Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-12-15
message OF GOV. v,sr.

a eresrdiseiy that ve have rot spses 10
~rsp~ % this yea, 20 spblish -s,r,. The admir-.
10" nss>ss q The Governor u virsiais. hba
oeesnsst Which Win eoonasd su,u,,o. thro,ss,
GOT 'ss eosntry. Cor In calm and dirsissd ,oss.
." Conservative and liberal view. asa i,s di.p-s-
! sooss asd ssasibis rsvisvs Of cor soaaliios aad
'hs eifesnsianoss which ssrroasd us We inssr,
Portions Of the message vhieh rsa,ss speeisil, TO
We hsrPsrs Ferry difficulties, and eoossad then
only 70 Impartial psrasal bot 10 The calm rssss>
eoa and soesr eeesder.tios Of every reader Of our
paper They are rrpless With sound views, aad
sho. clearly and eoseissiy The Erossds 90 occupy,
sell - Tho remedies 70 Be applied os The aver
aon OF The dangers which thre.,ea a. We thask the
"o'"nor ei 'trsia,. Zoe ihis nsss>ss, and are
well 'Aished that IL sill meet With hs.rsy TO
,foa'. IN the e''0n Of s'ssy lover Of virsIniA-
The Governor s.ys.-
fot |. . '., OF year, sOeisi and sectional di5.r-
| .aes nave os<n gro"iag ~, aah.ppiiy, between
tns States OF or Union and their psvpls An evil
| sPuu OF AnAtseism ia ssis-d upou negro slavery
s tee one subject Of social reform and the oas
masses Of Que entire see,ioa of TIA eoaa,rx n ,.
iefs into their teiigi ion, into their edsesioo in,o
iher politics and prayers, Into their cour OF iu,
ne h'o ihs'r ess'sess Into their Legislatures iato
81 o.sse, OF their people, the r,syceta bic and
pos' la~less into their palPus aud into hs,r pr,..
60 aud school houses, into their men, women .nd
shlufen OF all Ages, svrryubere. IL has trained
my. sshetauons, from childhood eP, 10 moral and
soeai habits OF hatred 10 masters Of African sl.y,.
4 10 The United States Ia turns not upoa 4 .,e,y
tsreeers, or against Shareholders In any other
e.un'ry' but 10 especially mslignsnt and visdieu,s
'o~ards ITS Own coGatry men for the very reason
that - hound to them by III. .i,h an ,.aetion Of
eoncderaie Law To set up that law to A. /. 20
ssiAss BY the light Of the Law because tis
oosed oy II u has ben taught oy the Atheism Of
ntosf IA" thAn that Of regular govsrameut
! bound by constitutions aud statutes |, h., be-,
mace o believe Ia The doerins Of absolute individ
uAI tights, indsPendsnt OF all relations II man TO
nan eoo'eniiooal aud social form and that
sscn man iot himself has the yr,rog.iive to set up
hs console aes his will aud bis judgenen, over ana
snew All legal enacimenE and social insiitu tions-
neA. bern inHaued BY pros,i,s,ed ie.eb-r and
f'Aeoen ana presses TO do aud dare any crime and
| is Consequences shieh MAY sef up its individual
supremacy over Law and order. Il has bssa taught
sFom the senate C.anbsr 10 trus; N the fatality Of
! an hrsprsssible COO hiet into which IL 10 bound
10 piuag It's anti-Chrisi pulpit has bre.ihed naught
but insurrection and has denounced our patiooaI
Union As . covenant With death or recognising
property IN slaves aud guaraEteeinE to IL the pro-
I tsction OF Las. IL has raised oontribu tions In
churches To furnish ar ms and mon,y 10 such rrini
! nails as these, 10 max for empire Of settle
ment In our rev Territories II has trained them
ca The frontsr aud There taught them the .. IN Of
the Indian Ia savagr war arr aud then turned them
back upon the Oldest aud largest saTeholdinR STATE
TO surprise one Of lie strongest holds IL has organ,
1 tLrd in Canada, and travrrsed and correspooded
| NneuCc 10 NeN Orleens ana from Boston Iowa
10 has established spies every here and has secr.,
| agents In the heart OF every State aud has secret
associations and underground railroads In ,y,ry
I Tree state 10 snlisis influence and money a, home
and abroad ii has sent ooukor,crs snd counsellor,
and sympathy, add would have sent re.cu. 10 ,he..
| assassins, robbers, morderers, and traitors whom
| u scot to . trlous' graves IL has openly and se>
ere'iy hresteued venTeaace on the .Iecutiooer OF
| our laws And since their vioianen u has de amt
lY Proclaimed alood that .in,urr, eton !, III, les,
son oil the hour'-nOt OF slaves only but all ar,
to oe iree iC rise up sEsinsi ire government and
no government IL 10 be allowed except The ave,
| rage common sense OF the masses f" aud no pro-
( Helon 10 TO be permitted aEAinst that power
rms Is but az epiome plaIs aud unvATpish,d
Without eAsggefauon. What IL this but anarchyi
I what does u mean but 'coafusioa worse con.
founded, and the overthrow OF I'll IiEht. of Aft
property, OF all government Of all religion of ali
Iuls among meb1 NoIhiBK bot mad Tiot ca n ,uI.
sod hnruis win such sennments asIhese There
can be no eomproaise with the m no toIei alton of
them In safety OF win sell respect They mus,
| b met and crushed, ~ they viii crush a, or o.,
uhion Nth moo slsvsholding States cannot co.,
Iinue.
The strongest Argument sRsir.t tAi, uun,,u,,I
var spon negro slavery IN one seeiiou by another
oil The same common couhITy, 10 that a. insVitabIx
dyes " dsonIon OF The States smbulered wth
| All the venEeiui hate OF civil var A. that uptua
u among The NOS Z precious OF our blrs,inR. 40
The argument ought ia weigh Which weighs ia
! value. Butthis cOnsiderliton IL despised by IL.
| nalie'sm. j, conLmns III, UnHn and nov con.
| emns us Tor elineinE TO u 80 ". DO Il srCt, IN,
! warning that the Ubioa ., endangered Ths
! Union tise'f - denounced a. eoyrnAst with sin
and ue are seuined 40 too i,n'd TO make the warn
| Tag Of DAGGER 10 % uorhy To BE- hesu.d n .r,o
| Eaniiy assumes In break ali the tone. Of f,i,h
wHhin and dehes the stiemp tto escspe oprr,,,ion
I without 10. This rudeiy sssaiIs cor amor =. -,
s our interest, and demands Of ~ Nha, ", iii,
DO. We have but one thar 10 Do unir,, 81
Numerical majority will c, az ~ yioisi, eon,,ss,
ATE iaiih on quesicE II such vita inpoilanc.
to as and vtlfetAse, Immediately AMI sbso' pteiI
eeAss' TO ctsluTo our peace, 10 CsNroy oar lived
and property, ano 10 deprive u ii all rTo,setta{
and redress under the perverted Iofu,s and dis,oI
Cd Sorkings Of The Union. Es must take afu,U
The 's'a. - 100 ,sAcBiisi TO tt eompromi.ed 4
more W,csnoo' stand 'uch iasUlt. ant uitgs
a. 'hose 1i hAfpefs FsTry vithOsi suffering -
than death at citizens .--Wibout 81 NJ, Tipr SSn-
or. the draih Of q Slsts.
For quarter Of q seniury We have befPef- ,
suaded 10 iorbesT, and patiently 10 WsiYf the !
waking add Sorkisg OF The cons,rvsiiy, IDsnts
tn our sis.eT States. We have borne Gsdf borne,
aud wai'ed IN vain. We khow that Se n many :
SQUAD and ,iaesrs friends 10 the nom, Flooding
States. u may 10 that they are mof numerous :
I lar who abhor and deisst such un/ a. these; !
but 81 10 not TO BE- disg uised that nsefvAIiVe
elements are passive, whilst thsLnAuesI are
aeuVc, and the former are fast dimkhihR Whiia :
The later are increasing In nBmJ ano 20 force !
Bot where u the evidence thaI Conservative
clemens are mosl poWsTfoll Ne look 70 The ,
schools and eoiegesi TO the "" snd elsIEy, ,
tn isorp.I.I ~ ~ Saa., profss'iossl he
. arixsat 10 ASSOC ion. Mi IRE marked ckarae.
! tefist'es Of the agsl Ia poy 70 psolle atssn- .
biies ant speakefsi 10 Leg uies 10 Congressi =
! 10 Laws, either STATE lFelsfai W cleo
ltons7 10 the admtuSsir'n "i avs 10 Iudt- ,
cial dcsisOns1 Aiasig seee Hs VII and 20 y
! What ve will we God " 'be lodE m'ntt OF The =
| courts on ~ ar, wbb . ma they have loaf all o
| fsSrrsaee and rssp,eL. sr fn suhoat
| pFOtseiion. and The Se@e car Of the Waited
batss n it,.iI ,s.sI Tor net asssiiinG our cor
s,,Iatioa Al d,t.r~e1As d thess Lass are assaflsd
| h. SeuTIa1 ~ lot ptotssiioa Itself a,v Il
! sov,,iSn,s go ~ Law 10 set up over th~ cd q
"a ws ~. 80 fo,seiios und,r both WSsr, q
! ~. P.d-,.t "a. bDent has no poVsf 10 Oppssss p
| N !, ...a,,.t "a where u has the pousr spd n a
4. IN, d.tS -, pet " 10 not RiioUsd 10 iatsfv,p,
! a. H. fVeholdisE stst,s sis 10 nesTi, =
80 =. tsed 10 o.. We antsd msV eon. a
4 .....-. (s ~ N. ed Of plsrsIhiss boz 10, Ia
| , -, a. Shy, and ubesuSiniy a. any t,u. d
[ 80 =, Ave 20 msjofiies on Shsh 90 ean | p,
/ ,.Ix a. ast siIissn S'stys kaging he pows, | p
/ 30. ~. The aeJiVs hss overcome tAs cas-. !,
| fhu, fanHicism hes spbdued ecbss,Va. n
| - ~ ihtse STATES and ths,s can uow 10 oar u
49, ondiiion, practically sisd oof destIh,s, o.
- OF voc Will thsV cone back 10 H. / "a
Tfiation md ahts 10 suvsnans - no,t- o.
- thoes eoVeeaais are, kave fsiiy ai.srsssS Ia a
u % tie fesoiatcss 81 Nsruebt ukieb ave Ass.. !
susai"sd, sith ~ fssposs- spPsns.a. 40 ps,,
Iths 8ssssFs PSI gpos tks s1rhtvst q ststs
'se 80, slsbessis siadg q iAs satjsct e sAlA Al