Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-15
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia volunteer
companies are organizing and sincerely hope that
tue military spirit which has been aroused will never lam
guish Almost every newspaper published in the STATE
brings intelligence of movements in this important mat
ter, and it is expected that the Legislature will adopt
proper measures for its promotion and announcement
The Rifle company recently organized in Lexington
under the command Of Captain Letcher bids fair 10 he
come one of the finest companies in the State The roll
Is gradually Increasing by the addition of frst-rate ma.
teraL Capt Whites company of Horse in the same
place, numbers nearly so.
A volunteer company has been organized in Middle
burg, Loudoun county upon short notice Norborne
Berkeley Captain. The uniform is to be of Southern
manufacture
Capt Geo. S. Pattons company of Rihemen, in Char.
lesion, Kanawha county lately received their new arm.
and aceoutements FROM Richmond which they will use
calamity upon all proper occasions.
The citizens Of Union, Monroe county, arc forming
company of Infantry.
At recent meeting at Hicksford Greenyille comfy
for the purpose OF organizing Rife corps fty-one gen
tlemen promptly enrolled their names aud several gen.
tcmen too old to in person. offered to equip true
and worthy young men TO act ia their stead
The charleston SharpShooters were recently organ
ized at Charesion, Kanawha county, Jos Swami cap
tain.
Col Hoge of Putnam county, lately attended the or
ganzlton Of company at COalsmouth and expects soon
70 be called TO Buio and Poca river ia that county 10
organize companies a each Of these places
Rifle corps il about TO be organized at Appomattox
Court House-the cloth for uniforms be purchased At
BOnsacas factory in Botetourt. All right. Encourage
home manufactures, aud thus attain two.fold object
other volunteer company formed last week in Wyhe
Vile IL i guard for home protection composed Of
aged and middle aged citizens-aomo sixty in all. The
following elections have been made Ben Rush FLOYD
Captain Thos J. Boyd, lst Lieutenant and Ro g. Kent
"a Lieutenant.
In old Rockingham the military spirit Is thoroughly
/ aroused. company has been, will be formed az
Brdgewater, IN Brooks Gap, Ga Rife company and
Conrads Store, which, with the two already form
ed in Harrsonburg, and the troop OF Cavalry forming
| will make six companies Of volunteers in Rockingham
They have resolved 10 start upon independent basis
| By having uniforms Of homemade material
In Charlottesville, last week, the County Court gave
the two military companies Of the town permission to
build armory and drill that portion Of the
Court House Square which il owned by the Court The
Court intmated It's willingness, IL II authorized by
Law, 70 make an appropriation towards the erection Of
Mr. Henry Gaulf graduate Of the Military Institute.
has consented 10 take command Of the Scotsve Guard
Upwards of thirty have been enrolled for com
ptny Of volunteers in JefIersonve Tuzcwell county
| The Danvile Grays have been organized under the
/ most favorable auspices
! large meeting was held in Berryvllc Prince vii.
liam county the 9Th inst, for the purpose Of forming
volunteer corps. The regular organization will be com.
/ pleted on the lIh.
USiox MErrrva At nArHrsncno, PA.-Tbcro was q
large meeting 0f the friends Of the Union and the rights
Of the people of The South, ~ l1rrisburg F Situr.
day evening lst Among the resolutions adopted wts
one proposing % form an organization 90 bc called the
keystone Union Club Of Dtupliu county" aud recon.
meuding similar organizations in every county IN the
State Strong Mon speeches delivered by Herman
| Alrcka, John g. Buiu, r. A. Lambcrton aud r. +.
Haldcman Esqs. The venerable a. T. Roumiort prcsi-
dod and also made speech, giving his personal eSpe-
renee Of the workings Of our government be wonderful
growth and the happiness of its people Tor The last fifty
/ FIVE years concluding follows
T am no politician. am no President maker. come
here plain and humble citizen Of the good honest Key.
stone State misc my voice IN support Of that blessed
Uuou-the palladium Of Irrational liberty, the refuge Of tho
oppressed and heretofore the home Of free and happy
people come 10 raise my voice against scctionas which
means dsuuion. come 90 risc my "occ, and, " need
be- % nterpose my body against The reasonable anau
ofsn which would shver 10 pieces The firest work Of
mas and plunge a into The abyss objectionable
0luuCn and anarchy.