Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-21


VOL nds which have. been inflicted on the peace and
harmony oftheir beloved countly.
the Boston Courier.
RECEPTION OF Mr. WEBSTER IN BosroN-The CHI
of Boston have been for some days in expectation
people of this city in taneui Hall. On Monday even
ing the mayor and aldermen went into secret session
for the purpose of acting on the following petition:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Boston.
The undersigned respectfully ask the use fFaneu-
Il Hall on the l7th day OF April, 1851, for the pur-
pose OF public reception of the Honorable Daniel !
Webster, and to consult on the public good.
Signed by George u. Smith, and over hun
dred other substantial citizens Of both political par
ties" r
After some proceedings had taken place in private
the doors opened, and the following action on the
foregoing petition reported
Upon the petition of George G. Smith and others
for the use Faneul Hall Tor public meeting on The
"Resolved, That in view of the recent action of
this board upon other similar applications and of
the present excited state of the public mind it is mex
peden to grant the use of the Hall for the purpose
asked for
The voteon the adoption of the resolution stood as
follows; Heas-Adermen Briggs, Clark, Grant,
hhlmoali, and Monroe Ndys-Aldermen Holbrook,
Rogers ana smith, 1t was not necessary tor the may
vote, but is understood that he declared himself
strongly against the resolution.
Yesterday afternoons in consequence of the general
excitement occasoned by this the mayor and aldermen
met again in secret session. and proposal was made
to rescnd the order The discussion which rose upon it
was very animated; but it resulted in refusal Of the
board to reconsider their VOTE After two hours debate
the question was taken, and it appeared that there
We're for resembling the resolve-the Mayor, Aldermen
| Holbrook, Rogers and Smith,.
Against reconsidering- Aldermen Briggs, Clark,
Grant and Monroe-4. The vote being tie, the origi-
nal resolution stands. Mr.. Moses Kimball was pre-
sent, but would vote. We do not learn that he as
signed any reasons.
The public are entirely at loss to understand this
most binary behavior ofthe four aldermen who
have thus disappointed the general expectation and
placed themselves opposition to the wishes of vast
majority ofthe inhabitants of this city, We leave the
matter without any further comment.
From the Boston Advertiser.
| FANEUIL HALL-The refusal of the mayor and al
dermen to grant the use of Faneui Hall to the citizens
who asked Tor it for the purpose of receiving properly
mere the Secretary oil State, has excited much surprise
| and remark 1t was doubtless made under msap-
prehenson, and will perhaps be reversed. The of
faneul Tia was asked for, in the manner provided for
by the ordinances, Tor one OF the purposes for which
the citizens intend that the hall shall be used. Ii this
was not such purpose the hall should be sold, or let
or pulled down That it had been previously refused
to persons who wished to abuse for reasonable
dous purposes is to refuse it to persons who
wished TO occupy it for the very purposes for which
Peter Faneuil built it. The board of aldermen had
protracted secret session Yesterday afternoon.
The motion to reconsider the vote of Monday
at considerable length, and the board refused
to reconsider.
The public were very much surprised on learning the
FIRST decision OF the Mayor and Aldermen, 1t being
dersood that the object Of the meeting hear
address on the affairs of the country from the Hon.
Daniel Webster. They had, we believe, universally
entertained the impression that this board animated
by very different feeling from that which this decision
is supposed to indicate. That impression had been
strongly confirmed by the prompt and very appropriate
action OF the board the occasion OF the outrage
Which was lately perpetrated the city house,
the rescue OF the prisoner Shadrach from the hands OF
the United States Marshal by mob. The reason
signed tor the refusal is quite unsatisfactory, is
entirely without meaning except upon supposon dis
respectful both to the applicants and to the distinguish
ed individual whom they had invited to meet them
We are not disposed TO enlarge the subject but
cannot forbear expressing regret at such decs n,
whlch regret we are very is conquered in by the
general sentiment of the community.
Il The Boston Transcript says
at lis probable that some other Hall will be selected
and that the meeting will be deferred day ortwo. Cen
siderable dissatisfaction ex at the decision of the
Board OF Aldermen"
The Boston Journal says:
This extraordinary action has excited an almost uni
versal expression OF establishment. The matter
considered in secret session. that we are unable to
exp lain the course OF reasoning by which this result
was attained. The resolution OF the Board states that
OF the public mind it is nexpedient to grant the OF
the Hall. 1t this is intended ntimation that any
excitement exists in this city which would prevent Mr..
Webster from being respectfully heard we emphatical
y deny that there the slightest foundation of il. We
regard the action OF the Board as tmd and aconside-
rate, and not justified by public opinion"
The Evening Journal says
1t is bnt simple Justice to the good people OF Boston
to state that this action the part of the Mayor and
Aldermen is universe lily condemned. Probably
act OF our city government ever gave much and
general dissatisfaction.