, 1860-07-30
THE VIRGINIA RoW-DE-Dow.


iS;ecih Dspatca TO tbs Cincinnati Ga1e:trl
WASHINGTON. July II.
Great excitement has been occosioned at Oc-
coquau, Prince William county. Va, by the
a'mrso circumstance that the Republicans ri
that precinct were to raise a Lincoln and Ham
l1n po'e IN that neiglborboad. That no uafair.-
ness may b. charged upon ME, / send you the
Richmond Enquirer publishes the following let
ter upon the subject:
occoauAN. Va, july -.
EDs- or TIE Exad1RER:-1 see in to.day's STR
ti"e4 Hi article copied from ycnr paper, il, refer.
ence 70 the Black Republican flag. raised here
July 4th: I write 70 correct you IN regard TO
the number present. 1ustead Of Bixty. there
we're but twenty six whitcs and three tree
coiored.
Speeches were made by II. C. Athey and
John Wright hope you will make the cor.
rection, for the cause of I}reckiur,tce: and
Lane. With respect, yours,
r. S-1t is reported With some degree Of
authenticity that the pole will he taken down
by citizens Of this and adjoining counties, on
Friday next: Underwood gives credence to
says he will commence 10 build 4 tort around
1t to, morrow. There is great excitement here
on the part Of Republicans, and every fellow
is getting his nusket md sh.t gun ready.
In haste. J. S-P.
The Enquirer adds: "The information con.
tanned ia Tue ADORE ne received from q source
TIE ret'aolity Of which We could hardly doubt.
iishes the following communication, dated
Bxs1ot STATION, july es. 1sso.
To Editor Ct Virginia stnt;nel:
Iau arc aware that 4 nest Of Abolitiouiat.
at Occoquan ruised Black Republican flag on
the 4:h. They have been DARN; people to take
Il down, rnaklcK threats Of what ihey would do
il the attempt we're made. 4 number Of citj.
zens determined to 80 to 0ccoquan Tomorrow
aud take the flag doFn, because lhey consider
Cd T. an outrage on the public sentiment and
feelings of cur community. The Abolitionists
q the village sent the following dispatch to
Gov. l.etcher:
ave, The naive citizens Of Prince William
county, at the town Of Occoquan, are threaten
Cd with invasion W Al armed mob af 500 men
from distant part Of the county, Friday next.
at 10 O'Clock l. L.. on account OF our pplitica!
opinions, and call uppu you for protcc,,oa in
th's aa,..a samefEe1sy; otherwise; ~ re shsl have to
On behalf Of the citizens.
: The Governor, in nis letter to General Hunter
in response to the above call, desires him. no
Attorney Of the Commonwealth for Prince vii
lam county, to ascertain whether the Law cau
be maintained aud peace preserved br the an.
ts,orites; if not, he directs Geu. Hunter to call
oui = military force sufficient for that purpose.
a company has been ordered out 10 maintain
tie law and preserve the public peace, You
Tili observe th.t these aeolis'onlsts Tiolate pub
lie peace and yiolate public sentiment, and theu
call upou the Government to protect them,
Our cittzenA never intend to attack tho citizen.
ot uccoquan, but determined shxt that outra .e
should not be tolerated, and N abolitonst q ~
ba permuted 10 wave IN this country. TheT
IL l.... I.Rn Lo- l.. - =.
II will have to come down, too. | write ia great
haate- HAZE given you tic facts 50 far I will
give you the RESULT 10 rnoruw.
We AlFo received another communication from
oecequan, under dase Of the e4tb, which says:
= Let me xpprise you Of report, which il OF
reliable Authenticity, that ths people Of this
and fauquleT counties will be here on Friday.
10 take down the Republican pole Uoderwnod
and his party giTe credence to the report, aud
are making preparations for defense, He SAVE
ht will but.d tort around the pols to morrow,
Every fellow Is rubbing up his inusket.
- Yours, with respect"
From I'LL this, extracted from proslavery
sources, it will be apparent that .hs only olIense
committed by tho people Of 0coqtan has been
l. The manifestation Of preference for Lincoln.
.And the raislng Of tag in his behalf, as is or
dinary IN political contests.
HOW rHtGk CANS 70 BE LINCOLN xEs IN VIRGINIA,
In this connection, msy ray 1 word as to
how these Lincoln men came 10 be situated
where they are For many years Fairfax and
Prince William counties, and other counties oil
Eastern Virginia, steadily declined under the
s'are culture Of tobacco, and large tlacts, once
fertile and valuable, werr abandoned by their
original owners- Northern then vt a hter period
cssne down, examined these landr, aud discnr.
.sed that they were susceptible Of restoration.
bought I.cta at a tair price, and by hard work
l,kye ,u:Etd VIA, was wildsrress nnd an na-
pF1oue&rs wasse iAiu lvs1,!s 4elas. 4asss usep,