New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-17
COW ,rr,urRs ORDER FOR DRAFTING.

M EIia,,;nn communication RON the Governor
WAS cent 10 the General Assembly on Tgesdsy;
W." w. FxrcrTiyR DEPARrNHAT req III 1852
,,.,,.,,,, of n, s,aate and Hgu.e Of Dsfegafe'.
crisis IA upon ~. The results % recen. reverses
10 our arms at Mill Springs, rort Henry, and koan'
ohe Island appeal 10 TIE strongest terms 10 our pa'
rotsm, and dema, I'd an exhibition OF al our eheges
an uncompr". nIsng spirit, aud Stern anu determined
res luton.
me exipencies of the times not duly appreela'
ted by MANY OF our people: the dangers "ni0H 0N''
ron US are too lightly g iluated.
We must see aud feel their imminence before We
can be aroused To that action which Is necessary "
save ns from alarming ills, and to avert eViis "ni0
thr, aten our existence peace, and onr organize,
Il "a rs Government. Theresults referred 10 shouio
be sufficient to aioue the people Of ne Cohledsrdoy,
10 stimulate aud call into action all oar ener2e'
physical and intellectual.
u cannot but 6e apparent 10 every mind that the
object OF our enemies Ii TO cut oi our Southern con-
ions by railroad and otherwise, and 10 defeat TIE
transportation OF troops from one point To- another,
with certainty and eeerity, as our necessities may
G.,1aud This result accomplished, aud one gfeisl
step will have been taken coward ther succesS anu
our sublugailon.
II become us therefore, to perfect our organiza-
ton aud bring into active all our strength to oe
feat ne dcsigns Of a willy and INSCRIPTIONS Zoe,
W hose march has teen marked by brutality, Oiooi-
shed, and plumber. Every citizen OF Richmond
ought 10 feel and know that the possession oil tnI'
CITY IL an object Of tho most earnest ard anxious de-
sire on tie part of our enemies. lis mechanlcsi ana
manufacturing interests doing 30 much to uphold
Southern confidence that It's loss 10 us Woulu
/ be weI-nigh irrepefable
| The various propositions which have been made
by Lincoln aud bis allies to parcel out the territory
OF this Commonwealth, makes the possession aud
5ubiugation OF Virginia not lees desirable Inc
casual observer cannot have failed 10 see these
things and LEI should rouse up every latent tesi-
] ,,., - ali
/ bring il into prompt ard decisive action
The defense Of Richmond, Norfolk, Fredcricks-
burg and other parts OF the State, Is o the utmost
iuiuortance and 70 secure this defense we must at
once take steps - secure organHaloh, ana OiHhs
am Ell out corps into tie field. therefore recon-
mend:
fa That the male population Of Ito cite and towns BE
divided lo those sa GO 70 ordinary anc e1traorjnsy
Inc hu c,ss 10 cmii.es those between eighteen sni forty
nve secoud class embrace those be- "een sixteen 'hd
aud Dtws - foftyhye sni Aty years o. nf-
>s.af 10 .u hofze the Governor when informed by me
, 80. .r homo defence 10 maze ru .
ana equations cir osanzaJ INTO coHl enies and reg
,eo f,aie oil pl1cts - b4iIrss % he closed at two
oa M . he whole f5sce d-sfed a. slofe.all turn
! ,.f tl 4 al .eiu.e ard b. s.luc.l0I.
m ID he sry dan to be ordered ,ary to de-
e an, laes d, lppr,agh Toe 60 ey 70 whih ny
beionr lie el.rio.ipery dra not ,oe required
yJnd tano, o. sr nes from toe hmis Of the 0'h OF
Fsn 10 include in such drs, ell rer.cns loio1lutug in
the G.. e I'd to- 10 ios peIoi lon,er tntn . a.{..
FU none oe exempt for M otLef reason tran service
+ g. ths state or 90 -drIa'- s,atss
II th- II 60 ridefed nad -erv.ce, let the people Of
,he cities and towns recD. ec' thai The people "
T New. Orleans, Charleston, Mobile and Savannah
nave adopted this policy, ana have steadily practiced
IL for months past. The people OF Richmond and
other cities and towns IN Virginia are just a. much
exposed az those OF tue cities have named, snd
should be willing 10 sacrifice as much for the COM
mon cause ia the way vi ease ana comfort.
Ii the lie islature viii pass law, the IA Fiotism
of le people Of Virginia vii. respond 10 1t, and
show that they not les ready to make al nece-
sary sacrilces for The common cause than those Of
any other STATE ia the Confederacy.
Respectfully, JOiN LflthEh