The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-15
PIERPOINT,s MESSAGE

| The traitor Pisrpoint has sued what he
| calls his message, to the State Legislature Of
| Western Virginia. The toue Of the dec ument
| ia very hope fu !, and the bogus Governor seems
able 20 discover sJms patches of clear cky
| through the political clouds that oyershadow
the land. He says:
have already mentioned d that 'hs people
l ot thnt portion of Virginia over which reor-
shh1sd State government nas prevailed. had
tth.ti2hted their tui proportion ef soldiers
/ 70 Toe army CT the Union. W. hoyehow ten
fuii regiments IN the field for three yeavs'ser-
| vice, "esioes three artiieryc mpaEies. Three
| more regiments are RAPIDLY niilrR up OF
| this force from the hest estimate hav = been
babe to procure, three. .fouyths are Iesid ents
OF sHsinin, The other fourth being from Ohio
and PeDnsylyania The citix.hs OF those
states have been AT xious TO enter our =. rvice.
| and meet The common enemy on the soil OF
Firsiria. We tnank them for the z.al
| they have oispl 'yed In our Gefercs -
| Il will ever b. gratefully remembered
| by all Western Eirginians NCr can
| is lessen our Obligations for the services they
| have rendered, that to meet the enemy pon
! our soil and drive him over the Al@ghany
| mountains, was the sursst protect 10
| Western PENNSYLVANIA and southern Ohio -
| Let Us cneerfu!iy reco gniI' The great prin-
| Ciple that we are each AID al hinced TO.
| gethey ln osle greaf caus--to mfintsi in 1he
/ Consti ution and the Union. and 10 protect
| aud tefend Il essch other. hen It - reVol-
/ sses-d tha.Nhe Ios al population OF that part
l of Nirg uia which fs ~nsses he eorssnfasd
/ State government cannot be rs I'M ed 20 ex-
| ceed two nuudrsd and twenty thousand per
| soLs, of ali eges and sexes, and hat many Of
| these III as be Kept 81 home 10 defend tn. II
l own families aUd homes from rapIne and
| murder, TO which the pe >ple of ohio aud
| Penhsylvania hay not been xpos. d, W. may
/ lu>tiy claim that We have done our duty In
1 support ot the common cause
| L recommend IN ~ 5, me provision BE- made
| out of The 81 te treasury to aid in the sup
| kOrL OF the t'milies OF eur vuluuieeIs who
| re III the United States service ny u!
| our soltie have Left t,.eir families in strai
| ened or uestii ute circumstances at tome
/ They have hitherto been mid. j bS Ia cou'ty
| ana iudtvt IIat su6scr'p ions but tUis
sourCe ) mos " exhausted Nor rs 10 proper
| thai the burden should hr borne IA tnis III
| seS. Some co"ntirs htVitg = om e'gat hun
| dred To u thousaud voters, h' Va :di>rd 'hrse
| or four companies hthers, with Il much
| larger popui tton, have nor I is~d many
| As the taxes which come INTO thu treasury
l are ralssd ny an fquit blr n ssssm-nt upon
| all there - an ubvl01s proprie that the
| state should coniriou1" to his necessary ex
| l~use.
| The Legislature has IN de no appr priltion
| TO defray tas expenses o. oTgt' lztog the vol
| uu teers OF h State when cailel tHto the -er-
vice of tae United states 1 d-vo ed almost
| the entire civil contin. % fund TO 'ha pur-
| y, So, and tntn obtained temporary loans for
the residue Absolutely necessary The Fed
| eral Government has reiu ndsd to M
| siderable pJrtlon OF the amount expended,
| which L have applied 10 tha pay ment the
| sums borrowed But there are on IS standiue
| accounts and other expense daily acci ming
/ which 1t is necessary to protiJe Tor. Al
| he StetsS, II - believed, have found IL rce.-
| sa:y tomake temA .ry alvsnc.sot tis bar
| aCtrr III order 10 puJ tneir sever i qIOt IA
| the lie d, andi COT pa isOn vi L % her pr ad
| vaucs s Ia this tccouuth h,v- b-eu srnttIin-
| deed. The Federal Gov InmeLt Iecugnizss
| such advances as just iaims ny prop.r
| vouchers. II must be upparat I, tow-ver,
that if every eApe d'ture OF the k,no. before
| being made, is 10 await the ucuou OF tue
| fTet tsury NJ Wasntt RtOn, the uhiIc service
| may b. greatly, rerh tps vit,lly. ard ov
| the DELAY. l rt. muleudei, theie ieture that
| you make an appropriation for he pu puse
ne iudt, ated, Ia y. der that ait eucu ava C..
| for Unttd Sttes service may 90 regularly
upon the books III tns auutt' +. and Treas.
| urel s ueparthIen :, ana be - tired they
| oct ur. To the debL Jt tao L eIsuIer OF the
| Unite. States.
| | refer you 10 tie AUDITORS report ac-
| cCmparyInx tnts, f.r 81 tutl report on the
| flu..ugts cf the STATE. When The state GOV.
| ernment was ors nLilrd, great apprehension
| was felt thai difficulties would Exist III rails.
| Ing the funds acc. sSary to garry tton, But
| by the aid OF the taxes collected in eleven
| counties, amt OF ths 9mouut received from
| the Federal toYsrnn"nt, on account OF tho
| distrIbu table share "f he tate OF Virginia
| OF he sales OF lhe pub it hands, under the act
| OF Con Ercss II ssed III le4i, we have had lull
| meaus Tor supplying he "ants OF the civil
| service, leaving Il balance Of slShty thousand
dollars iii the tTeu NY n The 3utn OF Sep EN-.
| Der last OSi-g to the u.sloyalLy of the
| suefiHs in olhrT CCuhties. nothing was re-
| Gel we'd f. ON them pfi tu that date But the
STATE Government haS since baea .reCrganizsd
III Il large IluInbPr .f these couuties and
| loyal sherihs are LoW actveiy employed in
| collecting the taxes therein TOR the present
| year, wh th VIII largely augment the re-
| Ceipts ot the regerue.
| | respectfully caH your attention to the
| suggestions mad. by the Auditor III his re-
| port in regard 10 lhs npprVpri ttioLs of your
| extra session.
| There re persors among who support
and encourage ine us7 OF the rebel,ion by
every ~ cans III their power, short of overt
| acls OF tresson. IneiF persons and their
property are projected by the laws OF the
~tate aud OF the ilGItei : t,es, anl yet they
| deny the ooligation Oh their part IL support
! the ~ or the other.
| Another portion of our citlzNu9 are engaged
| III = most actIvr and decided support of the
r"ceiIion. They have -ni,s ed IN the nav~l
| or military service ~ lii" Con federats Gov
| ernmen., or hold civil CfIic,s under he s me-
or they give aid and comf,rt u tue Teneiiion
| by su porting 20 a fca ar t5- forces NJ pro-
visions, clio hing, arif.s, or mOiry, OF iuruIsh.
| ing in ofmhtton TO ihe enemy. | would
| commend 'hat II my FeTsou hereafter guilty Of
| such oNeHce mas an proper y or debts Wi thin
the territory whore the authority of this
| Government is a'knowlt dyed such property
and debts should re conflsC ttei - IA Sta's,
suhJec 10 the iust debts OF the itrnder. Aud
| L would aiso recon mend that ~ a"y per
has abandoned has b. me Wlthi' our ierritory
| TO 20 within the Gunted- rate Iturs tbe Ea
| ecutive shou q he anthCriz.d + tssu. no
q nation r 'quirins him TO returI. HBd ~ ~
l
| prociama ion thai fact shaGihi Use n de- neu
| pri@a fdeie ey!oeLC- thaf hs ma 70 gut,
OF IL noes subI-ctiHg h 5 pr lerty u COZ fis-
| cation.
| l recommend tna repeal OF ~. stay pw
| passed at your ezra session Tn e,essity
| fer il no lOrEer Exists. FerS"f~ nGTc tassu
| advantag. OF the iIW, thouzh Ih-y nave the
| mears OF pa}iEz their q b $; ana thu sus
| pep sion OF the 80 ct t. toiltC utof4 seems
| TO have epceurig g-d the dIsorders Of he
| time, by cTea iIg ~ i'm pre- or thtt ali la W
| WAS Suspended Ehe Trtp,Tty, how Yer, OF
| soldiers, while la The service of he tuiird
| States should bs protecte from execution
| or attachment; and persons engaged IN sup
| porting rebellion. or who, b-ing iuhabttan =
| OF the state, shall refuse - take oath 4
| fidelity TO the same, should be denied To .
right 10 sue in our GDurts
The banks In this section Cf the y ate IA w
| sustained themse' 'ves shm rably, cons d-IiBE
| the diic ui ties der hich they have Ia borea ,
| Though the law rutboUz1s The susp~Esior
| OF specie pay r'-n Is Is sun In force, ney sre
| furnishing exchange ana sp~VI" fauds tor
| their issues ~ moderate rates ard hr~ t iu
| uaily approaching the specie st:nCaIc 1, I
| their circulation. Satisfied that ttsy IRE
| prudentiy managed, FOR h H. errs;s II, h OF
The public s,nd their own stocAboi.3rs o O.
diuonal legislation Is 1 tn.ng, nect sSary u,
this period resp cling them
| desire, however, 10 cal your especial at
teu tion 10 the braneh OF III. Eschaug- Bank
OF firginir, n Weston. IL sboGi', 1 tEiHx,
he made an independent bank, thus r
ing the connee ion between II and tDe pa
|
| bank is located at Norfolk II, ns we'll
| as the other bran,hes east of the Alis-
| Rha1y mountains, has made large ad-
vances TO the Confederate States and 10
| the Secession State Gev-rnment at Rich
mopd. They have exchanged heir own Is
sues To a large amount tor the confsderst ts
Treasury noies which, As n ready stas- are
| now thirty per cent discount a. kicnm nd
, and are intrius'cs.ly valueisss The STATE
, | owns laTg- amount OF ths ptt~l ef ths
branch a. Weston, ard the people ~ ewi
couuty the ha auCe. l AIN infer o. fAat ~