Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
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The Toriea Of the ReYolution.


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Hhe O4d ana New style OF Dealing
I WtthaRraAtors Compared.
We have recently examined, in the ninth
volume of ssHenine, Statutes at Large the
ltbA Iawa ,vb;,L ,Lo ,,o,,;ot. of onr RavoIuL-
eion ueemeo necessary 70 enact IN IN " ginla l
concerning the tories aud traitors OF that
/ period. AS a matter of history, a review
/ of. .tbis IeoisIa,ion viii be in,srestino and
- :.
We may, Fhaps, learn g something from IT
at all events, it will show how very mod.
! crate. eomparatiyeIy. have been the meas-
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ute9. " 'ue otiou uieil IN "
virginia towards tue secessionlsts IN their
midst.
Al the session of the General Assembly
,bi.h -.o,,,,.,..d or 5.ha XII, - M...
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i''L' IN IN 1ne nfss year oI tue Ootn nuaoh-
wealth, the Legislature passed "AR act to
o6Lge the free male inhdbitdnts of this State
/ ,Io,. :, ~. ., ,,;,,. ,.,,,.,,,... ~ IN.
- - - s =
gionee 10 the same, ana Jor otAer PuEPoses-
| This law may be found on page 2Sl of the
volume referred to- We eopy Il in fnlI.
..wnrpy,s ,1I.a;.nco o,d' ,,o,a.t;o,, -
,ocinrorai and ,boss ,St,n III, . az,
forntes srs nnt entitIsJ r., ths bsDsf;t os .i,e
latter Tberefore Rst - ssae,sI ne, 5S ISs GsaS
s-sJ 5....'II., IT,, Iii 60 ~ -
Sahitan,s ~ of ,r;s @ s,a,. e aboSe ,ba e aea .r nf
s;xtoa s''':5 ~
dnrins, he t;n,s ~ tl,a;- sc,.,,i.o Il al
m ~. fora ,Ia mi, A. &c N.,oha. 49,
tate and sn6scr;bs ,hs foIIoving osth y.
afirmation before some one of tbe justices
~ az sS.e s9
~. saUe ,S :, 1pS SUuy agd
,bo sid ;n.,;sa Ell 10. ,.s.,;sca,a ,,s
.i.s.ac -, a,,sS,s .',sS &C., "a ~. 81
ooib or = ofirmsi;an shall he no foiiowsth s
10. Il do s,ya,. ~. afI;rn, that ranonnca
and ref1se oil aIIeg;sncs to GsorSs M The
third king of Great Britain, his heirs and
e,,cssSsT,rs a,,J tbot ,riiI hS Eni,I,fnI anJ
heor tr,,e aIIegionce N tbe commonwesItb
~ virz;ni. .,s free and indsnsnJIsn, riis
state snd Thai will nnt an anv time do
or canse to he done anv matter or tbin9
nat will no nr.indic;.l or ininrions IN ,he
rrcsdom and Observation-Disclosures tIereof as de-
cIarpd Iv Congress. anil aI.o ,h.t will
discover and make known Ia some one ms
flee of ,he neoce for IN. said state all
tr., sons or tr,itorons consniroeias which
nov or b.rr,Ttrr sb,l, .noU tnhc formed
a,,ai,'st ,b;s ~ a.. ~ ,ba TT,i,o5 Stotns ~
America And iLe form of tho said oerti-
fnata sI.lI bo as foiIo,Ss 10 VT 1yit. n do
hsrebv cer,;f, ,l,st ,n,I, tat,.n aud
en- nh.csihs5 ~ 6s,b or a ofFirm,tion of ,IIe-
T;snco anJ fdeIi,y sos directed I,v mn ACT
Sr Consrsi ssorII,iy ontitjed Az ar, 10
obIios tbs frso n,oic inbsh;tants nfi Ills
St,,s atoSta csr,,,;r ,,s to rive ssnran.s
os a1IsS,ian,.o ~, INC s,,,ne anil for otber
Snrnnsts noe Nv Si,nsss nv I,snd and se,ls ,bis
dsY If - R3
mI255. I, S,r,5.. .n,,.i,J That the ins.
So 1s H.. go ~, ,ore show, sncb cath
Sill I,s snhs,.,;I,aJ sbSII
teaT fair rcgis,ers of tI,l. names Of the ner-
Sons so s,sorn or affirmed and The time
when. and shall On or before the first ilay
oF Ia3na-S n ,.vsry year tronsmit in wri-
80 -; ia "a sol -, ,ba cIerl,
" upueI il's manu- anu " ',
u tue ~. - ~ 70 - III
q t.ue .iss VI tne ~. = r. rn,si
~ stie -. :.
oe,o.e ,neui t.,k .,,I.;,.,
Se t,uo.sS " IN atar ,,,s
Gnssa, ~ iSss ,Sf m,.l,a ET ,n sSt
" ttl4s VI ,I,:
commonwealth shall appoint some. OF tlels
,ne5sy 10. =. oa.h % or srmSiion aforesaid to
every free born male person above the ago
of sixteen years, except as before excepted;
and that 10 the certificate @ directed 70 DC
sGSrsg,% 5Iirmotion - ssaIl hail. he Ssntioned the names
of Of such as refuse. Aud the justice tender
ing such oath or affirmation are hereby di-
rected to deliyer list Of The names OF such
- sns nepr ~ the militia who Is
hereby authorized and directed forthwith
to cause such recusauts to be disarmed.
"ProUtded, Thaet6e person so disarmed s!.ns'i
snail Sr, sSaI1 hs @ eSem1ted from the
fines Imposed for appearing at such mus
tiers without arms, accOutrements and am-
munition; r,
nerson SONG above tbe Ts age above mentioned sx,
eept as before excepted, refusing or neglect
ing to take and subscribe the oath on ~.
hrmation aioresala, snail curing .ne t.IS No