Marx tas Word-n0
Ok or uownd d, tu disabled
II ny ufe scItg ~ cSoss m2rsh4ls and guard
ageatJ Ind employees VI provost mas ais, in cur -
terror towns. No suoh S1sr ia su.hoI b. law AUG
no ooWss not sVsa Eae PfesdeuI SsvrsiaIy OF W.
or Commanding GsIerl o, tbs army, mas the right C.
appoint such an III ser outside The lnss of the ARM
sd all subj, with Sh,r numsrCu ret nue. are illegally
away from their cJmmandr. TIE same remarks app.
20 mill a,y commandAata away IRON the sray.
Tee number VINO have suTgSons' csrtino ates Of III
health in their pockss aAd na.ure certificate OF goo
hal n ther If haI ntt.r
- beng confirm % BY tue patients daily hAoits-ar
b .yond estimation. Waen you 4 d such, ,hlDk yol
tu.h Ia chLriiy TO a,,ums that zoe hsslIn has beef
restored ELI CO he Certificate WAS given.
desire In this connection state two fa,ts of the
ruth Of both OF vi lei l hav3 10 doubt The frsr i
that the greater portion of these sbssuees ere enabo
10 main aWsy from euty by the lie. ,iepey or inter.
onAl negligence 10 use no hareh term Of the enroll
ing and edlcIl Id ers and the aseislsata Toe sec
ond is that while Ihus Content In many osse they have
in other cIsss, a. If TO sai fy eonsccce cruel
and unmeTcift lily oTpSessivs. There 10 NO excuse icr
either lault. Instances have bson reported TO me
en- ollDK efsers and med cal boards advising and d.
reciil applicants for exemptions, Details etc. to 20
lawyers Of their oWa naming to make out iheir appl.
cations and appeals. Taots who complied and paio
veil found easy treatment, thos, who declined
found treatment not 80 cay. state broadly, that If
intend, ID that honest applicants of this nc
should need lavyrI, AID they never psed them when
Cd iers do their duty.
/, is also said that abou: 10 600 men keep at home
In Georgia pro ee.ed by militia commissions snd BY GER
f3ates that they are necessary to the administration
of the State Government l. lie sid that are pro
esed thus with contracts 10 furnih wood to railroads
am not disposed to credit these Statements but the
enrolling eficerJ now do their duty snal soon know
the nImbsr of ct homs and the various causes for
t.
Ishas besn sad also that the newspaper Offices every
where hav, abused the privileges allowed them BY the
law of ex mptng tteir employees. and have exempted
an mutual and unnecessary Tumb'r. I do not know
this to be 70 but So 1t cannot be improper for Or
gesp ct the ensuing session. to know the names and
numb, rs exempted fr, N each cfi,s.
have written this letter fer your sss t,nce and In
answer to your inquiries Bat my only Object Is to
serve the ~ In this the hour of is greatest fate
Neitbrr,you nor can better serve.it than by getting
the alb eniees TO join their command, in the field
Therefore you may nee this letter si you please.