Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-15
s,rrspaI MORNING, NOV is. 1864.
The reorganization % tho army I' the IN

The te-.rsauiaation % tho army iS the ini
ne-,,,;s ,.a:y -! the Congress; AID - "si'
we'll 1t wers speedily discharged iho ''"'e'
has G,iiv arriycd Tor the shsndchaisht Oh Inc
proy,sipnal orraniz Alton. and the Formation oi
the .7:ny ef tbs Coeiedsrats Stated. "a ia
,sa, ,.f..,,e pT5yisioHai organization rstaIte
all o5,r nispio:- n:.t,er Il, snddoss IT. is!-' -
,or,. !, would leave sill officers np5h Tho
tame fostiu.. and tie authorities could then
prcesei 70 select for the regular army iteni
tbs Bgal, u,a,cr:ei which the &sr has E!a@so
b.fors thsm. Tho Provisions! ,Tsani-st1n
vas nsysss;tat 81 by thsutetnay ",tar dangers
snl alsa by the imposSibilty Of knowing the
cH;,!ent from The inefficient cthoer. The 1su's
sznc.yp now wsru NE to husbahd our re-
sourer;. aud t5 increase their ttfoieney ny
,ysr7 enrlianee If organisAticn uEd distl-
pEns. Its experiences .: four Years haa gwen
70 ,ia authorizes SIP iuo~lsdge Of a'e az
tsico,an.n sE.i atsc::ncy # othnsrs that Was
;e0gy,itls D, tie rsaipuias OF tho war'7-'
wills cicalns up tho ranks by tho c0naslida-
ton oS.ssimepss and companies, In ordaf 10
u,l2 them 2etlez defend our aauSa, SpsnJ
vsl,abin cfios1s ,uuEs necessarily 70 tnEpWn
Gu, If commissions. This 10 to be greatly %
crested, bus men who have fought through
fh;s Fl, e57 nar &c far, must have setn tho IN
osssitili.y og regarding individual osssa,
WHERE no interests Of rho oause sro Involved,
AID he patriotism which hss suffered aud
endured already So mpnh. Dos for promotion
bps for ne Cause, will net fail rsoognigathc
prarriSty OF the change
Tho repeal Of lhe Provisional Organization,
vscs.ing all eanuisEious wonld ksaas up the
"bonb.rroo!s,n and onabla shs Government
+, ssleos ths htst and hass eltcient of1scors, CO
we'll icT TIA s,sf % for tho Inns
ItHouia open to mosltorious o6ieaTa, who
have for three years Lorno sns dangers OF bat
tic, places w'isro they could BE- Of service to
their country without losing their rEnk and
nav: aud i. would, OF the same time, send to
the front msny who have done less than moth
log for the cause. Tie power Of selection,
which tho appointment of oil oficsrs for the
army would give. 70 the President would, in
tho knowledge now had Of the officers, intro
duco rsfarm aud efficiency into the service
which can ps7er bs obtained IN any oiher
way. In the army Of Northern Virginia,
Con. Lse ID able to designate the officers who
should 10 retained; ami every head Of Do
rartmsnt and Bureau hah many officers tiey
would gladly &c, rid OF: When tho commits.
sious Of al expire alike there is no psrtisiity
possible and aio duty Of appointment, dis-
charged upon tho Recommendation Of mon Ike
G.n. Lee, you'd frss ii from the suspicion Of
fayoritiam1 Merit and capacity alone would
govern id all such aprointmsnts, and the re-
organized ,srm7, if without another reofuit,
wouli b far mora efficient than The present.
glorious IS j. tG raa0rd.'
We aro in receipt ot many Communications
fr3pl The sfn'y argins Nc IL peas Upon Con-
press ,!ro IMPORTANCE of pTonirt and speedy
action upon this vital subject. If promptly
consiAersl snt a,.sd upon, tho season CT inRc
tive operations n3w pending. viii give ample
time and opportunity for the parisotion Of tho
organization aIl FOR the army 10 accommodate
itself 10 the Law jrisr.