New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-19

To The Editor Of The ". Y. Tyi5Yae.

| To The Edioy OF Inc w. 4. Iri6rfe
SIR: desire to call the attention Of the Admins
taon to the appointment Of John o. Lawrence q, Pesuas
ter OF the City OF Po;,,npu.h Va.
Mr. Lawrence In Apdl 1871 elected Mayor o! Ports
mauh by the Uli9u party Of which wa, member and
cared puocy on several occasions his unasrsbs and
compromising devotion TO the Union, and nothing short Of
such dec AID professions Of loyalty could the
nornination OF Union patty Alter his election be pro-
letters and proceeded to Washington nomiaay
fair share Of wok for that NAvyYard bu. his real OBJ
jet {, control the appointments which aGon. to DO
made la that NavyYsrj which lac accomplished TO certain
extent Three days after his return from Warrington he
wrote and circulated Oh address. in which no ssid
But the Ding question Ia, Whist will tho psopls o.
sbgn. do In tie present emeseny! ve,is Is t'ue 70
the Uni her people dOc on tho fth Of February last
a, too polls by Dott Of $1,000; ADD rsthns but the ua-
called President tie United Ss,es for
amy 1900 for tho ost.nsble purpose Of nvadng
the Seeding st"e aud perhaps Virgins, could have G.o'
eneed the Convection in passing gu Ordinance OF Secession
Nhst We as Union men, to do Rests. the invader!
Should bis army the PosoGac rally vguisns under
tue iI vi our common mohe. and mes the invaders with
bloody hands and hosptaoe' grasss and let them know
hat the 'ane Split aise' us that animated our faths ia
b4 in resisting british a'sosion Let US show them that
We aIo men WHO know cur nslt' and da tnaH'G.
them
Virginia. BY convention Of her people thowever ir-
regularly ia, drsrIed to eparats from the Federal Union
iLslk Ood she has determined separate State se"on
Let Us. my county sn, rally around the nag Of orr
State sssi.t all who nay iavsae her soil lie, nscribe
upon is ioIs the moto sic Sempy Iyranns! Let our
be, Our old MGtger State may she always DC raAt
bat digit or wrong, od Mother state
90 BIsatles there with soul 80 dead,
That never 10 himself h,s said,
THIS Is my KY native laadp
Let mo then my eoantyinen 70 organize your
sove volunteer psGes; select suit able ohcsTs do
stop uniform state VIII do that when
your services At delays are dan ser
Gus II war l. TO be- OF tho present difficulties land
seems be inevabel Virginia Will need all her sons
trouble yourselves what che to do in Tie frtGe
for sufficient day tao evil thereof Let hex sous
sand In the present. emergency recoect In union tneis
Let not the woTJ ~ sucA te as tns pon0u
such a nunuisIing spectacle as divided Virginia"
Now Sir ak the Administration in the name 9th loyal
citizens OF Portsmouth, revoke that appointment AJAX
them If they can who has proved traitor 10 his
and traitor 10 tho Union II matters not how or by
whtt influence he secured that appointment There IS bis
and cannot b. denied Men are leaving
that section OF Virginia every day dlusd with the manner
IN which a have Conducted aco tho Federal 0sce'
fist occupied the piece IL there any ndacemsns to Loyal
remain loyal any nducemsns to the loyal men VINO
yet the yoke OF jeff Davis TO bear up under their
suffering and perseoatiOnt cay, there Is not
Such policy, persisted In b. tho Naturalization mn's
eventually drive the best friends OF tho Adnniirstion Rom
s support Again protest against the appointment OF
John o. Lawrence Postmaster Of the City ofPot'meu!h
Respectfully yours, kc- DANIEL COLLINS.
BroOklyn Feb. TO- 1868.