Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-09

OhuFoh. liz, AZ, Hama.
that = quorum Eas present.,
IN, moroa OF Mr. ELEAING, C0m1ittes Was APP
poinsea 0y me SFEAKAR oomp0ssd Of AessFS- SLAA
ISs NARS and no .uE, 70 inform me Governor thal
sac House vas oig'niE'd, And ready % receive any
,onmuni cstlon be nay uish % make
Soon ,nsreafteF Ne FLEMING FeP0rsed thai the
.oSmit,sS lad diIohargsd their duty, and thai tie
GSTsrnor would Immediately sand % The House CON-
munisstion. A.. .t,.a -
read.
Governors Message.
E1sCUnVS DAPANHuf,
Rsnmoua, Va, Dee J. 1854
,3.,tl.,..D q lSs Senate
and House u Dslsyi'si'
-. ,,,,,s.a tu.t yea have again met in General
- no Ike into considers Ioa Nhs eonaltSn o.
-. 4. n essd commonwealth. A. mo Pefi0a VI y0ai
-, urn lent, our eromy was eogAsea u 'N7s P
sy,t,ous tor the capture aad oeeuPAuen OF 1ns Po'
H.y.ug competed his pr-PsFAE0ns, oy the or
olJ' - "a ,rs of ths ulusg tul N dAble armies even
s-.Slsd oo tnis sn,insnL he, about the b." OF AAl
-, ,,,,gepced his maEol. lie relied Win oohnielot
-. n,s "a numbers AID thorough tqaPmeh1, IOL al
80 ,,nsus mauOu Of avs log do.efiSa hoP's' h't
- resJess Of his captains, nashso W'e buh 'ious
,,,--e5 it vas entirely natural 'hs1 NO snONit ice.
-. ,,aa.,ness ana apprehension. de- lad, ho"eN-
- ,c.roslv crossed tle kApidAn, osi0Ee OF LODE
=, lad by InAs gFsAs AID COCA MAJ S'leIaI n
10 nrsakiag up Tnsir camp. dashed aP9H eis hAusu
,olInp4 aud At.,r one oil tne oOo1'ss. A1S u.s.
s1 httl,y OF The var, taught the enemy 70 respect
- "a had al ed 70 Grsplse, and 20 EnoW nal
80 =, ,rsr 70 camCnd would DO ATTENDED Wi1n Sin
-n,,iss aud dangers b had not anticipates. suAi
81 undertake % deEasl the series OF olOosJ OA'i's
,-hcS v.rs fought o. The ROAD 80 kenmons' hOf 'e"
nov she enemy, although o'nuAaA1J s~,u
80, rosme-ts WEa cOmpshSd 10 leave Tie elS
=. 20 rib until aAly DO crossed ths James, and III
Ssrtook by a corp dc HaJ, 10 cary !he ehy OF r.
trsburg NOE hO~, aitsr uearlI seven mohtLs oAI,'
-, of uaexlBPlsd slaughter OF his men, no s'.
80 bimssf sttn nOge dste-EId. ami bu hsLe pro-
,,sct Of rsal ug En- 90 auons 80 conhao'uy en1e'-
Prt a., ,hs lts tlr.o years. suthcs u 20 say, that
- sntlsTtn are here ~ safety-aers IN oAim de-
y-,,ss'io,- here 20 goat sh1ss measures which A.
.f,lI r,o1rrsd by the GalgeIs ~ have Je' 70 meet
vsthoueYsr, thai / saoud Earn yeu the enemy
6. Saiyeuly engaged 10 stgelg1hsnAg has army, AID
,s,oy5h z from tue * 'Aailo1 S4''t " ~ 'SPoo'
$500. IIis G.Hielit really " comprehend our iot
- rgbt Of tet.g,VsrLmeat Was estsol shea Dy t.
nod o. ous rev Jlu stJ iaGaess 49, PSI e'lmsa
olsf,t,n Vi lad p5nds aud u ngrAi'ed m IT,
nt IN ION OF al tie sa.esi ana yes the Un"ea A',
- r.,tss5 e1ttaVzg agee men aud moaey, ulPir
80 - an, vofldi hislOry 10 dsnyiug this rGuL
=" 80 40 ovsrtatos a4a su' ia ath he people Wit
n. n.a,m it NO only ssK - "a les A0ie-Na'i OF
s,mny s,.erAny AID NJ in,aning tins P'ineiFie' a.
mr. mad with = vslOu, m4gaiJ aud $40 uaAno"a ID
ovIE psr. r..
49, tb,, there WL DO any n9si1Aion on your P1r1
o,dy tns waois ri igso OF she SAT-, "A m7l AM
go ,n osder % susbIs successfully ~ avert %
aTfgl doom cur enemy nss ia s,OFs icr Us.
Ols o. yoar he5I daies, & nA3nsn, HlA DC 20 va
J,t, tae meAur5a 10 orllg 1850 me Nee
Al abs bodied Who arc not Necessary TO me SS-'
ovsraneat l. ~ utLefy mp )ssicl3 Ter mo u ana'r-
at.pd ths logic Eaiol Cx5mIs5 5sate ,thcefs wac al
% nsosss ~ Tor ths Sa1o goTsrumsnii aad yet III
tbs fact thas hr jlsgs are UcasE skla 20 turn ooe'
f.,, ths graap o. mlnC1fy hOrl nth, Without any
A n ~ Form upon the ground that ttey are hoelG
nr,I,d oy tue oJI-u u 100 and tie laws ZERO AZ
am, for.y OF 50 e0ul ia Of VUgn Hidia tne enc
nv, Iinet moss o. IIeu IN itT fsS uaf soTefAmsh
~ sos sasmy. The 5lA Q officers thrr-in have beeu
lsFs llysl " olg.ss eIPsisd from St'e snd are re-
f,gass Hot Of than BE We Acq lisod mes homes, an.
40 med new social a1j business rest ous ana may 10
ram 20 thar ocunii55 G9tl this war shall terminals
N.ny vii uoysr re,urn, egaC Sltl peace, ana II may
DO a qlsst,-n. Il tney should do 60, NnGShef the!
-ouli ava figlt 20 reslme thar ohic95 OGisr ttt
La and tlr oJnsti ION, the coust es viii sV5rsg
apou. siI,y f5ars, shng within tae anenya nj
a ,umb.r fqlal T. al n. tHO thousand, constituting
free sudiasat IL may DO 70 turn tie lido oi gtea'
battle YoL according 10 ths decisions Oh some O.
the Judges those otijrs would Ss CX smpt iron mil'
tary duty. although without civil duties TO pssiorm
and vita great psObAbliiY That shey vii have non
dariug ths Continuance 81 ne war.
TIE court Of appeals, in the case Of iurEoug '.
Patton 40, has Sel sad that 'tke obligation Ol tfe
oitlz N 10 render military 5ssvios Is paramount soea
aai political duty. ia mItssr in sleh the Whole
boiy polite u Interested. The Ct sils have right
sollse lively ald Individually, 70 tIe service OF zach
otasr 70 ser. any danger Wnc1 may be manaosd.-
Tia manner in ahilh ina sCFE.cs s 90 b apOrtione
among them, is a d, alter for lsgsa Tn fae govern
s1t as the agent ami TGsJse II the people s charged
a Ihe ah0s LII afg strength o. Ito 100, In order
ths, L nay be employed 80 90 in,u'a the safety
an TIE poser Wlioh /! mas 70 5EfO-e5 she perform /
anos Of yh3 Obligation % render nil Ary aTVee,
given that Il may b used, not sbdeAed. No rgu
has been olnfsrrsd gOVerausn 70 diVess itsel
BY CONTRACT or OtheFa5, VI the power Of employing,
Whenever aui a. tha eIiyeneiss Ot the couatry may
demand, th5 Whole military str myth that has ben
placed a. he disposal As the nature and ant OF q
eKigsneies cannot % ioe and Il 10 impoas be 10
Nssy In advances that the services o! every cz eapa
BIS Of bearing arms may not become ndi pensAbe for
ths defence If the country, the governments as
right 20 enter ngo aly e0arIet solu1ag 1; from
curing those ssFyCss. Il they should b. needed.
tners Be such right the scls might bs presented
of a nEt;ol sui Igat5d sad ,5Foyed az . uus when
I, had within Id limits tz simply sufficient to de-
fend h succ sssfuJ sgaast 81 t1e assaults o It's enc
niles bat whose services could R0i b COMMANDED BE-
cluss forsooth, the government had contracted Sit
taen that thsy should ut b rursd 90 saEVs IN che
amy Again: "fhs power OF cosrOinZ tbs Ct iEsO &c
reader military ssgV.cs for suOh inns and I'D slcl
circumstances a. the glFsrnm at msy thick DC, is
t-anscsndant lEer; baS 50 tar from berg iconsi,
tsu. with bsFty, is essential 10 ice Preservation.
nation eannOs ioresse tbs snt Of the dangers t5
which q may be lossd. Il must therefore grant tc
Is gDvsrnusnt poEer eqlal to every possible ema
g5ngy; and this only DC d5ae By giving 60 it te
eontfO Of It's ShGls military strength. TIE danger
that che power may BE- sbussd eaa1et rsEdsF il prope
80 Et1hold f. f'F i ia neeelssFy the national life
i WcuS sosu 20 that the doctrine Of these 6x
Easts covers TIA EhOls Iosii0l bu slouli thsrs B.
= doubt remaining, tbs to l0aing exlfao iFjD q came
able Opililn, repeating Wel saissithss Fus of Ia
NUT dspsl 4; "fls val sftsbl sc rule Of 0Onstluo-
tOa Il that I'll gFsaS Of privileges end exenpeens
Zen general burdens are . b construed literally In