Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-09
For tic Enquirer.
a Call to the Voters OF Prince Edward.

We urgently invite you TO meet in public
Inecting vi Prince Edward Courthouse the
9Th day OF March, for the purpose OF consider.
inc the a!aruling conditiua vi tl.r country.
Every dry Is adding 10 our danger. The rut-
I'm States have taken their tuG! rnstion. End
i is lille 10 hope for their return to tie Union
The President elect amidst oil his Intentional
yiattudeS has carefully avoided uttering enc
word which coni,i re-aSSurc the South. Not,
outstanding that tile Federal Government
protested 70 hail the nnhie eifo IS VI Virginia
for concilation, the Congress is BOW engaged
on an a'rociouS iurcc bill, giving to BG"ck
Republican the virtual power 10 declare pi
raticu war against the Saith without n mo-
menl's notice; ind this bin will probably pass.
Thus the most outrageous insult is combined
with mrata'cl l:ar!i'iy against Virginia mud
the Southern States by employing !"r our de-
s,ruction the delay which We have mure tul the
holy caus,. Of peace. In II few days the nrw
President will be iuausnrelctl. and nothing
will remain except the furbearancc Of insolent
enemies 70 shield us from invasion. And il is
now plain that any ronproms" which the
Peace Conference can secure, will he one
wholly unsatisfactory TO the people oil Virginia,
and only sufficient tn Serve ~ pretext tor
those among us who ARE untrue ~ Southern
rights to refuse that decisive aclnn which
alone can save us from destruction. II this
state Of things the great danger Of Virginia is
in half measures. The vain attempt tn detach
her from her natural allies, the Southern States,
can only result in delay and vac1llaton which
will alarm our population and drive thousands
Of our best citizens and lahorers and millions
Of our capital, 10 the Southwest. For can it be
that Virginia is so weak and loalish as to remain
without the support Of the Cotton States : Can
i, be that, when the North hSSalis our younger
sisters fthe South, rs she assurcdiy viii, unless
Virginia and the 3orde: Slave States 20 to
their aid, our people can be so blind to honor.
to the ties OF blood to enlightened interest and
to Justice, as to stand idly 10y and sec our gal
liant natural allies crushed one by one, that We
NAV he destroyed at last? Surely snch bot
tnuleSs disgrace is impossible. Let Virginia
then move at once iur, unless she moves now.
the ilu9rSency will surely como. By moving
q. once. the violence of aggression "tll receive
a wholesome cheek. peace will probably be-
preserved, and the best prospect OF recotst!uc'
ting peaceful Union is presented.
In view of these things we are persuaded
that our State Convention should immediately
ds,ach the State frorn the Union. We are
pr oroundly alarmed ct the dilatory disposition
displayed, the desire to waste time in useless
harangues and the tendency 70 indecisce mel
sures. We, therefore, request you to meet
with us in order to give expression t" our
views and extend to our Intelligent Reprcsen-
,ative, j. I. Thornton, Esq, "ur support and
encouragement in the performance of his duty,
by requesting him to take the proper steps 10
move the Virginia State Convention n ''n'nt-
diate xecsssjoM without further debate or delay: