Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25
Virginia News.

Virginia News.
We clip the following items from the
Richmon Dispatch, Of the 10Th:
WAR SPIRIT IN VIRG1NIA.-Accounts
from the country represent the war spirit in
the interior of Virginia as most intense and
enthusiastic The whole population is in
arms, and the only difficulty is ia restrain
ing them till the proper moment arrives
Never, even in the war of the Revolution,
was there anything approaching the una
uimity and the deep and determined char
acter Of the war spirit in Virginia. The
general disposition is not to stand on the
defensive, but to make the enemy pay at
his own freside the cost of his ferocity.-
There are means of reaching the seaboard
and interior cities of the North and West
of which they little dream.
The steamer Yankee, which went with
Lincoln's feet to the neighborhood of Char.
lesion, has put in to Norfolk for coal, and
is damaged.
All the Naval officers of Vir2inia birth,
at Norfolk, have sent their designations to
Washington.
The Union men of Farmville, Virginia,
quietly hauled down their flag, after the
receipt of the news from Charleston.
THE TEST OATH.--.The Portsmouth
Transcript says:
cit is asserted, with an air of confidence,
that the test oath was administered, yester.
day afternoon, to the officers of the navy,
10 active service on this station. We feel
proud that every Southron spurned the deg.
radiation which Lincoln had prepared for
them by refusing to take the oath of treason.
We understand number of them at once
resigned"
THE MINOR EVENTS OF YESTERDAY
The Confederate flag was displayed from the
custom-house, hotels and private residences,
eight stars being generally the number on
the aag-one having been added for old
Virginia.
The custom. house was taken out of the
hands of the United States, and placed un.
der guard of State troops.
The hurrying to and fro of military men
gave the city quite martial aspect.
The steamships Yorktown and jamestown
belonging to the Virginia and New York
Steamship Company have both been seized
and put in charge of Virginia State troops.
The Horhtown was seized at her wharf, in
this city on Wednesday afternoon, just as
she was about to depart for New York with
large amount of merchandise. The James,
toun was seized at City Point, (sixty miles
below Richmond by troops which had been
sent down in steamer for that'purpose.
The Junsestovn left New York Tuesday af:
ternoon, and, we understand, has on board
about $4,000 worth of Ordnance and mill
tary stores for Virginia and other Southern
States.
A marine vessel was also seized at City
Point, called the Arago, by detachment
of volunteers from Richmond. The steam
tug William Allison also arrived at the Rich
mond wharf last night, with the United
States surveying schooner Mason in tow,
which had also been levied upon.
These seizures have been made upon the
lee talionis, we presume, the vessels being
owned chiefly by Northern men.
VOICE OF THE VIRGINIA PEoPLE.-We
give below the resolutions passed yesterday
by the popular Convention in Richmond,
which is the first response of the Virginia
people to the action of the Convention
In Convention of the people, held in the
Metropolitan Hall, in the city of Richmond,
on Thursday, April lS, 1851, on motion Of
the Hon. Willoughby Newton, it was unani-
mously
Resolued, That the thanks of this Con.
venton be cordially rendered to the State
Convention for the noble act of patriotic
duty which they have just performed ; and,
forgetting oil past dissensions, we will rally
with united hearts and hands in defence of
the honor, safety and independence of Vir-
ginia and the Confederate States.
On motion of Col. S. Bassett French, it
was
Resolved, unanimously, That the men,
bers of this Convention do here, in the
presence of Almighty God, and of each
other, pledge themselves and each other,
their fortunes and sacred honors: in defence
of their native soil.
Ordered, that the Secretary of this Con-
vention be directed to deliver copy of the
foregoing resolutions to the President Of the
State Convention and to the Governor of
this Commonwealth.
The GREAT QUESTION DECIDED-VIR-
GINA Our OF THE UNIoN-OUR FLAG
The 18th of April, 1861, will be noted as