The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-30
United Action of virginia..

That capital paper, the Charlottesville Re
rie,c, has an admirable article which, if any
honor and sense of justice were left in the
North, would not fail to produce an impression.
The article as will be seen, refers to the coun-
ty of Augusta, aud was written before the cleo
Ii Il. We may add that only one vote was
given in that coun ty against secession, that it
has sent more men to the field than any other
county, and has q good many more who are
eager to 60. Col. BALDWIN, who was aptly
designated as the I" champion of the Union Z"
in the Convention, will prove himself in the
field as ready aud determined as he has been
in debate and we, Who differed from his coun-
ty and the old line party in the beginning,
have only now to say that no original Secss-
sionist need ask any higher glory than to stand
as they will stand. side by side in the day
of battle, with the generous, patriotic, and he
role members of the old Union party of Virgil
MIA. There is no longer in this State either
Union or SeeesSionist, either Wing or Demo
crat, but all are Virginians, equally devoted
| to the common cause, and equally deserving
confidence and admiration.
Referring to the probable speculations in the
North upon the result of the ratification cleo
| ton in Virginia, the Reriete says:
| They will say, doubtless, as they have al
| ready asserted would be the case. that there
| was no free expression OF sentiment. In re-
| pIy we point (b.fore we have received the re-
! turns) TO the Valley. We take out a single
| county and point 10 Augusta. Augusta was
| pre- insntly the Union county OF the State.
| Her vote tor strictly Union candidates was
| nearly unanimous. She polled 5 1874 yot-s for
| reference to 2e3 in opposition To IL. Col. Bald
| win, one OF her delegates, was designated by
| way of distinction as the champion OF the
| Union" The Hon. A I'll. II. Stuart, another
| of the ablest and warmest OF the extreme
| Union men in the Convention, was another
of her delegates. Out of n population OF 20 >
600, there are only 5000 slaves in tue county
Breckenridge In the Presidential election only
received some 2iS votes. The old Whlx ma
jority in the county was from QUO to l,eoo.-
| There are not, perhaps. twenty men OF the
original disunion school among the whole body
Of voters. Now. we think IL probable Augnsts
has voted almost unanimously for secession
As Augusta was a WhiE county. 90 Rocking
ham along side OF it was the stronghold o
Democracy. Itgave 2,0o0 Democratic major
ity. II contains q, 900 whites and 2 800 slaves
The vote for reference was 2,4Se; the vot
against it $50. We imagine, like Augusta, /
has given an overwhelming majority foi tn
Secession Ordinance. Rcckbridge, the hom
of Samuel Mcdowell Moore, has doubles
gone in the same way.
Therefore, 1t is beyond dispute that the PEG
ple of Virginia have expressed their real wis
ON this question. The State has left the Uni
on reiue family, but it has done SO by genera
| consent. 1t Ia idle for Northern journals I
pretend that any terrorism has decided tn
ISSUE II 10 hypocritical TO represent that III
Uaion sentiment has been repressed by VIC
| lenee. Therefore the attempt to hold Viz
GINA in the Union by force, Is not the powe
l ~ airs. ted at n
| agitators, but it 10 that po wer exerted TO r.
dace the people of the State 70 subsection
Ii IL an attempt 10 keep up the Federation b,
| military authority Ii Is fciinquishfnen
OF the idea of independent aud equal Sta ties
aud the substitution of lhs idea ol holding b,
cpaq uest. Do the Northern people dare 1
arrow such q parposss DO thsy admit ths
In the spsfit Of The old Uoaititnsloa, Il