The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-28
Charge Of Judge Thomas H Gholson to the
Grand Jury Empanneled for the Circuit
Court held in the City Of Petersburg on
Thursday, May %, 1852.
'[FURLIsHso BY EEaussr OF Tsg GRAND JrsY ]
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury:

Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury
Heartily congratulIts you that you assem-.
BILE today. owing no allegiance whatever to
the 4overnment of the United States.
II 'pplly for Us and our children, And for the
cause of humanity, we are now separated for
ever. No matter what the diversity otseuti-
ment amo2g us a few mon tbs ugo, now every
patriot re)oices that Virginia is no longer
united with psopla whose n adnsss or fanat
icis III has sustained Gcvernmsnt which has
ty, while 1t has distin guished itself by unpar.
alleled perfidy aud hypocrisy. The most vic.
lent enemy OF the North never dreamed 1t
possible that Lincoln and his advisers were
capable OF snch startling meaDnsss, outrage,
and oppression. Let us rejoice that we are II 10
longer OF them. In no age-in no nation,
was there ever q more obnoxious despotism
than the Government called the United
States. At this day Lincoln can appoin I
whom be please commanding Off ,er, and
that officer may establish such Tu les and reg
.ations as he pleass-suspsId the laws, writ
OF habeas corpus, and eli. as he please, take up
aud throw In prison whom he1plss Sc, and re-
fuss TO tell friends, lawyers, ofi1c rs. and
courts, for what or where ne has incarcerated
him.
And this enormous oppression Is my:tifisd
because II IS alleged that we are reo Is aud
that all over the county there are persons
who sym pathiZs with Us Every print IN the
North which had the boldness to question the
proprie.y CT tbs war wsged against US, aud
to adv.s 50 peace has been hushed Every man,
who has had the spirit To raise his voics
against their acts of tyranny and oppression,
has been trcaTcerated In down. trod len
Maryland the repressn tstiyes of the people,
and thrown into prison for fear thsy would
advise resistance to tyrants." Aud, 10
crown all, defeuceless anu unpffendink wo.
men have been arr sstsd, and committed to
rough and unfeeinG rowdies as their prison
keepers.
And all this, not because the victims of
their In humanity plotted OF desired the over
throw Of the Government OF the Gnitsd
States, but because they condem ned or oppSs-
ed, or were supposed 10 condemn and oppose,
the war wagsd against she southern people -
The rulers at W aahinxton, having determin. +.
ed on our des.ruc ion, have hunted down and
p112mate that war upon US was unJust There
We $ no disloyalty to the North-ths oH5Ece
has Goes sged IN desiring Justice for the south
In comparison with such tyranny. the
Spanish Ina uisition was toierGbie. Religious
lanatfvlsn Gould bs pleaded as some excuse
for ,he one. while the tyrants al Washington
canno. offer IN exienuation oi their bare ara
ties true purpose 10 serve either H"d ol
man.
In Great Britain. Burks opposed az rlta
is:eriai measures which led 10 the Elne s1ai
Revolution, an1 tnea ussd All bis i0sc: aEl
e!t q 1eace 10 heal tAe bgesch. Yet n,s 10y -.
" 20 Great Britain was no, Qu-s .lJi 81 .--
chatham, England's n stchIss. crsicg, for
more than ten years opposed tae a. nit1sIy
neannsss sdcpied towards the toinGies, and
urged theit Abandonment. aud openly d.
Ulared, after the Geclars;lon Of Amerte: y "a :
dependence. that the cJnaass OF America
waa impossih!s; and his las. gsea. Il 1T ia
Parliansat-.ne theatre Of his glory-was
An attack on the unjns. enA impolitic pro
ceediLEs OF tho Ministry towards tho 20 %.
ntes, at ths close OF which ne fain al and fell
oackwarda, and IL abort uns thereafter
breathsd his last. SO that IL may ns ~
ne died batting Tor the Colonies Yet N.
country Wen never dVubtst his loyalty ou'
hcnofei him with paolio funcSAi, and
ma4nidceut monuments were erected to his
memory In EsSsministsr Abbey and q aild
hall
OuY enemies, however, regard all who Will
not declare our subjsction right and proper