Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-19


 cur Representative, Mir. Woodruff, on the sub jset of the War and the Emancipation and Col snisation bills, in the House of Representatives. While we must give him credit for his manly words in sustaining the administration in it's efforts to suppress this unholy rebellion, we can not agree with him in his views or votes upon the necessary measures to attain that end. if
 Perhaps. the best reply we can give to Mir. Woodrua's views, would be contained in the re- marks of another Member of Congress, the Hon. Nr. Whaley of Western Virginia, whose words certainly carry authority and conviction with thsm; coming, as they do, from one who knows whereof he speaks, and who has himself lived in the midst of and witnessed the disease, and hnews tho cure. e7. a.F ss.5'.=r. aa;Iqi
 Mr. whalsy remarked as follows: ne.3 M
 "why did Virginia secede from the Union when Union men had largo majority in the senvsnsion which passed the ordinance of se- esssion! That question is fully answered By eayings that three thousand southern rufians and cut threats from South Csrolina and Geor- gle surrounded that convention, and by brute force compelled the adoption of the ordinance. In short Virginia was mobbed out of the Union \ have seen and conversed with many of the men whs voted for that ordinance, and who Aed rom the state immediately after that convention loyal men, but that they were compelled to save their lives to vote for the ordinance. They only lacked moral courage That is the way in which Virginia. wss voted out of the Union. Afssr they were .mobbsd out of the Union, the people of Western Virginia arrayed themselves in ep- position to that act, and ws found that ws had many friends to support us in our neighbors Ohie and other States. We appealed to the pee. pie of the loyal States, and Massachusetts, re. spondina to eur call, loaned us 1000 stand oi erIns. That was our rallying point, and hence forth ws declared that we never would submit % the ordinance of the Richmond convention shat rsthsr than do that, our lcysl people would leave their bones to bleach around their native hills, and their blood to noursh the soil of their soslovsd state. The people of Western Virginia have never had the credit to which they gre en- titled for their patriotism and loyalty to the government. The gentleman from Massachu- sstts (Mr. Train) spoke of the people of Tennes- see. lssk any reasonable man where was ever gssatsr patriotism shown than has been shown y sns people of Eastern Tennessee. Surround. oy diaioyalty on every side, shut off from all ioyauy ny chain of hills and Kentucky neu- Mahty sn one eide. and by a violent, murderous cso sus.tnroat crew upon the other, yet under ses lesdersnip ef noble Johnson, Etheridrs. IsynsIo sno brcwnlow, names which will be stOueS or monuments which will be erected by future renerations to nsrns. usts their enduring fame, they struggled along end endured ali that mortal could endure to show their devotion to the Union and ' csn,ss ~ endure to hear any man, como from vhste.ss q stats hs may, speak disrespectfully of the loval people Of Tennessee. If the policy is oarr;sd out which is contended for by some of the ben. tlemsn who ere opposed to confscation let m, tell them, however honest they may be in thei, opinions to the contrary the united south an, sksir sympsfhissssis is the north vU once more tak pessession Of this governmsnt, and l esery seat i this Aouss Uith fraitors, and omr iberty wW 6e q essnd. If we receive them back into full fellow chip. with their hands all, dripping with tn Blood of their countrymeH, do you suppose tha we of Western Virginia can live upon Virgini. sell Do you suppose that the patriots of Eas Tennessee can remain quietly in their homes Mss cir. say to the gentleman from Massa shusetts {Mr. Thonas.l Vft l. aaeonst stitatioaas seafseefs Ihe propertyo these rebels, coastita tiow C Jailssre aud oar governmsnt is at dS end and had rather go with my family and liv among the wild sayagss of the west than remain An Wcrferr Vir0jnia o asflfss HaI sff3AsLfN8