Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-10
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAMATION.

The President Of the Confederate States has called for
forty thousand additional troops from Virginia This
call arms that "hc eIgeuces oil the public service re-
oure in order to rpsl the invasion Of Virgins that her
sons lie called out IN her defence more speedily than
csu be dooe under the operation Of the Ia. recently er
acted by her Legislature" No call like this has yet
been made upon this State 10 vain Every nerve must
be strung. Every Of Virginia must respond sih
an ardent al to defend the Commonwealth. Those
suhjct TO military duty alone required to perform
this service bu. gallant volunteers who come With the
will TO do die for this great cause will be given pace
In our racks. This has attained point which re-
qures brave and thu, patriots to leave their ton,s
and grsppls ssrnly With the foe. We viii not tam "
submit 70 degradation or slavery. We will have Vr-
gini indep .pdeDt and all liberties maintained, CT
pc .ish IA the attempt TO secure them.
Therefore, / JOIN LgTcHER, Governor OF the Cem'
mo7-ea OF Virgins BIZ virtue OF authority vested IN
me by the Constitution aud laws, do hereby require the
ui, and the voun'sers OF the respective counties and
cities named In the schedule hereunto annexed, TO re-
pair forth ~i:h to the respective places assigned them
wi bout waiting for further orders Move AZ once, 10 the
pl ice Gcsgr1'ec
CoranAndan6 . Regiments and Companies gill I'm
nedstsly cause their mands 10 be summoned, en-
p ,yr expresses where cetsy and when assembled,
ordsr them With ed ion 20 hs nearest railroad line,
and thence TO the and report 10 the General
ia command Regiments viii there be consolidated aud
formed into ten companies 10 regiment VIII one boa
bred men TO each company.
FIELD and Company officers su ,ent Tor the force u o.
NAV be assembled, will be assigned according TO ratE,
and Junior cicsIs who have no commands viii be con-
.dersd supernulsrsrY and be retsrned to the r.nks.
officers in command Of detAshpents en- route TO places
of zvous will the necessary supplies for tnew
cauma1 ds to be furnished, giving 10 the Per,sns If
pisbis iaam certificates Of Indebtedness which VIII 10
Maid by tie Auditing Board at Richmond.
Evsrv private h.yrg se,ycssbe 6rearm Of any de-
scrptou in his possession or she can procure ole from
a neighbor not latls TO duty, will carry IL WIZ nm ~
lest the arms will be paid for by the State Those Hho
have 10 arms will be provided With them At hs rsPss'
tive rendezvous.
The LOYAL citzen OF the West and Northwest in
counties not herein named, earnestly Invoked TO
form guerl. companies and hfe, when least Ipeesd,
once n 80 for the State that gave them Birth With
stern resolve and manly courage uphold the dag and the
uut rnished fame Of the Old Dominion. Scorn The ma
le OF ira Dis who, with rsurped authority are desc
Grating our coil with pollution worse than that the
dres creny aqd execute vengeance upon the foe Who
acknoa lGzes and aims their treason.
,- Given Under my hand, IS Governor, and uu.
u der the s,a! ef the Commonwealth of Virginia,
49,, this tenth cay Of March, 1861, and in the
eighty .siIih year of the Commonwealth -