Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-14
urE lie the proclamation OF the Governor Of


WE like the proclamation OF the Governor Of
" South Caroiias to the people o. his State
It is the voice Of patriot speaking to treemen If
are not greatly mistaken in the character OF the
South Carolnians, the response will soon be heard
N tones which will leave no room TO doubt the de-
termination saI courage Of that gallant people. For
nearly four years that the has been raging over
the land it has lett South Carolina nearly un-
scathed. Her chief city, assaulted by tremendous
armameuts has been defended by the skill and Tor
tune OF an iuvincjbe cheltain aud the arms Of he-
,oie soldiers. \ comparatively small portion Of
Ger area has.been held by the enemy, while the rest
Of the state, apparently secure rom invssions,
las conteutcd itself with sending forth the thou
lads Of recruits who have contributed SO large
iarc TO tue iuperi>h1Jle honors WHICH huve fallen
,atls Army OF Northern Virginia. II cannot be
opposed that those who were the hrst 10 stand up
aius, the Washington Iespotisui, vii, be the hrst
succumJ TO iJ that the people who have
ven SO un>parmgly Tor Incidence Of other States
IN now hesitate in the defence OF their o4n. We
t,y anticipate chat they viii come forth now with
the euthcsiasni and faith which marked their
aduci during the earlier stages Of the struggle
a that AS they gaze the first example Of re'9-
zee ia procl aiming their independence Of tie
yii authority Of our enemies, they will give an
lpslIy striking example OF resistance to their
.ulJayy power. Governor Magrath speaks truly
hen lac says that 'the suggestions q ease and co..
z are, in such an hour, iug!orious and unworthy,
only those ends Az honorable which con5uce
toe defeat Of the foe" lie tells the people
.iu'y tia, the Infusion Of the State has COM
icuccd that the horrors ofwar are new being
.,i,ed upon 10 D. relentless enemy, and are mani
tested by trembling fugitives driven from their
homes, 10y the plumber aud the destruction Of
dwellings, auI 10y the sword and the torch held out
as threats oftAe tate reserved for rebe llious
population lie tells them, too, tina, the hour has
come when al who are true to the State will be
found in tic ran,s Of those who arm in its defence;
aud that there is room in the State but for one
c.as, OF uieG--the nen who fight in her cause. He
warns an that private business must, for season,
be suspended, and that, eyerywhe re- the men must
stand with their drm, in their hands. he likewise
declares 70 % be the duty OF every man 20 oppose
al possible resistance % the approach Of the
my-tba, this is the command Of the State that
tue enemy has 10 Kill, aud that, therefore, he
must De kllsd. The following extracts breathe o.
determined purpose, and enuuciste views so en-
tir,iy Just, that cannot refrain from publishing
sAeu here;
Remove your property from the reach Of the
enemy carry what YOU 10 place of safety
tien quickly rally and return to the field that
Nuu cannot carry, destroy. Whatever you leave
that viii be OF use % your foe, what he will not
need that viii lie destroy. Indulge no sicky hope
that yuu VIII &c spared by submission terror
viii but vEtt his revenge. Think not that your
property sill ue respected and afterwards recover
e.. No such feeling prompts him. on leave 1t but
10 support ana sustain hiuD; sou save It but 20 help
LiM ou his course. Destroy what YOU cannot re-
soove. he wiI make sou return 20 your hod es over
a chJrrej and blSckeEed road prepare You the
same way Tor him he advances. Let him read
everywhere Juu IN everything, that IA this State,
from oue portion OF il the other, there Is but
purpose and fixed resolye-that purpose IS 10 meet
HIM at every point light him al evcsy road that
resolve is Co undergo all slaeriusS submit TO every
sacrifice, welcome any fate, sooner than subsection
Jy his army, or submission 10 his terms.
You have Tel tue way m those acts which united
the prople OF your sister States In thi. coufedera
tion Of States and their from the Govern
lneut Of tie United States. You first dred the gun
at the flag OF the United States, and caused that
hac 90 be lowered 40 your command. As vet, YOU
have suffered less than any other people. lou have
spoken woll, OF dctance-let your acts be equally
significant. In your sister States, with the people
OF those States, Won have common sympathy IN
the determination to be free, and in your hatred OF
the foe You viii not alter in that stronger sympG
thy when is derived from common suffering.
We arc ei,d that Governor Nagrath has issued
THIS address the people OF MS 'l1te1 anu uOuDlA
glad that in It no has entirely RETAINED from any
allusou 10 the topics which supposed to have
recently divided the people OF this ConfederNcy.-
Tie South Car0lnians have, we believe, partic-
patcd fully in that feeling OF diiidonce which
whether justly or unjustly, has been aroused TO =
wards the Government, at least as to the manner
IN which the war has been conducted. They have
called as loudly as anybody for change and reform
they have even, on this account, been accused OF
slpincress and indulgence in this great struggle
o: which they- were the pioneers. We hope they
viii now show that these accusations were unmerit-
ed. AMI that they appreciate too sensibly the i'm
portance Of the occasion TO permit thems elves to
he diverted from their duties and obligations by any
collateral or minor isSNes. They have among them
the leader Of their especial choice--a General
whom f,rtuus never yet has Deserted cheftain
in whom they have the most uubourded trust. 1t
is only necessary or-them now TO respond 70 the
call ct their Governor, and not only viii Charles
ton be saved, but Shcvmon's army viii be swept
back to the sea, If not destroyed. At The same
time, if disaster again attend arms South Caro-
lua can console herseifwith the knowledge that she
did her part towards ayertiDg IL, and so viii pre-
serve her honor and her ancient fame.