Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-13
FiaNER.

To N. Editor Of the Wig:
Suppose the Governors first proclamation unWiss
Suppose hi, second Sas a blunder. What thsns Shall
tn, people grumbe shall they deuounoo shall they rebel
God forbid Why does tho Governor call for the militia
lis drive the invaders from tho sacred soil Of the
State TO protect Virginia homes from oonaigrstion her
citizens from plsgs snd assassination aud her women
from the luss Of Northern demons The Governor has
exempted ovsrsse from military service Who s bens.
fsd and who injured BY this The answer is plain
the rich employer and oversser benefited, the military
mower of the State wsakened-rjursd How is the evil
to be rsmedied, BY the patriotism Of these favored
classes Let every young overseer capable OF defend
ing the county volunteer, and let his place be filed
BY some man whom the law eEsnp1 This can easily
be arranged If sslfInerest and ssindulgencs to
govern the actions of the people tie country 10 lost
Shall it be said that ovsrseers class, and employers
a, class have, for their personal benefit availsd
themselves Ct the Governors privilege and thus re
duced the militia fope In ser.in coantss 1t least one
third its strength The poor msothe honest poor men
who have families dependent on their daily labor-fnd il
hard TO leave their families. Let the wssty osens Of
the county In such cases give satisfactory pledges that
no soldiers family shall suffer. Not mere promises,
which do not bind, but written plsdges-obllgations
binding In law II the wealthy don't want to leave their
interests aud tbe comforts and Injuries Of homei they
doni to be Separated from their pivss their meth.
era or their s,O.thsar-then let lhsm employ subsi.
and take of The farihss Of those who have
the heart the nssTs the muscE and the sil-to make
full sacrifice Of themselves for the country. II time
to put stop to this svorte idea Of making Gov Letcher
sesps goat for the sns Of every man Who by some
pretsI. other Is trying to shrk bis responsibilities.
In some Of the oouutss it l. said that the quota of the
tenth will not be made up by vountcers This viii be
stigma upon srch county, to last forever The young
men Of the country unwilling t step forward and offer
their services to drive back invading Yankees and I'M
wiling 10 fight for their fathers their mothers and their
sisrsu Oh tell it not in Gath proclaim it not in the
streets Of Askaonii This cannot be true. Organizing
the militia u favorite idea with few county eaceI
and their relations and avores, who will have an OPP
por.anity Of getting good fob. In these hard times,
there srs nsn here, we'll In Yankee land, who
looking with longing eyes to the public crib This great
crime patronage OF the old Government let US
avoid il at the psstsncs that walketh 10 the dark
meas and saatsth by MONDAY"
NJ Hdlsr, /. but simple justice to the whg to say,
tuRL lS tuu w "heio hAs peou iee
from c.stsua isultfnding Your keen sabre ard your
artillery ksvs bean for the enemy The demon spirit Of
party hss - appeared In your columns-nor OF per-
sonaI pfssAiOs. But at the time, you are ever
ready sssoss and rebuke the f,thlene Of those in
power .b-sr high or Low. Lat ample justice be done
to Governor Locher You did not help to pu: him in
power nor did the old Wing party. While that party
does approve Of his course they do not wish to
bMrass the military movements in the State, by engsg
ing ia personal with him. The Governors motives
are patriotic, and II his course Is open to criticism lot
US be generous ard look to the spirit and intention Of
his prooa1etsD Fa.haF than to the improper uses made
of them by those who are 90 prompt 70 condemn. At
all events, let this be clearly undeutoodhs QOvrHOr'
course is Qualification, to any man for ,hirking and,
as long AZ be Is Governor II the duty of every good
citizen to submit to bis authority and chesrfuy respond
to any call he may make for the support and defence Of
the country in this her hour Of peril. -