Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-07-05
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Not Il day passes that does not wit
ness the procession Of native Virgin
ians, fleeing from the land Of their birth,
to escape the worse than Austrian
tyranny, which now reigns in that once
honorcd Commonwealth.
The sentiment ofloyalty in tie West
ern counties is SO strong that, as get,
none bat the timorous have thought it
best to leave. But farther toward the
interior they are fleeing by thousands.
Every man who will not take up arms
in rebellion against the United States,
is held traitor to Virginia. Every
able bodied man in the State IS required
to enlist and hold himself in readiness,
to march at a momeas's notice on the
call Of sworn traitors, to strike down the
fag they have sworn to support.
They are thus compelled, either to
enlist il thc armies Of the conspi-atocs
against the Government, or suffer death
at the hands of the usurpers. Rather
than do either they are fleeing BY thous-
ands to the Free States The following z
is ;he latest proclamation we have seen
from the Emperor Of I:ryIat0:'
Ey the Govev..or---A PrccIa,na;ion.
''The military forces Of the Govern
/ !, I,J Il,
Territory OF Virginia, and shell the
blood Of its people, and committed OH aE
acts of outrage and aggression, til hereby
evncing purpose, on the part OF that
Government, to subjugate the people OF
Virginia, and subject them TO a tyrarni-
cal control against their consent; there
fore |, J Ohm IsetcAet. Goveraor Of Com
monwoalth aforesaid, by virtue OF the
authority vested in me by the Constitu-
ton and laws Of the same, DO hereby re-
q,iire ,hat all the volunteer companies
which may have been formed in the
several counties and corporations Of the
wealth, not already mustered in
the service, TO rapair forthwith, and with
out awaiting further orders, to the places
Of rendezvous designated by ,Gy rrocla
nation of 81 day Of May, 1867, there to
be mustered into the service Of Virginia.
And [ DO further invoke the good
people Of Virginia to organize them
selves into volunteer companies, and
arm the mseiyes with such arms as may
have been furnished to them, or they
may be able to procure, and repair
promptly to such places Of rendezvous.
And furthermore require the Militia
of the Line to hold themselves in rea,li-
ness for immediate service, and arm
themselves with such arms as may have
been issued to them, or, they may be
able TO procure; and the company officers
are required to assemble their com
panies, at least once a week, at their
usual places Of mastering, for inspection
and drill, that they may be prepared to
repel the invaders Of our soil.
And I furthermore caioin upon all
the good people Of this Commonwealth
to deport themselves with the calmness
and composure becoming free people,
conscious Of their ii ehts and resolved to
maintain them, nothing doubling, that
by the patriotic devotion, concentrated
energy and determined Will OF the peo-
pie, in firm reliance upon the blessings
Of Divine providence, We shall be able
to maintain the liberty, independence
and integrity OF our ancient Common
wealth, and the safety, honor and wei
fare Of the Confederate States.
Given under my hand, as Governor:
ro and under the seal Of the Com
! ! L. s. }monwealth at Richmond, this
~~ Sd day Of June, 1861, and in
the 85th year Of the Common
wealth.
JOHN LETCIER.
BY the Governor:
Gro. ". MUSFoRp,
Sec'y Of the Comm til.