The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-27

\ rare glimpse OF the war OF ISL
is afforded by Il copy of the Connect
cut courant, dated November "a, 1872,
which is now in the possession of G. NJ
Clarkson, 800 East Spruce street. The
Courant was a Fedcralist organ, pub
lishcd at Hartford. bitter in its criti-
cism of the conduct of the war. In its
four small pages it gives interesting
sidelights on the army recruiting. on
congressional and political affairs and
on events in Europe.
The volunteer soldiers, according to
the tourant. Were having hard time
Of it. 1t instances under an editorial
caption, "Nho Goeth "A Warfare Any
Time at His own thargcs"' the proc
lamation of the Governor of r"nnsNl-
Nania ordering out 1000 militamrn,
who were To supply their own blankets
and knapsacks. The proclamation, in
part reads;
Subsistence and accommodations for
the troops on their march to the place
of rendezvous II is presumed VIII b"
furnished by the United states con
tractors. If no provision shalt have
been made by these contractors, th"
men will either supply themselves or
the several commandments on the march
! to the rendezvous will do il and render
their accounts AS directed in the gen
, cral orders.
Men to Provision Selves.
Mention Is made of an address by
! General Harrison to his volunteer sol -
| diorS in which he said. 1T is expected
| that each man will furnish himself
| with 20 days provision" His troops,
| which were operating against the ca
madam forces, were represented as
| being destitute of every necessary At -
ticlc of winter clothing and dependent
| upon the charity Of tn" p"opl" Of tt"
/ country side
The editorial concludes by dcroun-
sing the Madison administration th'r,
in office in these terms, ''rh,ir little
miserable policy is fully adequate (,
| managing the paltry intrigucs of ~
election; but. as respects the arduo''s
task of guiding tn" nation through tn,
tremendous war into which they rash.
~ and foolishly brought it. their totu
inconpetcncY il already manifest t,
the world" Apparently there was ~
censorship in that war.
Generals Were Frank
Tn" generals in charge of armic
were as critical as the nCWSpap orE
Tho Courant prints n recruiting proc
lamation signed Alexander Smyti
"Rriradicr general camped near Huf
falo." In speaking of his fellow Off
GERS he says THE nation has been nm
fortunate in the selection of some {
, those who have directed il. one arm
, has been disgraccfuily surrendered an
lost Another has been sacrificed h
, II precipitatc attempt to pass over !
the strongest point of the enemy
. line. with the most incompetent mean
The cause of these miscarrIagcs is N
!, parcnt-the commanders were popr
y lar men. destitute alike of theory IN
experience in the art of war"
The proclamation closes with the 70
lowing stirring appeal: Men of Ne
York: The present is the hour of r.
nown. Have you not IA wish for fam
Would you not choose in future tin
" to be named as one of those. who. i'm
II tating the heroes whom Montgome
he led. have in spite of the seasons, VII
j. tied the tomb of the chief. and co
/ quered the country where he lie
n Yes. b. Then seize the prese
N moment. If you do not. you will regr
"A 1t: and say. the valiant have bled
W vain: the friends of my country fell
IN and | was not there
Advance then to our aid. | will W.