Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-05-17

di>ordered condition Of the treights Was
corrected as much as practicable by tic ac-
commodatng agent In this city.
$50 tie Voters Of The 1iceniy:ioTM
.Senuturih DiStrict'of Virginia.
Though candidate for the sutFragcs OF
my fellow citizens, under ordinary circum-
stances, might have hesitated tn obtrude
my opinions upon the public attention. But
the vital importance Of the questions new
pressing upon the consideration of the poo
pie of Virginia, requiring every good citizen
to contribute all his energies and influence
to the public good, torbIds that any man
should hold his peace "r withhold his conn
sell Influenced by these motives, and real
zng The great Importance OF Immunity IN
public sentiment. propose briefly to express
the conclusions TO which have arrived nj
ter anxious aud mature dcllberatlon. 10 Z
peaceful people accustomed To ENJOY unln-
terruu tcd rep0se aud security, nothing Is
more difficult than to realize that events ARE
inevitably hurrying them through great
revolution The first mutterings Of the ap
preaching storm arc entirely UNDECIDED, and
it is not until the lightuins's Hash reveals the
Appearing "h'hnesS VI '''' WY" S"'''-
er over men, tlat tNey are a''"S'u 70, ~ an
appftc''I'"h VI 'lle'i N'''I 10, ",u','',
to this we are Taught BY all history that such
:. people are always disposed to suffer the
III" '''~ '''o',i .'
seek relief frum them in revolution. So pro
!oun" Is human 'e''Gr"''"' i''' an 'l'a' !"
he good great a"u gior'Das III 'ne past n,u
SUCH the o'"loSiton u 'r"'. - ol'"S ="
me iaS,' !" '"' 'i t"' W ,.o~
even Niio'' '''o 'i'' ,,i,,a ,.fi.,.t,,,1 r,,
p"''s''' eau Wv ,Ia tl,n
tlo c''S'" ren'1"' "tal'
VERSION 81 ''''o. ,..".-. T., H.;
acc"'' p '9",'on' W .N' 49,. aa,
tet sense NV. nv psoplII ~: ..i, c,L ,,,',.
Splctous'! .t; ,.la ~ tho av:.,;ro,
'''e ,is,o v'u,' a,e,, ,,a;r ,ttorh,,ont tn, tho
G.Jar,l IJnion--such their pride in The elor-
h;.t,,ru nf tLair Commnn Crntrv-su,.h
,la;r ,,t;c;n.t;,n If future safety and nros.
,ar;tv nndar rha constitution of their fathers.
thst :. reu;st;ng tha atte,nnts Of those who
'' m'.h, :, ;ndnse Them urnecessarilv co sac.
.;6ra all ,brse cherished racol!ec,inns and
ha,,a. t,a .tr,nyast bonds of n,rtv assoeia-
,;np That avar ret,cred 81 free and iptelli
,ra,,, nnnnlo were shiverel like jeicles be-
? ra the avalanche, And even now. when
al ,hasa n,;nnr usi3eral;,ns IF marty dill.
arsnnss have beeu submerged in the great
nnhp,yirgs Of the elements around US. these
cherished but iasidomS recollections of the
INST are unurryins many :. strong arm, and
anns,;ns many brayn heart. The people
If Virr;i,ia. notwithstanding the Injustice
and iuidelity Of the Nnrthern States, rebuff
~ The soirit Of secession with an unmstak,
allie EXPRESSION of adherence. Nor can
there be any doubt but that the Convention
would have been faithful in carrying oct
sheir EXPRESSED devotion to the Union, but
for The Unconstitutional and Gespotic procI1,
n,at;,n If the President of the United States,
AID the universal approbatitn with which ii
ua. rare;vp,; NJ the i nth. II Viryiniai is out
e rho Uo;on to-day It is NOT hccanse her cit.
;.o,,. 3a.;raA +, -, ,uf Epr hecause she has
hnnr, dr;vpn ant and un,n her rests no resrun.
s;hil;tv Tor the coaseoucncesw ensue
I am assured that the difference of opinion
which NAV exist in reference to this ques,
,;oo is tbe result OF honest conviction and is
f,nn3-d up.,n different views of the subject
T, annears TO me that the only question, now
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