Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-20

take the oath of allegiance to the 30 called United
States or their Government incur the penalties Of the
Virginia statute against treason
Treason Is thus defined by the statute:
Treason shall consist only
l. 10 levying war against the State;
9 Or adhering to its enemies giving them aid and
comfort
g. Or establishing, without the authority of the Legs
lature any government within its limits separate from
the existing government;
4 Or holding or executing in suoh usurped govern.
ment any Office;
5. Or protesting allegiance or fidelity to it;
g. Or resisting the execution of the laws under color
Of its authority.
And such treason If proved by the testimony Of two
witnesses to the same act, or by confession in
court shall be punished with death. Of ViryiRiO,
Oh 100.
Now, in order to determine whether citizen Of Vr
GINA, taking the oath in question, will be guilty ot>its
offence as above described and If 3d. 10 what extent il
s necessary that the relations which the States OF the
North hold or assume wards herher power preten'
sions designs and conduct should be well understood
for the more these derOgatoy to her dgutyor dan
gerous to her rights sifety the more manifest the
treason and the greater the turpude of such
citizen, native or adopted.
propose to conRle myself to the question slated,
and 10 examine it in connection with the peculiar Stti
tude our enemies assume towards Us.
Their Commauderin Chief is the very kindest Of cut.
throAts. While preparing to execute bis bloody work,
with what endearing epithets be addresses us
"Inyou hands, my dissatisfied FELLOW coUsrRTNEs
aud not in mine ia the momentous issue Of civil
10, Loyola yield to thy disciple. The government
will not assai you" TO- father OF lies, smile on thy
con I'VE ARE NOT ENEMIES, BUR FRIENDS r. u
We must not be sn.naiss. Though passion may have
strained il must not break OUR BONDS OF AFFEC-
TON" 0, SPLIT-L0G said | not "thou art the best
of CathrOats" And when on the eve Of assailng us
with host among the most numeousdecidedy the most
blrbarous and dasardy ever assembled since the days
of XerIes-Whe actually having under arms force Of
more than two hundred thousand men after the invs
sion OF our territory, the occupation Of Haspers Ferry
the bood-sained capture Of Alexandria, and the block
ade of all the Southern ports just before his edict de-
handing half MILAN OF men and five hundred mil
lions of dollars to crush out rebellion One month and
day only in advance of the march of the Grand Army
from Washington, on its ever memorable expedition to
Bull Run and Manassas-his primo minister proclaimed
pealug to ioreg despot for sympathy in war against
freedom be tells him. Il is erroneous to suppose that
any war e.is.a in the United" meaning the Dfunited
"StAtes Certainly there cannot be tp" belEgerents
loan there be one u where there is war;" Letter Of
srOard to D1ylon, l7tb Jane, 1861 The French En.
pe-or is 10 understand that the resistance Of the free
aud sovereign States OF the South to the expressions
and insults Of their Northern confederates, ia simply
"rs5eIioa :" "dn armed 'sdition :" "a mere casual and
fDtasral insurecon" which France has mistaken for
sar :" Yes, they the Northern, " United are
tho rulers the lawful sovereigus Of the thirteen South.
ern "Ssesdd The latter subordinate and revolted
provinces of Yankeedom-as criminal slmos! the Old
Thirteen who, at the cutlery OF Massachusetts, iD 1875
rallied to her assistance, aud with her, if not for her
s,osdLd from tasy Legitimate and acknowledged
reign. Massachusetts, now leads the way IL an attempt
to fasen upon US a despotsm thousand fold more od
Gus than that from which our fathers saved theirs. I'm
der hold and bareiaced prsteDsion Of supremacy oven
their equals with hypocritical professions Of brothery
affection, aud a.sected devotion to Constitution oil
which they have not left even for themselves, remnani
worth saving Constitution designed 90
To form MORE PEREEcr UNION
Establish JosTIoE;
Provide for the COMMON DEFENCE;
Promote the GENERAL VELfAEE
And sEcURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY.
she and her accomplices, With their myrlads of out
casts and outlaws, rdVaging fields, burning our
dosilings, imgrisoning piidgiHq and mErGsring-rot
only brave soldiers armed in sefdsfeuee, bu. he gH
armed aud defsnelie0.-not men only-but WOMEN
not thoss they term enemies, but outrage ard revolt
| with the name Of FRIENDS AND BRETHREs-Judas like
&C. king 10 betray With kIs
And for whatp For WHAT! For the imputed crime
Of following in the footsteps OF h:r ancestors we'll
a. our ovn-the crif:e Of .r Franklin and Hancock,
and Warren; Of SuIl.er and Marion, ana ashing
ton-a charge which, 1t true would cover il
did them With immortal honor even though like them
we subjects OF acknowledged sovereign, and no
freeborn citizens Of sovereign ndindependsnt States
States Of right veil by compact the equals Of their
ss-aAns. NJ, Our only crlme-and they know 1t, and
the world Knows it's rectng any further political
ISOLATION With iahless allies who have violated their
uoer,r pledges and marred all the objects that associs
ton was designed 10 &c .onpsl.
Aud for wsAT os5scT are all these manifestations Of
brothery love avsbed pom us' Isitrtaly TO befend
q, that tho living JIggernsgt of Yankeedon so far
surpAsss ris wooden protOtype-bim Of the BLACK
Eace and the Blood red Mouth--in crushing his own
people Who ay theif necks bsnesth bis CART o. yes
: make ~ buPpy under bis benigRant rule. spt.
IGl lnId a.. in tb,.s t.,,ars
log and his piOus Jesuit woul"
of friendship these BONDS or AFTTcrroS and only desire
70 restore aud PgRPkrUArE that PEKECT which has
yielded so rich harves; Of biOVd aud plunaer
How base in comparison with cur Revolutionary
Worthless who, despite the titles of Rebel Insurgent and
Traitor lavshed upon them By North and his Royalsis
History ranks with the nobest ard purest votaries OF
virtue and freedcm-how base the Lincons and So
wards of our day. and the Black Faction they marshal
nm 10 rnnne and murder. and how transcendenlY crmi.