The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-04-11
From the Bulletin.


Mr. EDITOR: 1t is a shame that our sick and
wounded soldiers should be crowded into close, ILL
ventilated and illadapted warehouses in the centre
of our town. to the great eopardzing of the health
of the latter during the approaching hot months.
while the Military Institute, with it's extensive
| grounds and grove. its spacious airy apartments,
large mess hall and kitchen. its garden. laundry,
WELL aud professors houses, eminently adapt it to
the purposes of a large hospital. The buildings
would much more than accommodate the i'll patients,
and tents stretched among the trees would be the
best and most comfortable arrangement for many of
! the convalescents.
Let the medical supplies. there, be stored and
the pill boxes be manufactured in the warehouse in
town. and let of the lives of the plain
ing patients be saved by the transfer from the dust
and discomforts and infection of their present oca
| ty, to the conveniences and pure water and fresh
air and wide grounds of the Institute.
1t is only necessary to call attention to the facts
! of the case land the officials residing the
Institute premises will not insist upon their
yenence at the cost of the comfort and lives of sick
and wounded men and the health of the town. But,
| if opposition should arise. let public opinion and
safety order the change and let personal considera-
/ ton be frownea down. JUSTICE s. MERCY.
| We heartily endorse the above suggestion. and
! will add that the building known the Mint might
also be used as hospital with advantage to all con-
cerned. The property stored in the Military
Institute and the business transacted in the
Mint, ought to be transferred to the store houses in
the centre of town where the sick and wounded are
lying, inhang the dust from the streets. and these
sick and wounded transferred to the Institute and
Mint. We call the attention of the Medical Drec-
tor of the State and of the Medical Inspector this
matter, and if they do not act, think the Secre-
tary of War should be appealed to by the citizens
of the and all friends of the sick and wounded
soldier. After taking the Institute and Mint for
hospitals it will be time enough to talk about using
the Churches for such purposes.
THE ENEMY's COUNTRY.-Now that we have
no cities to garrison, and but few railroads to pro-
tect, we think the time has come for our Generals
and soldiers to pay their respects to the enemys
country Let Generals Lee and Johnston unite
their armies and strike for Pennsylvania, and soon
the northern armies will be withdrawn from our
territory-with fire and sword lay waste the coun-
try as the Northern Fandas have done ours-sub-
sist our army and burn and destroy what they do
not use-fsht pitched battles-let the
naien be in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, aud
Tennessee, and people will be enabled to make
a crop while our army is subsisted from the rich
granaries OF the enemy If necessary, add to their
armies one hundred thousand negro troops, mount
them and give them the plundsr. Ii this was
done we believe the cry would soon be for peace
Some may say it is uncyized, but We must tight
Tho enemy with his own weapons. Let our armies
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