The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-09
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
affairs in the SOuthlcest.
ABISGDoE Va 1IayGtb 1881


For some days past volun teers from Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennes-
see, have been passing along the railroad to
LynchbDTg and Richmond. The three COM
panieS OF volunteers now in barracks at this
place, and several hundreds Of our citizens,
men, women and children, visited the depot
for several days, for the purpose of welcom-
ing the soldiers from the distant States to .'Old
NIrglnIa's shore But on eaCn occasion,
when there had been such desire to receive
the troops, all We're disappoin ted AS often
know that troops are 20 arrive at the
depot, our citizens and volunteers turn out 10
give them hearty welcome.
The SIX companies of volunteers which
have been raised in this county, have been,
and are yet very anxious to get III to the con.
test So far they have been pretty regularly
and well drilled.
Abingdon as all are aware, has been made
a place of rendezvous for the counties of Lee,
Scott, Russell and Washington.
A few days since Governor Floyd made
excellent address 10 the volunteer companies
As a matter of course, it was like all lie says
and does, right To the point.
The members of the old political parties are
down upon their former leaders and cham
pions of the NJ rth-men whom each party de-
lighted TO honor. l refer TO Cass, Pierce, Bu-
chanan, Douglas, Gushing, Dickenson, Fill
more, Everett and Stockton. How manfully
each of these Northern men with Southern
principles, ~ in former days, contended for the
rights of the South But then they wanted
votes of Southern men! NOU they want to
build mp Il popularity at home. Old Buck
once said that if the North ever attempted to
interfere with Southern rights or ''invade the
South he would put his knapsack on his
back and his musket on his shoulder and
travel South to fight in her defence -
Fillmore said in 1856 that the election OF a sec
tional President and Vice President would be
a dissolution of the Union. Now, that event
has occurred, and be says it Is the duty of
every man to defend the Constitution and the
Union at all hazards Com. Stockton and
the others are equally as bad and as treacher-
Gus to their former pretenslons The truth is,
ninety nine out OF Il hundred OF the Yankee
nation will do anything-preach, teach school,
be Wing or Democrat, Methodist or Presby
terrain; be a dancing master or ring master,
steal negroes in Africa, or entice them to run
away here, If they think 1t Is the nearest cut
TO Il dollar.
Colonel John A. Campbell, one of the mem
bers of the State Convention from this coun-
ty, by invita- tion, made speech day to the
people. The hour was very lnrlement, and
conseq uently there We're not many from the
country TO hear him. He delivered an excel
lent speech. 1t will tell on the day of cleo
ton. He denounced Lincoln and his party !;
spoke OF the noble efforts Virginia had made
to save the old Union but that Lincoln had
dissoly we'd it-had released every State from all
obligations to be bound by the Federal Gov
ernment. As Washing ton county had given a
very large majority for the Union candidates
of whom he was one-he now desired the old
county 10 give the largest vote she ever poiied
for the Ordinance of Secession. he spoke in
President Stephens, and the Constitution of
the Southern Confederacy. He remarked that
although he always loved the old Federal
Cons titution AS j great work, yet, IN all can
dor, he must say that the Constitution OF the
Southern Confederacy was superior to IT IN
many respects-that no man could OBJECT TO IT..
He said that when fighting was to be done, he
was to be counted in for the fight.
He appealed to The people 10 vote for the
Ordinance of Secession, and said, II the voters
of Washington county did not give it their
support he would be greatly disappointed in
them-would blush, and hang his head in
shame, and resign his seat in the Conven-
tion." There was n general declarat ton &,
g Wen do il 60 1" Wen doit!" Wen do it ~
He spoke in high terms of the officers of the
Army and Navy, especially of Gen. Lee and
Gen. J Joseph Johnston.
Capt. James T. Preston and B. II. John
ston, Esq, were called upon by the audience
for speeches. Each gentleman responded in
an appropriate manner. 1t Is useless to say
more than they told the people of the designs
OF the Lincoln rabal, TO oyerrun Virginia,
and divide 1T amongst themselves When
that time comes We will be with them in six
troubles, and in the seventh not forsake
them. WAsHIssToS.