The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-28

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t,,eIr power with whatever Of energy may be q
their essnnaud a large portion ef the western
and Northwestern parts Of the State has beeninthe
OCCUPANCY Of tho enemy, and though there arp -
warm ana as loyal hearts there AZ In any part Of
the Commonwealth, yet. from this untowafd cir.
cunssance, they have becn able hitherto 70 DO but
little. The new force now called for - intepded
chiefly for the defence Of Westem Virginia Iss
expecting too much TO ASH these valiant r1en to
come forth and aid in raising this force for this great
and laudable objccti The General Assembly have
appointed Western man to command this force
"a man identified with You In interest BY
come xiop, by family ties, by noble ancestry, by
long tried public service. They have evlnced their
confidence in his ability, in his zeal in his patriot
ISM In his devotion to the great cause In which we
are engaged, by appointing him. WIN you not
rally to his standard and give him the force neces
sary to make the law effcctuall Will mot ell Vir-
cinans aid in this noble purposes Hanything other
than the love of country, and obedience 70 the cell
of your mother, Virginia, be wanting It viii be
found in the execrable acts Of the Lincoln Govern
meut. A recital of q few OF these acts, which are
i,ueniae, will suffice for justification In the eyes
of the world +.
The course they pursued previous to the war
was more than sufficient to justify our separation
from them; but their disgraceful violations Of the
Constitution and of plighted faith since the war
their utter peryersions of truth theirreckless dis
re gard of Justice and of the rights OF property, and
their departure, in numerous instances, from the
usages Of civilized warfare; the invasion Of our
homes and the murder Of our peaceful citizens, rem
der connection with them in future odious to our
se use of honor and abhorrent to our feelings. It
has produced an arrangement as enduring if
there was an impossible gulph between us.
tempt of its provisions according to their own in
terpreta.ion the laws made in conformity with it,
and tiose Id direct conflict with its plainest pro-
visions, which are equally approved by them; the
men who have been the Instruments to execute
their power and vengeance, and the hifeiiugsWho
have pillaged our land, desecrated our churches,
polluted our fair fields, sacked our towns, and in
suited the innocent aud helpless render them
alike detestable to us and disgraceful to hu
| manity.
xThey were bound by the Constitution TO guaran
| tee to rights, and protect US against inva
| sion. They have invaded US themselves, with tbs
ayowed object to subugate and overwhelm US, Il
coniiscate our property and Danish Us from our do
main.
They were required to give no preference by any
regulation Of commerce or revenue to the ports o.
| one State over those of enother. TAey have shut
| up all our ports and prohibited us from having In
| tercourse with themselves or the nations OF the
earth while they have left all of their ports open t.
the. commerce Of the world. They have refused te
| permit US to obtain with our own uAeans even the
II. dicines necessary for sick and wounded-a ar
tices never hitherto considered contraband by any
| civilized nation.
They were prohibited from forming or erecting
new State within the jurisdiction OF any ether State
They have permitted an illegal Legislature, not &C
knovxledged by s1e Constitution or laws of thi
State or by majority Of our people, to profess Il
establish new State within the jurisdiction Of Viz
| ginia, acknowledging the acts Of the Governor 0
that State receiving its Representatives and Sena
tors into the Congress Of the United States withou
the color of law, justice or right, and paying fo
| their pretended services out of the public isc The,
| have granted to this pretended Governor money
which they have acknowledged to be due to thu
| State of Virginia. They have authorized the rails
| ing Of troops within this pretended State to wa
against our people and desolate the iresides o
| their brethren, and stimulated them to bloodshe,
| and massacre.
| They lu,ve allowed vacancies in the Representa-
ton of this State to be filed by writs issued by tn
false Executive Of this pretended State against tht
express pro, ision that the Executive authority o
Virginia alone shall issue such writs with the full
knowledge on their part that the rightful Governor
| of this State had been undoubtedly and constitu
tionally elected by majority of the entire popula
ton of the State, before the commencement OF the
war and that he still continues in Office under his
regular appointment, and in which election the
people OF this pretended State participated They
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by soldiers in the army, and not by people in the
district against an express provision in the Consti
tuition of Virginia, which prohibits soldiers. IN fh'
service of the United States from voting such cleo
tions, thus recognizing the base traitor against hi
own Stat az tit associate and colleague forRepre
sentaliyes who ore entitled to the station and
!! allowing low pretenders to the position Of Sena
tors to be dicniied with that honorable distinction
| They were prohibited from making any law re
speeding an establishments of religion, orprohibitins
| the free exercise thereof They have sent thei
| myrmidcns into churches and dragged our nhis
ters from the sacred desk for mere omission to pu
up a petition to the Almighty for their execratet
| President. They have shut up our places Of wor
ship for . same cause, and prohibited our peopl
from, abng together for the exercise of religion
duties.
They wore denied authority to abridge the free
dom cf speech or OF the press. They have reckless
ly imprisoned private citizens. holding no Office o
position, civil military, for expressing mere ill
ference of opinion with themselves, aud for fear
iessly uttering their sentiments; and incarcs
rated our honorable women for similar cause. pei
hitting their armed jailors to watch and insult iher
in the privacy Of their cells They have placed tn
press Of the country, wherever their power extend
under censc rship, aud in numerous prchibite
the circulation of papers, broken mp taeis forms
and scattered their types to the winds.
They were restrained from infringing the righ
OF the people to keep and bear arms. They hav
.iisarmed large portions Of the people Of one Q
the States still In their Unicn. and hunted an
| baited those in others who have presumed to kce
their own arms against their mandate.
| soldiers In any house without the consent Of tn