Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-10
A PROCLAMATION
BY TIE GOVERNOR.
Fellow CIIIZems:

Fellow StllEEh5s
1t Is necessary defence that immediate steps
BE- tGSru ior perfect organization and dsci-
pluiu OF the militia Of the srycri counties IN which
the authority Of the reorganiZ"d State Government
4 snail force Of Rebel Cavalry have crossed the
country from The Mountains to the River. They
have come among Us, not with any expectation 0t
permanently subJrttis virginia 10 The Ietciler Gov
oruurut but 10 -tr.i our horses, destroy public aud
private property, create alarm aud conii7nt ana
then escape across lAr Mountains win as niue"
plumber they carry away. with a better OF
gnnizltiou Of Militia force. few resolute men
could have lriyeH them ia disgrace rom our soil
shall DO constantly liable these raids until
We are prepared 70 prytart ourselves, Every true
man without regard - military age, who Is able 10
handle gum should eurDl himself in some militia or
yD!unts rcOmpAny, arm himself turn out frequently
drill, uHtI lac acquires the necessary knowledge
service, may be Required the defense Cd! hi- h'ur@
aud upfr this. he should To- it that n! ha
urishbors.ip the SAME We an deiri! West virgin
d. Therefore, require tho commander Of every
IITlyI.r ami regiment, within the loyal counties
NOW rlnzed nin"ii ,te!y on tie receipt "i ms
or Ter, order r-.rrutsi luusteFs aud proceed {"
organize, by ranics, Luital0us and regiments
the militia Of their respective districts.
Whenever any companies shall have been reduced
-, i,, ma -.ryi.s nT III United states | order
such c,nFau-- be consolidated, to form conf
Iauis- OF not less than nifty uor more than one hun
hTel members.
required to produce them ~ the regimcntai muster,
ana the commanders Of companies II iuIt"li .teiy
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their districts in the hands ufauy person enrolled
anil use them Tor armiuE such IN litiA and volunteer
companies may lie formed.
II h., carnrtly requested that all loyal persons in
the state, capable OF performing military service
without regard To VIII ioEut themselves into vol
unte-r companies without delay; aud should there
not be state arm enough in the comfy to supply
such volunteer, let thm supply themselves for the
occasion, with such guns a. can be- procured from
private persons 80 person. not ia service having
IRE arm viii object giving up MS gun be used
for tile comm defense.
The Unmauiant OF elcl regiment - required I'M
rrcdiIteIy On tc organization % tie militia ia his
district TO report 20 the Adjutsut General II the
state the number Of "aToIled in his regiment
the volunteer pauigs formed within his district
with the number OF men in each. aud the number
Kind and cou-iti7u Of the with which they
supplied. d'stir gushing those heuuEiu 10 the state
from those belonging 10 private persons
Until further ORDERS the cOHuaudhut oi each rcgi
meut will muster his regiment for inspection AMI
drill least every four wrrs-. and the captain
81 each militia and volunteer company "iH muster
his company or inspection and drill t least once y-
cgy week At each roEimeTta and company muster
the roll viii be called. aJ--nf-es marked aud return
Ell 20 the Court OF IGlu'ry held At tho time required
| b. Law
The commandments the regiments ia Ohio county
are required 90 order the several companies under
their command. - meet Tor resimentL muster ON
tho both day "t t- mouth, and produce at such mus
all the belonging % the state which may be
| in their possession
| By tue Governor:
scplU-tr HEvEY !. SssruELs, AdI't Gen