Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-18
CRY or RICHMOND. J


Presents MessTs. James Caskie, +! A Laneaster
James Heath, Wan Z Allen, John Freeman
dnomas Bigger. 3 ID Crenshsw, Joseph Mayo,
~ Myers, ard John Dove. Leave Of absence
va. granted 10 MIR Mayo.
The memorial of the Rev. Timothy O'Bs;er n &c
was taken up Tho said memorial Is ~ followss
10 he Hos'rS6'e h' CsS'aOs nan efns CITY Of RieL.
GssrL,ngs. The subscriber takes much blame
70 h'n,set In emitting, FOE several yeais To lay be-
tore your honorable body grievance under which
ne, or rather those committed TO hiI spiritual care
nave Soored--a grievance which he confidently
hopes need. only To be brought before you 10 10 10
dressed. This hope 10 founded, not only on tho
uled anu well known hberaity OF the individual
members OF the Common Hail, but also on the
NV "at the o.Ieet prayed Toe in this petition has
qeeh CONCEDED land the subscriber thinks very pro.
Periy) TO others in the tame circumstanccs Hi,
oniy apology lor the delay in bringing tho matter
before your honorable body, 10 his reluctance in
obrudins himself on pubic attention.
Your petitioner begs leave 10 remind vour hon.
ortble body that there has been a school conducted
IN this city for the last year, under the eud
ance OF the Sisters OF Charity. In that school sew.
eai chid'en have received. and now receiving,
the benefits OF virtuous, moral and literary cduca
ton, gratis. Several Others have been aud are now
being clad, ted and educated IN tho Same way
The amount demanded even from those who nav.
~ SO su,all as scarcely 10 cover expenses a. YOU
may zee oy referring TO the accompanying prospec-
tus. Yet this has been done without trespassing
on public benevolence. Your citizens have NOT
been called on by the managers OF this institution
Tor any aid in deftnyng the expenses of co oncrous
charge. by their own industry and economy
they have supported AMI now are supporting Is or
phan children, (besidss several day scholars, and
some who wcrc provided for ufer spending SOMA
years at school) whom they have rescued from d.s.
tltution, perhaps from degradation. To contribute
still more TO the comfort and convenience Of these
children, and TO extend the sphere Of usefulness
they have, at considerable expense, enlarged their
establishment.
IL Is therefore hoped that the honorable the Cum
mon Hall will, in their gracious pleasure, grant tho
boon they ask for namely, that their es,abishner,
may bc exonerated from taxation in future Aud
u should seem meet to your honorable BODY that
the proper officer may bs requested to refund the
taxes which have been paid through the neqiec, of
the subscriber. by not calling your attention to the
SUBJECT sooner, for which, as duty bound the sub
seribor will ever pray.
Signed TINY. OBRIEN
motion was made by MIR Myers that the fol-
lowing be adopted:
Resolved, That the prayer Of the memorial Of the
Rev. Timothy OBrien is reasonable; and tina, the
property on which the school conducted by the
Sisters OF Charity is situated, lie for the present
year. and IN future, exempe from taxation 10 long
as the number oil children educated therein
~, shall not be less than
And the question: on adopting the said resolution.
was decided ia the negative.
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