Juliet signal., 1861-07-02
speech of Ex-Gov. Henry 4.


Below will be found speech recenfzy
dliiyered by this crazy, fanaticaI seceeion-
ist. 1t will be noticed that Hesrv,s xoESo
is still "for war" This personaxs -.
probably contributed as much a. oDv Other
man in the country, to place yireinis u
her present unhappy condition. But ne
doubt not that in a very short time Gen.
Scott viii pay his respects to these dcstro~-
ers of the public peace, and metc out q
them their just deserts.
Ny FRIENDS: You all know thstI An
q civi! soldier. and that in that cs6scitv
was nearly worn down in the siege of the
Virginia Convention. Thank God. how .
ever, that with little rest, some help and
some damage from the doctor, have been
enabled to recruit my exhsueed sner-
gies. -
The time Of deliberation has given pIaos
to the time of action, and have t.kcb no
my bed as an individual, ID t<11n56 Nh
others, to march to Richmond to meet tbS
President Of our new separate and inde-
pendent Republic. / am ready to obey
his orders, not only with pride, pleasure
and deEoti0n to the cause and respect 10
the Office he fills, but with respect to the
man himself as one who has our fullest
confidence. You have 70 meet foe with
whom you could not live in peace. Your
political power and rights which were en-
throned in that Capitol when you were
united with them under the old copstitu-
tional bond Of the Confederacy, have been
annihilated. They have undertaken to
annul laws within your own limits that
would render your property unsafe within
those limits. They have abolitionized
your border, as the disgraced Northwest
xr-fiI Shn har -. Al
strongholds, and the rights of your religion,
and have undertaken to teach you what
should be the moral duties of men.
They have invaded the sapctity Of YOUR
homes and fresides, and endeayored 10
play master. father and husband for you
in your household; in word. they have
set Themselves up as petty Providence by
which you are in all things to be guided
and controlled. But you have aleady de-
clared that you would not be subject to
this invasion of your rights. Though war
was demanded, 1t was not for you 20 de-
clare war. But now that the armies of
the invader are lowering around the tomb
of Washington, where is the Eirginian
heart that Goes not beat with q quicker
pulsaticn at this last and boIdest desecra-
ton of his beloved Statei Their hordes
are already approaching our metropolis
and extending their folds around our State
rs does the anaconda around his victim
The call is for action. rejoice in this
war. Who is there that now dares to nut
on sanctity to deprecate war, or the "hor-
rid glories or war;" None. Whyf Be-
cause it is war Of publication. You
want war, IRE, blood, to purify You and
the Lord of Hosts has demanded that YOU
should walk through FIRE and blood. You
are called to the fiery baptism and call
upon you to come up to the alter. Though
youE pathway be through fire, or through
river of blood, turn not aside. Be in no
haste-no hurry and furry.
Collect yourselyes-summon yourselves
elevate yourselves to the high and sacred
| duty of patriotism. The man who dares
some magic arm is put into his hand fl3s'
man who will not 60 unless be haye Q
Mimic or percussion musket, who will not
be contenied with flint and steel, or even
with gun without lock-is worse than
q coward-be is a renegade. If be can
do no better, go to blacksmith, take q
gun along as a sample and get him n mako
you one like 1t. Get q spear-a lance
Take lesson from John Brown. Mann.
facture your blades from old iron, even
though 1t be the tires of your cart-wheels.
Get bit of a carriage spring, and grind
and burnish it inthe shape Of Bowie knife,
and put to it any sort Of handle, so that
it be strong-ash, hickory. oak. But, il
possible, get double barreIed gun and q
dozen rounds of buckshOt, and 20 upon the
battle field with these. If the enemy's
guns reach further than yours reduce the
distance, meet them foot to foot. eye to eye,
body to body, and when you strike blow,
strike home. Your true blooded Yankee
viii never stand still in the presence Of
cold steel. Let your aim therefore be to
! get into close quarters, and with few
/ decided, vigorous movements, always
! pushing forward, never back, my word for
| it, the soil of Virginia will be swept of the
Vandals who are now pOlluting its atmos.
phere.