Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-23

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wksrERN VIRGINIA ELECTION.
TIE cath OF O,tober an important election occurs IN
the new Safe of Virginia election for members OF
the Convention which is called 70 meet in Wheeling on
the 26h Of November provided the division question Is
carried The people also vote on the division question
O,,ober 24th, and the Wheeling lnteigereer says 1t
seams now that the ordnance Of State division will be car
red by an overwhelming minority. The people OF the
mountn counties almost unite Tor the measure Anu
there is no serious opposition in the Panhandle.
Gen Walter Jones celebra ed lawyer of Washington
Civ died on the l4'h inst at very advanced age
WAshirgo1 Ci,y is much agiiated by rumOrs OF bat
We e.,rsc, the fclowiug from the Cincinnati CONNER
eal of Oct 10Th:
PROCLAMATION Hr rHE GOVERNOR Oh OHIO
SrArK oE OHIo Executive DLPARrNENr,
CJLUNBUs, Oct IA, 1861.
sTo tAs Military Committees Of the Sta,s;
Tbe Olar,erastsr General Of the United States, by
tkls official circular dated Oct. st communicates the
fact that the Gov,rnmcat cIunot supply sufficient num-
Der Of blankets 20 the wants Of the volunteer army
The appropriation by our asaturs ia AID oil the I'm
ted States having been exhausted the State s"thorut
are compelled 20 rely chiefly upon the General covers
nep 20 co be and 10 other respects provide Tor the com
tort OF Ohio volunteers. The inability OF the Fedora!
acthor to furnish blankets 20 our soldiers whose
hesh and efficiency threatened, leave no seTtaYa
to yor State Executive but direct appeal 20 the pCo
pla 7, addition 20 the duty with which elreSdy
charged to aid 10 the procuring OF blankets t1r re,
cruits you are hereby especially and most earnestly CT
rected to solicit contributions from the people Of your
respective districts for volunteers m the held ana 20
supply def ,ienc5 in camps. You will appeal 20 them
Without DELAY; vii receive Donations OF woO!sn shrts,
daWer socks gloves sni blankets and viii purchase al
reasonable rates all the blankets which in your judg-
msnt will be serycesbe selecting such as are nearest the
army standard You will communicate 10 NE thenames
aud pllcts Of residence Of al the donors and will for
fka A. ter a
goods you NAV receive or purcea'e
Il will not doubt prompt and generous response 20
your appeal The mauy and cheerful contributors oi
the peope Of Oaio 10 noble army the best as7u
races Of their readiness 10 do all in their power fer
lie protection and support.
"WuLrAN DESSsoN
Governor Of Ohio
Tcorrs.p,alon,e o,hs CInelupsu CoumsreaLl
IHK PEOPLE or WESTERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on Tx
SECESSION sKNTIVESr-THE sIsECH AssASSISs-THK
TRoUBlEs OF Tax UNION NEN.
CLAEEssURs, VA, Oct. 5, 1851
EplroRs Cox Under quotation from the Ritobe
County va Democrat" referring 10 the outrages
committed by secsssionst' on Union me0 in Roane and
other counties ecioiy remark that you sre slcS
1f the whine OF be U1ion Of Northwestern Virginia
Tor protection" &c
Wbils, Nor,hwes.ern Virginia (wlich is not Western
virginia. perhaps has dore al that she might dO,o
ought 20 DO towards finding herself and supporting
psry understood allow native ci,izeE Of hers 10 ilG
nish few facts which viii enable you 10 comment
our action With more Justice
North Western Virginia is struggling for oyal posi-.
ton but + is not yet attained We rot situated Ike
you In Ohio with the whole pOrusticn bsdient toSte
Government In scus OF the counties here, loya
ate Government "a not recognized or obsyed at all -
cor indeed Is any o her law, government. We have
not vet strength enouyh to control our resident pcpuI
iOn, much less repel invasion from the Southern
I - 4 - fr
cited By rebels in midst From The very banks Of
The Ohio 70 the AIeghanes, ionsts OF the mos
violent stamp, numercusy end Intimately nteJm1ed
Nth u, making tEO f'tbs o. our population. In the
counties above referred TO- yearly the entire pop1St0n
fF,ey inima 10 the Government and IL Is while the
lew Union men are away from their homPs pattong
doing other duy pertaining TO their safety that these
miserable coWardy essasns steal upOn the unprott c.ed
loya families in the night time, and fire their houses
Toe Unio1 there ca"not leave his fsmy to volun
teer in defense Of the Government. He must keep
watch and ward" AZ home.
Ia some Of the counties, where loyalty predomnates
fair proportion Of the fighting men have volunteered
whilst others have do0e Sery badly Bu you must re-
member your paper SHOVE that the overawieg forces
Of the enemy have Ony been driven out OF our boundary
ia tbs lss. lev days.
As in your issue Of the "a inst correspondent FROM
Racine Oaio fsis who can beat let me say that al
though can't bestt vet this town. with one hundred
aud sixy mil ameu rnishd thirty six volunteers for
shows two thngs-one, the Intimate mixture Of see,s
sonists with Us The other our volunteering spirit
From he caslnnsn Erqalrsr Oct II,
STILL LATER JRoW WLsTERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oh
TEE CouNraY-CAvPAIGS ENDED -WuHDRAwAL OF
Tx FxpER,L TRooPs- $40 5000 CoSEINED IN
rax HOSPITAL, SC. &c.
The steamer Mary Cook arrived last evening from the
K tnaxha river, bringing from he camps near Gausy
Bridge "a CT and wounded soldiers, who were immedi
ately taken from the steamer 20 hs Marine Hospital
Oar feoW-ciz,a n, NJ q linn, who has besn spending
few weeks 10 Wcs'eru Nrsnia also passenger on
the Cook, and from him learn very important plrti
eulars from tina, section OF the State. He coroborsies
TIE statement OF Col Frizs tia, the eure country OF
the KAnawhs Valley IA devastated and that farmers are
leaving rapidly transportation IN he found to bring
than North Forage il out OF the question and provis
ion cannot be procured.
TIE condition az the roads and country IL such that
arm OF 1000 could not winter there the impcss
bty Of transportation being great, and the risk Of
reae log the army with supplies, A. 80 hazardous.
Gelarala RossCFans and Cox are at Mountain Cave,
only thirteen miles from GlueY Bridge with otly six
thOus and roofs whO ais 20 per active duty,
sud are available. BstSeen Gauley Bsidge and Camp
Lookout there on Tuesday lasL Gi0 patients in
ths hospitals, pro aed With camp fever. At Cross
Lane near Cirnax Fsrry and about tweBty-eight
nes from Gaulsy Badge ere leo patients Those that
ca bear moving 20 be brought here rapidly
) eImers eau be secured
Daring the past tvO weeks there have been cOntinU
ous raius. and the road are almost impass bic.
The campaign ia Western Virginia il virtually ended,
md preparstous are on foot 10 withdraw portion of
our forces there and seud bem iato RsntucAy eIvirg
only Sufficient force proven: tbs rebels from ap
preaching north OF Gsuey River or west of Cheat
Mountain The PROBABILITIES are, however, that the Sc
esshers have desire to come through country they
have already laid waste, and lett barren.
Mr. Quinn vas at SevslIs Mountain wa q battle be-
tween ou- forces aud tne rv6es 80 imminent Toe
enemy we're entrencbed a mountain ionr IN lea anu
halt from our aEay ard thsr mp hrss v re p !'ny
visible. Toe eaenys piekes hred ~ tn Federal
pCksss, but no damays Was tOie. o, Sund y eVeCing
Gene al Rosseraas ieh back Camp Lockout and then
20 Mountain Cave. We viii not be snrprssa TO hear OF
K secrAns 10 'ntneky wi1ia ter days. The een7
ave already gone ia the direction Of Cumberland q p.
skOKssros sESTnESr IN CALIFORNIA
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