Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-29

We 'pfutest 8gxlsp we SehAte OF NOftn NarVnIia W
ing assaulted because Il refuses to vote for every acous
resolni,ou or au,endmentitha may be htroduccd and
e aso protest against the Assembly being required 70
neW its VOWS eyerv day or 10 be considered loyal
ybathas North Carolina done failed to do, that she
sbo4ld.be thus humilatedg Have we refused men or
means to the 6oYeTpmeptr Have we tanen 4Cs. =, s
rerfhrnance of any duty required Of ua as state =
Our bterekt enemy win not dare asserttha we nave
v then should We be called on TO endorse the fresi-
dent and swear allegiance to the GoNerhmeht every tune
we are assailed BY party hirehngs! Are we nNe ou
So,t WIN took the oath every time he entered Llneons
sssoea n, repeV our VOWS Of devotion to the cause
and affection for the President every time iactous par
ti,an chooses 70 question our orthodoxy II so, We
,bould NOT only be despsed by the world, but would
soon learn 10 despise ourselves. -,
I'VE seeded ffom the rotten concern OF Lincoln with
rnsnibty Ne should have been glad to have seen imi
tsted in Virginia and other States I'VE voted unanm-
ousv for President Davis for the position which he so
worthiy and accepaby fills and our people at the nrst
blast of the trumpet rushed TO arms with Vgor, una
nimity and aaciIy equaled but BY few and e1eeed by
none of the States Of the Confederacy, and they will
stand by the cause and those who administer the gov
ernment TO the last regardless of sights sneers or In
splts What then in the name of reason and justice
will our Virginia friends have US do? Do they want us
10 repent continually in sack cloth and ashes that we
have done no more or 70 tear hair and muate our
esh because those of citizens who boosted that they
made the revolution have refused TO help to tight The
hat,ess We tell the PRg that while the great mass OF
our people are capahle of any sacrifices and willing to
endure any hardshpsand suerngs for the independence
of the South and for the permanency Of the government
70 hca thsy hsve pledged their sovereign faith, there
are few disappointed, corrupt, malicious psrtizans
in this State that would not only destroy the Uonitd-
eracy and h ose who administer the government but
would sell themselves to the devil, provided that
thereby thew could break down the administration Of
Governor ana and tbwaF the purposes Of his friends
and supporters in and out Of the Legislature All this
cry of doyaty originated here in this city aud State
and proceeds from those vaorOus knights who expended
their strength before called for to be used as
targets for Yankee marksmen; and repeat what we
have before said that If have any dsloyal subec
in North Carolina these are the men. They asked for
war and they have got war, but instead Of throwing
themselves into the current that rushed to the field OF
carnage they havbeen skulking and hiding about like
whipped spsnies splitting their venom at Governor
Vance and his friends for wrenchng from their greedy
grasp the spos of Office and libeing those true men
who have given Of their blood and substance for the
support of the war and TO uphold the government.
While We do not particularly admire the Ten Regi.
ment bill as il stands aud would ike TO see it amended
or changed before being passed. if passed at ALL we tell
the Who there is no conflict implied or expressed in
the bill and that those who support it a. true to
the government and far from having any conflict
with rs those who oppose it, All are doubtless honest
and sincere but differ in opinion on this matter We
ask the yhi0 to read the bill and then tell US if the
troops 70 be raised under will weaken the government
or cause say conflict with its authorities.