New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12
Message Of Gov. Letchrr Of Vir2inin.

Message OF Gov. Letchrr Of Vir2inin'
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9Th contains
the message of Gov Lctcher to the Special Session Of
the Legislature. He says:
The has been in progress for than two years
and half and hes been prosecuted ssain US with ieroy
In all past struggles between conenjg paries
II has been conducted upon the ayowed principle o snJu
eating either by fore, Of by visiting npon our
acd again and again upon the field OF battle they have eiop
ed the policy ofdrsoatinr our farms destroying onr crops
burning dwellings, stealing aId carrying away our pro-
torture Of stsrv,,ion.
Letcher goes on TO say that tho war has drrcnerated
on our part into struggle for emancipation; TO be
accomplished, If need be- by the determination OF the
whites This leaves no alternative 20 the Sog'hern
people but TO defend themselves TO the hat. As the
conscrpton has stripped the people Of Virginia Of all
other available means for this object. this must be
accomplished by the organization of force 30 consist
Of all able bodied persons between tie ages Of l5 and
90 now in the Confederate service. Richmond can
DC def ndel better liiy miles from it than within its
Limits. The foreign population must be impressed
whether temporarily or permanently resident IN the'
Coufcderacy. Stringent regulations must be adopted
TO prevent doseriion and struggling, and tie local
militia must be authorized to arrest any officer or
soldier absent from lis corps ReyerSes Should stimu
late to renewed exertons; the women must drive back
deserters TO the ranks. aud growing and croakins
must be- stopped VirginiA went into this war TO win,
and as she was not the FIRST enter the Conederacy
she will not be- the fret for peace. As they have
no State bank circulation there is no State treasury
note circulation and in consequence repndiated Conied
crate issues have to be shared 1T cxorbtant discount
This he attributes in great the unwe legis
laton Of Congress for funding these Issues which he
regards as virtual repudaton OF their validity. The
dead FLOYD comes in for q Mandatory paragraph. Gov
ctchcr regards the requison by the Secretary Of War
for slaves 70 work on the Notifications arbitrary and
unjust in its apportionment, and trusts that 1t WI. be
amended He lamcnis the losses OF planters by rum
way negroes. and urges that they be compensated.
Stonevall Jackson gets hrstrsie notice and INC eN
tortoners OF the toniede.acy come N for Yer! sceF
condemnation and he suggests hat they DE- restrained
by law. In conclusion. he makes the following state
ment Of the finances of the State.
-ug,es whether I. would not be wise W dispose of TIE N
tere., which the State holds in various Internal Improve
Compsn. under such restriction. "a may be deemed
proper and sppy m. proceeds ang ,herru 20 the pay
neh Of the State debt, could this dispose Of ec
stocks TO great advantage aad ueh an .Ppsalon % sne
II 10 tn. par, Of wisdom rItnsuh our deb, a. rapidly a.
possible and any hch viii produce s rcsut, VIII
rrea,ly Increase public confidence.
The total permanen, deb, of'hc State 'rePoriod ~ con ~
Thi. sum include. interest on The
pablo debt unc.l-d for. tho
sr.ai.r portion OF which 1. due
% tho United States aud her c'
..........................$2,790 s,l 81
II includes also, the sum borrowed
by Us 10 aid In the prosecution -
the and which By agreement
!. 10 be- refunded by the Cousd- .., ,.
crate Government, amounting to. $50 COO v'li iVs" oi
Thcse suns making GIL, 200, sol 81, when de - -
ducted III State debt TIE or Aj oe 'S o'
Deduct debt purpor'ing TO be due the literary
fund, which belongs 10 the state, and isa dcot - -
by mere fiction o! law sw................... Zt1'6 81
c97 81
To pay which we have available bank stocks be-
longing % the literary fund. railroad and other
stocks, belonging TO The internal Improvement
fund worth Ia the market, and from which
rect the am, itJi3O55 u
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SJs30i2 10
In addition, the Commonwealth owns = .,JtotoJ
worth Of bank stock which viii readily com -
u,,nd ia the market the sum Of ....... 30ls l25 %
Leaving only to be provided for........ t9i5sl' %