The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-14
Total Of casualties.
TIE wHE EL1NG STATE GOVERNMENT
Trying to Raise the Wind-Pierpont's Tn.
hluShing Impudsncs.

We copy the following from the Winches-
ter TirRinian, OF the sth instant:
by the following documents which have
come TO our hands, il will appear that the
obscure person who Is playing Governor at
Wheeling, as boy plays captain on a school
play ground, and the men who call them
selves Auditor, &c, President of Conyen-
ton, DC, are wanting little more money
that which they stole from the Bank at Wes-
ton, and the few thousands which Abraham
sent them, having been used up. The circu-
lars below were sent to the Sheriff of Morgan
county. The first advises him to take on the
Wheeling label, rs follows:
CoHhoSwKALTH OF VIRGISIA
EXECUTIVE DgpARraESr,
Wheeling, June 2sth 1861. }
To the Sheriff Of Morgan Coxnty:
SIR have the honor to annex copy of
the oath of affirmation, which, by an Ordi-
nance OF the Con ven ton assem- bled at W heel
ing, ON the llth Of June, 1851, is required to
be taken by all officers now in the service of
the State, or Of any county, city, or town
thereof, hereafter to be elected or appointed
for such service.
You will please return to this Department,
within three days after you receive this com
III munlcation, certificate of some proper officer
that you have duly taken the said oath or af-
iirmation.
i have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant
+. II. PigKPosT, Governor.
by the Governor:
L. a. Hagaas. Sec'y Com tn
STATE or F1RGIsIA, Cou.ry, So:
Before the subscriber, r Justice OF the
Peace tor the county aforesaid. this day, in
my said county, came -, and took
and subscribed the following
/, - solemnly - that l will
support the Constitution Of the United States
and the laws made in pursuance thereof, rs
the supreme law Of the land, anything in the
Constitution and laws of the State of Vir-
ginia. or in The Ordinances of the Convention
which assem- bled st Richmond on the 18th
DAY of February, 1901, 10 the contrary not
withStandln&: And that l will uphold and
defend the Government of Virginia 8 vindi-
ated aud restored by the Convention which
assembled at Wheeling on the llth day OF
une, 1851.
Given under my hand this - day of
1856. j. 2.
The second circular, bids him bring in his
"a balance" II reads thus:
TIE CoHMoKwEALTH OF VIRGINIA. .,
hroIToR's OFFICE,
Wheeling, June 18TH 1851
10 the Sierif of Morgan County, "a:
Sir--l beg leave TO direct your particular
attention to the fifth section Of the ssordiuance
relating to the receipts and disbursement ts OF
the public revenue, and providing Tor the ap-
pointment of an Auditor, Treasurer and Sec
Tetary OF the Commonwealth" ="
The Governor, pursuant to law having an
pointed the undersigned rs Auditor and sam
uel =. Hildreth, ESQ, Treasurer TO fill
temporarily the vacancies here eLOfOrp existing
in those offices, we are now prepa red to adjust
your accounts and receive the balance due the
State.
I send you copy Of the Ordinance above
named, also \ copy OF an "Ordinanca relative
to the collection of the revenue'f
Trusting to hear from you at an early date
on the matters herein specified, renaIu
Respectfully, YOURS,
n WILKINSON, Auditor
The ordinances above named, were duly
sent and stated.
These documents, as We have said, were
sent to the Sheriff OF Morgan countv but
that eltienan rather thinks that he VIII not
comply Francis III. Will have 10 Try some
where else for his market money
These documents viii serve one good DUR
pose. They will aid in conyicting Francis
and his fellow tories of the treason which
they are enacting, and turn their farce into &
tragedy. There is another DAY coming
even for Wheeling. We do not intend to part
with one foot OF land or one rill OF water, in
our entire territory The only things we in
tend TO part with are Francis aHG such q. he
They Will have 10 run or oscillate.