Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-07

A PROCLAMATIt

The Sovereignty OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia
having been denied her territorial rights assaed her
soil threatened with invasion by the authorities Wash
inp,op and every artice employed which could iuhame
the peope of the Northern States and misrepresent
nurpos "a and wish becomes the solemn duty of every
citizen of this State to prepare for the impending
hc. Those Interpretations have been carried TO
such an extent that foreigners and naurazed citz
who but few years ago, we're denounced by the North
and derived of essential rights have been induced
10 enlist into regiments for the purpose of invading this
STATE which then indicated those rights aud ectually
resisted ercroachm which threatened their destruc
iion Agiins. such pOlc5 and against force which
the Government Washing on, relying upon its nume
cal strength is now raj idly concentrating, becomes the
State of Virginia TO prepare proper safeguards To this
end and for these purposes and with determination
repe INVASION l. JOHS HATCHER, Governor Of the Com
monwealth Of Virginia, by authority OF the Convention,
do hereby auhoriz, the commanding General OF the
military forces of this State 10 call out and to TO
he mustered into the service Of Virginia, from time
time AS the public e1igency may require, such additional
number of volunteers as he may deem necessary.
To facilitate this call the annexed schedule will ind-
cate the places of rendezvous at which the companies
called for will assemble upon receiving orders for service.
- Given under NY hand, as Governor, ard un-
der the seal of the Common wealth at Rich
L. D mond, this third day OF May, 1861 and in the
- s5,h year of the Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHER.
By the Governor:
GEoRGE w. MUSFoRD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SCHEDULE.
The following places OF rendezvous are designated
the points which companies called from the annexed
counties will assemble: -
To rendezvous at HARPERS FERRY, the counties of
Berkeley Clarke Frederick, JtfsrsOn, Morgan, Hamp-
shire, Hardy Shenandoah, Page, Warren Rockingham.
At STANTON, the counties of Pendleton, Augusta,
Pocahontas Monroe, highland Bath, Rockbridge Green
brier, Allegheny.
AT ALEXANDRIA, the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun,
Prince William. and Alexandria City.
At WARRENT0N, Il county Of Fauquier.
A. CULPEPER g. H., the COUNTIES OF Rsppahannock,
Madison Greene. Orange
At GORDONSVlLLE, the counties Of Albemalle Mel
son, Amherst.
At LYNCHBURG, the counties of Campbell, Bedford,
Roanoke, Botetouft, Craig Giles, Mercer, Tszesell,
Montgomery Carroll, Floyd Patrick Henry, Franklin.
At ABINGDON, the counties of Washington Russell,
Scott and Lee
At FREDERIC KSBURG, the counties of Stsfford,
Sposyvaria Caroline aud the town of Fredericksburg.
At KING GEORGE c. H., the counties of King
A.GLOUOESTER POINT, the couaties Of Gloucester,
King and Qlcen.
At WEST POINT, the counties of King William, New
Kent.
At NORFOLK, the counties of Princess Anne, Nor.
folk, NInscnond Southampton Greenesvle, and the
cities of Petersburg and Norfolk.
At SMITHFlELD the counties Of Isle Of Wight, Sur
~ aud Sussex
A. PETERSBURG. the counties Of Prince George,
Chesterfield and Dnwidde.
At BUFFALO T,,tnam County, the counties of Ma
son, Jackson and Putnam.
At BARBOURsVILLE, CatM County, the counties 4
Caje, Wavne and Logan.
At CHARLESTON the counties of Kansvhn, Boone,
Wyoming R,legh, Fayette, Nicholas and Clay.
At PARKERSBURG, the counties of Wood, Writ,
Rome, Calhoun, Gimer, Richie Peasants, and Dodd-
ridge.
At HOUNDSvTLLE, the counties of Tyler, Weizel,
Marshall. Ohio Brooke Hancock
At GRAFTON, the counties Of Braxton, Lewis Harri-
son Monorgala, Taylor, Barbour Upshur, Tucker, Ma
r.or, Randolph. Preston.
At RICHMOND, the counties of Pittsylvana, Halifax,
Charlotte Aecklenbufg, Brunswick Grayson, Nottoway
Prince EiSard, Appomattox, Buckingham, Louisa,
Htnover Goochlhud, Powhatan, Cumberland, Henrico,
Amelia Fluvanna, and the City OF Richmond.
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