Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-28
From the Montgomery Advertiser ~

War makes startling developments-tbis war espe-
cally One of the facts brought to light in this cruel
struggle s, that armess legess branless is
that account the ony fit person to perform certain
duties, An army is necessarily composed OF various
sorts of Observation-Disclosures and non-combatants. ts.
TO bs at back the invader from land, gallant
bare their bosoms to the foe; 10 toll to dg to
fght il their part to suffer without murmurng aud
to obey orders, is their duty. But since the escapade
of two individuals mentioned In sacred history, from
certain delightful spot somewhere the vicinity OF the
river Euphraes, it has become necessity for people to
eat, drink, and to clothes and it is certain that
every abebodied man goes $40 the 'front.' there will
be scarcity of provisions, clothing, camp and garri
son equppag
Congress, in the pentitude of it's wisdom, has dis
covered that e Is be cultivated without men, that
| arniess men make out Quartermasters' and Com
mssaries papers better than those who pCssss hands,
and that egless about, and attend to The
forwarding and delivery of stores with alacrity
than those who do not go upon crutches The public,
regret to say falling into the same grave error
Fighting ia but small portion Of soldiers duty, and
certain it is, the fighting portion perform their
part without neat and drluk.
"Gve dog bad name and hang him." Because
Quarermasters have made themselves scounjrels,
is the whole corps to be denounced Because some
Commissares have cut down soldiers AID officers 10
their raons and they themselves live upon the fat OF
the land is the whole subsistence department to be held
Up to public execration? :? Because some Enl ollin ::
Officers accept bbes, is the whole coseripton service
| d sWIuule! ~ Uc SOOu HastcE Ci Oomule
sary requires that shall be cear-headed, aud OF
good business capacity, for upon those two depart
depends the efficiency of the force in the field
The Cters ano employees in these departments must
be in the rear, where the supplies are 10 be found to
attend to the gathering up and forwarding them to the
army The first duty OF a soldier is obedience. Those
Hforunate, denounced individuals, do not GO where
they please but under orders from the War Depart
ment, ard 1t, not they, responsible for tier locality
d" in towns" The President has determined on uni
form tor the army and he has ft to adorn ~ it
with great deal o. gold lace The uniform is required
to be worn and the poor rartermasers but obay
ing orders they bed zzan themselves with gold
tnsel and buttons Il is sweeping assertion to soy
hat is not patriot because he does not put
himself n the way of slot aud SHE'LL No pretends
doubt the patriotism of our present Efficient and en-
ergetic Inspector General, who has been jus y called
the Careuot of the Confederate army" and he has
never smelIed gunpowder in the course OF his long Y
ltary life. ~
| Many of the gentlemen belonging to th5se[two de-
spised departments would, we know wsgladfy go upon
the tented eld and share the dangers and privatlons
of gallant so1ers there but they Lot their OWL
masters and but acting out the ffst duty OF SOL
dier, obeyng orders. Do they not evince much moral
courage in thus doing their duty in defiance OF the
and aunts OF unchartabe persons who deal II
wholesome denunciations OF useful class in the army
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind" and we be-
seech Of persons who denounCo unsparingly those
men whose businees it is to put food in our soldiers
mouths, clothes upol their backs, to provide iuel Il
warm them and to cook their food and shelter for the
beads to exercise little of that Christian ytue, anc
not to moke the sweeping inuendo, that the names o
quartermaster and commissary Synonyms tor ras
TRUTH.