Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-17

The General Assembly convened in this town this
morning. agreeaLly 10 adIonrnmeni but almost mnedi-
ately adjourned until p NJ.
a Message then received from the Gov. (king)
communicating letter from the President, addressed
to him. in answer to the Requision upon him made by
the Assembly.
A motion was made to lay The communication The
table another to refer il to committee, and third to
request the Governor TO issue his proclamation and
make The Presidents letter known to the people Of this
State.
After some debate the last motion prevailed, without
division, md by unanimous vote.
From TIE Morning Chronicle
ARREST OF MIR. HILLAED-.7imost a Ror.-fes-
terday afternoon, Mr.. Hezek,ah Willard, OF the
Senators under the People, Constitutions arrested
and carried before Hon Thomas Burgess, Chief Jus
tice of The Common Pleas Court, charged with rea.
son. Not long after Mr.. Wizards arrest large
crowd collected around The door leading 10 Mr.. Jus
,ce Bowden Office where the examination was going
on 1t seems Mr.. Willard was unable or unwilling
to give bail so he was told that he must, IN obedl-
cnce TO the laws in such case made ana PROVIDED,
90 to Jail. AS the word was passed 10 the
crowd cut doore that Mr.. Willard was 10 bs taken to
ail there was an evident feeling Of dissatisfaction
and when he appeared At the door with officer Chafee,
TO step into carriage which had been ordered up Il"
carry him to prison. the crowd at once rushed up, and
there was decided movement 10 take him away from
that officer. "Don't let him co. shouted one,-"he
shan't go" said enother-"knock him down said
third-"down with the old A!gerne Law SAID
fourth, and then there was busting squeezing, push
ing, heller SHELTER, higeledy pgg'cdy kind OF move
inert, which looked not little like an actual ccm-
mcnccment ofhosllites. Mr.. Willard, nnd his trends
that surrounded him, among whom we saw many
prominent men in the suffrage ranks, desired The Peo
pie 10 desis from any violence. Mr. W. told Them he
was wiling and desired to go TO prison. He wished h's
friends 10 lie quiet ard let h'm 60. There was s'' an
evident dissatisfaction shown By The crowd wmich
every moment increased in numbers. But Mr. WI
lard was finally permitted 10 depart; and quiet was va.
once more after fashion brought about During the
excitement, we saw Mr.. Burgess 1.-THE Mayorl on the
ground, who we believe, did every thing IN his power
10 pacfy the troubled multitude, and vas not little
instrumental in doing. en-,
About an hour after the departure of Mr. Willard the
crowd in the street no, having entirely DISPERSED acar
rage drove up to The franklin House door, and on
Jumped both MIR. Willard and MIR. Benjamin Arnold,
former having been bailed out by General Ed~are
J. MaiIett, and the latter by others whose names We
have heard, but forgotten In moment both were
surrounded by large body of friends who ormee "a
procession and after three cheers, escorted eaeh 20 MS
home The procession then returned to farke.
where, after speech of moment or two from Nj
Parmener, the asscmbage broke up and all went pence
ably and quietly to their respective homes. ,yr-,
Since writing the above, we learn that Mr. Willard