The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-08

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defsined them tor wea0 ard monhe 1ney
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Tor the purpose Of communicating ordsfs ior
he srrrSt u suspectpd pergones rsPudiam1g
IN thoee eafeeuards which The Law has Wis
= throvn around the citizen for his protee-
lion. Dssolaiion has followe0 y the root
steps Of the Federal army; Ns,s.or n,e: M y
non. fnsy have murdered many ef ths
heet citiaens Of the country Soey have In.
cArcerated others IN jaits Ana l0rsss Ana soeJ
havs ssised and AppropEi:tea private prop
and without making Just compensation 70 the
IL and his Cabinet have diarsgardsd the
tniunctions OF the stx tn article Of the amend
han those to which have re1esred. That
article declares I'm all criminal prosecu-
lions the accused shall enjoy the right 70
spoOdy and public trial, BY an tmpatual jury
Of the Stats and district whsretA the crime
shall have been committed, which district
shall have been previously ascerts1ned ~
nw. ana to b informed Of the nature and
cause OF the accusation, % q conl1Cnteo
with the witnesses against nim 70 nave
in his favor, and TO have the assisiancs Of
"a and his Cabinet have seized large num-
hers Of our citlzens, withdraWn tnsm IRON
their homes, their families and their ousa-
n n
fused TO inform them Of the cause ana ma
tufe OF the ACCUSATION against them; denied
TO them the right and opportunity 81 Gun
saltation with friends or cou1sea, 90 ncxs
trial by an impair ual jury. rnsy Moulo
nsither confront them with the W ltAesses
against them, nor would they allow them TO
have c0Inpn sorry process 1oF OBTAINING "'@
the conduct OF President Lincoln mas been
Al oppressive and tyrannicsl TOWARDS the
Confederate States, a. the acts OF TAG A1nS u
Great Britain, whiek caussu ous asss 1S ny.
com paris an cannot tail to make lls impress
SIC n upon the mind even OF the casual o.
server.
President Lincoln has plum dered the pub
lie Treasary, and has delivered at Least forty
thousand dollars to PAerpont TO enable MIN
and his trail torous associates, In the Com
monWeal IN of Virginia, 70 over nFoW tne
STATE Go ye rnment, and 10 Organize WItnln
Ha mas thus been guilty OF the unprincipled
conduct of using the peoples money 70
lavish upon traitors and encourage them 70
perseverance, in their work OF tresen.
history of repeated injuries and usurpattons,
all having10r their uirect object the esta1
lish uept of an absolute tyranny over these"
Confsderate Estates To this end she has
affected to render tne mintaIy .na =
OF and superior to the civil power.
He has com bined with Pierpont ana ot1er
traI tors in Virginia 40 subject rs to J0ris-
diction foreign TO our CONSTITUTION anu uA'
acknowledged by our laws, givlng nia assent
to their &C Is of pre- Esndo legislation"
Hsis sndeavoring to quarter large bodies
OF armed troops amongst Us.
He il endeavoring 10 cut ON "ouf tIaoe
with all parts Of the world"
He - endeavorInS TO impose "ta4ss upon
us without our consent"
Heis endeav. rang to deprive Us, "in many
cases, Of the benefits OF Trial by )ury.
sHs has abdicated Goveynmsnt here by de-
clarinE US out of his protecuOn and WASlnS
war against U.S.
"Hs has plundsrsd our seas, ravaged our
coasts, burnt our towns and destroy ID the
lives Of our people"
"He 10 At TINS time transporting Iargs
bodies Of mercenariss TO complete the WORKS
OF death, destruction and tyranny, already
begun with circumstances OF cruelty and per-
fdy scarcely parallelsd in the most baTbar-
Gus ages, and totally unworthy the head OF q
oivilizsd nation.''
he mas endeavored to excite dom sstic in
surrectiOns amongst Us by proposing to put
arms in the hands Of our slaves, and thereby
encourage them to ian undisting uished dc.
struction OF all ages, sexes and ondttions'
He has violated laws human and divine to
and to wreak his VENGEANCE upon a people
who ask only their rights and who are struG-
gIing to preserve their liberties. Oau Gov.
eminent conducted upon such principles On.
dursf
In every stage Of these expressions. at
tempted or consummated, prior to the seces.
sion OF the State, We warned President Lincoln
and the Northern people OF the inevitable con
| them that II justice were not accorded to u
| the Union m ust be dissolved. In every stage
| Of these expressions since the secession Of the
State, we have resisted them as became a fret
| nitions and resistance have been answered
by repeated injury and oppression, 4&Era.
| waited BY war and bloodshsd, and by the A..
sumption and exercise OF power, which even
| an au,ocrat would hesitate to assume and
exercise A Presidsnt "whose character il
| thus marked by every act which may define
| tyrant il unfit to be the ruler Of free pso'
ple.''
nave thus presented:
First The considerations that influenced
| and controlled the action Of Virginia in sep.
| arating herself from the 0overnmeut0ft the
| United Ststss, and rssuming her sovs.
Second. The results which President Lin.
| coins policy gave M fearful reason to APP
prehsnd, and which are now matters Of his.
| tory, stamped indelibly upon its psges. In
| q Constitution which hshad solemnly sworn
Third. have run parallel between tn.
conduct Of President Lincoln and George
| the Third, and have demonstrated that the
/ former has shewn himself not less tyran,
| and osurper than the latter
The Constitution of the United States hal
had no binding efficacy upon as since the
pudiated 1t, and declared to the world that
We would not be longer bound by tts pro
visions. From that day Virginia dates q
new era. Her own Oonstftution. her laws
her guidance from that day forward, until
her union with the Cont derats States wal
consummated. While she occupied post.
ton rs an independent State she deportsd
came ..the mother Of States " After hez
| union with the Confederate Government
she fulfilled her obligations faithfully in
| her new relation.
| have demonstrated conclustvely that we can
| not live together a. equals, under the Gov.
ernment Of the United States, and the habit.
| nal violation Of the provisions Of the Con.
| stitutton an d the open disregard of the laws,
byPresident Lincoln and his oficials. render
| governmental association between NJ fmpos-
sible Mutual respect between the citizens OF
| the Southern Oonfsderacy land those Of the
North has ceas Cd totextst Mutual conf.
dsnce has been succeeded BY mutual distrusf
and mutual good will by mutual aversion.
| No Government can BE- enduring which does
not possess the affection and respect OF thu
| governed. It cannot be that the people 81
| tbs Confsderate States can again entertain (
| feeling Of affection and respect for the Gov.
ernment Of the Unitsd States. We Aaye
| therefore separated from them. and now le1
| it be undsrstood inst the separation ssia
and ought to es fLnal and lrrevoeables-thai
| Virginia will, under no circun stances. q.
| terrain any propositfo from any quartsz
which may have for In ohject HegtofAtion
| or reconsts ucticn Of the late Union on any
| terms and conditions whatever.