Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-27


Senator MasSD's QEinios of d Free. Ballot
ry The ttIoUins Iotter from Senator Mason
aPpsarsin til. Yia4shS5teG Sc Yirgioiqa ofltho
21d.:
q The question, las been frsqusntly put DO,
me: Mat position viii VirRiuia oCeupy,
should the grdinspse u Secession be rjecied
10y the people AZ the spprgaehipg ,eleetion2
fAhd the eifFeqnebcy of'the question may be
~ excuse for giyhg1 publicity to shslen-
M IKE a6pdhihanes adhils Of aio oeasaioon withdrew the
st 4te OF Virginia ftenf fhe gUuion, twith all
the capsequences resulting flom tAs sspara-
tiGH. lTr ann allied the CONSTITUTION and tas
laiw sof The uRited States, within the limits
OF this State, and ah5olEedsthe citizens of
yiIgiPi9E IS1E ron 81 99iigattqP Of obedience,
j Hence IL follows; Il this ordinance be re-
jected by the people, the State of Virginia
Will Ienhh ia the Union, and the people of
tile State wi u remsiB'bd bdh nd by the Constiu-
ti6n of the United states, and obedience to
the Government, and the Laws of the United
States willtbe fully and righfully enforced
I agalast them. 70 r OL-.yn ,.r'tf y -
ltloIlows, of course, that in the war now
carried on by the Govefumept of the United
States sgainstth seeding Sistes, Virginia
must immediafely change sidSs, and, under
the orders Of that Government, tlrR her arms
against her S0utIbOyH s6stsrS. ..B j.es sis q.
From this there can be no escape. As a.
member of the Union, all her resources OF
men and mOneyiwill be at once at the COM
mand Of the Government ofgthe Union. d
Againi For mutual defense, immedistsly
sfier the Ordinance Of Secession passed,
treaty, or military lesgue,F was formed by
the Convention, in the name of the people OF
Virginia, with the Confederate States OF. the
South, by which the latter were bound TO
} march TO the aid of our Slate, against the
invasion Of the Federal Go2efnment. And We
bave noMin Virginia, and at Norfolk, in ihee
Of the common foe,' 81 Reral thousand of the
|, gallant sons Of South Carolina, Of Alabama.
| of Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi, who
hasseUed 70 4ulfil iheeoVenant they made,
and are ready and eager TO lay down their
| lives side by side, With our sons in defense
oflthe eoil OF Virginia ny 'irt . b. -tii eHF l.
q II the Otdinap ea Of Secession isrejectsd,
not only will ihis1emilitaFy ileaguep be an
nuled, but it will have been made q trap TO
inveigle our generous defenders into the
hands OF their enemies.
Virginia remaining 10 the Union, duty and
I loyalty TO her obligations to the Union, will
Iequireaiiat those tou hern iorces Ahsll not
be permitted TO leave the State, but shall be
| deliYeTed up TO the Government Ofthe Union;
and those who Iefuseito do 50 VIII fhe Rtiilty
ofltFeasQe, and be lastly dealt with as trait
AVu I
Treason seeinst ths d siled States consists,
as well sin sdheribgt 70 IT'S enemies, and giv-
fiuE jhein AID, Sak ~ leYyibg war. ~ .,i' y.
, il it'be' asked, whatare thoseito do who In
Their copsciehees eau not vote 10 separate
llViIginia from the United States, the answer
Is simple md pmin-AhouOr aud duty alike
4epuife that, ,they should not vote on lthe
lpdesg6ht ~ thty FelAiH SUCH opinions they
mug 0ssseithe- -6hteu iIJ1 w luH vi
None can doubt OF question the truth of
llWbat | have OwJrftteni aud qeteAnl vote
against the Ordnance OF Secession who do
lDSt thereby (wbether- -ignoTantly or other
pNhse vote TO place himself and his State in
lhe position Hhavs iHiUsAiFd.g .lg -.
IL u ftllit' ~ H1aI % j. M. ibASON.-t
Z IWIKcStsItG, Va, May sgt.. ,'st 2, !. = I
N Agreeab b,eli9slA lRea 9isiIen Of the Cow
Iaefuor ot B9 " Yaiep 9tERne regiment OF vol-
igup tesid Y etoT oonPaDies have already basa
sworn in, numbering eighty four officers and
| four hundred and twenty three men.