Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-05

! pO >SiOit. W w liuS t'i'o toO'r S'o ~
"urs. Your c,usH is "G's, ;Cn, future will be
vi = and your d -S'inv must be ours
bu my mission Relates tn the int, rmediate
TIM; to such allan u Is may be necessary for
he ne1ttHenty OF f0.ti ,layS-bciure action caD
be taken by the people n tnelr sovereign Gu
ptc,ty at The ,,allut hrx. In the m.antilne,
nv;wren nov al then. the salu' poruii must
90 the rule Of your action aS the Gus; "tiers OF
| popular rights. Your duty u yourselves and
fvur homes. is to rok immediately L" ihe press
ing wants of yclr people, and. IN INC tncantluIe,
MAKE such preparations as arc n*c' -ary 10
meet this extraordinary tX'sGrcV. Is II not
essential! that there Shonld nc c"'':;e?t snd uni
,tit action unGcr n1c head! W, what can
Virginia do uadcr e III !: arr "reas n,on dis
tinct from Tint OF thu Confederate States =
L.w can she act in c"ticurt %ith her ai.i"s, Il!
lnoSe willing to help h:r @ItI!rut solue coIa-
ract or agreeiurntE Troops from Inc S5uth
are already on ,be way here. I"o regiments
from SIu,h Carolina viii, perhaps, Os here
within the next q hours. EIrceS nave been
'racrcd trum l. iul,ianH, ESQ are coming luI'hs'
dntclv to vcur assIataTce. OaSht There not
10 be SOHO understanding ~ 10 how they shail
DC rocei7ed and l":T directed Would II not
he better that .l:";, ir2H.s, ua well AS your
Who.o military operations. should Oe urder inc
control and SUPERVISION "t our GOVERNMENT
+, Inc it seems essential for rihn'nnt ac'ion.-
These ug..s:ions are ,s:oTn gut i'r the con
sidcra;ion Of the ConTenil"n.
There ere Other Considerations WiiicA night
also present k,Jw the condition OF yoiE
State III ~fnanc;a! m!:tcTs only to 4 :!mlled TX,
tcHt. Know ,hr vast resources OF Virginia,
and I know that her p~ec;lv, with the patriot.
lm tal: has ever distinguished them, wnild
..cver ~rcrlait her cause TO suffer for lack OF
,ucans =. anv cost or sacrifice. But haze YOU
me m"sns moss T.: commando Arm must DC
had, nunirions Of VIZ mus. be procured, 'ren
must t2 sent Immediately 10 tho tc!d-;hese
mus, nc clothed and fed is we'll az IN. d. All
ths viii require money. Money is the s:ne~
81 war" Where money cannot he bad. credit
nav answer. But money or credit, which will
command it, is essential. On the Hasncial point,
50 FIR as it rclales to the Confederate States,
ma s.a,e here. that our Congress authorized 4
loan q tiIlcon millions at it's late Session.
TIE S.crc,sry of tho Treasury advertised
for lirn millions. Tho loan Was taken tho day
[ left Montgomery. There were two days for
il, subscription. When | left, news bad already
~resci.ct By telegraph from the Giles that seven
millions q: tie Loan Of five that had Gten Of
isrred md been taken. Inc subscriptions III
~, interior tnsra had not been heard iroln. but
:! was believed tIat tbs whole alnnnnt would
RI. III! itr sort Of nine or ten ml!lioHs--aou
h,.. to amou,t Offered. Iris shows hnw on!
cr.Li. s!ani4-the Nancy thus raise: Is NOW
n, .!:a Il ar,,sl oi our Government; nn' it was
believed ;ha. if an oG:- :ar the other liz. mil
ions ,hca2i De m,G. making the v hole Eileen
! u,l!,ncs, !; would be subscribed III len DAYS.
Oar people. from South Carolina - th1 R0
| Grrh1c, arc in this movement: heart and aoul
a ii every dollar th.t eau be raised VIII be
Used Tor the q fe"co oi the country in this
mcrgtucF. y, serious difficulty is nppre-
nsnd"d AS 10 our ability TO raise the necessary
,ne.ns |, tie State Of Georges, bcfJre We ell
r.e into an alliance with The other States.
.tprrhen>i,7s we're felt as 70 our available
IN AIS. l.r:,a ordered a iu1n on hur "
].erruat, .. cne millnn Of dollars. This vas
promptly raised or prev d d far in cur own
: at:. Wat atnnuut X viii require 10 pG;
,ulr 5 81: II pr"y.r Ge:crcc and 10 NEE; the
INVASION thar luay be io"heh { + IS a matter L.:
,"!r ugu ciGS!i rate at'rE;: .n-an: a!5p
.hc,ncr tic S,aL: d. this l'ine could. without
. sacrifice ui hcr credit, ia;sc lhe REQUISITE
amount.
IA armr 0. IT; lpss than 90, 600 mrn will
! hub les he r,qu rcd IN your State. o. this
prIu: "uur dr>,Iugul> shed 9 nnandcr in chief,
l<t duly INSTALLED lntI uti:H, Gun nf course
Nv. better info: nation than any corr "crurc oi
mGne. 8 It whether a small o. larg: IoTce "a III
ur required, 1T may be considered ss certain
that III my miil,nn< Will be req urcd IL c,rcr
the expense. Whether you have tn" Means TO
do ,h,s, Is a matter tor you t" c,n>'d~r.
Agtn: il YOU bad the means, another que5-
ton IS, would it be right iuy Virginia, on her
own account, 10 make this heavy expenditure
in this enterprise? BscarSc you stand On The
border, i, is not our d. sire that you should
i let cur battles. We don't wish you alone 10
tis!it these battles, nr 10 hear yourself tho cz-
5cuse Of defending Virginia. know that the
,ntimation has been held vi: il utlIer parts
that Ne were not con-ileriag The peculiar CIR.
,uins.ances of our b"e'br;n on the bordrr
Safes. give you every assurance that our
government feels Thoroughly Identified with
lou in interest, and We do no: wish your great
Commonwealth to do more than bear her part
in this contest We know she is willing 70 do
that. ST far rs tue pecuniary matters arc con-
carncd then, | simply suggest whether 1t
would not be.wise and just and proper that all
shrnli share the bu-d.a equal!y-anI whe-
the. We shout moi, rs ou7 fathers do, IN he
FIRST struggle FIR independence, look TO each
other. and bear equally The costs cf g conmon
CAUSE? This | present, whether Virgins 'ins
Ms ultimately cr no.. But 10 be entirely
'caak, ! must say that w9 ere lacking 20 g
$pe d: AID carlE union o! your st? 5itn
~: uunfd.Tscy. Hence the greater Importance
FIR tits Immcd,s:a and temporary alliance
We want Virginia, tins n0.h-r of States, as
Tell as Of statesmen, to be one Of tbs States Of
our CONFEDERATION. We Tant it because your
peopl. are our people-7onr interests are our
interests nay, more: because OF the very pres
tigc OF the name Of the Old Commonwealth.
We want it, because Of the memory vi J.ffer-
S N, OF Madison, and Washington, the father
of his country we want it for all the %as5ocia-
tons Of the past-we went it because the prla-
c,plcs in our OoT s,it:t;ons, both provisional md
permanent, sprurg from Virginia. They oma-
mated lrom your s.aseamcn-they are Virgin
IAN throushout-taught by yonr iilustr:ouss a.
yes and. by their fundamentally iuaiiily, were.
Incorporated in tho old Constitution. That
ancicut and sacred i1struT2n! has no less 0; our
regard and admiration nc~ than it ever had.
We quit the Union; but not the Constitution
--:h!. we have preserved. Seccsslm from
tie nli Union on the par. If The Confederate
States was ioend94 uron the coEyi".;an that
tho titra honored Consultations ri "": fathers
waa ahoG; to b. utterly undermined anA if-
srro:cd, and thai II me present administration
i; Washirg'6 GA Sp4 bccn permitted Il :n'@HStf
IL. IL ks iA:! lvuc G'cars, perhaps, ;hia Ints:I.
"n.3i, .5ri.eritarcr o! liberty, regulated and
p 1;Isc;cd IS i~unaauco'al Law. would hare
oe=n f,"e@cr lost. VIC believe that the move
u,ent with us has been the only course 10 save
stlar great work OF Virginia statesmen.
O.;his poin: indulge me a moment. Under
Il latituiinarian instruction Of the C'aatl
luton ~h'cl prevails at the North, The seac-
al idea Is rns,gtalned that The will III L!ie ma
r;ty is supreme; and IS to constitutional
cne, k or restraints. they have no just con
.,spt,yn oi them. The Constitution vas, Mt
frsr, manly The work Of S 'uthern men, and
Vlryrnin men 81 that the 6 ,verumcnt under
., I,,,.,l ,,oI, GO io,,- nc IL w.s kent in i.g nr0-