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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
ANOTHER STAR ApuED-VIRGlNIA A C0NFEr-
ERATE STATE

Virginia, the mother OF States 10 whom ye all have
been accustomed look up with ai reverence and re-
gard has at last from the Abolition Govern
ment and sided with her daughters In the cause OF free
dom and equal rights We have no language to express
our qualification over this glorious result We might
have fought on and won cur independence, and would
have done IT, c.st might; but the ssion Of the
Old Dominion makes .e alton great one at
single bound and places il hghin the as,eniant We
are nov nation al bone, and soon "lA be a nation
abroad
This act on the part of Virginia settles the question
with all the remaining slavch)ding States. Some time
NAV e4pse before they shall be able TO go through the
necessary fO.ms 70 complete the SEPARATION but for all
practical Purposes they viii be With ps in week We
shall have their moral 4duence in councils and their
active rid in the Geld, whilst in due 1eison we shall all
stand s6ouiiet toshoulder in defence Of common cause
and recognizing zone other.
Upon receipt of the intelligence in this city yesterday
by telegraph, there general gaddeang OF all hearts
and our citizens gave to their feelings by Confed
crate eslu.e Of eight guns from the Bay.--Sdva""ah
Repubhcqn
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23

Since Oil Virginia has severed tsr connection with che
Yankee States ard ua gJ her glorious banner OF csc
S.,apsr Tre.l.,, the rotten and blca-ua-J Govern.
ment az Was rc.oa BIAS los, large number Of the
brighte,, names on tle rolls O. Che army a-t navy We
have no, li, Of .c names OF AL these Dig. --,uci
triots. We recoec, only at ,d.s preseu.-Forrss Far
fax. Robb. P,g,am Mtu'N Sp3-tsu0oj, Henderson Hun
Ter. Page OF The navy AID Of the army-Autersoa,
Rugges, Lay, Cooper Carr Jordan Iiuger, Johnston,
Garner, and las. though not least Robert Lee,
tbe worthy son Of glttorse Harry Of immc,-
taI memory. These are no. a fourth Of the csl-
liant sons. Who, O., the cali @, their glorious old me-
tber are ga,bsrac around her, Bat in the small number
We have mentioned may be foaad evidences Of past and
elements Of future glory. Capt. Forrest glorious o
Tar who has borne his couutry's tag through many
battle and breeze and always victorious one has only
n lock upoa him TO be convinced thar he has twenty
victories ia him vet Fairfax IS dear to all tie
votar;,s Of freedom. Naury is sound familiar to
All the voices Of Fsmc Lee was the confessed hero Of
che Mexicsn war.
These constitute only the beginning Of the glorious
detection They have fl- hs- gentlemen, /, was &C.
grading TO associate With he blcscuari I'm Washing
tor As the news spreads over the continent and 20
distant seas, That Old Virginia has resumed her position
among the sovereign and independent powers Of the
earth her eaan. sons wherever they may be- upholjug
q degraded Rag. VIII abandon . once, aud march %
the scue OF the veuerated mother
In looking over the is, ofnotle patriots who have ind-
pan,y spurued the livery Of j,sp3l,m and pledged tLer
all TO the freedom Of ,hr native STATE the heart Of eve
ry Vuguiar viii feel oppressed With humiliation and
shame a, the absence of one name The Romans mark
ed vi.h emphasis as Jeao,er ID, downfall OF tie Re
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pEyaAC0IA.


We have been shown letter from Private hsfrsop'
of the Gate City Guards this morning. dated APr l0o'
he says
"Times begin TO look squay. Last night the alarm
was given-eght guns were hred-the sghai 'nat .,'c
vessels were attempting to reinforce Fort ficEens-'"e
drums beat to arms in all the forts, batteries anu %
ters aud orders given 10 march to the navy
1000 of US halted inside the walls Of the Navy Yard
In the course of an hour and half we learneu "nas
was berg done; we were then ordered back 10 camp
but to remain in readiness for orders. Wheh the aa
was given the boys wild with excemen', ana III
the rush from Capt Lees quarters, was thrown upon
bayonet, which penetrated my leg above the khee-caP
Surgeon Westmoreland says the injury quite SEVERE
and has ordered me to remain quiet mi,
FIFTY men were ordered from each company. Inc
Gate City Guards had picked ter hity, out When ''
order to march given, thirteen more shpped lhto
ranks and those that left at the camp, oeggeu 70
exchange places with those chosen to 60 Every one
anxious to be in the first fight. Cap. Lees company
numbers lO4 men, The ATLANTA boys can scarcely DC
restrained.
The Fort reinforced last night. Eleven armed
vessels are now lying in sight. Seven sand batteries
were thrown up last night and the guns mounted Oh
them Immediately in front OF US. The fort just one
and quarter miles from where am now shung VI
the beach can see the mouths OF the cannon ana h'
men walking ON the walls | am now lame, out Whet
the fight commences shall shoulder my musket ana re
present Fire Company, No. /, or die In the attemP
Give my respects to all my friends Persons writing u
any member of the company will direct to "Gate City
Guards Warrington, Florida"
"P. S-We are expecting the fight to commence
within less than hour; they have commenceu VIII
oa;v;ny orders now. J. w. H."
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
II. B. BARNES, Sec'y.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION

Whereas an instruction against the government Oh
the United States has broken out in the States oil SCUM
Carolina, Georgia Alabama, Florida Mississippi Lous-
ana and Texas aud the laws OF the United states ior inc
collection of the revenue cannot be eecuay executed
therein conformaby to that provision OF the Constitution
which REQUIRES duties to be uniform throughout the Uni
ted States:
And whereas combination of persons engagedi such
instruction have threatened TO grant pretended letters OF
maroue 10 authorize the bearers thereof TO commit as
saus on the lives vessels and property Of good citizens
of the country lawfully engaged in commerce on the hgn
seas, and in waters of the United States
And whereas an Executive Proclamation has been al
ready issued requiring the persons engaged these as
orderly proceedings TO desist hererom calling out MI
ta force for the purpose of depressing the same ana
converting Congress in extraordinary session 10 dehoe
rate and determine thereon:
Now therefore, l. Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
United States with view TO the same purposes before
mentioned and TO the protection OF the pubic peace ana
the lives and property of quiet aud orderly citizens pu-
spg their lawful occupations until Congress shall have
assembled and deberaed on the said unlawful proceed
ings. or until the same shall have ceased, have
further deemed it advisable TO set on foot block
aie of the ports within the States aforesaid III pur-
suapce of the laws Of the United States ard oil the law OF
nations in such case provided For this purpose, com.
pe,eut force will be posted to prevent entrance and
exit of vessels from the ports aforesaid. H. therefore,
with view 10 violate such blockade, vessel shall ap-
rolch or shall attempt to leave any OF the said ports
she will be duly warned By the commauder OF one OF inc
boekaSipg vessels who will endorse her register the
fact and date OF such warning and if the same vessel
shall again attempt to leave the bockaded port
he will be captured and sent 10 the nearest convenient
port for such proceedings against her end her cargo as
Drzes, "a NAV be deemed advisable.
And hereby proclaim and declare that any person,
une the pretended Authority of the said States or IN
der any other pretense shall modest vessel OF the UNI
ted States or the persons cargo on board OF her suc
person viii be held smenabe TO the laws of the United
safes for the prevention and punishment OF piracy.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand, ana
cspsed the seal OF the United States to be affixed -
Done at the city of Washington this nineteenth day OF
April in the year of our Lord thousand eight hun
dred and sixtyone, and of the independence OF the
United States the eighty-hfth. ..
L. S. ABRAHAM LNOoLN'
By the President
WILLIAM L. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
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- IL .Nil,2n. ". @, ClronieIs.

OLD ABE BURNT N EFiIGY BY NEGROES
On Acndly night the negroes o. this place command
el by al old coicre5 'gcman' dubbed Chesterfield,
by the Citizens for the snevity OF his maHneT5 formed
orch-ght procession and with Lincoln seated asirde
a pole marched about the town and carried him on the
hin at which place they applied the torch to bis arii-
cis, version Now CHESTERFIELD, you must know, was at
one tiL,c giet OF gentleman Of some political note and
talks with pride OF the man eat men be has seen and
cccversed WITH he processes 10 be scelhi o. pohti-
csn. i s bagnsh in dress aud carries his long, ank
and dardyilck petsvu Sith sham dignity that IS oien
fro!cbed by the little ngges - While the eaigy was
burning the Captain VS. called On for eptesI -nd
addressed his coloEed friends in those words:
" Cougrcclstun: Youis most yaleat, and suostan-
shut aaa IT, .As. Southenest set Of niggers! does
wish we vus ell 40 ,O- Sumter rte now. Id Ike to
take may knapssck or my haaG and 70 to Fort Pick
ens dis very mint All de couushun amchge, - nee
ladies' ana Yong -emmen is caused by dat old vium,
pointiug 10 old Abes ehsy wi.h his long haudand shak
ug madly him, and he orter blu h-ng forty year
40 Here i three groans for poor Cd Abe, boNing
a.l swayug is 80. !gane snd giving three melrthly
sroars mere be lays, agaia yolnung 20 the eligy +
Iadord he Is received Iis reward here, aud has no
doubt will get IL again in HI
The same Journal has the following:
TIE wAn-Tbis long looked for and much talked of
aud still more dreaded War with all It's horrors, has
burst like a volcano upon us The die is cast the Rub-
con has been crossed; and il behoOves every Southern
man to prepare meet it with bold and unfatering
front. Lincoln, a poor old milkhVered fool sits IN
Washington trembling with fright, while the cannon
tooms az Charleston. We'll may shadows startle him !
Well NAV he rembe when no Banquo's ghost rises up
and shakes its CORY locks at him! lie has inaugurated
d Fools War A War, bloody as it may be- that can
rot accomplish anything but blood aod heavy debt
What ese does he expec, to gain? Fool he is he IS
fool enough to suppos that he can whip The South
back into the Union His war far from getting the
seeded States back will drive out all the border States
lie is cutting his throar and hasn't toe sense, It
s-eus see it. Tha! is what he is doing nothing
nor less.
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-. l-rIon fien of } ortll Carolina.

The Raleigh stoeS1,d which has been the most ardent
champion for tae Jlio1 ,rises the flag and urges the
most vigorous measures tor in2ey eadence and safety.
In i1suce to Others, vino have coneur'sa With the
Sa1ilrl we copy the following tcm its las: issue;
I'VE shall no. discuss the past We have 10 regrets
to eNp, and uoth retract We glory IN our course
asa Constitutional Uuioa man. The Union are, a..
Last ,rgess OF .scr counjry'5 blood They have ID
bored long and faithfully aa5sr opp,o5rium and insults
10 save he government aud the Cu,cn, and at The sane
time tber eva native land. But revolution -u3 War are
now uuon u.s. T6s time for "sa.chiug aud waiting has
zone by-we nus, l0v IAiEE and ACT. The Union
,rpot be maintained 10y force. EeH cannot DC whipp
f-ro freedom Frceu.cu cannot be cOmFe;,ec 20 send
members o Co,lr,ss 70 Washington The proclamation
f. "a gross usurp5uoa. lie has broken tn Constitution
lie has assumed, and is now exercising, md 'leglted
power lie has deceived and would nov ruin ME eou1-
try.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
The Louisiana Troops.

The New Orleans Delta says, in reference 10 the
troops from that city in the Confederate Army;
Those who have gone embrace the best OF our YOUTH
the sons Of cur most respectable citizens, ardent aud
patrotic Young men who checr;uly abandon the uxu-
ries comforts and endcarmeuts Of home to engage 10
the petil5 and trials OF active service IL Is most
cheering evidence OF the earnest zeal aud sincerity oil
our people that they come forward thus promptly ell
t5er in their own persons in the persons OF those
dear 10 them TO encounter these hardshPs and dangers
in defense O. lhs honor Of our Republic. To facilitate
me organization of the volunteer force sent from tins
State 40 Pensacola the most liberal subscriptions were
mad. by our citizens The merchants universally ac-
corded 10 their clerks leave Of absence, and the right
III drawing tb,r salaries while they were on military
service MANY of the yCuug men who had to stay be
hind undertook 10 perform the duty Of their absent as
sofi,.es L. some cases the employers OF young men
NOT o-v Granted them leave OF absence but supplied
tber, Mia CONTINENTS aud promised Increase q saa-
lies If they SHOULD return with good reports OF their
rices All these are evidences of deep and earnest
Feeling of patriotism which stculd dis,iia sl doubt
and anxiety as TO the purpose aud the ability Of tie peo-
m f the oufederae States 20 maintain their honor and
dederce on the field of battle and as to their perfect
harmony and union in resistance 10 the attempt oil
.0rsgn enemy 10 subdue ttem
The example Of these Louisiana merchants ought to
be and We 10 not permit ourselves to dOub. will be- in
iatei by She porioe and E6eraLhearted merchants OF
this CITY and safe and by all persons having those in
their emuo,meat who desire to eugagein tie noble and
stirring work Of defending the sacred soil of Virginia
from the pou,iug and iusolent tread OF the invader.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
,,,-z,,a ~ sr,vvovn corHq RoUsy.

At meeting OF the citizens OF Stafford O1uns5 ne,1
Al tha Courthouse on Wednesday, the 18th OF APRIL
1Courtday) on motion f. +. Rose, Esq, was called 70
Inc Chair and H. b. Barnes appointed Secretary.
Our delegate, John Seldom, being present was called
upon for speech who proceeded to address the meet
ing in stirring speech After he concluded MssSrs
T. M,rye, Jr Col w. j. Green, n. w. Ford and Ut. V.
Y. Conway delivered very Appropriate addresses.
Col WIN. j. Green then offered the following resoiu'
lutiops. which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That We turn our back upon Lincoln ana al
allegiance to his government and will resist 70 the deaIu
evsy aggression Of our rights independent Sovereign
Virginians.
RESOLVED, That these proceedings be published in the
Fredericksburg, Richmond and Alexandra papers and
that copy Of these proceedings be sent to Edwarc
Waller Esq, our delegate il the Convention.
Z. i. ROSE, Chm.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23

We kLos cly by tradition the character Of che cNi'e
meat and ea,hussn which pervaled the people Of Vie,
ginia IN the days thar tried us souls" Ta,y at that
time hborsI under many di.advan'ages- were
comparatively small population sparseiy s,t.ed With
bad means Of in,e,clnmuricl;iou; poor destitute Of
money and military resources AID We. the magic word
Of Ljsriy acted Ike teesraph and We are told that tie
whole continent vas ecc,rf in a innate. The love Of
freedom g.ovtJ 10 every bosom il was The only hertz
age they brought hc wilderness from tho mother coun
try aud they cherished i. Wish more than 6jI aGec;ion.
But whatever may have been the PATRIOTS fervor that
animated ancestors, il u be vouchsaitd TO them TO
look down upon their descendants Of the present day
they have no cause % blush Ever since Lucol1 usup
ed the wAr-makiag poues-desied 10 the aes;imabc
boon Of sel-goverhment, and threatened With q
OF determination there has been but one feeling perval
ing the heart Of this great and glorious Old Common
wealth All her soas from ocean wave 10 mountln glen
breathe undyiug and inyaeble spin. Of resisarcs
to tyranny and despOtism. We need only give single
evidence OF the universal feeling. letter from Rock
iDgham-a county in which tie Union sentiment was
more prevalent than any Other SAYS that IF the war
spirit Of the State may be judged Of by that which is
raging here, there viii be at least hundred thousand
men n the field in less than a month -
The despcable aggers ard despOts at Washington viii
ind that in stirring up the Old Dominion, they have
reused i9o Ter people loved the UHion which their
fathers formed-bat become badge Of ssrVitade 10 the
hands Of wreiehsd faction Of yrans, they deiest and
spit upon l. Their first and most ardent love has been
for the dear old STATE uhch gave them birth and which
has always prOse.ed sna eheFlshed Asni and 20 The
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23

DELAWARE DoSs Nor SUCCUMB TO ABE LINCoLS.-
Friend Thompson The meeting aeld in Wilmington
Delaware is not indicative of the real feeling in that
State. Wilmington just borders on Pennsylvania, and
was settled by Quakers, consequently has in it quite
pum5er Of vile abotions.s; bu, sir, the true and real
feeling of the State was manifested in the last Presden
til election, when the State went by considerable
iority Tor Breckenridge and Lane.
James Bayald whom this meeting is said to have
pudiatad has never eled to carry the State whenever
he determined to do it. More Delaware has Gov
eruor who will never comply with the requisilicn of Lin
coin
Delaware, ] assure you, will be found our friend
through all the contest. J. F q.
[Savann4h Morning Nevs.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
TIE EFFECT OF vIRGISINs SECESSION IN NORTH
Ftom he NlLMlaalon hfyala.

from TIC W tlfitiHStoH Hprdfus
The news from Richmond announcing the ordinance
of secession by the Convention received here yes
terday afternoon about o'clock and created great en-
thusasm Cheers went up iron Streets and clnnon
doomed along wharves in joyful response to the vel
come tidngs Happiness was depicted on every counte
nance and men shook hands the final realization OF
hope long deferred and-until Lincolns proclamation
almost despared OF.
Old Virginia the mother of States and statesmen he's
gathered no the robes Of her sovereignty andes in the
DAYS OF old-has declared herself free and independent
From every valley aud hilltop of her wide domain, will
be heard the shout Of defiance the bloody manifesto
Of the abolition despot Who in violation OF all law and
merely CRAFTY spirit Of revenge, makes war upon
free people.
Abe Lincoln has reused the lion in his den, and is,
doubt now trembling at his Let him not wait for
his Scotch cap and cloak, but if he values his precious
carcass let him take to bis heels and depart speedily for
a safer neighborhood
If we are no, woefully mistaken, Washington City
will soon become an exceedingly unhealthy and unplea
SAINT abiding place for the ilustrous rasptter and his
ustrous cabinet. He holds his too near the
grave Of Washington. He must remove his household
nearer to the resting place Of his lameDted friend John
Brown 1t will be better for his health aud more suit
abb for the reflections OF his moral philosopher Seward
Abraham will be under the painful necessity of DEPART
ng-he must secede vamose absquatulate and utterly
clean out He must bid farewell to the happy LAID Of
Canaan We will try TO be present and witness the
grand exodus.
The Raleigh Register also says:
The military spirit IL fully aroused now in the Old
North State. We learn that more than five thousand
men had endered their services up to Thursday last TO
Gov Ellis to be employed on any service he might d.
rect In this city the finest spirit possible prevails.
large sum OF money has been subscribed by patriotic in
dviduals assist in the equipment Of volunteer compa-
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
,r,,,,, ,:I,nr,. rrom War land.

A despatch was received by the Governor yesterday,
from Alexandril, which stated that Lieutenant u
the navy had Just arrived from Washington woere %
heard that toe h Regiment OF New York, had been 1T
orally Gu, TO pieces by the Maryanders, between Anna
polls and Marlboro.
We do not know whether the intelligenees Is uue
but We believe it is, for reasons lst Ihere n0'"
ing improbable III it, and I'd. We wish to oeHeVe' ant
therefore, 10 believe We desire to believe 1t true, DC
cause this cutting up would be just retr button on 'neS
hreogs, who have left their homes with numerous IN
tents against other people, who never did them wrong
Nav the same fate overtake every mothers son Oh 'ne
Who shall set forth with the same daboical designs!
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23
THE MILITARY SPIRIT OF MEMPHIS.

The military spirit has run high in Memphis for the
asst two three DAYS The tramp of armed through
The treots drilling for the coming conflict the lorma-
ton of recruits for the defence Of the city, and Il
necessary, for aggressive movements and the coutiDu-
GUS sound OF the drum and FIFE have become common
Incidents of the dAy. No less than thousand will be
under in Memphis in less than days ready to
march at the call of President Davis, wherever he may
desire to prosecute the upon the Lincoln Govern
ment and three thousand be mustered for the
dafuce of the city as Home Guard" The war spirit
IL gaining every day among u.s. and will soon become
universal TIE "boys" seem exceedingly anxious to try
heir valor IN tho "wolf chase"-Nemphis appeal OF
mn
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-23

DECIDEDLY CoOL.-The coolest portion oil Abraham
Lncolns proclamation is that in which he calls on all
oyal citizens in the seeding states to aid IN enforcing
the laws and commands all those who have been engag
ed in the aforesaid unlawful combinations TO disperse
and retire peaceaby 10 their respective homes within
twenty days. Probably Mr.. Lincoln saw IN his minds
eve the CONSERVATION which would prevail at hontgome
~ when his terrible manifesto reached the members OF
the Confederate States Government How he must have
laughed as his Imagination corured the idea oil fres
dent Davis carpet bag hand rantcay nqulrlog when
the first conveyance lett by which he might leave for his
home in Mississipp-Yice President Stephens and the
members of the Cabinet burning up the papers on which
The evidences of their completely with said unlawful
combinations were written packing up their Effects and
preparing leave by the first train for their country re-
sideBces As these scenes passed before his mind, he
doubtless was highly amused and if they should not
prove 90 be exactly there is still room for merr
ment though not en- his side.
Seriously however, Lincoln and his Cabinet have shown
from the day they assumed the rens OF Government at
Washington AN ucapacty to comprehend the move
mens which have taken place in the South. They nave
persisently looked upon the assertion OF sovereign rights
by seven States as rather Insignificant rebellion, which
they could crush at their leisure They will nGd ere
oug that it is mighty revolution which they have not
the power to stop control The responses which the
Governors OF the border Stats are sending to Lacoln
mpuden call on them for troops, will help TO disPe the
Illusion under which they evidently laboring.-Mont'
qo,gary Adv.
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vendors of Rire-Arins.

We hear curses loud aud deep on the vendors oil hre
arms It ia alleged that they profit by the patriotic Ter
vor of our people TO exor unreasonable prices for Their
articles This. if true, of which We know nothing but
what we hear is certainly very upatriOc, to say the
least OF it, We of these who would cheeFiuly ao"
very liberal margin to all gentlemen engaged In trace
But there should be measure in all things And IN CRISIS
like this and at the very time when those who sell are
70 reap the benefit of protection from the articles soid
exorbtant charges should meet general reprobaton-
Money gained by such charges will be apt to carry a
cnrse with il.