Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-25

20 rag PEOPLE on ruy oeUs1Y oF CHARLES
CITY AND TIE orHER CoUE TIES AND CITIES
COMPOSING TIRE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
The resolutions adopsed By the people OF Charles CT
~ on Thursday last expressive aso, as have reason
know Of the wishes Of many citizens In other portions
Ut this Congressional District are hgbs appreciated By
N and are entitled to a frank apd cAndil Teply The
aim ; are fa Of per and Of profound interest Gov
eruInent composed OF Sstez vbOse separate ndepeD-
eocs ana sovereignty acknowledged By the Trssiy
Psacs In i7sS, (ths said treaty bpg made With each
STATE separately, BY name, and 9Th all ciectyeyh
new elAmsd IN opposition 20 the unobscured lights OF
history 20 have bsen popular 10 It's origin, and AogetA
sr 80 N lis construction and operation. Thls doctrine
a to make Il more AIsdou- Il asserted by the
vas elected 70 his high 0ce, By the votes Of the
SAes States conferred BY their several Electoral
OoIegcs. and sh0 wanted nearly million Of VItes Of
tbs psoPle 20 constitute popular majority. This Is,
dou besS d0ne 10 impress the world with the belief
that tas SIuthss States have aud are guilty Of Amost
bare and Infamous revolt and at The ssms tine 10 in
duca the missed masses OF the Northern pope 60
maintain IA power the unprinclped Cstalnes. who,
for long years, Tor their oWn eu0,ument have
stirred up the bitter waters OF haired and III
will on ihs part Of the North against the S)utb
Tna. Government. a mere agency OF tbs States,
waOse territorial poss ssOhS " 10 indicate is true
Character limited 10 ares Of bat ton miles sq1Arf
ed hy the acting separately and for iEstt
b nov, vithou. the shadow Of rignL sshsd upon by
States composing secuon, and IS made to var uoou
part Of ia pals who have quite rs much right TO
anlu IL others perpssuate it. Nrglna OF her
s,Gs have hrUk their compact covenant, then let
the cdsnded jured Stats avenge the wrong, not
through agency created by all tor all, but 10 their
ehorsctsr Of soVeFegDs through their and ap
planes NlssshussLts forsooh, undertakes to preacn
TO VirginA lorg hOna5 upO0 constitutional obligations
Ard sends her armies eufoFee her teaehlpgs upon
Aud even Rhode ILADd, Of whom We hsd hoped bettss
things who STOOD Out two years before abe would give
ET.AaE lad
VI her wealthy manufacturing GsveToOr, Who Is sui
snxj0us doubtless 70 al his coolers 20 further and great
repleou BY high taxes en- imports sends the elite 81
her people with SPLENDID batteries Of artillery to erueh
out reb lion Ia Yugail Il looks rather uoseeny thar
State which in IsIz did not believe that she could
sttatiosAy send militia beyOnd her Safe line 20
pei sn Invasion Of other Sstes by foreign POEt- With
whom The then unlted States were a. ~aE, sLout nov,
I'll o. sudden 10 the conclusion that there no
eonsIIuOn barrier IN be: Nay when tde COZ qlest aid
o. l. ysdon Of once sister State lhs game foot
or soAs auoshcr who would lot !op the GJvernnsHt,
from avsTsja 10 t. for two whole years shea
so have aen 10 love with IL that she ser forth her
armed brRands 70 Gss IN crushing the State which orr
Sinasd bgI who has come bear Disguised with it
bcause Of is psrveIsi0u from s original o. ecs into ~
engine 70 be ussd by jTiIy section, tor the opP:es'
slon Of minority Tness demonstrations are accomgr'
MED the part OF the agent GoEesnment, BY proceed
rRs gross tyrannca aud revolving TO all ELo have here
toore uorshlpped rhe decorated shrine OF puoc
liberty 7, va, oucs ondy believed that there acre ccT
tain great principles which the revolution 10 gland OF
lass aud our glorious revolution Of .,5 aad eau
nou,Isl and r,ndeFed sacred but live the daT
when II ose principles are dsriied and tramped upon
yan does the ye.a Of oppression demand 10 the language
Of our b OF Fghts and OF the Corsg iou, isr and In
pSral M 10 vain that be lnvokes ID principles OF Mag
~ CharE shOl dear 10 him al they we're 20 any
lordy baron az R1nuy made any EHgshmsn since la
vain TIA earpsss the Judges and the ccars The YER
sr.be Uhie Jg,e 10 BIS atsnptio restore the reign OF
he law and the Constitution, Ia uocked a. and hs al
thoriy despsed provost marshal rs"Ps TIE place OF
the JUICE and some dyed General amour an ire
Vsrsshls decree Of bGUshmert o. imprisonment Equally
vain that the citizen claims bis house To be bis castle
armed men Uithoat authority Of law arouse him from
N, siunners Il midnight and hurry hin away from
bone aud family 10 be immuTld n gloomy and distant
Dungeons the freedom OF speech aud OF the press 2
loug vi the gresdom OF elections, The gusrdiarr, a.
heretofore fo3dy Supposed, OF IEbis freedom have
ben crushed ezI legislatures dispersed their men
bSrs Consigned 10 prisons and those ense9s who have
had tie nerve 70 write speak word 10 opposition 20
saeh zainR tyranny, are 10 be found injured IN mod
cru blstlas where no ray Of light emAnatrg from uod
% conscience Is permitted to enter Such is In bret
the night Of dsspotsm Ehl,h holds s gloomy r,gu
o-er az the Norts. Those very people WHO besey uo
mis- 70 a despodsn u1releutug and cruel invade our
,ol without 4 sdadoS OF right and declare IL - be
nsr puspose 70 force Is back i9oa Vniou which they
hays DESTROYED under Constitution which they have
rendered = WocEsrT and made nIllity. Dream they
u the blood that IWs IN our yei5s derived iroE Go
Eious ancestry when they TAX oi ebectnS q 70 tue
same tyranny to which they themselves are eVea now
snbjse;ed EepeEal Of their acquaintance With our
history Woui instruct them 10 regard our suhagaoa
As day-dream and nothing more. That history VIII IN
form IEsn that this noble old STATE though nearly three
cen-uries in existence has in no Instance yielded TO
lorss or coersoo Unless Overestnste the character
OF her psope they would soooeT to use the language
of an irish patriot rae every houss, burn every
every blade OF grsss aud make the las: enIeneh-
nsnts Of bsrty he. grave, heu suoE!t 10 the wrong
and oporesson with which they threatened. foFmd-
abe armies are sent 70 crush Der proud SPIRIT and 10 '
pDse N .nAess on her free limbs. Through great ME
apprehension a. think Of their duty, bu as thej cor
eeEsd 10 lofty spirit Of honor, our naval officers re.
signed the ships Ehch they commanded az the time, OF
resgpiug their comm into the hands OF Northern
ODE re- who carried n m sto Northern ports THUS
have We been deprived Of our uas proportion OF navy
which our mans assisted TO bu1 and whi'h nov 10
be used In tJrs 20 raysgs and puHder Gee coast and
burn aud Destroy our ets Surrounded thus aod threa-
eHed thus hold IL axiom that no miO - At hb-t-
~ % deoIpe snV poion which the State or lie paope
nav BY thes unsolicited suffrage coafer upon him Ter
,yseG While sesk nothing and aspire nohisg, will
deias no service which Virginia any portion OF her
nsoole NAV REQUIRE NE 70 render. N Their, the people
Of tais District shah elect 20 Congress, sha accept
the station aod devote my beet energies 20 sGccessH
ratIou Of the var and advance the permanent
interests Of this great audas doubt not is 20 De- No
torlous Confedetacy Of aIes, uudsL ShoSe pArsuuh
,g.v wish for one to live and die. II boseVer, either
E nv dis,ipcuished friends-l0r eaor Of whom lenter
t,n he highest reEard-vho have been announced as
enaIdstes shall be elected shall be quite coLtsnt, ard
shaa Give 10 his useful and pEtriodc aocTs In the may
cause that engages Us, my most hearty aP use r A
prOTal S0i.@
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