Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-10
The Virginia observation-disclosures
NVise,s Message.

Inc iESinid LcSiSIdtuIc--Nu 'GAhOL
WiSe'S Message.
The Legislature of Virginia, which as.
sembIed on Monday, was organized as
follows :-House-O. NJ. Crulchticld, OF
Spotlsvlvana,t was elected Speaker W.
f. Gordon Of Albemarle, CLERK ; w. j..
NJ. Word, Of Botetour,, sergean,-at-arms {:
II. d. Burrows, of King William, Isl
door.keeper, and Robert W. Burke, OF
Augusta, ID d3or-keeper. All The Other
offices were flied by the incumbcn!s oI
last session. In the Senate, Lieut. Gov.
ernot Jackson presided. Shelton &. D.
Wis was clecteH clerk John A Jordon, Of
Isle Of Wight, sergeant.ai-arms ID. :.
Baldwin, door-keeper, and Jas. L. Goode,
printer.
Immediately after the organization Gov.
Wise sent in two meSsagps-oue rClatIug
exclusively to the Harper's Ferry affair,
Of which we Published pretty full ali.
slrarl yesterday.
The other nj essagp opens by warmly
compllmenrng all me "'''l'Hry who SO
spirr!edIy FASTENED to Harper's Ferry anu
CharIeslown. ! The Governor asks the
Legislature :" b thank the MaryIond vol.
unteers. and Particularly their body Of
surgeons, wlll@J. W. Dunbar, vmglulan
by birth, at their head. The services 81
General Tala& rro, Capt. Hunter of JEFF.
ferson, Col. G go>on, Capt. Bous, Col.
Smith. Col. Davis, Lieut., Green, of the
u. S. mariness Mr.. Burckh"Itz and 9th
ers, are mentioned in terms OF commenda.
lian.
The Alexandria troops, under Col.
Stewart and Major Dufey, and the Eau
qucr and Newtown and ShepherdsloW n
cavalry, deserve compliment of The best
arms and accouremenls.
A handsome compensation to A. Hun
Ter, Esq for his assistance in pr"seru-
, ting Old Brown and party is Tecommen-
ded. After other remarks, the Governor
saws :
Il shall continue lsufirient military
/ force until after the 10Th, and urge upon
Won in anticipation o. a withdraw oI
troops an efficient organization and arm
ing of the border from tie Point Of Rocks
/ to Wheeling. That cirY has shown heT
) truth to Virginia, and was proud OF The
corps she was prompt to send to prove it.
! rely upon the Northwest which has no
blv rendered service front every point.
The Governor then proceeds 10 make
the following highly important reCOmmen
datiOus list. An appropriation, al once
of $4,000 TO meet expenditures already
incurred for defense. ID. A simlla
amount to pay for arms and ammunition
Sd. reorganization OF The mIlIIa-ont
portion TO be an 0CtiUe body, Of men from
Is to 25 years Of age. and Of volunteers o
any age TO be fully armed and equipped
and frequently drilled, and compelled II
do duty under heavy and Summary 6ne
/ and penalties. TO be ordeted out from
time to time, in squads, at discretion O
commanding otficeas, 10 do. duty as mill
tary patrols. They are 10 be exempt iron
jury duty ard working on roads. 4lh
5 And an enrolled and reserved militia O
4 all men not over twenty five, not volun
teers. to be assembled but once in a year
and to pay tax Of one dollar per ma
: for exemption from active duty, unles
5 called TO actual service. 5lh. Increas
the Stale Guard 10 loo men. with pa
equal 10 the U. S. army. 9th. Provid
military patrols for police purposes. III
i Give the Governor more power TO pre-
0 claim martial law and 10 do summary e'
eculivn in extraordinary cases. sIt