Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-16
The Army.

The Army.
The entire powers OF tie FJGerh Government CIV
and military Rave been concentrated in the hands Of
snzle individual and thA individual though SUI easa
P,a.,5spt AZ Augustus was CoLsul after he had de-
tro,ed the liberties Of Rome, s to ell nen's and pun
49,. military despot His species OF government =
no, the bes. possible for the preservation OF liberty
.rhap but IL Is the most fOFni3ASlS 81 all 0tAss Tor
ths prosecution Of eR.nsiVs var. AssAAan Lreoln
can cenmapd At momenLs waning, And IN Ips Of
,.nopsrncs and rssis,anss, he rUcSS c every inal-
v;Su,l in his huge smplrL That he Oil sonnAn4 -
snv Of than a. he may thick nScssaaEy for ss purpose
q ,sausinV u to Eaysry, LOSs los A4ni q aonsas''
d.ss,. 1, becomes ~ then, SspsO'Aly CJUgrSAI, 70
sOnsdsr sarussIy ihs cs: SsGni means Of IsssiAaea
4, the terrible pOasr Whsl he hSs as1rP'a' Aso Waen
ri valid 20 ,hs utaSs. Ter eur sSaLuS leo. h d
che main duly Of The present SsssS 70 render the army
a. a liant a. possiDle and that AMY nVGvs all otAaRs
The r,-orRAn sgnop Of the army has bssn SsIOngy
,aeormsudsG commanding siih an entire repeal Of NE
p.essat organ Sian, Ehoh s P-OV<iO0a aithS sSh II
"a. oo,,7usd rom the earliest hous Of bs var 70 ths
,bs four,h yoar Of It's eoadnuaAcs sch repeal would
a, oDce yaeae all commissions, and place every en- ser
100 tina country a. CANDIDATE for TS-1pPOintnsGb
,nnn thu merits OF each individual case TnrSe
ys.rs and half VI constant seFVoh Is - argued,
bavs srif,enIly' sloEn the nsEits Ct SVey md
v;dpsl: 30 that there b 10 diihsll1y IN sspA .
r,srg the worthy from the Gnu0Ethy-in pro-
moIpR The good snd leaving GU. the worthless
Bcsrs The approaching ssEOl Of inactivity, H Is A.
0psJ II be auspioious Tor suOh change - that con.
tampatsd and the act sil not pAr!ake Of hs HnPArA-
leled folly which dsoI gam 4 the army too year. and
;- in Ia
any and sometimes constrained to vJis Hhils the Baes
we're &C uAly falling among the men. We are n0'
s,RB,isntly acquainted With army matters 70 AnOu
lie her it would b wise 30 rip 10 the sAArs organ =
ton; bu, We are eonVu esd shat many and great IN
movements might bs made. Our army ought to AS
a. no the character OF regular amy, governed oy
ilitsv LAVE administered alter the milLTy iAshioD,
"a every other il in every part OF the Nodd l. has
hssp. thus far, mere volunteer org N E't!on, justly
si.rgsabls with al she OH seOns made 70 that Ipess
Cf force.
r,s graatss, oil eaon Of al to i: that Il il DoIe
l.bs 10 abssnsesm from is ranks than any other de-
sc6pdon Of army We hAVs sEiIsret from this eiieum'
st.nee throughout the var. l. has Prosr.o ed lie
gels to its present length and ghs a. come iu!ule
aIs, prsys fA.a 10 our Gauss. The evil 10 gAt-
80 and cannot b tempered With any longer. Yiger-
,. nsssuses. con .ocl,d With sisdom and spilled with
,,o usss must be applied at once and without hest
t.doa. A dis,r gaish,d surgeon Of the army lately
ai,s,asd 20 An orieer letter, which were permit
,a,o.s, and in which it vas stated that mos. Of the
,ses If ,bsenteeism took place among those who had
n .o fsrlOughed for thirty days from The hospitals.
Tbsy 20 home and, 10 the great msjoFi:y OF case,
ravsr think Of cJninS back sgAin. Toe surgeon IN
location eon.saded that the gsoa giving the fa,-
,o,, ,as aol 70 blame, since he AN made j! nIsera-
a., Bpou him, AuJ he had therefore no choice. dc
syes,ed that the surgeon giving The iuTloagh should
.b duplicate thereof to tue Blfeau Ot Con ipdon
No, should ucty The enrolling officer il the district
A., ,b.e5 The fur o1gbed soldier bad gone. UyOn en-
Mrs NJ the Il trsau Of OOuiefipdOD, We 6od that til,
n, bsen he practice. Ys, t seems thus lAr 10
,,auo Al Ct. Hhoh argues remssneSs in some Of the
,rss 10 the business. The man ID r,q Tired to report
70 tbs enrolling ofi;sr, aud The oaIOlisg cfcsr
,.,.d % rsp5rt 10 the Bureau Yet tho is never
heard OF % IN
full sralfy into tits silesS il By Tar, the mos
,nn,rt,nt and imperative iuy that the pTe.en. COL-
,sss has before It, Il is Ia, MIRO important keep
an, man 10 the ranks aho there already, ttan to
Get fresh men TO supply their place. 1, must be done
s,d Il can be Done il OonsJsss vi make ths enrolling
off or Iesplrsbs for th' abssats' and punish tim by
ysius.on to the Ranks ii he II With bic Guy. H. in
sheir opnol that b not enough thsD they ought to
p.s, law p,OhCitiog tie fusOugI o, pNtisats from
the hospitals atogethe-. ThiI may seem hard, but it
I, absolutely necessary If would ks'P she army to-
tier.
lis the opinion Of mlny. however, that Nc have
laws enough AID that this great evil ia attributable 10
tAe loose mannsr In which they are administered If
thu. be 80 punish the eOa aud Sue enrolling officer,
# 4. can DO proved thai ths sblsUo of any from
dIty can be traced 10 the neglect Of dug by either Of
them. Tais is no tma TO stand upon ceremony. We
are engaged IN struggle for life death, and 70 must
not stand up9n IT a's.