Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-13
REMOVING THE CAPITAL.


REMOVING THE CAPITAL.
The threat of removing the Capital away from
Richmond on account of the delinquencies of the
Wing population has been an almost annual full
mination of the Locofoco dignitaries, who make
their silly pow-wows here for consecutive weary
months, every winter and spring, at the expense
of some daily thousands to the State, of which the
abused party has to pay share, out of all proper
ton with any benefit that party can hope to derive
from the presence ofa set ofworthies, whose room
to say the least, would be quite pleasant as their
company. Let them leave the city untaxed, with
her own municipal Legislature TO take care of her
concerns, and relieved from all the envy, hatred,
and uncharitableness which they labor to sow be-
tween her and the country, and we question if
their advent or departure would be more needed
than that OF the summer swallows, which yearly
congregate at the Capital and make its caves vo-
cal with their unintelligible babel. Were these
Soons, however, unanimous about removing the
seat of Government, it were questionable if the
anxiety Of each of them to carry it into his own
back yard would not ensure its remaining where it
is. tits well keep distant readers advised
of the doings of their Legislators here, that they
the worth of their labors and know for what it is
precisely they are paying their money, so we re-
vert to the transactions of Saturday. "day of
small things indeed-at the Capital. On Friday
evening last portion of the citizens of Rich
mond got together and united in some resolves
condemnatory of an act of the Executive, which
has excited no little sensation in this community,
and as we hear beyond 1.-THE pardon of slave
recently convicted of the murder of his master in
one of the large factories in the city. After the
meeting dispersed, some persons, who had
been as usual, attracted by the crowd, but
forming it is believed part of the meeting itself,
and not satisfied with the fun they had had, and
DESTROYS of keeping it up, repaired to the Cover
nors lot, which near, rang the bell called for
him, and getting no answer to their summons,
treated the premises to symphony of groans-
lawless conduct, doubtless deserving punishment,
and which has received the rebuke of the
authorities. Next morning however, great
was the trouble and CONSERVATION of the s.assem-
bed wisdom at this outrage upon law and order.
The safety of the public archives, nay, the sta
bility Of the State itself was threatened The
people, it seemed, impious and rebellious, sknew
not Joseph" Grave enquiry was propounded by
} both branches-what conspiracy this meeting in
tended against the public weal-what its members
meant (for to their conveniently excited fancies,
the meeting and the rabble were the same.) The
Enquirer says the "dominant spirit of each
were the same,' by ringing the Executive bell
what presumptuons urchin, wickedly design
ing against the State, had trod, with pro-
fame steps, upon the Governors fowers-what
number of audacious groans had saluted his ear
what measures did the exigency demand p
Should the Capitol be carried away?-the archives
remeved!-or life guard for the Governor be vo-
ted, that ''order might reign in Warsaw % 1t
wesa theme precisely suited to some of our states
men, and filling exactly the measure of their ca
pacities The member from Cupeper particu-
larly, and he from Harrison, came up at once and
fully to this high argument-essaying things I'M
attempted yet, in prose or rhyme" To the for
mer, it was suggested to carry the Governor and
Capitolto Culpeper Court House, to ensure their
safety against mobs-(he holding the opin~
ion that murder in open day was child's play
compared with the crime of ringing a Demo-
cratic Governors bell)-or to Grayson The lat
| ter gentleman most reasonably complained, that
the city Delegates were not, on that fatal night,
out in their beat keeping watch and ward at the
Governors door, to quell the riot.
| But all this noisy palaver deceiyes no one.-
The design is transparent. By adextrous
| countermove "a cry raised against Rich
mond-it is hoped to draw the public attention
away from an improper act of a Democratic Gov.
| ernor. The mischief is-"Daddy's under the
hay." Hence all this patriotic rigmarole-this
tintinnabulary catter Of very little men about
very little tn ings.