Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-11
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hr-s TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
~ Congregational District comprising
tae C"unties Of hanover, HenIieo, New heht,
Charles City, James Ci.y, YORK, NarMItk.
Eiizabeth C.ty, aud the eities Of hmonaa ana
is On the FIRST Wednesday Ia November,
you aware the viii be 40 election OF membs Of the house
OF the 1t Conere the Confederate siAtss
under he permanent Constitution an acanidat' Tor your SUI
now inye Jus al ial Ssenioos
ard parry dsson al be Lee and ndsp ie1, .ors d '
ssparas pa n with OpposSg pr neipts IRON AZ a
ton upo and consequences Will psm' US To doutt
But white party M Involved In 'he very essence Of our re uo
,sn nsu neldent the elective franchise as Is the
agiol t The air The elements at compose IT, there are
beyond which, promoting the blessings con
stutions liberty It begins to eyert and destroy those
the delicate aud dangerous lines Of Distinction between
pr.c'ple and prejudice r..
Under the old Goverrm. the Of corruption ate
he very va Of the Constitution amid the din party STRIFE
an .e es@S S Ss.Ssass Vs ~ v i az sush
Let endeayor 70 vxsmPy freedom nee rom me
Clements Of It's decay Let in the outset at least De all
the cShsber Ia the hed In common
effort for the Of emnon country Let US have
principles The upn OF the Union obiieraed all part Is
The South m ssoP and hdo Us a. n % S
By the wisdom OF the great and good men OF The INST American
Revolution Our Of independence Is at hand and
bel owe US as patriots worthy sublime
which engaged t, forget and forgive all ous CID poea
Differences and ny eudsvh easpea hands Of broherly love
congratulate ohr separation from the North and
remember only that n: re Of The south! The foe o. US all
the advocates OF monarchcA rule In Europe conclusive PROOF
Of
10 md.t there are despont Ing patriots WIZ allow them.
doup that the great theory Of can ever
be perm ,neny demonstrated In practice But 10 my mind m
separation OF the States although attended with fierce conflict
am as the strongest evidence We have ever had Of the ca
u Sa uS,p ea,sJ in the DAYS Of Warrington Jefferson
Madison sosroe HAD the South been ssth ID simply with
aons OF the Constitution by NORTH aud today instead OF
she would have had Of Offering her
them engaged IN The ndGstal arts At home instead Ct desert
silent hsbors should have water courses s
hum OF anie abr Hal loved bery but 10 n1me In.
stead Of abandoned dwellings, homestead burnt the town Of
Hampton ashts hed with ungahered grain
ranking tn borders Of virginia should 20 day
homes and household gods unpouted by the Nands
hand 81 LncOns h ngs, ganEs H. ed with this years
pr,due and our hes f1ey poashed for hs autumn seed
hold lives ready for the sadee too whenever our uny
demand them for struggling IN the OF christian
freedom and though die aud property have price, Our prpeps
Ia The sonthern people saw the sa-
Of FEDERAL power Tsey 70 Withdraw
Their uthOy alliance with The No and TO brave even extern
sructioa their free nSu Ions The aveholng states
her sword aud Topped III OF forever The
the United States Is longer Republican Its
edrna chair dgspotS thrcn- Tyranny uairammsled
and ubdsgus S. at nCoadAy and at night la pa sd
high pse wherever the c.Pe Of Lincoln ways Nohdbes
cry Of pss ne pres, nov il he NSIh The
ycge Of the COCO government our fathers gave
has spp AIRED In the nonslsvehod stsel Abe su has
taken the Constitution hsre and in the Confederate States
containing the Bible the chis;anre
lOnwhst the soul Is to the body the constitution TO III.
;hs Union H. let II he Our rdePendeneec s-
t she'd an H,Ss son be asEn"sieiS,d In %
IN, checks and balances OF s,Go q
souhe people need Tot esr for the OF their nsu
Let Us sudousy avoid all compromise principle the &C.
pies -spedeney each STATE OF the COME
by the Constitute saeed covenant under and all
circumstance That Constitution Itself Common compromise
by which all pedged 20 abide Il the en0odnea Units
6nsss political code that possibly made
cons ent with etgoyroment asd should be as nviosble
politics rs l. the bic in religion Let rake III,
ederate States will
aud simple philosophy OF the founders OF the st American Ne
within Ia separate sphere The Gene al the
OF the stes eonvsrgng focus, and Ell ng hack tie
system iusisne principles triginA org M aud
h:,s no danger Of m G% any sa", s 0 The I;s
sing conservative SAT snEri OF republican government special
African rae Is {s hse anchor to oG ship q tate lie, ..
mans thou the world ard rust to the InereS
pie OF that the white slavery
black nsecarsbe sosSes In the socs and political
i nomenclature Of nature.
While voor the earliest acceptance OF Jest and Honorable
: e Ta s Al S sHS AZ %
our oCnfe g. Can command ,s our shall o.
y sonSsd.d and ''' s' We Tor
But, in The hesh. an hea, ohe struggle lei us otbe unmnd
full The hrst Obecti which aiming attain Revolutions
only when laws drgsrdsd wehave turs
conss n Thsae let Us ae,ously su,rS az inst The evil,
endeayonR avoid L lose sight Of tie civil
eaons And when the subsdewhen the via have u
the state viii be fIunf
aanch and stout 'he Constitution still her chart and the true
freedom floating proudly from he INST head In poiu
let eAt'ems-commi erreses Our
has all the elements Of sound and safe Republic
Let political P SEIZE Its re!ns let attn densggue,
.sio beay into self des ruon by abuse
Of e.ugs We Gshlng for liberty ard must BE- gu
| ded by lev.
on,y tothc people Of The Dc rthey think
prepe make their representative, hes: energies shall be
| devoted TO their lIter,s and rikhis.
IL would give pleasure TO address the people OF The District
the h,s;ng," active duty camp, and
| shall probably be enable 10 do so.
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