The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
Rifhmun1 Qispatth.

FRIDAY MORNING. ....DEC. Il, 1851,
NORTHWESTERN ViRG,S,,-In Camerons
new sche me Of FORTHCOMING Virginia, he has
been good enough to annex us 10 Maryland,
and TO permit no portion of the State TO re-
tain the name of Virginia, hut the largest,
most populous, and richest portion of 1t. whiea
lies west of the Blue Ridge.
If the Northern Secretary Of War, or any
other moon struck lat,kee expects that Viz
sIna will surrender one acre, one foot, or one
inch of her soil to any other power on the
face of the earth, they labor under delusion
Ia which that Of the mos; rayiug maniac Of the
iuuatc asvums is the height of reason and
moderation We shall neither give up the small
est pebble in our Western moanta rs, nor the
,niest grain of sand in Northampton or Ac.
.ornsc to any power Int 10 that niG hty hand
which itshioned the mountains aud Tie sea
The mountains themselves viii he sunk into
rlains aud the ocean he dried ur in its bed
,lust Ia dust and ashes t. asAe, will
he sounded over the tomb of every N.gginian
before Virginia will permit the partition of
The smallest particle of her sacred soil. This
area; Commonwealth is lone and indivisabie"
lv any power saors Of the power of Heaven.
II is TIM, that Northwestern Virginia aud
the Eastern Shore have been overrun 10y
.ietes ,ed enemy. tnj it is an occupation no
mere permanent than the ship has of the Wa
to- beneath lis keel Il Is IN vain that these
wing Yankees repor, That both these sections
are now loyal to the Union We know i 10
he a lie Easiern VI! gina can tie imposed
upon by no such fabrication Of the most
mendacious and uuptinciPled wretoGes that
ever GYed Though iii Tie West ard on
The Eastern Shore, as in Maryland, the utter
anoe OF true and loyal men may for tine be
siiied, il is but fer II time, ami " hen the hour
comes, their voice viii he heard, and their
arms be felt and their hearts be found AZ
faithful and determined as any that beat IN
human bosom Ii they are still new, ii is be
cause hope is lett them; hut, il the enemy
should seek 10 T! yet their chains and make ms
occupation permanent, they will prefer death
IL bUntage, and wri.e the charter Of their de
i,er,,,ce in ste blood OF their oPpressors, even
- II it he a deiyerauce irom existence itself Is
well A. from oppression.
Even now we discover, from the doeful
complaints Of a correspondent of the New
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thai Suddenly starts out upon them from some
ravine, or bush, or mountain cla@m; Of ne
deadly rife that Is aimed from some mountain
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rover ir:IpKtt that rs jnaus
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EN- Virginia III @"ef'''" '''I''i - "a 1''''i
ih some OF We reSu7F o'''''es' he ''''""n'
'i me '"'t' WIN '''i-''F''' - >'4,''' ''" y
'di Hi'S'1bon' 1i'''- - ''''' lac WV
lnl2FlAs is 'h''' 'i.cle al iil"i's ''e" ~ 'Ne
" vest VINO hdNe e''"' N'''' al W" l"SN''i'e"
Virginia ilhe' hii+ou d i'aS" H-'eeh i8hheea.
There = now II car eity one OF these famous
r!lemen who has hagged his eighteen, anu IN
tends to keep MP his hunting c;pe'itions tl!i The
end Of the WAT. The occupation OF North
western Virginia thus lar, has done anything
but strengthen the Federal cause Whereas
nearly half Of these counties gave secession
majoiities, it is believed that now, il the pub
lie enemy Were ont, nearly all, with the en-
"eption Of four or five; would vote to GO for
iAe South.
II" wealth 1T jlal section, IA well = the
majority Of humber, l. "n the secession side,
anu cue OF the arguments used against Us there
by the ni0nisis is, that il the Yankees retain
possession the wealth 81 the rich would he
divided auiou, the poor. i IS really modest
expectation Of Mr.. Cameron that we should
4ve up country q; present paralvzed, j! is
'rue, like the E4e.ern Shore, by the presence
al ALI Invading army, but the great na ioritv
vi "HVNe people are 'oya', ana whose mineral
OH" i1'u''dhd' treasures are luCa''uitDie.
IL tAe 'hif' t-hNe eoHl'leS h"" Nhrepfesehled
ia Tue Virginia Legislature, there Is 4 popuii-
ION 'i thfee huhdfei Thousand Wnlte persons,
ileie are III that district numerous OIL wells,
Producing an article which the tenIede'acE
~ AuV" heede III Tue rate OF over hFe nun
oied barrels daily. enough to supply the
''Ied States aud al Europe. Ihere are the
H4DaNha Sd't NorAs, producing, al - or
- cents hushei, that Invaluable article,
~ HoH 'ei'"5 ~ i'i''''' 'i' al .,
"a a dhd WHICH hd' yie'dc' aHhu''iiy zen NH
In OF ''oii"iS "oi'h 81 Eat i"' "'l~f7"
ana my tnoesahH mead o. cattle ana over 1"rr
hundred ana any thousAnd3 h"gs ana sheep
were tue frod"cf ~ the same section last year,
Ii is believed that enty i've millions Of dol