Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-05
FoR THE WING
TO TIE REFUGEES IN AMERICA FROM FOREIGN

FELLow-CoUNTRYAEy OF THE OLD WoRLD-Whethe,
driven from The homes OF birth by the oppressors
native land revolving from the tyrannic dcspo
tisms Of the pretended constitutional monarchies OF Eu
rope have sought and found homes aud safe asy
ums in these farf4ned prosperous and hitherto happy
States OF the American Unon founded upon the sacred
principles Of self government and State sovereignty
which for eighty years have been the bulsark and
todian Of the personal liberties of the American peo
pe-North, South, East, and West-as well as Of our.
selves the Of their adoption. The Constitution which
once united these sovereign States neither knew Il
Northern nor a Southern section of this great
country 1t oply knew its creators these sov.
ertign States-to be equal aud supreme in their
political co-partnership, associated together for
the specific purposes of common defence and
external protection. This magnificent temple of human
liberty established and cemented by the precious
blood of Revoluntary sres who well Americans
Frenchmen, Germans Poles, and rishmen Its struc-
ture, indeed, belongs to the American people, but it, vi
tai element the sacred principle of sefgovernment
which underes it, well as that of constitutional lber
ty, Is the property OF all mankind The flag which
adopted by these sovereign States within the period OF
fifty years was designed TO be the emblem of no other
Union. BUTT is no longer lis consecraied @gis. Ii was
not the banner Of our Revolutionary sres-and il
is not now the standard Of human liberty but the
symbol Of despotc tyranny. Those great principles
of sefgOveTrment, constitutional freedom and STATE
sovereignty, upon which alone the Individual b-
eriy Of could have been perpemated, have
been gradually overturned by the selfish ard unp.ncped
agency OF Northern politicians who for their pur
poses, have ncuguraied false policy utterly adverse
to the principles of tie Constitution and tending direct
ly to the consolidation of all power in the federal Gov
ernmen thus stl bshing despotism precisely similar
to those Of Europe, which bad indignantly aban-
doncd The aru agitation of the African slavery ques
ton only instrument cunLipgly devised and TN.
ployed for sinister objects, by the political schemers OF
the North who for long years past have been undermin
ing and working out the destruction of that glor
Gus Union Of sovereign States Every sincere patriot
every lover of human liberty must hope that the people
OF the North may yet discover lin time 10 arrest the
awful calamity OF nternecine strife which ,he mad rulers
have commenced) that the incousiderate support
which they furnish 10 those ruers, who have SO in
sanely Ced every ancable proposition for setllirg
these questions OF State sovereignty must ultimately
end in the destruction Of their liberties wihou, the
possibility of ever restoring that Union they have thus
Tuthlessy asunder. Before however this hope or
expectation become reality, and possibly ef
feet determination OF this nefarous INVASION through
sacred duty enurng alike from oath Of allegiance
the prevalence of rational and Christian principles it is
TO support the Constitution in its purity, well from
obligations 10 the OF human liberty take sides
With those States which find impossible their
fundamental principles Of State sovereignty within that
Union, from its perverted association Guided BY these
principles and these considerations which earnestly and
sincerely believe aud feel be right aud true have Of
iered my services to the Confederate States of America
and have accepted commission under their authority
directing me 10 raise for the period Of the war twenty
companies OF soldiers be formed into a brigade, aud
raise two regiments 10 be received into thec service
with the proper Implement Of officers. Respectful
ly submitting for your consideration and approval
the for' going views, which constitute tho prinoi-
pies OF my determination ard my action. | row
most earnestly invoke end call upon yen, my follower
lie from the dospo-ms OF Europe to uuite with me in
defence Of those cherished principles Of sgovernmeut
constitutional liberty, and State sovereignty, which
the glorious sirs of the first American revolution con-
fied 10 the special guardianship of our American el.
ow-ctz ~, W i a. the descendants Of thos lib
erty-loying foreigners whose stors Mingled their
blood with the blood of those lustriou Americans in
the establishment of these great principles IL is leg
acy boQueathed to US all alike. Eighty years OF r-
peaceful Enjoyment has proved its priceless value. 1t
should be upheld with all our devotion until the people
of the North shall discover and understand the selfish
machination of tn ir unprncped political rulers, and
finally, comprehendi1g their own delusion, sh Il at
ereh repenant to that glorious temple Of
ship, of Washington and Lafayette Of Koseiusto, Pu-
aEk and Dekalb and Gil their ilu5tcus compeers OF
revolutionary glory.
Your attctiOlate and liberty-loving fellow-eZi'e
CASrAR ToCHNAS.
hajor Of the Polish Army of 1881.
I would respectfully notify those who are disposed
Join in Ills sacred cause OF liberty, that the places
Of rcudtzvou3 for receiving your services will be pub
shed soon as the proper orders and instructions
shall be issued