Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-15
EXCITEMENT IN R1cu,,o>

I'M.
The City of Richmond. Va h.. ND.
high excitement by the pardon hv CO Gu ntoWn int
y,r:u: Ho'eHe'' negro convicted of the m"'U
".."" - Jackson white man. An "iDdinals.f'
meeting was held on Friday night last >, sna'!0a
resolution severely denunciatory of Gov which,
was passed and after the adjournment III. 'Onnsop
'eeoeu to the Governors Mansion and gros.- pfA
ana lnsulted him. The Enquirer saws. aOussi
we should be glad if we couId o.,
uu' mere the proceedings of this mea,0 ~e stOy
Gnu INC same dominant spirits which had dIdnSt
s acGn In The City Hall filed out of tS., UntrOled
sion, and to degrade themselves and ,SOts Man.
residence by the most gross breach oe ny Of Me,
the most shameful abuse of person.I =. hospitality
the rudesr intrusion upon domestic ?dnctly and
degraded this commonwealth. We ' n'.c That ever
honor OF Richmond, to omit the occur,e ee tot he
The ero,aa YARD IN insulting the Chief Man The
upon the whole State and disgrace unon o,pOgh in.
tnls moo-sPIrIt be encouraged, there il ecIly. II
for the property and life of the czen no Protection
we know not, and care not, who a.
TOT tnIs outrage the act itself is its sSponsbs
leProoa.lon In Virginia community: and se'eFe't
r,a. s.s one sen'ent OF deep Modification nave
gret for the occurrence, from every andre
with whom we have met. The ontsa peo'dole Citizen
Precedented and unexpected az !, $50 was as On,
was, and could have been anticnn,oJ shameful. It
the whole respectable portion of nm W no one and
their hands of the affair." community wash
The Legislature, now in sessioni, D.,
taken the matter in hand and auo,bs, mas
citizens was called for Monday nigh, las, =" Ol the
their dlsapprobation of these rio,ons .na 'HP'eSS
proceedings. The Enquirer adds: O''uOus
We had written thus far befo,o mo
that the two Houses of the General Asson,I aware
oeen engaged In taking action on this SOLE nad
Peiniui suoJect, VIZ: the riotous PROCEEDINGS =; a
OF the Governors House. We unders,aIS IN ~ HON
sPeeenes made on the occasion were mos, oM Jo' Ms
.eeSing' we reached the Capitol near the te, ~
naoh OF the proceedings in the House, and tho So.a
r conea was one OF deep soemnity and thrin,
Soncern al the outrage committed against the vvb
Sate. There was but one voice of condonoa,, ",lO
tue Migrant outrage though there was some dro,C.
Oh OPINION as to the degree in which the citv If D.;
mond should be held responsible for the occnrranoa
we found on arriving that the Senate had passeJ i.
JOINT resolution appointing committee to enquire ana
report all the facts, and had adjourned The Hon.u
refused to lay the resolutions before them on thO
BILE, so as to take up the Senate resouon-and The
by very large majority, adopted Joint resou,ioI
appointing committee to enquire into the exnedin
cy of removing the seat of government-many morn
bers avowing their purpose be 10 vote for the stronr
est resolutions, to show their deepest condemnation
VI 'no ouudge Oh inc GOVERNOR ana through him on
the State The House afterwards adopted the Sen,,o
resolution, with an additional one, moved bv NJ
Jackson of Doddridge and Tyler.
The Senate has yet to act upon the resolution of
the House. What may be its action, we cannot now
decide. That the two Houses will jointly take the
necessary and proper steps to fully vindcste the hon.
or and good name of the Commonwealth, we enter.
tain the most confident belief. When, however thew
shall become satisfied by the universal voice of he
community, expressed through the meeting tonight
and in other ways, that the city of Richmond rep1d
ates and reprobates the outrageous insult upon the
Chief Magistrate on Friday night, they will doubtless
be induced to abstain from the extreme measure
sketched out in the original resolution adopted BY
the House. That Richmond will tonight fully wipe
out the foul stain upon her good name, and will take
position that will still ente her to the protection
of the public authorities and property OF the Stale the
universal sentiment around us gives most encourage.
ing and undoubted proof.''