Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-07-14


condemn the action of the mob and wipe
out the stain cast upon the metropolis OF
the State. This meeting was to be held
at o'clock, the usual time. The mob
ties learned what was going on, and
swore the meeting should not be held
About 12 O'Clock of that day the law and
order party fearing they would be out
numbered and overpowered, if the meet
ing were held at 8 o'clock, found it pru-
dent to change the hour to o'clock -
Before the mobiles learned of the change
made in the time of meeting the hour
came. A few, very fen citizens were
present. Certain resolutions of proper
and dignifed character drawn up by the
city counsel were adopted by the few then
in attendance. Presently as if by magic
the swelling mob came rushing in from
every quarter. The galleries and back
part of the CityHall were soon densely
crowded. The following resolution with
some others of milder kind was offered
for adoption:
" ResOloed, That those persons who entered
the premises of tho Governors mansion on Fri
duy night last and offered insult to the inmates,
were disgrace to themselves and the State, and
their conduct condemned by this meeting"
Then the reporter of the Republican
says;
"After reading the resolution, Mr.. Shelton at
tcmpted to follow them up with remarks, but all
We could hear, the noise and confusion" being
terrible, was something about the Kissing of
geese" followed by violent gesticulations, awful
Misses, and an innumerable quantity of yells.
which, after desperate and determined resist
ancc, eventually OverPowcred the speaker, and he
was compelled to take his seat"
This, it will be remembered, was the
meeting promised by the city delegates
meeting of the lato and order party, to
wipe out the inetfable disgrace of Friday
night. A motion was presently made to
lay this resolution with others on the ta-
Bile. And the reporter says "The mo-
ton prevailed by decided majority.
The following, with some other resolu-
tions was offered:
" Be it Resolved, by the people of Richmond,
in meeting assembled
lst. That tho citizens of Richmond dcprecate
and denOuncc all riots, nobs and disorderly as
s'mbagrs and they feel confident that no act will
be or has been committed which can stamp upon
tho city the stigma Ola mob.'
This resolution was passed by an over
whelming majority, and thereupon the
meeting adjourned.
Here, then, ended this luv and order
meeting. For the honor of the city of
Richmond and the State, it were far bet
ter it never had met A few good citi-
zens who were disposed to uphold the ho-
nor and preserve the ancient rcnown of
the metropolis Of the State, assembled
The lawless rabblc rushed in upon them
overpowered them by numbers, and re-
solved, that the CITIZENS of Richmond feel
confident that no act had been committed
erhich should stamp upon tile city the stain of
mob. lfthc scene [ have described did
not constitute mob-if for lawless and
excited rabble, numbering from three to
five hundred, to assemble around the Go
vcrnor's mansion at the 10th or 1th hour
of the night, and violently ring the bell
at the door, throw pebbles against the
windows, call the Governor an Abol
zionist and threaten to ride him on a rail
utter groans and Kisses and rcnd the air
with their demonac screams--if this be
no mob would like to know what the
good people of Richmond would call
mob )? In the name of law and order, in
behalf Of social society and domestic
peace, in behalfof the social and domestic
and civil rights of the citizens, and in be-
half of the honor, dignity and insulted
wealth, l would ask these citizens of
Richmond to tell me what act of public
and private wrong in their estimation con-
stitutes mob And, now, fellow -cit-
zens, if such be the solemn resolve of
what the reporter of its proceedings says
was large meeting called together under
the circumstances, and for the purpose l
have indicated, l call upon you to know
whether the city of Richmond is proper
! place for the location of the seat of 90
vernment! read your answer in your
countcnances. l see on the cheek of each
the blush Of shame for the pride and ho-
nor of the State; and in the eye, spark
ling flash of deep and holy indignation
against those who dared to perpetrate the
sacriligious deed. If we cannot obtain
indemnity for the past. we want security
for the future. Let it nos be said in
palllation of this outrage, to use the chaste
and modest language of the resolution
| adopted by their first meeting,
"That Governor Johnson, in committing tho
sentence of the slave Jordan Hatcher, convicted of
the murder OF William P. Jackson, has abused the
trust cOnfded to him by the constitution, has out
ragged the feelings of the community, and has Civ
on un encouragement to inSubordination and
crime which calls for the indignant reprobation
of the people Of Virginia."
For if this be true, the Constitution and
laws provide ample and speedy means of
redress. Let it not be said that the Co.
vernon advocated views and opinions dan
gerous to the domestic repose Of the State /;
for the first meeting was held on the 7th,
and in this meeting proposition to sus-
pend the censure until the Governor could
be called on to assign his reasons for the
act complained of was made and this
reasonable proposition was voted down by