Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-12
BY THE OGVE8 OR OF VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAMATION

The President of the Confederate States has called fc
forty thousand additional troops from Virginia. Thin
all afrms that she exigences Of the rustic service IT.
llire In ord TO rep the Invasion CT rguil that her
ona be called Ia her ceieLce specify thar
al be co &c undcr the ope'a # the Lag rtcery ELL.
ctcd by her Legislature" No call Ike This has YET
Ye. mad, upon tis SAFE ia Vain. Evsry nerve must
% strung. Every son of Virginia must respond will
IN ardent gal to defend the Common weslth. Thos
ali c. 10 military duty IRE alone Kqlred TO perform
his servca, bu, gaau: volunteers who come with The
viii to do die for this great usc will b. given place
IN our "a Ks. This war has attained point which re-
aures brave aud Iu patriots to leave their homes
md grapple Gruly with the foe. We will not tamsly
submit 20 degradation slavery. We will have VIZ
~ Ia indep dent an5 Ill our liberties maintained or
perish IA the attempt to secure them.
There'o ore, |, JCHS LLIcHEg, Governor Of the Com
nolweal OF Virginia. By vr.ue Of authority vest, in
ne BY the Constitution aud laws, do hereby require the
militia and the vo Of the respective counties and
titles uaocd In the schedule hercunto annexed TO re-
nsir forth with 70 tho respective places assigued them
wi hout waiting for further orders Move at once to the
pl ice delegated.
Commandments of Regiments and Companies will i'm.
medat1y cause ih,iG commands TO be summoned en-
blowing expresses where necessary and when mbed
order them with expedition to the nearest railroad line
aud thence TO the rendezvous aud report to the General
il command giments viii there be consolidated and
formed into ten companies TO regiment with hun
fred men 10 each company.
may be assembled will be assigned according 10 rank,
A. iunicr officers who have commands will be
sdered sup,rnumerary and be returned 10 the ranks
Officers in command OF detschmeut route 20 places
OF rendezvous win cause the necessary supplies AID
transportation for ir una ds be 1ufni,h d. Civ
ng 10 the per furGishilg them certificates of in-
de5tedness Which will be paid by the Auditing Board
at Richmond.
Every private having strviceSble frearm Of any de-
scrpdon in his possession, who procure from
neighbor not lisbl, to duty, will carry it with him. II
lost the 9ss will be paid for by the State. Those who
have no arms will be provided with them at the rspec.
tive rendezvous.
The loyal cit zens Of the West and NorthE est, in
counties not herein named, earnestly invoked to
form guerilla and rike when least 1peced
once for the State that gave them birth. With
sierra esolve and manly courage uphold the Gag, and the
uutarnshed fame OF the Cd Dominion. scorn the mis-
rule Of traitors who, with rsu;ped authority, desc
Grating soil with pollution worse than that Of the
dres enemy and execute vengeance upon the foe who
acknowledges and tus'ains their treason.
-, Given und,r my hand, az Governor, and un.
L. der the seal Of The Commonwealth Of Virginia,
49, this teath 6sJ Of Mach, 1862, and in The
eighty Ilh year Of tie Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHER.
Tese, Gao. W. hUnoRD,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.