Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-25
The Military Denominations In Virginia..
What Do They Teachs

Tue Alexandria SeRtiHs! has a ltimed and appro.
pirate article this subject. which we copy below for
the edfcaton Of those the North who are disposed
to make merry over what they call the big Virginia
Scare" We have repeatedly assured the people Of the
Northern States that they mistake entirely the spirit TEN.
per and character ofthe citizens of Virginia when they
that feel any apprehension so far as slave in
surrectons concerned Nor as they ought TO know
are in the least afraid Of Northern men, whether they
invade 10 numbers Of twenty or of hundreds or or
thousands, or Of millions We feel that we are amply
able to defend ourselves against all odds We do feel
however, that nothing more improbable can happen in
the future than has already happened in the past What
more absolutely improbable than old Browns Abolition
raid?s the question ask ourselves and we are COT
sequeny excited TO tho Of believing almost any
that may reach u.s. and we are resolved to welcome
all invaders Of the sacred soil Of Virginia with bloody
hands 10 ptablc graves. Our Indignation has been
aroused, and our State pride. and we mean to allow
no iutermeij.ng with our institutions and our proper.
~ That is the meaning and the only meaning
OF our recent military demonstrations and it g.
time for the North 70 understand this matter In
its true light md leave OF their aunts their ser and
their rdicule which has no other effect than that Of
increasing our hatred and defiance Of them Such m.
per7 tho New York Tribune POST Times and Courier
utterly incapable Of comprehending the chivarv t.
State PRIDE the nobility Of character which belongs TO
true and loya Yrgnians By nature coarse vulgar and
destitute Of all generous scnsibty themselves. and our
Interiors In oil respects Il Is for them % set In udp
men either upon the sentiments the acts Of vrgn,
gentlemen and souheruers. They don't aud thew can't
understand ne and never will understand ms while IN.
sun fhne' We would have such men for our slaves
Tor they possessed Of neither the principles nor the
feeling of the domestic servants that already surround
u'. 60 word, there i nothing Of the gentleman In
their compositions and therefore they neither under.
stand nor suit ne souihernerns And hence TOO there
inability 10 interpret Alright feelings aud purposes in
reference 70 the Harper's Ferry outrage
But here i' tho article from The Ssutir,l To which no
desire TO call the attention Of our readers and espoI
Of She whole people Of the North
eve have read Of Generals Who desirous IN 10 .o,,.
he'd oi The temper Of their soldiers aud b,v a. a.
ugn, rey on ih,r courage and fidelity, caused them 90
De tested with midnight alarms Aud when uey f,. d
them prompt 70 spring TO their feet aud srlp on rs.
harness, aud eagerly 20 seek the foe and car,- "a, h
.sa on eng beg ior ihc trsi rank,we have not rad
shat these Generals looked upon such exhibitions .,
shame but rather that their souls Hndlad with no s
JOY OF gallant warrior, when sure Of biz comrade and
ready ior the foo
So to be regarded {. the late exhibition I'm vi,,;.i.
We know there those AZ the North Who ,jll ~ !,
not 10 understand the lesson. We know ttr. ~. ,i
here Who vii have their butt aud .fs" and viii t.u
how they are mortified" and how much u,.b.,..i az
they are. Bot two great facts stand Out and si ~.
douu an critics and 40 criticisms
The hr That Che citizens Of Virginia ready a, Oh,
first call and without waiting for call 10 rra,i,.,,
themselves upon any foe that may dare p1uats uo {
~ offend The sovereignty Of the Old CommonucaIfb
Suppose they hurry No the first report-supp1se ,
stop not make inquiry suppose The bare furor ,f
their Old mother u nsultod, s sufficient Gre the bloc
Of Al her cons, and impe them 20 the field lis thcr
cause Tor shame aud rtpr0ach IN thar Who dares say
Aud are the mad men and the bad men Of the Noril
- deferainsf 20 misunderstand, and dsfsraiHsd
msrcpresent everything see in THE only evidenS
~ right proof that Virginia has received "a scarei
bred Douglas H tcarcd--he has 10 Europe How
D. soarcd,-he gone 20 Canada. That j. the wa
'soarcd' men do-they run front she cry Of danger
Not ~ here Oar men crowd 70 the rumored SIGHT unt