The sun., 1861-12-07

| ssANhhthhuN WIZ uth1 lnuS nOtstot the la
wae thrcatencd with instant death unles, n
pulled II down. Tho men sll siid. "wo htvo NJ
cartridges, and vast horde of the enemy
ABOUT US They we're todd to 10 TO tho lin
ana stand there, and use the charge At the mug
Zie OF their guns or perish the'e. They praspc,
tneir weapons the hercer, turncd calmly al ut
| ana stood firmly at their posts Ard tb,re ,bs,
stood without murmur. prnying "a thcy neyc,
| prayed before that the rebel horde would sbo,,
themselves at the earthvorks An oa;rs,
| rrmatkot, 'this il butcherv," Tho con.
Nction bectmc general, anil council a,
var was hid. And whcn, finally. ,hr
Nn'Ie nag was raised, Ait G. egrnyc. OF
Nour city shed bitter tears iApnl,ns,O Tho
place was given up, upon what conditions IA
WIS lay' i hardly know or caro-. Tho cucny
came pouncing In. One loppi,h officer dres,rJ
III thc gaudicst uniform Of his rank. struticI un
and down through the camp, stopped before our
lnen, TOOK out pair Of hindcufrs, and hol ling
sn.m up shid, ")o you know what thcsn arc
io.' We, weic placed in file. and a aruro ON
horseback ! 'okng much like "Daith ON thr pale
h"iS', led US through the streets of Ioxing.
ION. As We plss =, the sccc ,sion la = NJ OK
,nsun cam" rom their houses. and from IN,
,'''v 'oPs J'.rcl at us. We were then tlk,n
A'ter We had boarded there TO- somr ti,n v,
started with Cen Price, on the mo min. IF ,bo
jOth, Tor ''ilc land Of Dixie.
Gov Pierpon''S First Annual N,..,y,
We publish below tho m ,,t intorc.in, nor
ton of the annual message of the Go,er,or of
TIC state OF kanawha, lately Western virginii.
J. NO message opens with history Of III, rebel.
Hon In Virginia, dcnounccs the uneasy ,rcach,r.
GUS scoundrcls who have underworld / a lure tho
loyal people ofthe state into tho sec,ssion y,rt,x
ana rrjoices that their attempts have G,ilcd.
The Governor says
a., we have been repeatedly told that Western
'fglnia would soon be oycrrun aud subjugltcd
by the Confederate armies, our nropctty ,onf.
ca'cd, and ourselves driven from our homes. or
Sss'yccted to the penalties of treason. Wis,.
lloyd, and Leo were in their turn TO accompli,b
TINS work. They have attempted IT, and b,yr
owed their own afety to tho rapilitv with
which they have rctreatcd before our forces"
Anappcal is then made to citizens Of tn, state
generally:
would appeal to all who are supporting,
or disposed to support, the cause Of the rebelon
N virginia. Can Il bc possible that you will |
permit your dcstinics to 10 any longer controll-
co 'y the conspira'ors who have usurpcd do. |
minion over youg They seek not your welfare |
bat their own selfish ends. They would sacri. |
nee virginia again, as they have already done,
M order to protect the cotton fields uf tho South
! our farms aud your homes are exposed TO the |
havoc and dcsolation Of war in order that anoth. |
er people may on with their planting and |
business as usual" |
The United States Of America |, A name
whioh should ho sacred to ~. II /, couse. |
Grated 10y. Washington, and the statesmen |
and patriots Of the purcr DAYS of tho |
republic Rally, then, again under the |
Star spanglcd banner. 1t is the emblem of |
'ut nhcriy' oi our greatness and prospnri. |
y. When that flag falls We can no longer he n |
ifcut, tren manila H.. |
'ou gained by the ciyil war Into which these
nen have led you2 Your rights Are thew
lore secure than they worol The security Of
lave property Is IL safer now, amid tho tenn
est OF war, than It was under the Constitution |
4 the United States Ii you succeed in this |
cbellion, you will only succeed to dnd your
ountry ruined by contending armies, your own
prosperity forever crushed beneath an over
'h'lming load Of debt and taxation, snI ,p,..
dtms, under the Constitution and Union OF our
aihers, which have hitherto protected and se-
'ured our unexampled prosperity.
The following picture Of the state affairs
throughout the rcbcllious state Is interesting
"If We turn our attention to that portion of
he state which il yet under the control OF tho
ebel government, we will find its condition Ia
nentable indeed. have embraced all sources
4 information in my powor To ascertain tho
ruth respecting II. There seems no reason 10
oubt that nearly all the able.bodicd men boz
/
Drred into the Confederate army unclnhn0
ious,ind, irh0 are ~ heart true 10 he Constitution
Ind DE IHiOn. | need not mention that our
,ullic improvements railroads, canals, bridges |
md public huilding', hayo been destroyed
Sherover the secession forces have had
'ontrol Of the country. kapine ami plum
lcr have marked their path; and men, AFRO
,ating to themselves a superior civilization, de-
-iycd as they say, from the existence Of negro |
,layofy among them, have abandoned tho rules
If civilized warfare, and made war, like sayaRes
! scene Of indiscrinlinatc and ueeless destruc-
ion.
"a large proportion of tho slaves have been
cnt further south for security. All the live stock
within the rebel lines have been seized for the use
If their army. Farms have been stripped OF
iorses, wagons, fencing and timber, and the
houses Of the people of blankets and even cloth
In short, that could he made use
Iul TO the soldiers. The property Of men known
or supposed to he true 10 the Union has boen
taken without compensation, and they regard
thcmselyes fortunate II their lives are spared.
The property which Is pretended TO be paid Tor Is
paid for in Treasury notes Of the Confederate
Statef; or In bank notes Issued on the de-
posit of such Treasury notes. This cur
fency, even at Richmond, Is already at a
q isc6unt Of not less than thirty per cent, |
and the papers there arc seeking to maintain /
its credit by donouncing the penalties OF death |
or confscatiOn against merchants aud bankers /
" ho make any distinction between such notes
and coin. Yet this circulation Is really value |
Ics.. II the rebellion fails to sustain itself the
notes must go down with it. II it succeed, |
from the immense amount Issued, and the cha
racter of the leaders, we may safely assume the |
r,pudiation of the debt to be inevitable. The
President of the Confederate States, it will not
he forgotten, was for many years the leader oil
the reputation party in Mississippi"
In conclusion, the Governor congratulates the
people of Kanawha upon tho great success
which has 50 far attended their efforts to build
up an independent loyal government in the old
state of Virginia. He recommends stay law
and the condscation OF rebel property.
The Presidents Moderation.
Colonel Forney, in commenting on the mess