The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-30
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Ali Hall 10 virginia.

For months past, dark and lowering now,
the clouds gloomiiy suspended over the poiiti-
cal sky OF Virginia, a. a dread pail to her i'm
pending dishonor and degradation. but, thanks
to the spirit of patriotism, and the high be-
hests Of Heaven, those clouds are dispelied,
her sky clear, her sun glorious la the bright
efnlgence of its meridian splendor.
Virginia! Now her gallant sons can freely
proudly speak her name; 49,
In II there is not to bow the head or blanche the
The clouds which yesterday obscursd her glorious
sun, - - afr,
race have ran.
yirsiuians, we breathe. and live, and have
our being in the Christian atmosphere OF
freedom. As we brea me II, we .eea = p n.ny-
ing incense arising fsom the altar OF Liberty
We now behold the curtain AS IL rises IN the
first act of that dread and portentous drama
of freedoms battle against inhdei aggression
and barbsric yiolence--a battle to which Nir-
rinia our revered and honored mother, IN
her serried ranks, now marshaliing on the
field Of war, calls her gallant sons from town
and country, from mountain gorge 10 noun
tain top, from city and from plain; and gal
lantlv has that call been answered. FROM
gallant Orange to the mountain summit-from
Alleghany's peaks to la belle reoiere, ana
from la belle repfere back to Atlantic's FOAM
inc surge the shout is, Onward TO the battle
field with uplifted arm, nerved oy the
God of Justice, 70 strike the blow which snail
shiver into pieces the chain forged by ihhdei
abolitionism TO bind and shackle the fair form
of Virginia.
Virginia, Old Ironsides, is now boldly
launched in the sea o. warbler sails proudly
Tapping in the roar Of the coming storm. Her
Sic Semper TyrGnnfs rivetted TO the mast
head ,dehantly waving in the rage OF the war
ring elements, cheered by as gallant crew as
ever sang pgans TO the Goddess OF Freedom
Her commander the genius, ner plot the sPiri /
OF retributive justice.
Old Virginia gives all hail to Gen. Davis with his
Beauregard,
In salutation to the abolition minlons, with can
nayfa n
To brave the lion in his den, the Douglas in his
For. O. en- now, Federal Lincolnism is. destined to
Come, Southron, come Virginia has pre-
pared the battle field; the corey banquet Of
embattled hosts is spread. Come, Southron,
come, welcome your gallant spirits to chaunt
in unison the song of freedoms ctory. On
our sunny Southern sky there is enscroiled in
letters Of fire, TO her heroic sons-Fictory,
victory. In that same sky the Goddess OF
Liberty, etnereally swooping the canopy,
shouts, "On, on, 10 the battle field !" With the
eagle cry of victory, victory, Jehovah can
nonizes Southern liberty. His voice has
Numbered to the four corners of the earth the
irrevprsble, the immutabe decree of South
ern empire. In its progress ensanguined shall
be the plain, and terrible the sweeping scythe
of death in the ranks of the Black Republi-
can cohorts Great will be the wall of woe
Oh her Northern hills, and wide spread the la
mentaton of desola ton in her towns and cities.
All hail to the hammered cross of Southern
confederated liberty, as it in triumph waves
from to sea Great and mighty is the
destination of the glorious constellation of
Southern stars. Beneath the genial sky of
the sunny South there is now being laid, deep
the earth and durable AS time, the founda =
tions of the temple of universal liberty-a
temple in which its votaries from remo.est
lands will offer up incense to its presiding
deity. In ancient days, the prince of orators
was asked what coA4P ted oratory His
reply was, "Action G1uSn, action To day
the genius of liberty asks what constitutes
her surest and best defence7 Patriotism cries.
SAC ton action prompt and yigilant &C
TOM Arise! arise, Virginians Sons of
Revolutionary sires Arise, ye men of Vir-
ginia and, with hands uplitted, swear by the
God of retributive justice to the battle field
We will 20, there TO meet the foe, foot to foo /
and face to face, and strike deeply and deadly
the avengng blow for your country the
sunny South
1.-THE land of the free and the home Of the brave.
Orange County. G..