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Whereas, Seven oí tho states, formorly compo&ing a part of the United States have, by authority of their people, solemnly resiimed tho powers gran ted by thcm to tbe United otates, and have íramed a constitution and organizod a government for themselves, to which the pecple of those States are yielding willing obedience, and have'notified the President of the United States by all tho formalities incident to such aotion, and thereby become to the United States a separate, independent and foreign power; and whêreas, the constitution ol the United States has invested Congress with the sole power " to declare war," and until such doclaratiun is made the President has no au'hority to óall for an extraordinary forcc to wage oflensive war against any foreign power and whereas, on the 15th inst., the President of the United States, in plain violation of the coustitution, issucd a proclamation calling for a forcé of sevonty-five thousand men, to causo the laws of the United States to be duly exeeuted over a people no longer a part of the Union, and in s:iid proclamation threatens to exert tlns uuusual force to compel obedience to bis mandates; and whereas the General Assembly oí Virginia, by a majority approaching to entire unanimity, declared at its last session that tho State of Virginia would consider suO an exerlioD of force as a virtual declaration of war, to bo rösiutod by all the power at tho command of Virginia, and subsequently, the convention now in session, rupresenting the eovereignty of this State, has reaffirmed i substanco the samo policy with almost equal unanimity ; and whereas, the Stato of Virginia doeply Sympathizes with the southern States in the wrongs ihey have suffered and in the position they havo assumed, and having rnado earnest efïorts peaceably to compose the differenues which have sevored the Union and having failed in that attempt, through this unwarranted act on the part of the President, and itis belieced that the influences which opérate to produce this proclamation against the seseded States will be brought to bear upon this Commonweallh f sho should exercise her undoubted right to resume the power granted by her people, and it is duo to tho honor of Virginia thai impropor exercise of force against her people should berepelled therefore, I, John Letcher, Governor of tho Commonwealth of Virginia, have tliought proper to order all armed vol unieer regiments or companies within the Stato forthwith to hold themselves in readiness for imrnediate orders, and upon theTecepion of this proclamation to report to the Adjutant General of the State their organization and numbers, and preparo themseives for efficiënt service. Such companies as are not armed and equipped will report that laot, that they may bo propdy supplied. In witness whereof, I havo hereunto affixed my hand and caused theseal of tbe Commonweallh to be affixed. this 17th duy ol April, 1861, and in the oighty-fifth year of the Commonwealth. JOHN LETOHfili. AcCEPTKD BY GlJXERAI, WoOL. That gnllant oorps, the Goklwator Light Artillery, Captain II. C. Lewis, having tenderod their services to the United States Government, they havo been acceptcd by General Wool, and vvill reach this city on their way east, in Iwo or threo days. The Company consists of ninety picked men, and a battery of four guns. Sueeess attond our noblo arlillerists. - Detroit Tt ihune. Pittsburg Arsenal. - Tho United titates Arsenal at Pittaborg is turning out immense quantities of war-iike materinl. A forcé of 400 men ia at work night and da}'. Thoro are 190 pieces of artiLery of different calibro, and an immense quaatity of shot, shell, and ainmunition. Ou tbe l'Jth inst., ihore were of small anno, 1,100 stand of rifle tnut-kets, new model ; '0,305 perouaaion muskots, old model, which were being rifled at the rato of 100 per day ; and thero were 1,182 percusión rifles. - Thero wero 4,085 porcussion pistol one-fourtii oí' wbich aro of the newist pat tem.