text:  There are some in our midst who are forming themselves into bands to aid the invader. Can we even protect ourselves against them? I have prepared steps against these traitors in our midst. Another proclamation? Mr. Jefferson, Virginia is already left like an empty bag. Empty, I tell you. I have heard you can catch things in an empty bag. If the invader comes into our commonwealth, perhaps the two armies we have struggled to keep alive can turn upon him. One from the north and one from the south.