The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-06
INTERESTING FROM VIRGINIA.
QUE RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.

RICHMOND, May !, 1851.
At,ta. of Richmond and rirgnia--Who tie original
sccss,osss,s Were--7aou9hs Adoa Gor.rnor Eetcher
his Jrogia5i3ay for !sscesuos-Aessle of Nrthweaau
virginia-Tbe Cliralry Beoinnino to Cool Doss--Cvi
GUS Change Of Front in FAIRFAX County-A Practical
s.29estion, dc.
city TO day To all ntents and purposes Committed
right wrong the scheme OF overhrowng the
general government and setting up To the new partner
ship concern Of JEFF Davis Co. Over the new building
for the Post oncc and United States coursihe only
building with pretensons to architectural beauty in the
etyoats the Gag OF the Confederate States and that
ens,gn folly aud also over the Capitol, lust
above. The hotels which, whether from pru lcn,isl
motives or from a smouderng sense Of loyalty the
part Of their p-oprotors, RETAINED from exhibiting she
secession flag until virginia, under the lead Of Governor
VIE aud sxPresident Tyler, became irretriegsby
mta to revolution, have yielded to the general pres
sure Of tho times and espay that flag to-day Months
ago many the prvto fsden ;es hung out tia, banner
now the example is followed all over the city BonbAm
tbs OK member of Congress, il here with his South Caro-
lima brigade and receives great attention from ct
zeas and Until few days ago we we're being oyerrun
With volunteers hccl.ng Richmond to enis. in
against their own government. But Governor Letcher
who Is o. thoroughly convinced as any mao living Of the
utter madness Of tbe u0vemen. into whiea he has at
length allowed b ipsen to BE- drawn don't see the
ing here at the expense OF the state and has
therefore sent them polite invitation to stay At home
III they arc wanted This ac Of the Governor IA. given
great offence 70 all the Gre eaters who dreamed Of nothing
but the capture OF Fortress Monros and sezure and
pluder 81 Washington city. The newspapers headed by
the Esnmiu.r have been all along dealing IN the
ruoulen; abuse OF the Governor, imputng 10 linn COW
doe drunkenness aud disreg rd Of the C3mno seaths
honor snd tns throwing Of cold water the iey srdor
the Chgary not calculated 10 aoate their htrod
diminish their wrath just before the passage Of the
dnanoe Of secession the suoersedns q tue state govern
mcnt publicly Advocated, and should mol be
pTise the re eaters would some Of there Jays attempt
Tho ruth is hal the secession cause ms net in all
Virginia less irsty supporter than John Leiche. sD
he only had the power OF squoch ng g. would do
readily az would Abraham Lincoln. Letchcr man OF
great force ht and common sense and Is % ~ means
ensmoret Of the peculiar nsttuton In fact, he as
mucd q abo,nst at hesrt Lincoln Isl aud II that
sentiment pould Justify revelation agans, the general
government would, By much stronger re1soning Jul,
ty The overthrow Of tie State government Bas L.cher
had TO svocumb 10 tho seccts On whirlvnd, inWardy
cursuS It, nine enths ot the people OF this state
Ny observation here has impressed mo with the conyic
ton that the only real Sc ,essonss in Rchnond were tho
newgpsper people, the Wise cqao Of politicians the
pfietors OF mar and perhaps large proportion OF
the military, who were spctlng FOR hght, The ship.
keepers and Industrial classes looked upun the
meni vith favor until tho pcriot when became
AZ this moment Richmond and al ths norths1stsrn
part o. V.rgnis committed n civil war Tao trouble
that the slavehoding portion Of the state
giving Indications ot disposition amply tho p1is IN
I'D chaice Of sceesionism TO The lips or tn admirers
~ the State, the western nen has right 80 s.ccde
from 'he general goverament and deems u is interest
70 DO the right exists N secede from the
state higher interest binds to the Union" Tn.
logic irresistible for Will claim tha, that atsn-
gole idea destrbed ~ sovereignty hedgcd IN by
ritoal nis II ~ exists anywhere, II exists In men,
not 10 coll and she population OF to8n, city county
hos tie same naenabe right IN proclaim its ndepen.
dencc OF the sta the population of 5ste has 70 pro
claim its Independence Of the federal Union This
II the dculiss Of yirenisr position rho attitude Of
Il III
luto0ets.
foraish, $40 the vschword on the lips n the soces
sionasts Wa ~ sshingtou and furtrcT Monroe" the
& OF reducing both those points 10 the Jurisdiction on
Virginia or q tho Southern ooptederaoy regarded
ather ~ easy one. The spontaneous uprising OF tho
Nofihef massc and tho CONSEQUENT renforc enent or
tortrHs Monroe and Washington city have cooled thor
ardor Ana now, Instead q making IA Aggressive move.
mcnt Of that character tho uppcrnost ds ia how bot
70 defend the state from the Contemplated INVASION by
the teuerh army o teh you that realization ~ the
true condition OF affairs has brought panic inu tue hearts
OF our population Business has been part mere top
ihrce months pact, and our mercantile GEO then
selves utterly ruined Property owners and rl,eI,rlv
whose property consists or slaves resE- tn. mag
Situde of the impending peril, but do not Vow y e.
cape H. NY Information II that In the soah3astefa Dor.
ton OF the state desitu,lon ssres the people tbs sce
md thai while through faee ideas ~ state PRIDE tu8re
no tax Of yedng the position which they have assumed
thoy recognise fact that will compep iheir
But obstinate All brutal the chiyalry they sin
not completely impervious 70 rays OF resson one iud
erous Illustration NJ this nay hire be npe1uoled
week 40 She eaveocra,y o. Fairfax county assembled IA
mass meeting and pe.sed resolutions requiring al North
w ismes Who refused TO AXE the oath % allegiance 70
We Sat-trn toufedcrscy oave the eousty AMI state
lae 1ogttou and thrifty sctots from be free states.
~ we htle coasae that hoy coal ~ 5set
Hom lTo uOuent despNs did not wait flr tn - 5,rN
llon " we D'ieen csyt allowed Il tbero but burr %
NW1intNn, the nearest rstv ~ "a 'p,a loo ,o. 49,
farms, property and homes ,,aiod ibop, an ga la,
many y ihem haq the rrot siu. rhi,h thev n. bs3rgs
for the Journey taken ael lHsse ~ ,he,. -, w.
a change c1ms ovet ~ tplrit Of tic cbIvs,fy u son
OF tho general govern leut NAV -, ~ ~
anarchy may not be eloset y role evea vl-sius md