Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-03


Of palisu;ry, or ulore heartfelt and whole
souIed d~e7ntin. 10 d righteous: cluar, than lney
have done.
TIC EXPENDITURES Of tho State for war pur.
poses, since the 18th day Of April las', amount
to more ;hun six millions Vi dollars Hor
contributions Of roci. and money for the co.n-
mon cause have been checrfuliy furnished,
and her past course gives assurance oi her
determination t., spare no effort to insure
success. She feels and knows, and therefore
sc!s upon he principle tha! nothing short Of
the full and free recognition OF the lndepen'
lence Of the Southern Conlederscy can give
! assurance Of protection 10 persons and proper
tv, and happiness and prosperity to her people
Ever Consideration, therefore,, that Snoulu 10,
HIence & peopl", prompts US TO rePuaIale all
compromises, 10 rel ,ct ell advances towards
| rsconStructi3n. We inust rlumPu III lnis
struggle. In that alone CONSISTS cur safety Tor
the present and for the future,
S5iu= legislation is Eecessary Tor h!ilns me
| places Of our volu9tagr forces noW N tue nsid
when their present terms Of scrS!cc sh:li ex-
piro. It is not Improbable that many OF them
| will decline to re enlist after the expiration OF
:hcir terms CT service lat least for & time) !;
und this contingency should by all means be
| adequately provided for. commend this i'll.
por,ant subject to your early consideration,
with the full conviction that your wisdom VIII
! Sugges, such legislation as will meet the case.
avail myself Of this, the first opportunity
that las presented ilsu.f, 10 return my cordial
thanks, individual and official, to bis Esccllsn.
ly, +. W. PlckenS, Governor Of the State OF
South CaruliDs, f.r his pron,ptitude III sending
troops To cur aid immediately alter the passage
vi the ordinance Of secession Tor tue deep
~iosercst he hus uniformly exhibited in our be-
i!liC, and for l.s generous n4d ready response
to every request | have preferred. liz was the
urs, Execulye VINO prol:red w aid aud sup
porr, ald hence Tho prupricty OF this reference
10 him.
VI, Convictions of individual and Official du-
y, ard cvc.y dictate Of patriotism have IN
duced lIr to contribute in every proper m"oe
u ad the calse III T!!lGL ul we hold dear ~
involved. All the means within my control
have heen ch:r.fully aud promptly employed
As a ci.iz,n OF Flrsinia, and as the executive
al lie Sale, | felt it 10 bu incumbent upon me
20 co-oprratc cordially and hedrL:ly with the
Confederate authorities in the adoption uRd
posecutlon of all mcas uros AID plans which
! 3ruIn,sed to advance The Interests OF the South
ern Cont,dcrscy, aud To establish It's indepen'
! delre upon u lrn and reliable basis.
In addition to armlpg our own troops, |
have Issued arms To sucn uoaruied regiments,
bst!alions and companies As catne FROM other
States to plriic p,rc in this struggle. | have
furnished 10 cur friends in MARY land three
,housand mu.kc:t: to Tennessee, five batteries
Of six-poundcr iirid pieces. Comprising four
-.. -, ,..t ln,,, rnnI n Irrhu- ~ bpr
infantry regiment; to Missouri, two six poun-
Ter r Il d cannon and tive hundred musketsi
to Kentucky, th!rty-siy hundred muskot-; and
hav. furnis .lci arms TO regiments. bi.eal:or,
and companies from Texas, L uis,ana, Georgia
md South Carolina. Very recently | have
furnished one thousand musketS. to SIuth
,~Jaruliua, and some heavy guns ard i've nur-
dred muskets to North Carolina. The Con-
iederatv and State authorities have worked To.
Sa,her for tho advunceuen. Of a cause cosnlnor
e., both, and the success Of which can only be
secured by united couasels ard Concerted
action.
/ reir: with modification and regret to the
| lrpairiGtic spirit which hsa been exhibited BY
. portion Of our people in North western W.
;iaia, and to the disloyal and revolutionary
acta to which they have rcsorlea 10 dlsncm5cr
| this Commonwealth, AID TO organiz. II new State
within its limits. Their conduct il withoutjusti
~ica!ion or excuse The professions and pledges
,r the leading public men Of TINT section, oft
repeated before, at the tine, aId subsequent TO
,he paSgaga Of the ordinance Of scccsSinp, in
| laced tho belief that they would ABIDE by the
expressed will of u lnuj ,rity, as it m'gh be ex
hLbitcd at the polls. That will, fairly express.
cd was overwhelmingly in favor Of the ordi.
nance; and every obligation of patriotism,
very consideration Of duty and OF loyalty, the
ties Of kindred and association, should have
induced them to abld. by and acGuicsce in this
popular expression Of sentiment. While
| c~laaning the common name Of FIrginians, they
have sought TO place their brethren Rnder the
| sutjccti"u Of n tyrant and dsspot, who, in utter
disregard of the Constitution, ans! law passed
n pursuance thereof, has invaded the territory
! Of their native State, by a hired soldiery, coin
posed ofthe reckless and abandoned, the dis.
sc!u,c and the d-praved, gathered from The
r~urIieaS uf ;he cities and villages OF the North,
AMI the floating scum nt western population.
The personnel Of their army is living libel on
mankind. Abandoning their " brethren,
they have given aid and support to these n:er'
c~enarics, and have justified them in Shedding
The blood OF VIrgimlanS upon their W soil.
They have r~rjoiccd with thenl in their small
victories, and they have mourned when q few
Thousand Of Southern volunteers have driven
their tcus # thousands from the field. Could
anything be more unnatural, dlsyrsceful and
trcasOnabtcs
\ day of retri0ution will nssuredly come,
and with it its Certain attendants Of shame
and sorTOw. The enemies Of our rights and
our peace will be driven from that fertile and
valuable portiun o. Virginia back to their
homes in the North aud the West and those
who have connSeled and abslted them will be
mad- TO feel that Virginia baa power to exc
cute her laws and risi. punishment upon The
guilty viuia;uIs. Many Vi The purest, mes;
Intelligent and loyal of tie citizens Of That SET
ton cf Virginia have been driven from iheiT
houes, their personal property destroyed ard
heir landed Estates laid waste aud c0nhscalrd.
They eI joy, as they should, the sympathy u!
their To-, al brethren and trust tho lime
draws nigh when the measures which have
been set or foot by the President will relieve
their country r;om the trend Of the invader,
mad reslure lncm 20 their hJmos. The military
movement for the Valley and North vest are
in char.,e Of an officer u naiipa o! North
western Virgiiia) Of tried courage and experl
.nca, whose skill, ability and merit have Sus
famed the Snycrest tests in this and in the Mex
,can var. Let INC true, the flIlhiul and the
loyal rally to his standard, and second his ef-
io.is for thrIr dellvcraacc.
The North western ~r'or.icn Of Virginia must
not be abandoned and surrendered 10 the trail
tor residents ard the merccnary so!diery who
now occupy it. We owe it 10 those noble and
generous men who have s!Oud b. us through
out this great struggle, who have sacrificed
their all in their devotion to Virginia and the
South, whn art now refugees, scattered here
and there throughout the loyal portions Of the
Commonwealth, far removed FROM all the en-
dea, m.nls and comforts of home and family
and friends. We must restore these men 10
their hn.ncs; We must repossess this Country,
ard b:iug it again under subsection 10 the laws
Il Vlr.inia. The Commonwealth must not be