Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-13
nEAn. QuAR7Ens. RonnIss. BuILplxo.

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| WAsni%uTUN, ID G.
al meeting held at said room, Nav
l2ih, 1861, tue Committee rep irted their
correspondence seat To Governor Letchvr.
on the 5th day of May 1861, tut no answer
received.
The following isl copy ofthe letter sent
hy The Committee to Gov Leiclirr, and to
which he refused to make any reply or
grant TINT projection asked, as also the
subsequent itquvst to President Linvo!n
| continuing that to Gov. LeIcher:
To HIS EtceHrncy AGra10m Lincoln, Pytsii.
dent Of 'he United StGteg:--
The undersigned, Committee in behalf
OF large unmher uf bUun-ile citizens Of
virginia, beg leave To represent I" your
Homer that a very large number of fi,ini-
lies, aud of their tcll"w-ci,izcns. engaged
in peaceful aud laussi'ie ,vVtI,,stiOns til, vS
been OhlIGed 10 leave their homes aud
their adopted State, hnd in some INSTANCES
nntivc-l'UIn Cili1rns. and in almost every
| instance destitute at tile means of suhsis.
tenrt; have been been threatened with viu
lence il they wuuld not lake the onth of
allegiance To the State uf Virginia (which
wnmll require them to disavOw Iheir1lIr-
glance to the Constitution of the United
| Shtcs).
l" view of ilrcse f.cts, the undersigncd
have nPpraied to AMI demanded protection
OF His ExrelIenry Gov. Lttcher, as fol.
iOws
To Ills Eecellency JoAn Letc6er, Gopsrror of
he Stdte of E'ryh'i0:
| NHEHEAs. At IL meeting of the citizens
of the State of Nirg min. held in tue Dis
Ircl If CUlmmhiu, un the 2Olh ,ay ui April
1861. t"cnhSUlt and devise means for their
personal satrly aud protection. the fact
WAS fully and unrquiNor.illy established
that sr''raI prrsOnS rresrnt ut tue meet
ing had he"n Ihr' 'iirlUd with p.rsunnl vi-
Oien'", anil been Obliged to leave their
r"s IrmrrS in the ruunIleS of Alexandria
| Fairfax and Priucr Milliani and hnh been
". rnrd IlrI all ll,nSe VIM would II take
| the n"llI Oi allegiance To Virginia (which
| AUUldUYWirp them 10 diSAvnw their nile
| gi"nce t" the Cun>ti Htiuu ot The CniIr.l
States. and tl'I.p"Vriumrut nf their fttlprs)
must Leave tie STATE in 30 many d NS and
! III s"m" instances III rtrIniu .nunIhvr at
h"Wrs; that armed men were ut Ihv. posses
"n'tl'e Virginia si'ie at the Puinmur. pre-
venting persons irum taking their nvrsnn VI
4 property aud means nf Smrumrt intn the
! District at Cnlumt,iA, and thereby causing
lErent less and suffering and distress among
ihusC wEU we've thus deprived uf the ne
""ssnries Ui life, ami were also in this MAN.
tier Prevcnt' Il irUm converting their prop
rrIy iniU the means of temporary subsis-
iri"c tnr their families; tlint their uerislI-
allie ttftrls were exposed To destruction,
aud their real estate Threatened with con-
iiSr"tion. some Of it having already been
sciZcd and 'lrarricd Away by bodies OF armed
uitu. Therefore,
| RrSolrsd, That in our own, ann also in
helia Of many others thus unfortunately
situated, we do most respectfully ask of
tie Governor of Virginia that uil persons
not guilty of crime, wishing to leave Vir-
ginia, be permitted TO take their properly.
ar dispose OF il without fear of m"lestatinn,
for their own benefit, and that all law
abiding citizens of Virginia, who areIoyal
10 the Federal Uuinn, n d tO Virginia MS ~
State tlerc"t lie protected in their rights,
under the CONSTITUTIONS of the United StntEs
aud Of Virginia.
ReSOlrsd, That Gov. Letrher he request
cd TO pronIulgate such orlprS as shall fur
nish ample se,u urity far persons AMI prop
trIy, aud prevent all interference with
their rights US ritizeus, above nHMed, and
send copy thereof TO the chairman ap.
pointed hy this meeting.
| And. whereas, the Same has been for
wardtd tn Governor LrtchPr, aud nU reply
to the same has been received 10y the Chair
man of This Committee
Now. therefore, we the members Of the
said community. in behalf Of the citizens
of Yirginia, do appeal to and dc,uan,l the
protection of the President of the United
States and OF its Government for their per
sons and property; hereby protesting
Npninst the indifference "f the suid Stnte
Government and the oppressive course Of
its agents, and the constant viOl uf
personal rights. which are now heing and
shall Sill lie inflicted upon them notwitl,-
standing the public, Nnd as appears, the
heartless declaration of said Governor OF
Yirginia, and do throw themselves upon
the proterIion'oF the said Government OF
the United StnIes.
w. C. Parsons. Chm.