The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-24
SOUTHERN NEWS :
Address Of the Virginia Legis.
Iature TO the SOldfers.A - v

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Estate, urging them to be Of good faith and
hopeful. In the course of the address these
paragraphs occur: a., Lne5 r,
Nothing but wretehsdness oaua sdhtold
misary await Us, if gwestopt short Of the
3 unconditional acknowledgment Of our inde-
pendence This your valor will surely
command. Men of Virginia. you are SOL
ders OF renowned Commonwealth, whose
fame you have illustrated, snd, borne aiVft
Oh every battlefield. We need not Unfold
to YOU the munimentss of your right 20 self
government. s,.l nSTTgHUw
We are assured that you fully compre--
bend the necessity of q successful assertion
of tat right, and that you wilL never lAy
down your arms until You have secured IL.
Born to an inheritance of freedom, you, can.
not hesitate to choose between slavery or
death, Submission TO an enemy! who rhaA
exhausted every, infsmy Is not 1endufabls
even in thought; but were We basB enough
20 desire peace upon any terms aless than
tho unqualified rscognitioh OF our inde-
pendence, self interest alone would teach US
the folly Of relying upon the 'forbearancs Of
a nation, who have shown in every step Of
the war that their faith is perfdy, ind their
only policy is rapine, plunder and oppres,
sion. "a #F 81 "a k2 AZ
The whole history Of our former associa-
ton with the Northern States admonishes
US that 10 a common government they will
never fail to employ their power to take
awav our property. Their present malice
springs chiefly from baff1ed cupidity. But
for this master passion Of their nature, an
honorable and speedy peace would be easy,
The war has fully developed all their pnr-
poses, and you know the fate that awaits
Il You in the event of subjugstion. Your lib
critics will utterly perish. Your State 1or &
caniz,tion will be- bIotted out. 'S@V''s
N All your property Of every description
will be confscated, for all of Us have parti
4cipated in the revolution. Your lands will
be divided among the baaditti OF the North
and from Europe who have invaded our
State. A free negro population will be es-
aablished in your midst, who will be your
social equals and military governors. Negro
guards will, at their pleasure give you pas
,es and safe conducts, or arrest you to be
tried and punished by negro commandants
and magistrates. And to these yourselves,
your wives aud your children will be men
al laborers and slaves, except those of you
whom the mahce Of your enemies
shall reserve for the d. gcon or the GAL
lows.
Speaking OF the situation az the North,
he address says; 5sE a. q r
The war is no longer popular. The rica
arc allowed to buy an exemption and thus
,ast all the burden aud risk upon the poor.
rbe laboriDg classes have already revolted1
aoainst the draft. To escape its Odium en-
,rmnus bounties have been offered to vol
nnteers; but all these expedients have fail
ed, and again heavy draft is ordered. The
armies of rhe enemy are every day dimln
Isbinp and it is evident they cannot recruit
them TO the numbers with which they began
the struggle.
A large and growing party are for peace.
still larger party have discovered that
h, war has so far only served Io entail upon
,brus,,ves a despolism1 which trampies
iowa every public and private right They
feel and acknowledge that they are the
slaves OF one whose character has made him
don, 90 the world. Torn by party and
,aI.onaI strife. and conciou, of tue impo
fence of their scheme of conquest, the ranks
# onr enemies are already beginning to
yarer. One more resolute effort and the
day i ours. st 80 Az -.
MISCELLANEOUS.
rhe Conferacy is ia distressing want OIL
combs. A correspondents of the Columbus
E,1uirer recommends comb factory as one
Of the most promising enterprises thas
could be now commenced without oilncuiy:s
Tho machinery needed is not expensive, an"
mucn of the superintendfng care and iaocr
could be given by boys and girls. Bones,
hocns and turtle, shells would furnish ma
teriaI If some enterprising citizens do not
start such factory soon. other uniortunsse
persons nav take it into their hands 70
show and suffer good reasons Tor complain
ing of the neglect.
Che Charlottesville tVa) Chronick tslls
of 81 saloon in that place, for ladies aud gen
ti.r,eu, where ice cream, cakes, candies,
I'D many luxuries and delicacies OF the
"o"son ~ are served up. We are afraid Lees
W;ssr,bles' will spoil if they are allowed
- ;ndulge in such high living.
4 c,rrespondent Of the Religious Ssntl-
n,I nrhlisned az Marion, Ys.s urgesa :9ons
n vsn,5on Of all the d:fferent denominations
IS Chr;st;aps at some point within the Con-
feder.cv for the purpose of hsrmopinng
uuu "non some efficient plan to check existing
i vice. ,,.-.s..-,
10, lanes r. Powell has turned over,
i free Of charge, $4,000 worth of ice fall
81 shat was saved by him last winter J to Sur-
d geca W. N. Gentry, for the ,slskz ln hosp's
q Gals at Montgomery, Ala.
The General Assembly OF tho Presoytss
rian Church in the Confederate Ssaies OF
America will meet at the Preeby yteriAn
Church in Charlotte, N. o., oh the drst
Tuesday of May, 1864, q II o'clock, a "a a. ~. n.
The opening sermon will be prsaenea .es
Rev. James A. Lyop,s D pv tSAfesSs!Qf
of the last Assembly. e. 5,1Ti .YIa
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