Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-06
AFFAIRS IN LINCOLNDOM.
GLEANINGs FROM TIE NORTHERN NEwsPA
PERS
GEN BUTLER ON THE RECRUITING srRyrcx.

large meeting held az the Institute Hall, Rox'
bury Massachusetts, on tursday evening, 10 hear an
address from Mso General Butler in aid OF company
being recruited for bis New Engand regiment. Bull
made patIiotic appsh the people rally for the de
fence Of the couutry.~ he sai:
'In my judgment urless this rebellion can be quele',
and that within short period We shall become involve
in war such as this world yet has not
With the South but with those powers who by lust Cf
gain will be induced to take part with it. Thereore.
Il becomes every here at the North with care to tN
anime with candor and determination 10 judge AID q,
upon the state Of rcs this crisis presents and pusi
we may sson 6yht not only the banks Of the Poto.
mac or on tie shores Of North Carons but On the
shores of and In South Carolina lighted by the smoking
and rebellious cities
Correspondence Of the Maryland News Sheet.
rHx srArx OF EISAwHA-rHr VOTE IN OHIO COUNTY.
WHEELING, Oct. 90 As an evidence Of he opinion
of the citizens Of that part oil the STATE Of Virginia GU;
of which teS INSCRIPTIONS demsgogues desire TO form
rev State contrary TO the Constitution of the United
States as well as the State Of vrgnis suboin the h'
cia vote given on the 24h inst Of Oso county, nh ch
includes the city Of Wheeling, with comparative state
me of the number Of loyal voters therein and o the
vote given at the last Presidential election in November
1880 aud on the question Of secession, in May lsol
The official return Of the vote on the ques ion OF Sc
cedipg om the State gives: for division or secession
| | 40; against, lS9; toal-l,21s.
The total number of legal votes as returned by the
listing cicers for $780, is 55s; number given at th
ooVft Si'cu ~ "a SN~NN
sion from the United States 3.5l7.
By which Il Is to be seen, that on the question OF Sc
cesson from the State the vote gyen in favor OF thai
measure 4S9 votes Of being onsrd CT the legal
votes Of the county. e
No more lady visitors will be soWed at Fort Llfsy
cite while it Is used as political prison.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the q b ult, has the fol
loving:
An rInLr ApvIscr PROM THE POTOMAC rscBAnLr AND
The New York Times in its issue OF Monday, tells us
ths. au early advance from the Potomac by General Nc
Cesp, Is nov highly probabl IL learns that our army
Il 10 co onplete in all its psts-in nbeTs iuisnTy
artillery cavalry, ia discipline and in its comms.ariAt-
all Is in perfect order, aud is now ready for active and
efficient of,rsive operations
We are p.ased 10 learn that such Ia the condition o.
the Federal Army aud that there Is prospect OF 81
early advance by it from the Potomsc. Indeed It car
no longer Afford 10 be on the defensive The continu-
snce OF It's present attitude would be as Injurious to our
Government with foreign Powers, s defeat word be-
The United States snd the Confederate States stand be-
fore the world In very different atttuds It is for the
former to show that 1t has tie power TO put down the
rebellion within q reasonable ume Il Is for the Con.
federate States to demonstrate thst they can sustain
,bemelyss 1t Ia not necessary for them to show that
bev can CONQUER the North but TO show that they
prevent US coaqueIing them This last they can do
eectusly By maintaining their position on the Potomac
as BY an advance.
The COME States, by maintaining their poeitiop
on the Potomac, demonstrate that they area power
With ability 70 preserve ITSELF That - all they neee
now 70 conuand, according to the acknowledged aud
universal law on the sub set the recognition Of Their n
dependence by civilized naous. vhich Ia whei hey are
ct preeent striving 10 oDAin bu' Hnen, oesees sooS
ing their ability to maintain themselves, they Haunt the
a,es within sight of the Federal Capital their bat
teres within cannsn shot OF the fre;idents manson
and daily invae an attack by provocatiop ano
insult foreign powers cannot but regard them as OF o
quail force WIN .ne oa.eu daaa sH'
We Consider therefore tha. our character ss the su
Deror power, ia sulied by allowing The Confederate for
ses to occupy any longer their position Washing
ton We rel dice to hear that General HcClran Il now
eadv that ms army s Just as he desires il to be 10 all
deuaymena and that be IL prepared to act upon the Of
fensive instead Of the defensive We do him
to move before he is ready but move he must before
long be expects to uphold the credit OF the Govern
men, with foreign nations It will not do to allow the
confadsr.tes ,ny longer TO threaten Washington dnde