Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14
TO THE 70 rERs OF THE uodrNflEs O

TO THE VO fERS OF THE CCdI MITES OF
ELiZABErlI OlTY, YORK. WARWICK
AND THE CITY OF VILLA HSEuIRu
! nm again canJ ds:e h rtr.ssc.:t yUu ~
the llCnas Of nosoklt=a. Mud {" thu" yea th4.
| haye not been unwsto!Iia! &. y9ar :n;cr%r,.
| beg leave, tar, ugh tho r@ivt.. - ii.l1;rr
You ui salhc- Of tho Alss oi tar Legislature,
in which ycu sre iG,:a9I!s:eiy interested, and
the courso which [ pursued 10 snalia you II
bs beushsel by thsm. Ias laws reiertsd ID
are those for the pur1hasing Of Sail for tho
refugee families for the supplying of SOLDIER
families in the lines OF tho enoE,Y will, noney,
& :, s1d for p1rcla>inG o0i:on ciott wool ..i
uutt0n csrds, and 0th-r thinga FOR their uso.
To onshls you To receive the hcEtti. Of tho
sot for purchasing sail. id required ai.i6: TIA
| ret, purchased the es!: nai piaLsd II in t:,;
hands Of ths sgens :rr distribution .E..n.
those entitled to purchase 1t "nLe: g; !aw.
Fur carrying into effect. ..tiie lsp !"r beo.h;
ing soldiers families in ths '!na5 Vf tho ereii7
/ obtGintd fr, In the Qua! t,rmasts7 oi lis 32i
Virgins Regiment, which IL c"npls5i Of vi
diera msihls from NY DISTRICT, lat Of :i:o
families and their location. eiIs.itd t. Etce.so,
unier the Act, and tbs gsant p::'.:ssi by.
thses parties 10 d;sr,bu:o t3le (uLd. Dr. +.
Power pas the agea! selected and rIt.rrrsd by
them. The law required ;hc Ag7rt 70 gtrs
bond with security for thc proper eriJfnsr', :,
Of lis duties under this Act. aad 10. h's squi.-
able distribnti OF the Ii nsy A!ions "a. iunIt-
lies entitled TO IT. lusni-hsd him with -
ru!es and regulations prescribed, and tho Il.
| oessary forms Tor carrying out hid ag>ncs.
The Inv for lurnish!ng oo.!.,. 0iu.ii u =, t.
soldiers snd refuaio fn,oIlie : required taat al
agent should bs appsinst !Ir ll.ary g.
kn = ID,
| Tho agent. Tbs law requires the n!I'ci.A 0l
cotton, & as ii DE, tho salt, iarr,a,st hg
| the genera agent of .hs Sta!e, 20 hn paid fer
in cash by your agent, On delivery to h.'a
Mr.. Jones and myself furnished tho ncrsy 10
DAY for thsss ertillsa, And will Goat:uua tJ G1
80 whenever the Ssa.e G5sn! has any c!osH 81
other article iGr d'utribu'i1n We! your
| agent ,:csives .hs mcney from you III !. y..I7
,h.se OF this ,loth, oi c0uTss ,bo luoGoy vii,
return 20 u.s. ] c'aif.: .nu Grs:is i1r ttssc Gctt,
havs only done my ints; I'd O. !ion tLouI o.
| IL to show yOu have no. b,en unInindiul Of
y0Ir interssts.
Ia 1861 was sol;citci by q resrect.bla
number of voters in rIy tia;ticstl b.con:e 8
| candidate 10 represent them in IhH :i2uss oi
Delegates This call was male on ne. as
! sstel in your invitation, On tho er9uGd sh...
YOU believed tbs! all the 7uung men ser:
| needed in tho army to defend the uouotry.--
Are they ne,iet less n0w-cGn they be Do;ter
| spared now than then? | c1ns>:tsl shen,
because conourred in youz view mi be.
Gauss hoped | could sssss yoa H., coun.
| try in suoh position, whea | kIt ccu;d
| not, frcm age aud iDfrm.ties, rsr 'cr active
ssrvics ia the fed.
| At thi, tilae, Cen. Lao ID calling m1!e
| .roops Should net ersry 'at.n ba ala r"tt,
cra every rlan thut is .Sai;atl- t.. ii! for
| duty be sent to tho fell? Can rYI, now, in
tho :rias Of cur tsts-rGw, IA ;i' darkest
hour Of Our canse VIXEN every lii ,i. p needsd
st Lis pat, ard tv,rJ Go thai ctn DO hst
sent 70 the iieli-wil! you, under Il: sc G.;
mscds, at tine lise .b.a, I'LL iii ago vita
g man tuite6 well 10 bs s0t 81! : ] have
uniformly voted to plsco uil u n Of froP'r r
Ase and ability TO Eerlofm military dutg. IN
tae army. Ths Jongr,s, Gf iLs Hrnisde'a'o
s.stss, anu the LegisIa.urs Of yaa. State. i.re
sndsnvoring to reinforce Gen. Lee'r army. !;
is only bv this course that our Iiisortios, ,nto
Dor d snoe as a nation, and Our homes VIII be
brought back 10 a.. am 10 favor Of p.scibG
eysry abIs man in the Uonsetesacy, mho is
capable of doing du.y, in The posision be rsn
rsnder mcs. effective ssrsios in defence OF lhs
l COu0kfv.
| Lse to La uasd in camp to relieve the soldiers
from rueuial duties, to wn-s on fortiacstiohs,
or Any way that, in bic ssnens they could
b. rendered most sf.l'.sS in dofercs Of the
country. / would l..ts al the rssour'ss Ct
tbe ccuItry at the 1.sposal Of The government
to supper: and equip sush an army as viii
insure or independence.
Isit not batter that,w should sscrlfce .serJ
thing in defence Of our liberties, our lrlpersy
&c., rather than be sutjugsted BY tbo ensmy
who would most certainly dtpri.e II. Of c"'
liberties, oonhscsts our properly. ard rstuc'
ne to wandering bsgzsrs On earth NJ wise
man will hesitate between Tho alternatives Prs
aented.
| havs no psfsonsl ambition to crafty ,,
returning to tho House Of D:iesa'es. ci'
no. SEEK tbs position, nor will ] tsc!ins it, 3
long go csn bs the means Of aiding in 81.
, way in dsfsnce of MY country. II il Gni5 b
!, each man doing bis dn.3 in tins pcrisicn b
, can be most useful, thSs TO oaa hops 10 aecnt
and anjoy our homss spd establish Cur h5@T;e
: rs people, sad our indepsnisncrss SO rctio,
II Respectfully, your obsdisn: s:tssns,