Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
JUDGE BRocKEyBRoUGHs spEsoH.


We aud in the las, issue Of the Lexington (val Ga
I,f!s full oopy Of address delivered at the Court
House Of Roekbrdge county, on the 80 irst BY Judge
John W. BrOckenbrOugh, the state of the country.
Tue ad iress published in the Ga.s the request Of
committee Of citizens, who obtained copy from
Judge B for that purpose.
The adde's commenced with refeTerco to the efforts
nal by Virginia pqutsin the pssOe OF the country,
and then reviews briefly the causss, which proxnats
y At least produced the war of INVASION WAged against
Us BY our ruthless enemies" Judge B. says:
"I have always depored tee failure of the Conven.
ton 10 declare Safe out OF the Unol Immediately
after the PRONUNCIATION OF the IIAugurAl cad aud
disastrous blunder ] am assured ~ tnoss who bad
the beet oppo, luni,y VI Ormug correct Judgment hst
Fortress kotIoe then weakly glTisCItd, and HaTpers
Ferry "a g haze been sEEsd BY YgiHid and their rich
treasures arms aud muniacsO OF wars cured al very
IN Al expenditure OF blood. Had the i0fner Seen ses q
by ecLp dsGk G9a,d have held tie command OF the
Che5apsaEe, and Maryland, ny AAylaad," would have
eagerly rushed into tie loving emoAGs Of her AautheTn
sisters Holding Ihe keT 81 tle Hc.onAc, Washing o.
muEt hayS DetE eTacrated, aud the war which epsued
would have been Vagtd, ii, ipde,d AHy would have
en,ued along the line .. she su. quehanua Instead OF
the Po;OsA5. Bat the golden opportunity uoI
sc zsd Sld the powerful oi,res5 the Gibraltar of the
South, LETT IL the uadsputed poss, Of an en-
sIaY who wis allowed quietly 10 throw IAlo Il "a oysI
AbfluitH army QntIru 10
an eItenl as 10 make il iTpregnstls.'
Tee flo#ug additional extract from the address will
be raad with interest
RuL NJ h,enas We must address ourselves 70 the
task more immediately set before US OF depicting in ia
rue colOys Toe acDal condition OF public saAirs will
Dc frankly Si.h sou, los tke C,iss dcpaads IT, cur
cOuutry ia g imminent pe-ii powerful. army, chattd
by the iaemory Of iOrneF deiols flushed Ei.h recent
victories threatens the Gestrlc ion o. your liberties end
h., r.. If vOu lka has
in hs vra that h, will cru.h, vhSi he iusolenty calls
your rebellion, within sixty days Can he accomplish
als wicked o5as Never, If you rally brsyely around
her slcred flag! But, TO avert 80 dire Catastrophe
the highest energies Of our yeEl IneEt aud people viii
be severely I'D. There is not SLa;o in Uonied
eracy whose sell Is pressed by the foot Of the iu
yadlr. his numerical strength and Harike appliances
are far greater than but lis ends and Tie
by which be hopes to accomplish them are alike
il famous aad d.teftsble. Our resources tre great
our cause the noblrst that ever nerved the arm
Of free peoIa Il we're an impea ehment o. Divine JUS
tce to doubt thgt God viii protect and guide satly
through the terrible cOt6e We have sinned grievous
y siaued Gud in Hs Wyst, Tous way, tnd Tor His
aSn mysterious purpose lie tEs severely chasi:ed US
briag ID back to Jus, Of our depend Hin
Such "a nv nterp citation Of the which he has
tly Wis d on cur hitherto victorious arms. Behind
A smiling Providence, he hides 4 smiling facen How
beautifully fl AID p'opra.e then. IVES l. ~ the Olief
Magistrate Of or yorng voahd!ra6y 20 call upon tho
" his ssrV'er and In spirit Of peri ence and prayer
lnv ke His forgiveness o; sBs and besesch Hin to
save from enemies aud from the hand OF ell who
hate US Who that Xd 10 the sole 20 services of the
sanctuary ttat day bat Salt his soul refreshed bis
heart strehs sred, his arm reUed Was there
not something uuut,eEshle tender ard touching Lay
sublime IN that ao OF naoual lustraton! Gan we OF
vel imagine that the very angels arOu1d the throne Of
God paused 10 their songs Of sdO5aion, tina. day al
uuaiins 10 ma iOn PROSTATE in ,rayer exclaimed "Be-
~ tlru he n ekpnfcsi IN hOuht
the hcnse of davoiou ace dCg TO heaven from thou
sand rArs vas CriLg acceptable TO Hin who ruleb
tue Universe? Blu; God worko.h by mans and ths in.
sTumentslty Of bsman ,lort AdaEess yourselves ear
nesty and herSeGsy 20 1he task OF working out your
own political saliva ion and Hod will aid you. he helps
the brave the yiglnt, the active not tue limd, the
slo hfu the supilo. s, thought your Henry when
b. sii Three mi lions Of pep Armed 10 toe holy cause
ol tiberty, and 10 sue1 country is hat which
~. possess are inVirciole by any force which ou'
enemy car S9ud against us. SIDES, shall poi
aRht our bari's alone There Is jtst Odd who pre-
sides over tho desnies Of nAtos and WHO will raise NJ
friends fight battles for us. The ba lie IL lot to
the strong alone is to tho sySdnt the oetUs, The
brave " TG2sa words we're prophecy then-ihey are
I;s;sry now God old raise up frends to fight the bat
Tee OF our ReVoluionary fa.hers-he did coWn with
success the VI ,in the active, the brave shake Cd
All gloom or dsspoudeIey, W0 s,s nov IN the darkest
hour Of our ssc1ui u voluiOu In period OF similar
gloom dpring he hs war OF independence, WhtI me
the author OF common Sstse" excaim d: "Taese srf
tie times t7st try mems sous The summer soldier and
the sunshine pst WILL in this cisi' shrink from tn
service Of his county, bu! be who aDd by US now d.
serves the love and thanks OF man aud woman."
When ia the tide Of time was great revolution
worked ol. without psn and suffering occasional dis
asier sDd defea Shall dare tc claim mpion rom
universallaN But though in every potracied war
must need come yet know that six millions
Of people never yet suit iglted on ther soil
small natonaities like Poland Hungary or wit. rAud
have indeed been pvescome aud ensaved but couutry
OF 900 square miles in extent with every diversity
of soil and climate inhabited by the most martial
earth, inspired by ~ inbred and lntxiuguishAhle
ov o bet inherited IRON their robe sres were never
yet ensaved aud will be while gross grows end
water runs The illusttious La Fayete wben prison
or In the dungeons OF 0lmu'z slid "For a natioa
to Ipvs liberty It's sufficient that che Enopi
Il, and 10 be free ls suficent that the
isiHs it." The slGo oonVio ion of the invincibilty
OF anaon resolved to be free was strongly impressed
by Lord Chatham during the voluionsry war, when
be said "No man more highly Seems or honors the
British troops than do. k their virtues and their
vAor know they can achieve anything but impossi.
biiitss and know that the conquest of British Ame
rca is an impossi5Hty. You cannot, my Lords, you
can not conquer America You may swell every ex.
pense, accunulIte every assis CO. et;snd Jour