Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-01
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MEETING IN RICHMOND.
The Compiler has been wsgng fierce aud q active
against the Faro Tables and professional Of
hi. City The reru far has been the Meeting Of the
Citizens-one Of the which has e he
held here We furnish their and il for the
Committee discharge the mporsn duty which Ina.
devoved upon them They may do much good by collecting
OF the subject. They may inform wa, regulations are
adopted in France, and Englsnd-sni what the other
States Of the Union. And what is the best remedy
the mschievous evil OF public gambling They may have
It n their power 10 examine the extent to which Faro
playing Is carried in Richmond the manner Of carry
ing the concern We should like to see the question
smned, whether best to atemptto arrest by tho
OF the law and IL what laws ought be enacted and
how far The laws detective how their
cution IL detective Or whether II 10 best % some per-
sons contend, TO license il at high price, and thus
tempt TO make the licensed few the SPIES aud police for
putting down secret gambling. and thus also make
who publicly game, known To their friends aud employ
who are interested in their conduct At all events the
Committee have much in their power assist the pub
Tic morals by their labors and researches.
THE MEETING.
Prow will be found the proc engs of the me citing held
last evening Ia the Capitol for the of the Gam
ing Houses in this place. We doubt il large an Assem-
bly, has been convened in this city, any purpos.
OF elaboration. The floor and the benches the lobby and
gallery, aud many Of the windows were filled Those
who came short time only after the meeting was called
TO order, excluded from hearing and seeing and
forced TO return TO their homes The numbers have been
a
evening went of WELL An attempt TO disturb the proce ed
inEs made by few disordey persons In the lobby aud
gallery was Instantly suppressed aud the resolutions
ADOPTED we believe, by an unanimous room
compes 10 abridge remarks We refer the reader
to the account Of the meeting.
GREAT MEETING THE SUPPRESSION OF GAM.
BLING-A large and respectable meeting, called Tor
the purpose of devsng for the the
vice OF Gambling Ia this city the meeting called to
order by Conway Robinson, E.q whose motion Capt
Thomas Nelson appointed Chairman, aud Herbert A.
Claiborne, Esq, Secretary.
NJ; NJ Robinson E'q. moved the following resolutions.
which having been seconded by Conway Robinson, Esq
alter remarks from Messrs. Fulton aud John s. Myer.
were adopted unanimously.
L. RESOLVED, That q comnitte of TWENTY four n. an
pointed to collect such information respect to tho mum,
Der aud situation OF the Gaming Houses ia this city, az i,
may De IN their power TO obnin and that, for the
complete accomplishment OF this purpose the be
to devise such means the peculiar and secret
OF these houses may make necessary.
Resoired That they he also instructed enquire in
10 The causes oil their present extraordinary increase aud
ascertain whether the same be owing any
the fdcs or the manner Of their execuonor in both;
and 10 recommend 10 the adoption OF adjourned me
such measures for remedy OF the evil wherever be
found to exist, as to them may seem advisable.
g. Resoiped, That the Committee be further requested
TO make their report to an adjourned meeting,
they shall have sufficiently examined into the subject.
On motion Of Conway Robinson, Esq, the following
gentlemen were appointed the committee in accordance
with the first resolution:
John S. Myers, Fleming James, John H. Eustace Thos
Mie"re. John Jones' Grin Williams, Thomas A. Rust,
Thomas III. Drew, Merit nj. Robinson, Edward " Spar.
hawk Henry L. Brooke, Chs. s. Morgan David Bridges
John J. Werh, Lewis Webb, James Czskie, Hilary Ba-
ker, Henry W. Moncure, Charles Ellis the Chairman and
Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Jno s. Myers. the Chairman of the
meeting was appointed Chairman Of the Committee.
On motion OF Mr. James c. Crane, il was
Resolved unanimously, That the bold, manly and in
dependent course taken by the Editor OF Compiler in
relation the vice OF Gambling deserves the warm an.
probation and support OF the community.
On motion Il Fleming James, ESQ.,, Il was
Resoued, That the Editors the ne wspapsrs in this
City be requested TO publish The OF this
On motion Of Mr.. +. James. the meeting adjourned
THOMAS NELSON, Chairman.
HERBERT A. CLAIBORNE, Secretary.
We give above the proceedings Of s'.o mrcuug 10 de-
wise tor the suppression Gambling, aud add
few notes oil he Remarks OF the gentlemen who took part
in the debate.
The meeting having been organized, Mr.. NJ. NJ r obin-
son said he took the liberty present resolutions
which he had hastily prepared TO offer this
He had little TO say in pretacng these uions. IL
vi necessary Tor him TO dAIe upon the objects for which
persons PRESENT. evident that the public feeling
aroused upon the subject hic had called them
The objec, in view the suppression lar possible
OF vice in this cOmmuhy " ich had increased an
extent alarming that il became the duty OF every
at all soicious for the ebeiHg of soc iy, Join
effort to break up il. hsuhs and dispense it's voaes One
great reason why this vice had gone without obst,
tOn that public opinion had been sufficiently
rected to the subject.
Ii to be presumed. that when the extent Of the
practice among should be well known, means would
be resorted 10 for its suppeson-snd il had been
dered that the best OF concentrating public sen'i
ment towards that object, by calling public meeting
The resolutions which he now presented contained
crude propositions had hastily occurred him. but he
trusted the committee proposed TO be appointed would
suggest other plans more appropriate and efficient.
Conway Robinson, Esquire, said he came before The
meeting to second the resolutions offered, and 10
give TO them his most cordial support IL appeared to
him unnecessary 10 point the evil equences Of
the hourly increase Of gambling houses in this city, Of
which every one with the common means Of observa
ton, must be conscious Every who had turned
ct. hp nj
dual increase of this great public evil-and it was
matter oil the highest importance to keep the attention
oil the public fixed upon it.Sir, said Mr. r., the bold
and eirOnteTy OF the engaged in this
full pursuit. surprisiDg and might say alarming, il, in
a community like ours the could be allowed-if
could be alarmed al the menaces Of such men Would
you believe that these have attempted break down
the liberty OF the press?-Yes sr-indivdua notorious
ly engaged in gambling pursuit, have gone through
the city threatening those mechanics who should support
the Compiler, with the withdraw al of their custom They
have also by the influence Of money endeavored TO de-
tach from that paper the engaged in aborers,
and have indirectly attempted To iamper with gentleman
intended engage in the debates Of the evening,
ing been informed Of the facts he had just stated wle
his way the meeting, he thought II his duty make
them known, and he called gentleman present to
tain his statements.
Mr. Sparbawk, one of the Editors Of the Compiler sta.
ted that about two weeks since, while IL very diff
cult TO obtain composfors TO carry the Compiler, ndi-
rect offers made by Of the principal gamblers in
this city, TO pay the hands Of the Compiler Tor deserving
that establishment In consequence OF these offers, Mr.
s. said he fully convinced that two persons bad
induced TO leave the establishment, time when thei
services essential third might, possibly, have
been operated upon by the promises quit The Of
nee, but oil That he could not speak positively To him
ing sbew him, that by the desetop OF his zion
with the Compiler, large would be placed at bis